Homepage XV

by **Hero** Thu 24 May 2012, 8:48 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.
Everyone in League B (who votes on League A) send their results to TSC

TACTICS NEED TO BE IN THIS WEDNESDAY (11PM) FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SEASON 2.

To Qualify for the £2M Bonus, teams need to post their tactics by Midnight on Wednesday and PM their results by Midnight on Friday
NEW RULES!!!!

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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

Borussia Munchingballsack - Sainty

City Of Norwich FC - ncfc_Tooze

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 1:59 pm

Anyone want to sign Victor Moses, Elliott Bennett or Anthony Pilkington?
Tim Krul is also available for above the £8m Trebs has offered me

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:03 pm

Victor Moses

Yes, £2m ENQ

Does anyone have a CAM going cheap who plays in the English leagues??

ive have Lucas.......

by **Hero** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:03 pm

On a side project thing and for the stattos, could people jot down with their squad the representation of the leagues they play in.

So for mine it is:

League they play in
English 8
Spanish 3
Italian 2
Dutch 2
German 5
Danish 1
French 2
Swiss 1

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:04 pm

League they play in
English 21

Homepage XV - Page 19 3559488474

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:09 pm

Make that 22 Homepage XV - Page 19 3559488474

by Marky Tue 29 May 2012, 2:09 pm

Mine is http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/kasper-kure/profil/spieler_22886.html

by sodhat Tue 29 May 2012, 2:10 pm

England - 8
France - 3
Germany - 1
Spain - 5
Italy - 3

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:10 pm

Am I the youngest on this league???

I was born 14/09/95 meaning I am currently 16, nearly 17.

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:11 pm

Hero wrote:On a side project thing and for the stattos, could people jot down with their squad the representation of the leagues they play in.

So for mine it is:

League they play in
English 8
Spanish 3
Italian 2
Dutch 2
German 5
Danish 1
French 2
Swiss 1

I have Shaqiri, should I put him down for Germany?

by ncfc_Tooze Tue 29 May 2012, 2:13 pm

Mine is
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/tomas-brolin/profil/spieler_101091.html

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:13 pm

Shaqiri....whos that?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:14 pm

ncfc_Tooze wrote:Mine is
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/tomas-brolin/profil/spieler_101091.html

Is that the Thomas Brolin?? Laugh

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:15 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkj5ffbA7DM

WHAT A GOAL BY TOMAS!!!!

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:15 pm

Anyway;

German - 7
English - 5
Spanish - 5
Italian - 2
Ukraine - 1
French - 1

by **Afro** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:15 pm

nick_fury wrote:Shaqiri....whos that?

He was last years Eden Hazard.

I'm going to run a vote first:

Who is going to disappear, after wasting their talents sat on the bench of a big European team, first?

Xherdan Shaqiri
Eden Hazard

?

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:16 pm

Hazard

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:16 pm

Neither.
They will both be class players

by **Afro** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:18 pm

ollyrules wrote:Neither.
They will both be class players

They are both already class players. They just won't get any games as they will have better players in the team ahead of them.

by sodhat Tue 29 May 2012, 2:19 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
ollyrules wrote:Neither.
They will both be class players

They are both already class players. They just won't get any games as they will have better players in the team ahead of them.

What do Chelsea do with Marin do you reckon?

by Marky Tue 29 May 2012, 2:20 pm

My squad's leagues;

German - 11
Italian - 3
English - 2
Spanish - 2
French - 2
Portugese - 1
Dutch - 1
Brazilian - 1
Paraguayan - 1

by TwisT Tue 29 May 2012, 2:20 pm

sodhat wrote:
BigFellasAfro wrote:
ollyrules wrote:Neither.
They will both be class players

They are both already class players. They just won't get any games as they will have better players in the team ahead of them.

What do Chelsea do with Marin do you reckon?

They will play him on the wing and move Mata more central where he is more comfortable.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:20 pm

Right time to do me tactics I think.
Sodhat I'm coming for you (as is Wilbraham and my new enforcer. Steve 'sheepy' Morison)

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:21 pm

Yes, tactics. I shall make a start on them tonight.

by sodhat Tue 29 May 2012, 2:22 pm

ollyrules wrote:Right time to do me tactics I think.
Sodhat I'm coming for you (as is Wilbraham and my new enforcer. Steve 'sheepy' Morison)

That feels like it's creepy.

I'll get my tactics up tomorrow at lunchtime, no idea what to do yet!

by **Afro** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:23 pm

sodhat wrote:
BigFellasAfro wrote:
ollyrules wrote:Neither.
They will both be class players

They are both already class players. They just won't get any games as they will have better players in the team ahead of them.

