Fantasy Draft DISCUSSION ONLY Thread

To complete my team:

--------------Bergkamp-------Torres-----------

--Barry------Lampard-------Mascherano---Bentley-

-Heinze-----Senderos------Hyypia-------Melchiot---

--------------------Reina-------------------------

Boys, we have a winner ;)


And Elvis, look at it this way: I made a stupid error and left my centre back till the last pick. Couldn't think of anyone better, and he's now my weakpoint.
 
-------------Given--------------

Neill-----Adams-----Dunne-----Clichy---

---Wright Phillips---Carrick---Lee---

----------Gudjohnsen----------

-----Cantona-----Adebayor-----
 
To complete my team:

--------------Bergkamp-------Torres-----------

--Barry------Lampard-------Mascherano---Bentley-

-Heinze-----Senderos------Hyypia-------Melchiot---

--------------------Reina-------------------------

Boys, we have a winner ;)


And Elvis, look at it this way: I made a stupid error and left my centre back till the last pick. Couldn't think of anyone better, and he's now my weakpoint.

Overall I like your team. The defence is definitely your weak point though. None of the defenders 'stand out' for me.

2 great midfielders and a striker partnership though.
 
Overall I like your team. The defence is definitely your weak point though. None of the defenders 'stand out' for me.

2 great midfielders and a striker partnership though.

Ahh come on! Hyypia was a solid defender and scored the goals to boot. Melchiot is a good player, or else he wouldn't still be playing in the Premiership. Heinze was a fans favourite here, be it for a season or not (and he's my token United player.) Senderos is Swiss.
 
Ahh come on! Hyypia was a solid defender and scored the goals to boot. Melchiot is a good player, or else he wouldn't still be playing in the Premiership. Heinze was a fans favourite here, be it for a season or not (and he's my token United player.) Senderos is Swiss.

Oh yeah don't get me wrong, they are all good defenders except Senderos, who is a useless twat.

Just not in the Adams bracket, that's all;)
 
1) SharkyMcShark: Schmeichel, Pallister, Bruce, Ashley Cole, Fowler, Butt, Di Matteo, Finnan, Park, Wiltord, Kewell.....COMPLETE
2) R.Nilsson7: Henry, Makelele, G. Neville, Toure, Duff, Cudicini, Saha, Woodgate, J. Redknapp, Fortune, Malbranque.....COMPLETE
3) The Law of Denis: Shearer, McGrath, Ince, Di Canio, A Young, Southgate, Mcmanaman, Speed, Lauren, Lescott, Lehmann.....COMPLETE
4) esmufc09: Cantona, Adams, Carrick, Given, Clichy, Adebayor, Gudjohnsen, Wright-Phillips, Neill, Lee, Dunne.....COMPLETE
5) Ace: Ruud, Le Tissier, Campbell, Overmars, Yeboah, James, Silvestre, Harte, Asprilla, Davids, Parker.....COMPLETE
6) Solius: Giggs, Irwin, Seaman, Berbatov, L. Ferdinand, Arteta, Brown, P. Neville, Laursen, Solano, Flamini.....COMPLETE
7) Erics Collar: Keane, Vidic, Yorke, Robben, Tevez, Mellberg, Okocha, Radebe, Bridge, Parlour, Howard.....COMPLETE
8) M13 Red: Bergkamp, Lampard, Torres, Reina, Hyypia, Mascherano, Barry, Melchiot, Bentley, Heinze, Senderos.....COMPLETE
9) roodboy: Scholes, Owen, Terry, Klinsmann, Petit, Waddle, Barnes, D. Walker, Petrescu, Staunton, Southall .....COMPLETE

