sange

me thinks though protesteth too much

retired_sankanyo

well atleast there was some truth with the fact he will never beat me again . for some reason ben forgot to mention 9 first team players were injured and the ones who took there plac were only on 75% fitness :thdn:

blgstocks

is there any way to put a picture up that does not have a url but is from my computer?

retired_utyorc

Results…


Uefa Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg

Roma 4
De Rosi 20, 25 Pizarro 50 Penna 89
Chelsea 1
D’Alessandro 9
Man of the Match: Santana 9/10 Roma
Attendance-82189
Refereed by Helmut Fleischer

Sent out a weaken team to Roma after my big win at home as I didn’t foresee any trouble. How wrong could I have been with Chelsea falling apart in front of the Italian fans. With Chelsea off to a dream start it all went pete tong with De Rosi controlling the game in the middle of the park scoring two goals in the process. Other goals from Pizarro and Penna made it a nervous last couple of minutes to the final whistle. This has to be the worst I’ve seen Chelsea play since I took over but lucky enough we had done enough in the fist leg to make the final. 4-1 Defeat


Premiership Game 35

Chelsea 1
C Cole
Coventry 0
Man of the Match: Benaglio 9/10 Coventry
Attendance-41044
Refereed by David Lynch

I wish I took over at Chelsea a few days earlier because by the time I arrived Cole had already signed a pre contact with Wolves football to join them at the end of the season.
Coventry keeper was on fine form and it took a piece of class from Cole to give us the win with a typical striker’s goal in the bottom hand corner. 1-0 Win


FA Cup Semi Final

Chelsea 3
Drogba 6 Cassano 26 Lobont og 117
Birmingham 2
Fernandez 81, 87
Man of the Match: Cassano 10/10 Chelsea
Attendance-86364
Refereed by Chris Foy

Another game against Birmingham this must be about the 3rd time in 4 weeks that I have played them. Chelsea started the better of the two teams with Drogba giving us the lead after 6 minutes and then Cassano scores a good solo effort 20 minutes later. Second half and we are still having all the chances but can’t get that third goal that would kill off the tie. Then in the 81st minute Fernandez loses his marker and runs clear on goal and hits the ball in the bottom left hand corner. Then again he pulls the game level with another good strike on goal. Extra time is not what my team needed with all the games I have been playing so I feared the worst but the game was made easier with Basturk getting sent off and with that Chelsea went on the attack and put pressure on the Birmingham city goal. That’s when Lobont made his first mistake of the game when a shot from Cassano hit him and went into the goal. 3-2 Win


Premiership Game 36

Newcastle 0
Chelsea 1
Mutu 39
Man of the Match: Mutu 9/10 Chelsea
Attendance-52075
Refereed by Uriah Rennie

My first game against Mark and my lads didn’t have much time to recover after playing the semi final game only the day before. This was mostly a second team on the field and we did get lucky scoring against the run of play in only our one real attack on goal. Newcastle didn’t create that much either so a draw would have been a fair result.
1-0 Win


Premiership Game 36

Leicester 2
Youla 8, 17
[b]Chelsea 0/B]
Man of the Match: Gryera 8/10 Leicester
Attendance-32485
Refereed by Simon Francis

Again only having a 2 day break since the last game and with the UEFA Cup final only 4 days again I put out a low fitness reserve team. It was only matter of team before a team would beat my team and Leicester took there chances well but I have do doubt if this was a fully fit team out on the field we wouldn’t have lost this game. 2-0 Defeat


Uefa Cup Final

Chelsea 2
Mutu 44 Drogba 46
Feyenoord 0
Bosschaart 13
Man of the Match: D’Alessandro 9/10 Chelsea
Attendance-98733
Refereed by Carlos Megia Davila

My first European final and again a chance to win my first trophy. Feyenoord are a good
team as they proved by knocking out Aston Villa in the semi and a host of other top teams on the way to the final. Due to resting players in the league my first choice 11 was fully fit and ready for this final. Almost with the first highlight in the game Feyenoord took the lead thanks to Bosschaart and I was fearing the worst after my other 2 defeats in previous final. A goal either side of half time from Mutu and Drogba sealed the game to give Chelsea the Uefa cup and there manager his first cup. 2-1 Win


Winners



Premiership Game 38

Chelsea 0
Arsenal 1
Henry 8
Man of the Match: Carroll 9/10 Arsenal
Attendance-42419
Refereed by Chris Foy

