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CUP TACTICS AND VOTES TO MARKY (unless you're in the Spanish group, in which case send your tactics to Afro, please)

Those who voted, and posted tactics can add £2.5m to their budgets.

Those who didn't do both of those things get £1m only.

The Fan Gilhaus 'Whooooo?' League

Deportivo la Chorizo - Gregers Under Brescia FC - Afro Bratwurst Mannschaft - Treble FC Swag - Cherries Bunga Bunga FC - Olly
Total Juan Carrs FC - Hero

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VFL Bassender - CF

AHAAAAAAAAAA Alan Partridge FC - Tooze


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Atalanta Falcons - Sodhat

Tactics

FC Murder On Zidane's Floor - Zinedine

Injuries

Deportivo My Sharona - Marky

Lawyers

Spanish Bank FC - GSC

Fixtures

Moleicester City - Fernando

Results

No Respek FC - Azzy

Table

Pass the Deutschie - Viva

Bayern My Erch - Fan

First

Am looking forward to the exciting finish to the leagues, the cup, and the Azzrentice. Not sure what the task will be yet, so will have a think.

ULTRA GAY

Olly wrote:ULTRA GAY

Finally out of the closet then Olly? Tooze will be pleased.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!

Are fixtures starting this friday??

Is there a more overrated manager than Harry Redknapp?

Mark Hughes

I'm not too sure hes rated anymore

Interesting that the only club 'Arry hasn't led into financial oblivion was the one Daniel Levy ran.

The 2012 Premier League broken down in numbers
Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, committed the most fouls with 96 with Norwich striker Grant Holt, 31, second on 87.

Ohhh Holty, tut tut lol

It'll be a miracle if he keeps QPR up.

If/When they go down they will be in serious financial trouble. How do you get rid of so much crap on ridiculous money?

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:The 2012 Premier League broken down in numbers
Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, committed the most fouls with 96 with Norwich striker Grant Holt, 31, second on 87.

Ohhh Holty, tut tut lol

Think he gave away the most last season! Gives away a lot from goal kicks and punts forward like Fellaini for fouls on defenders

Afternoon, this has got to be the most depressing part of the year, all the fun is over and back to reality. When does the league start again?

Next week I think we will have to commence as we need injuries/lawyers etc and I don't know if everyone is back at present.

Soddy is still on his travels

I think Tuesday (8th) should be the first day back in the league for injuries/lawyers and TP's.

Walcott rumoured to be accepting a £90k per week deal to stay at Arsenal.

QPR are owned by a very rich man, Tony Fernandes, so money isn't a problem. After all, he's already wasted tons of it

Walcott deserves that new deal for the form he's in.

He hasn't wasted all of it on football.

His F1 team is also crap

Also while I like Walcott, theres no way hes worth 90k a week.

GSC wrote:Also while I like Walcott, theres no way hes worth 90k a week.

As a standalone figure, I agree. But compared to the rest of the Arsenal squad (the Arshavin's, the Gervinho's and the Giroud's who are probably on that or more) he's definitely worth it.

Anyone got a CB available?

Would listen to offers for Britos and Marquinhos, and big offers for Dante or Howedes

Marquinhos I'd be interested, would want to use squad players to get him in.

Also if anyone has a backup lb...

I am also willing to let Maxwell go.

Make an offer for Marquinhos (and Maxwell if you want him). Let me know which players you would be willing to use

Gregers wrote:Anyone got a CB available?

I'd sell Simon Kjaer for a Lawyers equivalent offer

Looks like Chelsea could be doing some great business.

Sturridge out, Ba in and £5m cash in the bargain

Depends where Liverpool play Sturridge for me tbh if upfront can see him and Suarez working well together

I think it's good for both teams:

Newcastle
IN: Debuchy on £50k a week + £2m cash
OUT: Ba wanting £100k a week

Chelsea:
IN: Ba on £100k a week + £5m cash
OUT: Sturridge thinking he's worth £100k a week

In addition, Cisse can play his preferred role for Newcastle, and Torres can sit on the bench for Chelsea.

The two losers are Lille and Liverpool. And Albion get to keep Lukaku on loan

i wouldn't be that sure just yet tbh Azzy Chelsea need a forward before Sturridge left so with Ba in they still need another...

Sturridge has always offered potential, but not really proven it yet. Could be a great signing for Liverpool if he fulfils it, but for £12m it's another risky strategy from Rodgers.

Ba has scored a goal every 2 games since he came to the Prem. £7m is a steal for that kind of record.

If you had Sturridge and someone offered Ba + £5m, you'd bite their hands off


Debuchy will be a great signing for Newcastle. Can't believe a bigger club haven't come in for him at that price.