What do Chelsea do with Marin do you reckon?

Marin could well be better than Hazard, difficult to tell really.

One thing I did think was that with Mata, Hazard and Marin, they have 3 players who could easily interchange and play any of RW, LW or SS.

If they can get a fluid Barca style game going, that could be difficult to stop.

I fully expect them to start the season with a midfield 3 (Ramires, Lampard and Mikel?), and Hazard and Mata off a striker. Then a couple of months in Marin will have replaced Hazard in the starting XI.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:23 pm

sodhat wrote:
ollyrules wrote:Right time to do me tactics I think.
Sodhat I'm coming for you (as is Wilbraham and my new enforcer. Steve 'sheepy' Morison)

That feels like it's creepy.

I'll get my tactics up tomorrow at lunchtime, no idea what to do yet!

you will be using the same tactics as last year Whistle

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:25 pm

Do you think Hazard will succeed for Shelski, Afro?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:29 pm

Time to mix it up with my tactics I think!

I fancy another game like me v marky at the end of last season #bringit

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

TSC wrote:Do you think Hazard will succeed for Shelski, Afro?

I think he is a massive gamble.

He has the ability and potential to succeed, but France is bore draw league that favours attacking players and he is the main man. The Premier League will be tough, and he will be just another player here. I think he has a lot to prove, especially considering his CL and Belgian performances. If it doesn't work out for him straight away, his ego could quickly work against him.

I hope he turns into a world beater as I would enjoy watching him in the Prem, but think £32m is too much to risk on him.

My prediction - he'll not handle it in England, sulk on the bench and then puch for a move to PSG next summer, where he'll turn back into a world beater

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:33 pm

He was last years Eden Hazard.

On that vote, Shaqiri purely as he has to get past Robbena nd Rubbery in the pecking order.

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:35 pm

Does anyone else think its F'ed up how Chavski are building a team yet they have no manager (well John Terry hasnt officially been given the manager title).

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:38 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
TSC wrote:Do you think Hazard will succeed for Shelski, Afro?

I think he is a massive gamble.

He has the ability and potential to succeed, but France is bore draw league that favours attacking players and he is the main man. The Premier League will be tough, and he will be just another player here. I think he has a lot to prove, especially considering his CL and Belgian performances. If it doesn't work out for him straight away, his ego could quickly work against him.

I hope he turns into a world beater as I would enjoy watching him in the Prem, but think £32m is too much to risk on him.

My prediction - he'll not handle it in England, sulk on the bench and then puch for a move to PSG next summer, where he'll turn back into a world beater

I like the sound of that. He seems to have oodles of talent but many have come before and failed. If he does end up rubbish a lot of people will enjoy it.

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:40 pm

"Werder Bremen's Peru striker Claudio Pizarro will return to Bayern Munich for next season after signing a one-year contract with the Bavarian giants"

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:42 pm

"Eden Hazard, who looks set to join Chelsea, is fined for missing the team bus taking Belgium's footballers to training and will have to repay his colleagues in champagne, it is reported."

So Chelski have signed an alcoholic? Interesting.

by **Hero** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:43 pm

Have Chelsea even mentioned anything as yet in regards to the transfer? Seems a bit odd that they've kept quiet on the matter.

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:44 pm

They're disappointed in him revealing it on Twitter and have cancelled the transfer? Any more news from Mr Hazard?

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:44 pm

I like the sound of that. He seems to have oodles of talent but many have come before and failed. If he does end up rubbish a lot of people will enjoy it.

He is a media wh__e too.
Really why all the, I will announce on twitter at 4pm, then nothing. Not to mention the last 2 weeks of BS. *In dodgy french/belgium accent* I have two game left in colour of Lille then next season I will be wearing blue" (which did in fact turn out true). "I will go to who will play me where I want to play" etc too much for someone whos proved nothing.

Not even Naymar acts like that and he has bags more talent and is in a tougher league.

by Marky Tue 29 May 2012, 2:45 pm

Maybe Chelsea don't want him, and his Tweet is up there with me posting "I would like to join Real Madrid".

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:47 pm

"Eden Hazard, who looks set to join Chelsea, is fined for missing the team bus taking Belgium's footballers to training and will have to repay his colleagues in champagne, it is reported."

So Chelski have signed an alcoholic? Interesting.

BBC Gossip:
Chelsea-bound Eden Hazard, 21, was once caught on camera eating a burger outside the stadium where a Belgium match in which he had been substituted was still going on.

Full story: Daily Mirror

by **Hero** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:48 pm

TSC wrote:They're disappointed in him revealing it on Twitter and have cancelled the transfer? Any more news from Mr Hazard?

