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I didn't realize until I looked at the teams. Even though I knew what happened when I did look, I was still hoping your starting team had players missing so you would get those hat-trick points. Really does feel like the game has it in for us at times. I couldn't quite believe all the events that cost me those precious Gibbs White points.
What happened with MGW? I have been busy and barely paying attention to Prem rn (part of why I was dumb enough to leave Bruno on the bench). I built the team on instinct in like 5 minutes at 1:30am the day before the deadline to make sure I did not miss it and I haven't had the time until just now to start seriously focusing on football.

Free advice for your return. Always have your passwords and email addresses saved somewhere else.
Yes I have made sure to take these precautions for the new email and password :D:oops:
 
What happened with MGW? I have been busy and barely paying attention to Prem rn (part of why I was dumb enough to leave Bruno on the bench). I built the team on instinct in like 5 minutes at 1:30am the day before the deadline to make sure I did not miss it and I haven't had the time until just now to start seriously focusing on football.


Yes I have made sure to take these precautions for the new email and password :D:oops:
Gibbs White won 13 points with a goal and an assist vs Liverpool, but I had him as the third sub. Palestra wasn't playing for Chelsea, so I got first-sub points for Ramsey, who got about 8 minutes after being brought on as a sub. Great, a nice 1 point there. Caicedo then comes on for Chelsea before going off again about 10 minutes later. If either Ramsey or Caicedo doesn't get on then I get those 13 points.

In the end, I just thought the game is taking the p1ss and I've had enough. The deadline was far earlier than advertised on Friday; I don't care what anybody says. So I've tapped out of the game already. I will not delete the team, but I won't update it either.
 
I can’t wait till it’s over. Months on end of selling 25 players, signing Rogers out the blue, chasing a journeyman Rayo LB for 6 weeks, remember when we were after Xhaka? But annoyed Sunderland with a low bid and they wouldn’t talk to us anymore. Or that one day when we signed Henderson and Welbeck in the space of an hour.

Sanchez was the starting keeper this time last week, signed Martinez the day after, sold Sanchez today etc.. go to make some dinner then next thing you know Spurs (our biggest rival) have decided to buy Tosin and get Mudryk (who was still banned for doping this time last month, got overturned overnight) still got about 5 sales to do, 5 loans, sell Enzo for £130m+ and apparently we’re supposedly going big on deadline day with names like Camara, Kone, Scott, Wharton, MGW flying around.. and if Neto goes they’ve got a winger lined up too.

As it stands we’re probably starting two RB’s in James and Gusto in midfield at the Emirates on Sunday. This time tomorrow it could be, say, Wharton and Camara.

It’s genuinely exhausting. The first few weeks are fun, but after that? It gives me a headache.
I don't know if you watched the Minerals last night. I listened to a bit of his video just to get away from United non-news. It was hilarious. I know a lot of the chat thought the picture of Fernandez in a City shirt was AI, but Johnny was certain it wasn't, and I'm paraphrasing once more ''AI detectives have determined this picture is legit, Enzo Fernandez is now twerking for Enzo Maresca once again.''
 
If Mount can come back and perform it would help out a lot. I think Carrick believes he can. Hopefully the skipper is right because yeah, quiet transfer window.
I'm not even surprised or anything; there is no fresh shock or disgust. I'm just picturing worst-case scenarios as always. Thinking of Tielemans or Mount playing emergency left back or something.

But all the best to Man Utd, all the best to Michael Carrick. I'm remaining optimistic and delusional. GGMU.
 
I'm not even surprised or anything; there is no fresh shock or disgust. I'm just picturing worst-case scenarios as always. Thinking of Tielemans or Mount playing emergency left back or something.

But all the best to Man Utd, all the best to Michael Carrick. I'm remaining optimistic and delusional. GGMU.

