AWOL 2014 Issue 294 8th August | Page 23

Advertise here from only 40 baht per week football news Bobby’s Bar kicked off by bobby’s bar fantasy premier league The new AWOL Challenge Fantasy Premier League is now up and running - anyone who was entered last season will automatically be reentered for the new season when they log in to the game again, but for new recruits, you will need to do the following: 1. Register and log in to the official Premier League game at fantasy.premierleague.com; 2. Set up your team (name, details, pick an initial squad - this can be changed as many times as you want before the game starts); 3. Go to the AWOL website (awolonline.net) and click on ‘Fantasy Football - Click To Play’ which will automatically add your team to the AWOL Challenge; There are extensive rules and help on the official site and any new managers would be well advised to read through them. Every week we will print a table of the leading managers in the AWOL Challenge. premier league predictor AWOL has set up a new football prediction game for the English Premier League; to play you need to be registered and logged in to the AWOL website at www.awolonline. net. You will find a link to the game on that page as well. Both registration and the game are free every week at least 15 minutes before the matches begin, enter your predicted score for each match and then click ‘Save’. For every exact prediction you will get 5 points, for the correct outcome, 2 points, with various other bonus points available. Each week we will print a table showing the leading players as we do with the Fantasy League. PRIZE SPONSORSHIP If any local business is interested in sponsoring either the Prediction or Fantasy Leagues (or both) in the form of prizes to be awarded at the end of the season, please contact us on either 081 649 8361 or [email protected], and you can get your business featured on this page every week. Home of the Free Sunday Roast & Free Bar B Que every Friday Call 089 985 7473 Soi 102, Hua Hin (200m on right after railway) football gossip Manchester United want to buy Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, from Fiorentina but fear the Italian club may raise the asking price beyond United’s offer of £29m. Daily Star The Old Trafford club’s interest in Juventus’ Arturo Vidal, 27, may wane over concerns over the Chilean midfielder’s knee problems. Daily Express England goalkeeper Fraser Forster, 26, will leave Celtic for Southampton in an £8m move if the Scottish side fail to overturn their 4-1 deficit to Legia Warsaw and are knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday. Daily Mirror Arsenal are preparing to make a bid to buy Liverpool’s 29-year-old defender Daniel Agger. Daily Star UAE club Al Jazira have rejected talk of a bid for AC Milan’s former Manchester City and Brazil striker Robinho, 30. Sport 360 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his Manchester United counterpart Louis van Gaal he is in for a shock because the Premier League is superior to the leagues the Dutchman has managed in before. Daily Mirror Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback, 24, is unconcerned about the prospect of a backlash from Sunderland fans after his move to St James’ Park from the Stadium of Light. Daily Mail QPR are set to offer France striker Loic Remy, 27, a new contract in an effort to persuade him to stay following the collapse of his move to Liverpool. London Evening Standard Tottenham are in talks with Villarreal over a deal for £17m-rated Argentina defender Mateo Musacchio, 23. Sky Sports Atletico Madrid are ready to make a £25m bid to sign Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 26, and Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa, 25, from Manchester United. Guardian United boss Louis van Gaal is set to tell executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward that Hernandez and Kagawa can be sold, along with midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Anderson, both 26, winger Nani, 27, and possibly 21-year-old forward Wilfried Zaha. Daily Mail Arsenal are ready to move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, 22, because of increasing concerns at Emirates Stadium over the wage demands and injury history of Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira, 27. Times Liverpool and Tottenham are ready to move again for Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony, 25, as Swansea are set to drop his £19m release clause. Daily Mirror Sunderland are ready to move for former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, who is a free agent after being released by Chelsea. Talksport 23 Join the AWOL forum