This was nothing game for Chelsea and with us already being 2nd and a win or defeat wouldn’t effort us in the league. So to help speed up the game due to my being the only game playing I went on holiday and let my assistant take control of team affairs. According to the match stats we had the best of the game but Roy Carroll was on form for Arsenal to keep us from scoring. 1-0 Defeat


FA Cup Final

Chelsea 3
Cani 17 Cassano 29, 90
Newcastle
Man of the Match: Cassano 10/10 Chelsea
Attendance-89989
Refereed by Rob Styles

Before the game I had Cassano banging on my door begging to start the game after the Newcastle manager stated in the press that he didn’t think Cassano wasn’t the best Italian Forward in the premiership and in fact is was Pazzini. Seeing the fire in Cassano eyes I knew he would do the job for me out on the pitch and ram those words down Mark throat. The final itself found Chelsea firing on all cylinders and Newcastle just didn’t get going but the 3-0 score line was a bit harsh on Newcastle as they had a great chance to score a goal when the game was at 2-0 and if they did who knows they could have gone on to win the FA Cup but in the end I feel the right team won but then again I’m bias.
I also think after Cassano double he has gone some way to prove his point. 3-0


Winners



More to follow soon

retired_hollieo

Been a few seasons since I did a general round up of the state of the game so with the 2009/10 season approaching and with Chris Morris' season predictions to follow here's the current state of play according to my biased eyes:

Sam Bouchard II: Aston Villa

After getting the boot from Spurs, Sam resurfaced in the midlands at Aston Villa without having to take the dreaded II after his name as somehow he had managed to secure a world class reputation at Totteringham. The Villians job was not as easy as taking on Spurs at the outset of the game and with Sam missing a few sessions it wasn't long before Deadly Doug got fed up with mid table mediocrity and young Sam was handed his P45 for the second time. Re-incarnating himself as Bouchard II, Sam has returned to the Villa hotseat and looks to have made a few good signings for the season ahead. On his CV is another FA Cup Final appearance (where Mo unsportingly ensured he could only attend for 8 minutes before being escorted off the premises) and a UEFA Cup semi final but Bouchard knows he needs to step it up in the Premiership or Deadly will be calling him in for a "chat" again pretty soon.

Leo Hardy II: Blackburn Rovers

Leo returned to EPL Challenge towards the back end of last season and immediately set out his stall in that he was back and would capture the FA Cup for Blackburn. 120 minutes of football later and Hardy was eating his words as they tumbled out of the cup quarter finals on penalty kicks. Leo was previously the Man City manager and they have just been re-promoted to the Premiership after a few wilderness years in the Championship, which Hardy points out had nothing to do with him but we don't believe him (Kevin Campbell *cough, cough, splutter, splutter*). Having had £20m to spend on joining Rovers we await to see if Leo can push for Europe next season - or if he will be be booking a package deal to Majorca once again. I hear they show Channel 992 there.

Danny King II : Chelsea

Danny finally realised that having taken Birmingham to the Carling Cup Final and lost to the better team, Everton of course, and also having taken Brum to the Champions League that he had taken Brum as far as he could. At least that is my interpretation and I'm sure Mr Nilsen would second it. Therefore when Abramovich's money came calling, Danny got pounds signs flashing before his eyes and looked for the quickest exit from St Andrews. Inheriting an oldish team - on the pitch he also handily found Chelsea still in the UEFA Cup and the two domestic cup competitions and went on to take advantage winning the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup and losing the Carling Cup Final on penalties to Liverpool. A successful season for Mr King then. With Chelsea one of the three really top squads managed by humans at the minute, they will be one of the sides we all have to beat to gain silverware next season as Danny implements his 4-1-2-1-2 formation down at Stamford.

Niall Murphy: Everton

Having won the Premiership in convincing style in 2007/08 Murphy is the first to hold his hands up and admit he didn't put up a great defence of the trophy last season finishing 7th in the table. However, some convincing performances in Europe against Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia seem to have placated the board and the fans who were not too happy with the league campaign and re-established the "fear factor" in the EPL. Murphy is back with a new formation this season (another 4-4-2 variation) and has a formidable looking squad at his disposal for the forthcoming campaign. The second of the three great human teams in the Premiership at the moment (never one to blow my own trumpet), I am hoping that not having Champions League football this season will result in the title returning to Goodison Park. It's only on loan Andy. :p

Mo Ilyas: Fulham

With daily votes of confidence from Al Fayed, the Fulham board hold more elections on their manager than democracy was ever intended for. Mo has been walking a thin line for quite some time down at Fulham and many are awaiting him finally losing his balance and topping over. Not I, of course.

