Truro City established themselves in the top flight, securing yet another club-record high finish of 8th in the Premier League in 2040. The club was also preparing to move back into the newly expanded Truro City Stadium ahead of season three in the top tier.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 51, Club 25 | Stabilising A Sinking Ship
An exciting Independiente side strolled to a Liga Profesional success in 2069, which saw Trebor Mahtal tick off 22 out of the 26 letters he needed to complete his Alphabet Challenge. He now only needed to win trophies with clubs beginning with D, H K and the particularly troublesome X.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 50, Club 24 | Iardino Gets Independiente Firing
Independiente finished second in both of Argentina's league competitions in 2068, in a season that was very much a case of "so close, yet so far." But manager Trebor Mahtal, now 84, chose to remain positive, especially given the high amount of potential at the club.
Cornish Crusade | Part 16 | Establishing Truro In The Premier League
Truro City's exciting youngsters took the Premier League by storm in 2038/39, starting the season brilliantly before fading a little to finish in an impressive 9th place. And manager Perran Trevelyan was hoping for further improvement, given he had nine wonderkids at his disposal at the end of the campaign.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 49, Club 24 | Joining An Argentinian Giant
After 18 months in Chile, Trebor Mahtal led Colo Colo to a dominant title success in 2067, which left him with 5 more letters to tick off his Alphabet Challenge: D, H, I, K and X. The biggest headaches were K and X, albeit the unlocking of Japan opened up more options for K.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 48, Club 23 | An Uncharacteristic Reliance On Older Players
Three years in Japan ended on a high as Trebor Mahtal led Gamba Osaka to a maiden Asian Champions League Final success. That left the 82-year-old needing to tick off six more letters in his bid to complete his Alphabet Challenge: C, D, H, I, K and X.
Cornish Crusade | Part 15 | Truro City In The Premier League
After 15 years in charge of Truro City, Perran Trevelyan had successfully led his hometown club all the way from the Vanarama South into the Premier League. The city of Truro enjoyed one of the wildest parties Cornwall had ever seen as cider, traditional ales and gin flowed freely among the fans and their footballing heroes.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 47, Club 22 | Superstar Goalkeeper Inspires Continental Success
Trebor Mahtal came within one penalty kick of ticking G off his Alphabet Challenge, only to see his Gamba Osaka painfully lose the J.League Cup in a penalty shootout. He took a bit of time away from football and spent the winter break refocusing on how to continue improving his exciting young squad ahead of his third full season in Japan.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 46, Club 22 | Asian Champions League and a Cup Final
An exciting young Gamba Osaka team, led by a mass of outstanding homegrown talents, booked the club's place in the AFC Champions League for the first time in 28 years in 2064. Manager Trebor Mahtal now faced the challenge of strengthening his inexperienced squad for even more fixtures as they balanced domestic and continental football towards the end of the league campaign.
Cornish Crusade | Part 14 | Wonderkid Quintet Gets Truro Firing
Truro City were beginning to feel very comfortable in the SkyBet Championship as, following two unsuccessful playoff campaigns, Perran Trevelyan and his exciting young squad prepared for a sixth season in the second tier of English football.
