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:

Olly wrote:It's 9am and I'm already seriously annoyed with someone at work - it's off to a good start!

Its 9.17 and I've already got 32 emails since leaving work at 9pm yesterday .. fkin busy season!!!

Star Player results

Trebs - Thiago Silva £15m (Remaining budget £135m)
Hero - Paulo Dybala £27m (Remaining budget £123m)
Olly - Ross Barkley £15.75m (Remaining budget £134.25m)

Squad bids now open (despite being sent a few already!)

Remember, any further drafts you're only allowed to bid for the same number of players you were outbid on, so ensure your first draft has enough players to complete your squad (between 20 and 25 players)

I've bid for 19 players to make up 20 as I already have Verratti.

Thanks Marky.

Interesting choice in Silva Trebs, a good one in my opinion.

It's just because some people in the past have only done half their draft and saved their money to see who's left, which is a bit naughty.

I'm going for an all English team and can I change my team name to Trumps Warriors

I'm happy with my bids, will be interesting to see if I get any of them

Who have you received squad bids from so far Marky, me and Bam?

Marky's just sent me his too

Having read Marky's, we clash on quite a few !

Going for a team of (4-4-2 diamond)

Forster

Clyne
Stones
Shawcross
Shaw

Alli
Carrick
Henderson
Barkley

Vardy
Kane

The ultimate goal (I realise some are already purchased)

I've set up a spreadsheet (mainly so I can sort the squads while at work while looking like I'm actually working) and I've got mine, Miky's, BamBam's and Nando's. Bam and I have already lost out on 3 each

Morning everyone

I've decided on my keepers, CBs and LBs. Now have to go through RBs, CMs, LMs, RMs and STs. It's quite a chore!

I know what you mean Azzy. I forgot how tiring it was trawling TM!

While some of us are doing squads, a little open discussion.

Injuries.

I say 3 per week, would happily do 4 per week if people were willing to live a little dangerously

I don't mind either, I think 3 is fair enough though. Still encourages trading in the league too.

The TM trawl was tiring but it's satisfying when you have all the targets lined up at the end, I found myself at the end wondering weather or not I should bid more for players or not just in case someone else bid more

Agree with 3 injuries

Morning all. Just about to search tm for the players I want. Hopefully I get them in before kunch..

I'm doing my trawl in my lunch hour, u19 Serbian league here I come!

Im fairly content with what ive gone for .  If i get that lot id be very surprised. I suspect Afro & Hero will knock a few out.

Did you manage your budget a certain way Nando?

No i spent the lot on 20 players + Dimitri Payet   got 0.25m

4 injuries

I've got no money left if all of my bids go through

Yeah I was firmly regretting my Pogba bid once I saw what slim pickings were available .. even slimmer now I've seen Marky's list

Marky went for Lewandowski tho who costed more than Pogba to be fair so he was worse off budget wise than all of us I think.

That's why I went for Barkley in the end - didn't realise actually how expensive some of the players I want are!

Marky wrote:Olly - Ross Barkley £12m (Remaining budget £138m)

How is that possible when he's £15.75m on TM?

I think Olly took it off the advanced searched page, You have to highlight the names to get the real value as i found with some of my draftees.

Okay, Olly either takes Barkley at £15.75m or rebids

He came up as 12m on my TM - how do I get the new one?

I'll take him at the new price anyhow

I've Frak up big time I'm regretting my Aguero purchase. I will defo have the weakest team here fml!

Your only frak up was not putting first names on your draft picks

No harm done but please put first names to ensure I know who you mean, had to TM a few of Nadz's to see which player he meant (based on their value and his bid)

This is why i went cheap with Payet like Viva does with his hookers

#Gummable&Nasty


I put names & number cos im germanly efficient

Apologies it won't happen again boss

nadeem2099 wrote:Apologies it won't happen again boss

Bids sent. I'm going for a 23-man squad.

I think olly should be allowed barkley at the cheaper price and I'll have martial

this is no time for drinking Trebs

6 squads in, 4 to go.

My squad list is dropping with every new squad I add to the spreadsheet

I suspect mine isn't faring any better

At least we'll narrow the field down by 20-40 players. That'd take my spreadsheet down to Joe Cole and Jonathan Woodsman.

Fairly sure I'll get Steven Naismith at least

i wouldn't count on that Olly

#BenchBoy

Biggest loser so far is BamBam with 4 lost and 3 tied.

Miky doing best so far with 1 loss.

dammit

F**k you Miky F**k you  Id bet you've pinched atleast 1 of mine.

You can always make offers when the league starts to be honest you have probably taken the 1 player I missed out on as well lol.

I hope so  Who did you go for anyway?

I'd like to know how many players Hero and I went for together. After I stole Harry Kane from under his fat nose.

id guess 4 minimum