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RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - norththegreatestshowman - 2026-02-03
CT7
Music to listen while reading this
The final whistle blew three times at Nelson Mandela Stadium.
A section of the stadium, decked out in red and white, roared with joy. A commentator shouted, his voice trembling with excitement:
"And Pyrénées Union have reached the summit of the WSFC! They are victorious in the Final here. 5-4 is the final score. They have defeated Central Europe!"
Hohenhahn collapsed onto his back painfully, breathless. He fell short, again. He buried his first tears in his hands. He had come so close to victory. The pain burned within him. Everything had slipped again through his fingers in the final minutes: the World Cup title, which would have been the first team title of his career, his first time winning the Golden Boot, and his pride. Fate had been all the more cruel to Thomas because all of this had been taken from him by his greatest rival.
Central Europe had managed to overcome Shaheen's solo runs for Eurasia, Eastern Europe's cunning, Norden's collective strength, and Beneccio Aguilera's defensive solidity for Central America. Hohenhahn had helped build a young and cohesive team, even going so far as to act as an ambassador to encourage dual-nationality players to join his squad. Many had rejected him, arguing that he wouldn't betray their nation for what was, at best, a dark horse. They resented them, and perhaps it was this rage that had driven him to perform so well as an individual.
His legs ached, and he felt dizzy. In the distance, he saw the Pyrenees players celebrating with their coaching staff in front of their home crowd, Julian Rubio's smile sparkling in the flashes of the hundreds of cameras capturing the moment. He hated that smile. He reached out toward this happiness that seemed unattainable, before letting it fall back onto the stadium's turf. The tears began to flow again.
A pair of legs and an outstretched hand appeared. It was Gerd Klose, the eldest of the team, one of the stars of his childhood, and one of those for whom this was most certainly his last World Cup. His face was tired and covered in bits of grass stuck to his skin by the dampness. He was smiling.
"Get up, captain. The team needs you."
Thomas was groggy like a boxer on the verge of being knocked out and he struggled to grasp his attacking partner's hand. Breathing felt difficult, almost painful. Once on his feet, he followed the gaze of his elder and idol.He looked at the other players on the team, devastated by the defeat. Florian Gaisberg, Zoe Clarke, Day Walker, Samson Okoro...
Most of them seemed exhausted, lost, or crushed by grief. The one who seemed to be struggling the most was the goalkeeper, Askito Satoshi. It had been a good five minutes, but he was still on his knees, face down, his face in his hands. As he approached, he could hear him speaking Japanese through his gloves. Thomas didn't know the language, but it didn't matter. The poor fellow was inconsolable and cursed himself for not having been strong enough.
Hohenhahn placed his hand on the goalkeeper's shoulder. The latter looked up from the ground for the first time since the final whistle. His eyes, like his voice, betrayed immense distress. In sobbing English, he cried out:
"I'm sorry, boss, I'm sorry..."
He took a deep breath, which seemed to require a tremendous effort.
"It always ends with the goalie missing the ball, I'm the one blame..."
Thomas helped him to his feet with difficulty. Leading him along, he gestured frantically to the rest of the team, urging them to stand. Gradually, everyone joined them, and together they walked towards the supporters' section. They, too, were devastated. Almost everyone there was crying or had cried. Together, the players raised their hands and eyes to the stands to applaud everyone who had supported them on this incredible journey.
Thomas was nearing the peak of his career, but he had only managed to pick up two minor individual awards, and nothing for the team. Now, he was racing against time to make history for his team and himself, and enormous obstacles still lay ahead.
Approved - Abba really makes me feel your pain here.
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - Jiggy - 2026-02-09
CPT #7
Reaching the pinnacle of one’s career is bittersweet.
On the one hand, you are at the peak of your game. You are still benefiting from all the time that you have invested into training. The running. The weights. Plyometrics. Skills training. Video sessions. The gamut. Everything you have done has made you a better player. Bigger, stronger, faster, more fluid, more reactive, more natural.
On the other hand, when you have reached the summit of a mountain, the path before you only goes one direction – downward. Father time is undefeated, and eventually he comes for all players.
George Shaheen knows that his time at the peak of his game is now limited. Soon, his skills will begin to diminish, no matter how much work he seeks to put in to improving. It’s just the nature of aging and of life.
