The 606v2 Fantastic Fantasy Football Homepage page XI

by The Special Juan Fri May 04, 2012 12:09 pm

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606V2 EURODivision

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Everyone in League A (who votes on League B) send their results to Hero.
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To Qualify for the £2M Bonus, teams need to post their tactics by Midnight on Wednesday and PM their results by Midnight on Friday

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League Breakdown and Rules

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League A

Athletico Bilbao Baggins FC - Hero

Tactics

Real Ale Sociedad - TwisT

Injuries

AC ALittleSilhouetteoOfAMan (AC ALSOAM) - Marky

Lawyers

Straight-Edge United - TheBrahmaBull

Fixtures

Cunning Canaries FC - ollyrules

Results

Viva City - VivaPaulScholes

Table

Treble's Revenge - onlytreblewinners

Go Ahead Pigeons - Russell_Elmo

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League B

The London Silly Nannies - sodhat

Tactics

Jacamos United - TSC

Injuries

FC Furious - nick_fury

Lawyers

Sporting Sideburns FC - Gav

Fixtures

AFC Swamp Donkeys - fernando

Results

FC United of Bournemouth Town and Boscombe City Wanderers Athletic Football Club - cherriesfan

Table

Walker Texas Rangers FC - Nay Bother

City Of Norwich FC - ncfc_Tooze

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 1:52 pm

Hero wrote:How do Afro, hope all is well, got a craving for this again yet (or the opportunity to take part workwise?)

Work is a bit quieter, but I have lost the urge to play these games, so no cravings at the moment!

I see you signed Kroos - great signing, one the best midfielders in Europe atm IMO and in this league too (although, don't let him take penalties!!). He's like having Modric or Alonso, but adding in German energy and consistency.

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 1:53 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
Hero wrote:How do Afro, hope all is well, got a craving for this again yet (or the opportunity to take part workwise?)

Work is a bit quieter, but I have lost the urge to play these games, so no cravings at the moment!

I see you signed Kroos - great signing, one the best midfielders in Europe atm IMO and in this league too (although, don't let him take penalties!!). He's like having Modric or Alonso, but adding in German energy and consistency.

You say that about 6 hours after he took £26M to sell him to me at the end of the season Laugh

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 1:56 pm

Marky wrote:
BigFellasAfro wrote:
Hero wrote:How do Afro, hope all is well, got a craving for this again yet (or the opportunity to take part workwise?)

Work is a bit quieter, but I have lost the urge to play these games, so no cravings at the moment!

I see you signed Kroos - great signing, one the best midfielders in Europe atm IMO and in this league too (although, don't let him take penalties!!). He's like having Modric or Alonso, but adding in German energy and consistency.

You say that about 6 hours after he took £26M to sell him to me at the end of the season

Really? Well good signing for you then Marky. Remember Ozil's rating after the World Cup? Well, that will be Kroos this time around, but with a player who can play deep or attacking playmaker and actually does it consistently well

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 1:58 pm

Except Ozil's rating will continue to soar, too. Right Afro? Whistle

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 2:00 pm

Sodhat, you sold Kroos and Lampard to get Ozil, Kroos and Lampard could well be playing in a Champions League final this season Wink

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:04 pm

Marky wrote:Sodhat, you sold Kroos and Lampard to get Ozil, Kroos and Lampard could well be playing in a Champions League final this season

Ozil won his domestic title though...

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 2:05 pm

sodhat wrote:
Marky wrote:Sodhat, you sold Kroos and Lampard to get Ozil, Kroos and Lampard could well be playing in a Champions League final this season

Ozil won his domestic title though...

European Cup > La Liga

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:06 pm

sodhat wrote:Except Ozil's rating will continue to soar, too. Right Afro?

For you I would like to say yes. In reality, his rating should be dropping. He shows flashes on brilliance for Real, but he goes missing too much. But a good Euros should cement his reputation in these leagues for another two years (or 6 seasons).

Out of the two, I would go for Kroos though.

That German side is looking really good again this summer.

Neuer
Lahm Badstuber Hummels Boateng
Khedira Kroos
Muller--Ozil--Podolski
Gomez

That would win a lot of votes in these leagues, with the possible exceptions of Badstuber and Boateng.

