johno
05 Dec 2003, 08:51 PM
Originally posted by DoctorJones24
M Pires_ Arsenal_
M Giggs_ Man. United_
M Malbranque_ Fulham_
M Dyer_ Newcastle_
M Izzet_ Leicester_
Is that a midfield, or what? Gravesen was dead weight, after a solid season last year. But I think Dyer will have a good 2nd half.
Kudos to W Connections with the 77 score this week. The Chickenhawks can't shake 'em.
Thanks very much sir... u are right that is a killer midfield... my gosh i need some of that action...
I am willing to offer Saha and Okocha in a trade for Giggs and any of your strikers... it sounds silly but you get value... Saha is cheap at 7.8 and Okocha is not too pricey... I could also offer a defender in the deal as well, Svensson or Lundvekam or however you spell his name... if you are worried about fee's we can do a 2-3 player trade over 2-3 weeks...
johno
16 Dec 2003, 06:57 PM
Winning Connection manager Jonathan Chase denies frequent reports that he is interested in trading away star forward Louis Saha. He admits however that Saha needs room to grow and more responsibility (should be named captain on other squad) if he says that he wants to leave I won't stop him... he has done alot for the club and I don't want to impede his progress. We at the club feel he has a lot to offer football....
It is rumoured that Winning Connection desire a creative midfielder to help feed the dynamic striking tandem of Henry and youngster Davies.
Yeah yeah, all that crap... I need a midfielder... somebody, anybody, propose a reasonable deal...
DoctorJones24
07 Jan 2004, 04:01 AM
It's midseason, and the ghost of Christmas Past has our original draft from August...compare it to your team now and discuss.
I'm sure Hal will chime in with some mid-season analysis as well.
ORIGINAL DRAFTED TEAMS
MtKillamanjohno -- W.ConnectionFC
1. Henry, Arsenal 12.0 -- Striker
2. Jenas, Newcastle 7.5 -- Midfield
3. Given, Newcastle 6.5 -- Goalkeeper
4. Southgate, Middlesbrough 6.5 -- Defender
5. Campbell, Arsenal 7.5 -- Defender
6. Carragher, Liverpool 7.0 -- Defender
7. Tugay, Blackburn 6.5 -- Midfield
8. Keane, Man. United 7.5 -- Midfield
9. Campbell, Everton 8.0 -- Striker
10. Svensson, M Southampton 5.5 -- Defender
11. Savage, Birmingham 6.0 -- Midfield
12. Joe Cole, Chelsea 8.5 -- Midfield **
13. Coyne, Leicester 3.0 -- Goalkeeper
14. Chopra, Newcastle 4.0 -- Striker
15. Fortune, Charlton 4.0 -- Defender
Balance = (0.0) -- provisonal, depending on Cole
1800-WorldCup -- 1800-UK.com
1. Postiga, Tottenham 8.0 -- Striker
2. Veron, Chelsea 8.0 -- Midfield
3. Lehmann, Arsenal 7.0 -- Goalkeeper
4. Heskey, Liverpool 8.0 -- Striker
5. Emerton, Blackburn 7.0 -- Midfield
6. Bowyer, Newcastle 8.5 -- Midfield
7. Smith, Leeds 8.0 -- Striker
8. Tarnat, Man. City 6.0 -- Defender
9. Weir, Everton 5.5 -- Defender
10. Toure, Arsenal 5.5 -- Midfield
11. Traore, Liverpool 5.5 -- Defender
12. Hall, Southampton 4.5 -- Defender
13. Keller, Tottenham 5.5 -- Goalkeeper
14. Van Bommel Tottenham 7.0 -- Midfield ** (Very Provisional)