But that does not mean Shaheen cannot still enjoy the view from where he is.
Shaheen has been blessed to spend his entire career as a proud member of the Reykjavik United Organization, cutting his teeth with the North Shore United minors club before making the ascension in his third professional season to the major leagues.
He has enjoyed thrilling successes in that time. A league championship. A cup championship. The opportunity to represent Eurasia on the world stage. And a handful of individual recognitions and honors along the way. It’s truly been an amazing career – far better than he could have imagined when he was just a boy with a ball and a dream in the small village of Hamat, Lebanon.
Shaheen has also tasted the bitter pill of defeat. Of entering seasons with high expectations and failing to live up to them, both individually and as a team.
No season may have been more disappointing than the last, which despite being one of Shaheen’s best statistically was absolutely the worst team finish he had been a part of since his majors career began.
Time is fleeting, but Shaheen really wishes to help propel Reykjavik back to the top of the majors table one last time before he ultimately must hang his cleats up for good.
At this point in one’s career, records and solo accomplishments mean little. Above all else is the glory of a championship. There is nothing like that feeling when the final whistle blows on the pitch and you look your teammates in the eye, acknowledging together that you have accomplished that very thing that you have spent uncountable hours working toward together. Of filing into the locker room and popping that first in an endless series of bottles of champagne to celebrate. Of calling home to family to share in the fact that “we did it!”
That, alone, is what Shaheen would like to accomplish one more time before he decides to call it an SSL career.
Approved - Shaheen has a been blessed with lot of accolades. Best of luck for the remainder of your career!
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - donut - 2026-03-16
CPT #7
When União São Paulo called Julian Rubio's name as the first overall pick in the S18 SSL Draft, the weight of that moment was impossible to ignore. An Andorran striker walking into a club that had managed just one win across three seasons. It was the rebuilding challenge of a lifetime, but that's what made it special. From day one, there was something different about that S18 group. Joao Peixoto organized the backline with a veteran's composure. Benecio Aguilera III, initially sent down to the minors with AS Paris, wasted no time making his mark by leading the French side to title glory before earning his place in the senior squad. They were just rookies, but they believed in something together.
S19 felt like the turning point for Rubio. A title challenge that nobody, including São Paulo, saw coming, falling just one game short of the trophy. Coming so close to glory stung, but that miss lit a fire that never went out. Two cup wins followed, proving São Paulo was a force to be reckoned with. And finally, in S22, they claimed what they'd been chasing all along, the majors league title. Then came the World Simulation Football Classic, where Rubio not only led the Pyrenees Union alongside teammate Roquefort Cotswold to first place, but also claimed the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer. On the biggest stage the SSL has to offer, he was the best player in the world.
Individually, the numbers speak for themselves. 105 major goals, sixth all-time, and 143 career goals overall, a tally that continues to grow with each passing season. But despite all the success, Rubio isn't content with the career he's had so far. He wants to build a legacy with São Paulo, which means more titles, more records, and even more goals. The club took a shot on him, and he intends to devote the rest of his career to returning the favor.
Approved - A fantastic career reaching it's peak. Still lots to come I'm sure!
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - CuriousShadow - 2026-05-01
Career PT 7
Bernardo Fry's career - it was so long ago when Fry arrived via a wormhole to replace Philip J Fry in the football league. Drawn to this dimension solely because hw had useful knees. The time at the Academy was wasted - Fry was still coming to grips with the current dimension. Drafted by Seoul and brought into the team Fry immediately clashed with management. His skills - wrong. His positional choices - doubly wrong. His communication skills - triply wrong. Still, Fry put in the time and eventually worked his way through.
An early promotion to Cataluna happened via a technical error - he was supposed to be another year at Seoul. Promoted, on a team of inexperienced and unable players, Cataluna struggled for several seasons. Sometimes it was because of lack of skill... sometimes the goals just didn't fall their way.
Things swung back Fry's way when he was pulled into the first team of the Pyrrenes Union. The team was so strong, lead by the tireless captain Cotswold. From him Fry learned the value of Work Rate and that being involved in every play makes all the difference on the pitch. All the way into the finals, Fry was a key member of the winning squad, even converting his chance during kicks from the mark.
