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:

Hero wrote:

That's comparing them this season in their respective leagues.
Dybala wins 15-4 over Cavani.

They have virtually the same goals per minute ratio. Chuck in that Cavani has been up there for years while Dybala is having one good season so we don't know if he'll fall by the wayside or will go on and keep it up. Oh, and Cavani plays on the right but will get that main striker role once Ibra leaves.

So yeah, I'm still not convinced. Unless I've missed something?

BamBam wrote:There'd be plenty after Aurier

Not now I wouldn't think. He'll probably be shipped off to China or stuck in the reserves to rot.

Hero wrote:I'd say being the 2nd best player in the Juve team (after Pogba) is better than being the 3rd or 4th best in the PSG team (after Ibra, Verratti & Silva).

Doesn't that depend on if all 3 of the others at PSG are also better than the 2nd best at Juve.

If argue that for the last 18 months Cavani has been right up there with the rest.

Trebs wrote:They have virtually the same goals per minute ratio. Chuck in that Cavani has been up there for years while Dybala is having one good season so we don't know if he'll fall by the wayside or will go on and keep it up. Oh, and Cavani plays on the right but will get that main striker role once Ibra leaves.

So yeah, I'm still not convinced. Unless I've missed something?

One good season?

Oh Dybala scored better last season as well.

Who is better on FIFA needs to be the deciding factor imo

Olly wrote:Who is better on FIFA needs to be the deciding factor imo

Well it's not Viva we know that.

Hero wrote:

Olly wrote:Who is better on FIFA needs to be the deciding factor imo

Well it's not Viva we know that.

On the subject of fifa I played bambino about a month ago. I let my 3 year old cousin play him and bam got utterly destroyed by him.

I'm not saying Cavani is bad by any means, he's quality.
I am though saying that Dybala is showing and has shown over the past two years he is his equal and potentially more.

And how did our games go nads

BamBam wrote:And how did our games go nads

I'll admit it you rekt me. But he super rekt you. And he wasn't 3 years old He's 17.

Explains a lot lol, he was bloody good

I played him again last week, I was Real Madrid and he was Accrington Stanley. I'm ashamed to admit I lost 2-0 The I am a twonk of the highest order is too good!

Fun Fact - Javier Mascherano has never scored a goal for Barcelona in his 264 games he's played for them

Someone tell me what you have to type to get censored to "I am a twonk of the highest order"

Bastàrd

Points of order.

All bids are in and counted.

Full results are imminent, although the results are basically as followed.

Everyone got all their players, except for Olly and Viva who need to rebid for Arnautovic as they tied (already received Viva's rebid), and Trebs who lost out on Arjen Robben to Viva.

Marky got:
Javier Mascherano £11.3m
Franck Ribery £8.3m
Arnold Mvuemba £800k
Danilo Cataldi £5.3m
Sandro Ramirez £3.8m
Wilfrid Kaptoum £500k
Remaining budget £3m

Miky got:
Borja Baston £2.5m
Remaining budget £5m

BamBam got:
Joe Gomez £2.7m
Geoffrey Kondogbia £18m
Nathan Ake £3.4m
Scott Dann £3.8m
Daniele Rugani £7.5m
Leon Osman £800k
Bas Dost £5.7m
Youri Tielemans £9.1m
Adrian £5.3m
Martin Demichelis £1.6m
Julian Speroni £400k
Brad Smith £100k
Remaining budget £200k

Nando got:
Kevin Kampl £9m
Sven Bender £7.5m
Remaining budget £0

Nadeem got:
Aleix Vidal £7.5m
Roberto Pereyra £12.75m
Donald Love £20k
Remaining budget £3.75m

Azzy got:
Francesco Bardi £3.75m
Artur Boruc £750k
Ashley Williams £4.9m
Remaining budget £3m

Olly got:
Marc Muniesa £2.25m
Moussa Dembele £12m
Etienne Capoue £6.75m
Yannick Bolasie £9m
Divock Origi £6.75m
and tied for Marko Arnautovic £6m
Remaining budget £4.12m

Hero got:
Elseid Hysaj £6.8m
Remaining budget £6m

Trebs got:
Sebastian Rudy £3m
Phillip Lahm £13.24m
Anwar El Ghazi £5.4m
Ridgeciano Haps £1m
Alex Telles £6.5m
Gorka Iraizoz £1.5m
Kieron Tierney £375k
Craig Storie £50k
Sabin Merino £450k
Vincent Aboubakar £6.75m
Enzo Zidane £0
and lost Arjen Robben £15.235m
Remaining budget £15.235m
Trebs can bid for one more player

Viva got:
Laurent Koscielny £16.5m
Hatem Ben Arfa £7.5m
Arjen Robben £17m
Max Meyer £12m
Iker Casillas £3.75m
Victor Valdes £3.38m
Serge Aurier £11.25m
Salomon Kalou £3.38m
and tied for Marko Arnautovic £6m
Remaining budget £1.54m

Any issues or mistakes let me know, in the meantime I've updated the draft in the main post and the players in the league post.

Trust viva to go for Aurier

Good job marky.

Rebid sent - excellent work Marky!

