Euro Division Homepage LXXVI

by GSC Fri 25 Jul 2014, 11:48 am

First topic message reminder :

Welcome to the Nadal Semi League

Schedule
League Table
TP Bids
Lawyers
Transfer Confirmation Page
Injuries
Players in the League
Rumor Mill
Rules Page

Teams
Genk
US Palermo
PAOK
HSC Montpellier
Getafe CF
Hellas Verona
Granada CF
FC Giroud In BoredHoes
FC I thought she was Twente
SV Werder Bremen
FC Basel 1893

Transfers are now open.
Next Tactics due Monday 11th August, to be sent to Azzy. Miky to vote by Friday the 8th August.

Week 8 Schedule:

Week 8:

Announcements:
TP/Lawyers can be retroactively rounded up/down to the nearest 100k.
All future deals should be rounded to the nearest 100k.
All Managers bar Olly can add their 1m bonus for week 5. Sodhat can add 1.5m

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by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 12:46 pm

I'm eating Sausage rolls as we speak.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 12:48 pm

There is a joke in there somewhere

by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 12:50 pm

Yeah I took a risk in saying that Soddy.

by **Hero** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 12:51 pm

Who's the player Miky?

by Trebs Wed 06 Aug 2014, 12:52 pm

Chinese style pork with roast potatoes and steamed veg.

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 12:57 pm

This league is full of jacamos.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:00 pm

I had fruit and a sandwich thank you very much. But I also bought a coke because I wanted to spend more than £5 so I'd get change to use on the golf range.

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:01 pm

What fruit and sandwich did you purchase?

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:03 pm

Hope it was brown bread.

by **Hero** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:04 pm

I'm having sushi followed by a punnet of blueberries.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:06 pm

It was a white roll, but I had brown bread toast for breakfast.

The fruit was an epic mixture. Although I'm going to stop buying it from there because 60% of it tastes funny.

by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:15 pm

Did you keep giving it a chance incase the 60% tasted better each time?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:20 pm

I'm sorry about tactics no excuses I'll have them done tonight but after 9 at the earliest cos I'm working till then

I'll step it up again apologies xxxxx

Also has a monster club sandwich for lunch. It was atrocious

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:31 pm

What does monster taste like?

by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:35 pm

I just ordered the Chelsea Third kit with Costa on the back

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:43 pm

Holymiky wrote:I just ordered the Chelsea Third kit with Costa on the back

Coffee stains are the worst to get out too.

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:44 pm

I haven't bought a United top since the 02/03 season and I don't think I will unless Adidas show a big improvement. They did say that they're looking at the old United adidas for ideas. I might buy one then but they need to change the material they use for the cherveloet because that'll Crack when washed.

by GSC Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:52 pm

sodhat wrote:What does monster taste like?

Really sweet soft drink

by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:57 pm

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lYPbtsUw3gI/U89tn2vJZNI/AAAAAAAAU2I/T_miH2liqVY/s1600/Ne-Adidas-Chelsea-14-15-Third-Kit%252B(1).jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2013/12/exclusive-chelsea-14-15-home-and-away.html&h=1600&w=1370&tbnid=vz6FMNUUCWHneM:&zoom=1&docid=Y1tNMBEoej5EfM&hl=en-GB&ei=AibiU7zdFPOM7AaNsoGoBQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CCEQMygAMAA

by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 1:57 pm

Sorry for the long link. That's the third kit.

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:14 pm

That looks pretty disgusting maybe it's the picture and looks better in real life but the bottom half of the shirt reminds me of one of the generic picture you can use as wallpaper on a pc from 1998. I'm sorry if I come across mean but that's a crappy short in my Opinion, I like the arsenal home top.

by Fernando Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:15 pm

Bah Gawd Howard Webb has retired from Refereeing United fans will be in mourning everywhere this afternoon. Deserves a testimonial match for his duties to United

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:18 pm

Xavi said biggest regret in his career is he never got to play with Paul Scholes. Best CM ever call me what you like buy Scholes > Zidane I reckon the true football knowledgeable fans here will agree with me.

by GSC Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:20 pm

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Xavi said biggest regret in his career is he never got to play with Paul Scholes. Best CM ever call me what you like buy Scholes > Zidane I reckon the ~~true football knowledgeable fans~~ Trebs here will agree with me.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:21 pm

