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Tactics due by 11.59 on Friday 8th March

PLEASE NOTE - this season you will receive a 1 point deduction if you do not submit tactics (as well as a default loss) and a 1 point deduction if you do not vote. If you know in advance you are unable to do either, then you must state so on the Holidays/Days Off page, to avoid the penalties.

Teams in the Premier League, PM tactics to Sodhat and GSC, send votes to Afro and Olly
Teams in the Championship, PM tactics to Afro and Olly, send votes to Sodhat and GSC

The Qatar Foundation Premier League

Deportivo la Chorizo - Gregers Under Brescia FC - Afro Bratwurst Mannschaft - Olly Dos Cervezas por favor - Marky No Respek FC - Bull
Pass the Deutschie - Viva

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The Hero Championship

Atalanta Falcons - Sodhat FC Murder On Zidane's Floor - Zinedine FC ElphickForJustice - Cherries Spanish Bank FC - GSC Moleicester City - Fernando
VFL Bassender Steigen - Treble

Top Scorers

Giroud is Jeffers-, poor mobility, fox in the box potential, looked good in a poor team (okay, they won their league, but that was well and truly a 1-off). Giroud would be okay at a club like Albion, but he's not Arsenal calibre.

The Qatar Foundation Premier League

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Deportivo la Chorizo
Mandzukic; Tello

Pass The Deustchie 1-2 Under Brescia
Rodriguez; Robben, Jovetic

No Respek 1-1 Dos Cerevezas por favor
Eriksen; Lukaku

Bratwurst Mannschaft 2 v 1 Deportivo la Chorizo
DLC just seem like a team in need of a shake up. They have a great base team but they aren’t varied or incisive enough for my money here. Olly is a defensive kind of guy and I think his tactics are well thought through and good for a shock win.

Pass the Deutschie 1 v 1 Under Brescia
UB appear to be playing with 10 men…It means they don’t exploit the weak defensive areas of PTD as they probably would have. I still have them pinching a draw, but a rookie mistake…

No Respek 1 v 2 Dos Cervezas por favor
Obviously Bull isn’t a fan of changing things up too much because he has largely copied and pasted Azzy’s tactics. His side start well but as time wears on they realise how much they miss the real Azzy and they crumble.
Marky went with a good system that suited his players, but I do wonder how well balanced it may be against some of the stronger teams.

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Bratwurst Mannschaft 1v1 Deportivo la Chorizo

both teamswere well set up and balanced, but niether had a cutting edge bfactor and played out a rather dull draw with defences comingout on top

Pass the Deutschie 0v2 Under Brescia

UB controlled the game and had a steroner midfield, PtD never got much going and there front 3 were nulified, UBs dominabce paids of with 2second half goals

No Respek 1v2 Dos Cervezas por favor

NR are well set up but dont like the midfield 3and Favor match in that area, they have the personal to pley 3-4-3 and the front 3 however not that dangerous have good support to snatch a win

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bull 1-1 marky - close game too hard to seperate with both sides going thru middle

Viva 1-0 Afro/Hero - Close game like the attacking prospect of Viva's side against their back 4

Gregers 0-0 Olly - Too close to call so draw

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Bratwurst 2-0 Chorizo

Bratwurst delivered a tailor made game plan to stifle Chorizo. Chorizo are too predictable, and it hurts them here, changing it up would help. Good tactics from Bratwurst.

Deutschie 2-3 Under Brescia

I'm really unconvinced by Gundogan at CB against the likes of Jovetic and Cassano. Think its a pretty even game, Deutschie have a really good attacking force, but Brescia can match that while remaining balanced at the back.

No Respek 0-1 Whatever Marky calls his team

Bull isnt getting the best out of Walker as a defensive full back, his strengths are further up the field. That said he does have a tough spine to his team, its just not potent enough. Marky was a tad negative for me with this team, but he edges it in this game.