Fry returned a different player. Older, wiser, stronger. The second division could no longer contain Fry, and his efforts were critical to the promotion effort. Even when faced with a play-in match to earn promotion, Fry put every point into his skills to make it happen. And when victory was theirs, Fry because one of the leading Wingers in the division. The team stands strong, in second position - we will not be relegated. Fry - still looking for his final goals of the season. More assists and MVPs must come soon.
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RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - Darthus - 2026-05-11
Career PT#7
It is fair to say that Shingo Takechi has had a decent career up to this point. While he may not have won any titles with either Inter London or Shanghai Dragons (yet), his performances on such underdogs, especially on the Shanghai Dragons, have been recognized by the greater SSL fanbase, helping him claim multiple Team of the Season awards, and even winning the S24 Majors MVP award.
Those awards, those mere trinkets, mean absolutely nothing to Takechi if he is unable to help guide the Shanghai Dragons to championship glory.
As he draws ever closer to the peak of his career, all he cares about is helping his team achieve the ultimate glory, a Majors Division 1 title, and he knows he's running out of time to do it.
He has come close, Season 24 was the closest he has ever got, leading the championship by 3 points over Uniao Sao Paulo heading into the final matchday, all he had to do was keep Reykjavik from scoring more goals than his own team did, and they'd guarantee the title regardless of what USP did against Liffeyside.
He let in 4 goals, 4 goals that ultimately decided the championship in USP's favour, and even though he got one back via a penalty, he had to watch his counterpart, a goalkeeper that had came through the academy with him, Benecio Aguilera III lift the title.
It was a rough end to what could've been a glorious season, losing a title on goal difference, winning the MVP award was mere consolation, Takechi was honored, but he was also left feeling empty.
Takechi knows that he doesn't have many seasons left in him, he only hopes that he has enough left in the tank to help his team win that yet elusive title.
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RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - Ghost - 2026-06-08
Career PT7 – Navigating the Off-Season
Word Count: 1598
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Greetings. It is I, former footballing agent for James Asprey, here once again as a beat writer for the aforementioned. It may come as a surprise to many of you, and honestly, I still have to remind myself that I am back where I started too. It stings a little.
So what happened? Well, I thought I would cover that while providing a summarised review of Asprey’s career so far – my first task assigned to me since returning to work as a writer. Let’s begin.
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S19 – Port Royal (Academy)
James Asprey was part of the popular Port Royal team who won the Academy league title that season. Of course, this was also the golden S20 class, many of whom are now at the top of the game. It was not apparent early on that Asprey would be one of those high achievers given his general bewilderment at pretty much anything and everything. I recall writing in an early piece that he seemed to live in a dream World, wandering from one place to the next. This was before I got to know him.
S20-S21 – Seoul Mythic (Minor League)
All the way down at pick #40, it was the Catalunya org who picked up Asprey for their Minor team Seoul Mythic. He joined three other high potential S20 players already there in Dáibhí Barr, Pablo Kawasaki and Andres De Giron. It was over the next two seasons that Asprey would also emerge as a player with high potential as he established himself as a hard working, talented ‘keeper.
It was during these seasons, however, that Asprey began to retreat into himself as he struggled to feel a connection with his new team. The difference in culture between that at his beloved Port Royal and Seoul Mythic lead to him considering walking away from the sport at the end of his contract – something which was unknown to us in the SSL World at the time.
Contract extension negotiations apparently turned sour with Asprey unwilling to extend and Asprey walked away from Seoul as a free agent at the conclusion of S21. Asprey expected to remain a free agent for at least the next season while he evaluated his future in the SSL, though as we know, things worked out rather differently.
S22-S24 – Rapid Magyar (Minor League)
The stars aligned for Asprey as he entered free agency. The SSL expanded with two new organisations and players were poached from all orgs – including highly rated Snor Lax of Rapid Magyar. Most of Asprey’s connections in the SSL resided within the Shanghai organisation and suddenly the opportunity to not only join them but play for them presented itself. Despite unexpected interest from elsewhere, Asprey’s mind was made up. He snatched at the chance to join his friends over in Shanghai.
Season 22 was like a dream for Asprey. Although Rapid Magyar’s title push faltered in the tail end of the season, Asprey loved every minute of it, putting up arguably his best season to date (and his favourite so far). There was a great team connection and he finally felt at home.