15. O'Brien, Newcastle 6.0 -- Defender
Balance = (0.0) -- depending on Van Bommel
Darr -- Nocturnal United
1. van Nistelrooy, Man. United 11.5 -- Striker
2. Lampard, Chelsea 9.0 -- Midfield
3. Keane, Tottenham 8.5 -- Striker
4. Sinclair, Man. City 8.0 -- Midfield
5. Robinson, Leeds 5.5 -- Goalkeeper
6. Greening, Middlesbrough 7.5 -- Midfielder
7. Euell, Charlton 7.5 -- Striker
8. Hendrie, Aston Villa 7.0 -- Midfield
9. Morris, Leeds 70 5.0 -- Midfield
10. Silvestre, Man. United 8.0 -- Defender
11. Camara, Leeds 4.5 -- Defender
12. Poole, Bolton 3.0 -- Goalkeeper
13. Johnson M, Birmingham 3.0 -- Defender
14. Edworthy, Wolves 3.5 -- Defender
15. Higginbotham, Southampton 3.5 -- Defender
Balance = 5.0
Ingromius -- London Saint-Germain
1. Shearer, Newcastle 10.5 -- Striker
2. Hasselbaink, Chelsea 10.5 -- Striker
3. Dyer, Newcastle 9.0 -- Midfield
4. Barthez, Man. United 7.0 -- Goalkeeper
5. Vassell, Aston Villa 8.0 -- Striker
6. Barry, Aston Villa 6.5 -- Midfield
7. Davies, Tottenham 8.0 -- Midfield
8. Unsworth, Everton 6.0 -- Defender
9. Gilberto, Arsenal 7.0 -- Midfield
10. Distin, Man. City 5.5 -- Defender
11. Faye, Portsmouth 5.5 -- Midfield
12. Hislop, Portsmouth 4.5 -- Goalkeeper
13. Murphy, Middlesbrough 3.0 -- Defender
14. Okoronkwo, Wolves 4.5 -- Defender
15. Taggart, Leicester 3.5 -- Defender
Balance = 1.0
DoctorJones24 -- DC Chickenhawks
1. Pires, Arsenal 10.0 -- Midfield
2. Giggs, Man. United 9.5 -- Midfield
3. Solskjaer, Man. United 9.5 -- Striker
4. Radzinski, Everton 8.5 -- Striker
5. Malbranque, Fulham 8.0 -- Midfield
6. Jaaskelainen, Bolton 5.0 -- Goalkeeper
7. Sheringham, Portsmouth 7.5 -- Striker
8. Gravesen, Everton 6.5 -- Midfield
9. Schwarzer, Middlesbrough 6.0 -- Goalkeeper
10. Campo, Bolton 5.0 -- Defender
11. Benali, Southampton 3.0 -- Defender
12. Heath, Leicester 3.0 -- Defender
13. Cunningham, Birmingham 5.0 -- Defender
14. Samuel, Aston Villa 5.0 -- Defender
15. Berkovic, Man. City 7.5 -- Midfield
Balance = 1.0
Clanblue -- Romans Roubles
1. Duff, Chelsea 9.5 -- Midfield
2. Anelka, Man. City 10.0 -- Striker
3. Djorkaeff, Bolton 8.0 -- Striker
4. Juninho, Middlesbrough 9.0 -- Midfield
5. Jensen, Charlton 7.0 -- Midfield
6. Wright, Everton 5.5 -- Goalkeeper
7. Vieira, Arsenal 97 7.5 -- Midfield
8. Viduka, Leeds 9.5 -- Striker
9. Lazaridis, Birmingham 5.5 -- Midfield
10. Le Saux, Southampton 6.5 -- Defender
11. Short, Blackburn 5.0 -- Defender
12. McEveley, Blackburn 3.0 -- Defender
13. Rufus, Charlton 90 5.5 -- Defender
14. Gerrard, Everton 3.5 -- Goalkeeper
15. Howey, Leicester 80 4.5 -- Defender
Balance = 0.5
BuffloSoldier -- New York United
1. Owen, Liverpool 11.0 -- Striker
2. Cudicini, Chelsea 7.5 -- Goalkeeper
3. Gerrard, Liverpool 8.5 -- Midfield
4. Dunn, Birmingham 8.0 -- Midfield
5. Allback, Aston Villa 7.5 -- Striker
6. Ferdinand, Man. United 7.0 -- Defender
7. Sibierski, Man. City 7.5 -- Midfielder
8. Zamora, Tottenham 5.5 -- Striker
9. Amoruso, Blackburn 6.5 -- Defender
10. Kleberson, Man. United (7.5) -- Midfield **
