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| Pope, N | BUR | £ 2.00 |
| Sanchez, D | TOT | £ 5.00 |
| Coleman, S | EVE | £ 5.00 |
| Pereira, R | LEI | £ 7.00 |
| Gomez, J | LIV | £ 4.00 |
| Deulofeu, G | WAT | £ 10.00 |
| Almiron, M | NEW | £ 3.00 |
| de Bruyne, K | MCY | £ 15.00 |
| Bowen, J | WHM | £ 0.50 |
| Aubameyang, P | ARS | £ 20.00 |
| Samatta, M | AVL | £ 0.50 |
| £ 73.00 |
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Home ground: The Dynamic Valley
Training facility: Stone Lake
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Form
2011/12 – 6th
2012/13 – 6th
2013/14 – 12th
2014/15 – 15th
2015/16 – 4th
2016/17 – 15th
2017/18 – 10th
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: The Gladiators TV theme
Starting budget: £82.5m
Spend: £17m
Player sales: £0.5m (Chicharito to Bala Rinas)
Remaining budget: £66m
| Foster, B | WAT | £10.00 |
| Dalot, D | MUN | £0.50 |
| Kolasinac, S | ARS | £0.50 |
| Jorgensen, M | HUD | £0.50 |
| Cook, S | BOU | £0.50 |
| Pedro | CHE | £13.00 |
| Moutinho, J | WLV | £5.00 |
| Wijnaldum, G | LIV | £5.00 |
| Jahanbakhsh, A | BTN | £0.50 |
| Tosun, C | EVE | £26.00 |
| Vokes, S (TW1) | BUR | £17.00 |
| £78.50 |
| Foster, B | WAT | £10.00 |
| Dalot, D | MUN | £0.50 |
| Kolasinac, S | ARS | £0.50 |
| Jorgensen, M | HUD | £0.50 |
| Cook, S | BOU | £0.50 |
| Pedro | CHE | £13.00 |
| Moutinho, J | WLV | £5.00 |
| Wijnaldum, G | LIV | £5.00 |
| Jahanbakhsh, A | BTN | £0.50 |
| Tosun, C | EVE | £26.00 |
| Hernandez, J | WHM | £11.00 |
| £72.50 |
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Home ground: The Dynamic Valley
Training facility: Stone Lake
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Form
2011/12 – 6th
2012/13 – 6th
2013/14 – 12th
2014/15 – 15th
2015/16 – 4th
2016/17 – 15th
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: The Gladiators TV theme
What the chalkstripes in Kenna HQ speculations department are saying: Once again the thriftiest manager in the league, but when did financial fair play ever win anything? – 33/1
| Foster, B | WBA | £9.00 |
| Milner, J | LIV | £ 7.00 |
| Zouma, K | STO | £ 3.00 |
| Kolasinac, S | ARS | £ 3.00 |
| Mario, J (TW2) | WHM | £0.50 |
| Atsu, C | NEW | £2.00 |
| Milivojevic, L (TW2) | CRY | £0.50 |
| Mooy, A | HUD | £0.50 |
| Richarlison (TW1) | WAT | £32.00 |
| Iheanacho, K | LEI | £25.00 |
| Abraham, T | SWA | £0.50 |
| £83m |
| Foster, B | WBA | £9.00 |
| Milner, J | LIV | £ 7.00 |
| Zouma, K | STO | £ 3.00 |
| Kolasinac, S | ARS | £ 3.00 |
| Richarlison (TW1) | WAT | £32.00 |
| Lanzini, M | WHM | £7.00 |
| Atsu, C | NEW | £2.00 |
| Brady, R | BUR | £0.50 |
| Mooy, A | HUD | £0.50 |
| Iheanahco, K | LEI | £25.00 |
| Abraham, T | SWA | £0.50 |
| £89.5m |
| Foster, B | WBA | £9.00 |
| Milner, J | LIV | £ 7.00 |
| Zouma, K | STO | £ 3.00 |
| Kolasinac, S | ARS | £ 3.00 |
| Herrera, A | MUN | £0.50 |
| Lanzini, M | WHM | £7.00 |
| Atsu, C | NEW | £2.00 |
| Brady, R | BUR | £0.50 |
| Mooy, A | HUD | £0.50 |
| Iheanahco, K | LEI | £25.00 |
| Abraham, T | SWA | £0.50 |
| £58m |
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Home ground: The Dynamic Valley
Training facility: Stone Lake
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Kenna Index rating: 0.627 – 19th
2011/12 – 6th
2012/13 – 6th
2013/14 – 12th
2014/15 – 15th
2015/16 – 4th
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: The Gladiators TV theme
| Butland, J (TW2) | STO | £ 9.00 |
| Masauku, A (TW1) | WHM | £ 0.50 |
| Naughton, K | SWA | £ 2.00 |
| Yoshida, M (TW1) | SOT | £ 0.50 |
| Snodgrass, R | HUL | £ 7.00 |
| Deulofeu, G (TW1) | EVE | £ 8.00 |
| Walcott, T | ARS | £ 6.00 |
| Gudmundsson, JB | BUR | £ 0.50 |
| Negredo, A | MID | £ 16.00 |
| Batshuayi, M | CHE | £ 21.00 |
| Nolito (TW2) | MCY | £ 21.00 |
| £ 91.50 |
