Welcome back to the third part of season four.  Last episode we couldn’t buy a win in the league and had slumped to 13th in the table, however there was a small glimmer, well, that might be too generous, we were still in the FA Cup and Champions League, let’s leave it at that.

A new episode, but not new beginnings, we draw 0-0 at home to Sheffield United in the FA Cup 5th round, what the hell, cups are our specialism.  The players ratings highlighting how dismal of a game it was, at least we get a replay.

Welcome to the middle third of season four.  We ended the first part of the season in eighth place, with a -4 goal difference and as many wins as losses, suffice to say our second season in the Premier League is not going as well as the first.  To add to our misery Ali De Souza injures himself and will me missing for the next six weeks, he’s been one of the few positives this season so it’s a serious blow.

Welcome back to the beginning of season four of our merry little adventure with the Clarets.  After back to back promotions we made it to the Premier League and season three saw us challenging at the top of the table, ultimately falling short to Man Utd but finishing a very respectable second and qualifying for Europe’s premier club competition.

I spent the end of season three and the start of season four strengthening the squad.  Unfortunately, Brazilian and Bulgarian players fall under the FGN rule, so I can field only three in the match day squad. The Belgians don’t seem as interested as I expected them to be so the majority of the squad is made up of Irish players.  I am of course using the Bene & Hot rule to full effect and maxing out my three wild cards who are all French.  With all that said I pick up a few unfamiliar names with very familiar stats.

Ricardinho = Julio Cesar

We ended part two of this season still in the hunt for the Premier League title after an epic 4-4 draw at Old Trafford.  Donal was the hero on that occasion coming off the bench and scoring two vital goals.  

Donal gets the nod ahead of Earthworm when we face Newcastle at the Moor.  He puts in a MOM display scoring the goals needed to secure the win.

Welcome back to season three of this Burnley based adventure, in the previous episode we were sitting atop of the Premier League after 13 matches.  I don’t expect this to continue, however it seems a place in Europe may be a realistic target now.

I pick up a couple more free transfers, another Belgian keeper and an Irish U21 international striker.