Week 11 Press Conference

1. Did you have a good Christmas/New Year?

2. Of your current squad, how many would you accept lawyers offers on?

3. What are your thoughts on having a Winter Break? (In real football, not in-league!)

4. Combining all the teams, what would make the best line-up/squad in the league? And could it compete with Man City in the Premier League?

5. What is your favourite 'mini-game' in the league? Mafia, Sheep, Lemmings, The Azzrentice or something else?

6. Will there be any other major transfers this January following the Coutinho and Van Dijk deals?

7. Which character from Star Wars would each manager in the league be?

8. Doughnuts or Cookies?

1. Good Christmas, but lots of entertaining and I was knackered by the end. Had 3 days to ourselves before going back to work.

2. About 4 at the moment. That could go up if the French Tm value increase doesn't happen or go as I hope.

3. I think it would help our national side as they would rest, but it would only work if we reduced the number of teams in the PL. Otherwise, we would be squeezing all those games into a shorter space and it would be counter productive.

4.


And no, it wouldn't stand a chance against City

5. I like Mafia, but requires having to pay attention for longer than I am capable. Sheep or Lemmings are nice and quick and simple

6. Sanchez will move to City sooner rather than later. I can't see any of the other top 6 spending big, expect for possibly Lemar moving.

7. We'd all be stormtroopers doing illogical things behind the mask (of the internet)

8. Krispy Kreme doughnuts every time.

1. Did you have a good Christmas/New Year?
Decent enough. Kids loved it. I worked half of it. Learned from it by booking next Christmas - New Year off work.

2. Of your current squad, how many would you accept lawyers offers on?
Two or three, the rest I'd be losing out on due to their value increase.

3. What are your thoughts on having a Winter Break? (In real football, not in-league!)
I think a Winter break in the UK would be a bad thing, I think the number of fixutres over Christmas and New Year should be reduced, but only to prevent teams playing 3 games in 5/6 days, should still have Boxing Day games and New Years Day games, with the odd game moved for TV.

4. Combining all the teams, what would make the best line-up/squad in the league? And could it compete with Man City in the Premier League?
So a combined League XI, not including Man City players? Probably;

It would definitely compete.

5. What is your favourite 'mini-game' in the league? Mafia, Sheep, Lemmings, The Azzrentice or something else?
Not a big fan of any of them, but probably the Apprentice.

6. Will there be any other major transfers this January following the Coutinho and Van Dijk deals?
Apart from Griezmann to Man U (that will definitely, definitely happen)? None I can think of. Maybe one of the PSG cast offs (Lucas, Draxler, Pastore) getting a move to the PL.

7. Which character from Star Wars would each manager in the league be?
I'm yet to watch the new ones. But Afro is Han Solo. Olly is young Luke. Nando is Chewbacca.

8. Doughnuts or Cookies?
Doughnuts for me. Doughy goodness.

Taken my own players out of my best XI to remove any bias

1. Did you have a good Christmas/New Year?

Yeah it was good. Over far too quickly.

2. Of your current squad, how many would you accept lawyers offers on?

1 definite and possibly 1 more depending on Jan moves

3. What are your thoughts on having a Winter Break? (In real football, not in-league!)

If England ever want to win the world cup then it has to happen

4. Combining all the teams, what would make the best line-up/squad in the league? And could it compete with Man City in the Premier League?

442 I would have on current form and standing.....

Buffon
Azpilicueta
Laporte
Silva
Alba
Lemar
SMS
Casemiro
Son
Jesus
Belloti

Nope, it can't compete with Citeh. More talented individuals rather than a team


5. What is your favourite 'mini-game' in the league? Mafia, Sheep, Lemmings, The Azzrentice or something else?

Lemmings all the way

6. Will there be any other major transfers this January following the Coutinho and Van Dijk deals?

I really hope so. It will shake up the league a bit for those players not rated as highly by some. They need moves to change opinion.

7. Which character from Star Wars would each manager in the league be?

Just this second watched Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan so that's my answer to that one.

8. Doughnuts or Cookies?

Cookies.

I nearly said Black Mirror instead of Star Wars for the question...

1. Yeah a good one, just the four of us, I cooked, kids were happy with what they got, didn't go back into work until yesterday, can't complain at all really.

