Parma had made a surprisingly good start in Serie A under the tutelage of new man and boyhood supporter Alessio Rinaldi. I Crociati sat in an impressive 4th place after 12 games, a mighty 15 points clear of the relegation zone, despite having a threadbare squad and no transfers.
Boyhood Parma Calcio supporter Alessio Rinaldi walked through the staff entrance at Stadio Ennio Tardini feeling on top of the world, fresh from being appointed the Emilia-Romagna club's new manager. However, he was quickly brought back down to earth with a bump.
27 years on from joining the club's academy, 41-year-old Alessio Rinaldi put pen to paper to become the 96th permanent manager of Parma Calcio.
It feels like a long old time since I wrote one of these articles but, now that we know that Football Manager 26 is very much a thing and will be with us in less than a month, it’s time to start thinking about save plans for the next 12 months.
It’s been a long time coming, but Football Manager 26 will finally be available from 4 November. So now’s the time to put our thinking caps on to consider who we want to manage in our first FM26 saves and interesting challenges for the remainder of the game cycle.
I'm no expert on women's football but, with it being introduced to Football Manager for the first time in the upcoming Football Manager 26, I wanted to get myself up to pace. And, having done so, the women's game offers interesting new managerial experiences, a different way of playing the game, and opportunities to develop exciting stories in FM26.
Semi-professional Truro City sat in the Vanarama South, having never previously played at a higher standard of football in June 2023. But the arrival of hometown hero Perran Trevelyan marked a significant shift in fortunes as they blazed their way through the English football system to become the greatest club in the world over the... Continue Reading →
Fifty-seven years ago, on his 39th birthday, Trebor Mahtal left the streets of Mazabuka, in southern Zambia, for the first time to board a flight to Germany. After studying a few languages, watching as much football as possible and earning his National C licence, he went in search of his big break in football management.
Truro City became the 10th most successful club in English history as they tied Sheffield Wednesday on four league titles in 2045. However, Perran Trevelyan's side suffered the heartbreak of back-to-back Champions League Final defeats.
Trebor Mahtal's Project X, his bid to tick off the final letter of his Alphabet Challenge, began pretty well as he led Neuchâtel Xamax to a 2nd-place finish in Raiffeisen Super League and caused a few upsets in the Europa League.
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