I always forget De Ligt is on the team too, because he's injured more than Embiid
 
Gibbs White won 13 points with a goal and an assist vs Liverpool, but I had him as the third sub. Palestra wasn't playing for Chelsea, so I got first-sub points for Ramsey, who got about 8 minutes after being brought on as a sub. Great, a nice 1 point there. Caicedo then comes on for Chelsea before going off again about 10 minutes later. If either Ramsey or Caicedo doesn't get on then I get those 13 points.

In the end, I just thought the game is taking the p1ss and I've had enough. The deadline was far earlier than advertised on Friday; I don't care what anybody says. So I've tapped out of the game already. I will not delete the team, but I won't update it either.
I give it two weeks before you're back 8-B
 
I don't know if you watched the Minerals last night. I listened to a bit of his video just to get away from United non-news. It was hilarious. I know a lot of the chat thought the picture of Fernandez in a City shirt was AI, but Johnny was certain it wasn't, and I'm paraphrasing once more ''AI detectives have determined this picture is legit, Enzo Fernandez is now twerking for Enzo Maresca once again.''

Think he needs to get you on his streams as the AI expert :-D

Pretty sure it was AI, it’s been doing the rounds for weeks!
 
I am jealous of Man City right now. They need midfield replacements; they get their replacements, and then some, cuh. They need a winger; they get their winger. They manage to bring in money from sales too, not just clearing the wage bill when they leave for free, like a similar club close to my heart.
 
Was touch and go for awhile. After Kone was on and off 6 times this morning, Camara topped it with 9 times this afternoon :-D

Well.. the deal’s off now. Some absolute deadline shenanigans today. Balogun to Everton, then he fails the medical, then it’s off, so Monaco are game to sell Camara, suddenly Balogun has been renegotiated, and suddenly Monaco won’t sell Camara. The funniest bit: Balogun is now OFF, again! :-D
I know Trump is involved somehow with the Balogun thing I’ll get to the bottom of this shortly.

I would love to hear from Rory now though: I doubt he will be saying HAHAHAHHAHAHA.
 
Well.. the deal’s off now. Some absolute deadline shenanigans today. Balogun to Everton, then he fails the medical, then it’s off, so Monaco are game to sell Camara, suddenly Balogun has been renegotiated, and suddenly Monaco won’t sell Camara. The funniest bit: Balogun is now OFF, again! :-D
I know Trump is involved somehow with the Balogun thing I’ll get to the bottom of this shortly.

I would love to hear from Rory now though: I doubt he will be saying HAHAHAHHAHAHA.

This is absolute cinema :-D Monaco are in deep crap. Apparently they had to sell to avoid breaching the rules and suffer a points deduction/sanctions? Balogun seemingly who they wanted to sell, Camara second choice it . Both deals on and off about 10 times each. Now none of them happen? Eesh.

Camara is crying on Instagram about his dream being shattered, so they have an unhappy player. Can’t imagine Balogun is best pleased. Monaco get a points deduction and we’re running a midfield of Henderson and Gusto until Caicedo is fit.

It’s a daft sport, but that’s why we love it I guess!
 
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Chelsea has a pretty uncanny ability to purchase players, turn them into deadweight, then successfully ship off the deadweight pretty seamlessly. Akin to a trafficking ring them lot.
 
Chelsea has a pretty uncanny ability to purchase players, turn them into deadweight, then successfully ship off the deadweight pretty seamlessly. Akin to a trafficking ring them lot.
Yeah, that is the one thing Chelsea is good at. Have to doff my cap to them. We can't get a penny for any player, let alone a full 100 million-plus back for a player.
 
Yeah, that is the one thing Chelsea is good at. Have to doff my cap to them. We can't get a penny for any player, let alone a full 100 million-plus back for a player.

It’s funny, we end each summer window knowing exactly which players will be sold for another £400m next summer :-D they’re sell to survive at the end of the day.

Jorgensen, Disasi, Badiashile, Gusto, Hato, Barco, Essugo, Gittens, Neto, Emegha and whoever else wants to leave.