2. One and that's it, everyone else is now massively under their new TM value.

3. Personally I'd move all leagues to a February to November set up including grassroots, it's so detrimental to kids development to have them playing on boggy pitches oofing the ball about in January. So what if it has a negative impact on rugby and cricket, they're sh*t sports anyway.

4.

-------Buffon-------
Azpi--Koulibaly--Laporte--Alba
--Casemiro--Silva
Lozano---Fekir---Lemar
-------Jesus--------

Surprises me the number of people giving Belotti the nod especially when also mentioning current form.

5. Lemmings, think there's a bit more to it than Sheep

6. I expect most of the big clubs to bring in at least 1 semi decent player.

7. Afro - Obi Wan, Marky - Han Solo, Nando - Jabba, Olly - Jar Jar Binks, Me - Chancellor Palpatine, Tino - Chewbacca, Miky - Luke Skywalker, Trebs - C3PO, Bambam - Princess Leia.

8. Krispy Kremes ftw.

Surprises me the number of people giving Belotti the nod especially when also mentioning current form.

He's still quality despite the lack of goals. I think it is a reflection on him carrying a niggle for so long, and also Torino's general struggles.

On pure ability, he's not out of place in the company of Jesus and Werner

Ignore.

1. Did you have a good Christmas/New Year?

Was good yes - thanks for asking. Went away with friends for New Year to the Peak District for an enjoyable trip.


2. Of your current squad, how many would you accept lawyers offers on?

Four definitely, a further two maybe.


3. What are your thoughts on having a Winter Break? (In real football, not in-league!)

I think it's tradition to have the festive games, so I would be against that. Whether there's a break somewehre in January, I don't know. Having said that, most of the Premier League teams are away on warm weather camps at the moment, and I get the idea that a winter break would cause some marquee friendlies.


4. Combining all the teams, what would make the best line-up/squad in the league? And could it compete with Man City for the Premier League?

Took a fair bit of thinking on this one, but I reckon this would be the best possible team. I've not put in any City players as well as my own - but I think this team could compete with anyone.

-----------------------Subasic-----------------------
-------Azpilicueta----Koulibaly----Vertonghen--------
Alves------------------------------------------Alonso
-----------Tolisso------Savic-------Weigl------------
-----------------------------------------------------
---------------Belotti-------Mertens-----------------


5. What is your favourite 'mini-game' in the league? Mafia, Sheep, Lemmings, The Azzrentice or something else?

The Azzrentice and Mafia were both good fun, both have fallen by the wayside a bit though unfortunately. I guess that's partially coincided with Azzy no longer being with us. Sheep can be a good bit of light Friday entertainment.


6. Will there be any other major transfers this January following the Coutinho and Van Dijk deals?

I think Jonny Evans will move for a big fee right at the death. Don't think we'll see Griezmann, Alexis Sanchez and others moving.


7. Which character from Star Wars would each manager in the league be?

Tino - Kylo Ren
Marky - Han Solo
Bam - Lando
Hero - Emporer Palpatine
Twist - DJ
Afro - Supreme Leader Snoke
Nando - General Hux
Me - Unkarr Plutt
Olly - Finn
Miky - Anakin (Episode I for now, but I sense is morphing towards Episode II)


8. Doughnuts or Cookies?

Doughnuts. But I prefer fresh doughnuts from a stall than the overpriced Krispy Kremes.

1. Did you have a good Christmas/New Year?

Yes, a lot of food and booze which I'm currently paying for on my January diet

2. Of your current squad, how many would you accept lawyers offers on?

Still a fair few that I would accept, its only the massive rises that I would hold on for

3. What are your thoughts on having a Winter Break? (In real football, not in-league!)

For club football alone, I think its fine as it is, but if considering the national team I would put one in January

4. Combining all the teams, what would make the best line-up/squad in the league? And could it compete with Man City in the Premier League?

Buffon
Azpi Umtiti Koulibaly Alba
SMS Casemiro
Dembele Asensio Lemar
Jesus

5. What is your favourite 'mini-game' in the league? Mafia, Sheep, Lemmings, The Azzrentice or something else?

I've never played Mafia or the Azzrentice but would give them a go. Prefer Lemmings to sheep

6. Will there be any other major transfers this January following the Coutinho and Van Dijk deals?

Sanchez looks guaranteed

7. Which character from Star Wars would each manager in the league be?

Not a Star Wars fan

8. Doughnuts or Cookies?

Cookies