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Season 2, Week 8

Bratwurst Mannschaft 0-1 Deportivo la Chorizo
N/a - Tello

Pass the Deutschie 1-1 Under Brescia
Rodriguez - Robben

No Respek 0-0 Dos Cervezas por favor

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Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Deportivo La Chorizo

Pass The Deutschie 1-2 Under Brescia

No Respek 3-1 Dos Cervezas Por Favor

Another 1-1 draw even with doubling up on the fullbacks

Everyone available at Chorizo then

Bull can't be allowed to get away with blatantly copying and pasting Azzy's old tactics can he?

Obviously I didn't want to say anything to influence voting but that's just not fair. It's the equivilant of someone else doing his tactics.

i thought putting reasons is a rule?

Championship results??

Bull copied and pasted my old tactics word for word first week, then did his own second week and got mullered in feedback, so has clearly gone back to a shortened version of my original tactics now. If it ain't broken, don't fix it

You need to put reasons but we're lenient enough to let you off if you haven't had the time one week. More than that and you lose the bonus.

I'm surprised I was the only person to pick up that Under Brescia played Afellay.

when do i learn how much i lost by this week?

I've no idea. I only do the PL, so I guess Olly will get on to the Championship later.

You need to put reasons but we're lenient enough to let you off if you haven't had the time one week. More than that and you lose the bonus.

Doesnt say that in the rules.

Yes it does.

sodhat wrote:Yes it does.

Maybe it does maybe it doesn't, its open to interpretation.........

Just had a look: Where?

Tactics & Voting

Tactics and voting are to be in promptly on the dates required.
If these deadlines are not met then the following happens:

1. The offending party receives a -1 goal to their score immediately.
2. If after 24 hours they have failed to still hand in tactics then they receive a default loss for that week.
3. If this happens on a regular basis the manager shall be removed from their position.

If there is a valid reason as to why you cannot provide tactics or votes on time then this must be informed to the league runner as soon as possible.

Votes must be issued with reasoning behind the scores awarded to the teams. Failure to do so will result in the deduction of your weekly bonus.

Results

Results will be calculated by dividing the total amount of goals scored (by each team) by the amount of votes received.
An additional goal will be added for every 3 more win votes your team receives than your opponent in the event of the game being a draw. If the result is already a win for the team receiving the extra goal then the additional goal will not be added.

Points Deductions

If a manager fails to submit their tactics, they will receive a 1 point deduction (as well as a default loss).
If a manager fails to vote, they will receive a 1 point deduction.
Failure to have a minimum of 2 domestic players on the pitch at all times will result in a 1 point deduction.
Failure to have a minimum of 6 domestic players in your squad will result in a provisional 1 point deduction. The offending manager will be notified and will be given until the following tactics submission to get up to the minimum number. If they fail to do so, the deduction will be applied

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Man looks like I was close enough to the win!

Soddy can I send you what I have, am at school now, but I have a footie match after school, and then work to do, so results would have to be up at like 9, and that would make people mad

Votes must be issued with reasoning behind the scores awarded to the teams. Failure to do so will result in the deduction of your weekly bonus.

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Just had a look: Where?

Tactics & Voting

Tactics and voting are to be in promptly on the dates required.
If these deadlines are not met then the following happens:

1. The offending party receives a -1 goal to their score immediately.
2. If after 24 hours they have failed to still hand in tactics then they receive a default loss for that week.
3. If this happens on a regular basis the manager shall be removed from their position.

If there is a valid reason as to why you cannot provide tactics or votes on time then this must be informed to the league runner as soon as possible.

Votes must be issued with reasoning behind the scores awarded to the teams. Failure to do so will result in the deduction of your weekly bonus.

Results

Results will be calculated by dividing the total amount of goals scored (by each team) by the amount of votes received.
An additional goal will be added for every 3 more win votes your team receives than your opponent in the event of the game being a draw. If the result is already a win for the team receiving the extra goal then the additional goal will not be added.