They’ll spend £300m, come out of it £100m in profit and the charade will continue!

It’s an interesting summer coming up next year though. That’s when the loans they took out need to start being repaid, first opportunity for lenders to take the club off them and all that.

Part of me is wondering if that’s the reason for Alonso the manager, tweaking the model, signing some old men, got a shirt sponsor at last. Are they trying to make it look semi competent and more attractive to buyers next summer? Is it because they know the banks have been looking at it being a dumpster fire and polishing the turd might keep them at bay for another year? :unsure:

Either way, big year coming up!
 
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@Feña14 In your professional opinion, should I dump Rogers for Palmer? I have a free 1M so can easily make the numbers work by dumping Porro for a discount defender.
I mean in terms of how each has looked so far (since I haven't watched the matches) and how you would expect each to be used moving forward. I would reciprocate but if course we both know no Tottenham players are worth owning right now.
 
Shaw already got turned inside out against Ipswich with no top level LB having Olise running at him will be wild.
 
This is absolute cinema :-D Monaco are in deep crap. Apparently they had to sell to avoid breaching the rules and suffer a points deduction/sanctions? Balogun seemingly who they wanted to sell, Camara second choice it . Both deals on and off about 10 times each. Now none of them happen? Eesh.

Camara is crying on Instagram about his dream being shattered, so they have an unhappy player. Can’t imagine Balogun is best pleased. Monaco get a points deduction and we’re running a midfield of Henderson and Gusto until Caicedo is fit.

It’s a daft sport, but that’s why we love it I guess!
Looking forward to our match against them on Friday. :happydevil:
 
I managed to see a bit of the second half last week. Gordon looked pretty good, I thought! How was he tonight? I missed it whilst being bored by Arsenal. I see he got another assist (so 3 now, as you say), but stats wise is looks like a fairly normal game for him.

Still, pretty good going for his first couple of games in a new league, with a new team.
He was good, being involved in the team's attacks as much as anyone else. His presence could help take some of the pressure off Yamal and Raphinha. Still early to draw big conclusions but so far he doesn't look like someone who only just joined the club this summer.
 
@Feña14 In your professional opinion, should I dump Rogers for Palmer? I have a free 1M so can easily make the numbers work by dumping Porro for a discount defender.

Rogers has been excellent! I think he’s created the most amount of chances in the league. Looks like he has plenty of goals in him too.

Maybe find a way to get Palmer for Rice? And upgrade Solanke to someone who plays a bit more consistently. That would be my plan anyway!
 
Transfer window closed. Time to look at the books, as it’s all owners seem to care about these days.

Liverpool with the highest net spend. Eghbali patting himself on the back for another summer in profit.

Just imagine if he actually wanted to match Liverpool and try and win? He’d have another £318m in wiggle room :-D but alas, no such luck.

I suppose it’s impressive in a way, I think that’s 3 seasons in a row in profit. Not that you can put “buy a lot, sell a lot” in midfield on Sunday with Caicedo injured, but I doubt he really cares about that.

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Yeah, think they sold quite well!

Here are the sales and purchases.

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Lol I can look up to see so don't answer this question seriously but how did they actually get to that number? The biggest name transfer I can think of is Romero and that was undervalued by his known status. If you asked me to guess what their outgoing were before visiting Transfermarket I would have said something in the 80-90 range. I guess in addition to this, the purchase numbers are brought down by Marmoush being a deferred buy rather than a current year buy and the very ugly number attached to Mudryk that everyone was laughing about being a non-mandatory option rather than an acquisition price tag. I must admit that with all this I am still not super pumped about the Tonali purchase. Savi(nh)o I think I believe in - too much is being made by smoothbrain anti-Spurs banterers of the weak goal numbers while barely playing for City - but Tonali felt like a forced overspend for the Italian manager. Maybe I am making too much of him saying he feels like he compares to Gattuso while having Gattuso's recent managerial appointments in mind :unsure:
 
