Game Deadline and Story Update

With the imminent release of FM12 (due October 21), seeing that that date will probably signal the end of this game, I will try to hurry proceedings a bit by going on holiday for most of the unimportant parts of the year, that is, essentially, all domestic games (i.e. league and cup), since it is almost a given that we will win every match by a scoreline of 4-0 or more (most of the time!) Thus, I will only take care of the Champions League and, obviously, transfers and scouting. This way, the game may progress a bit more rapidly, with the slight possibility of winning the Champions League before the next sequel of Football Manager is released.

In terms of the Mdina Knights story, two seasons have passed since my last blog. In 2026-27, we finished second in a Champions League group containing Manchester City, AC Milan and Eskisehirspor, only to fall again at the next hurdle, losing 3-5 on aggregate to Bayern Munich. A great achievement during this season however, was that my top striker (Tony Taiwo) managed to win the European Golden Boot. This was only realistically possible after Malta rose up the rankings enough to earn its league a 1.5 points per goal weighting.

Meanwhile, in 2027-28, we were dumped from Europe completely after finishing last in our Champions League group stage, including Marseille, holders Dortmund, and Steaua, a poor result indeed.

There is barely any need to mention that the domestic clean sweep continued, and now reads at nine consecutive Premier League and FA Trophy doubles.