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Season 68

Not a lot of participation in this thread last season, is everyone getting fed up with this? I always enjoy writing the story of our season, if only to look back on it in the future to see how we got where we are...

Anyway, the target for this season was 7300 and we absolutely crushed it, peaking at 7407 on Tuesday, mainly thanks to an astonishing final league position of 2nd. Last season 84 points were only enough for 5th, but the same total this time around alongside the implosion of several of the teams around me (and the rise of a number of new challengers to take points off them) gives us our best-ever league position and the best I've personally done since Season 2 of the game.

Cup runs weren't as big a part of this as I'd hoped, drawn against the highest-ranked team in the competition in the early rounds of 2 of them, but a last-32 showing in the Super Cup was at least par and we beat some good teams in the cups as well. This also gives us room to improve in future as we push for 7501.

The other big factor was an increase in APR from 83 to 85 thanks to the signing of two big names from some top clubs. If we can get one or two more and get another 2 points of APR next season, have another good League finish and some deep cup runs, I think we stand a decent chance of actually reaching 7501...

A seasonal profit of 20M (although I'm hoping we can spend some more of it on a big signing before the taxman comes to visit) is also very welcome and we're in a great position to make a really hard push for those magical next-level staff members next season.

Also filled up the YA again and looking forward to seeing how they promote as they start turning 18, although some may have to be sold to keep the APR high...

Target for next season: reach 7501, although it's very ambitious and will take a lot of doing.

We've managed to maintain last seasons heroics and even bettered them with a inter platinum final (which we lost on penaltys) and a 7th round in the Super Cup to go alongside our second consecutive 4th place league finish so still showing some gradual improvements in all areas

Stadium is getting bigger, aswell as our team and player ratings improving, and our club value should always be above the 100million mark without any problems now so onwards and upwards

Well after a season with my eye off the ball this one turned out quite well - ended up finishing third in the league which was a pleasant surprise, although that does mean my Inter Cup run will be even shorter than usual

Had quite a nice win on penalties in the Super Cup and reached the final of the League Cup, although it's still not to be.

Got agonisingly close to 7,400 and if I'd sold one of my youths earlier I'd have been on an APR of 84 instead of 83, so would have made it. I put on over 100 points this season so 7,501 is possible next season, although it needs a really solid set of results.

Only disappointment was the youth academy, with several 90+ youths coming out as 80+ players, and no replacement candidates found yet. Still, 9 out of 12 spots filled isn't so bad.

Roll on S69

A season of steady progression for Runnymede Rangers with an 8th spot finish in the Bundesliga - only 8pts away from top 6!

League Cup we got to the Semis so that was another first, as we've only ever got to the Quarter before.

Super Cup R3 exit so a bit disappointing but you never know what the draw will turn up!



Club Rating got us far as 6,400 but a bit of spending in the transfer market got us back down to 6,050 so we'll need to keep building next season. Like chyperchondriac we had a couple of disappointing 90's youth academy players that turned out 80+ but still loads of prospects coming through

Very happy with my season.

Top 6 finish again and 2 excellent cup runs losing in the Scottish Cup final to Yanjing and reaching the last 16 of the IAG Cup.

Biggest achievement was taking 4 points off Yanjing in the league, don't think I've ever managed to achieve that before

Just need to push the club forward to try and close the gap with the Top 3 whilst staying in the Top 6.