Newington Reds 2013/14
Posted: August 18, 2013 Filed under: Dudley (charts and graphs), Managers | Tags: fantasy football, premier league, soccer, sports Leave a commentManager: Dudley (Wolverhampton)
Twitter name: @dudleyben
Since: 2005 (co-founder and committee member – charts and graphs)
Trophy cabinet: Empty (best finish – second in 2005/06)
Last season: 11th
Sympathies: Liverpool
Darts music: Forever Young – Alphaville
Outlook: As the hunt for that elusive first Kenna title enters its ninth year, the Newington Reds manager stands accused by the club’s fans of giving up before the season has begun. While they believe Joe Hart is a solid buy in goal, they think forking out £22m Shinji Kagawa – who spends much time as an unused substitute – and £14m on the controversial Loic Remy represents a particular lack of financial and tactical savvy.
But, those complaints are nothing next to what Reds supporters view as the manager’s biggest crime. With three midfielders still to buy, the Wulfrunian left the auction halfway through to go to Lion King on Ice in the West End. Fans’ forums lit up last Saturday with deprecation for a move which resulted in the manager missing out on such late-auction deals as Juan Mata and Joe Cole – who went for £0.5m each.
What Reds are left with is a team unlikely to bother the top half of the table, even if James McCarthy is brought into the top flight. With only £2m left in the war chest, the Reds manager better sort out his office fax machine once and for all come the window if he wants to unlock the £10m bonus and drag himself back into the contest.
Hart, J | MCY | £24m |
Chico | SWA | £8m |
Gibbs, K | ARS | £13m |
Bertrand, R | AVL | £0.5m |
Cahill, G | CHE | £7m |
Redmond, N | NOR | £0.5m |
Stirling, R | LIV | £0.5m |
Januzaj, A | MUN | £12m |
Assaidi, O | STO | £0.5m |
Berahino, S | WBA | £0.5m |
Remy, L | NEW | £14m |
£80.5m |
First transfer window – 5 October 2013
Starting budget: £12m, remaining budget: £5.5m, net loss: £6.5m
(Hyperlink denotes from which team player was bought)
Out | In | ||||||
Position | Player | Team | Sold | Position | Player | Team | Paid |
DEF | Cuellar, C | SUN | Free | DEF | T-Catherine, K | CAR | £0.5m |
MID | Allen, J | LIV | Free | MID | Downing, S | WHU | £0.5m |
MID | Jedinak, M | CRY | Free | MID | Stirling, R | LIV | £0.5m |
MID | Kagawa, S | MUN | Free | MID | Huddlestone, T | HUL | £3.5m |
STR | Defoe, J | TOT | Free | STR | Osvaldo, P | SOT | £1.5m |
Second transfer window – 7 February 2014
Starting budget: £15.5m, remaining budget: £1.5m, net loss: £14m
Out | In | ||||||
Position | Player | Team | Sold | Position | Player | Team | Paid |
DEF | T-Catherine, K | CAR | Free | DEF | Bertrand, R | AVL | £0.5m |
MID | Downing, S | WHU | £0.5m | MID | Januzaj, A | MUN | £12m |
MID | McCarthy, J | EVE | Free | MID | Redmond, N | NOR | £0.5m |
MID | Huddlestone, T | HUL | Free | MID | Assaidi, O | STO | £0.5m |
STR | Osvaldo, D | JUV | Free | STR | Berahino, S | WBA | £0.5m |
Newington Reds
Posted: August 18, 2012 Filed under: Dudley (charts and graphs), Managers | Tags: angel rangel, auction, fantasy football, fantasy premier league, fernando torres, football, james milner, martin skrtel, matthew etherington, moussa dembele, rio miyaichi, ryan nelsen, soccer, sports, thomas vermaelen, tim howard, wolverhampton, yousef mulumbu Leave a commentManager: Dudley (Wolverhampton)
Twitter name: @dudleyben
Since: 2005 (co-founder and committee member – charts and graphs)
Trophy cabinet: Empty (best finish – second in 2005/06)
Last season: 3rd
Sympathies: Liverpool
Darts music: Forever Young – Alphaville
Outlook: Fans of the club were resigned to the manager’s lack of silverware at this level, but after some competent signings at auction expectation is growing in N5. Light in midfield, but with the potential for goals from defence and up front, could this finally be their year?
