OK, it's time to axe the dead (Mirk)wood and bring in some fresh blood(letters).
Saucepan (Un)Athletic hereby submits a request to make the following trades:
OUT
DF - Manwe (Valinor)
MF - Legolas (Mirkwood)
FW - Pippin Took (The Shire)
IN
DF - Maglor (Tuna)
MF - Thuringwethil (Angband)
FW - Sauron (Mordor)
Suddenly, Saucepan (Un)Athletic seems a darker team altogether ...
Now watch Pippin score a hat trick in the Shire's final match of the round.
I will edit my original team list earlier in this thread.