Welcome back! Season 7 is about to get underway and it’s time to draw a line in the sand and to try and transform the Academy from a bunch of hopeless kids to the stars of tomorrow…today. After two seasons of narrowly avoiding relegation and only free transfers under 23 at our disposal, the chances of progressing to a decent Premier League club seem small. However, you may have recently read my article about finding regens and armed with that information, I’m going to hunt high and low. It’s important that they get game time and if we go down, so be it. We’ll be well placed to come back and be stronger for it.

Oh and there’s going to be even more people around to see it

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Hello hello! We’re into the final straight of season 6 now and for it to be counted as a success, we have to keep scrapping away trying to stay in the league. As you can see, we’ve got a job on our hands to keep our heads above water. Still, 14 games is a long time.

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Good day to you and welcome back to the Academy, where the struggle against relegation is very real. I’ve got a full graduate update for you later on, but for now, we pick up the story in our 6th season, our second in the Premier League, where we are just about keeping our heads above water.

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Hello! Welcome to another new season for the CM9798 Academy. It’s season 6 and our second in the Premier League, having admirably pulled ourselves out of the fire last season to earn another shot at the big time. We’ll be keen to avoid second season syndrome but there are changes afoot.

The good news is, it’s re-gen o’clock. For those unfamiliar, when players retire they come back as a younger version with a different name but very similar stats. Their hidden stats take some building up but you know you’ve got a good player in there who will flourish with game time. Start the generation game music please.

Up first is Tarkan Waddle, or Gazza. It’s a great name that sticks to his Geordie roots…at least in the surname

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Welcome back! The CM9798 Academy went through a rough spell in the last update, dropping into the relegation dog fight after a reasonable start to Premier League life. A couple of wins against relegation rivals has kept us doggy paddling towards safety, but as we enter the final sprint can we keep our noses in front?

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Welcome! The CM9798 Academy are doing me proud in the Premier League, getting off to an impressive start before slightly levelling off towards the end of last week’s episode. The adjustment to the top flight has not stopped us scoring goals but we are leakier than ever, and leaky is never a positive adjective. The table looks healthy though as we pick up in October 2001.

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Well hello there. Welcome back to the CM9798 Academy where we’ve just about come down to earth after securing promotion to the Premier League. A great run of form to finish the season saw us steal the second promotion spot and save us the lottery of the playoffs, but now reality sets in. How am I going to survive in the Premier League with this set of morons plus the next batch of young freebies? Let’s hope those freebies are good…

Chris Woodcock was good in the Newcastle save. I consider this a good deal.

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It’s the end of season 4 for the CM9798 Academy and a tremendous run of form has propelled us into playoff contetion. Is this our time to make the Premier League? We’ve got momentum on our side but we also have the leakiest defence in the top half. The problem with being good is that your players are wanted…

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Welcome back to the CM9798 Academy. The middle update of any season is usually the most pivotal as it shapes what exactly we will be playing for in the final few months of the season. The Academy – made up entirely of free transfers signed under the age of 23 – endured a rough start to season 4, dropping into the First Division relegation zone before briefly recovering to reach midtable.

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Hello hello! Welcome to Season 4, where the CM9798 Academy will have to find a way to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on the First Division playoffs last season. I promised a squad overhaul but with nobody to keen to buy from us, I’ll just crack on with the new blood. A reminder of the rules:

• Free Transfers
• Aged 23 or under
• All bids accepted by Ike Mashley.

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