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 →
Cornish Crusade | Part 21 | Building A Truro City Dynasty
Fans of Truro City had become accustomed to trophy celebrations, but nobody in Cornwall could surely have expected to see their heroes parading the famous European Cup around the country. Yet that was the case in the summer of 2043 as captain Alejandro Silva and manager Perran Trevelyan led yet another opentop bus tour and the mother of all parties.
Cornish Crusade | Part 20 | Nervy Title Race and Two Cup Finals
The streets of Cornwall hosted the biggest party the county had ever seen as Truro City legend Perran Trevelyan and his team paraded the Premier League trophy around its towns and villages. The Truro board celebrated the success by launching brand new home and away kits with gold trim and local sponsors. Homegrown heroes like... Continue Reading →
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.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 42, Club 21 | A Slightly Overzealous Firesale
A four-year stint in Scotland ended with Trebor Mahtal leading an exciting young Queen's Park team to their first domestic title in 194 years of existence. That left Mahtal with just nine more letters to tick off in his Alphabet Challenge: C, D, F, G, H, I, K and X.
Cornish Crusade | Part 7 | Loanees Flourish In Tight League One Battle
The pride of Cornwall was stronger than ever as the county folk took to the streets to celebrate Truro City's promotion to England's tier three. But Perran Trevelyan faced a tough task to revamp a squad for the big step up to League One.
Cornish Crusade | Part 6 | McAtee And Heskey Inspire Promotion Push
Cornwall's love of football was exploding as Truro City, the county's first-ever Football League club, survived with relative ease in their first season in League Two. Manager Perran Trevelyan now had to try and take his team to the next level to push towards the top half of the division.
Alphabet Challenge | Part 21, Club 10 | Return To England Yields Immediate Rewards
Interest came from Europe as Braga and West Ham United offered Trebor Mahtal interviews, and the wages on offer left him with an easy decision to move back to England.
FM Experiment | England In The Premier League
With EURO 2024 ongoing and England just about scraping into the last eight, it got me wondering how good this current set of players are and how they'd fare as a club side. To put that to test, what better way than to put the current England squad into the Premier League?
Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge | Part 2: Carabao Cup Chaos
In the first part of our attempt at the Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge, we took control of Nottingham Forest on 6 November 2022 and just about kept them in the Premier League in an exciting final-day relegation fight. Now a big rebuild was required to strengthen an under-par and bloated squad.
