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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

I imagine it depends upon the size of the salt that you're adding.

Is there really a difference Viva? I mean, salted cashews have two ingredients. Salt + cashews. I think it'll be fine.

Doing results now, non voters will be minus a goal in their matches.

The only difference I would guess is like Hero says the size of the salt and also in the process of making salted cashews, they are heated I think. I think they salted in what looks almost like a giant tumble dryer

You probably don't get as good a mix manually.

Btw ZZZ, if you'd keep to last weeks injuries plz, since my tactics were for that week

I'll try it and see how it goes. It won't taste as good as ready made salted

ive just sent tactics for my week 4 match. will start on week 5's set now.

Just played FUT14 demo.....my hand hurts lolol

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Just played FUT14 demo.....my hand hurts lolol

I thought it was dreadful. It takes an age to 'swap' player. Players run like retards. Shooting is rubbish. Deflections are mental, completely random. Tackling much worse. Confirms why I'm not buying it!

'Salted cashews' also contain rapeseed oil which I presume is used in the roasting procedure and also to assist in the binding of the salt powder to the nut.

I'm confused. What games are being played this week then?

Azzy Mahmood wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Just played FUT14 demo.....my hand hurts lolol

I thought it was dreadful. It takes an age to 'swap' player. Players run like retards. Shooting is rubbish. Deflections are mental, completely random. Tackling much worse. Confirms why I'm not buying it!

Well in playin it on beginner as not to strain my hand, I only have thumb & index finger free but the cast is so big & bulky I cant hold pad properly. I got a check up next Wednesday so I hope they trim it down so I can play GTA. if not I may actually cry!!
I thought FUT mode was better, more fluid, crossing is good, passing is trickery as you need to be accurate, same with shooting. Lot more emphasis on taking a good touch. Zlatan is quality on the demo.
Im just going to start coin making on the web app this weekend then go from there. If I make a load of coins by release date I migt just buy it. otherwise ill stick to trading & build up coins then buy it at xmas.

Mine and Zebs game is being played this week instead

http://angleofpostandbar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-art-of-defending.html

Le Results - week 4

WHU 1-1 Ajax
Mandzukic; L. de Jong

Lille 2-2 Southampton
Fred, Cassano; Lukaku, Totti

Basel 0-1 The Nodge*
van Wolfswinkel

*goal deducted from both sides.

Corinthians 1-2 Gladbach
Guerrero; Aubameyang, Bernard

Fool 'Em 1-1 Athletic Ballbag
Benteke; Drogba

just tried playing Blops, my hand hurts lol, think I should stop but im so bored

Lille 2-1 Saints
Fascinating battle between Lukaku and Rami physically, so that would be entertaining. Saints have a strong midfield pair but they get no freebies with Mavuba and Sahin on the other side either. The biggest thing for Saints must be to get their LB fit again because Traore is alright on the attack but Lille target him defensively and I reckon he struggles. Good balance in attack from Lille, Cassano and Fred should work well. Lille maybe underestimate Pienaar and Ruiz and with the fullbacks attacking it could cost them goals at the back. Close one pinched by Lille.

Basel 0-2 The Nodge
Look, cherries, every week your feedback will be the same. Good tactics, but bad team. You need to strengthen a lot of it and until you do, you’re a bottom feeder in the league. Olly, I love your tactics this week, I wish I could write them like that.

Ballbag 1-2 Fool Em
They are very well matched quality wise and I think Azzy’s defence and DMs will stifle even the best sides for a while. Afro probably makes a mistake in sending the wingers up against a side that is traditionally winger-heavy and eventually crosses to someone like Benteke will yield results. Equally the use of inside forwards will create a mismatch in the final third for Fool Em and if it weren’t for the pairing in front I’d probably give Ballbag a draw.

Corinthians 0-2 Gladbach
Pace abuse alert! Gladbach are using the pace of the wingers and forward well and despite the defences best efforts I think it tells eventually. Nando has a solid side but there is just a little something lacking in the attacking third that will break down the better sides, especially one so well drilled as this.

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FC WHU Do you think you are 1-1 Would you dance, if Ajax you to dance
Mandzukic – De Jong

West Ham play Ajax with a surprising 5-3-1-1 formation and with Ajax lined up to combat the flanks the push through the centre takes them offguard. The quality though of the Ajax team is hard to ignore and despite comments to the goalie of ‘Do goalie stuff and don’t let the white thing past you’ I’d expect the team to get a draw.

