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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Six months in Japan had seen Trebor Mahtal successfully steer Gamba Osaka well clear of any relegation concerns while flooding some of the club's promising youngsters. His big challenge now was to strengthen the squad to compete with Japan's best.
Unexpected Premier League success with Fulham meant Trebor Mahtal was on the move quicker than expected. The 79-year-old Zambian went in search of his 22nd club fresh from ticking off the 19th letter from his Alphabet Challenge. That meant the letters now eluding him were: C, D, G, H, I, K and X. Upon resigning,... Continue Reading →
Over the last 12 seasons, Truro City had risen from the Vanarama National League South to being one penalty kick away from the Premier League. Ultimately, a couple of missed penalties were their downfall, and they settled for a fifth season in the SkyBet Championship.
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