The Azzrentice Final

Hello everyone. We're finally here - the Azzrentice Season One Final. Congratulations to Gregers, Soddy and Marky for getting this far, and thank you to all of you who have competed in the competition so far. It's been fun, yet tough. And there can be only one winner.

TEAMS:

TEAM SODDY	TEAM GREGERS	TEAM MARKY
Soddy	Gregers	Marky
Afro	Trebs	Viva
Olly	Hero	Nando
Zebs	GSC	Fan
Cherries	Tooze	CF

The task:
I want you to present to me a vision. A vision of what football really means to you. And to do that, I'm giving you £125m to spend.

With that £125m, I want you to buy a team of 18 footballers, using their TM values as of 24 January 2012 (prepare now but check the values don't go up when you submit). For this 18-man squad, I want you to provide a starting XI, and a briefing on how you want them to play. Not tactics as such, but I want you to inspire the players with a vision for how you want them to play the game.

Now, to help you, I am going to offer you the chance to purchase a manager. You can have another £25m for this - anything you don't spend can be put towards your squad purchases. The manager will be the person who will carry out your vision, who will put it into practice and get the players playing the way you want them to. Not to say that you're choosing the manager's vision of course, but if your vision is of lumping it to Andy Carroll, don't choose Wenger! Manager prices are as follows:

Pep Guardiola - £25m
Jose Mourinho - £25m
Sir Alex Ferguson - £25m
Roberto Mancini - £20m
Arsene Wenger - £20m
Guus Hiddink - £17.5m
Tito Vilanova - £17.5m
Jupp Heynckes - £16.5m
Andre Villas-Boas - £15m
Jürgen Klopp - £15m
Massimiliano Allegri - £15m
Marcelo Bielsa - £13.5m
David Moyes - £13.5m
Diego Simeone - £12.5m
Brendan Rogers - £12.5m
Antonio Conte - £12.5m
Manuel Pellegrini - £10m
Rafael Benítez - £10m
Michael Laudrup - £8m
Chris Hughton - £5m

I will be judging this task on three aspects:

1. The starting XI, including chemistry between players (ie, they have to complement your vision)
2. The substitutes, so you don't buy any old toot to make your first team look better
3. Your vision, including whether your manager is capable of carrying it off

The team with the best XI, subs and vision will win - the prize is still to be determined. Good luck one and all!

DEADLINE IS 2359 ON THURSDAY 24 JANUARY - FRIDAY 25 JANUARY WILL BE AZZRENTICE LIVE

12?

62

147?

Note if that's actually true I take back any bad words I said to you Azzy

I believe Azzy scored 140. He declined to pot the final black in protest over their being no special prize for a 147.

At least I think that was Azzy?

I need guesses from the three finalists, but the non-finalist who gets closest will get a special prize anyway

Is it re-entry?

Re-entry, something Viva is an expert in.

#thatmakeshimgaynotme

That's a no btw

If it's watching that Anderson video again, I'd like to change my guess to 148

Test.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Test.

Prince Albert.

Hope someone says "Lita" next...

The answer is 155.

69?

25

My real answer is 19.

So we need Gregers to answer now. One of you two is closer to the answer than the other.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:One of you two is closer to the answer than the other.

So it's not 22 then...

Damn maths, why didn't I think of that

23

Thank you all. I can now announce that the picks in the draft for helpers go to:

1. Soddy
2. Gregers
3. Marky

My highest break in snooker is 93, and should have been 100+ had a black not rattled in the jaws

Viva will confirm this answer, as I PMed him earlier in the week.

I'll post the list of managers names so that Soddy can make his first pick.

Damn, my 155 answer was closer

I can confirm Azzy highest break is 93 he didn't pot the black in because he had a Suarez moment.

Okay, the teams and available helpers are listed in the OP - Soddy, when you're ready, please select your first helper. If you want to that is! And remember they don't have to help you, they may need some convincing.

Do i win the special prize then?

I'd like to be team mouse please

Oooo tense

I'd like to be team under age sexy oily boyzzzz.

I'm last pick in the end, so i'll end up with CF

CF has never lost when participating in apprentice final.

Who would people pick first? I'd always pick Viva first xxx

Azzy btw no hard feelings i'm only.messing.

I'd pick Azzy, he's the best

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Who would people pick first? I'd always pick Viva first xxx

I'd pick you first too xxx

Where is Sodhat I haven't seen him for a while.

He's with me now.

Azzy, i'm going to PM you the order of who i'd like so that when it's my turn you know who i'd go for when it's my turn, as i'm not going to be online until Saturday evening at the earliest.

Olly wrote:He's with me now.

Is it true you're sharing a bed with Tooze to watch WBA away or did Azzy make that up?

Marky wrote:Azzy, i'm going to PM you the order of who i'd like so that when it's my turn you know who i'd go for when it's my turn, as i'm not going to be online until Saturday evening at the earliest.

It's obvious you're going to pick me as first choice but sadly ill already be gone. I'm fully expecting to be first choice on everyone's list.

What the hell viva?

I've got furthest so i'll be first?

You're both low down to be fair

Cherries and CF ahead of you both.

onlytreblewinners wrote:What the hell viva?

I've got furthest so i'll be first?

But I have a great record in apprentice finals I've always been in the winning side and my side won because of me don't want to be blowing my own trumpet but its true. I can't wait to destroy the other teams.

Even team mighty viva? :-(

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Olly wrote:He's with me now.

Is it true you're sharing a bed with Tooze to watch WBA away or did Azzy make that up?

My sleeping arrangement on Friday night has no impact on this conversation

I will take Afro as my first pick.
No offence to anyone else...

sodhat wrote:I will take Afro as my first pick.
No offence to anyone else...

And we're meant to work together in the Fantasy American League? I feel betrayed. I even serenaded you

Afro was top of my big board. You have the potential, but how will you handle the pros? If youare still there in round two, I will take you. You were legit no.2. In a good way.

Sodhat you going down

sodhat wrote:Afro was top of my big board. You have the potential, but how will you handle the pros? If youare still there in round two, I will take you. You were legit no.2. In a good way.

If you pick me I demand to be traded. Betrayed, totally betrayed

See, I anticipated the backlash may result in me having a one man team so I just went with who I thought would help me most!

You better help Afro...