In
Tyrone Mings – Bournemouth defender – £0.5m
Mason Holgate – Everton defender – £0.5m
Nordin Amrabat – Watford midfielder – £0.5m
Out
Arthur Masauku – West Ham defender – free
Maya Yoshida – Southampton defender – free
Gerard Deulofeu – Everton midfielder – free
Formation: 3-4-3
Remaining budget: £17m
In
Simon Mignolet – Liverpool goalkeeper – £0.5m
Gabriel Jesus – Man City striker – £23m
Out
Jack Butland – Stoke goalkeeper – free
Nolito – Man City striker – free
Formation: 3-4-3
Remaining budget: £3.5m
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Home ground: The Dynamic Valley
Training facility: Stone Lake
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Kenna Index rating: 0.627 – 19th
2011/12 – 6th
2012/13 – 6th
2013/14 – 12th
2014/15 – 15th
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: The Gladiators TV theme
Season preview in one sentence (on 30 August): Strong start to the league season from the cup specialist, who yet again prepares for the October transfer window with the largest war chest.
| Foster, B (TW2) | WBA | £?m |
| Fonte, J | SOT | £7m |
| Kolarov, A | MCY | £0.5m |
| Bellerin, H | ARS | £5m |
| Muniesa, M | STO | £0.5m |
| Shelvey, J | SWA | £0.5m |
| Ritchie, M | BOU | £1m |
| Zaha, W | CRY | £2m |
| Albrighton, M | LEI | £0.5m |
| Benteke, C | LIV | £37m |
| Martial, A (TW1) | MUN | £41m |
| £?m |
In
Martial, A – Manchester United striker – £41m
Out
Defoe, J – Sunderland striker – free
Remaining budget: £10.5m
In
Foster, B – West Brom goalkeeper – £?m
Out
Krul, T – Newcastle goalkeeper – free
Remaining budget: £?m
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Last season: 19th
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: The Gladiators TV theme
Season preview in one sentence: A mixture of untested talent and Kenna experience revolving around an Elephant who will never forget should the manager not remember his birthday (13 May, by the way).
| Howard, T | EVE | £ 0.50 |
| Vlaar, R | AVL | £ 6.00 |
| Dawson, M (TW1) | HUL | £ 0.50 |
| Wisdom, A | WBA | £ 2.00 |
| Sakho, M (TW2) | LIV | £ 10.00 |
| Özil, M (TW1) | ARS | £ 0.50 |
| Toure, Y | MCY | £ 10.00 |
| Cabella, R | NEW | £ 15.00 |
| Gomez, J (TW2) | SUN | £ 0.50 |
| Kane, H (TW2) | TOT | £ 36.00 |
| Gomis, B | SWA | £ 8.00 |
| £ 58.00m |
In
Jonny Evans – defender, MUN – £0.5m
Michael Dawson – defender, HUL – £0.5m
Özil – midfielder, ARS – £0.5m
Out
Debuchy – defender, ARS – £0
Teixeira – defender, STO – £0
Snodgrass – midfielder, HUL – £0
Remaining budget: £45.5m
In
Sakho, M – defender, LIV – £10m
Gomez, J – midfielder, SUN – £0.5m
Kane, H – striker, TOT – £36m
Out
Evans, J – defender, MUN – £0m
Albrighton, M – midfielder, LEI – £0m
Lambert, R – striker, LIV – £0m
Remaining budget: £8m
Manager: Alex
Nationality: English
International honours: 2012 Emmanuel Olisabede Euros winner
| Hart, J – ENG – GK | £8.00 |
| Zabaleta, P – ARG – DEF | £13.00 |
| Chiellini, G – ITA – DEF | £3.00 |
| Lichtsteiner, S – SUI – DEF | £0.50 |
| Zokora, D – CIV – DEF | £0.50 |
| Willian – BRA – MID | £8.00 |
| Ozil, M – GER – MID | £11.00 |
| De Bruyne, K – BEL – MID | £6.00 |
| Herrera, H – MEX – MID | £0.50 |
| Costa, D – ESP – STR | £21.00 |
| van Persie, R – NED – STR | £15.00 |
| £86.50 |
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Last season: 6th
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: The Gladiators TV theme
Outlook (on 22 August 2013): Rarely noted for pizzazz, the Dynamo manager went about the auction in the calm, mediated fashion that saw him win the Emmanuel Olisadebe 2012 Euros, although he’s never been able to transfer that success to the domestic game. Coming 14th in his debut season, and finishing 6th in May, the Dynamo boss will be hoping this side can finally bring league glory.
