Manchester United - PL Manager

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Premier League Manager

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Budget: £4 mil

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THE SQUAD

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Goalkeepers
GK Tomasz Kuszczak
GK Hugo Lloris
GK Sebastien Frey

Defenders
DR Rafael
DL Maxwell
DL Taye Taiwo
DRL Fábio
DRC Arne Friedrich
DRC Wes Brown
DC Thomas Vermaelen
DC Vincent Kompany
DC Phil Jagielka
DC Phil Jones

Midfielders
DM Danielle De Rossi
CM Darren Fletcher
CM Michael Carrick
CM Seydou Keita
CM Anderson
WG Angel Di Maria
WG David Beckham (vice-captain)
WG Ryan Giggs

Forwards
FW Lionel Messi
FW Sergio Aguero
FW Mirko Vučinić
ST Gonzalo Higuain
ST Marouane Chamakh
ST Michael Owen

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LEAGUE STARTING XI

-------------------- Higuain --------------------
-------------------- Aguero ---------------------
---- Di Maria ----------------------- L Messi ----
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---------- Fletcher -------- De Rossi ------------
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-- Maxwell --- Verm' ---- Kompany --- Rafael --
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--------------------- Lloris ---------------------

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Subs
Frey, Fabio, Jagielka, Anderson, Keita, Carrick, Chamakh

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TRANSFERS

Transfers In:
Lionel Messi - £51 mil
Marcos Senna - £10 mil
Ronaldo, Cahill, Lloris, Taiwo - p/e
Raul - £5m
Keita - £8m
Friedrich - £8m
Frey - £8m
Beckham - £3m
Mirko Vučinić - £3 mil
Higuain, Di Maria, Aguero - p/e
Vermeulen + Kompany + Maxwell + Chamakh
De Rossi, Jagielka - p/e

Transfers Out:
Valencia, Hernandez - £26 mil
Anders Lindegaard - 3 mil
Ben Amos 1 mil
John O'Shea - 4.5 mil
Jonny Evans - 6 mil
Oliver Gill - 3 mil
Darron Gibson - 6 mil
Tom Cleverley - 3 mil
Robert Brady - 3 mil
Paul Pogba - 2 mil
Ryan Tunnicliffe - 1 mil
Oliver Norwood - 1.5 mil
Ravel Morrison - 1.5 mil
Danny Welbeck - 4 mil
Gabriel Obertan - 2 mil
Federico Macheda - 4.5 mil
Mame Biram Diouf - 2 mil
Nicky Ajose - 1 mil
Joshua King - 1 mil
Ferdinand, Nani, De Gea, Evra - p/e
Ronaldo, Rooney, Young - p/e
Vidic + Cahill + Berbatov - p/e
Smalling, Park, Raul, Senna - p/e

Robben + Maicon
for
Messi + Rafael?

Fabregas
for
Aguero
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On here I rate Fab marginally better so I am not looking to do the above. I would consider a straight swap for Ozil or perhaps something with Di Maria involved. I assume Messi is untouchable.

Interesting enquiry. I would be tempted by it although Hodgey is enquiring about Ozil as well atm. I assume you'd put Aguero and Messi either side of Higuain up front in a 4-3-3.

I'll let you know my thoughts shortly. If you change your mind on this give me a shout to save my furrowed brow.

Think I'd be weakening in central midfield just a little too much to justify the improvement out wide, so think I'll pass as it stands. For the time being anyway.

Rafael + Maxwell + Senna
=
De Rossi + Vd Wiel + Baines

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Not after full backs mate, want some CBs or strength in depth in other areas
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De Rossi
4
Senna + Park + Smalling
?

De Rossi + Jagielka
4
Senna + Park + Smalling + Raul

Yeah i'll do that, can you help me by saying who is the best rated CF? My preference would be Raul

Thats what i thought, deal on above then, its been a pleasure!

De Rossi + Vermeulan
=
Toulalon + Vidic
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Nice offer but going to say no since it weakens me a lot at central defence where I need to strengthen. Toulalan will do a job for me at DM.

If I'd know Bathite would have done such a deal, I'd have offered different players. Nice deal for you imo.

Essien + Adler
for
Lloris + De Rossi?

Enquiry only.

you see that senna got injured..........can't belive it!