Having delivered the FA Cup to the unfashionable outfit in 2007/08 many expected Fulham to be up around the European spots last season but this didn't quite materialise. In fact, they didn't really get close. With Mo continuing to employ a very defensive five at the back formation, one wonders how long he can continue with this approach before the P45 is popped into the post and Mrs Ilyas has the nan bread ready for a consoling sandwich and cup of tea for her under pressure hubby. However one must not dwell with delight for too long on Mo's problems as he has signed Vonlanthen, Sonck and Toure in the summer and I feel this will be the year Fulham may start to deliver in the Premiership. Either that or Mo will be out of a job by Christmas.

Ben Jackson: Middlesbrough

Ben has yet to make his mark on the Premiership as he enters his second full season at the Riverside. A 14th placed finish last season and Ben consistently bemoaning inconsistency as the reason for his troubles. Yawn..stretch...zzzzz.....However, in fairness he would appear to be correct as Middlesbrough have impressed in the domestic cup competitions and Terry Wogan's number one fan can count himself unlucky not to have made it to Wembley just yet. Looks to have made a few new signings for the new campaign so Boro fans will be hopeful they will soon be experiencing some of the joys of a short-lived Liggins era at the Riverside.

Mark D'Ardenne: Newcastle United

EPL Challenge's "fancy dan foreigner" is Mark D'Ardenne, the Monaco fan who has taken over the reigns at Newcastle United. With footballing opinions such as "Tony Adams was sh*t" and "Evra is better than Zidane", many were openly sceptical about D'Ardenne's football knowledge and rightly so. In his short spell so far on Tyneside he has taken Newcastle to the FA Cup Final and was unfortunate to come up against a strong Chelsea side. With an overhaul of the Newcastle squad underway it remains to be seen how the Geordies will do next season. Has got involved in several public spats with Williams of Southampton which is an interesting side show and a cause of much amusement. A renouned "Mouse Murderer" the Frenchie will be hoping to fry the opposition next season. Boy that was a poor joke... :o

Andy Nilsen: Portsmouth

After taking Pompey from the Champions League to mid table mediocrity in the space of 12 months, Andy bounced back in style by winning the Premiership last season and not many would argue he deserved the title (I would though and maybe Danny as well ) with his side playing some very attractive attacking football. However, undoubtedly the fact that all of his rivals were playing European football was a huge factor in this success which was proven by the end of season run in. Then again Nilsen is renouned for his fortune. Whereas Pompey started the season on fire - when they finally got a few injuries the result was that they stumbled over the line in the end with the title surprisingly going to the last week. However, on a serious note (so Goat doesn't know for sure that I'm bitter and twisted at his succees last year) - first 11 wise Pompey are the third of the three great Premiership sides that look to be favourites for the title battle next season. With Nilsen probably going to buy another striker we'll have to see where the new campaign leads.


David WIlliams II : Southampton

Williams arrived on the South Coast as Andy Nilsen's new rival and immediately made a name for himself by defeating Portsmouth 3-0 in the FA Cup at Fratton Park - which caused much delight following Andy's previous pronouncement that "the treble" was on the way to Fratton. However that was the high water mark of a disappointing campaign that also saw Rupert Lowe (also known as "******") hand out the P45 and Williams reincarnating himself down at the Saints. With financial restrictions in place, hard to see how Williams will improve things down at St Mary's at the moment but he'll be giving it a good try unless he gets deflected by his ongoing verbal battle with D'Ardenne which one hopes to see continue. The fact that Williams supports Liverpool can in no way be seen as a reason for his poor performance. :p

Rick Bout II: Tottenham

Well with Rick making like George Best this season - no, not the ball juggling genius ways but the womanising/drinking ways (and yeah I'm jealous) Spurs suffered in his oft absence and haven't delivered on their team potential yet. However I can't comment too much cos they finished above me in 6th place.

Danny King's early favourite for the title last season (so the lesson is to treat Danny's reports with a pinch of salt ) we await to see if Spurs can recover from the loss of Paul Robinson to Chelsea and raise the bar instead of drinking it next season.

