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Event: The great 606v2 meet up extravaganza
Date: Saturday 26 October 2013
Location: London
Venue: TBC, likely a sports bar
Time: 1900 onwards
Attending: Azzy + Viva + Sodhat + Marky + Nando (maybe), Olly, cherries others TBC

Season 1 Starts this week
Tactics due by 11.59pm on Friday 16th August

Tactics are sent to Olly

Votes are sent to sodhat. Votes must be in by 11:59pm on Monday of the appropriate gameweek.

The Enrique & J from 5ive League

FC WHU Do You Think You Are - Gregers
Bilbao - Afro
Would you dance, if Ajax you to dance? - Sodhat
Southampton FC - Marky
PSV - GSC
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista - Nando
Top Scorers
Lille - Trebs



Glad t'be bach - Hero



FC Basel - cherriesfna



FC ZwagAtletico - Zinedine_Ze_Zebra



The Nodge - Olly



Fool 'em FC - Azzy

First

HODOR

New name on the Everton rumour mill is Jordan Rhodes.

Someone in the Prem who is desperate for a goalscorer should take a gamble on him - 74 goals in his last 100 games

BBC say Fernando is having a work permit hearing. Imagine going from Fellaini - Gibson - Osman to Barkley - Fernando - McCarthy...great stuff.

I get the feeling Fernando would be instead of McCarthy.

I think it is instead of as well. Wigan appear to priced McCarthy out of our reach.

Jordan Rhodes would cost a ridiculous amount of money considering Blackburn signed him for 8 million

Why don't clubs have ambition any more?

- Fellaini = £24m
- Fernando = £10m

What shall we do with the remaining £14m? Save it for no reason, or improve our team? Madness.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Why don't clubs have ambition any more?

- Fellaini = £24m
- Fernando = £10m

What shall we do with the remaining £14m? Save it for no reason, or improve our team? Madness.

No. Fernando is supposed to be £15m and we appear to be using the £9m to sign a defender.

Olly wrote:Jordan Rhodes would cost a ridiculous amount of money considering Blackburn signed him for 8 million

Blackburn are looking to sell apparantly and the price is supposed to be similar to the £8m they paid

I read £10m, and if it's Astori, £9m surely won't cover it?

No, £15m.

And deals being lined up for Astori and Bruno Martins Indi

So £15m for Fernando, c. £4.5m for Indi, c. £10m for Astori, does this mean someone else is leaving?

Hopefully Heitinga, although I suspect it will be one or other of Indi and Astori.

Not sure how much I believe the Astori one either. I think it is that we have money to spend from Fellaini, so people are making things up

go sign Hulk on loan  

Seems to me like we're quite happy with what we've got having missed out on Toivonen/Quagliarella, probably means we have some cash to spend in January as well if things aren't going well or it something pops up then

BigFellasAfro wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Why don't clubs have ambition any more?

- Fellaini = £24m
- Fernando = £10m

What shall we do with the remaining £14m? Save it for no reason, or improve our team? Madness.

No. Fernando is supposed to be £15m and we appear to be using the £9m to sign a defender.

You should also consider signing on fees, agents fees, wages etc. That £14m you speak of, part of that could be used to pay a 4/5 year contract.
As Ive said, Ravel Morrison sold for 800k but his agent got a £1m fee from West Ham, well apparently. But the point in trying to make is you should take that into consideration.

Albion looking to sign either Cesar on loan or Camp on a 1 year deal. I'd rather have Cesar and pay his £60k a week wages.

Looking at paying £4m-£5m for Sessegnon - okay.

And a striker on loan - Anichebe (no thanks), Ba (turned us down), Quagliarella (yes please), Andre Ayew (want a loan fee) or Gignac (want a perm deal). Not sure we'll be getting a striker.

I'd very much doubt Julio Cesar will go on loan to WBA. Camp seems to more realistic option

He wants to play top flight football, and no move to Italy has surfaced. If Albion are his only choice, I reckon he'd come.

I can sum up West Ham's transfer deadline day:

I'm also hearing Snodgrass to Celtic is happening on the QT, so perhaps Norwich will have a bit of cash to spend

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

BigFellasAfro wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Why don't clubs have ambition any more?

- Fellaini = £24m
- Fernando = £10m

What shall we do with the remaining £14m? Save it for no reason, or improve our team? Madness.

No. Fernando is supposed to be £15m and we appear to be using the £9m to sign a defender.

You should also consider signing on fees, agents fees, wages etc. That £14m you speak of, part of that could be used to pay a 4/5 year contract.
As Ive said, Ravel Morrison sold for 800k but his agent got a £1m fee from West Ham, well apparently. But the point in trying to make is you should take that into consideration.

Okay, so Fernando and his agent might get £1.5m to sign. Still £12.5m to play with.

Camp signs for WBA

Fernando wrote:Camp signs for WBA

Please God no

Quick, get the podium ready at the Hawthorns.

