The Azzrentice Final

First topic message reminder :

Hello everyone. We're finally here - the Azzrentice Season One Final. Congratulations to Gregers, Soddy and Marky for getting this far, and thank you to all of you who have competed in the competition so far. It's been fun, yet tough. And there can be only one winner.

TEAMS:

TEAM SODDY	TEAM GREGERS	TEAM MARKY
Soddy	Gregers	Marky
Afro	Trebs	Viva
Olly	Hero	Nando
Zebs	GSC	Fan
Cherries	Tooze	CF

The task:
I want you to present to me a vision. A vision of what football really means to you. And to do that, I'm giving you £125m to spend.

With that £125m, I want you to buy a team of 18 footballers, using their TM values as of 24 January 2012 (prepare now but check the values don't go up when you submit). For this 18-man squad, I want you to provide a starting XI, and a briefing on how you want them to play. Not tactics as such, but I want you to inspire the players with a vision for how you want them to play the game.

Now, to help you, I am going to offer you the chance to purchase a manager. You can have another £25m for this - anything you don't spend can be put towards your squad purchases. The manager will be the person who will carry out your vision, who will put it into practice and get the players playing the way you want them to. Not to say that you're choosing the manager's vision of course, but if your vision is of lumping it to Andy Carroll, don't choose Wenger! Manager prices are as follows:

Pep Guardiola - £25m
Jose Mourinho - £25m
Sir Alex Ferguson - £25m
Roberto Mancini - £20m
Arsene Wenger - £20m
Guus Hiddink - £17.5m
Tito Vilanova - £17.5m
Jupp Heynckes - £16.5m
Andre Villas-Boas - £15m
Jürgen Klopp - £15m
Massimiliano Allegri - £15m
Marcelo Bielsa - £13.5m
David Moyes - £13.5m
Diego Simeone - £12.5m
Brendan Rogers - £12.5m
Antonio Conte - £12.5m
Manuel Pellegrini - £10m
Rafael Benítez - £10m
Michael Laudrup - £8m
Chris Hughton - £5m

I will be judging this task on three aspects:

1. The starting XI, including chemistry between players (ie, they have to complement your vision)
2. The substitutes, so you don't buy any old toot to make your first team look better
3. Your vision, including whether your manager is capable of carrying it off

The team with the best XI, subs and vision will win - the prize is still to be determined. Good luck one and all!

DEADLINE IS 2359 ON THURSDAY 24 JANUARY - FRIDAY 25 JANUARY WILL BE AZZRENTICE LIVE

Right, i'm off to get a Subway. If i'm not back in time, please interrogate Gregers first, i'll be munching on a Cheese and Herb bread, Italian BMT (Pepperoni, Salami, Ham) with cheese and BBQ sauce. Toasted, of course.

I hear you.

So, Marky...

I'll start with Gregers of course. Gregers, tell me why you deserve to win the Azzrentice. What has made you the obvious winner?

Hectic at work, will try and respond when I can (Sorry Azzy)

If the same question is for me, I can work on my answer. Stupid bosses giving me work to do by end of the week at 2pm on a Friday

It will be Marky, you may as well go first

Why should I win the azzrentice?

I believe that I have regularly thought outside the box and pushed what was wanted in each task. From writing a (if I do say myself) hilarious piece for Cahill in the first task to implementing my vision of football through the eyes of the little kid inside all if us I have loved each task.

(sorry for the short answer)

Of course you've loved the tasks, I thought of them...

Marky I'll await your response.

Both of you can tell me which was your best moment of this year's Azzrentice please.

And if noone mentions Ashley Young have white man's hands in the first task, they get marked down*





*that may not happen as I carry no weight

It was me that noticed that at the time, although Hero said it was a pitcure of a black guy anyway

I deserve to win the Azzrentice because over the course of the show I have proven to be a loyal team player, and a helpful one at that. Especially throughout the second half of the Azzrentice, I was regularly on the winning team and that is no coincidence.

What has made me the obvious winner is my consistency, my ability and the fact I have shown I can be a leader when directing my teammates in this final task.

The best moment for me in this Azzrentice was the final task, because it was the first time I got to show my leadership qualities as well as dictate everything that needed to be done. Although teaming with Sodhat when it was 2 of us against 4 on the other team and winning will be my highlight if I don't win this.

Have to dash out for half an hour, sorry lads. Be back soon!

#WinstonReidsBarmyArmy

Right lads. I'm back. And I've made my decision.

Marky and Gregers, you've both been outstanding in the Azzrentice. Consistently good, amusing, knowledgeable...it's a tough choice.

On this task, Gregers would win. His XI is much better in my view, and I preferred his vision also. Marky had a great bench, but perhaps that detracted from his XI too much (it was a fine line to tread).

But I'm not awarding the Azzrentice title and cash prize of £TBC for this task solely. It's about the process, and how you've performed over the course of the competition. With that in mind, I've made my decision.

Marky - you are the winner of the first Azzrentice

Gregers, unlucky, you had a great final but ultimately Week 3 let you down, I gave Marky at least 7/10 in every week and you only got a 6/10 that week. Out of 50, Marky scored 39 and you scored 37. So close.

Well done to everyone involved, and now we need Afro to decide what the cash prize should be.

Hahaha 3 times apprentice winner baby yeahhh. I kept my mouth shut all day listening to afrps diss attempts at me. 3 times with 3 different managers boom.

