Managers – Page 19 – The Jeff Kenna League

Wandsworth Network Solutions 2015/16

Will and Gunnersaurus Rex — Influence at the highest echelons of the game: The Wandsworth Network Solutions manager (left)

Manager: Will (Worcestershire)

Twitter name: @chainfir3

Since: 2010

Home ground: King George’s Park

Training facility: The Alma

Trophy cabinet: Empty (highest league position – 8th in 2010/11)

Kenna Index rating: N/A
2010/11 – 8th
2012/13 – 19th

Sympathies: Kidderminster Harriers

Darts music: Mary Jane – Rick James

Season preview in one sentence (on 26 Sepetmber): Divock Origi!

Adrian	WHM	£0.5m
Taylor, N	SWA	£3m
Ivanovic, B	CHE	£24m
Evans, J (TW1)	WBA	£2m
Cathcart, C (TW1)	WAT	£0.5m
Mata, J	MUN	£19m
Barry, G	EVE	£0.5m
Alli, D (TW2)	TOT	£?m
Drinkwater, D (TW1)	LEI	£0.5m
Long, S	SOT	£1m
Perez, A (TW1)	NEW	£3m
		£?m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Evans, J – West Brom defender – £2m
Cathcart, C – Watford defender – £0.5m
Fernandinho – Manchester City midfielder – £0.5m
Drinkwater, D – Leicester midfielder – £0.5m
Perez, A – Newcastle striker – £3m

Out
Debuchy, M – Arsenal defender – free
Cissokho, A – Aston Villa defender – free
Townsend, A – Tottenham midfielder – free
Johnson, A – Sunderland midfielder – free
Origi, D – Liverpool striker – free

Remaining budget: £19.5m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

In
Alli, D – Tottenham midfielder – £?m

Out
Fernandinho – Manchester City midfielder – free

Remaining budget: £?m

Uncertain FC 2015/16

Over before it’s begun: The Uncertain manager

Manager: Pete (Teeside)

Twitter name: @peterball01

Since: 2012

Home ground: Undetermined Street

Training facility: Klub Kudos

Trophy cabinet: Empty (best finish – 14th in 2012/13)

Kenna Index rating: 0.78 – 24th
2012/13 – 14th
2013/14 – 17th
2014/15 – 18th (relegated)

Sympathies: Boro

Darts music: Theme from ‘The Power Game’ – Cyril Stapleton

Season preview in one sentence (on 26 September): It’s not about glory, it’s about how many sex tapes Tom Hopper can knock out before relegation closes in.

Howard, T	EVE	£3m
Gomez, J	LIV	£0.5m
Huth, R	LEI	£0.5m
Kelly, M	CRY	£0.5m
Clark, C	AVL	£0.5m
Sissoko, M	NEW	£7m
Hopper, T	BRAMBLE	£16m
Wilshere, J	ARS	£0.5m
Brunt, C	WBA	£5m
Rooney, W	MUN	£31m
Iheanacho, K	MCY	£0.5m
		£65m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

No changes.

Remaining budget: £35m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

No changes.

Remaining budget: £35m

Just Put Carles 2015/16

Manager: Carles (Catalunya)

Twitter name: @cduzpalau

Since: 2010

Home ground: Camp de la Independencia

Training facility: The Farmhouse

Trophy cabinet: Empty (highest league position – 5th in 2012/13)

Kenna Index rating: 0.604 – 16th
2010/2011 – 9th
2011/12 – 14th
2012/13 – 5th
2012/13 – 15th
2013/14 – 17th

Sympathies: FC Barcelona

Darts music: Cant del Barca

Season preview in one sentence (on 14 September): Five weeks in and already £89m on those three players appears a colossal blunder.

Given, S	STO	£0.5m
Collins, J	WHM	£2m
Yoshida, M	SOT	£0.5m
van Aanholt, P	SUN	£0.5m
Moreno, A	LIV	£0.5m
Fabregas, C	CHE	£21m
Blind, D	MUN	£0.5m
Johnson, B	DER	£2m
Navas, J	MCY	£0.5m
Kane, H	TOT	£28m
Sanchez, A	ARS	£40m
		£96m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

No changes.

