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Sporting Lesbian 2018/19

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Sloth: The Sporting Lesbian manager

Manager: Ben M (Cumbria)

Twitter name: @BenMarcangelo

Since: 2012

Home ground: Todger Dodger Street

Training facility: The Dyke

Last season: 8th

Trophy cabinet: Champions 2012/13 and 2014/15

Kenna Index rating TBC
2012/13 – 1st
2013/14 – 8th
2014/15 – 1st
2015/16 – missed auction due to washing machine delivery
2016/17 – 8th
2017/18 – 2nd

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: Lesbian Seagull – David van Driessen

First transfer window – October 2019

Starting budget: £19m
Spend: £12m
Player sales: N/A
Remaining budget: £7m

Darlow, K (TW1) NEW £0.50
Bellerin, H ARS £10.00
Wan-Bissaka, A (TW1) CRY £11.00
Janmaat, D (TW1) WAT £0.50
Chilwell, B LEI £0.50
Sane, L MCY £27.00
Sessegnon, R FUL £17.00
Henderson, J LIV £0.50
Kovacic, M CHE £0.50
Arnautovic, M WHM £23.00
Wood, C BUR £11.00
£91.00

Auction XI

Guaita, V CRY £0.50
Bellerin, H ARS £10.00
Kongolo, T HUD £0.50
Schar, F NEW £0.50
Chilwell, B LEI £0.50
Sane, L MCY £27.00
Sessegnon, R FUL £17.00
Henderson, J LIV £0.50
Kovacic, M CHE £0.50
Arnautovic, M WHM £23.00
Wood, C BUR £11.00
£91.00
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Mohamedi, M MOR  £                     0.50
Odriozola, A ESP  £                     0.50
Rodriguez, R SUI  £                     0.50
Danilo BRA  £                     0.50
Rodriguez, J COL  £                  25.00
Muller, T GER  £                  30.00
Witsel, A BEL  £                     0.50
Tolisso, C FRA  £                     0.50
Cavani, E URU  £                 20.00
Dybala, P ARG  £                  17.00
Kane, H ENG  £                     0.50
 £                  95.50
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Sporting Lesbian 2017/18

Ben M profile
Sloth: The Sporting Lesbian manager

Manager: Ben M (Cumbria)

Twitter name: @BenMarcangelo

Since: 2012

Home ground: Todger Dodger Street

Training facility: The Dyke

Last season: 8th

Trophy cabinet: Champions 2012/13 and 2014/15

Kenna Index rating TBC
2012/13 – 1st
2013/14 – 8th
2014/15 – 1st
2015/16 – missed auction due to washing machine delivery
2016/17 – 8th

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: Lesbian Seagull – David van Driessen

What the chalkstripes are saying in Kenna HQ speculations department: Form has the Sporting manager finishing either champions or eighth. With Bill Cosby in midfield he’s probably looking at the latter again – 30/1

Second transfer window – Friday 4 February 2018
Remaining budget: £19m

Player sales: Mkhitaryan to ISIL for £18m

Begovic, A BOU  £1.00
Walker, K MCY £8.00
Soares, C SOT  £0.50
Mee, B BUR £0.50
Fernandez, F (TW1) SWA  £0.50
Valencia, A (TW2 – from Piss Poor) MUN £0.50
Salah, M LIV £32.00
Kante, N CHE £0.50
Walcott, T (TW2) EVE  £18.00
Kenedy (TW2) NEW £0.50
Lacazette, A ARS £35.00
 £98m

First transfer window – Friday 6 October 2017
Remaining budget: £10m

Begovic, A BOU  £1.00
Walker, K MCY  £8.00
Soares, C SOT  £0.50
Mee, B BUR  £0.50
Fernandez, F (TW1) SWA  £0.50
Dawson, C WBA  £2.00
Mkhitaryan, H ARS  £18.00
Salah, M LIV  £32.00
Kante, N (TW1) CHE  £0.50
Llorente, F (TW1) TOT  £0.50
Lacazette, A ARS  £35.00
     £98.50

Auction XI (5-4-1)
Remaining budget: £1.5m

Begovic, A BOU  £1.00
Walker, K MCY  £8.00
Soares, C SOT  £0.50
Mee, B BUR  £0.50
Kaboul, Y WAT  £0.50
Dawson, C WBA  £2.00
Mkhitaryan, H MUN  £18.00
Salah, M LIV  £32.00
Cosby, B BRM  £0.50
Lamela, E TOT  £0.50
Lacazette, A ARS  £35.00
     £98.50
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Sporting Lesbian 2016/17

Ben M profile
Sloth: The Sporting Lesbian manager

Manager: Ben M (Cumbria)

Twitter name: @BenMarcangelo

Since: 2012

Home ground: Todger Dodger Street

Training facility: The Dyke

Last season: 8th

Trophy cabinet: Champions 2012/13 and 2014/15

Kenna Index rating TBC
2012/13 – 1st
2013/14 – 8th
2014/15 – 1st
2015/16 – missed auction due to washing machine delivery

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: Lesbian Seagull – David van Driessen

Starting XI – August auction

Robles, J EVE £0.50
van Dijk, V SOT £7.00
Rose, D TOT £9.00
Reid, W WHM £5.00
Cahill, G CHE £10.00
Ramsey, A ARS £10.00
Sane, L MCY £12.00
Herrera, A MUN £0.50
Benteke, C CRY £12.00
Musa, A LEI £13.00
Afobe, B BOU £4.00
£83.00

First transfer window – Friday 7 October 2016 (21st)

No changes.

Formation: 4-3-3
Remaining budget: £17m

Second transfer window – Friday 10 February 2017 (6th)

No changes.