Lol I can look up to see so don't answer this question seriously but how did they actually get to that number? The biggest name transfer I can think of is Romero and that was undervalued by his known status. If you asked me to guess what their outgoing were before visiting Transfermarket I would have said something in the 80-90 range. I guess in addition to this, the purchase numbers are brought down by Marmoush being a deferred buy rather than a current year buy and the very ugly number attached to Mudryk that everyone was laughing about being a non-mandatory option rather than an acquisition price tag. I must admit that with all this I am still not super pumped about the Tonali purchase. Savi(nh)o I think I believe in - too much is being made by smoothbrain anti-Spurs banterers of the weak goal numbers while barely playing for City - but Tonali felt like a forced overspend for the Italian manager. Maybe I am making too much of him saying he feels like he compares to Gattuso while having Gattuso's recent managerial appointments in mind :unsure:

I think Vuscovic was the biggest one? Around £50m, Spence £30m, Romero as you say. Quite a few kids gone for decent money, Lankshear, Thompson, Scarlett, Phillips etc..

Yeah I seem to remember @Kralingen wasn't too crazy about Tonali at the time. Obviously spending that kind of money on anyone is exciting, and he's done well in the Premier League.. but I suppose you want something with a bit more upside for that money. I think Fernandes was the better signing, but still, most teams would probably take Tonali in their midfield.

Your RDZ point is an interesting one, it does seem like he is very much in control. Getting rid of a lot of the young players coming through, and not exactly signing world beaters. Van Hecke, Tonali, Marmoush, Senesi etc.. are top 6 level players. Which is fine, but I don't think City or Arsenal will lose sleep over it. Another issue might be the style of play. It feels like the league is kind of going away from that a bit. On the opening two weekends I think most of the teams who won lost the possession battle, and RDZ is all about possession. Seems to be more direct and having the quality to make the most of "moments". We took that to the extreme against Brighton. We just let them have the ball all game, 22% possession at home, Martinez launched it 80 yards every time he had the ball, 150 passes completed at 65%.. on paper those are horrific stats. Yet had an xg of 4 and could've scored 7. No idea how sustainable that is. It's quite fun to watch though, Brentford and Leeds are the same. Feels a lot more 'Barclays' that the strict positions and passing it sideways like Pep, Maresca, RDZ.
 
If anyone doesn't understand what "Barclays " means.

''Barclays was about personality, and the nostalgia for it is a response to the sterile, over-coached nature of modern football.''

End uv tha day, it's good old nostalgia.
Barclays felt so British as a brand when I was introduced to footy that it didn't even seem like a corporate sponsorship.
 
If anyone doesn't understand what "Barclays " means.

''Barclays was about personality, and the nostalgia for it is a response to the sterile, over-coached nature of modern football.''

End uv tha day, it's good old nostalgia.

The good old days! After that it felt like everyone tried to play like Pep. Even the newly promoted teams were playing out from the back. Then I suppose it became a bit of park the bus. Now it seems like teams are looking to just throw haymakers and go direct at a fast pace. Like they did in the Barclays days :D

Bolton and Stoke would get it up to Kevin Davies or Crouch. These days you’ve got Brobbey, DCL, Barry, Thiago etc..

Super Sunday last week, we had Chelsea 4-3 Brighton and Man Utd 5-2 Ipswich. It’s good fun.
 
Good timing!

Less possession, less passing it sideways and backwards in front of someone parking the bus.

Wouldn’t be mad about that. As impressive as Spain at the World Cup were, not being able to get the ball off them whilst they passed it round in circles wasn’t the most entertaining watch.

 
Good timing!

Less possession, less passing it sideways and backwards in front of someone parking the bus.

Wouldn’t be mad about that. As impressive as Spain at the World Cup were, not being able to get the ball off them whilst they passed it round in circles wasn’t the most entertaining watch.