Also, Draxler is in their provisional squad, the player Gotze wishes he could become!! Anyone got him on here yet

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:07 pm

Marky wrote:Sodhat, you sold Kroos and Lampard to get Ozil, Kroos and Lampard could well be playing in a Champions League final this season

Injuries permitting, both will be playing I would have thought

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:09 pm

Marky wrote:
sodhat wrote:
Marky wrote:Sodhat, you sold Kroos and Lampard to get Ozil, Kroos and Lampard could well be playing in a Champions League final this season

Ozil won his domestic title though...

European Cup > La Liga

38 game domestic league > pansy cup competition

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:17 pm

Watch the Real v Bayern semi-finals again. Kroos ruled Ozil, including nearly snapping him in half at the Bernabeau (which I had the pleasure of attending Smile

) Kroos was superb in both games, other than his penalty, possibly MOTM in both games.

If they ever cloned Modric and Schweinsteiger and the batches got mixed up, the outcome would be Kroos Laugh

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:20 pm

You're going to making Hero a very regret filled man!

Although I disagree, I would take Ozil ahead of him as a game changer and he fits my teams style better as a straight up AM.

I haven't seen much of Marko Marin but I see he's coming to Chelsea which should bump his rating for me!

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 2:21 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
sodhat wrote:Except Ozil's rating will continue to soar, too. Right Afro?

For you I would like to say yes. In reality, his rating should be dropping. He shows flashes on brilliance for Real, but he goes missing too much. But a good Euros should cement his reputation in these leagues for another two years (or 6 seasons).

Out of the two, I would go for Kroos though.

That German side is looking really good again this summer.

Neuer
Lahm Badstuber Hummels Boateng
Khedira Kroos
Muller--Ozil--Podolski
Gomez

That would win a lot of votes in these leagues, with the possible exceptions of Badstuber and Boateng.

Also, Draxler is in their provisional squad, the player Gotze wishes he could become!! Anyone got him on here yet

I've got Boateng and Badstuber as my CB pairing... But I get what you mean.

Julian Draxler? He is on my list but 5 goals and 9 assists in 46 appearances suggests he wont be rated that highly.

by The Special Juan Tue May 08, 2012 2:22 pm

Ozil or Fabregas?

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:23 pm

Ozilgas...

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:25 pm

I do like Ozil. I think he is a top, top player. Just that Kroos is my kind of player (not like me, the kind I would like to have been).

Is everywhere, doing everything, creating, scoring, defending. I remember watching a video on youtube of Kroos and right at the start it quickly shows a picture of a pitch with all of Kroos' runs shown in bright green. Virtually the whole pitch was bright green!!! I will try and find it now

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 2:29 pm

Afro, a question.

Do I try and sign a CM and play Kroos as AM, or play Kroos as the CM and sign a new AM?

It'd be;

Toulalan - Kroos
Farfan - new signing - Lopez
Soldado

or, as it stands;

Toulalan - Gonalons/new signing
Farfan - Kroos - Lopez
Soldado

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:29 pm

Marky wrote:
BigFellasAfro wrote:
sodhat wrote:Except Ozil's rating will continue to soar, too. Right Afro?

For you I would like to say yes. In reality, his rating should be dropping. He shows flashes on brilliance for Real, but he goes missing too much. But a good Euros should cement his reputation in these leagues for another two years (or 6 seasons).

Out of the two, I would go for Kroos though.

That German side is looking really good again this summer.

Neuer
Lahm Badstuber Hummels Boateng
Khedira Kroos
Muller--Ozil--Podolski
Gomez

That would win a lot of votes in these leagues, with the possible exceptions of Badstuber and Boateng.

Also, Draxler is in their provisional squad, the player Gotze wishes he could become!! Anyone got him on here yet

I've got Boateng and Badstuber as my CB pairing... But I get what you mean.

Julian Draxler? He is on my list but 5 goals and 9 assists in 46 appearances suggests he wont be rated that highly.

