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Supplemental Auction Open!

Heads of the EPL Gregers and Sainty apologize for recent events and state that the league will be sorted out ASAP, all fixtures against Warwickshire from this week forward will be counted as 6-0's for the team that was due to play them.

After the sudden walk out of their coach, Essex Eagles are in dire straits. Update, the ex-Kolkata Knight Riders coach Shanky has taken the position. Big changes expected at Essex.

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Any Enquires please contact either Gregers or Sainty.

Gregers' League of Southern Softies

Team	Coach
Essex Eagles	shankythebiggestengfan
Hampshire Royals	ollyrules
Middlesex Panthers	Kiwireddevil
Somerset CC	hodge
Surrey Lions	Gregers
Sussex Sharks	Shelsey

Sainty's "It's Grim Up North" League

Team	Coach
Durham Dynamos	MFC
Lancashire Lightening	Marshall
Leicestershire Foxes	Sainty
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	JDizzle
Worcestershire Royals	Mat
Yorkshire Carnegie	GG

Rules and Player Signings

Rules - https://www.606v2.com/t23938-epl-rules#960288

Please confirm all Player Signings and Transfers - https://www.606v2.com/t23939-epl-player-registration-confirmation-closed

Auction - CLOSED

https://www.606v2.com/t23942-epl-auction#960304

Player Releases - OPEN

https://www.606v2.com/t23941-releases-closed

List of Released/Unsold Players - Available to Purchase - OPEN

https://www.606v2.com/t23940-released-players-closed
https://www.606v2.com/t24434-unattached-players-closed


Fixtures, Results and Table
https://www.606v2.com/t23944-epl-fixture-results-table#960312

I was very tempted by Paine, if only he was under 25!

ollyrules wrote:I would have had to kill you Hodge

come to newport to try at your own peril

Was tempted to go in for Sehwag right at the end, but resisted the urge. My bid for Mendis was a bit of a long shot, forced Nando into parting with a little more money though so it's all good.

I think you got a couple of bargains tbh Mat, Shazhad is quality

hodge wrote:

ollyrules wrote:I would have had to kill you Hodge

come to newport to try at your own peril

Us Nooorrrrrfolk lads punch
As the NCFC song goes,"WE SHOOT BURGALARS, SING WE SHOOT BURGALARS"

Cheers Greg, but I didn't buy Shazhad!

Sorry to be a pain Gregers, but just can I confirm:

1) I do have Malinga?
2) When is the cut off for U25's? If a player is 25, does that count as under 25?

Cheers!

1) Yes, as long as the new rule makes sense

2) 25 counts as under 25 (like in football). Anyone who was born after 12/02/86

Thanks very much Gregers.

so it closes at 9pm on the dot now? or can i bid at 9:00:.. like Jdizzle did until you say shut?

I posted my shut message as soon as my laptop said 9:00

Or we can do what we did in the IPL and keep Malinga on auction tomorrow but with only the pair of you able to bid.

it's fine JD can keep him it would just be nice to know the ruling tbh

The problem is not realising that the rule was there until it happens

I am really sorry for that, complete oversight on my part. I have now announced it.

You prized Mendis off of me tho!

Tbh i was more surprised i got him that cheaply and with not getting Malinga can spend my money more wisely

I was going to go higher but felt that £200k was fairly high. Cracking signing for you tho.... Spinning pitch when Notts play Warks :P

It might have been a blessing in disguise not to have got Malinga nando! I now only have 185K for the rest of the week. Classic student forward thinking.

And I've spoken to Mr. Swann and he says a raging Bunsen Burner suits him fine!

£605k for Malinga is a huge amount

For that you could get two high quality players

it's why i wasn't complaining like CF when he found out the facepalm smiley was gone.......

Worth it methinks though. Malinga is the best death bowler in the world, with only Gul getting close. And with him, Broad and Swann my bowling attack is shaping up well.

What do you think to Smith and Kulasekara?
Smith always played well in England
Kulasekara can nip the ball about and good death bowler

I don't trust Broad at t20

Broad will miss run outs and isn't world class in t20 imo.

If it makes it better Nando I had Malunga AND Gul in the IPL and didn't make the semi finals much less win it!

