Euro Division LXVII

First topic message reminder :

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 - CF
 
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista - Nando                                                                              
 
Lille - Trebs
 
Glad t'be bach - Hero
 
FC Basel - Viva
 
FC ZwagAtletico - Zinedine_Ze_Zebra
 
The Nodge - Olly
 
Fool 'em FC - Azzy

Azzy Mahmood wrote:When you say doing votes, you mean working out results? Otherwise you just forfeited £1m

I am well excited about kunch. I have chocolate swiss roll alongside my usual

Oh my no, I was well ahead of the game and did my votes yesterday kunchtime.

In fact, only one person hasn't submitted in time, and now he's admitted it I can tell you it was Olly.

Has CF done enough to get me my £1m?  

Yeah I was gonna do it before MNF, but must've got too caught up in footie manager/take that montage

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Has CF done enough to get me my £1m?  

No

No feedback, just votes and some hilariously random goalscorers.

Same for Nando, but everyone else will be eligible for their 1m.

Well there was no point in bringing him back then. Sack him.

Morning, mine were in last night. BOOM for once I have tactics & votes submitted before the deadlines......surely your impressed with that no?

Azzy, lets sort a deal out. Bigila £5.8m  

I am very impressed that you have fulfilled the duties that you said you would as a bare minimum when you joined the league.

Almost as impressed as that time I saw a cloud.

Nice try Zebs, I want £44m for that bad boy.

sodhat wrote:I am very impressed that you have fulfilled the duties that you said you would as a bare minimum when you joined the league.

Almost as impressed as that time I saw a cloud.

Alright Mr Snarky Soddy, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.....
On my recent track record im quite pleased I got everything in on time.

End of season, is their payouts for final league position?

There will be but we gotta talk about how much I think.

I like sarcasm, even if it amuses only me. How is your hand now? Can you get a full grip on things? It'd be a sad life if I lost my grip on my righty.

I had a really good conversation with some 70 year old man who supports dortmund before they become the trendy hipsters choice.

There was already a discussion involving Afro about 2 homepages ag0. I suggested the top three get £0, going down to the bottom three who get £5m.

Or we could just give everyone £5m and have done with it?

Or a better idea no one gets money at all. You don't deserve anything if you lose and giving money no matter how little to the winners will just increase the gap between the top and bottom sides.

It needs to be minimal still. Although it has been a pain the neck as a manager, having limited money has made the league much more interesting and closer.

That and the 4 injuries have been the best improvements we made in this league

What about this then: title winners get £0, then every place after that gets £250k. So:

1st = £0k
2nd = £250k
3rd = £500k
4th = £750k
5th = £1m
6th = £1.25m
7th = £1.5m
8th = £1.75m
9th = £2m
10th = £2.25m
11th = £2.5m
12th = £2.75m

No I'm voting for zero.

The dog from A Nightmare Before Christmas?

What we can do is give everyone a sponsor deal at the start of next season and if they fulfill their targets they get the money at the end of the season.  Give three options with higher reward for taking higher risk.

Not sponsors again, I hate all that cr@p

sodhat wrote:The dog from A Nightmare Before Christmas?

No the geeky character from GTA San Andreas.

sodhat wrote:There will be but we gotta talk about how much I think.

I like sarcasm, even if it amuses only me. How is your hand now? Can you get a full grip on things? It'd be a sad life if I lost my grip on my righty.

OK cool.
Hands getting better. Just working on getting movement, still quite swollen but they said it could take 2 weeks to came down. As it was in a cast for 5 weeks my wrist was used to be static so im working on getting 90 degree angles & stuff again, fingers are slowly getting more movement. Cant make a fist yet, have been told different timescales on when I will but at the end of the day its all up to how hard I push myself.
Worst thing is Physio said no football or weights for 3 months as not to over exert it with any heavy pressure. Im well gutted. I am hoping my progress goes well & to get back to footie end of Nov/Dec. Dying to get back lifting weights too. Booked Sand Franb & Vegas for next July so I want to be in tip top shape.
Btw I will be getting a refresher on San Fran off you closer to the time.

I love how you mentioned doctor saying no weights. You don't lift bro.

I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

By the time he was at West Ham it looked like Ljungberg was playing with two broken legs.

Now that voting is closed.  Did you like my mourinho style brashness azzy how I mentioned my tactics to you and you didn't know if I was bluffing or not.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:What about this then: title winners get £0, then every place after that gets £250k. So:

1st = £0k
2nd = £250k
3rd = £500k
4th = £750k
5th = £1m
6th = £1.25m
7th = £1.5m
8th = £1.75m
9th = £2m
10th = £2.25m
11th = £2.5m
12th = £2.75m

 
I'd go along with that.
 
And for next season, rather than the whole guff around sponsors, just set a selection of 3 targets for each team to choose from with a similar sliding scale of reward as Viva alluded to.
 
I would keep it completely simple and divide the league into 3 or 4 based on league finish and each team in the same group, gets the same options.

I'm happy to come up with something

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

I like how fellaini is playing with damaged ligaments in the wrist and zebs crys that he can't do tactics. 

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I love how you mentioned doctor saying no weights. You don't lift bro.

What you chat bout? I didnt go gym but that because I have a bench in my flat. Figured no need for a gym membership when I have that & cardio I get from 4 hours of footie a week.

I like sponsor offers, target driven ones.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

I like how fellaini is playing with damaged ligaments in the wrist and zebs crys that he can't do tactics. 