Lille 1-2 Southampton
Fred – Lukaku, Totti

The spine of the Southampton team just edges it for me, whilst Lille certainly threaten doubling up down the flanks I feel the central core of Defour/Wanyama/Totti is one of the best currently in the league and I very much like the balance of it.

FC Basel 2-3 Norwich
Neymar x 2 – RVW, Snodgrass, Redmond

Norwich for me need to utilise Strootman more, he’s much more than a Darren Fletcher esque DM and has a great eye for a pass. Playing the high line results in Neymar being able to showcase his talents but the overall quality of the Nodge gets them the narrow win.

Fulham 1-2 Athletico
Berbatov – Drogba, Muniain

Really like the 4-3-3 formation of Ballbag and the injury to Pirlo obviously weakens the centre of the Fulham team, without him pulling the strings it allows Herrera to take a grip of the game.

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Lille 2-2 Soton
Fred Sahin / Lukaku Totti
Lille good down the flanks, Soton good in the middle + Lukaku getting service
Lille bad = Cassano deep, Soton lightweight FBs, poor quality defence compared to other top sides

Nodge 1-1 Basel
RVW / Neymar
Bood: Quality in depth + good CM / Neymar
Bad: Defence couldn't cope with Neymar at AM / no support for Neymar

WHU 0-1 Ajax
L De Jong
WHU can't settle on a formation, it's holding them back. That back three wouldn't really work, as Ajax's midfield would come on a ush at them.
G/B - Great squad / bad formations and tactics thus far
G/B - Solid going forward / FB and GK could have been exploited by a better team.

PSV vs Zwag - 2-0?

Corin 0-1 Bach
Aubameyang
G/B - great defence, really good / awful going forward, I can't see you scoring at all with that forward 4 against this league's defences
G/B - Really exciting young side / some improvements could be useful, like at RB+RW

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Glad 1 - Corinth 0
G - superb going forward, need more at full back
C - Getting there, still feel bidding is out of place

Lille 2 - Saints 1
L - Rami on lukaku is a great move but suspect on the left flank
S - I don't rate Ruiz and I feel a better winter would have hurt lille, Good thorough the centre

Basel 4 - Nodge 1
B - once again all you have is neymar but against nodge it proved enough as he gets away from strootman before destroying the cb pairing
Nodge - very little to stop neymar, 4-1-4-1 would have been better. Need more imagination

ball bag 2 - Fool 0
B - Solid with the class of drogba up top leads to a regulation win. Herrera a top signing
F - berba/bentekkers as a front 2 doesn't work for me. Holtby on the bench and on the pitch? 4-5-1 with holtby centrally and a top quality LW with bentekkers up front alone would have been better

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Corinthians 1-1 Gladbach
Good tactics employed from Nando to get a draw, such as playing the deep line and playing inside forwards. Gladbach need to improve out wide. In all honesty the two equal formations make it difficult to split the sides.

West Ham 1-0 Ajax
Well set up defensively from West Ham. I don't like Leitner at DM, and Mandzukic is definitely too much for the CBs to handle. Shock win to the home side.

Basel 1-2 The Nodge
Both teams could do with new blood in the side, Basel have a lot of unrated players whereas Nodge could do with improving on the likes of Whittaker and Howson but have enough today to win.

Ballbag 2-2 Foolem
Great game, two completely different styles of play. Foolem could do with a bit of creativity in the middle but I like Berbatov and Benteke in attack. Drogba could be improved on but Gonalons is a great addition to midfield. Great game but neither team deserves to lose.

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PSV 2-0 FC ZwagAtlético
FC WHU Do you think you are 2-2 Would you dance, if Ajax you to dance
Fool Em FC 0-1 Athletic Ballbag
The Nodge 4-2 FC Basel
Lille 1-3 Southampton

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Corinthians 1-1 Gladbach
(Guerrero) (Aubameyang)
Close game between these two, can't see a stand out side today. Both teams strong in places and weak in others.
Corinthians: Good - Very solid defensively and limited the Gladbach attack. Bad - Improvements needed going forward to make an impact.
Gladbach: Good - Love the midfield pairing and a very good defence. Bad - Need more depth in attack, plus Aubameyang running in behind is one thing but I don't envisage the supporting AM's being good enough to pick him out constantly.

WHU 2-2 Ajax
(Mandzukic, Lampard) (Eriksen, Mirallas)
Both sides go for it and it makes for a great game, draw the fairest outcome IMO.
WHU: Good - Having defenders! Also the 5-3-1-1 is great with the right personnel which will come in time. Bad - Improvements needed at wingback and CB to make this work consistently. Missing Verratti too as his presence in this system will make it better.
Ajax: Good - The formation and players used are great, very good front three with Eriksen pulling the strings. Bad - Feel you need to strengthen defensively, with a marquee signing to help you out.