Unfortunately for Asprey, Season 23 brought with it a lesson that comes with competing in the Minor League. A number of his new teammates were promoted to Shanghai for this season, breaking up the team connection that had built over the previous. The players were still within the org, but the experiences between those turning out for Shanghai and those turning out for Magyar were very different.
Season 23 also delivered the brutal disappointment of a British Isles campaign which I have been instructed to write little about. So there is nothing to see here and the less said the better, thank you.
Season 24 repeated the previous season’s lesson and set in motion a familiar reaction from Asprey. More of his teammates were called up to Shanghai’s squad this season, including his favourite right back, Allie Bunson, and Port Royal buddy Sam Albinson.
Despite the team’s success in earning promotion this season, we saw Asprey retreat into himself once again as he struggled to deal with the disconnect and confusion he was feeling.
It was during the off-season that things seemed to deteriorate between Asprey and the SSL as a sport. Clearly unhappy with life in a squad that was ever changing, the added pressures of a pending contract expiry lead to a surprise, single season only extension with Magyar that was only signed very near the deadline before becoming a free agent. As his agent, I couldn’t understand his reasoning. He was where he wanted to be, or at least I thought he was. I questioned his reasoning and was promptly relieved of my duties.
S25 – Rapid Magyar (Minor League) / CD Tenochtitlan (Major League)
We headed into Season 25 having not spoken to each other since he gave me the boot. I had questions, but figured he would call at some point to explain, though as time went on it seemed less and less likely to happen.
Rapid Magyar had a torrid start to the season in the first division of the Minor League, though not entirely unexpected given their frequent personnel changes and the strength of their opponents’ squads. Asprey’s performances were below average and he cut a dejected looking figure on the pitch throughout.
Following a defeat to Krung Thep, I heard through my connections that Asprey had been transfer listed by Rapid Magyar. I reached out immediately to find out what was going on – he answered the phone with an apology for how things ended between us, and went on to explain where his head had been in recent weeks.
Asprey had struggled hard with the disconnect he was feeling at Magyar, and given everything that he experienced at Seoul Mythic, he wasn’t sure he wanted to try elsewhere or even continue in the SSL, fully intending to retire at the conclusion of his contract and Season 25. He was no longer interested in competing and didn’t know how to go about reigniting interest.
Having taken these concerns to the management team at Shanghai (shout out to these legends), Asprey took a short break to consider his options. During this break, he had come to the realisation that the Minor League is not suited for players planning to remain there long term. It was for potential talents fresh out of the Academy and for the older players looking to wind down their careers. He was never going to be part of a stable squad that he could build connections with, Season 23 and 24 taught him that. That left the Minor League feeling pretty worthless in his eyes. No team, no connection, a potential title that really meant nothing. Perhaps then, competing for honours that mattered would spark an interest in competing again – The Major League.
He realised there was no chance of him displacing Shingo Takechi from the Shanghai starting lineup, at least not any time soon. By this point almost all of his S20 classmates had long been playing in the Major divisions, especially the high potential, hard working ones that he felt he had become one of. That left him with two options. One, remain at Magyar uninterested, miserable, and experience a call up to the Major leagues very late into his career or even at the end of his career. Or two, try somewhere else.
Reluctantly, he handed in a transfer request.
It was during this call that he revealed he had already been in contact with management at CD Tenochtitlan and had made it clear that his potential transfer brings with it the huge risk of him walking away if the Major League doesn’t reignite his interest. He was signed to CD Tenochtitlan shortly after for a huge transfer fee. CD Tenochtitlan seemed more than happy to take that risk.
Asprey had joined a CDT team at this stage of the season fighting against Liffeyside and Buenos Aires for automatic promotion or a playoff spot. He had a shaky start that coincided with CDT slightly faltering in the league and being dumped out of the League Cup competition. With other results going their way, CDT managed to finish in 2nd place, earning themselves a promotion playoff against Division 1’s Xelajú Cósmico with his former org suffering automatic relegation.
CDT put in an incredible performance and earned their place in the top division of the Major League for Season 26 and for the first time in a long while, Asprey looked like his old self on the pitch, reinvigorated once again.