Yeah, if you have an injured player and transfer him, he becomes healed and can play for the new side he has been transferred to.

De Rossi + Rafael
=
Alves + Essien?

Not sure about this, Essien => De Rossi?

Essien is still rated the best DM at the minute and that's good enough for me. I'd also rather have Alves than Rafael...

I'm sure I could trade Essien for any DM in the world.

Any chance of adding Adler for Lloris because of my injury?

Carrick + Fletcher + Higuain
=
Forlan + Lassana + Pirlo

good offer but im pretty sure carrick and fletcher are v.underrated and not near the class of Lass and Pirlo on here. Higuain for Forlan is a small gain, but one that doesn't bother me. I know Pirlo and Lass are both crocked but it's still not going to make me do anything stupid that will screw up the work I've put in to get my side how it is

Essien + Adler + RvN + Alves + Abidal
=
Chamakh + De Rossi + Lloris + Rafael + Maxwell

Essien => De Rossi
Adler =< Lloris
RvN => Chamakh
Alves >> Rafael
Abidal > Maxwell

No thanks mate...

Essien + Adler + Alves
=
De Rossi + Lloris + Rafael

Essien is injured but it doesn't mean I'm gonna get ripped off by selling him. Adler is also injured but the same for him. Alves for Rafael isn't gonna happen.

Iniesta + Adriano
=
Aguero + Fabio
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Interesting but would prefer Iniesta as he can play the winger role more effectively.

I do think Aguero is getting every game though

Stunning team apart from Fletcher

Mate, Fletcher is no weakness. SAF rates him and he's the best manager of all time, so he must be pretty good.
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Was only joking about the Fletcher comment.
Really can't see if he will start many games especially as Phil Jones has been signed

You got really lucky with your injuries

Senna + Ramires + Pique + Demichilis
=
Fletcher + Carrick + Verm + Kompany
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Tempting but not sure I'm not losing out overall, albeit by a small amount. Pique is rated very highly on here whereas Carrick seems to hold little rating. Fletcher and Ramires are about equal.

I'm going to ponder this one. Are you looking to get this done before Hodgey takes the teams for this week? I think you've got enough to beat Liverpool regardless tbh.

My thinking as well wrt Pique/Demi. I am also keen to keep Ramires which fits with your desire not to get him.

Fletcher + Vermaelen + Kompany
for
Senna + Demi + Pique

is a possible deal.

No hurry yet though as you say.

enq

messi + di maria + kompany + rafael + Fletcher
=
ribery + vargas + vidic + bosingwa + toulalan

messi > ribery
vargas < di maria
vidic >> kompany
bosingwa > rafael
Fletcher < toulalan

enq atm only

Friedrich + Fletcher
=
Pirlo

no thanks mate, he's back now so would need to be something better than that

fletch+verm
=
melo+badstuber/samuel

enq

Are you still interested in the deal we were discussing a few days back, i.e.

Senna + Pique + Demichelis + Santon
for
Fletcher + Vermaelen + Kompany + Fabio

?

fletcher+vermaelen
=
melo+badstuber/bonucci

Mexes, Carvalho, Kaka
=
Aguero, Vermeulen, Kompany

No thanks mate, prefer both of my CBs and see Aguero - Kaka pretty even, especially at CAM.

Toulalan + Vidic + Hang + Vargas
=
Maxwell + Fletcher + Kompany + Vermealen?
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no deal mate sorry cant sell vargas he is a good back up...........

how about

Di Maria + kompany + Thomas Vermaelen + rafael
=
ribery + vidic + hangeland + Anyukov

Toulalan + Vidic + Hang
=
Fletcher + Kompany + Vermealen?
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cant do this losing twice in the deal...
enq

vidic + hangeland + Anyukov
=
kompany + vermealen + rafael

veloso+luiz
=
de rossi+verm

enq

sorry mate cant add melo/toulalan weakens my side...

enq

Verm + Kompany
=
vidic + hangeland

Senna + Torres
for
Fletcher + Higuain
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Might consider it if something else were added. I tend to prefer Torres and am not sure about Fletcher being a lone DM.

Senna + Torres + Arshavin
for
Fletcher + Higuain + Di Maria

enq

Di Maria + de rossi + kompany + Vermaelen
=
ribery + toulalan + vidic + hangeland