Basel 2-2 Nodge
(Neymar x2) (Van Wolfswinkel x2)
A good game with a draw the outcome for me.
Basel: Good - Neymar at AM, can run the show from there and dictate the play. Bad - Still need to improve across the pitch.
Nodge: Good - Solid system, creates plenty of chances for RVW. Bad - Basel have ONE dangerman. You'd think a mention of how to stop him would be obvious, but clearly not. Just telling Strootman to break up attacks doesn't cut it for me. Costs Nodge the win IMO.

Fool 'em 2-2 Ballbag
(Benteke, Berbatov) (Drogba, Muniain)
Ballbag: Good - Bold system and I do like the front three. Midfield trio not bad either. Bad - A bit light out wide for me, with Muniain and Susaeta not covering. CM's covering the fullbacks is one thing, but when under pressure I can see other sides benefitting from it.
Fool 'em: Good - Love the front two, Berbatov can be the ideal second striker for Benteke. Bad - Copying and pasting without editing properly... That and improving at RB and at LM (Holtby isn't a winger IMO)

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Corinthians 1-2 Gladbach

Corinthians good: Tactically very good, with deep line to nullify Aubameyang's pace and Guerrero pulling onto full backs in particular.
Corinthians bad: I'm not sure about Xabi Prieto playing centrally and box to box. He is a right winger for me

Gladbach good: Trying to utilise Aubameyang's pace pushed the defence back and created all kinds of time and space for Xavi.
Gladbach bad: Not convinced about the role given to Bernard. He is a box of tricks and pace for me and playing centrally, dropping deep at times, nullified him slightly.



West Ham 1-1 Ajax

West Ham good: I liked the formation against a team of Ajax's quality. It has potential with the right players. Made you difficult to break down, but also you still had the players to support Mandzukic so he wasn't too isolated
West Ham bad: The key to formation is the wingbacks and I think there is plenty of room for improvement. I also think you need more mobile CBs to play the formation
Ajax good: Obvious quality throughout and will be difficult to target tactics against.
Ajax bad: I think improvement is needed at CB and I also think there is a danger of becoming too narrow as both Mirallas and Varela are very keen to come inside.


Lille 1-2 Saints

Lille good: Great tactics as always and good use of Rodelin to exploit Traore at LB
Lille bad: Not convinced by the quality throughout the side. Some good players, but some big holes too. Rami needs some help around him, esepcially if he is being asked to outmuscle Lukaku!!
Saints good: I am back in love with Defour after watching him against Scotland. A great player and a good partner for Wanyama. Also Lukaku dealt well with the physical assault by Rami
Saints bad: Improvement should be targeted at the FBs. Also after Wanyama and Defour, the midfield isn't going to provide much defensive support, so could buckle against a strong team.


FC Basel 0-2 The Nodge

Basel good: Good tactics and formation that makes the best of the team. And as always, Neymar is a plus point if a team can be built around him
Basel bad: Too many inferior players to allow Neymar to make much of a difference. You either need to recruit quickly to support Neymar, or sell him to fund improvements across the boeard
The Nodge good: A lot of power is CB and CM, so will be able to physically dominate a lot of teams
The Nodge bad: Full backs are not strong enough, whilst I saw Fer holding his knee!! Decent players throughout, but little of really top draw players, so improvements going to be needed throughout to take the team forward..

Everyone bar:

Olly
Cherries
GSC
ZZZ

May add their £1m bonuses.

Good work Soddy (apart from my first dropped points of the season )

Well played Azzy, was a close one

All available for cash....

Iago Herrerín
Gorka Iraizoz
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Xabier Etxeita
Unai Albizua
Aymeric Laporte
Borja Ekiza
Jonas Ramalho
Mikel Balenziaga
Carlos Gurpegi
Inigo Pérez
Erik Morán
Branimir Hrgota
Gaizka Toquero
Aritz Aduriz

Any vacancy?

You can have my team if you want Viva

Viva, you van be my assistant if you want, im going to be in a cast for 4 weeks.

GSC wrote:You can have my team if you want Viva

I don't want you to hand over your team unless you don't want it anymore. I firstly need to find out if ny other league will continue I can't manage two sides

Im gunna need to postpone my matches from the 28th onwards cos im on Holiday in Llwyndafydd for 1-4 weeks

you can't just make up place names and say you're there Nando

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Viva, you van be my assistant if you want, im going to be in a cast for 4 weeks.