Points Deductions

If a manager fails to submit their tactics, they will receive a 1 point deduction (as well as a default loss).
If a manager fails to vote, they will receive a 1 point deduction.
Failure to have a minimum of 2 domestic players on the pitch at all times will result in a 1 point deduction.
Failure to have a minimum of 6 domestic players in your squad will result in a provisional 1 point deduction. The offending manager will be notified and will be given until the following tactics submission to get up to the minimum number. If they fail to do so, the deduction will be applied

There...

You can do Olly. I'd like to say I'm committed to work this afternoon but I am literally on the verge of falling asleep. I was going to have a quick sleep on the toilet but luckily my bowel movements woke me up.

Gregers wrote:Another 1-1 draw even with doubling up on the fullbacks

Everyone available at Chorizo then

Yes you did. However I countered that by having my wingers track them. #simples

Sent Soddy.

See you guys later

Cheers - got them

Will make a cup of tea and then do results for the champ

Hurrrah!!!!!!!! 6 minutes for a reaction!

I'm committed to work this afternoon

I though you had done all your work till October

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Hurrrah!!!!!!!! 6 minutes for a reaction!

I'm committed to work this afternoon

I though you had done all your work till October

I had done, but then they gave me more. But there isn't a real rush here. I think people believe I am just getting on with things and don't ask me.

The Hero Championship Results

Atalanta Falcons 3-2 Spanish Bank
Reus, Dembele, Tevez; Benteke, Schurrle

Moleicester City 2-1 VFL Bassender
Muniain, Michu; Yilmaz

Murder on Zidane's Floor 2-1 Elphick for Justice
Balotelli x2; Aubameyang

Atalanta Falcons v Spanish Bank FC
3-2

What a match! Walcott and Schurrle centrally is interesting but I can't see it working every week, on the other hand Atlanta I feel have a squad that could beat anyone in the league yet somehow only just scrape past each team. Tevez is a striker that I feel would limit Reus and El Shawaddywaddy. In feedback Atlanta need a new striker and Bank need to play to their strength which is the wings! If they do this they will go up.


Moleicester City v VFL Bassender
2-1

A very tight match that Moleicester eventually win through a moment of genius from Cazorla. Bassender would be better playing to Xavi's strengths as I feel he is limited in the midfield four today as the midfield is too packed for him to get a foothold. I could see Bassender and Moleicester fighting for the lucrative promotion places.

FC Murder on Zidanes Floor v FC ElphickForJustice
1-0

A very tight game in which Elphick missed Bony, with him I would have gone with them but I struggle to see goals from them today. I don't like the 4-4-2 of Zidane but it is just enough today given the quality of their players


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Atalanta Falcons 3-1 Spanish Bank FC
Moleicester City 3-1 VFL Bassender
FC Murder on Zidanes Floor 4-1 FC ElphickForJustice


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Atalanta Falcons 3-2 Spanish Bank
(Reus, Tevez, Dembele) (Benteke, Schurrle)
Both sides very attacking but I feel the Bank defence and CM is easier to get at, so Falcons with the win based on that. Both sides strong in attack though.

Murder on Zidane's Floor 2-1 Elphick4Justice
(Balotelli, Pedro) (Aubameyang)
Two very good sides but the strength of the Murder XI is much stronger overall. The addition of Khedira was needed IMO and gives them much better balance. Elphick unfortunate to come up against a stronger side.

Mole City 3-2 Bassender
(Michu, Muniain, Arteta) (Sanchez, Yilmaz)
Mole City have the much better side over the whole XI, despite the Bassender side playing a good counter attacking game, I feel its a high scoring game for both sides, and the stronger defence of Mole City coupled with the superb attacking threat gives Mole City the narrow win.


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Atalanta Falcons 2 v 1 Spanish Bank FC
Scorers: Reus, Dembele; Benteke
Feedback: Good game this one, and an interesting one. I feel Atalanta will have too much for Bank, especially in midfield. I like the idea of quick counter attacks from Bank, and it works in part, however Walcott is wasteful. Atalanta have a lot of success down the flanks, with there FB's causing issues for Bank.