Remaining budget: £16m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

No changes.

Remaining budget: £16m

Lokomotiv Leeds 2015/16

All over my face: The Lokomotiv Leeds manager

Manager: Ben S (Leeds)

Twitter name: @BenCSilver

Since: 2011

Home ground: Belland Road

Training facility: The Train Shed

Trophy cabinet: empty

Kenna Index rating: 0.294 – 3rd
2011/12 – 2nd
2012/13 – 7th
2013/14 – 12th
2014/15 – 4th

Sympathies: Leeds

Darts music: Bicycle Race – Queen

Season preview in one sentence (on 13 September): Rosicky, Carroll, Phil Jones: one expects this is the last time the manager misses the auction.

Butland, J	STO	£6m
Ward, J	CRY	£4m
Francis, S	BOU	£1m
Nyom, A (TW1)	WAT	£0.5m
Simpson, D (TW2)	LEI	£?m
Khazri, W (TW2)	SUN	£?m
Doumbla, S (TW2)	NEW	£?m
Ward-Prowse, J	SOT	£0.5m
Dembele, M (TW2)	TOT	£?m
Niasse, O (TW2)	EVE	£?m
Paloschi, A (TW2)	SWA	£?m
		£?m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Nyom, A – Watford defender – £0.5m
Morrison, J – West Brom midfielder – £8m
Dyer, N – Leicester midfielder – £0.5m
Heung-Min, S – Tottenham striker – £14m

Out
Fuchs, C – Leicester defender – free
Can, E – Liverpool midfielder – free
Rosicky, T – Arsenal midfielder – free
Remy, L – Chelsea striker – free

Remaining budget: £3m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

In
Simpson, D – Leicester defender –
Khazri, W – Sunderland midfielder –
Doumbla, S – Newcastle midfielder –
Dembele, M – Tottenham midfielder –
Niasse, O – Everton striker –
Paloschi, A – Swansea striker –

Out
Jones, P – Manchester United defender – free
Morrison, J – West Brom midfielder – free
Dyer, N – Leicester midfielder – free
De Bruyne, K – Manchester City midfielder – free
Carroll, A – West Ham striker – free
Heung-Min, S – Tottenham striker – free

Remaining budget: £?m

Hairy Fadjeetas 2015/16

Manager: Aiden (Yorkshire)

Twitter name: @Br15land

Since: 2011

Home ground: Bikini Lane

Training facility: The Growler

Trophy cabinet: Empty

Kenna Index rating: 0.576 – 15th
2011/12 – 15th out of 19
2012/13 – 9/20
2013/14 – 13/23
2014/15 – 10/20

Sympathies: Sheffield Wednesday

Darts music: The Vag1na Song

Season preview in one sentence (on 7 September): Sterling aside, the manager’s auction looks to have gone as well as Karim Benzema’s move to London.

Guzan, B	AVL	£5m
Zouma, K (TW1)	CHE	£7m
Rangel, A	SWA	£0.5m
Coloccini, F	NEW	£3m
Lovren, D (TW1)	LIV	£0.5m
Mirallas, K	EVE	£8m
Chadli, N	TOT	£5m
Sterling, R	MCY	£19m
Hoolahan, W	NOR	£2m
Berahino, S	WBA	£18m
Vardy, J (TW1)	LEI	£31m
		£99m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In -£38.5m
Zouma, K – Chelsea defender – £7m
Lovren, D – Liverpool defender – £0.5m
Vardy, J – Leicester striker – £31m

Out +£4m
Rojo, M – Manchester United defender – £4m (to Cowley Casuals)
Gibbs, K – Arsenal defender – free
Benzema, K – Real Madrid striker – free

Remaining budget: £7.5m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

No changes.

