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Austria

Rapid 58 +34 CHAMPIONS
Innsbruck 56 +32
Vienna 54 +51
Salzburg 36 +8
Ried 36 -6 unmanaged

Rapid secured their seventh title win with a stroll against Bregenz this week which kept Innsbruck back in second making seven titles in total for the champions. Arch rivals Innsbruck and Vienna pushed them all the way...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Argentina

Independente 58 +56 CHAMPIONS
Estudiantes 53 +45
Boca 51 +44
Velez 41 +38
Argentinos 32 +18

Ben secured a rare honour this week as his Independente side completed their THIRD Argentine DOUBLE success winning both League and Cup for the third season on the bounce, amongst some very stiff opposition. His success is unprecedented in this part of the world as not even the hugely successful Rob Wilson was Boca manager has anybody ever come close to achieving the same thing...

Still missing the major continental trophy though unlike my namesake!

Belgium

Genk 64 +76 CHAMPIONS
Mechelen 57 +39
Bruges 53 +38
Liege 46 +62
Anderlecht 39 +17

Genk triumph again in what again is a very competitive league as they win the title for the seventh time under Phil and they did it in style and never really looked in danger once Mechelen had run out of steam towards the end of the season. Can little Genk persuade the boss to stay or will he be whisked away by one of the giant clubs like AC Milan...

Ben@Plymouth wrote:

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Argentina

Independente 58 +56 CHAMPIONS
Estudiantes 53 +45
Boca 51 +44
Velez 41 +38
Argentinos 32 +18

Ben secured a rare honour this week as his Independente side completed their THIRD Argentine DOUBLE success winning both League and Cup for the third season on the bounce, amongst some very stiff opposition. His success is unprecedented in this part of the world as not even the hugely successful Rob Wilson was Boca manager has anybody ever come close to achieving the same thing...

Still missing the major continental trophy though unlike my namesake!

Love the hat-trick of doubles though!!!

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Gotta start in England really...

Premiership

Charlton 44 +25 CHAMPIONS
Man City 44 +11
Watford 41 +22
Arsenal 41 +16
Villa 38 +6

Charlton get their first title win over the line following high drama in their last game of the season at Stamford Bridge. It was always on the cards once Kane, Salah, Saka and Bellingham had got to know each other, with Thiago and Fabinho superb in midfield and one of the best defences in the world with Van Dijk superb all year, it probably would have been a traversty had they not finished top. Congratulations to Tom.

Commiserations to last season's Champions Manchester City who just lost a step when they signed Tony Grealish and Julian Alvarez but i'm sure they will be challenging again next season.

And an honorable mention for third placed Watford who didn't lose to the top two all season and they lifted the FA Cup as well.

Thanks to everyone for making this season so exciting...

Tom currently 7 beers in running round the streets of West Bridgford with a Charlton scarf screaming ‘I’m better than Klopp’. It’s why he’s gone quiet.

Belarus

Bate 53 +26 CHAMPIONS
Minsk 48 +33 unmanaged
Smena 45 +23 unmanaged
Brest 38 +12 unmanaged

Bate finished top this season to secure their fourth title success and their second under Gary to add to their Cup success earlier in the season. Is there anything left for Gary to achieve in this league or will he be tempted away to one of the super clubs in Italy all desperate for new managers at the moment...

Brazil

Botafogo 59 +59 CHAMPIONS
Fluminense 48 +25
Santos 46 +37
Corinthians 38 +24
Sao Paulo 38 +14
Vasco 38 +8

Botafogo have been Champions for a few weeks already securing what turned out to be an easy victory despite stiff competition from other clubs in the division, they were just too good. It's Phil's second league title and he adds it to his plethora of ten cup wins...

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Gotta start in England really...

Premiership

Charlton 44 +25 CHAMPIONS
Man City 44 +11
Watford 41 +22
Arsenal 41 +16
Villa 38 +6

Charlton get their first title win over the line following high drama in their last game of the season at Stamford Bridge. It was always on the cards once Kane, Salah, Saka and Bellingham had got to know each other, with Thiago and Fabinho superb in midfield and one of the best defences in the world with Van Dijk superb all year, it probably would have been a traversty had they not finished top. Congratulations to Tom.