Draxler is still young and improving, but he is already a really good player and will get a big move soon. He might be rated by some of the more long term managers who have heard a bit more about him (I put my PR machine into overdrive when I had him on Furious).

The Germans are going to have a lot of choice of attacking players in the next few year.

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:33 pm

Marky wrote:Afro, a question.

Do I try and sign a CM and play Kroos as AM, or play Kroos as the CM and sign a new AM?

It'd be;

Toulalan - Kroos
Farfan - new signing - Lopez
Soldado

or, as it stands;

Toulalan - Gonalons/new signing
Farfan - Kroos - Lopez
Soldado

It really does depend on who the alternative DM/AM are. I would like him involved in midfield more and with Toulalan you can afford to have Kroos playing box to box. Therefore I would try to have him playing as a natural box to box CM.

Here is that video - the clip of the pitch is only momentary at around 15 seconds, but you'll see what I mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVJZHqP3pY

by TwisT Tue May 08, 2012 2:34 pm

If any teams are looking for quick deals to trim their squads (so as to get cash for a star player) please let me know whose available on the Real Ale page.

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 2:35 pm

Obviously I can't say who i'd be after as the AM, as we're all competing to sign a star player with secret voting at the end of the season, but it would be a big name.

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:36 pm

If you can get someone of the same calibre as the others around them, then I would go for formation number 1.

Which Lopez do you have?

by TwisT Tue May 08, 2012 2:37 pm

Hi afro.....whose squad has improved in your opinion since you were last on here?

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 2:39 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:If you can get someone of the same calibre as the others around them, then I would go for formation number 1.

Which Lopez do you have?

Lisandro.

I found this video of Kroos and Ribery playing "Rock Paper Scissors" to decide who takes a free kick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqzW7GTmcI&feature=related

by **Hero** Tue May 08, 2012 2:40 pm

I was playing Kroos in the box to box role with Cambiasso playing the straight DM role but I was getting voted down due to it.

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:40 pm

TwisT wrote:Hi afro.....whose squad has improved in your opinion since you were last on here?

Feels like a loaded question Laugh

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:40 pm

You could sign that chicken from Blackburn. he was really quick off the mark, even Yakubu culdn't catch him (and if there is food in the offing, Yakubu is as fast of the mark as they come.

I haven't really looked through the squads, although I though Hero had improved his a lot. Last time I looked, he was struggling to fill his bench.

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:42 pm

Hero wrote:I was playing Kroos in the box to box role with Cambiasso playing the straight DM role but I was getting voted down due to it.

That position is perfect for Kroos IMO, although Cambiasso is a bit past his best these days, so perhaps that was the problem Whistle

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:42 pm

I think perhaps Kroos still doesn't have the recognition because of the perception of the German league still being outside the 'big three'. Probably get some more if he has a stonker against Chelsea though.

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:43 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:You could sign that chicken from Blackburn. he was really quick off the mark, even Yakubu culdn't catch him (and if there is food in the offing, Yakubu is as fast of the mark as they come.

Add to that, he looked like he knew the way to the back of the net.

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by TwisT Tue May 08, 2012 2:45 pm

sodhat wrote:
TwisT wrote:Hi afro.....whose squad has improved in your opinion since you were last on here?

Feels like a loaded question

Not quite

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 2:49 pm

Anyone on Orange network here?

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 2:50 pm

Kind of Viva, I get Orange signal... Why?

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:52 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Anyone on Orange network here?

I am on Orange twice Viva - have a dual SIM phone and both my work and personal SIMs are Orange.

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 2:53 pm

sodhat wrote:
BigFellasAfro wrote:You could sign that chicken from Blackburn. he was really quick off the mark, even Yakubu culdn't catch him (and if there is food in the offing, Yakubu is as fast of the mark as they come.

Add to that, he looked like he knew the way to the back of the net.

I imagine that by now he is in Mrs Yakubu's casserole dish

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 2:54 pm

Not quite the same, I wanted to know if anyone gets the Panther service and if they've used the Swapables (You get two free apps MTV, Sky Sports, Movies etc) and wanted to know how reliable the Sky Sports is, does the video chop, skip buffer.

Would be cool to have Sky Sports on the move.

