Pass the Dutchie Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Slow Friday at work and I’m bored. Let’s play! Pretend you’ve got £60M to spend on transfers to make next season’s squad stronger. How would you spend it? Simple rules: - You can sell current players to increase your budget (and yes, there’s always someone who wants them), but for a maximum of 150% of their market value* - You can buy any players (doesn’t matter if they’d want to or are available), but for a maximum of 200% of their market value* - None of this will be realistic anyway, but try to calculate in a bit how ‘wanted’ a player would be in the transfer sum you use *Market value according to this website: http://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-southampton/startseite/verein/180 (let’s make € on website £ for this game) Let’s not bother too much with salaries. It’s just a bit of fun to get through the Friday. I know in reality it’s not at all this simple, and I know there’s all kinds of things wrong about the amounts on that website, but it’s fair to all work with the same source. So to recap: - £60M available for transfers + whatever you get for selling players - Sell for max 150% of market value according to http://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-southampton/startseite/verein/180 - Buy for max 200% of market value according to http://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-southampton/startseite/verein/180 I’ll start. I’d sell: Graziano Pellè (centre forward) for £15,5M Cédric Soares (right back) for £11M Matt Targett (left back) for £5M Steven Davis (central midfield) for £5M Juanmi (secondary striker) for £7,5M Gallagher (centre forward) for £750k Yoshida (centre back) for £4,5M Reed (central midfield) for £2,2M Extra budget from selling: £51,45M -> total budget for buying = £111,45M And I’d buy: Troy Deeney (centre forward) for £18M from Watford Kieran Trippier (right back) for £10M from Spurs Hakim Ziyech (attacking midfield) for £20M from FC Twente Gylfi Sigurdsson (attacking midfield) for £17,5M from Swansea Andros Townsend (right wing) for £15M from Newcastle Bruno Martins Indi (centre back/left back) £15M from FC Porto Simon Kjaer (centre back) for £10M from Fenerbahce Balance: £5,95M profit. Let’s say I’ll use at least some of that to keep Stekelenburg on loan for another year, and the rest to improve contracts. This makes my squad for 2016/2017: Forster Stekelenburg Gazzaniga Britt Gardos Fonte Martina Trippier Van Dijk Kjaer Martins Indi Bertrand Clasie Ziyech Tadic Wanyama Romeu Ward-Prowse Sigurdsson Townsend Mané Deeney Long Rodriguez Austin
Saint_clark Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 We won't sell Cedric for £11million, and we certainly won't be spending that much...£18million on Deeney?
saint77 Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 We won't sell Cedric for £11million, and we certainly won't be spending that much...£18million on Deeney? Pretend is in the title mr know it all
Saint_clark Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Pretend is in the title mr know it all Fair enough. I'd sell Cedric for £11million, Pelle for £15million and buy Aguero for £86million.
Pass the Dutchie Posted 6 May, 2016 Author Posted 6 May, 2016 We won't sell Cedric for £11million Probably not, but the website gives £11M as his market value. He has a year PL experience now (no matter how little he actually contributed). But yes: just a game.
pangy Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Buy £20m on Lacazette £10m on Ziyech £25 + Grzegorz Krychowiak Sell Pelle
Convict Colony Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Buy £20m on Lacazette £10m on Ziyech £25 + Grzegorz Krychowiak Sell Pelle There is much to like with all the above, I sir concur with your suggestion.
ADutchSaint Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Ill play... Sell (9 players): Graziano Pellè (centre forward) for £15,5M Gallagher (centre forward) for £750k Juanmi (secondary striker) for £7,5M Reed (central midfield) for £2,2M Steven Davis (central midfield) for £5M Jordy Clasie (defensive midfield) for £12,3M Yoshida (centre back) for £4,5M Florin Gardos (centre back) for £5,6M Cédric Soares (right back) for £11M Extra budget from selling: £64,35M -> total budget for buying = £124,35M Buy (9 players): Borja Bastón (center forward) for £6M from Atletico Madrid Marco Asensio (attacking midfield/winger) for £6M from Real Madrid Filip Kostic (winger) for £15M from Stuttgart Hakim Ziyech (attacking midfield) for £20M from FC Twente Mario Pasalic (central midfield) for £7.5M from Chelsea Marco van Ginkel (central midfield) for £10.5M from Chelsea Fabian Schär (centre back) for £6M from Hoffenheim Andreas Christensen (centre back) for £12M from Chelsea Kenny Tete (right back) for £8,26M from Ajax Balance: £33,09M profit, strippers and whores for every season ticket holder.
Bobbyboy Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Balance: £33,09M profit, strippers and whores for every season ticket holder. Is that covered under Financial Fair Play rules or not? I think UEFA need to clarify this grey area.
Window Cleaner Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Ill play... Balance: £33,09M profit, strippers and whores for every season ticket holder. Why exactly would you need both ? Surely one falls into the set of the other.
Saint_Jonny Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Why exactly would you need both ? Surely one falls into the set of the other. Call the next stripper you meet a whore and see how it goes down.
Dangermouth Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Ill play... Sell (9 players): Graziano Pellè (centre forward) for £15,5M Gallagher (centre forward) for £750k Juanmi (secondary striker) for £7,5M Reed (central midfield) for £2,2M Steven Davis (central midfield) for £5M Jordy Clasie (defensive midfield) for £12,3M Yoshida (centre back) for £4,5M Florin Gardos (centre back) for £5,6M Cédric Soares (right back) for £11M Extra budget from selling: £64,35M -> total budget for buying = £124,35M Buy (9 players): Borja Bastón (center forward) for £6M from Atletico Madrid Marco Asensio (attacking midfield/winger) for £6M from Real Madrid Filip Kostic (winger) for £15M from Stuttgart Hakim Ziyech (attacking midfield) for £20M from FC Twente Mario Pasalic (central midfield) for £7.5M from Chelsea Marco van Ginkel (central midfield) for £10.5M from Chelsea Fabian Schär (centre back) for £6M from Hoffenheim Andreas Christensen (centre back) for £12M from Chelsea Kenny Tete (right back) for £8,26M from Ajax Balance: £33,09M profit, strippers and whores for every season ticket holder. Gets my vote.
Saint_clark Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Probably not, but the website gives £11M as his market value. He has a year PL experience now (no matter how little he actually contributed). But yes: just a game. I actually like the concept of the thread, the valuations just seemed way off to me.
Lighthouse Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 I'd sign me on a free transfer from me and give me a 3 year, £364kpw contract. Saints can do one, I'm buying a yacht.
Window Cleaner Posted 6 May, 2016 Posted 6 May, 2016 Call the next stripper you meet a whore and see how it goes down. wrong way round innit.
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