E122: Season 11 starts with a Football Manager rivalry for the ages

It's the season 11 premiere that we've been waiting for since, well, season 1.

Germany is in the rearview mirror and we're off to pastures new. We've had suggestions of Holland, ducking down to Serie C, going to the depths of the English football pyramid, heading to Australia or backpacking across Asia.

But at the end of the day, there's one footballing rivalry that we've been looking to sink our teeth into since we started the podcast and for some reason, we've danced around it but never faced up to it until now.

Despite recent honours, two aging squads need a rebuild. After all, that's what good teams do in terms of keeping it all fresh. We might also be embarking on a two-season project, but when you're playing at this level, if you're under-performing, you're out the door. We had a taste of it in the Bundesliga and almost got our marching orders.

Now, the stakes are higher. The European Championships are on through the pre-season, European club football is changing and while one club certainly had a better season than the other, all bets are off once the first ball of season 11 is kicked.

Old names are coming to join new teams, gaps need to be filled, money needs to be generated and ultimately the ribbing in the office is going to be fierce.

Let's crack on with season 11 of The Football Manager Football Show!

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