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Playing Staff Current Budget:£8M

Goalkeepers	Age	Nationality	Posistion	Status	Transfer Status
01. Emiliano Viviano	25	Italian	GK	First Team	NFS
13. Nicholas Douchez	31	French	GK	Back Up	In On Loan
Defenders
02. Mauricio Isla	23	Chilean	RB/LB/CB/WN/CM	First Team	NFS
03. Domenico Criscito	24	Italian	LB/CB/LM	First Team	NFS
05. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa	22	French	CB/RB	First Team	Available
06. Rolando	26	Portuguese	CB	First Team	NFS
14. -	-	-	-	-	-
20. Chris Gunter	22	Welsh	RB/LB	Back-Up	Available
22. Raul Albiol	26	Spanish	CB/RB/DM	First Team	In On Loan
Midfielders
04. Marvin Martin	23	French	CM/AM	First Team	NFS
08. Mahamadou Diarra	30	Malian	CM/DM	Back Up	Available
10. Jadson	27	Brazillian	AM	First Team	Available
11. Willian	23	Brazillian	LW/RW	First Team	NFS
12. Ettiene Capoue	23	French	CB/DM/CM	Back Up	Available
15. Fernando	23	Brazillian	DM/CM	First Team	NFS
16. Jermain Lens	23	Dutch	LW/RW/FW	Back Up	Available
18. Andy King	22	Welsh	CM	Back Up	Available
7. Douglas Costa	21	Brazilian	RW/LW	First Team	NFS
23. Junior Holiett	21	English/Canadian	RW/ST	Back Up	Available
33. Mark Gonzales	27	South African	WN	Back Up	Available
Attackers
21. -	-	-	-	-	-
09. Mario Balotelli	21	Italian	ST	First Team	In On loan
17. Conor Wickham	18	English	ST	Youth	Available
35. Khouma Babacar	18	Senegalise	ST	First Team	NFS
19. Moussa Sow	25	French	ST	First Team	NFS
24. Erick Torres	18	Mexican	CF/ST	Youth	Available

Sponsers Bonus:
Initial Sum: £7m
Bonus: £6m per win, £3m per draw
Target: Top 7
If met: £6m


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Starting Budget: £0.5m
Transfers In: Escude (free), Banega (£14m), Dede (£6m), Babacar (£10m) Balotelli (£4m) Martin (£2m + Negrado) Criscito (£13m) Mbiwa (£5m) Costa (£15m) Radu (PX for Montreal) Quaresma (PX for Capel) Defour (PE for Banega) Willian (Quaresma + £5m) Holiett (£5.5m) Albiol (£7m) Fernando (PX for Defour)
Transfers Out: Agger (£9m + Escude), Hangeland (£10m), Rolfes (£10.5m) Aanholt (£6m) Bahebeck (£10m) Escude (£12m) McCarthy (£6m) Negrado (PE for Martin) Montreal (£5m + Radu) Capel (PX for Quaresma) Quaresma (PE for Willian), Banega (PE for Defour), Radu (£7m) Defour (PX for Fernando)
Bonuses: Predictions (£0.5m)
Current Budget:£8m

Mate you better look after Marvin Martins, he is a bloody good player. An i will be making an offer for him when I can regroup.

Yeah I'm chuffed to get hold of him, got a strong young French speaking base to the team now so hopefully they will start playing together as a team with that basis.
Just need a couple of quality wingers now.

could do ben arfa = jadson

The new tactics deadline is Friday at 5pm so please ensure you submit tactics by this time. I'm playing you in the final game of the season so if you pop on tomorrow we can both submit them at the same time

02. Mauricio Isla
03. Nacho Monreal
04. Marvin Martin
11. Diego Capel
12. Ettiene Capoue
15. Ever Banega
07. Luiz Adriano
19. Moussa Sow

Interested in these. Anything possible loan or permanent?

What time do you want to get tactics in mate? I have mine ready.

Sorry I was at the Hartson match last night, will try and get them done in a bit.

Hartson match? John Hartson is still playing? lol

The celebrity charity match last night, got to meet him and guys like Ian Wright, Andy Cole etc.

Cool, where was that?

Hero did he mention 606v2? I watched him miss the penalty lol

What was the end score and who scored?

It was at Pride Park, cracking night, got press and VIP passes so got to interview some of the guys pre match and then chat in the bar with them later. Sat right behind Harry Redknapp in his dugout too.
Ended up 6-0 to England.

Going to hold fire and take stock of the side before doing any deals.

Unless you want to sell Isla

I know. That is why I was interested in him.

Up for a deal this evening? Interested in Monreal, which would allow me to move Coentrao to the left wing.

I'd do:
Radu + Quaresma
=
Monreal + Capel

Not really, sorry. I have a 16m foreign offer for Rolando, which I don't think I'd accept.