Well I do reckon that if he'd done that with Utd then Fergie would have gone ballistic and probably have cancelled the deal.

by TwisT Tue 29 May 2012, 2:48 pm

I think it may be a bluff and he might go to Man U. He is trying to be a smart arse on Twitter. He didn't say "current" Euro Champs.

Unlikely, but with the size of his ego, I would not put it past him.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:48 pm

You do realise half of Hazard's BS was probably all his agent telling him to do it so he could eek some more money out of whoever was going to bid the most. Considering the agent only represents Hazard he would want the most money as well

by The Special Juan Tue 29 May 2012, 2:50 pm

nick_fury wrote:
I like the sound of that. He seems to have oodles of talent but many have come before and failed. If he does end up rubbish a lot of people will enjoy it.
He is a media wh__e too.
Really why all the, I will announce on twitter at 4pm, then nothing. Not to mention the last 2 weeks of BS. *In dodgy french/belgium accent* I have two game left in colour of Lille then next season I will be wearing blue" (which did in fact turn out true). "I will go to who will play me where I want to play" etc too much for someone whos proved nothing.

Not even Naymar acts like that and he has bags more talent and is in a tougher league.

I think a lot of the stuff was fabricated by the media and Twitter. It's too much like Chinese whispers. I think he was stupid to post stuff on Twitter though. That's inexcusable and shows a lack of respect.

by **Afro** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:51 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/18252456

Anyone read this.

I was starting to appreciate Froch's boxing a bit more, but once again his ego puts me off liking him. How can he say what he has said with only 29 fights and when he has lost to Kessler, who Calzaghe beat.

I hope he gets another Kessler fight and Kessler shows him what a really good boxer looks like.

by **Hero** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:52 pm

He was right on the 'will be playing in Manchester next season' too, away games at the Etihad and Old Trafford.

by **Hero** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:53 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/18252456

Anyone read this.

I was starting to appreciate Froch's boxing a bit more, but once again his ego puts me off liking him. How can he say what he has said with only 29 fights and when he has lost to Kessler, who Calzaghe beat.

I hope he gets another Kessler fight and Kessler shows him what a really good boxer looks like.

Yeah I saw that too, was thinking of going onto the thread on the boxing section about it but they all seem to loathe Calzaghe on there. I've met the fella and he's comes across a lovely bloke.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 29 May 2012, 2:53 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/18252456

Anyone read this.

I was starting to appreciate Froch's boxing a bit more, but once again his ego puts me off liking him. How can he say what he has said with only 29 fights and when he has lost to Kessler, who Calzaghe beat.

I hope he gets another Kessler fight and Kessler shows him what a really good boxer looks like.

I don't think he is better than Calzaghe but if he can beat Kessler and then maybe Ward I would say he is. At the moment he is just behind. He is a great warrior

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 2:54 pm

Decent ready for the Daily Mirror. Still not the best journalism.

he was chaired off the pitch by his team-mates.

Thats over the top.

by nick_fury Tue 29 May 2012, 3:00 pm

I think a lot of the stuff was fabricated by the media and Twitter. It's too much like Chinese whispers. I think he was stupid to post stuff on Twitter though. That's inexcusable and shows a lack of respect.

TSC, he fabricated a lot himself by tell reporters stuff and posting on twitter. If he proves to be good he will be hated in thr Premier League by other teams fans like Ronaldo was because of his arrogance.

If hes that good tho F it is my personal opinion, who gives a damn, if your thats good I wouldnt care. But hes currently not.

End of the day he loves the hype around him. He is a media wh__e. Does he have the attitude to make it in the PL?

Probably will as hes at a top team it will be hard not to. Saying that Torres...and to a lesser extent Carrol (less talent)

As long as #MUFC sign Kagawa I dont care.

by **Afro** Tue 29 May 2012, 3:03 pm

ollyrules wrote:
BigFellasAfro wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/18252456

Anyone read this.

I was starting to appreciate Froch's boxing a bit more, but once again his ego puts me off liking him. How can he say what he has said with only 29 fights and when he has lost to Kessler, who Calzaghe beat.

I hope he gets another Kessler fight and Kessler shows him what a really good boxer looks like.

I don't think he is better than Calzaghe but if he can beat Kessler and then maybe Ward I would say he is. At the moment he is just behind. He is a great warrior

If he can beat Ward and Kessler then yes, but both of them have already outclassed him and I see no reason why Froch could reverse either results. A good boxer and worthy of world titles, but he has not yet proved himself worthy of the group he puts himself into.

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