If I got the same care as Fellaini it would be different Mr my knees hurts so I cant take a team in the league

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Now that voting is closed.  Did you like my mourinho style brashness azzy how I mentioned my tactics to you and you didn't know if I was bluffing or not.

I didn't know. Or care

Oh that's a burn

Ahh, forgot about these.
PreZiction Week 7 results:

Azzy: 5
Soddy: 8
Afro: 9
Olly: 4
Marky: 6
Nando: 7

Congrats to Afro. Add 250k to your budget & you are not top of the seasonal leader board with that win.

Week 8 will be up in 5 mins.

My 8-0 prediction for West Ham vs Spurs doesn't look so silly after the fact.

Afro is not top? Never mind eh Affers?

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

I like how fellaini is playing with damaged ligaments in the wrist and zebs crys that he can't do tactics. 

If I got the same care as Fellaini it would be different Mr my knees hurts so I cant take a team in the league

 

Just so you know,  I continued to play football with a torn cartrlidge  for over a year  and a half. I'm John Terry,  Terry Butcher, Bert Trautman,  I'm cut from their cloth.  I put my face where others are scared to put their boots.  I'm old school,  I'll take one for the team,  I put my body on the line.

Azzy Mahmood wrote:What about this then: title winners get £0, then every place after that gets £250k. So:

1st = £0k
2nd = £250k
3rd = £500k
4th = £750k
5th = £1m
6th = £1.25m
7th = £1.5m
8th = £1.75m
9th = £2m
10th = £2.25m
11th = £2.5m
12th = £2.75m

This. Great idea Azzy.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

I like how fellaini is playing with damaged ligaments in the wrist and zebs crys that he can't do tactics. 

If I got the same care as Fellaini it would be different Mr my knees hurts so I cant take a team in the league

 

Just so you know,  I continued to play football with a torn cartrlidge  for over a year  and a half. I'm John Terry,  Terry Butcher, Bert Trautman,  I'm cut from their cloth.  I put my face where others are scared to put their boots.  I'm old school,  I'll take one for the team,  I put my body on the line.

If I had your face, I wouldn't worry about it being kicked either.....

Afro wrote:If I had your face, I wouldn't worry about it being kicked either.....

BURN!!!
Viva, you played yes & you mashed up your ligament more.

Sorry, typo, Afro is NOW top of the Preziction leader board

Who here will laugh if England lose tonight?

Afro wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

I like how fellaini is playing with damaged ligaments in the wrist and zebs crys that he can't do tactics. 

If I got the same care as Fellaini it would be different Mr my knees hurts so I cant take a team in the league

 

Just so you know,  I continued to play football with a torn cartrlidge  for over a year  and a half. I'm John Terry,  Terry Butcher, Bert Trautman,  I'm cut from their cloth.  I put my face where others are scared to put their boots.  I'm old school,  I'll take one for the team,  I put my body on the line.

If I had your face, I wouldn't worry about it being kicked either.....

Oh I'm sorry that I was made with this face Mr Justin Timberlake of South Wales.

I want us to make it to the World Cup even if we'll be rubbish when we're there. I just don't want the media hype.

Nick I know man,  I wish I was sensible about it and rested the knee 

I wouldn't laugh because of the loss itself, I'd laugh because of how many England fans expected to thrash Poland, and how the media would be gunning for Roy's head

Will never avoid the media hype Soddy.
We win convincingly tonight we will be winning the WC next year...in the media.

One of those things Viva. How long you been out for now?
Hence why im resting my hand properly, i cant risk hurting it again, I know my holiday isnt till July but I dont want to rush things then damage it in say June before i go away.
Ive borrowed a mates exercise bike so I can keep legs strong + using the leg extension bit on my bench. Ill probably return to footie with stronger legs than before.

Stopped playing football since may 2012.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Afro wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I like how Freddie Ljungberg played on with a broken hand, but Zebs is out for 12 months  

I like how fellaini is playing with damaged ligaments in the wrist and zebs crys that he can't do tactics. 

If I got the same care as Fellaini it would be different Mr my knees hurts so I cant take a team in the league

 

Just so you know,  I continued to play football with a torn cartrlidge  for over a year  and a half. I'm John Terry,  Terry Butcher, Bert Trautman,  I'm cut from their cloth.  I put my face where others are scared to put their boots.  I'm old school,  I'll take one for the team,  I put my body on the line.

If I had your face, I wouldn't worry about it being kicked either.....

Oh I'm sorry that I was made with this face Mr Justin Timberlake of South Wales.

That's okay.


I'm moving back to England

I moving about 2 miles North, but it is over the border and officially England and Herefordshire

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Stopped playing football since may 2012.

You not going to make a return at all?

You're only moving afro because you're forced too,  otherwise you'd be happy pretending to be a Taff. 

No don't think I will Nick,  I only had that minor op back in March to clear up the knee I was supposed to have the main one few months later but I said no.  There's no guarantee that the knee will be solid again and it's just as likely to move out of place.  

I know we don't follow cricket here much but the best batsman ever retired Sachin Tendulkar.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:You're only moving afro because you're forced too,  otherwise you'd be happy pretending to be a Taff. 

No don't think I will Nick,  I only had that minor op back in March to clear up the knee I was supposed to have the main one few months later but I said no.  There's no guarantee that the knee will be solid again and it's just as likely to move out of place.  

I know we don't follow cricket here much but the best batsman ever retired Sachin Tendulkar.

Who's forcing me to move to England?