Just broke on SSN Azzy  

It's okay, it's a rolling contract until Ben Foster is fit #thankGodforthat

BigFellasAfro wrote:I'm also hearing Snodgrass to Celtic is happening on the QT, so perhaps Norwich will have a bit of cash to spend

I'd very much doubt we'll sell Snodgrass, not only cos he is one of our best players, but also because Elliott Bennett is potentially out for the season, so would leave us with only 2 wingers

Olly wrote:

BigFellasAfro wrote:I'm also hearing Snodgrass to Celtic is happening on the QT, so perhaps Norwich will have a bit of cash to spend

I'd very much doubt we'll sell Snodgrass, not only cos he is one of our best players, but also because Elliott Bennett is potentially out for the season, so would leave us with only 2 wingers

Just what I heard. Something about problems with his missus? And the chance to join Celtic to big a chance to refuse.

Probably just rubbish tbh

CL football is a big draw Olly

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Okay, so Fernando and his agent might get £1.5m to sign. Still £12.5m to play with.

As I said, Everton may want to use some of that, maybe remaining, £12.5m against his wages. Club dont just sell a player & the spend all the money. They may like to save up. Look at Wenger, hes been saving up for 8 years for Ozil

BigFellasAfro wrote:

Olly wrote:

BigFellasAfro wrote:I'm also hearing Snodgrass to Celtic is happening on the QT, so perhaps Norwich will have a bit of cash to spend

I'd very much doubt we'll sell Snodgrass, not only cos he is one of our best players, but also because Elliott Bennett is potentially out for the season, so would leave us with only 2 wingers

Just what I heard. Something about problems with his missus? And the chance to join Celtic to big a chance to refuse.

Probably just rubbish tbh

His missus had a car crash up in Glasgow at the start of the month, which was a problem because she is pregnant. He had to miss a bunch of time in pre-season cos of it.

He's a big Celtic fan, and I think he has family that live up there, but I'd very much doubt Celtic would pay the fee we would demand for him, even if he did want to go

Azzy Mahmood wrote:CL football is a big draw Olly

I'd rather not have to play against Dundee and such every week tbh

Two things I hate about people who moan about the money spent on transfer deadline day:

1) It's not Gareth Bale's fault that you never made it as a top-level sportsperson. Stop whining about his wages.

2) Those who moan about the money spent on footballers should have a look at the money chucked about in American sports, especially basketball. It's far, far worse.

The seeming Sessegnon to WBA is a strange one for me, seems to be a player here who has the talent, but never really seems to put it to good use.

Surely WBA could do with another winger?

Olly wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:CL football is a big draw Olly

I'd rather not have to play against Dundee and such every week tbh

I'm sure he feels the same about Palace, Hull, Cardiff, Swansea, Albion, Villa, Sunderland etc.

Olly wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:CL football is a big draw Olly

I'd rather not have to play against Dundee and such every week tbh

Dundee are in the first division. Get it right!!

Azzy Mahmood wrote:

Olly wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:CL football is a big draw Olly

I'd rather not have to play against Dundee and such every week tbh

I'm sure he feels the same about Palace, Hull, Cardiff, Swansea, Albion, Villa, Sunderland etc.

Bit of a difference between going to the Liberty Stadium and going to Pittodrie!

Sorry TSJ, but then I don't really care about Scottish football

It's alright Olly, no one does

Olly wrote:Bit of a difference between going to the Liberty Stadium and going to Pittodrie!

That's right, Pittodrie is actually a nice stadium.

And who wants to go to Wales anyway?

It's full of the Welsh and Afro.

Azzy if you were in the situation, playing for a mid-table PL club, and excelling, would you go to Celtic or stay put?

I'd stay put personally. Snodgrass imo could play for a top 6 team

Bit of a difference going to San Siro, Camp Nou and the Amsterdam Arena as well though.

It is hardly surprising if a Scottish player, who supports Celtic, wants to join Celtic and play in the CL. The more and more I think of it, I can see legs in it, especially if he has been bending Hooper's ear about the club

Well if it was to happen, it would happen in January, no way it happens today. And Celtic will be out of the CL by then

Olly wrote:Azzy if you were in the situation, playing for a mid-table PL club, and excelling, would you go to Celtic or stay put?

I'd stay put personally. Snodgrass imo could play for a top 6 team

I'd play against the very best teams I could. So I'd sign for Celtic. Win trophies, earn good money, and play at the San Siro.

Olly's all worried now

Olly wrote:Azzy if you were in the situation, playing for a mid-table PL club, and excelling, would you go to Celtic or stay put?

I'd stay put personally. Snodgrass imo could play for a top 6 team

Put it another way. If you were Scottish and supported Celtic, would you stay at Fulham or go to Celtic.

Of course you would go for the CL football and the chance to win trophies

There is no chance it happens today. We're not idiots