Palace Casuals end-of-season report.
Palace Casuals started their 36th season at Level 32.
In the League, nothing much was expected of them as they were among the lower-Quality teams in the League, and the lack of reasonable 5* players in the Transfer Market led the Management to rely on the odd success in the TM, and judicious purchases from the Scout list and Assistant Recommendations to improve the squad. In the mean time, Casuals knack of winning away against superior Quality opposition and a fixture draw which gave them four matches on the trot against the poorest Quality teams in the League gave them a real morale boost, and by Round 9 they had hit the top of the table, and against all odds, kept that position until they hit the big guns in the reverse matches and started to drop points, and eventually their lofty position in the table. Using their matches against the basement teams, Casuals clawed their way back into contention, and were one of 5 teams with a shot at honours on the final day of the season, got an away win and then waited for the right combination of results elsewhere which confirmed their Championship win.
Having not qualified for the Champions League, the Cup was the only other competition to interest the Casuals, and they progressed to the Play-off Round, where they faced a fellow League team, lost the home 1st Leg, and were 2-0 up in the 2nd Leg before the home side ran in 3 goals in the last 16 minutes to win on aggregate.
In the new Association Competitions, Casuals' Association achieved a Win and a 4th place in the two competitions they qualified for.
Final Playing Squad statistics and Career record
Final League Table
League Top Players
Palace Casuals Player-of-the-Season
Palace Casuals History to Season 36
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