Formation: 4-4-3
Remaining budget: £17m

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Manager: Ben M

Nationality: Le Rosbif

International honours: none

Formation: 3-4-3

Almer, R AUT £1m
Williams, A WAL £5m
Chiriches, V RMN £0.5m
Evans, J NIR £0.5m
Hazard, E BEL £29m
Weiss, V SVK £0.5m
Kovacic, M CRO £1m
Zielinski, P POL £0.5m
Insigne, L ITA £1m
Muller, T GER £40m
Sigthorsson, K ICE £0.5m
£79.5m
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Sporting Lesbian 2014/15

Ben M profile
Sloth: The Sporting Lesbian manager

Manager: Ben M (Cumbria)

Twitter name: @BenMarcangelo

Since: 2012

Last season: 8th

Trophy cabinet: Champions 2012/13

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: Lesbian Seagull – David van Driessen

Season preview in one sentence: The expensive Sanchez and Sterling aside, only time will tell whether the Kenna champions from two seasons ago are a team of canny buys or complete dross.

de Gea, D MUN  £                1.00
Coleman, S EVE  £             14.00
Demichelis, M MCY  £                0.50
Luis, F CHE  £             10.00
Tomkins, J WHM  £                0.50
Elmohamady, A (TW1) HUL  £                1.00
Sterling, R LIV  £             33.00
Westwood, A AVL  £                0.50
Dyer, N (TW1) SWA  £                8.00
Sanchez, A ARS  £             34.00
Pelle, G SOT  £                3.00
     £             105.00m

First transfer window – Friday 17 October 2014

In
Elmohamady, A – midfielder, HUL – £1m
Dyer, N – midfielder, SWA – £8m

Out
Paulinho – midfielder, TOT – £0m
Hernandez, P – midfielder, QAT – £0m

Remaining budget: £3.5m

Second transfer window – Saturday 7 February 2015

No transfers

Remaining budget: £3.5m

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Manager: Ben M

Nationality: English

International honours: none

Lloris, H – FRA – GK  £0.50 
Bonucci, L – ITA – DEF  £4.00 
Alba, J – ESP – DEF  £20.00 
Fernandez, F – ARG – DEF  £4.00 
Zhirkov, Y – RUS – DEF  £0.50 
Bernard – BRA – MID  £0.50 
Schurrle, A – GER – MID  £8.00 
Gerrard, S – ENG – MID  £10.00 
Hazard, E – BEL – MID  £16.00 
Martinez, J – COL – STR  £2.00 
Sanchez, A – CHI – STR  £22.00 
   £87.50 
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Sporting Lesbian 2013/14

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Furry touch: The Sporting Lesbian manager

Manager: Ben M (Cumbria)

Twitter name: @BenMarcangelo

Since: 2012

Last season: 1st

Trophy cabinet: Champions 2012/13

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: Lesbian Seagull – David van Driessen

Outlook: No manager has ever defended the Kenna title, and even Sporting Lesbian’s most optimistic fan would say this side doesn’t look like emulating the success of last season’s outfit. The only survivor from that collective, Marc Wilson is joined by a capable defence of Coleman, Rose and Coloccini – although the Argentine is prone to homesickness. David de Gea looks likely to start in goal all season.

Up front the £27m price tag for the untested, and injury prone, Jovetic may seem excessive, but Podolski could be one of the bargains of the season. Creativity abounds in midfield, but last season’s success was built on the outstanding form of Michu, and a similar discovery is yet to be evidenced here.

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de Gea, D MUN £11m
Rose, D TOT £8m
Coleman, S EVE £14m
Ward, J CRY £1.5m
Wilson, M STO £0.5m
Coutinho, P LIV £19m
Snodgrass, R NOR £8m
Zaha, W CAR £15m
Ramires CHE £0.5m
Anichebe, V WBA £0.5m
Podolski, L ARS £1.5m
£79.5m

First transfer window – 5 October 2013

Starting budget: £11.5m, remaining budget: £15.5m, net profit: £4m

(Hyperlink denotes to which club player was sold)

Pos Player Team Sold Pos Player Team Paid
DEF Coloccini, F NEW £4.5m DEF Turner, B CAR £0.5m

Second transfer window – 7 February 2014

Out       In      
Pos Player Team Sold Pos Player Team Value
DEF Turner, B CAR £0.5m DEF Ward, J CRY £1.5m
MID Giaccherini, E SUN Free MID Zaha, W CAR £15m
STR Jovetic, S MCY Free STR Anichebe, V WBA £0.5m
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Manager: Ben M (Cumbria)

Twitter name: @BenMarcangelo

Since: Debut

Trophy cabinet: Empty

Sympathies: Liverpool

Darts music: The Beverly Hills Cop theme

Outlook: Picked up the auction’s bargain Sergio Aguero for £12m, although devastating capabilities of the front two may be curtailed by casual racism. Very creative in midfield, but yet to be seen if Charles N’Somnia wakes up this term. No Brambles.

Foster, B WBA £6.5m
Gibbs, K ARS £15m
Santon, D NEW £4m
Wilson, M STO £2m
Figueroa, M WIG £0.5m
Diame, M WHM £10m
Ramirez, G SOT £5.5m
Holtby, L TOT £19m
Michu SWA £2.5m
Suarez, L LIV £36m
Aguero, S MCY £12m
Total £113m

Second transfer window – 1 February 2013

Out     In
Granero, E QPR £5.5m Diame, M WHM £10m
Sandro TOT £0.5m Holtby, L TOT £19m

First transfer window – 26 October 2012

Out     In
Sessegnon, S SUN £13m Granero, E QPR £16m
N’Zogbia, C AVL £6.5m Ramirez, G SOT £5.5m
Marin, M CHE £0.5m Sandro TOT £0.5m
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