S26 - CD Tenochtitlan (Major League)
We head into Season 26 with much to look forward to. Unlike most of his S20 classmates who are chasing records and dreams, Asprey feels he still has everything to achieve, and at this point in his career he feels he has wasted much of it. He accepts that there is no way he can fulfil any of the dreams he held early in his career and has settled on just being happy about being interested in the sport once again. If his new club were to challenge for silverware while he’s there, then that of course would just be a bonus.
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As for me, I now need to readjust to the return to my old job… it’s not something I envisioned doing once I started working as Asprey’s agent, so maybe in time I will also need to ask myself some questions too.
Until then though, thank you once again for reading.
Your grateful, if unsure, beat writer for James Asprey.
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - Voodooman - 2026-06-08
CPT 7
It has been an interesting career so far for Pablo Kawasaki. Starting out as a GK with a completely unknown country of where to play, to now being a CB with the upstart Catalunya and Oceania locations. It has been a career where Pablo has looked upon to uplift other areas and himself into becoming a hero for where he has played. He felt as though his main focus was being able to be a team player first. With learning a brand new position so that James Asprey could possibly succeed at the club, to filling in whatever role was needed at the club, Pablo feels he has just done that.
He has started to take on more of a managerial role with the club as well, being able to be a big portion in the scouting for the last couple of drafts, as well as being able to provide key decisions in roster management for the squad. Pablo is a big team player, and wanted to not only focus on building a strong majors squad, but a great upcoming squad to take over for him once his player starts to slow down. With some great finds in bringing in players like Walker, Shevchenko, van Huntelrooy, Star Scream and more, he thinks the organization is in a great spot for the future to be able to fill in key holes in future player retirements.
His goal is to be able to look upon the league's elite and be able to have their squad be able to be part of the conversation of being able to compete season in and season out! With not having the experience of other leagues or prior experience, Pablo has felt quite good of his effort so far. Only time will tell if his legacy will be able to fulfill that goal, which will likely be past when his player has completed their journey.
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - Jumbo - 2026-06-11
CPT 7
Cade Power has had a very up and done career so far. Power is entering his 7th season all with the same organization, SFV, and the 4th season with the majors team, Schwarzwälder FV. Powers best seasons so far have been the 3 seasons he spent with the Organization's minor team, Montreal United. In 60 matches, Power total 26 goals and 16 assists and had an average rating over 7.2. Now compare that to the last 3 seasons with SFV. Power has played 49 matches and scored 9 goals and had 6 assists. And averaging a rating of under 7.0. Just a quick glance at how its been going but clearly Power isnt living up to his potential. Now the organization is going through some changes from top down and rebuilding. So Power is more than ok with continuing building his game and trying to lead the team when and where he can. He knows that there are some great things ahead.
Power still has yet to live up to his own expectations for himself. He has done just ok and been an average/ slightly above average player so far in his career with SFV. But Power wants to be a top player not only for his team but also in the league. Power wants to lead SFV to a league championship. He knows that some goals are lofty like becoming a legend in the sport since he hasnt really done anything. But if he can win a championship or two, which is his main goal. But maybe also wining the WSFC with USA, that would be icing on the cake. Power had such an amazing time playing for USA so to bring home the Gold there would be an unbelievable feat. Power still has a lot of achievements he wants to accomplish and knows he has more work to do. He is just getting started.
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - homercrates - 2026-06-11
[url=https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=1291&pid=100454#pid100454]career pt 7
Trick Johnsons has one more thing to resolve, mental fortitude. Mentals need to be raised and focused on. The first goal Trick had for himself was to get a ‘player of the season’ sticker. Now its to catapult form division two and into the cup in epic leap. Unpacking the season has been important. Look at the last two offseasons. Shanghai the season before had the cup in their grasp, and then they lost it. All they had to do was beat Reyk and the cup was in Shanghai. A loss to Reyk wasn’t the end of everything else so they had to gather together and watch the USP results, where as long as it wasn’t a blow out point differential would have sufficed; however it was a blow out. The cup slowly slipped from Shanghai’s grasp in the waning minutes of the season. A second eye on the matter a new angle told Trick, its ok you had a hell of a season, Trick Johnson had a 1st team type of season. Not only that Trick was able to secure a sticker performing season at that, something Trick has always wanted to see was a sticker of himself. The next season after that from such high’s and disappointment to even more disappointment. Shanghai relegated to division two. The bottom fell out. Just as Shanghai felt like they were maturing into form and ready to really cement themselves the winds of luck shift and Shanghai feels every gust of wind on that one.