Chris Morris II: WBA

With Chris winning the FA Cup back in 2005/06 I waited and waited on the WBA breakthrough into the top half and eventually it arrived in 2008/09 with a 4th placed finish giving WBA a route into the Champions League next season. A few poor buys such as Dagoberto appear to have held WBA back in the past and Morris has been busy snapping up talented youth which he will hope pays dividends in the foreseeable future. A poor cup run and no European football will have helped last season and if Chris qualifies for the Champions League I think he'll do well - but may find the league form slips.

Roll on 2009/10

blgstocks

Breaking story from the tabloids in France as "Aujourd'hui" sensationally reveals the no holds barred three-somes enjoyed by Liverpool misfit Igor Biscan, Saint' supremo Olaf Williams,and a "mother of many" teenage prostitute from Nigeria.

The more suspicious among you might be tempted to believe that D'Ardenne is responsible for the publication of Mr.Williams sordid private life, but we can confirm that this is in no way true... Mr.D'Ardenne expressing the following opinion
"To be honest it comes as no surprise to me, to see that Olaf is involved in this scandalous affair, to those who know little of him he portrays the image of a quiet, reserved family man, but in reality he is a nymphomaniac, often hyped up on drugs, who has a consuming desire to perform fellatio on as many of the liverpool squad, past and present, as possible...the last time i saw him he was in deep conversation with Graeme Souness" :eek:
The paper has worked voraciously to unearth pictures of some of his many lovechildren, who he keeps in poverty in Zambia, only allowed food sparingly during his and life partner Igor Biscan' visits to their infants.


As this sickening revelation unravels Williams stint at saints seems to be doomed as even Rupert Lowe cannot seemingly allow his club to be associated with such scandal... as previous southampton managers have found out.

blgstocks

problems with pics- to see them see folowing links
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and

http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=5byae8

retired_utyorc

End of season report..

Chelsea win the Double


To finish the season in 2nd place in the premiership was a great achievement as Chelsea were in 8th place and 20 odd points behind the leaders when I was installed as manager of team affairs. In the end Chelsea had too many games in other competition (for sample playing 3/5/09, 6/5/09, 7/5/09, 9/5/09 and 13/5/09) and far too many points behind Andy Nilsen Portsmouth to have any real chance at winning the league. All congratulations must go Andy and his Portsmouth team for winning the league and doing a top job down at Fratton Park. Winning the FA Cup and UEFA Cup in one season was a big step forward for me and I’m hoping to improve on that next season as will a team like Chelsea if you’re not in the top 3 the supporters and board will be on your back. This is a high pressure job there is no mistaking that, but I’m confident that I will be able to bring the Premiership title back to Stamford Bridge within 2 seasons


Premiership place: 2nd
League Cup: Runners up
FA Cup: Winners
UEFA Cup: Winners


highest fee spend: Cassano 31 million

highest fee received: Tiago 18 million

Manager of the month: 1

Number of players brought: 5

Number of players sold: 5

Total value of players brought: 46 million

Total value of players sold: 65 million


King II overall games

Games played: 114
Games won: 73
Games lost: 27
Games drawn: 14
Goals scored: 234
Goals conceded: 107



Players stats..

Goals

1st. Drogba 28
2nd=. Ballack 12
2nd= Cassano 12
2nd= Gudjohnsen 12
5th. D’Alessandro 11


Average Rating..

1st. Cassano 8.69
2nd. D’Alessandro 7.88
3rd. J Cole 7.64
4th. Carrick 7.62
5th. Cani 7.59


Most App..

1st. Ellegaard 61
2nd. Bridge 42 (4)
3rd. D’Alessandro 40 (1)
4th. Gudjohnsen 39 (5)
5th. Bonera 39 (1)


Most Asts.

1st. D’Alessandro 18
2nd. Cani 13
3rd. Gudjohnsen 11
4th. Drogba 8
5th. Rosicky 7


Man of the match..