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Olly

Smith is quality, Kulasekara is a good fast bowler. Good signings I reckon

Kulasekara is a very good limited overs bowler, and definitely great value for what you got him. Smith is a solid batsman, proven in England. Could also be a very good captain.

I think there could be some battles for players tomorrow. I have my eye on a fair few players

For that matter in the IPL I also had Sachin and Dilshan!

This is my possible starting line up:

1. Graeme Smith
2. Jimmy Adams
3. James Vince – under 25
4. Michale Carberry
5. ????
6. Dimitri Mascarenhas
7. Sean Ervine
8. Michale Bates – under 25
9. Danny Briggs – under 25
10. Nuwan Kulasekara
11. Chris Wood – Under 25

Its a good line up, Adams/Smith/Vince is a cracking top 3

Looking to get someone good for Afridi or else he slots in at number 5

my top 3

1) Trescothick
2) Gayle
3) Kieswetter

tad defensive...??

Little bit hodge

Maybe get Iqbal in there as well :P

well 4 and 5 i have Van der Merwe and Buttler, can have Albie Morkel at 6 if I want.....

currently looking at
Stirling
Gibbs
AN Other
Blackwell
Collingwood
Stokes
Read
Borthwick
Harmison
Onions/Davies
Keedy

but wondering if with all the bowling options I should look for some extra batsmen instead (Stirling, Blackwell, Stokes and Collingwood should be more than capable of getting through 8 overs between them).

Notts looking decent aswell:

Hales
Warner
Lumb
Taylor
Hussey, D
Samit
Wessels
Broad
Swann
Harris/Fletcher
Malinga

That will probably be by starting XI as I have no money left to add to it, but it isn't a bad unit. Looking at Sehwag in the Supplemental auction and that batting unit becomes really imposing!

At the moment I'm looking at
Martin Guptil
Joe Denly
Dale Benkenstein
Dawid Malan
Eoin Morgan
Gareth Berg
Tom Smith
Neil Dexter
John Simpson
Mitchell Claydon
Steven Finn

Still looking to buy in another seamer, and a keeper-batsman (at the moment Morgan is pretty much my reserve keeper ) but there's some decent strikers in the middle order.

At the moment I've got...

Cook
Jaques
Root
Ali
Bairstow
Hall
Rashid
Pyrah
Bresnan
Shahzad
Brooks

Looking at getting a couple of batsmen, a seamer and a spinner from the auction.

fernando wrote:it's why i wasn't complaining like CF when he found out the facepalm smiley was gone.......

seems harsh to bring that up...

poor form nando.

cricketfan90 wrote:

fernando wrote:it's why i wasn't complaining like CF when he found out the facepalm smiley was gone.......

seems harsh to bring that up...

poor form nando.

Or you could just grow sense of humor and get not get your knickers in a twist?

Poor form CF

i was gonna take it as a laugh, but it happens a lot with admin and mods, so decided not to.

JDizzle wrote:Classic student forward thinking.

Announcement

The recently dissolved Kent Spitfires side will be made available soon.

The squad is as follows (Bold is Kolpak, Italic is under 25)

Batsmen: Robert Key, Sam Northeast, Darren Stevens, Daniel Bell-Drumond, Chris Piesley, Mike Powell

All Rounders: Azhar Mahmood, Adam Ball, Alex Blake, James Tredwell, Ivan Thomas

Wicket Keepers: Geriant Jones, Sam Billings

Bowlers: Matt Coles, Simon Cook, Ashley Shaw, Adam Riley, Charlie Shreck

Azhar Mahmood has an English passport and plays as a local player for Kent.

Changed

You've probably stated this before, but will it be a silent auction or first come first served?

im happy im still leading the way for manoj tiwary

Probably half and half GG just like the others.

Alright, thanks mate

i have AFRIDI

cricketfan90 wrote:i have AFRIDI

I have TRESCOTHICK, GAYLE, KIESWETTER, BUTTLER, THOMAS, MORKEL, TAIT and a few others

cricketfan90 wrote:i have AFRIDI

I have Rashid. Rashid > Afridi.

it says i have tiwary on tuesday auction, but i withdrew my bid, yesterday.

Did you cf?