As I weep into my beer having just watched Liverpool lose the Europa League Final, it’s time to round up my ninth season at Auxerre. (more…)

For the past couple of seasons, the owner/chairman has been looking to sell the club. There had been a few offers and they failed. However, towards the end of the season, Daniel Kretinsky made an offer for the club and after several stories popped up informing (more…)

Usually by now, I’m getting bored of a save. I have had flashes of boredom, but I feel like there’s still lots to achieve. The youth project is coming along nicely and the dream of getting a new stadium is still alive. (more…)

Last season was a great success. Winning Ligue 1 at the 4th attempt was miles ahead of what I anticipated when I started the save. This season the aim was to get out of our Champions League group and retain a top three position in the league. (more…)

Last season we won the Coupe de France and this season I wanted to see more from the youngsters and progress to the knockout stages again in the Champions League. Retaining a spot in the top three (more…)

I should apologise in advance as this update is quite long, lots of goings on this year with us being in the Champions League etc. Hopefully you still enjoy it. (more…)

Often when teams survive the first year after promotion, the second year can be more difficult. It’ll be a tougher year for us as teams have a better idea of what to expect compared to when we were an unknown commodity. (more…)

To say our first season was a success would be somewhat of an understatement. We finished 8 positions higher predicted, winning Ligue 2 on the final day. I was looking for a 5th or 6th place finish. (more…)

Once I’d chosen my team and setup my backroom staff etc, I got things under way and blasted through games in no time. We were predicted for a 9th place finish, so I was anticipating it to be a difficult season. I wasn’t expecting things to go as they did. (more…)