The World League

First topic message reminder :

Rules;
£150m budget with to be spent on anybody based on their value on TM.
Draft system to build the squads.
Squad to be between 20-25 players, no more, no less.
Tactics short, teamsheet, substitutes, 100 words of tactics, few sentences for substitutions.
Everybody votes or lose a goal from their score, just scores and scorers acceptable although feedback is encouraged.
Choose your own real life team name although this will have no bearing on the players you can or can't sign.

Participants;
Azzy - Vancouver Whitecaps
BamBam - Ebbsfleet United
Holymiky - MK Dons
Marky - Crawley Town
Nadeem - Real Madrid
Olly - Accrington Stanley
Trebs - Liaoning Whowin
Viva - Manchester United
Hero - Macclesfield Town
Nando - Chesham United

Structure;

8 fixtures per team, 4 at home, 4 away. Two relegated from the Premier League, two promoted from the Championship.
3rd place in both leagues will playoff for the right to play in the Premier League.
Starting point determined at random.

Premier League
1. Chesham United
2. Liaoning Whowin
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3. Macclesfield Town
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4. Manchester United
5. MK Dons

Championship
1. Accrington Stanley
2. Crawley Town
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3. Ebbsfleet United
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4. Real Madrid
5. Vancouver Whitecaps

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche

Draft results

Marky:

Holymiky:

BamBam:

Fernando:

Nadeem:

Azzy:

Olly:

Hero:

Trebs:

Viva:

I'm good to thanks.

I like what I have seen of that Borthwick-Jackson. TBH haven't watched much football over the last few months so a bit out of touch, and I have no idea whether he can defend.

But what I have seen of him, I have noticed that he has one hell of a cross on him.

Stick a decent striker in that United team and he would get bags of assists.

Speaking of Strikers I just looked at one I would buy on here but in real life he's injured so not sure if it would be worth it or not.

I'm gonna sign kelechci ihenacho to see how often I can misspell his name (and he's quite good)

What about Cameron Jerome Olly?

Well I suppose I am in the championship...

Afro wrote:I'm good to thanks.

I like what I have seen of that Borthwick-Jackson. TBH haven't watched much football over the last few months so a bit out of touch, and I have no idea whether he can defend.

But what I have seen of him, I have noticed that he has one hell of a cross on him.

Stick a decent striker in that United team and he would get bags of assists.

Basically stick Martial up front rather than on the wing!

I've done my entire list, once Trebs sends his Star Player bid to me, and the other 2 (or 3) get their new star player bid in, I'll send my squad to BamBam then people can send their squad picks to me.

Marky have I got mine or will I have to rebid

As it stands Hero and Olly will need to rebid, but please don't mention the player as Trebs is yet to bid.

Just get on and bid for Martial Trebs

Olly gone for the same as Nando?

Just wait for Trebs and all will be revealed.

Can I just say thanks to you Marky for taking this all on by the way, good job.

I've gone for the best player

Oh dear god, He's gone for Wes "Too Lazy to track back so plays AM" Hoolahan

Steven Naismith I bet ya.

I love how, after 4 decades of doing this shizz, you're all still naming names of players

I will be looking to sign...players of sufficient quality.

Grant Holt's still playing isn't he?

Azzy wrote:I love how, after 4 decades of doing this shizz, you're all still naming names of players

I will be looking to sign...players of sufficient quality.

I'm just waiting to see how much you beat me by on the player we went for!

Is there going to be a Premier League / Championship folder so we can put our team pages together?

I doubt we'd clash on players Hero, you have good taste in footballers.

He doesn't

I want to hear more rants from Azzy about how he doesn't like certain players, it's always fun

Plenty stored up. I'll probably hate all the star players bid for.

Im waiting for the inevitable one on how Dele Alli is better then Paul Scholes.

I'm sure Azzy's going for Lukaku.

There is absolutely no bitterness on his part towards Rom. None at all. Zilch.

I don't think you will hate mine Azzy

Fernando wrote:Im waiting for the inevitable one on how Dele Alli is better then Paul Scholes.

Same number of Balon D'Or votes.

Holymiky wrote:I don't think you will hate mine Azzy

Big Cyril?

