Days 12-15 - Palace Casuals report.
League has been up and down. Two 1-2 home defeats against lower and poorer-Quality sides; two emphatic 4-1 away wins, one against an evenly-matched but higher-placed team, the other against a better-Quality but under-performing opponent.
The end of an era as veteran ST/AMR Maarten Wiegman was released to pastures new on the the purchase of a replacement Assistant Manager Recommendation ST/AMC. Wiegman made 164 appearances (plus 10 in Associations), scoring a club-record 142 goals (plus 4 in Associations), with 48 assists (plus 4 in Associations).
The shock of the period was Casuals' qualification for the knockout phase of the Champions League.The last round matches saw Casuals losing 1-4 at home to a 20% better-Quality side, that ended up as Group leaders. In the other match, the other Level 35 team in the group finally woke up and handed the other Level 34 team in the group a right hammering, thus ensuring that Casuals stayed in the Runner-up spot thanks to their superior record against that team.
In the 'Top-16' Round, Casuals played at home to a Level 35 team with 19% Quality advantage and fell to the inevitable, a 0-3 defeat which leaves their Champions League campaign in tatters.
No Associations to report for Casuals this weekend as they resigned from their Association.