No Brambles.
Howard, T | EVE | £8m |
Samba, C | QPR | £17m |
Vermaelen, T | ARS | £17m |
Kolorov, A | MCY | £0.5m |
Smalling, C | MUN | £0.5m |
Sessegnon, S | SUN | £6.5m |
Jarvis, M | WHM | £7.5m |
Sissoko, M | NEW | £14m |
Adam, C | STO | £0.5m |
Sturridge, D | LIV | £43m |
Long, S | WBA | £1.5m |
Total | £116m |
Second transfer window – 1 February 2013
Out | In | ||||
Skrtel, M | LIV | £17m | Samba, C | QPR | £17m |
Rangel, A | SWA | £3m | Kolorov, A | MCY | £0.5m |
Mulumbu, Y | WBA | £1.5m | Sissoko, M | NEW | £14m |
Torres, F | CHE | £37m | Sturridge, D | LIV | £43m |
Adebayor, E | TOT | £1m | Long, S | WBA | £1.5m |
First transfer window – 26 October 2012
Out | In | ||||
Nelsen, R | QPR | £0.5m | Smalling, C | MUN | £0.5m |
Etherington, M | STO | £6m | Sessegnon, S | SUN | £6.5m |
Miyaichi, R | WIG | £5.5m | Jarvis, M | WHM | £7.5m |
Milner, J | MCY | £0.5m | Adam, C | STO | £0.5m |
Dembele, M | TOT | £2.5m | Adebayor, E | TOT | £1m |
Newington Reds (second window)
Posted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Dudley (charts and graphs), Managers | Tags: demba ba, john arne riise, liverpool, mauro formica, paddy kenny, phil jones, ryan shawcross, samir nasri, scott sinclair, shane long, thomas vermaelen, tim cahill Leave a commentManager: Mr Ben Dudley (ENG)
Since: 2005 (founder member)
Trophy cabinet: empty
Sympathies: Liverpool
Kenny, P | QPR | £0.5m |
Shawcross, R | STO | £9m |
Jones, P | MUN | £22m |
Riise, J | FUL | £8m |
Vermaelen, T | ARS | £3m |
Formica, M | BLR | £1.5m |
Cahill, T | EVE | £11m |
Nasri, S | MCY | £18m |
Sinclair, S | SWA | £1.5m |
Ba, D | NEW | £11m |
Long, S | WBA | £0.5m |
£86m |
Newington Reds (first window)
Posted: October 26, 2011 Filed under: Dudley (charts and graphs), Managers | Tags: auction, ba, downing, fantasy premier league, jones, kenny, n'zogbia, nasri, riise, rodallega, shawcross, sinclair, vermaelen Leave a commentManager: Mr Ben Dudley (ENG)
Since: 2005 (founder member)
Trophy cabinet: empty
Sympathies: Liverpool
Kenny, P | QPR | £0.5m |
Shawcross, R | STO | £9m |
Jones, P | MUN | £22m |
Riise, J | FUL | £8m |
Vermaelen, T | ARS | £3m |
Downing, S | LIV | £16m |
N’Zogbia, C | AVL | £0.5m |
Nasri, S | MCY | £18m |
Sinclair, S | SWA | £1.5m |
Ba, D | NEW | £11m |
Rodallega, H | WIG | £0.5m |
£90m |
Newington Reds
Posted: August 8, 2011 Filed under: Dudley (charts and graphs), Managers | Tags: drug test, fantasy premier league, nearly men, sacked Leave a commentManager: Mr Ben Dudley (ENG)
Since: 2005 (founder member)
Trophy cabinet: empty
Sympathies: Liverpool
Kenny, P | QPR | £0.5m |
Shawcross, R | STO | £9m |
Ferdinand, R | MUN | £18m |
Dawson, M | TOT | £10m |
Toure, K | MCY | £2.5m |
Downing, S | LIV | £16m |
Albrighton, M | AVL | £13m |
Nasri, S | MCY | £18m |
Sinclair, S | SWA | £1.5m |
Ba, D | NEW | £11m |
Holt, G | NOR | £0.5m |
£100m |