Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P12: Are You Bored Yet? And Can You Tell That We Are? | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Hello and welcome back to another episode of what it feels like to let someone piss in your eyes except their piss is bleach, also known affectionately as Football League Trophy Manager. If you wish to catch up with last weeks shenanigans, you can do so here.

We left the table looking like this after almost 29 games for all. As the saying goes, bleachy piss rolls downhill and Ross is soaking. 17 points clear, we’re just playing until Rob’s championship is confirmed. Pools panel verdict? Nobody cares.

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Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P11: The Curious Case of the Bald Hamster & The Missing Belgian | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Welcome back to a blog so dry Zak’s hamster has gone bald from boredom. What have we been feeding you? If you momentarily forgot why you existed, you can catch up here.

We left last week with Rob still top despite a few bumps and the loss of key players.

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Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P10: Goals Galore | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Hello, and welcome back to what happens when you run out of ideas. We’ll try and bring some entertainment out this week, but it’s tough up here in the Scottish third division. If you missed last week, you can peel your retinas off with a bic razor here.

The cups are back, which means little to no league action in this here episode. News just in:

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Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P07: Peace, Love and Getting Beat Every Week | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Hello and welcome back to another week of are they still here. Yes. Yes, we are. Where’s Philip though? F*** knows. If you missed last week, and you want the sensation of rubbing broken glass in your eyes, well, you can catch up here.

How did we leave the table last week?

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Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P05: Keep The Red Cards Flying High | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Welcome back to another week of what the hell have I agreed to read! Yes, it’s that time again when the finest wines of the lower leagues battle it out for ultimate glory in the eyes and history of absolutely nobody. But you knew that already. You can catch-up on last week here. Here’s a reminder of how the sides were getting on:

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Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P04: A Liddell Less Conversation, A Liddell More Action…Please | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Here we are again. The home off the long ball. Where football goes to be embarrassed of itself. If you’re reading this, we can only assume you enjoy poking yourself if the eye with sticks. We’re 4 league games in, if you missed last week, you can catch-up here. The table is already starting to paint a picture that Di Vinci would be proud of:

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Football League Trophy Manager 97-98 – P03: Kicking On | @KingOfTheRooks & The Blog Squad

Welcome back to another week of fixtures littered with meaningless cup ties as the big boys of the Football League Trophy continue our battle to be top dog – if you missed it, you can catch-up here. The table is a bit odd given we’ve been snowed under in the cups; so, that in mind, here’s the graphic we never look at:

Dave and his Carlisle squad leading the points board and heading for a first MotM award. We start this week with a rare sight, some league action.

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