1st. D’Alessandro 9
2nd. Cani 6
3rd= Ellegaard 4
3rd= Cassano 4
5th. J Cole 3


Chelsea Team

GK Ellegaard
RB Bonera
LB Bridge
CB Terry (c)
CB Gallas
DMC Cigarini
MC Rosicky
MC Cani
AMC D'Alessandro
FC Drogba
FC Cassano

SB1 De Sanctics
SB2 Nesta
SB3 J Cole
SB4 Ballack
SB5 Mutu

Now we are going to take a look and see how my January buys have done since I took over at the club

Luca Cigarini from Birmingham for 2.8 million
I could have done with this guy in the Uefa Cup as I had no other DMC who plays in the team. Played 21 games with an average of 7.29 and he’s still improving so I been pleased with the way my old Birmingham city player settled into the team.Hit

Alessandro Nesta from Milan for 3.6 million
My favorite defender for all time rolled back the years with some fine display for us playing in 13 (2) games with an average of 7.47 and even picking up the man of the match award in the Carling cup final. Hit

Michael Carrick from Newcastle for 3.3 million
Carrick was brought as a backup player due to the amount of games Chelsea was playing and when he got the chance he never let the team down playing in 11 (2) games with an average of 7.62. Hit

Morgan De Sanctics from Newcastle for 5.5 million
He was never really given a chance in the first team due to the form of Ellegaard. Played 5 games with the overall lowest rating in the squad of 6.60 Miss

Antonio Cassano from Manchester United for 31 million
Cassano is a world class forward who shone in the Chelsea team scoring goals from all over the pitch. Again wish he could play in Europe but had been cup tied playing for Manchester Untied. Scored 12 goals in 12 games with an average rating of 8.69 this man is truly a cut above the rest of the team. Major Hit

Again I came second in the manager of the year awards behind the rightful winner Andy so hopefully next year I will be able to finally win it


P.S Top general round up there Niall

retired_hollieo

The Everton squad ahead of the new campaign in 2009/10:

GK: Andreas Isaksson

Didn't live up to his previously very high standards after his debut season but retains the Number One position for the season ahead. Still one of the top keepers in the Premiership.

GK: Jan Lastuvka

I've spent £5.75m pounds to secure a top backup goalkeeper this season and have released Kasper Schmeichel to Leo Hardy's Blackburn for £3m. A former Pompey player, Lastuvka has Premiership experience but Murphy is aware the problem will be to keep a player of such repute happy on the bench.

RB: Kasper Bogelund RB: Alan Hutton

Bogelund remains in high demand on the continent and will be the Everton first choice right back once more. With Heitinga possibly available from Madrid, Murphy may rival Nilsen for his signature if the price is right.

Very good cover provided by the Scottish international and despite him not being happy without regular first team football, he should be ok for another season.

LB: Nigel De Jong LB: Gael Clichy

De Jong had an average season last year but Murphy is hoping that the Dutch international's form will be much better this coming season.

Excellent cover here including the left wing position but Clichy has not progressed as much as I would have liked but remians a very good option.

CB: Matel Radoi CB: Joseph Yobo CB: Jean-Alain Boumsong CB: Alex CB: Werner Wolf

Radoi is ready for a full season now after a £10m move. With Yobo, Boumsong and Alex also available to the manager and up and coming German U21 star Wolf having settled in well, I think we're looking nice and solid here on paper.

CM: Kim Kallstom CM: Tomas Sivok CM: Benoit Pedretti CM: Renato CM:Mattieu Flamini

With 5 top midfielders Everton have plenty of depth and skill in the middle of the park for the next season. Ledesma released for £6m.

LM: Martin Petrov [LM: Christian Willhelmsen[/b]

With Petrov being the outstanding player in Europe and the Premiership last season I'm expecting him to continue this form despite the fact he has turned 30. Wilhelmsen was bought from Chelsea for £5.5m to provide back up as Tobias Hysen was released to Middlesbrough for £6m.

RM: Luis Gonzalez Igor Burzanovic

With Burzanovic missing most of last season's campaign and Gonzalez taking time to replace the brilliant Valdo, we suffered here last season often relying on Bogelund or Hutton playing here. Looks good if both remain fit and with Renato and Wilhelmsen also available to this side we have options.

CF: Alberto Gilardino CF: Robert Vittek CF: Berut Semler CF: Emmanuele Calaio

With four strikers we should have enough to rotate around even if we clinch UEFA Cup football in the following weeks. Despite the nonsense you read from other managers, Gilardino IS the best striker in the Premiership, scoring 31 goals last season and having already notched 8 in the Inter Toto this season, including 5 in a 7-0 romp vs Marseilles. Vittek is a man for the big occasion and embarks upon his 3rd season at Goodison. With the Vonlathen deal not working out for both club and player who failed to settle, he was reluctantly offloaded to Fulham for £8.75m. In his place comes Slovakian Semler who cost £14.25m from Bayern Munich, a striker I have been keeping tabs on since I saw him destroy Middlesbrough in the UEFA Cup final two years ago. Calaio, along with Yobo and Sivok are sole survivors from Murphy's first season at Goodison in 2004/05.


