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14.2 - The Maxnificent Seven

2.

Saturday, July 4, 2026

I crashed into the saloon; everyone turned to look at me. The pianist stopped playing, the barman thought to himself, 'here's trouble.' No-one went for their shooter - good. No need for bloodshed today.

I spat on the wooden floor and moseyed on over to a ta...

14.1 - Emily in Canada

Player Manager 14

[Patreon-only Bonus] Book 13 Epilogue to the Epilogue

[T2 readers reading this on March 3 2025 - no chapter this Friday!]

Hey! Got you a present.

It's multimedia so I can't drop it on Patreon itself.

Make sure your volume is ON and click the play icons to summon the videos if you see blank spaces where a video would go.

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13.16 - Epilogue

Become a Patron to read ahead!

16.

Mid May, 2026

Emma drove us to south Manchester while I chose the tunes. The first few songs were upbeat bangers that gave a sense of propulsion and fun. Holiday Road and Happy into Highway Star. I planned a con...

13.15 - The End of the Road

15.

Boys 2 Men

by

Chapter Tuesday

Hey, sorry for this but it's 3 am and I'm only about 70% of the way through the next chapter. Let's pop it back a day so I can do it properly.

I know this has been happening a lot recently but I got the idea for the concept fairly late. The idea is an absolute banger. Just incredibly satisfying, to me a...

13.14 - Application Forum

14.

Monday, April 20

Transcript of the Chester Fans Trust End of Season Special Meeting

On stage: Boggy (Seals Live host and lifelong Chester fan); Max Best (Director of Football, player, brat.)

Boggy: Okay, ready to start. Max, we're on video and we have...

13.13 - Easter Eggs

13.

Thursday, April 2

Chapter Tomorrow

Hi all,

Over the weekend I had to finish the proofs of book 6 for the publishers, plus I'm generally just a fraction behind and out of sync at the mo. I will have a good draft ready by tonight but then I want to get cheeky and add a few more [chapter titles] in.

You'll understand what I mean pretty quickly. Don't ...

13.12 - Sing When You're Winning

12.

Welcome to Wrexham is a good show. Some 'proper football men' don't like what they call the Disneyfication of the sport: chopping it into bits and rearranging it to make it palatable to a wider audience, setting it to sappy music, cutting to shots of Ryan Reynolds looking sad and empathetic.

My ta...

13.11 - St. Well In's Day

11.

Saturday, March 28

Red Army Discord: Always Bet on Best

ButteryCrumpets

All right, lads. Pay attention. Absolutely massive game for Chester today and it looks pretty chaotic in the betting markets. No bugger seems to be able to make head nor...

13.10 - The Country Club

10.

NETHERLANDS

"Footbal

13.9 - 80th Best

9.

The Eightieth Best Manager in England

By Bethany Alban

Reprinted with kind permission of Lionised magazine, the only women's football magazine dedicated to long-form content and in-depth tactical analysis.

Max Best is the 80th best manager in England...

13.8 - E = md²

8.

Sunday, March 1

13.7 - Always Bet on Best

Sports glossary: Bunny. An opponent you always

13.6 - Transfer Deadline Dan

6.

Saturday, January 31 - T