HockeyBhoy Activity

A look at the squad Here we have a look at the squad I've inherited from Philip Cocu. Obviously due to their versatility, some players may feature in more than group. Goalkeepers: Looking at this, I think we need to see if we can get another k...

2025-26: August Preview One thing is for sure, if I thought that there would be no easy games in the lower reaches then it's certainly tougher the higher up the echelons you go. Every game is like a Cup Final so by that chalk, we're in for...

I think you might be right there @Shedender mate, it's certainly progressing. Definitely the best save I've had for a while, and it'll keep going for a bit. Thanks for following still....

2025-26 Transfer Activity (Window 1) With eleven days to go before the window closes for the first time, I thought I would give an insight into our transfer dealings so far. Just a couple of players in, and one of those is a familiar face to myself....

2025-26 Expectations Just the three competitions to deal with this season, makes a change from four which I have had to contend with for the last couple of campaigns. The big one is of course my maiden excursion in the Sky Bet Championship, or for y...

2025-26 Pre-Season (Part Two) The second [art of the pre-season analysis. I was less than happy after the second home friendly, as Nice dismantled us with absolute ease. Nice, you could say weren't at all, nice. Lone striker Frederick Obeng did...

2025-26 Pre-Season We played five games in preparation for the new Championship season, my first at that level. The first game was the sole game as part of the training camp held in the United States, against Richmond Kickers of the United Soccer Le...

2025-26 Squad Numbers GOALKEEPERS: 18. Alireza BEIRANVAND 30. James MONTGOMERY DEFENDERS: 2. Connor ROBERTS - Club Vice-Captain 3. Cristian CUEVAS 4. Jules KOUNDÉ - Club Captain 5. Ezri KONSA 22. Richard TIPPLE 36. Stuart CARR...

Current Managerial Career Snapshot Domestic Managerial Jobs: Edinburgh City: 8 July 2018 - 28 August 2020 approached Ilves Tampere: 28 August 2020 - 1 December 2021 resigned Le Mans: 25 January 2022 - 24 May 2023 resigned Tranmere Rovers:...

Just to advise, more updates coming soon as we embark on season 8 and our first at Preston North End. Comments on the story always appreciated.

This is really different, liking it so far mate.

Duell resigns from Wales role Last Updated: 12/07/2025 12:00pm Wales Under-21 manager Mark Duell has today resigned from his role with immediate effect. The highly coveted manager has decided to concentrate on his club managerial position, and leaves...

Match details to follow....

Manager Update 25 June 2025 Preston North End are pleased to announce that Mark Duell has agreed terms to become the Lilywhites new manager. Mark, who is currently in Switzerland with the Wales Under-21 squad, joins us after two successful seasons at...

Club Statement 25 June 2025 Tranmere Rovers can today confirm that manager Mark Duell has announced his departure from the Club. Mark, who has lifted two Championships in successive seasons, has stated he has agreed terms at a new Club once his Wales...

HockeyBhoy just completed the season in the year 2025 managing Tranmere Rovers in the Sky Bet League Two in their FM Career Now I would walk 500 miles...

A change is imminent Well it seems like my future is going to be resolved one way or the other soon. This is what has happened since... So I have turned down the Sheffield Wednesday role. Not because they're going to be in the same division as T...

Squad announcement Last Updated: 01/06/2025 12:00pm Wales Under-21 manager Mark Duell today released his 23 man squad for the European Championship Finals this summer. The squad will play two warm up games before the tournament begins in earnest, thos...

Job Update So since the last update, I've actually been approached by two other clubs desperate to try and see if I'm the right person to take them forwards and leave Tranmere Rovers. I've attended interviews with them both and had repl...

A man in demand The season is not that long since finished and clubs are looking at me to take them forward. My stock is rising and I have had three interviews for clubs in three different divisions, leaving me with a potential dilemma. They are as fo...

Season 2024-25 Review Time to look back on the season just finished, my second season at the Rovers and the seventh season in this career. Unlike last season's review I'm not going to waffle on and on... The target when we began the 2024-25...

End of Season Awards 2024-25 Here are the winners of the League Two annual awards: Manager of the Year: It had to be, it just had to be. That's another piece of personal silverware bagged, and can only enhance my reputation. Player of the Year...

End of Season Club Awards: 2024-25 Here's who won what at the Club's End of Season awards night: It came as no surprise whatsoever to see Neco Williams take the majority of the awards on offer. The former Anfield trainee had a remarkable fir...

Hope everyone is still enjoying the story as much as I'm playing and updating it. More updates to follow soon, including a triple whammy....more to be revealed in the next few days or so!

Decisions, decisions I have come to the conclusion that we have too many players at the Club, probably more than most top flight sides. First Team Contracts Expiring This Summer: So there are ten what we could call first team contract expiries. Two of...