Haha you want me to give you a hand job for 4 weeks? Just use your other hand.

sodhat wrote:you can't just make up place names and say you're there Nando

It does look like Nando just mashed the keyboard with his fist to decide his holiday destination. West Wales near New Quay isn't it Nando?

sodhat wrote:you can't just make up place names and say you're there Nando

I like how it's 1-4 weeks, like he'll say on the last day "you know what, this has been good, I'll just stay another 1-3 weeks I think"

I do like the idea of being a technical director. Spamming Azzy's page with fake bids getting him paranoid by speaking fake languages adding key buzz words such as "bale" "30m"

Afro wrote:

sodhat wrote:you can't just make up place names and say you're there Nando

It does look like Nando just mashed the keyboard with his fist to decide his holiday destination. West Wales near New Quay isn't it Nando?

Yeah, Nice place though  gunna be a bitch to get there 4-5 hours in a car 

You can't be a 'technical' director Viva, you have to ask Nick how to press the On button on your phone most of the time.

Thrilled to get a draw against ajax! 5-3-1-1 is the formation i have wanted to play all season. Next stop improving the fullbacks...

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

GSC wrote:You can have my team if you want Viva

I don't want you to hand over your team unless you don't want it anymore.  I firstly need to find out if ny other league will continue I can't manage two sides

I'm not really into it that much atm, I could use a sabattical

You should set off from my house then Nando. It's only 3 hours from mine

Never been to Llwyndafydd. Stayed in Penbryn and went to New Quay for the day.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Viva, you van be my assistant if you want, im going to be in a cast for 4 weeks.

Haha you want me to give you a hand job for 4 weeks? Just use your other hand.

Ill buy you Nandos...

Hero wrote:You can't be a 'technical' director Viva, you have to ask Nick how to press the On button on your phone most of the time.

 

Viva, it takes me ages to type with one hand, I will need tactics doing for 4 weeks. Transfers will be all up to me though. By all means spam Azzy with offers but final transfer decision is mine. If you want the job

GSC let me see what happens with my other league I dont want to commit to anything.

Nick I'll become technical director for now.

Afro wrote:You should set off from my house then Nando. It's only 3 hours from mine

Never been to Llwyndafydd. Stayed in Penbryn and went to New Quay for the day.

It's easily missed their's like 9 houses & a pub there plus a 5 minute walk to the beach. The bus only goes once a week there 

Fernando wrote:

Afro wrote:You should set off from my house then Nando. It's only 3 hours from mine

Never been to Llwyndafydd. Stayed in Penbryn and went to New Quay for the day.

It's easily missed their's like 9 houses & a pub there plus a 5 minute walk to the beach. The bus only goes once a week there 

Is that why it's a 1-4 week holiday. If you miss the bus you have to stay another week?

The homepage needs updating, clicking on each team takes me to the old teams.

Afro wrote:

Fernando wrote:

Afro wrote:You should set off from my house then Nando. It's only 3 hours from mine

Never been to Llwyndafydd. Stayed in Penbryn and went to New Quay for the day.

It's easily missed their's like 9 houses & a pub there plus a 5 minute walk to the beach. The bus only goes once a week there 

Is that why it's a 1-4 week holiday. If you miss the bus you have to stay another week?

No because im staying with my Nan so can stay as long as i want to really 

VivaPaulScholes wrote:The homepage needs updating,  clicking on each team takes me to the old teams.

That's how we like it. All the fixtures, tables etc links do the same.

Changing it would make it easier for outsiders to join in, and we don't want that!

Cricket fans please help. England an Australia playing in Edgbaston? What time does it finish?

Afro I know you secretly miss me.

PM for my Technical Director

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Cricket fans please help. England an Australia playing in Edgbaston? What time does it finish?  

Afro I know you secretly miss me.

9:30ish?

Your not an outsider Viva. You're here more than some of the managers!!

Replied back to my manager/coach.

Thanks Nando, is it 50 overs?

I'm here more than most of the managers

Pic for you Azzy.....
 

Spoiler:

 oh Afro.

Cheers Viva,

Yeah it's an ODI Viva.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:Just played FUT14 demo.....my hand hurts lolol

I thought it was dreadful. It takes an age to 'swap' player. Players run like retards. Shooting is rubbish. Deflections are mental, completely random. Tackling much worse. Confirms why I'm not buying it!

I also don't like it, general gameplay seems too slow. What's the point of Fifa if it's too lifelike? If I want lifelike I'll play football.