Northern Monkeys 2016/17

Hugo
The Northern Monkeys manager

Manager: Hugo (Tyneside)

Twitter name: @Hugeist

Since: 2012

Home ground: Cobbled Way

Training facility: The Outhouse

Trophy cabinet: Empty

Kenna Index rating: TBC
2012/13 – 12th
2013/14 – 14th
2014/15 – did not enter
2015/16 – 10th

Sympathies: Newcastle

Darts music: Northern Calypso – Hale & Pace

Starting XI – August auction

Myhill, B WBA £0.50
Morgan, W LEI £9.00
Williams, A EVE £8.00
Stones, J MCY £11.00
Wilshere, J BOU £0.50
Alli, D TOT £23.00
Pogba, P MUN £23.00
Fischer, V MID £0.50
Carroll, A WHM £13.00
Ighalo, O WAT £9.00
Baston SWA £0.50
£98.00

First transfer window – Friday 7 October 2016 (15th)

No changes.

Formation: 3-4-3
Remaining budget: £2m

Second transfer window – Friday 10 February 2017 (16th)

No changes.

Formation: 3-4-3
Remaining budget: £2m

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Northern Monkeys 2015/16

Hugo
Complacent: The Northern Monkeys manager

Manager: Hugo (Tyneside)

Twitter name: @Hugeist

Since: 2012

Home ground: Cobbled Way

Training facility: The Outhouse

Trophy cabinet: Empty

Kenna Index rating: N/A
2012/13 – 12th
2013/14 – 14th

Sympathies: Newcastle

Darts music: Northern Calypso – Hale & Pace

Season preview in one sentence (on 29 September): Hardly a title-winning auction effort.

Myhill, B (TW1) WBA £9m
Martin, R (TW1) NOR £0.5m
Rose, D TOT £5m
Soares, C SOT £7m
Jagielka, P EVE £7m
Hazard, E CHE £39m
Kouyate, C (TW1) WHU £10m
Wijnaldum, G NEW £11m
Sako, B (TW1) CRY £8m
Borini, F (TW1) SUN £0.5m
Deeney, T WAT £0.5m
£97.5m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Myhill, B – West Brom goalkeeper – £9m
Martin, R – Norwich defender – £0.5m
Kouyate, C – West Ham midfielder – £10m
Sako, B – Crystal Palace midfielder – £8m
Borini, F – Sunderland striker – £0.5m

Out
Schmeichel, K – Leicester goalkeeper – £0.5m (to Walthamstow Reds)
Mertesacker, P – Arsenal defender – £0.5m (to Hairy Fadjeetas)
Schweinsteiger, B – Manchester United midfielder – free
Gredl, M – Bournemouth midfielder – free
Jerome, C – Norwich striker – £0.5m (to Headless Chickens)

Remaining budget: £4m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

No changes.

Remaining budget: £4m

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Northern Monkeys 2013/14

Hugo
Complacent: The Northern Monkeys manager

Manager: Hugo (Tyneside)

Twitter name: @Hugeist

Since: 2012

Last season: 12th

Trophy cabinet: Empty (best finish – last season)

Sympathies: Newcastle

Darts music: Northern Calypso – Hale & Pace

Outlook (on 11 September 2013): Lack of firepower is sure to be the Northern Monkeys manager’s biggest worry this term. Not only does the team start with Titus Bramble forfeit player Emmanuel Mayuka, who’s been farmed out on loan to France, but Victor Anichebe has been knocked down the pecking order with the arrival of new strikers in Merseyside.

There aren’t many more goals in midfield. Marquee signing David Silva tends to enjoy a short purple patch each season, but like Antonio Valencia mainly picks up the odd assist. Since Damien Duff’s over the hill, it’s left to Kevin Nolan to find the net.

In defence it’s a better story. Vorm, Huth, Vertonghen and Mertesacker are regular starters bought for a decent price at auction. All of which leaves plenty in the kitty going into October’s transfer window. The manager will need every penny if he wants to avoid an anonymous mid-table finish for the second consecutive season.

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(B) = player awarded under the Titus Bramble ruling

McGregor, A HUL £0.5m
Mertesacker, P ARS £6.5m
Vertonghen, J TOT £7m
Turner, B CAR £0.5m
Williamson, M NEW £0.5m
Hazell, S (TB) BRA £0.5m
Silva, D MCY £26m
Downing, S WHU £0.5m
Valencia, A MUN £7m
Bornini, F SUN £10m
Eto’o, S CHE £2m
£61m

First transfer window – 5 October 2013

Starting budget: £26m, remaining budget: £9.5m, net loss: £16.5m

(Hyperlink denotes from which club player was bought)

Out       In      
Pos Player Team Sold Pos Player Team Value
DEF Taylor, S NEW Free DEF Coloccini, F NEW £4.5m
STR Mayuka, E (B) SCX Free STR Weimann, A AVL £10m
STR Anichebe, V EVE Free STR Eto’o, S CHE £2m

Second transfer window – 7 February 2014

Out In
Position Player Team Sold Position Player Team Paid
GK Vorm, M SWA Free GK McGregor, A HUL £0.5m
DEF Huth, R STO Free DEF Turner, B CAR £0.5m
DEF Coloccini, F NEW Free DEF Williamson, M NEW £0.5m
MID Duff, D WBA Free MID Downing, S WHU £0.5m
MID Nolan, K WHU Bramble MID Hazell, S (TB) BRA £0.5m
STR Weimann, A AVL Free STR Bornini, F SUN £10m
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Manager: Hugo (Tyneside)

Twitter name: @Hugeist

Since: Debut

Trophy cabinet: Empty

Sympathies: Newcastle

Darts music: How You Like Me Now? – The Heavy

Outlook: Shrewd auction business from the debutant, but questions remain over Edin Dzeko’s ability to hold down a starting place and whether Papiss Cisse’s can carry over the incredible form he displayed last season. Will the outcome of an FA investigation affect appearance points in defence?

(B) = player awarded under the Titus Bramble ruling

Friedel, B TOT £0.5m
Hangeland, B FUL £11m
Distin, S EVE £6m
Bassong, S NOR £30m
Ridgewell, L WBA £14m
Cleverley, T MUN £8.5m
deGuzman, J SWA £20m
Cazorla, S ARS £7.5m
Gardner, C SUN £5m
Dzeko, E MCY £1.5m
Cisse, P NEW £15m
 Total £119m

Second transfer window – 1 February 2013

Out     In
Terry, J CHE £14m Bassong, S NOR £30m
McAnuff, J AVL £9.5m deGuzman, J SWA £20m
Park, J CHE £6m Gardner, C SUN £5m

First transfer window – 26 October 2012

Out     In
Pearce, A REA £3m Ridgewell, L WBA £14m
Delph, F (B) AVL £7.5m McAnuff, J REA £9.5m
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