Monthly Awards: April 2025 Here are the winners of the awards for April: Manager of the Month: Hat-trick! A third Manager of the Month award for yours truly, and if I don't take the Manager of the Year then there's got to be some kind of co...

April and May 2025 Review The summary of the final six games of the season: 5 April 2025 The game that clinched the title, as detailed in a previous post above.... 12 April 2025 Relegation threatened Maidstone were next and in a tight match, it was...

Welcome Gary Aspin! 28 April 2025 Tranmere Rovers can confirm the consortium led by Gary Aspin has taken control of the newly crowned League Two champions. Hayes based Aspin, who headed the consortium, succeeds Jack McCadden who purchased the Club f...

Rovers bag more silverware! 5 April 2025 "We are the Champions!" seems to be a regular song at Prenton Park these days as Rovers celebrated their second title win in as many seasons. Going into today's home game against Exeter City,...

Preview: April and May 2025 Fixtures Full review coming soon....

Monthly Awards: March 2025 Here are the winners of the awards for March: Manager of the Month: So Shaun Barker has copied me with a second Manager of the Month award, guess that loss at home to Accrington really did suck and hurt! Player of the Mont...

March 2025 Review (Part Two) The second part of two which summarises March's action: 15 March 2025 After a dour draw against Crewe, we looked to get back on the winning track with a trip to town with the Crooked Spire. It was also a reunion of s...

Pressley joins O's on loan 14 March 2025 Tranmere Rovers striker Aaron Pressley today joined National League Leyton Orient for the remainder of the season. The 23 year old Scot, who joined Rovers this summer on a free transfer from Aston Villa,...

March 2025 Review (Part One) The first part of two which will summarise March's action: 1 March 2025 Could we make it three wins out of three against the Seasiders who are at the wrong end of the table? We took the lead in a close encounter afte...

All about stability, finish comfortably in mid table. Getting into the play offs would be a massive bonus.

Preview: March 2025 Fixtures A really packed month of six games in a spell of just four weeks. We start March with another game against Blackpool. We have had the upper hand this season against the Seasiders, winning both the Carabao Cup and away lea...

Monthly Awards: February 2025 Here are the winners of the awards for February: Manager of the Month: A 100 per cent for the Bromley boss as they head towards mid-table safety. Oh and I finished second by the way! Player of the Month: Scored agains...

The 2025 Carabao Cup has just been completed, with Liverpool winning it for the 10th time in their history thanks to a sole Virgil Van Dijk strike against rivals Manchester United at Wembley. However, we were surprised to be mentioned as the competiti...

February 2025 Review The month of February is in the book, here's how we fared: 1 February 2025 The biggest game of the season so far, a real proverbial six pointer. Win and we would go even more clear at the top but lose and the deficit gets re...

Keep up the good work.

Preview: February 2025 Fixtures Four more games this season as we find ourselves in a bid to win a second successive promotion. The month begins with probably the biggest league game of the season. Forget the local derbies with Chester, this is the h...

Monthly Awards: January 2025 Here are the winners of the awards for the first month of the New Year: Manager of the Month: Never in doubt I tell you! I'm the only manager to have won this TWICE this season and I want more! Player of the Month:...

January 2025 Review (Part Two) The second instalment in January's result analysis: 14 January 2025 So after defeating Chester in the local derby; we played our game in hand against Oldham at Boundary Park and boy did we make it count! It didn�...

January 2025 Review (Part One) Splitting up the month of January into two blocks of three rather than doing one massive long and, maybe boring, post: 1 January 2025 This was the first home of the New Year and a perfect bounce back after the Boxing Da...

They're idiots man, what a set of unambitious clowns! Ah well, go and prove them wrong elsewhere....

Monthly Awards: December 2024 Better late than never, here are the winners of December's monthly awards: Manager of the Month: A first manager of the month award for the former Burnley goalkeeper. I can only think back to that home reverse again...

4 January 2025 Premiership strugglers Preston North End survived a massive fright to see off League Two Tranmere Rovers in a seven goal thriller of a Emirates FA Cup Third Round tie. The visitors were just nineteen minutes away from causing a massive u...

Finals group confirmed Last Updated: 03/01/2025 12:00pm This afternoon the draw for the next UEFA Under-21 Championship Group Stage were made at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon. These groups form the basis for the 2027 tournament. Wales have been ha...

Preview: January 2025 Fixtures Another busy month of games as we head towards to the business end of the season. The New Year's Day game sees us host Scunthorpe United here at Prenton Park. They're a team that have really flattered to decei...

Half Season Review Time to take stock on how the season is unfolding. First Team: The first team are having yet another good season. Granted we have lost more league games this season than we did last season but then again you have to expect it as you...