Euro Division LXV

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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                                                                              
Lille - Trebs
 
Glad t'be bach - Hero
 
FC Basel - cherriesfna
 
FC ZwagAtletico - Zinedine_Ze_Zebra
 
The Nodge - Olly
 
Fool 'em FC - Azzy

sodhat wrote:You aren't getting 9m anywhere for Taraabt. Take that and leg it.

frack it, done

BOOM had to rush that, had my eye on Giroud for 2 weeks. Cant believe no one signed him

anyone want Miroslav Klose?

Sidney Sam, 6 games, 6 goals, 4 assists, having some of that.

I did better on my first predos anyway

Giroud isn't a player I'd have in my side Zebs, he's in good form at the moment but he's so streaky. Give it a month and your feedback will be saying 'you need a reliable striker' or something.

Plus he has awful tattoos.

Feedback for Z3 next week...

'Giroud can score when he has Ozil setting him up, an out of position and out of form Coutinho less so'

I can see it now

What a surprise, Azzy says something negative about my signing.
Hes one of the most inform strikers in the league if not top of that list. If you watch him & Arsenal they are playing to his strengths & Im guessing you haven't seen Arsenals fixture list. Giroud will be fine, maybe not in here as you will just be biased.

Giroud has seemingly finally settled in also despite not being prolific he has very good link up play for a big man.

Sidney Sam is gash

I think Giroud is a good signing personally. Ratings will be based on how he does IRL and IRL he does have Ozil who will create chances for him. Plus Coutinho is in great form as well, so it will work well.

Don't forget Santi when hes back.

Afro wrote:Sidney Sam is gash

He's just over 5m and is in the form of his career at present with 6 goals and 4 assists already this season, enough so that he got a call up to the German squad, he also is playing Utd tonight so may pull off a blinder.
But I'm also playing you this weekend so the mind games begin...

Nah, never been a fan of his. He is the German Jermaine Pennant imo, a little headless

No mind games though - I just commented on what a good signing Dante is.

I've gone for the investment approach to my TPs this week and two players very highly rated who should shoot up in value over time.

Plus I had to buy Hyuri just for his solo goal alone

Hero wrote: enough so that he got a call up to the German squad

Rumours are that he got the call up as Nigeria were sniffing around him

Y U SELL HERRMANN?

Afro wrote:Nah, never been a fan of his. He is the German Jermaine Pennant imo, a little headless

No mind games though - I just commented on what a good signing Dante is.

Yeah but you call his team-mate Stefan Kießling the German Peter Crouch which says it all really.

Afro wrote:I've gone for the investment approach to my TPs this week and two players very highly rated who should shoot up in value over time.

Plus I had to buy Hyuri just for his solo goal alone

Reading Tim Vickery?

I've always been a fan of Giroud, thought he got a little bit of unfair flack last season, his movement in the box is really good

Olly wrote:I've always been a fan of Giroud, thought he got a little bit of unfair flack last season, his movement in the box is really good

That's what she said

sodhat wrote:

Afro wrote:I've gone for the investment approach to my TPs this week and two players very highly rated who should shoot up in value over time.

Plus I had to buy Hyuri just for his solo goal alone

Reading Tim Vickery?

Yep.

Saw the goal and read Vickery.

Trebs - I don't ever label Kiessling as German Crouch. Kiessling is better than that, I just don't warm to him as I think he is more effective because of his physique than his ability. But it is very difficult to argue with his goal count

sodhat wrote:

Afro wrote:I've gone for the investment approach to my TPs this week and two players very highly rated who should shoot up in value over time.

Plus I had to buy Hyuri just for his solo goal alone

Reading Tim Vickery?

Have you seen the goal btw. Made me think on Welbeck in that I wasn't entirely sure how much of it he meant to do and how much just happened

The Nodge
Martin Olsson - £4m
Kevin Strootman - £17m

Anybody interested in beating these? Seriously tempted to sell

Strootman I'd expect everyone to be interested in.

You did Afro, I remember signing him in the previous incarnation of this league and you said that :laugh:But surely having a good physique, makes you a better player and therefore deserves ratings? Like Carroll has little technique but is great aerially so deserves ratings in that respect.

I admit I am harsh on Kiessling. He is actually better with his feet than I admit. He is certainly much better than Crouch.

I don't know why, but I just don't like him

Kiessling is a very good striker. Makes the most of his ability, but will never be a 30-goal scorer for Bayern or Germany's number one.

Crouch did well for a handful of years, but had too many off periods, and hasn't done much for what, 2 years now? At least?

Carroll I like, he looks rubbish, can barely run, is ugly as fook, has terrible hair, but boy can that lad cause trouble. He's like Lee Chapman but better.