Remaining budget: £7.5m

Walthamstow Reds 2015/16

English food: The Walthamstow Reds manager

Manager: Dudley (Wolverhampton)

Twitter name: @dudleyben

Since: 2005 (co founder and committee member)

Home ground: The Old Dog Track

Training facility: Banbury Reservoir

Trophy cabinet: empty

Kenna Index rating: 0.4 – 5th
2005/06 – 2nd
2006/07 – 7th
2007/08 – 4th
2008/09 – 4th
2009/10 – 3rd
2010/11 – 11th
2011/12 – 3rd
2012/13 – 11th
2013/14 – 7th
2014/15 – 8th

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: House of Love – East 17

Season preview in one sentence (on 31 August): This was a good team last term.

Schmeichel, K (TW1)	LEI	£0.5m
Targett, M (TW2)	SOT	£?m
Cresswell, A	WHM	£5m
Stones, J	EVE	£6m
Darmian, M	MUN	£7m
Coutinho, P	LIV	£23m
Brady, R (TW1)	NOR	£6m
Townsend, A (TW2)	NEW	£?m
Ozil, M	ARS	£17m
Walters, J (TW1)	STO	£0.5m
Defoe, J (TW2)	SUN	£?m
		£?m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Schmeichel, K – Leicester goalkeeper – £0.5m (from Northern Monkeys)
Brady, R – Norwich midfielder – £6m
Montero, J – Swansea midfielder – £0.5m
Walters, J – Stoke striker – £0.5m
Murray, G – Bournemouth striker – £0.5m

Out
Courtois, T – Chelsea goalkeeper – £0.5m (to FC Testiculadew)
Anya, I – Watford midfielder – free
Nasri, S – Manchester City midfielder – free
Bojan – Stoke striker – £2m (to FC Testiculadew)
Austin, C – QPR striker – free

Remaining budget: £13.5m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

In
Targett, M – Southampton defender – £?m
Townsend, A – Newcastle midfielder – £?m
Defoe, J – Sunderland striker – £?m

Out
Vertonghen, J – Tottenham defender – free
Montero, J – Swansea midfielder – free
Murray, G – Bournemouth striker – free

Remaining budget: £?m

Dynamo Charlton 2015/16

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

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Martial, A – Manchester United striker – £41m

Out
Defoe, J – Sunderland striker – free

Remaining budget: £10.5m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

In
Foster, B – West Brom goalkeeper – £?m

Out
Krul, T – Newcastle goalkeeper – free

Remaining budget: £?m

Thieving Magpies 2015/16

England till he dies: Thieving Magpies manager

Manager: Phil (Wolverhampton)

Twitter name: @PhillyD55

Since: 2005 (co founder)

Home ground: Tinfoil Street

Training facility: The Wheelbarrow

Trophy cabinet: empty

Kenna Index rating: 0.519 – 11th
2005/06 – 3rd
2006/07 – 2nd
2007/08 – 11th
2008/09 – 5th
2009/10 – 11th
2010/11 – 7th
2011/12 – 18th (relegated)
2012/13 – 4th
2013/14 – 2nd
2014/15 – 14th

Sympathies: Notts County

Darts music: The Great Escape – the England Band

Season preview in one sentence (on 29 August): Is this enough to finally break his duck?

Hart, J	MCY	£ 10m
Lescott, J (TW2)	AVL	£ ?m
Johnson, G	STO	£ 7m
Clyne, N	LIV	£ 12m
Fuchs, C (TW2)	LEI	£ ?m
Bolasie, Y	CRY	£ 8m
Ox-Chamberlain, A	ARS	£ 10m
Noble, M (TW1)	WHU	£ 10m
Eriksen, C	TOT	£ 17m
Afobe, B (TW2)	BOU	£ ?m
Kone, A (TW1)	EVE	£ 0.5m
		£ ?m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Naughton, K – Swansea defender – £0.5m
Noble, M – West Ham midfielder – £10m
Kone, A – Everton striker – £0.5m

Out
Baines, L – Everton defender – free
Fellaini, M – Manchester United midfielder – free
Wilson, C – Bournemouth striker – free

Remaining budget: £10.5m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

In
Lescott, J – Aston Villa defender – £?m
Fuchs, C – Leicester defender – £?m
Afobe, B – Bournemouth striker – £?m

Out
Naughton, K – Swansea defender – free
Amavi, J – Aston Villa defender – free
Falcao, R – Chelsea striker – free