Thats okay though, mental health tells you to look at the positive focus on that. The positive is division two, could have explosive numbers for performance. Focus up your resolve, battle through division two and then claw your way back into division one and Shanghai has the team that could go from promotion of cup elation in one season. Its possible if Trick Johnson and the others don’t lose sight, don’t lose heart, and keep their minds and perspectives on tight. Therapy has helped Trick see the devil on their back, identify it, and prepare to overcome. The devil rides a dragon, but that should only worry division one as Shanghai is coming back and we got a devil riding on our backs, Embrace the chaos, embrace the rainbow.
RE: #8 Nearing the Summit - TooDear - 2026-06-14
CPT 7
Seventh professional season. Still doesn't feel real to say that. It started off with FK Istanbul. A young kid joined the SSL Academy out of pure spite. He didn't love football, he was just good at it and he wanted to tear everyone. He would be humbled. Again, and again, and again, and again...
Thinking he was smart, he took up the role of Tactician for his Academy team. There he first realized that if everyone else took tactics seriously like he did, then he wouldn't actually bring much of an advantage to his team. He'd just make sure they didn't have a disadvantage. Then he tried to make up for that on the pitch. He scored 14 goals that season...but he was 2nd, someone scored more. Someone was always better. To make it worse, Istanbul ended up 4th after chasing the title for most of the season.
He got into some heated arguments with rival player which meant he went later than expected in the draft even if he was one of the more developed talents. Montreal United took him in. The Minor league champions wanted a striker for the future and a proven Tactician for the organization. 5th, 2nd, 4th, those were the places Montreal ended up in after he joined. He started feeling like he was cursed. He was playing well, his tactics worked most of the time, but he just couldn't cross the line to greatness. After a disagreement with management, he wanted to leave to have more control. An offer showed up for AC Romana and Uniao Sao Paulo. A deal would be made with the Romans and he'd find himself joining another organization.
Now an Assistant Manager, he'd hit the ground running, doing his best to improve Romana as much as possible as fast as possible. It just so happened that at that time, the league would be splitting into divisions, so he had a goal. Make sure Romana and London both end up in Division 1. A hard task considering they were 10th and 12th the season before he joined. He did all he could, God knows he tried. But 7th and 9th was the limit. Still a massive improvement in one season, Romana was even one win off from making it to Division 1, but it still wasn't enough. He was "almost good enough" yet again.
After failing his immediate goals with his new team, he could at least distract himself with the WSFC. He was the best player for East Europe, a heavy mantle to carry, and also their manager, even worse. East Europe came into the tournament as the 3rd worst team. In their group was Central Europe, Norden and Eurasia. They would finish 2nd in the group, only behind Central after a very close game. Then in quarters they would face Asia, but they would advance on penalties. Against all odds, the 3rd worst team would make it to the final 4. In the semi final they would face Central Europe once again. He would score one penalty to make it 1-0, he would score a second to make it 2-0. Central Europe would score one to make it 2-1, then they would score a second to make it 2-2. Just a few minutes before extra time, East Europe would get a third penalty, he'd line up to get a hattrick and send his team into the final...but it would be saved. Central Europe would then score again in extra time to win and go to the final.
To say he was devastated would be a massive understatement. Once again he did the best he could both as a player and a manager for the 3rd worst team, got them into the semis but it once again it was just "almost good enough". After that season everything felt cursed. He played a full season, 11 games, and scored 0 goals. That penalty kick stole his soul. The kid who joined to tear down legends just because of spite was failing to win anything at all again, and again, and again, and again. He began to think that he truly would never win anything. Then he drafted 5 rookies a season BEFORE a big draft.
Romana did nothing in the league again but they got to a semi final of the cup, unfortunately losing but still punching way above their weight. But London, London did it. The 5 rookies that came in under his management alongside the London veterans won Division 2 and got promoted to Division 1. He had finally done it. Predrag had finally done it. He managed a team and they won a title.
Job is not done. In fact Predrag has more work now than ever with his new role as Organization Manager of Romana/London. But he's got goals and he's got drive again. He is good enough and he will prove it to everyone, but most importantly, to himself.