Commiserations to last season's Champions Manchester City who just lost a step when they signed Tony Grealish and Julian Alvarez but i'm sure they will be challenging again next season.

And an honorable mention for third placed Watford who didn't lose to the top two all season and they lifted the FA Cup as well.

Thanks to everyone for making this season so exciting...

Tom currently 7 beers in running round the streets of West Bridgford with a Charlton scarf screaming ‘I’m better than Klopp’. It’s why he’s gone quiet.

Just been thrown out of Hooters. Apparently it is inappropriate to talk about cup size in there. I was just trying to tell them how important they were in Charltons history.

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Gotta start in England really...

Premiership

Charlton 44 +25 CHAMPIONS
Man City 44 +11
Watford 41 +22
Arsenal 41 +16
Villa 38 +6

Charlton get their first title win over the line following high drama in their last game of the season at Stamford Bridge. It was always on the cards once Kane, Salah, Saka and Bellingham had got to know each other, with Thiago and Fabinho superb in midfield and one of the best defences in the world with Van Dijk superb all year, it probably would have been a traversty had they not finished top. Congratulations to Tom.

Commiserations to last season's Champions Manchester City who just lost a step when they signed Tony Grealish and Julian Alvarez but i'm sure they will be challenging again next season.

And an honorable mention for third placed Watford who didn't lose to the top two all season and they lifted the FA Cup as well.

Thanks to everyone for making this season so exciting...

Tom currently 7 beers in running round the streets of West Bridgford with a Charlton scarf screaming ‘I’m better than Klopp’. It’s why he’s gone quiet.

Only 7! Presume the Post Office is closed for the day now…

Denmark

Lyngby 55 +63 CHAMPIONS
Brondby 54 +48
Copenhagen 51 +53
Silkeborg 47 +20

Little Lyngby secure a second Danish Title to add to their two runner-up spots in the last five years to cap what has been their most successful spell in club history...

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Quote :

Tom currently 7 beers in running round the streets of West Bridgford with a Charlton scarf screaming ‘I’m better than Klopp’. It’s why he’s gone quiet.

Just been thrown out of Hooters. Apparently it is inappropriate to talk about cup size in there. I was just trying to tell them how important they were in Charltons history.

I'm not even questioning this. Can't wait to watch the news at tea time. As the 'rampage' gets reported nationally.

Ben@Plymouth wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Gotta start in England really...

Premiership

Charlton 44 +25 CHAMPIONS
Man City 44 +11
Watford 41 +22
Arsenal 41 +16
Villa 38 +6

Charlton get their first title win over the line following high drama in their last game of the season at Stamford Bridge. It was always on the cards once Kane, Salah, Saka and Bellingham had got to know each other, with Thiago and Fabinho superb in midfield and one of the best defences in the world with Van Dijk superb all year, it probably would have been a traversty had they not finished top. Congratulations to Tom.

Commiserations to last season's Champions Manchester City who just lost a step when they signed Tony Grealish and Julian Alvarez but i'm sure they will be challenging again next season.

And an honorable mention for third placed Watford who didn't lose to the top two all season and they lifted the FA Cup as well.

Thanks to everyone for making this season so exciting...

Tom currently 7 beers in running round the streets of West Bridgford with a Charlton scarf screaming ‘I’m better than Klopp’. It’s why he’s gone quiet.

Only 7! Presume the Post Office is closed for the day now…

 

It is now, I’m claiming public holiday. 


Feel for the customers who came in during the second half earlier, god knows where I sent their parcels…..

Eire

Cherry 55 +40 CHAMPIONS
Bohemians 50 +44
Cork 49 +42
Derry 45 +47
Shelbourne 42 +20

Geoff secured his eighth Irish title triumph to add to the five runners-up spots and the seven cup wins, quite staggering even if the competition isnt the fiercest...

League One

Birmingham 54 +47
Wimbledon 49 +27
Blackburn 40 +6
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Coventry 39 +17
Bristol City 35 -3
Wolves 32 +11

Reports of colusion between the Dons and the Riversiders in the last game of the season have been laughed off by the Rovers boss who said "We wopped em fair and square" and now they're going up...

League Two

Blackpool 46 +34
Derby 40 +20
Stoke 38 +13
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Tranmere 37 +11
Torquay 33 -8
Wigan 31 +3 unmanaged

Blackpool one time Juventus feeder club triumph but whether they will survive in the better league will no doubt depend on the quality of their recruits, Derby and Stoke should have no problems going up...