Well done marky I knew you'd do it

Well done Viva, a deserving winner.

Wait, what's that? Marky was the actual winner? Who knew...

P.S actually well done to Marky, who is a deserving winner. I enjoyed the task we worked on together in week 4 the most of all the tasks I've done on this thing.

Marky was the winner despite not being the winner of the final task. It was his consistent performance throughout that won him the prize - the Week 4 task got him a 9/10.

Sodhat another hater well see you later. 3 times no other manager can come clpse to this success. Unlucky Gregers you tried your best. Nando vica marky cf bull youball deserve a pat on the back.

Well done Marky. A thorughly deserving winner

Prizes should be the same as last time which was £5m to the winner and £2m to the runner-up.

Viva and Marky get to add £5m, Gregers £2m

A big thank you to azzy baby without him this wouldn't have happend. Can't wait for next seasons edition.

Cheers afro will add my money now xxx

You know in fact I am going to donate my £5m to charity.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Sodhat another hater well see you later. 3 times no other manager can come clpse to this success. Unlucky Gregers you tried your best. Nando vica marky cf bull youball deserve a pat on the back.

Doesn't the fact you have helped 3 finalists win suggest that you've failed 3 times to make the final yourself?

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Sodhat another hater well see you later. 3 times no other manager can come clpse to this success. Unlucky Gregers you tried your best. Nando vica marky cf bull youball deserve a pat on the back.

Problem is Viva, you have been fired more than anyone else as well.

I give you some credit for your part in the last two winners of the Apprentice, but you're surely not claiming any glory in this. Nando yes, Marky definately, You I can't see where you helped.

Anything for the person that ran this shindig?

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Anything for the person that ran this shindig?

Who was that then?

Well we gave it a good shot Gregers

Oh no Soddy and Afro crying hahaha. Fact is ive been in 3 winning fibals on the apprentice, Afro youve never won the apprentice. At least ive never lost ina final, Sodhat nobody remembers third place.

We are a team we win us a team and lose a team there was no I unlike your team. Unlucky guys just congratulate marky on his great performance. Next time you won't be making the mistake of picking me last

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Oh no Soddy and Afro crying hahaha. Fact is ive been in 3 winning fibals on the apprentice, Afro youve never won the apprentice. At least ive never lost ina final, Sodhat nobody remembers third place.

We are a team we win us a team and lose a team there was no I unlike your team. Unlucky guys just congratulate marky on his great performance. Next time you won't be making the mistake of picking me last

I already did congratulate Marky. But I notice the first thing you did was gloat about how you won.

We accept that we are not succesful Apprentice members. We are just not good enough to be the Apprentice winner, accepted. We also don't try to take someone elses glory.

If I was on marky's team, I'd be congratulating him alone and not trying to big myself up on his success.

Congrats Marky well deserved

I do like the way Viva is taking credit despite being a failure most the time at this

#biggamebottler

sodhat wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Oh no Soddy and Afro crying hahaha. Fact is ive been in 3 winning fibals on the apprentice, Afro youve never won the apprentice. At least ive never lost ina final, Sodhat nobody remembers third place.

We are a team we win us a team and lose a team there was no I unlike your team. Unlucky guys just congratulate marky on his great performance. Next time you won't be making the mistake of picking me last

I already did congratulate Marky. But I notice the first thing you did was gloat about how you won.

Don't let the truth and Marky's deserved win get in the way of Viva's glory.

Commiserations Gregers, I thought you'd won and it would have been deserving, but thanks to everyone who didn't try and get me fired in previous weeks

#Viva'sonlygoodinbed

#Napoleoncomplex

#losersarewinnerstoo

And Viva and Nando deserve credit for their assistance, both did exactly what I asked so in Viva's defence he did help, however I lost that task anyway

#Napoleoncomplex



That might have been very appropriate if it was Nick.

Marky wrote:And Viva and Nando deserve credit for their assistance, both did exactly what I asked so in Viva's defence he did help, however I lost that task anyway

This is why it's making me laugh Viva taking credit despite us actually losing....

You won overall without his help

What really helped Marky over the edge was the semi with Soddy. They pulled through together on that one, and ultimately Gregers had one poor week that let him down.

In fact, Sod takes more credit as your sole teammate in Week 4, the task that appears to have won it for you

Let's not take any credit away from Marky here though. He is the man that won it when everyone else faltered at some stage.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:What really helped Marky over the edge was the semi with Soddy. They pulled through together on that one, and ultimately Gregers had one poor week that let him down.

So you admit it. proof i should have been in the final.

All credit to Marky, but ironic and amusing that Viva is dissing the one person who can legitimately claim to have actually helped Marky to the win

onlytreblewinners wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:What really helped Marky over the edge was the semi with Soddy. They pulled through together on that one, and ultimately Gregers had one poor week that let him down.

So you admit it. proof i should have been in the final.

I think the addition of, "just less worse than Mouse" could be added

Well done Marky the true man!

Soddy I would have helped more if I wasnt worried about the fantasy american league thing which you suggested in the first place so really its all your fault

Azzy Mahmood wrote:What really helped Marky over the edge was the semi with Soddy. They pulled through together on that one

Hyk hyk.

Well done Marky.

Massive congrats to marky, fully deserved win mate

Cheers Gregers, very gracious in defeat

So who's running Season Two then?