Will update my team page later this week

Yep, nice one Marky, thanks.

Very sneaky Olly. Obviously looking at Viva's remaining budget!

Marko Arnautovic goes to Olly at £7.6m, beating Viva's £7.54m

Viva has a budget of £7.54m to bid on 1 more player
Trebs has a budget of £15.235m to bid on 1 more player

Then we're done. And we can begin the league thingy none of us really like that much.

Think I'm probably up to;

Schmeichel
Sagna - Jagielka - Mascherano - Fuchs
M.Suarez - Cataldi
Mahrez - Cazorla - Ribery
Lewandowski

Once I sign a new AM I can drop Cazorla into CM

Lack of depth mind.

2nd string would be the mostly unknown;
Craninx
Palencia - Morgan - Fosu-Mensah - Abner
Mvuemba - Kaptoum
Celina - M.Garcia - Moha
S.Ramirez

***Prays for kind injuries***

Although still okay, that second lineup is quite a bit lower in quality than the 1st lol.

I'm back online tomorrow, will ensure I verbally lay into Hero's diddler Squad then.

Currently im at

-----------------------Cech
Bellerin -- Abdennour -- Dragovic -- Davies
------------------------Bender
-----------------Castro -------Aranguiz
Kampl ----------------------------------Payet
----------------Chicharito

Although can put Bender/Aranguiz out and Payet to AM with Lanzini wide

My back up

-----------------Allisson
Gamez ---- Tasci ----- Schar -- Daniels
-----------Neves ------ Saul
Lanzini  ----------Payet ----- Kampl
-----------------Paloschi

Maybe have to sell a DM and bring a winger in

Ribery is a huge risk Id say.

Azzy wrote:I'm back online tomorrow, will ensure I verbally lay into Hero's diddler Squad then.

Want me to provide Google links for them so you're prepared?

Currently at

Butland
Trippier
Shawcross
Van Dijk
Cresswell
Capoue
Dembele
Barkley
Bojan
Afobe
Austin

Can go many different ways tho

I hope Dembele gets the rep he deserves.

For me it's...

---------------Zoet---------------
Vrsaljko - Matip - Naldo - Insua
--------Verratti---Herrera--------
--------------Thiago--------------
Narsingh-----Aduriz--------Nolito

My second string team would have to be a similar midfield with Elia on one wing and Puncheon on the other. Manquillo would come in at right back and Ansaldi in at left back. Not sure if Baston is my first choice striker or second, any thoughts? I can bring in Bruma as a back up centre back too.

Fernando wrote:I hope Dembele gets the rep he deserves.

Moussa is awesome I'll have you know

Olly wrote:

Fernando wrote:I hope Dembele gets the rep he deserves.

Moussa is awesome I'll have you know

im aware of this but because Viva lives in the past he will think of him under Timmy Sherwood.

Buffon
Vidal Smalling Huth Chiellini Schlupp
Kouyate Pereyra
Deulofeu Aguero Montero

I'm short at CM and if Aguero's injured I'm fooked

-----------Donnarumma-----------
Hysaj-------Sule---Tah-----Willems
------------Weigl---Sanches--------
Sane-------------------------Coman
----------Martial-----Dybala--------

#getgoogleoutfortheignoramuses

Olly is a gaylord.


I'll get my bid in later.

Anyone interested in swapping things around before i work out who to sign for 15m?

depends what you after

El Ghazi I'm keen on

Marquinhos playing right back fir psg

Hero wrote:Ribery is a huge risk Id say.

Nah. At £28m it would be a huge risk. At £8m it's a shrewd signing, especially as he's back at full fitness at last.

Marky wrote:

Hero wrote:Ribery is a huge risk Id say.

Nah. At £28m it would be a huge risk. At £8m it's a shrewd signing, especially as he's back at full fitness at last.

If he is, he's managed to last 90 minutes in only 3 games in the past 14 months. He makes Daniel Sturridge look injury free.

It's still a risk considering not really played that often over last 2 seasons.

Hero wrote:

Marky wrote:

Hero wrote:Ribery is a huge risk Id say.

Nah. At £28m it would be a huge risk. At £8m it's a shrewd signing, especially as he's back at full fitness at last.

If he is, he's managed to last 90 minutes in only 3 games in the past 14 months. He makes Daniel Sturridge look injury free.

Maybe so but calling him a huge risk when he was £8m is you overreacting.

Hero how has Roberto Pereyra fared for Juve this season? It may have been a panic buy from me though

He's been injured 90% of the season

Trebs wrote:Anyone interested in swapping things around before i work out who to sign for 15m?

Would be nicer if everyone got their team pages up before deals were done!

Fernando wrote:It's still a risk considering not really played that often over last 2 seasons.

And that's why his TM value dropped so much. But if he stays fit and gets into form £8m will be a bargain. And if not then I'll sell him for minimal loss.

nadeem2099 wrote:Hero how has Roberto Pereyra fared for Juve this season? It may have been a panic buy from me though

Injured for a large part of it and not used correctly beforehand tbh

Fernando wrote:He's been injured 90% of the season

Don't say that! I hope he's still rated.............................