Scholes was a great player, but Zidane is still the best I've seen with my own two mince pies.

by Fernando Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:22 pm

Wouldn't have worked as a partnership and Scholes is a bottler for quitting out on his country because he wasn't good enough to play where he was best at. so will always be Zidane > Scholes if you have any kind of football knowledge that wasn't so bias towards United he wouldn't be in your top 5 of all time.

by Holymiky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:26 pm

Where would Xavi be in terms of all time best central midfielders? In your opinions.

by GSC Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:30 pm

Excellent in his prime, but I don't know if he could maintain that level if he adapted to a different team style.

by **Hero** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:35 pm

When you have a player that's that good at what he does though then the style revolves around him. He personified tiki-taka.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:35 pm

Pound for pound I don't know whether I have him above Scholes actually. Scholes had more of an all-round game.

Iniesta > both of them though

by GSC Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:39 pm

Hero wrote:When you have a player that's that good at what he does though then the style revolves around him. He personified tiki-taka.

I agree, but when it comes to all time greats for me, versatility has a part to play. I tend to agree with Soddy that Scholes was a better all round player.

by Azzy Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:49 pm

Xavi > Wilshere
Wilshere > Scholes
Scholes > Zidane
Zidane > Keane

Is how I'd see it.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 2:59 pm

It's hard to tell when you're joking.

by **Hero** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:02 pm

Top ten central midfielders all time....go!

by Azzy Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:03 pm

Take out Wilshere, and you're there. Xavi > Scholes > Zidane > Keane. Everyone knows I never rated Zidane, never will do. I never once saw him dominate a game like everyone remembers him doing. I saw him play between 80-100 times and was very rarely impressed with him, let alone in awe of him. I've been in awe of Scholes countless times.

Midfielders off the top of my head I'd put above Zidane that I've seen play:

Xavi
Iniesta
Scholes
Pirlo
Boban
Matthaus
Sammer
Rijkaard

by Azzy Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:04 pm

Redondo too. Rui Costa also.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:14 pm

Vieira?
He was colossal.

by The Special Juan Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:19 pm

Yaya has to be there.

by sodhat Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:21 pm

Carlos Valderrama!

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:23 pm

Vieira was the second best midfielder after Scholes in all time premier League history.

It's a shame that the younger generation who've only heard of Vieira or seen him at the end of his career rate Toure higher. Vieira was magnificent, what an elegant player.

by **Hero** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:32 pm

I'd have the following for Premier League central midfielders:

1. Viera
2. Scholes
3. Keane
4. Gerrard
5. Alonso
6. Makelele
7. Lampard
8. Toure
9. Speed
10. Fabregas

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:34 pm

I give them stick but respect to Gerrard and Lampard, very very good midfielders but not at the highest level though.

In 10 years time we'll be crying that we don't have a player of their class, I like Barko, Wilshere, Sterling, Oxo but they will never be as good as lamps an Stevie.

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:42 pm

I'd personally have Petit ahead of Makelele.

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:47 pm

Alonso too high up the list for me.

by Azzy Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:48 pm

I'll never forget Paddy injuring himself celebrating a goal against United. That was how much it meant to Arsenal in those days.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Wed 06 Aug 2014, 3:50 pm

The lack of jonny howson and mo diame is making me question your football knowledge folks

by Marky Wed 06 Aug 2014, 5:55 pm

Hero wrote:I'd have the following for Premier League central midfielders:

1. Viera
2. Scholes
3. Keane
4. Gerrard
5. Alonso
6. Makelele
7. Lampard
8. Toure
9. Speed
10. Fabregas

He was decent, but would Gary Speed be on this list if he were still alive?

For the record, my top 10 Premier League CM's (in no particular order) are:
Yaya Toure, Vieira, Petit, Keane, Scholes, Lampard, Gerrard, Fabregas, ~~Veron~~ Ince, Redknapp

by The Special Juan Wed 06 Aug 2014, 8:43 pm

Let's all laugh at Celtic, let's all laugh at Celtic, na na na na HEY! Na na na na HEY!

by Fernando Wed 06 Aug 2014, 8:44 pm

Aberdeen for the SPL Euro Division Homepage LXXVI - Page 20 3559488474

by FIFA Diva Wed 06 Aug 2014, 9:33 pm

Danny Murphy was massively hugely enormously underrated best footballing English player after Scholes

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