If you gayboys don't make an offer I cannot refuse for Strootman, I'm selling to lawyers mwahahaha

Viva, Zebs, Olly is talking to you

Joey O-Brien where are results?

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Giroud isn't a player I'd have in my side Zebs, he's in good form at the moment but he's so streaky. Give it a month and your feedback will be saying 'you need a reliable striker' or something.

Nando wrote:Giroud has seemingly finally settled in also despite not being prolific he has very good link up play for a big man.

Afro wrote:I think Giroud is a good signing personally. Ratings will be based on how he does IRL and IRL he does have Ozil who will create chances for him. Plus Coutinho is in great form as well, so it will work well.

Olly wrote:I've always been a fan of Giroud, thought he got a little bit of unfair flack last season, his movement in the box is really good.

Apart from you, three people commented, three of whom have a better opinion of Giroud than you. I rest my case [/quote][/quote]

That would have been funnier and smart-alec-ier if you'd not messed up the coding on that

I like Giroud fine. But like I said, when his form dips (as it inevitably will do), brace yourself for the feedback letdowns. We've seen it with Giroud before.

And I love how Olly has 'always' been a fan of Giroud, even though he's only really existed for two and a bit seasons

Lads, to check - if a player is on releases for less than £500k, we still sign him for the releases price, correct? Otherwise it makes a mockery of releases.

*From what I've seen of Giroud is what I should have said

's only really existed for two and a bit seasons

I remember Montpellier genetically engineering Giroud and Belhanda back in 2011 from the stored DNA of Laurent Robert, Roger Milla and Carlos Valderamma. What a move!

Still messed up Zebs

Afro wrote:

's only really existed for two and a bit seasons

I remember Montpellier genetically engineering Giroud and Belhanda back in 2011 from the stored DNA of Laurent Robert, Roger Milla and Carlos Valderamma. What a move!

That would be some player. Born aged 53, hair bigger than Fellaini's, and can hit a ball into the net from 80 yards

Anybody interested in Altidore or Quagliarella?

And a great dancer

Azzy wrote:That would have been funnier and smart-alec-ier if you'd not messed up the coding on that

I know yeah lol

Azzy wrote:I like Giroud fine. But like I said, when his form dips (as it inevitably will do), brace yourself for the feedback letdowns. We've seen it with Giroud before.

And I love how Olly has 'always' been a fan of Giroud, even though he's only really existed for two and a bit seasons

He will dip, all strikers have to at some point but currently its a great signing & with Arsenals fixture list, only Swansea looking tricky in the next 6 matches he should produce. So im covered for October which will be at minimum 4 gameweeks here. Never know, I could end up with a lawyers offer in the future or I can put hi up for one at end of our season, by then our season will nearly be over, Arsenal play Liverpool IRL & I could get rid & upgrade.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Lads, to check - if a player is on releases for less than £500k, we still sign him for the releases price, correct? Otherwise it makes a mockery of releases.

Any ideas?

Just do it like you've been doing all along Azzy

I thought as much. Otherwise we should all get £250k for releasing players with TM values of £50k

Afternoon, been really busy so won't get on much, my thoughts so far.

I thought Nick would get votes in, future I'll get them in.

At the moment I'm doing tactics for Nick so can't take over another team as Nick won't be able to get tactics in we'll just be at square one. I'm willing to takeover a team after Nicks hand heals.

Azzy is never happy with anything, I bet he'd give GTA 5 a poor review. Mr Angry.

Giroud is a good striker and think he'll do well.

I'd never buy GTAV, so I'd never be in a position to review it

Results are coming, but they are taking bare long bruv

Viva wrote:
I thought Nick would get votes in, future I'll get them in.

my bad, never discussed it with you.

Cannot believe Denswil and Ligeon were sitting on releases. Although their TM values aren't much right now, both are part of Ajax's young defence, and integral parts of the Dutch U21s. Ecstatic to get them for £315k combined, I reckon they'll increase to at least £1.5m each by Christmas.

Week 4 Result

PSV 1-1 Zwag
Townsend; Remy

Week 5 Results

Gladbach 2-1 PSV
Aubameyang, Bernard; Agbonlahor

Corinthians 1-2 West Ham
Prieto; Mandzukic, Lampard

Zwag 1-1 Fool Em
Klose; Benteke

Athletic Ballbag 2-1 Lille
Villa, Drogba; GroBkreus (no symbol for double s)

Basel 0-2 Southampton
Lukaku x2

Ajax 2-1 The Nodge
Mirallas, de Jong; Redmond

Zwag with the draw factor! Well done Zebs

I'm actually very happy with a point - relieved, even - after losing four key players to injury.