France

Nantes 60 +61 CHAMPIONS
Paris 60 +50
Etienne 49 +44
Bordeaux 36 +10
Monaco 36 -4

Nantes retain their title after a really close nail biting runin against Paris giving Tom his second title triumph of the season. Paris were so close to breaking the Nantes stranglehold but just lacked a few goals here and there and Etienne faded badly after a stellar start...

France First Division

Rennais 62 +78
Le Mans 58 +70
Brestois 37 -4 unmanaged
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Metz 35 -1 unmanaged

Not much to beat but you still gotta do it and Rennais have risen from the depths of the third division to France's top league and will prove tough opponents next season with what is a very young squad. Yet another triumphant season for Rob...

Bundesliga

Wolfsburg 58 +53 CHAMPIONS
Schalke 49 +43
Hannover 49 +19
Karlsruhe 38 +19
Leverkusen 37 +16

Wolfsburg fans have never had it so good as their side retain their league title under stiff competition from the chasing pack, but none came close this time round allowing Tom to add a third league title to this season's collection and surely he can NO LONGER be called "Unlucky Tom" by the away end fans...

Holland

Akax 61 +82 CHAMPIONS
PSV 54 +61
Feyenoord 52 +48
Twente 49 +62

Ajax returned to the summit of the Dutch league to regain the title that was once there's almost annually and they did it in style as they left their rivals streaming behind. Greg's eighth title triumph...

Poland

Gornik 61 +57 CHAMPIONS
Lubin 55 +69
Wisla 50 +62
Warsaw 45 +35 unmanaged

Not the most competitive league and one where a new manager could quickly lift his side up the table until they reached Gornik who continually dominate this league. This win makes it eleven titles in 16 seasons...

Portugal

Porto 57 +32 CHAMPIONS
Benfica 56 +72
Braga 45 +34
Lisbon 42 +27
Boavista 36 +9

Porto get the better of Benfica again this season to lift their second consecutive title mostly thanks to the goals from Otavio and Rahmanovic but a poor showing in the Champions Cup especially against Chelsea where they suffered two narrow defeats must be improved upon next season according to fans...

Scotland

Celtic 49 +28 CHAMPIONS
Rangers 47 +30
Aberdeen 46 +12
Inverness 33 +2

Celtic beat out the holders Rangers to secure the Scottish title and I have more rebuilding work to do on St Johnstone if they are to avoid relegation as they did this season...

Spain

Barcelona 61 +56 CHAMPIONS
Real Madrid 58 +40
Atletico 46 +29
Betis 39 +24
Valencia 35 +8

Everyone knows how good Barcelona are and a bit of a canter to this season's Spanish title proves just how good they can be on their day. Real are being called the "Old Man" by away fans and Atletico need to find some consistency before they can both challenge but until then pundits expect Barca to continue to add to their SEVENTEEN league titles especially if Rob stays in control...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Belarus

Bate 53 +26 CHAMPIONS
Minsk 48 +33 unmanaged
Smena 45 +23 unmanaged
Brest 38 +12 unmanaged

Bate finished top this season to secure their fourth title success and their second under Gary to add to their Cup success earlier in the season. Is there anything left for Gary to achieve in this league or will he be tempted away to one of the super clubs in Italy all desperate for new managers at the moment...

Interesting…

Sweden

Stockholm 47 +40 CHAMPIONS
Malmo 47 +21 unmanaged
Djurgardens 43 +18 unmanaged
Elfsborg 40 +18 unmanaged
Gothenburg 39 +15

This was a very close title race for a long time with Stockholm triumphing in the end deservedly. But the future of this league is uncertain following the resignation at the end of this week of the "Brothers Grimm" from Malmo Djur and Elfsborg respectively. Hopefully I can persuade at least one new manager to Malmo to keep this league competitive...

Switzerland

Zurich 62 +71 CHAMPIONS
Basel 52 +48
Grasshoppers 50 +33
Xamax 47 +42

Success for Zurich by a clear and substantial margin as well as an unbeaten league record which included just two draws was very impressive and completed the Swiss Double for the first time in the club's history. Next season fans will be looking for success in europe for sure...