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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

Depends on how you play and who the midfielders are Viva.

Probably going to accept my lawyers offers for Jon Aurtenetxe and Kike Sola if anyone wants them?

After a striker if anyone's selling?

onlytreblewinners wrote:After a striker if anyone's selling?

Klose??

I agree you need balance in midfield and your midfielders need to be able to defend but if I have a midfielder who's not classed as a DM I will get marked down. Dedicated DM is someone who sits in front of back 4 breaking play up job is to defend and not get forward.

Can we add 1m

Selling my back-up strikers...

Gaizka Toquero
Kike Sola
Aritz Aduriz

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Dedicated DM is someone who sits in front of back 4 breaking play up job is to defend and not get forward.

So Carrick? Thats basically his job but I reckon if I listed Carrick as a DM in tacticts id hes marked down. Heck I get marked down for building a team around Taarabt, apparently I need Joey Barton in central midfield & Steven Gerrard is going to get found out playing in midfield.  I actually dont get this league anymore.
The whole 442 thing is absolute BS.

Much easier when Gio was making unbiased opinions on results, no favoritism towards a manager or players & no one questioned him, debated or argued.

Every team needs a defensive-minded midfielder, I don't want to say DM because that implies someone who goes flying in with tackles. If you have a deep-lying playmaker, like Carrick/Alonso/Pirlo with a box to box alongside that's the perfect combo for me.

Apache Indian and Uk apache different people? I know one is from Handsworth and who sang

Badboys ina London, Rudeboys ina England, Badboys ina Jericho rudeboys ina Kingston.

Old school tune.

Only two comments lambasting my choice of 4-4-2, I lost my private bet of 4 comments

Only an idiot would say 4-4-2 doesn't work

Viva wrote:Badboys ina London, Rudeboys ina England, Badboys ina Jericho rudeboys ina Kingston.

Big Tune    

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Only an idiot would say 4-4-2 doesn't work

It was said when I used it Azzy, Ive never used it again & very muhc doubt I ever will. You should learn from it, thats what feedback is for. Also dont look on it so negatively

onlytreblewinners wrote:Every team needs a defensive-minded midfielder, I don't want to say DM because that implies someone who goes flying in with tackles. If you have a deep-lying playmaker, like Carrick/Alonso/Pirlo with a box to box alongside that's the perfect combo for me.

agree with this.

Bad example perhaps, but on Fifa I have Verratti in my DM role and he's the world's smallest man.

There seems to be the belief that the DM has to be big, physical, and an enforcer.

Soddy wrote:There seems to be the belief that the DM has to be big, physical, and an enforcer.

I dont think so. Carrick, Xavi, Pirlo all play that DM, Holding, Deep lying play maker role superbly. Verratti is also growing in the role. Personally I think they have to have a high level of passing & tekkers as the latter is what gives them the ability to find/make space & gain time on the ball to get out of situation & control a match. Also vision, reading of the game & interception are vital to the defensive side/off the ball side of the role.

I disagree. Carrick/Xavi/Pirlo aren't holding midfielders. Hero's got it right with Xavi and Capoue in his team. Xavi has Busquets IRL, Pirlo has Vidal and Carrick now has Fellaini.

You need one to break up play, one playmaker and one box to box if you played three CM's, why does that change if you only play two? I personally think two box to box players works better than one box to box and one DLP as the likes of Carrick/Xavi/Pirlo don't track runs from midfield and don't get stuck in defensively like a box to box player/out and out DM would.

GSC wrote:Can we add 1m

I think we can, can't we?

Everyone can, yes.

Markly wrote:I disagree. Carrick/Xavi/Pirlo aren't holding midfielders. Hero's got it right with Xavi and Capoue in his team. Xavi has Busquets IRL, Pirlo has Vidal and Carrick now has Fellaini.

Vidal is venturing forward more so far this season but Pogba is lining up along side him & Pirlo so I see what you mean. Busquets get stick for being a filthy bizatch but he is good at what he does and vital for Xavi/Iniesta play.

Now the thing is, how do you separate the DM & Holding roles? All of them sit at the back of midfield, break up play & dictate it going forward, all are central hubs for their teams. So whats the difference between DM & Holding?

It does vary.

United won the league last season with Carrick + 1, none of them a true DM

I don't think Busquet's play is dirty. I think HE is a Tinkywinky. He is such a little bitch. He fouls others but then if they breathe on him he's on the floor like a pig rolling in crap.

sodhat wrote:I don't think Busquet's play is dirty. I think HE is a Tinkywinky. He is such a little bitch. He fouls others but then if they breathe on him he's on the floor like a pig rolling in crap.

Thats what most of the Barca team do, Busquet is just a worse actor lol

I contest he is just an even bigger tw@t

I don't really know how to rate Busquets. My gut feeling is that in a weaker team, he'd be about as useful as an unpotty-trained labradoodle. He's good at what he does for Barca and Spain but give me Javi Martinez over him every day of the week.