11. Yobo, Everton 5.5 -- Defender
12. Lescott, Wolves 4.5 -- Defender
13. Vignal, Liverpool 3.5 -- Defender
14. Ambrosio, Chelsea 4.5 -- Goalkeeper
15. Prutton, Southampton 5.5 -- Midfield
Balance = (0.0) -- provisonal, depending on Kleberson
JG_Revs -- Many Points FC
1. Geremi, Chelsea 9.0 -- Midfield
2. Ljungberg, Arsenal 9.0 -- Midfield
3. Hyypia, Liverpool 8.0 -- Defender
4. Bellamy, Newcastle 9.5 -- Striker
5. Woodgate, Newcastle 6.5 -- Defender
6. Todorov, Portsmouth 7.0 -- Striker
7. Howard, Man. United 6.5 -- Goalkeeper
8. Cole, Arsenal 8.0 -- Defender
9. Berger, Portsmouth 6.0 -- Midfield
10. Wiltord, Arsenal 9.0 -- Striker
11. Parker, Charlton 6.5 -- Midfield
12. Silas, Wolves 5.5 -- Midfield
13. Wiekens, Man. City 3.0 -- Defender
14. Andrews, Wolves 3.0 -- Defender
15. Harper, Newcastle 3.5 -- Goalkeeper
Balance = 0.0
Hal -- Aviators
1. Beattie, Southampton 9.0 -- Striker
2. Kewell, Liverpool 10.0 -- Midfield
3. Fernandes, Southampton 6.5 -- Midfield
4. Kenna, Birmingham 4.5 -- Defender
5. Mellberg, Aston Villa 5.0 -- Defender
6. Dugarry, Birmingham 7.5 -- Striker
7. Holland, Charlton 6.5 -- Midfield
8. Gallas, Chelsea 7.5 -- Defender
9. Stubbs, Everton 5.0 -- Defender
10. Flitcroft, Blackburn 98 5.5 -- Midfield
11. Royce, Charlton 3.0 -- Goalkeeper
12. Solano, Newcastle 8.0 -- Midfield
13. Seaman, Man. City 5.5 -- Goalkeeper
14. Neill, Blackburn 6.5 -- Defender
15. Philips, Southampton 8.5 -- Striker **
Balance = (1.5) -- provisonal, depending on Philips
kopiteinkc -- Kopite Juniors
1. Scholes, Man. United 10.0 -- Midfield
2. Friedel, Blackburn 6.5 -- Goalkeeper
3. Murphy, Liverpool 8.5 -- Midfield
4. Okocha, Bolton 8.0 -- Midfield
5. Gudjohnsen, Chelsea 9.5 -- Striker
6. Bridge, Chelsea 7.5 -- Defender
7. O'Shea, Man. United 7.5 -- Defender
8. Thompson, Blackburn 7.0 -- Midfield
9. Fowler, Man. City 9.0 -- Striker
10. Reid, Blackburn 6.0 -- Midfield
11. Henchoz, Liverpool 7.0 -- Defender
12. Burton, Portsmouth 4.0 -- Striker
13. Wapenaar, Portsmouth 3.0 -- Goalkeeper
14. Elliott, Newcastle 3.0 -- Defender
15. Curtis, Leicester 3.5 -- Defender
Balance = 0.0
1. We handicap the teams. Subtract their average score for the first half of the season from their weekly score? Deliciously unfair, don't you think! LOL
2. We pair up some of the teams and have a combined aggregate weekly score like horzylam does with the Manager's Club. We could team up 1-8; 2-7; 3-6; 4-5 run it for 4 weeks and reshuffle.
Just thinking out loud.
3. We could have a competition for most points scored by your captain. Of course, whoever has Henry, Shearer, or Van Nistelrooy would probably win it.
We could have a draft where each team could only "protect" 8 players and add one for each non protected player drafted by another team. Or start with some other number.
Then run competitions similar to the first half of the season.
4. We could run similar competitions ending up with a couple of weeks left for the winners of the first half to play the winners of the second half.