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 2:57 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
VivaPaulScholes wrote:Anyone on Orange network here?

I am on Orange twice Viva - have a dual SIM phone and both my work and personal SIMs are Orange.

Is it on contract and do you have the Panther service?

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 3:01 pm

It is on contract, but I can't help. Work one is a corporate tariff, whilst my personal one is Dolphin as I only really use it for Data and put all my calls and texts through my work number.

by sodhat Tue May 08, 2012 3:03 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Not quite the same, I wanted to know if anyone gets the Panther service and if they've used the Swapables (You get two free apps MTV, Sky Sports, Movies etc) and wanted to know how reliable the Sky Sports is, does the video chop, skip buffer.

Would be cool to have Sky Sports on the move.

I imagine it depends on the coverage wherever you may be watching. If you're using a wireless connection then it'll probably be good but if you rely on networks you may have more trouble. Orange seem to be pretty good though, lots of coverage around the country.

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 3:29 pm

for the help guys.

Nice to see you back Afro sadly I've got some bad news, you've slipped down the greatest ranking of 606 manager of all time because of your lack of activity.

by Marky Tue May 08, 2012 3:31 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote: for the help guys.

Nice to see you back Afro sadly I've got some bad news, you've slipped down the greatest ranking of 606 manager of all time because of your lack of activity.

Sadly he's right. Twist, Olly, Bull and I have overtaken you Afro, but no-one else.

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 3:39 pm

TSC I have a question for you, have you watched the movie Dog Soldiers? You know the Scottish guy in there I think one of the main guys what accent does he have? Also the guy in Call Of Duty MW2 CaptaiN John MacTavish known as Soap he has the same accent as the Dog Soldiers guy do you know where in Scotland is the accent from?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 08, 2012 3:39 pm

Marky wrote:Zokora kicks racism in the nuts!

Just noticed Blackburn's terrible record of 1 win and 7 defeats in their last 8 Premier League games. Olly, for one bonus point, who was the side who lost 2-0 to give Blackburn that one win in eight?

We just try to aid the needy Marky raspberry

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 3:40 pm

Marky wrote:
VivaPaulScholes wrote: for the help guys.

Nice to see you back Afro sadly I've got some bad news, you've slipped down the greatest ranking of 606 manager of all time because of your lack of activity.

Sadly he's right. Twist, Olly, Bull and I have overtaken you Afro, but no-one else.

Nick has lost his place as 2nd Greatest manager on 606 and is now in 4th position. (Only my rating is official everyone elses is fake)

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 3:41 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote: for the help guys.

Nice to see you back Afro sadly I've got some bad news, you've slipped down the greatest ranking of 606 manager of all time because of your lack of activity.

I have officially retired like Azzy. Does that make a difference?

by FIFA Diva Tue May 08, 2012 3:43 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
VivaPaulScholes wrote: for the help guys.

Nice to see you back Afro sadly I've got some bad news, you've slipped down the greatest ranking of 606 manager of all time because of your lack of activity.

I have officially retired like Azzy. Does that make a difference?

If thats the case you've won back your place.

by TwisT Tue May 08, 2012 3:43 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote:
Marky wrote:
VivaPaulScholes wrote: for the help guys.

Nice to see you back Afro sadly I've got some bad news, you've slipped down the greatest ranking of 606 manager of all time because of your lack of activity.

Sadly he's right. Twist, Olly, Bull and I have overtaken you Afro, but no-one else.

Nick has lost his place as 2nd Greatest manager on 606 and is now in 4th position. (Only my rating is official everyone elses is fake)

Enlighten me, just for the sake of WUMing, what is the top ten now then?

by **Afro** Tue May 08, 2012 3:45 pm

It is. This is a young man's game and when you reach the age where you can't remember how old you are without having to work it out, it's time to move aside for a younger man.

Plus concentrating on work for a change has worked wonders. I'm actually getting stuff done and am quite popular with my bosses atm

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue May 08, 2012 3:47 pm

I must be like bottom of the list Laugh

Also on the Euros if any Norwich player goes (hopefully Holt) I think I will go crazy with excitement (Nay however will be suicidal)

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