Remaining budget: £?m

Cowley Casuals 2015/16

Stu manager pic — Buckets of potential: The Cowley Casuals manager

Manager: Stu (Wolverhampton)

Twitter name: @sfinch100

Since: 2012

Home ground: Ground Zero Hours

Training facility: The Agency

Trophy cabinet: Canesten Combi Cup winners 2014/15

Kenna Index rating: N/A (managers must compete for three seasons to get a rating)
2013/14 – 17th
2014/15 – 2nd

Sympathies: Wolves

Darts music: Menergy – Patrick Cowley

Season preview in one sentence (on 27 August): Last year’s league runner up and cup winner looks to have auctioned well, with four wing backs, a strong midfield and an in-touch Cech, but despite a strike-force from the region formerly known as the ‘Dark Continent’, the side looks light up top.

Cech, P	ARS	£ 0.5m
Terry, J (TW1)	CHE	£ 0.5m
Jenkinson, C	WHM	£ 4m
Davies, B	TOT	£ 0.5m
Rojo, M (TW1)	MUN	£ 4m
Henderson, J	LIV	£ 17m
Shaqiri, X (TW1)	STO	£ 14m
Mane, S	SOT	£ 17m
Redmond, N	NOR	£ 0.5m
Rondon, S (TW1)	WBA	£ 18m
Gestede, R	AVL	£ 0.5m
		£ 76.5m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Terry, J – Chelsea defender – £0.5m (from Young Boys)
Rojo, M – Manchester United defender – £4m (from Hairy Fadjeetas)
Shaqiri, X – Stoke midfielder – £14m
Rondon, S – West Brom striker – £18m

Out
Shaw, L – Manchester United defender – free
Mings, T – Bournemouth defender – free
Deulofeu, G – Everton midfielder – free
Bony, W – Manchester City striker – free

Remaining budget: £7m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

No changes.

Remaining budget: £7m

Young Boys of Vauxhall 2015/16

Manager: Denney (Wales)

Twitter name: @andenney

Since: 2007

Home ground: Yewtree Lane

Training facility: Fiddler’s Harris

Trophy cabinet: Champions 2010/11, Canesten Combi Cup winners 2008/09

Kenna Index rating: 0.3 – 4th
2007/08 – 5th
2008/09 – 3rd
2009/10 – 2nd
2010/11 – 1st
2011/12 – 4th
2013/14 – 16th
2014/15 – 6th

Sympathies: Spurs

Darts music: We Don’t Talk Anymore – Sir Cliff Richard

Season preview in one sentence (on 26 August): Pedro, Mahrez, Lukaku and Lens have all started the season in fine fettle, but question marks hang over John Terry and Diafra Sakho for all the wrong reasons.

Forster, F (TW2)	SOT	£ ?m
Dawson, C (TW1)	WBA	£ 8m
Monreal, N	ARS	£ 0.5m
Wimmer, K (TW2)	TOT	£ ?m
Smalling, C	MUN	£ 6m
Ibe, J (TW2)	LIV	£ ?m
Pugh, M (TW2)	BOU	£ ?m
Mahrez, R	LEI	£ 5m
Lens, J	SUN	£ 0.5m
Lukaku, R	EVE	£ 30m
Emenike, E (TW2)	WHM	£ ?m
		£ ?m

First transfer window – Friday 2 October 2015

In
Dawson, C – West Brom defender – £8m

Out
Terry, J – Chelsea defender – £0.5m (to Cowley Casuals)

Remaining budget: £3.5m

Second transfer window – Friday 5 February 2016

In
Forster, F – Southampton goalkeeper – £?m
Wimmer, K – Tottenham defender – £?m
Ibe, J – Liverpool midfielder – £?m
Pugh, M – Bournemouth midfielder – £?m
Emenike, E – West Ham striker – £?m

Out
Stekelenburg, M – Southampton goalkeeper – free
Zabaleta, P – Manchester City defender – free
Grealish, J – Aston Villa midfielder – free
Pedro – Chelsea midfielder – free
Sakho, D – West Ham striker – free

Remaining budget: £?m