Before slipping away from last weekend’s auction, the manager assembled an adequate side and left £14.5m in the pot to become the third most affluent for October’s transfer window, a useful asset when it comes to replacing Darren still-can’t-get-a-game-despite-changing-clubs-because-surely-Berbatov-will-start Bent.
I’m a professional tweeter now Rio Ferdinand aside, the rest of the side are likely to pick up appearance points throughout the campaign without setting the world on fire. Will it be enough?
Probably not.
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| Boruc, A | SOT | £9.5m |
| Zabaleta, P | MCY | £15m |
| Pieters, E | STO | £5m |
| Cissokho, A | LIV | £0.5m |
| Evans, J | MUN | £2.5m |
| Ince, T | CRY | £2.5m |
| Noone, C | CAR | £0.5m |
| Lampard, F | CHE | £5m |
| Ben Arfa, H | NEW | £3.5m |
| Bent, D | AVL | £10m |
| Hooper, G | NOR | £10m |
| £64m |
Starting budget: £24.5m, remaining budget: £24m, net loss: £0.5m
(Hyperlink denotes to which club player was sold)
| Out | In | ||||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Sold | Pos | Player | Team | Value |
| MID | Koren | HUL | Free | MID | Sinclair, S | WBA | £0.5m |
| STR | Kone | EVE | £0.5m | STR | Odemwingie, P | CAR | £0.5m |
| Out | In | ||||||
| Position | Player | Team | Sold | Position | Player | Team | Paid |
| DEF | Rat, R | WHU | Free | DEF | Cissokho, A | LIV | £0.5m |
| DEF | Ferdinand, R | MUN | Free | DEF | Evans, J | MUN | £2.5m |
| MID | Walcott, T | ARS | Free | MID | Ince, T | CRY | £2.5m |
| MID | Sinclair, S | WBA | Free | MID | Noone, C | CAR | £0.5m |
| STR | Odemwingie, P | STO | £5m | STR | Hooper, G | NOR | £10m |
Manager: Alex (Surrey)
Twitter name: @alexbass75
Since: 2011
Last season: 12th
Trophy cabinet: Olisadebe Euro 2012 winner
Sympathies: Charlton Athletic
Darts music: Entry of the Gladiators
Outlook: The Olisadebe Euro 2012 champion manager is yet to prove himself in ‘the best league in the world’, and with £40m on the front two he’s really had to gamble with the rest of side. Considering his poor outing in Poland, Given for £13m wasn’t a great start.
No Brambles.
| Guzan, B | AVL | £4m |
| Taylor, S | NEW | £5m |
| Mertesacker, P | ARS | £19m |
| Reid, W | WHM | £7.5m |
| Caulker, S | TOT | £6m |
| Oscar | CHE | £5.5m |
| Snodgrass, R | NOR | £6.5m |
| Dyer, N | SWA | £10m |
| Carrick, M | MUN | £2.5m |
| Graham, D | SWA | £10m |
| Tevez, C | MCY | £30m |
| Total | £106 |
| Out | In | ||||
| Cuellar, C | SUN | £4m | Mertesacker, P | ARS | £19m |
| The Ox | ARS | £8.5m | Dyer, N | SWA | £10m |
| Out | In | ||||
| Given, S | AVL | £13m | Guzan, B | AVL | £4m |
| Young, L | SUN | £4m | Reid, W | WHM | £7.5m |
| Upson, M | STO | £2.5m | Caulker, S | TOT | £6m |
Manager: Alex
Nationality: England
Domestic club side: Dynamo Charlton
Tournament history: International debut
| Cech, P | Czech Republic | £12m |
| Alba, J | Spain | £20m |
| Terry, J | England | £11m |
| Alves, B | Portugal | £5m |
| Papadopoulos, K | Greece | £9m |
| van der Vaart, R | Holland | £7m |
| McGeady, A | Rep of Ireland | £4.5m |
| Källström, K | Sweden | £10m |
| Cabaye, Y | France | £0.5m |
| Podolski, L | Germany | £7m |
| Cassano, A | Italy | £7m |
| Total | £93m |
