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Team	_________	Manager
Kalamazoo Outrage	_________	Hero
Shakhtar Senseless	_________	Marky
Fußball	_________	Trebs
SAS	_________	Olly
Melbourne Victory	_________	Afro
Deportivo Wanka	_________	Nando
Olympique Marswag	_________	Miky
Melbourne City	_________	Twist
Wellington Pheonix	_________	Bam
Fiorentina Turner	_________	Tino

Match	_________	Transfer	_________	Other
Fixtures	_________	Lawyers	_________	Rules
Table	_________	Foreigns	_________	Youth Rules
Injuries	_________	Releases	_________	Press Conferences
	_________	Confirmation	_________
	_________	Loans	_________

Sorry, the boss came in....

For me, the cap needs to be £60m minimum to allow for enough players in each position to become available

Miky?

I would say 54m based on that and without looking at who actually fits into that

Cheers for the work afro - you must be bored

I argued when we set up this league that we have to permanently lock values by going down that route, because its pointless locking it for one season as season two would just be the usual stock market league. And it's going to be a case of who gets the best lawyers first.

I also can't see how a cap of say 50m will help with longevity. All you'll get is a messy season three with very few players available.

There are three options for the end of the season/start of season 2 IMO.

1. Artificially weaken everyone's side, forcing sales of a percentage of overall squad value.

2. Keep the locked values and continue with the league using these. Nobody will agree to this though, as there's a vested interest from those that have planned more for this.

3. Have no cap for season 2, then end the league at the end of that season. A year isn't a bad run for a league.

I would also suggest that we have to use some kind of bidding system to ensure fairness. There will be players over 30m which several managers will want and first come, first served isn't right.

We absolutely HAVE to set a date for new TM values to apply to existing players, otherwise I'm not sure many people will be happy.

BamBam wrote:I would say 54m based on that and without looking at who actually fits into that

I now own a list of all 98 players above £30m and not in the league if you want it!!!

Trebs wrote:Cheers for the work afro - you must be bored

You should have seen the real work alternative

Marky wrote:We absolutely HAVE to set a date for new TM values to apply to existing players, otherwise I'm not sure many people will be happy.

I kind of get this but can you elaborate in case please

Holymiky wrote:

Marky wrote:We absolutely HAVE to set a date for new TM values to apply to existing players, otherwise I'm not sure many people will be happy.

I kind of get this but can you elaborate in case please

There will be a date where new TM values are relevant and the old ones are discarded. What date is this?

Holymiky wrote:

Marky wrote:We absolutely HAVE to set a date for new TM values to apply to existing players, otherwise I'm not sure many people will be happy.

I kind of get this but can you elaborate in case please

Start of season 1, TM Values were frozen.

So, start of season 2, TM Values should be frozen at their new values.

I think in terms of setting a date, we either have to say it’s the Tuesday after the last game of season 1 or the Tuesday before the tactics are due for game 1 of season 2

I would say it's more important to ensure it's not mid-update than getting the week right. I'd even argue we could lock after the last few updates are done very soon.

Could you imagine if half the major euro leagues did an update and others didn't right before the cut off.

I'm cool with anything regarding a cap limit.

Is there likely to be another major update before we start season 2?

There’s only just been one on all the major leagues.

There is always the risk of it, but now is probably as low a risk time as any

I don't think there will be but some leagues have had 2 updates and some only 1 (Spain has had 1)

Diabante scores twice. Bout as good a piece of news I had today #hateborehamwood

Tactics up, results in to me Monday night please

Afro - not sure if Tino spoke to you at all but his wife got taken into hospital on Friday and i havent heard anything from him other than he understandably wouldn't be able to get tactics in. We may have to postpone if you are okay with that but ill try and find out for you. 

As for his votes, i will need a volunteer for the Kalamazoo Outrage v SAS game (that isn't Afro or Marky) please to do an extra vote.

Let’s postpone it Miky. Some things are more important

Votes in.

Morning guys, are we postponing everything for a week? We will have a knock on effect of results not going up and not receiving bonuses because we can't vote on Afro' s game.

More importantly Tinos situation comes first.

I suggest that transfers and foreigns can still be done this week. But lawyers and injuries get postponed to next week, where we will start week 15.

Good idea?

I've an issue in that I'm off to Austria this week until next Tuesday, hopefully all fine with wifi but can't guarantee.

Agree with twist. Think a week off is sensible.

Hero wrote:I've an issue in that I'm off to Austria this week until next Tuesday, hopefully all fine with wifi but can't guarantee.

So if I have read that right you could do with a week off? No game this weekend and we start week 15 on the 6th of Feb?

Fine by me. I'll still do my voting today but if Miky agrees I'm willing to partake in a week off to reset things.

Yeah I suggest if people can vote for game 14 as usual then do so. Then Miky will have everything, hopefully, to post the results of week 14 on Monday 5th.

Those, like me, that are voting on Afro and Tinos game can wait until it is posted, hopefully this weekend.

No problem for me.

We can have Week 15 off, but i want Week 14 votes from people who can by the end of today ideally please (7pm) or as close to.

Then we can close off this week and carry on fresh from Tuesday 6th Feb.

Just seen Bilbao have replaced Laporte with Inigo Martinez from Sociedad. That's a ballsy move isn't it?! Aren't they massive rivals?

Massive rivals. They paid his release clause so Sociedad couldn’t stop him, but seems there was nothing in the Barca rumours.

He’s going to be popular at the Basque derby in april

I did my vote before 7pm and then my phone crashed before I sent it. As I'll no doubt miss the bonus I'll do it in a while.

I'm not in any rush considering people want a break anyway and i agreed to it.

Afro wrote:Massive rivals. They paid his release clause so Sociedad couldn’t stop him, but seems there was nothing in the Barca rumours.

He’s going to be popular at the Basque derby in april

Good move for me at least.

Bit of a sideways step imo, would have expected bigger teams would be in for him given the City/Barca links

BamBam wrote:Bit of a sideways step imo, would have expected bigger teams would be in for him given the City/Barca links

A step is a step so I will take it

Emerson now at Chelsea. I'm doing ok this window. He will be understudy to Alonso but should get game time.

Just need Arthur, Dendoncker and Neres to move now.

Gonna do results tomorrow night, going off early tonight and not had enough votes yet.

Why don't you wait until next Monday Miky? Hopefully you would have them all then.

Posting them now or next Monday doesn't matter too much because we are missing a game

True, maybe i'll do that then, i havent had anymore since yesterday anyway.

I'm guessing the great spring clean begins now.

We all good to go to start this week?

I haven't checked yet but have we got tactics for dwarfs v Turner? If I so I can vote

Hope everyone is well after a week off.

I am currently without a phone which massively limits my time on here, but hopefully that should be sorted this week.

When can we expect results?

I'm back from Austria tomorrow evening x

Im gonna do results now pretty much.

Did you get any tactics from Tino?

No, we are postponing the game.

Okay. No problem postponing.

Although I’d like the fact that I started Nunez and Til to count. If the game had been played, Nunez would have qualified for a value in case he is drawn for Lawyers.

To be fair, at this point i just want week 14 over with so we can move on, can't finish it til i get votes from Olly (surprise surprise).

I've kinda given up now myself

Holymiky wrote:To be fair, at this point i just want week 14 over with so we can move on, can't finish it til i get votes from Olly (surprise surprise).

What’s a surprise?

Want me to draw this week's injuries and lawyers?