So far we have romped through the Inter Toto, which as we were European Cup Semi Finalists only 2 months previously you would expect. Marseille's 7 goal defeat has made me very optimistic about the forthcoming opening Premiership match at Manchester City. Before this we face a two legged tie vs Real Sociedad to ensure entry to the UEFA Cup. Once this is out of the way we can concentrate on getting off to a great start in the Premiership which is something we didn't manage to do last season.

blgstocks

As the season ended i look back at it as a season that hinged on the result of the FA Cup final, or more exactly getting there as Danny's good league form(cheers :thup allowed me to qualify as a losing finalist.. this should bring in some much needed funds for the cofffers, as well as allowing me to have another tilt at the competition. However succes would be an achievement due to the quality of clubs in the tournament..particularly Niall' Everton and Rick' Spurs(of course much dependant on his presence)
Looking back at results- i suffered due to a very difficult run in only taking points from Arsenal, andlosing all three against everton,WBA and chelsea. This was mostly down to the weakness of my squad and the fact i was afraid to rotate too much as the second string team available at the time would have taken several major beatings!
The "Big Match" came around and due to tiredness i had only one striker i was confident could start the final, being Corvia who was still tired from previous games. This led to me to experiment with a new formation with 1 striker and two AMC.. a failure in this instance but not something i shall give up on as i see potential in it, particualarly with the addition of Aimar to my team.

Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea(Wembley)

In short i was under pressure for the entirity of this game, particularly for the first half, and struggled to keep the number of goals conceded down. It soon became a matter of damage limitation as the quality and freshness of chelsea expensively assembled squad of superstars told as one goal became 2- and then 3. When facing a team as skilled as chelsea'(and everton for that matter) it became apparent to me that my Newcastle team was not up to scratch- which led me to decide to completely change my squad for the start of the next season-some 50% turnover, which in itself is quite incredible. Little more to say about the chelsea game except that i spent most of it hiding under the table! .

Thus to that end many players have come and gone and here i hope is a comprehnsive list of the transfers

IN

Enzo Scorza(young uruguyan forward)amazingly made his debut for Danubio at the age of 13..one for the future but could still play a major part in my season

Pablo Aimar(Quality AMC)Welcomed into the fold on a free from Valencia after years in the wilderness, should make an immediate impact, and to be honest bloody better do, as hes on 100k a week!

Dejan Stankovic(Quality AM RLC) Another older player that should inject some immediate quality into my team, welcomed on a free from inter.

Mirko Vucinic(Powerful FC)Welcomed on a free from Lecce, and should have a part to play this season- particularly devestating in the air.

Jeremie Alliadiere(Arsenal reject SC) Good rotation player- i expect him to be a clinical striker and could force his way into first team reckoning.

Jose De La Cuesta(Colombian DLC)Good string rotation player who will provide good competition for my DC's

Billy Jones(DC from Valladolid)Young english lad who will serve as a back up player, useful as he is highly versatile.

Two youngsters from Nantes whose names i can't remember-definately for the future.

Players out

Thomas Buffel-VFB Stuttgart-3.5m(demanded 65k a week)
Joleon Lescott-Southampton-500k
Andy O'Brien-Southampton-500k
Patrick Kluivert-QPR-free
Wesley Sonck-Fulham-100k
Martin Brittain-Charlton-500k
Paul Gallacher-Nottingham Forest-250k
David Prutton-VFB Stuttgart-4m
Stephen Carr-Man City-750k
Daniel Braaten-QPR-500k
Lewis Guy-QPR-500k
Jonathan Greening-Man City-free
Mathew Taylor-Fulham-free
and a few others(insignificant i imagine)

In the coming season ill be looking to have a crack at the cups as well as maybe qualifying for europe courtesy of league position(7th -is the target). I think the first ten games will determine where my season goes as due to the quality of rival human managers,as well as good teams that will be pushing for honours such as Man Utd and Arsenal. To break into this group will take monumental effort from my players as well as tactical ingenuity...but it is possible, just very difficult as illustratred by Niall who with a very strong team finished 7th(so a big ask to break in to the top 7). Oh yes and i look forward to playing Southampton home and away...hopefully to put them to the sword both times