I'm also planning on getting the Porto centre backs together (Otamendi) so selling I think would be a mistake.

I'm quite keen to hold onto him if I'm honest, can we do the deal without Rolando?

I've got a real shortage of cash at the moment

Erm, Quaresma didn't get much of a chance in the PL I thought, he's done well for Benfica lately though and Nick recently signed him for 10m.

I'd add 5m?

Conor Wickham £4m

Not really unless I get a replacement for him. I'll see if I can bring in a better CB now that I am in the champions league. If so I may be willing to sell. But I bought him for £14M and would want a profit.
At the moment I have other targets so I won't be going for a new CB straight away.

Something you might want to consider is unheard of young french players will not be rated in this league. 90% of the managers will not have heard of the players.

Hi dude, I have no intrest in Wickham anymore. I make deals fast and hard and I get bored very quick, most of the deals I offer then do not intrest me later. Sorry dude but I wouldn't sell Young for that ever.

Young is the best winger on here.

Behind Juan Mata ^^^

No sorry boss.

An thats why he wants Young off me.

Keep dreaming sweet heart.

Yes to play on the other wing Viva. If you offered me Young = Mata I would never accept.
Sorry Hero, Mata NFS as even after winning the league I will not be able to attract a better winger from foreigns than Juan Mata.

Yeah keep telling yourself that Smarts.

Mata got till Christmas to show he is better then Young right? You said it yourself. Young is the king on here.

When did I say Young is the king on here? lol.
Mata will show he is better than Young by xmas and that is adapting to a new league and team as well. He probably doesn't even speak the lingo yet but he has been Chelsea's best player in every game he has played.

Young is a top player, but Juan Mata is Spain quality

Not sure Hero is loving this convo on his page but end of the day I don't care after he stitched us up with that drug programme last night.

I think he still qualifys for the cup so not at the moment, but as soon as he is to old for the cup he is probably gone lol. If I got knocked out of the cup early this season then would be willing to loan him.

You have enough british players for the cup. If you want another I have Jay Spearing available...

How much would you be willing to pay for Douglas Costa then Hero?
I don't think he will qualify as an U21 for my cup team.

Navas & Di Rossi

for

Quaresma, Banega & £30m?

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I think you know I'm going to reject that..

Well been as I have a lawyers offer for him equaling £12M I'm going to have to pass on your £11M offer lol. I would be looking at £15M to be honest as otherwise I could just hang onto him as no doubt in the future he will join a top club and be worth a lot more.

Hero,
Rosickys loan has ended so you have to send him back to foreigns. You can try to buy him on the perm if your interested or negotiate a new loan for him.

Your going to need another GK as if Viviano gets injured your going to be royally screwed. I'm willing to sell/loan Nicolas Douchez if he interests you?

Happy for Rosicky to return.
Was going to look at getting a goalie in on loan for the season.

Willing to do Douglas Costa perm + Nicolas Douchez season loan = £17M (£15M + £2M)

what would you want for luiz adriano and jadson?

cant really lose a first teamer for a backup striker, so itd have to be a fair bit of cash thrown in for me to be tempted

id prefer to sell naldo for just cash

In real life Naldo's value has been plummeting, Adriano is worth more so I'm not interested in stumping up cash as well for him.

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thats only because he was out injured all last season, which coincidentally is when bremen had the worst goals against tally in the league since he and mertesacker teamed up, and with him now being the main guy in defence for them, id expect his stock to be back on the rise

mate if i were you i'd get another goalkeeper as if viviano gets injured your screwed.

Hero,
Sorry mate I want £17M for Douglas Costa perm and Douchez on loan. No re-call on the loan, you would have him for the season with no restrictions.

Fine I will deal on £16M lol

They will be answered Thursday mate as they were way, way past the 6pm deadline. I normally leave a bit of leeway(spelling?) after 6pm but those were close to midnight so they will count as Thursdays enquiries. This is to stop people coming on at midnight and bidding on a couple of players when nobody is around, thus not giving any other manager the chance to enter the bidding.

Fairy muff lol
Can you confirm them please?

not really after adriano anymore, and i think jadson would be eat too much into my budget as i would really need to get 7 or 8 players with the 40m i get after lawyers offers

if you are still after naldo, id want 12m for him and it would have to be soon as i will be selling him to lawyers in a bit as i will be off soon

Banega + jadson + queresma + adriano = hazard + vidal
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Good offer mr hero but i only want cash for my players and am not interested in trades.
Hazard = 40mill
Vidal = 30mill

Not really looking to lose Juan buddy.. good partnership with Mexes.

Did you get my PM re the ERL?

Yep then ate my tea and forgot it. Bear with me a sec and I'll sort it.

Yep, would nee to be a decent deal though. Banega?

Douglas Costa for Willan ?