Description

The only thing standing between a dead-end job and football glory? A holographic interface and a lot of hungover plumbers.

Danny Walsh is going nowhere.

At twenty-six, his life is a monotonous cycle of night shifts at a Manchester convenience store and escaping into the digital world of Football Manager, where he is a tactical genius building championship-winning teams from nothing.

In the real world, he is just another guy with a dead-end job and a dream that feels impossibly far away.

A mysterious notebook gives him an impossible edge: the power to see the hidden attributes of football players.

It’s a party trick no one else can see, a useless superpower for a man going nowhere.

But in the broken, overlooked talent of Manchester's gritty leagues, data is destiny.

Danny holds a winning ticket, if he can only learn how to read it. And if this cursed gift doesn't break him first.

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For fans of Player Manager, Football Manager, and system novels, this is a character-driven, tactically rich, and hilariously authentic journey from the bottom of the pyramid to the very top. The beautiful game is about to get a system upgrade.

Sports Fiction | System Novel | Football Management | Progression Fantasy
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