Moleicester City 1 v 1 VFL Bassender
Scorers: Muniain; Yilmaz
Feedback: Very interesting game this one. I like the gameplan from Bassender, as they have clogged up the middle, restricting a lot of City's play. City have some success out wide, with Muniain causing problems, but I do feel Bassender get a well deserved point from the game.


FC Murder on Zidanes Floor 2 v 1 FC ElphickForJustice
Scorers: Balotelli x2; Wiji
Feedback: I like the gusto shown by Zidane in the 4-4-2 formation, and I feel he has the perfect midfield two to pull it off successfully. Elphick will have possession, but I'm not sure they really ever take advantage, and Zidane are a threat on the attack, and I think they win

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Bull copied and pasted my old tactics word for word first week, then did his own second week and got mullered in feedback, so has clearly gone back to a shortened version of my original tactics now. If it ain't broken, don't fix it

So he cheated then.

And what does all this mean to the league tables I hear you cry?

Frak knows. They are complicated because Afro was using Excel to do them and I have limited experience with them. I may have a crack at them later on when I'm home.

Marky wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Bull copied and pasted my old tactics word for word first week, then did his own second week and got mullered in feedback, so has clearly gone back to a shortened version of my original tactics now. If it ain't broken, don't fix it

So he cheated then.

I don't know that it was cheating, just dishonest.

I personally marked him down for it. As I did for the fact that UB had started a player that left them some time ago...

I'm not complaining about the result, a draw seemed fair however Bull clearly didn't write those tactics himself and should be disciplined. Maybe Viva can give him a spanking.

Viva has gone for now, it'll have to be you doing it.

A very tight game in which Elphick missed Bony, with him I would have gone with them but I struggle to see goals from them today.

i dont know who you are, but

Atalanta Falcons 3-1 Spanish Bank FC
Moleicester City 3-1 VFL Bassender
FC Murder on Zidanes Floor 4-1 FC ElphickForJustice

wud av loved to see those reasons lol

FC Murder on Zidanes Floor 4-1 FC ElphickForJustice

I won 4-1 ..............

not in the rules so not cheating at all , hey if its not broken dont fix it

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

FC Murder on Zidanes Floor 4-1 FC ElphickForJustice

I won 4-1 ..............

think its a bit off to have such big scorelines for all 3 games in fact has have no insight into why or where people need to improve to not be given a battering

TheBrahmaBull wrote:not in the rules so not cheating at all , hey if its not broken dont fix it

Even copying my posts now, I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

think its a bit off to have such big scorelines for all 3 games in fact has have no insight into why or where people need to improve to not be given a battering

Tbf I think I need a better keeper & fullback, then my team is done, cant really improve anywhere else.

GSC, when are Prem Lawyers going up?

Shall I just do them myself?

I'm not home yet

So, can someone else do the votes for the cup this week?

I'll have all tactics posted by Saturday, but then will be away before voting closes and back Friday. So someone needs to take over the votes and post the results, or you'll all have to wait until next Friday night for results!

I can take the results, Marky.
I still need to draw you two injuries, so I'll do that now and update the Cup Injuries thread post-haste.

All the roads are closed off and there are a billion police about around where I work. All because the corpse of an old lady is being driven about 2 miles.

Cheers (even though i've been shafted badly!)

Sodhat, can you take mine and GSC's tactics (and post them) as well? Usually Afro does, then i'm not influencing the Spanish Group.

Other tactics to me, then votes to Sodhat.

Yep, send them on to me.

I've sorted the injury situation and gone with the first set, because, well, they were first.

Your injuries made me realise I only have two strikers, and you temporarily injured one of them! Think i'd better start saving for another striker!

I signed Tevez the other day and someone still told me in feedback that I needed a striker
I thought I'd solved the problem, but I was clearly wrong.

By the way, the following may add their £2.5m bonuses:

Marky
sodhat
ZZZ
Gregers
Hero
cherriesfna
Olly
GSC
Nando
Trebs

The rest of you can bugger off.

Sent tactics Sodhat.