Varbergs BOIS: Season Finale 2026

Blimey this has taken a while to post.
Appologies to everyone, but with the new story and all the organising/editing that comes with it, its been quite tough to get another post out but I have a corker of an episode here for you today as I round off Varbergs BOIS end of season adventure. Last time I left you, we were going strong in all competitions and on course again to retain both domestic titles. Let’s get on with it..

Results of the league first then..

Oh yes!!!! Cmon. That sea of green is telling you that not only have Varbergs BOIS retained that title for the 10th time, but have also completed their first 100% league record, completing an outstanding 30 wins in all. I’m totally gob-smacked in all honestly. The league looks as though it is getting stronger but the players have matured and the consistency they have shown will rival no other in Swedish premier league division history!

A look at the league table shows the dominance we have had during the season, with a +88 goal difference! We smashed domestic records along the way too, with the most amount of goals scored in a season (101), while equalling the amount conceded (13). There will be no other season like that I can assure you, as I am pretty positive even we wont be able to better that next year. I’m a very happy manager :D

Team of the year:

Although, not as happy as I could have been. Remember I haven’t managed to win Manager of the year yet?
Monthly accolades:

Yearly winner:

Well, you can only do so much to try and win it.. Apparently, I fell short.

Next up, its cup time and we were on to see if we could win the domestic double! Here are the results of that run:

Woo! Another trophy to add to the ever expanding domestic cabinet. Scoring no less than 3 goals on the way to retaining the cup really showed that my lads meant business and I was more than chuffed with the way they performed. Total domination! Honestly, it is getting a little mundane in terms of domestic success, but in fairness that’s not really what I look forward to in a season now. A Champions League trophy is the prize that I have fixed in my eyes now and after tasting Europa League success a couple of seasons ago, its the only thing keeping my save going. I am so determined to get it to Varberg, ill stay as long as it takes ;).

Anyway.. Onto that European adventure and if you can remember, this was the group that FM had given us:
Inter Milan
Varbergs BOIS
Fenerbahçe
Genk

So, on with the first match! We visted Genk for the first match of Group B hoping to get a solid result there to ensure that we started off the Champions League campaign with a bang. 4th seed, not much trouble eh?

A lot harder than I thought it would be! We went into the half 1-0 up through a brilliant Svensson solo effort but conceeded just after the half after a lapse in the defense. Was only a couple of penalties that saved our blushes before Genk made the last few minutes interesting as we hung on to clintch those all important 3 points. Next up was Inter Milan at home..

Decent draw, but it was a fantastic game of football! Our BOIS came back from going 1-0 down early on to winning 2-1 at one point. Milan equalised almost instantly however and dashed hopes of a historic win! A point was brilliant however and although going for 1st may be out of our reach seeing as we had to go to the San Siro, it strengthened our ability to qualify.

Fenerbahçe next then, and with them gaining 3 points from their first two games, I needed to win to make sure of qualifying for the next round:

..And we did just that. Two solid wins that probably flattered the opposition in all fairness were what we got after goals from Lecomte, Belyakov and Taylor. Qualifying was sealed and I was chuffed! But would it be first, or second?

After a 2-0 home win against Genk, our final game would decide the fate. A game at the San Siro, and strangely enough all we needed was a point due to Milan loosing at Genk in the previous match.

Big win! We deserved it in all fairness too as we completely outclassed them in their own back yard. A couple of goals from Lecomte with another from his new strike partner Belyakov sealed first place after a late fightback by the home side. Get in! An easier route..

Right?

Wrong.

Argh! Why do SI have to screw me over like this?!
After a deep breath, and a look at their results, they hadn’t done too well. They were beatable and that was the only thing from making me loose it ;)
And they say you have an easier draw if you finish first.. pssh.

Go to the next page for news and transfers..

The news first then, and it was the facilities again making the headlines..

As you might have remembered, we have ‘Excellent’ youth facilities as it is at Varbergs BOIS. ‘State of the art’ next? That would be awesome :D

It is only January, but I still have a rack full of transfer news to give you..

‘Outs’ first as ever and as you can see, some pretty big names have left us at the start of winter.
Furuholm was a club legend (literally) and is currently in our best XI. Age however has got the better of him now and his physical stats have deteriorated quite rapidly over the past few years. Still, he has been a great servant for the club and wont be forgotten. The big Fin scoring 198 goals in 212 appearances for us!
Erwin Thiessen has been with us since the tender age of 17, which is almost 10 years now! He didnt have the ability to hold down a place at Varbergs any longer and was only really kept due to his home grown status.
Next was Viktor Selmer, an equally important figure in the history of the club. Old age again, and he was shipped off to Betis when his contract ended. Will be sorely missed as he has been my first choice full back for the best part of 8 years :)
Lastly, but by certainly no means least, Janne Puronaho has been with us since the Swedish second division! Club legend and the fans are distraught about me getting rid of him. Unfortunately, the club captain had to go as he was getting on. Sad day all round.
Some good news though!! Right at the end there you will see that I managed to sell Kakâ for £13m. He was costing me an arm and a leg on wages, and although we was a rotational figure in the side, he was getting on at 29 and I figured that it was for the best, especially having obtained him on a free a few seasons ago! I offered him to other clubs and Leverkusen were the only ones that came back with the asking price.

Onto the ‘Ins’ now then! More South American talent I here you cry? Well I have just the players..

Oliveira will join us from Gremio for £1.8m. This 17 year old was highly recommended by the scouts and I can see great potential in his abilities. With brilliant technical attributes, he will join us on the 10th February of this year!

Promising centre midfielder Rafael Roldan will join us from Argentina with some brilliant potential. He wont be joining us till the end of this year, so I hope that Estudiantes can up those attributes for me! He actually joined us on a free, but I am having to pay £1.6m in compensation. Suppose its better than the 4m price tag they were asking for him ;)

Lastly, we introduce Facundo Castro back into the side.
Before

After

Not overly impressed at his development I have to say, but I don’t mind as he has a long way to go till he flourishes as a keeper. Hopefully he can up the majority of those attributes at Varberg and become our new number 1 when Bertolotti retires :)

So that’s it for this episode boys and girls, join me next time to see how we fair in the Champions League knockout stages against none other than Barcelona, plus all the news and transfers of preseason in Varberg.

Till next time, Hej då :D