Do you mean 2010 or 2026?
 
a) How many prompt revisions did this take?
b) In both cases they got very lucky to face a final opponent that played disgusting unsporting anti-football.
c) :love:
One of the very rare first attempts. I just uploaded the Batiatus picture with the idea, and then they did their thing.

''I picture him standing before two grand tactical scrolls labelled SPAIN 2010 and SPAIN 2026, looking personally offended that anyone expects him to distinguish between them. Visually, we could have him in his villa examining the two scrolls like important gladiator selections, while an anxious assistant waits for his verdict.''
 
One of the very rare first attempts. I just uploaded the Batiatus picture with the idea, and then they did their thing.

''I picture him standing before two grand tactical scrolls labelled SPAIN 2010 and SPAIN 2026, looking personally offended that anyone expects him to distinguish between them. Visually, we could have him in his villa examining the two scrolls like important gladiator selections, while an anxious assistant waits for his verdict.''
I will give it mild credit for interpreting this to mean both should be exactly the same.

Outcomes like this are why I don't 100% hate on AI.
 
I think Vuscovic was the biggest one? Around £50m, Spence £30m, Romero as you say. Quite a few kids gone for decent money, Lankshear, Thompson, Scarlett, Phillips etc..
Oh yes I completely forgot about that. Quite a bit of money given his age but if a player can command that much at that age I am not necessarily sure I agree with letting him go. I did not watch his loan spell in Bundesliga so I don't know if he showed concerning things or not.

Yeah I seem to remember @Kralingen wasn't too crazy about Tonali at the time. Obviously spending that kind of money on anyone is exciting, and he's done well in the Premier League.. but I suppose you want something with a bit more upside for that money. I think Fernandes was the better signing, but still, most teams would probably take Tonali in their midfield.
Yeah Fernandes was a good signing. Maybe Tonali will recover some more of his old self being in London rather than Newcastle. But realistically you are right, the disappointment is more the misalignment with the number displayed and Spurs "finally" splashing cash only to get something that does not feel truly special, than it is actually thinking he is a negative player. And then when I look at what City spent on Enzo, who is talented but doesn't exactly inspire that feeling of inevitable elite tier success you would normally associate with a nine digit (pound sterling) transfer fee, maybe the price for Tonali isn't really so bad after all. A stable high energy presence giving order to the midfield structure and adding at least a moderate contribution to offense with incisive long passes will leave me satisfied.

Your RDZ point is an interesting one, it does seem like he is very much in control. Getting rid of a lot of the young players coming through, and not exactly signing world beaters. Van Hecke, Tonali, Marmoush, Senesi etc.. are top 6 level players. Which is fine, but I don't think City or Arsenal will lose sleep over it. Another issue might be the style of play. It feels like the league is kind of going away from that a bit. On the opening two weekends I think most of the teams who won lost the possession battle, and RDZ is all about possession. Seems to be more direct and having the quality to make the most of "moments". We took that to the extreme against Brighton. We just let them have the ball all game, 22% possession at home, Martinez launched it 80 yards every time he had the ball, 150 passes completed at 65%.. on paper those are horrific stats. Yet had an xg of 4 and could've scored 7. No idea how sustainable that is. It's quite fun to watch though, Brentford and Leeds are the same. Feels a lot more 'Barclays' that the strict positions and passing it sideways like Pep, Maresca, RDZ.
Yeah I don't like this aspect. However Spurs are also trying to coalesce a lot of new pieces while continuing to miss Maddison so maybe it is also a byproduct of what he feels is most likely to win with the prevailing conditions. He seems too volatile in general to be spiritually anchored to that style of play. I also feel like that was not exactly the reputation I associated with him at Brighton.
 
Chiesa left out of the CL squad thought things might get better for him with a new manager, the club is killing his career.

#FreeChiesa
 
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