mats sundin

bluddy mike ashley has just accepted a 40mil bid for martins from Juve

retired_linzi_ar

You have a halfway decent season and the vultures don't half start circling do they???

I'm in my first close season with Newcastle and by the start of July, Man Ure, Chelski et al have come sniffing around and unsettled Martins, Van Der Vaart, Taylor, Andy Carrol, Jose Enrique and Matia Casani....3 of them are already saying they owe it to themselves to move to a bigger club.

Plus I've had enquiries for Milner and N'Zogbia so it'll only be a matter of time before they start moaning too.

So far the only major success in my squad who hasn't been unsettled is Owen, despite the Scousers asking how much I want for him....anyone else having their squad ripped apart? (not to sound melodramatic or anything)

rots81001

You may not belive me but i got 46 mill aus dollars for jose from ac i could not belive it :eek:

Yitten

It might be my tactics, but Jose Enrique is rubbish for me.

He always seems to give the ball away. I have got a few teams sniffing around and i'm only in february in the first season.

I'm looking to get rid of him if i can get the bids high enough to get a decent replacenent.

I nearly got Baines in during the transfer window but i cancelled at the last minute because i thought £12.5m was to much.

I've tried for Bale, i've gone up to £15m and spurs aren't interested. Shorey has just gone to pompey. Who else is there, I am trying to keep it british were i can, but i don't mind if he is good enough.

mats sundin

GK: Given, Ustari
DC: Kompany, Taylor
DR: Richards, Faye
DL:
DM: Sissoko, Barton, Nengomashe
MR: Gasbaoni, Milner
ML: Dos Santos
AMC: Luliha, Anderson, Saviet
FC: Bojan,
ST (Head): Carroll, Gyan

Utility: Smith, Fernandez

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=== Need: ===
CB, 2 LB, ML, Util D (Duplus 2.5)
Richards
Dos Santos 27th Italy
Anderson Barca 17.8
Gyan 39.5 ?
Bojan

=== Poss: ===
Riise
Crouch
Taye Taiwo !
Bale
Espaza/Esposito


=== Sell: ===
Enrique
Beye
Riqueleme
Duff
Emre
Rozenahal

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Well I was really fuming at the start of my second second. Ashely had decided to sell Owen to Chelsea for forty odd million. With him also accepting a bid for Martins that just left me with Smithy up front. I really really wanted to get Bojan but they want 30ish mill for him, and he doesn't seem to want to leave Barca - don't blame him.

I settled on a young Chilian called Matias Fernandez. He is naurally a AMC when I looked at his finishing and compusre I thought he would make a great striker so I retrained him. I had 3 days to sign him before the window closed so I think I paid over the odds for him (17.5Mill) but on reflection he has been worth it.

Anyway before the striker crisis I got an offer for Geremi from villa - as he is getting on a bit and he was signed on a free by Big Sam I decided to let him go for 5mill. I had some money from the Martins incident so I decided to replace Geremi with real quality. I managed to persuade Sissoko to come for a hefty 15.75Mill - he has been ace.

As I wasn't aware that Owen was going to Chelsea I wanted to get a long term replacement for Given (Oscar Ustari - 5.75Mill) and get in some really good youngsters that I can develop.

My other signing of note is another defensive midfielder but looked to good to miss. His name is Nengomashe and cost only 500K. This is another real bargain like my Aaritalo from last season and I hoped to sell him on a season later for profit.

Oh yeah, almost forgot I managed to get Riquelme and Gasbarroni on frees. The former took a while but has started performing ok (although if I get an offer for him I will let him go), and the later has been absolutely amazing - real quality bombing down the right wing.

I also got rid of Pearson and replaced him with Marcel Desailly - this was a great move. I didn't realise home helpful having a quality Assistant is. Highly reccomended.

After an ok start I had a great run around xmas time - things started to dip again but in late febuary everything started to just clik, I changed my tactic* and found that I was awesome. I was sitting second in the league 3 points behing Chelsea and still in the Champs league. After amazing performances from Smith, Given, Gasbarroni and Fernandez I managed to win the league AND the Champs League.... This has been the best season ever !!!

The performance of smudge has left me with a bit of a headache as I start to prepare for my third season. I really want to replace him with skill instead of real tenacity but he is doing such a great job...



*I started the season struggling with my new tactic so I decided to forget the 4 up front I was trying to accomplish and went for a more standard 4 defenders. 1 DM, 2 Wingers, 2 AMC and 1 ST. This has been an amazing tactic for me - it allows me to play Fernandez in his AMC position, bombing forward into the box when he pleases. Riqueleme next to him bossing the game with some superb creative passes and smithy in front of him chasing down anything and everything (seriously, put Smith upfront with maximum closing down, he wins the ball in some great positions). I could upload it if anyone is intrested.

mats sundin

Oops, I have been silly again. Ignore the bit before the ========= 's they are just notes that I have taken to help me create my dream team and keep track of the possible transfers that I am contemplating making.

Apologies it will be meaningless gunk to you lot - but at least you can see how I plan on my team looking (Richards looks amazing but all my offers have been rejected. Bojan won't come - Dos Santos is needing some persuadig too.

I really hope I can sell thoose players too

retired_jorezbi

Just won title with toon in season 1
4-4-2 diamond formation
van der vaart is amc (amazing player!)
Owen scored 22 and martins 27 in the league
defence shipped a bit but did not matter.
need quality DR and DC for season 2, any ideas?
bought Breno in July at the moment

mats sundin

I bought Kompany for 10mill colint... he is ace.

Trying to get Micah Richards for RB now though - seems very pricey

retired_linzi_ar

Colin, you could try Matia Cassani from Palermo for DR, he's quality and cost me about 5 million...and he can cover DL equally well if you have injuries.

retired_jorezbi

I tried to get Cassani but he has lready left palermo and gone to arsenal.. still looking for geremi replacement at RB, enrique will have to do but no LB cover yet