Martinez is an excellent player. Watching the Chelsea game on Friday, I had to wonder why Phillip Lahm, one of the best full backs in the game, was at DM and Martinez was sat out?

I know Guardiola is this tactical genius but that seemed odd.

I'm not the greatest fan of Busquets. Loved his dad though.

sodhat wrote:Martinez is an excellent player. Watching the Chelsea game on Friday, I had to wonder why Phillip Lahm, one of the best full backs in the game, was at DM and Martinez was sat out?

I know Guardiola is this tactical genius but that seemed odd.

Martinez has a groin strain, I've read.

Makes sense, I was watching the game with the sound off in a pub so I didn't hear any explanations.

I just had to walk out of my way to avoid one of those charity people. It's a hot day, they should be more considerate.

Do you work near that building that acts as a magnifying glass on nearby cars?

Soddy wrote:I was watching the game with the sound off in a pub so I didn't hear any explanations.

How can you watch footie with no commentary?
Me & mates walked out of one pub in town because they wouldnt put the commentary on. They said they can put subtitle on for us....the cheek! Subs would take up mopst of the damn screen!

Haha, not very near, but I get the train right next to it. I used to walk past it every day when it was first going up as well. I can't believe the architect didn't wonder whether the downward facing glass might cause reflection issues...

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

Soddy wrote:I was watching the game with the sound off in a pub so I didn't hear any explanations.

How can you watch footie with no commentary?
Me & mates walked out of one pub in town because they wouldnt put the commentary on. They said they can put subtitle on for us....the cheek! Subs would take up mopst of the damn screen!

Easy, and in this case it was on ITV so it would have been Andy Townsend. If the commentary had been on, I would have probably asked them to mute it.

Neither can I, someone's collecting their p45.... I can just imagine some old lady being roasted as she walks through the hot patch slow with her walking stick.

The Special Juan wrote:Neither can I, someone's collecting their p45....  I can just imagine some old lady being roasted as she walks through the hot patch slow with her walking stick.

Why do I instantly go to sex?

World war 3 is very close.

Is it just in my City or is everyone getting the Bale haircut with a line in the side parting? Looks stupid.

You should try living in Essex, Viva

Viva wrote:Is it just in my City or is everyone getting the Bale haircut with a line in the side parting? Looks stupid.

sodhat wrote:You should try living in Essex, Viva

This^^
Everyones getting the stupid essex cut. Heck you were about to Viva until I pointed it out to you.

Busquets is a quality player. Excellent reader of the game

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

Viva wrote:Is it just in my City or is everyone getting the Bale haircut with a line in the side parting? Looks stupid.

sodhat wrote:You should try living in Essex, Viva

This^^
Everyones getting the stupid essex cut. Heck you were about to Viva until I pointed it out to you.

I'd go mental in Essex I don't understand how you do it Soddy. Nick mine was a bit different to the Essex lot, similar but not exact plus I was just a young lad back then. Talking about haircuts I need to get one today, how much does everyone pay a haircut?

I don't spend much time in actual Essex. I live just about far enough away for it not to be a problem. Every now and then though, a rogue guy wearing eyeliner or carrying a man bag, or wearing offensively short shorts will appear.

Bidding for Villa starts at 10m. It will close at midnight tonight.

isn't he injured?

Hero wrote:Bidding for Villa starts at 10m. It will close at midnight tonight.

I'm sure that said 9m before haha.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I'd go mental in Essex I don't understand how you do it Soddy. Nick mine was a bit different to the Essex lot, similar but not exact plus I was just a young lad back then.  Talking about haircuts I need to get one today, how much does everyone pay a haircut?

Viva, you were going to get a Mario Gomez cut until I pointed this out:


I pay £6 for my haircut

Mario Gomez

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/4961/international-football/2013/09/04/4237600/rooney-reveals-extent-of-head-injury-which-forced-manchester?ICID=HP_BN_2

onlytreblewinners wrote:Mario Gomez

Would you settle for Joey Essex?

Soddy, I saw those pics yesterday, quite bad bad in fairness.

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

onlytreblewinners wrote:Mario Gomez

Would you settle for Joey Essex?

Soddy, I saw those pics yesterday, quite bad bad in fairness.

It looks disgusting.

And the cut is pretty bad, too.

Fernando wrote:isn't he injured?

Yes but I also have a lawyers offer of 9.6m
He's a proven goal scorer and he's available, if I don't get above 10m he goes to lawyers as I don't have a striker for the game this week, I don't wish to sell but I don't have much of an alternative.

Hero - I'd do something with Aubameyang + Herrera for Xavi + Villa like I said earlier.

Could even throw something else in

sodhat wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:Neither can I, someone's collecting their p45....  I can just imagine some old lady being roasted as she walks through the hot patch slow with her walking stick.

Why do I instantly go to sex?

I knew someone was going to say/think that. Imagine it being David Dickinson's wife then.