It's annoying that I can't play this game

Hurry up Trebs.

Excuse my ignorance but who is big Cyril?

I must say, I'm rather looking forward to hearing about Viva's late-night conquests in local eateries; Hero's lad scoring 87 goals for Bury U14s; Marky's escapades in the dirty parts of London; Olly's attempts to talk to girls; Miky's philanthropic gestures and overall humanitarian contributions to the world; and I'd quite like to hear some of BamBam's naughty stories. He's too nice at the moment, we need to roughen him up a bit.

literally only Hero will like mine i expect

I assume Cyril Regis Miky

All of the ones I know people are going for are all excellent players that were on my list, I'm going to be several down my list when it comes to the 2nd choice option feud with Olly.

Holymiky wrote:Excuse my ignorance but who is big Cyril?

Cyrille Regis, all-time legend of the game, Albion icon. Played for us, Villa, Wolves, Coventry, England. He's Jason Roberts' uncle. The Diana Ross of our Three Degrees. Called my brother the best 13 year old footballer he'd ever seen. A God-fearing man who does things like WaterAid. He's the kind of guy they don't make any more.

Closest player in the modern game to Cyrille is...I won't say. Maybe after the draft.

Azzy wrote:

Holymiky wrote:Excuse my ignorance but who is big Cyril?

Cyrille Regis, all-time legend of the game, Albion icon. Played for us, Villa, Wolves, Coventry, England. He's Jason Roberts' uncle. The Diana Ross of our Three Degrees. Called my brother the best 13 year old footballer he'd ever seen. A God-fearing man who does things like WaterAid. He's the kind of guy they don't make any more.

Closest player in the modern game to Cyrille is...I won't say. Maybe after the draft.

Victor Anichebe

Azzy wrote:I must say, I'm rather looking forward to hearing about Viva's late-night conquests in local eateries; Hero's lad scoring 87 goals for Bury U14s; Marky's escapades in the dirty parts of London; Olly's attempts to talk to girls; Miky's philanthropic gestures and overall humanitarian contributions to the world; and I'd quite like to hear some of BamBam's naughty stories. He's too nice at the moment, we need to roughen him up a bit.

I did end up in Shoreditch after taking in Barnet v Crawley Town in mid December, a nice establishment known as Ye Olde Ax. Google it if you want an example of the kind of pub it is.

Fernando wrote:

Azzy wrote:

Holymiky wrote:Excuse my ignorance but who is big Cyril?

Cyrille Regis, all-time legend of the game, Albion icon. Played for us, Villa, Wolves, Coventry, England. He's Jason Roberts' uncle. The Diana Ross of our Three Degrees. Called my brother the best 13 year old footballer he'd ever seen. A God-fearing man who does things like WaterAid. He's the kind of guy they don't make any more.

Closest player in the modern game to Cyrille is...I won't say. Maybe after the draft.

Victor Anichebe

You are an absolute with a tiny which is what your mother said to me after she and sat on a turtle!

As you can see the truth hurts Azzy

#AllDarrenFletcherCanDoIsSh*tOnCommand

Marky you bashtard, I'm at work! If I get the sack I will hunt you down and kill you.

Well I did have a rather interesting weekend on Newcastle's Diamond strip courtesy of a stag do .. those Geordie girls rep rings rather true!!!

Aren't you the boss Azzy?

Google searches shouldn't be an issue but sorry if it causes an issue!

There's still an IT department Miky, and an entire government framework to abide by!

Marky is now on my (s)hitlist, along with Youssuf Mulumbu and Gerard Depardieu.

Is Luka Modric still on the awesome list Azzy, if that's what you call it?

He has his own very special list.

Is Victor Anichebe on it?

No, because the list is entitled 'Worst Midfielders to ever play for Real Madrid who aren't worth the paper they signed their contracts on and oh by the way they have terrible hair'.

Big Vic is on the 'Even Nando can run faster than these players' list, along with the afore-mentioned Grant Holt, Kurt Zouma (for a while), Rickie Lambert and Michael Carrick.

Leave Zouma out of this Azzy!

Zouma is just a sh*t Joleon Lescott

I'm shocked that you said that Nando!