BigFellasAfro wrote:Debuchy will be a great signing for Newcastle. Can't believe a bigger club haven't come in for him at that price.

Madness, isn't it? He's far, far, far too good for Newcastle. But then again, me with Tiote, Ben Arfa and Ba in my team, we're quite the Geordie Boyz over at FC No Respek

The one that amazed me was Reading buying Daniel Carrico from Sporting Lisbon for £609k, that's potentially fantastic business for them!

Hero wrote:The one that amazed me was Reading buying Daniel Carrico from Sporting Lisbon for £609k, that's potentially fantastic business for them!

Another player far, far too good for his new club. How on earth did they persuade him to sign for them, when they'll be in the Championship next season? Wow.

I think this transfer window is going to be fantastic for deals. I read that because the new £3bn TV deal kicks in this summer, all the clubs are spending their cash now. Means there will be plenty of new faces all over the shop.

That TV deal is why its so crucial for us to stay up this season! When we went down in 04-05 I think we missed the gravy train for the TV deal just been so its crucial we dont this time!

Its silly money

Thing is, it all ends up in the pockets of the players. Until the Premier League brings in a wage cap - say, 50% of turnover - the players will keep getting inflated wages, and the fans will keep paying fortunes to watch them play badly.

I'm always furious when I pay £30, then the squad that's paid £400k for a week's work gets beaten 4-0, with seemingly no effort put in. The powers that be have to change it.

I think a wage cap is used in the Football League or something to that affect is it not?

I should imagine properly run clubs like WBA make sure there wage budget is in line with turnover but a club like QPR's clearly isn't

We're very well-run, but because of that we'll never challenge the big guns. This season so far is the best we could ever dream of.

The Football League does, and it shows. Clubs are showing savvy in the transfer market, and will be well prepared financially if they get promoted to the Prem. I think the days of Pompey-esque collapses are over.

We have a steady rate of wages to turnover, but it is one of the highest out of the clubs who aren't being funded by a billionaire.

We don't pay that high a salary, but we don't generate anywhere near the revenue of others. We have a dated stadium which costs a fortune to maintain and has limited corporate facilities, so until we can move, we are always going to financially constrained

We are now being well run after years of mis management. Next season providing we stay up we will be debt free and we are starting to expand our global appeal with sponsorship deals and partnerships!!

We generate a fair whack on matchdays but our wages our quite low! Holty is on around 25 grand a week and only Bassong eanrs more than that I reckon.

We are in the same sort of boat as a WBA I would say just a year or two behind in terms of development

hey guys

do we need to post tactics this week, or do we start again next week?

from the BBC...

Newport tweeted: "We can confirm that Jake Thomson has joined Lincoln City on a month's loan."

That promoted the following response from Lincoln's official Twitter account: "Can you therefore get the paperwork signed and sent to us so the move can be completed?"

BigFellasAfro wrote:

from the BBC...

Newport tweeted: "We can confirm that Jake Thomson has joined Lincoln City on a month's loan."

That promoted the following response from Lincoln's official Twitter account: "Can you therefore get the paperwork signed and sent to us so the move can be completed?"

Twitter was a great invention.

Question for London based people...

I am in London this weekend to watch a show in the afternoon and stay overnight on Leicester Square.

I will have 1.5 hours to kill whilst she gets pampered between 6 and 7.30, so where I need somewhere recommended around Leicester Sq to watch the West Ham v United game

afro, do you know the answer to the question i posted a few mins ago?

i asked the other day, but no one answered...

CF wrote:hey guys

do we need to post tactics this week, or do we start again next week?

Next week CF. Injuries and Lawyers on Tuesday, tactics on Friday

thanks mate

CF wrote:thanks mate

Try not to get sacked this time

BigFellasAfro wrote:

from the BBC...

Newport tweeted: "We can confirm that Jake Thomson has joined Lincoln City on a month's loan."

That promoted the following response from Lincoln's official Twitter account: "Can you therefore get the paperwork signed and sent to us so the move can be completed?"

@crl041984: @LincolnCity_FC @newportcounty bit unprofessional isn't it Lincoln, just give Newport a call

@LincolnCity_FC: @crl041984 Surely the unprofessional approach is announcing a loan move that hasn't even happened yet???

I wish more clubs official twitter account followed Lincolns style.

Sorry didn't vote in the cup I thought deadline was end of today.

"I hope Ba joins Swansea just so I can hear Welsh fans singing his surname"

Great joke.

Norwich City FC ‏@NorwichCityFC
90+1 - Man City change as Garcia replaces Aguero. If the Argentine walks any slower off the pitch he'll start going backwards in time...

Even our twitter account has a sense of humor! Football clubs twitter accounts are usually quite amusing

That really wasnt very funny Olly