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Germany

Schalke 57 +43 CHAMPIONS
Gladbach 40 +25
Bayern 37 +30
Cologne 36 +6 unmanaged

Dutch

Genk 55 +41 CHAMPIONS
Mechelen 40 +22
Ajax 35 +20
PSV 35 +12

Italy

Ancona 47 +31
AC Milan 43 +28
Lazio 42 +34
Inter Milan 37 +9

Scotland

Celtic 49 +34
St Johnstone 44 +24
Rangers 36 +18
Hibs 36 +4

Spain

Barcelona 55 +55
Real Madrid 47 +34
Zaragoza 37 +19
Valencia 35 +13

MLS

Cosmos 47 +40
Harrisburg 46 +26
Chicago 46 +21
Tampa 44 +27

Transfers now...

Kieran Trippier leaves Watford for Man City in a £40millions deal.
Bernardo Silva moves to Charlton for £100millions from feeder club Nantes.
Bayern sign Allan Loureiro from Botafogo for £60millions.

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Spain

Barcelona 55 +55
Real Madrid 47 +34
Zaragoza 37 +19
Valencia 35 +13

8 points ahead and 3 games left and a 21 better goal difference. Hopefully, short of going full Kevin Keegan, we’ve got this.

and the big deal of the week is without a doubt Genk's signing of Neymar from Inter Milan for £150millions.

"After a run of just three wins with Neymar in the starting eleven it was time for him to leave. Now maybe Icardi and Lo Celso can do the business".

Rumors suggest that Sergio Aguero may be filling the place left by Neymar's departure, but errors on the transfer forms has stopped any deal going through this week...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

and the big deal of the week is without a doubt Genk's signing of Neymar from Inter Milan for £150millions.

"After a run of just three wins with Neymar in the starting eleven it was time for him to leave. Now maybe Icardi and Lo Celso can do the business".

Delighted with this deal, Genk were wondering what the manager was playing at letting Marco Reus leave. However this deal will soften the blow and next week will take Genk beyond the level they have been playing at.......

Andre Schurrle joins Man City from Hamburg for £60millions.

Sergio Aguero has now joined Inter Milan for £150millions from Man City.

Coaching and Finances now...

Delighted with this weeks efforts and the signing of Bernardo Silva to bolster the ranks at The Valley.

I questioned the mental strength of the Charlton players and they came up trumps, grabbing a late winner when we needed it most to keep within a point of Watford with 3 games to go.  Cup final and youth cup final to look forward to as well suggests that this team is really capable of challenging for the top honours.

Nantes sealed the title with 3 games to spare which is a fantastic achievement with also a Europa Cup final and youth cup final to look forward to.  The loss of Bernardo Silva will be a big one, it is up to the manager to reassure the fans that the squad already has the players to fill the whole left by the little magician.

Fluminense grabbed a good point away to a very good Corinthians side after narrowly seeing them off in the cup semi final in the same week.  Fluminense seem to be the most successful team of my three as the treble is still on for them with the cup final and Copa Libetadores final to come.  The youth cup final is also on the horizon following this weeks great win.

All cup finals are against top teams and are all too tough to call but we will do our best and enjoy the ride!

Great week for Clubs on and off field this week! 

Great to see Watford bounce back from a frustrating result. When questioned about the Charlton result "I havnt look, just need to focus on our game, we have 3 games left if we win them we are Champions" channeling inner Pep. 

Genk, struggles in the Cup however still dominate and undefeated in the league. With the Arrival of Neymar, some flair is added to the team who were probably considered underdogs to Ajax and Feyenoord. Who's next.... 

Botafogo, Hulk...... best 10million spent, dragging Botafogo over the finish like by himself. Hulk by name, Hulk by nature. Can Botafogo continue there rise? Relegation contenders last season to cup finalists this year.

Printing has finished at last, looks like I'll be buying a new printer at the weekend, something a bit less archaic but it may mean another redesign of the order sheets, just have to wait and see, that's if I can find something compatible...

Email turns all sent out...

We had an issue with Trials this week which I have now corrected and all the trials have now been put through.

"trial" dealings included :-

Celso Borges 134
Jonny Otto 035
Youcef Atal 022
Jesus Navas 163

Same with any NEWS from this week, they have now all been processed.

"new" dealings included :-

Francisco Casilla 288
Yeremi Pino 163
Hassan Bande 197
Matias Areza 288
Aaron Ramsey 012
Jacob Ramsey 012
Santiago Cartagena 288
Adil Aouchiche 330
Jake Walker 012
Enzo Siri 524
Ezequiel Busquets 288
Renan Lodi 129

Aaron Ramsey was non league??? How did I miss this!

Good spot Ben!

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Aaron Ramsey was non league??? How did I miss this!

Good spot Ben!

not THE Aaron Ramsey...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Aaron Ramsey was non league??? How did I miss this!

Good spot Ben!

not THE Aaron Ramsey...

Oh, there is another......

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Aaron Ramsey was non league??? How did I miss this!

Good spot Ben!

not THE Aaron Ramsey...

Oh, there is another......

Yes Aston Villa have cloned the great man...

We so should add cloning to the game...what do you all think...£500million to clone any player in history ??? any takers.

Yep, Pele. For sure.

What positions would you give him?  Trademarks?