10) Cal?: C.Ronaldo, VDS, Essien, Sheringham, Johnsen, Van Persie, Beardsley, Gullit, Sylvinho, Babbel
11) Smash-E: Cech, Gerrard, Hughes, Carragher, Ljungberg, Hasselbaink, Gallas, Sharpe, Leboeuf, McAllister
12) Danish Voice: Evra, Andy Cole, Carvalho, Alonso, Martyn, Gilberto, Dixon, Anderton, Hendry, Hleb
13) SirAF: R. Ferdinand, Beckham, Wright, Cahill, Wise, J Cole, Barthez, O'Shea, Viduka, Baines
14) Fort Boyard: Vieira, Fabregas, Pires, Kanchelskis, Anelka, Sagna, Le Saux, Berg, King, Diarra
15) Vinay: Ole, Stam, Batty, Drogba, Juninho,Friedel, Agbonlahor, Winterburn, Albert, Downing
16) Melvin Yeo: Rooney, Zola, Ginola, Desailly, Pearce, Poyet, Hamman, Veron, L Young, Henchoz
 
1) SharkyMcShark: Schmeichel, Pallister, Bruce, Ashley Cole, Fowler, Butt, Di Matteo, Finnan, Park, Wiltord, Kewell.....COMPLETE
2) R.Nilsson7: Henry, Makelele, G. Neville, Toure, Duff, Cudicini, Saha, Woodgate, J. Redknapp, Fortune, Malbranque.....COMPLETE
3) The Law of Denis: Shearer, McGrath, Ince, Di Canio, A Young, Southgate, Mcmanaman, Speed, Lauren, Lescott, Lehmann.....COMPLETE
4) esmufc09: Cantona, Adams, Carrick, Given, Clichy, Adebayor, Gudjohnsen, Wright-Phillips, Neill, Lee, Dunne.....COMPLETE
5) Ace: Ruud, Le Tissier, Campbell, Overmars, Yeboah, James, Silvestre, Harte, Asprilla, Davids, Parker.....COMPLETE
6) Solius: Giggs, Irwin, Seaman, Berbatov, L. Ferdinand, Arteta, Brown, P. Neville, Laursen, Solano, Flamini.....COMPLETE
7) Erics Collar: Keane, Vidic, Yorke, Robben, Tevez, Mellberg, Okocha, Radebe, Bridge, Parlour, Howard.....COMPLETE
8) M13 Red: Bergkamp, Lampard, Torres, Reina, Hyypia, Mascherano, Barry, Melchiot, Bentley, Heinze, Senderos.....COMPLETE
9) roodboy: Scholes, Owen, Terry, Klinsmann, Petit, Waddle, Barnes, D. Walker, Petrescu, Staunton, Southall

10) Cal?: C.Ronaldo, VDS, Essien, Sheringham, Johnsen, Van Persie, Beardsley, Gullit, Sylvinho, Babbel
11) Smash-E: Cech, Gerrard, Hughes, Carragher, Ljungberg, Hasselbaink, Gallas, Sharpe, Leboeuf, McAllister
12) Danish Voice: Evra, Andy Cole, Carvalho, Alonso, Martyn, Gilberto, Dixon, Anderton, Hendry, Hleb
13) SirAF: R. Ferdinand, Beckham, Wright, Cahill, Wise, J Cole, Barthez, O'Shea, Viduka, Baines
14) Fort Boyard: Vieira, Fabregas, Pires, Kanchelskis, Anelka, Sagna, Le Saux, Berg, King, Diarra
15) Vinay: Ole, Stam, Batty, Drogba, Juninho,Friedel, Agbonlahor, Winterburn, Albert, Downing
16) Melvin Yeo: Rooney, Zola, Ginola, Desailly, Pearce, Poyet, Hamman, Veron, L Young, Henchoz


7 picks left.
 
Duff has always been crap at penalties, just look at when you lot won the FA Premier League Asia Cup in 2003
 
1) SharkyMcShark: Schmeichel, Pallister, Bruce, Ashley Cole, Fowler, Butt, Di Matteo, Finnan, Park, Wiltord, Kewell.....COMPLETE
2) R.Nilsson7: Henry, Makelele, G. Neville, Toure, Duff, Cudicini, Saha, Woodgate, J. Redknapp, Fortune, Malbranque.....COMPLETE
3) The Law of Denis: Shearer, McGrath, Ince, Di Canio, A Young, Southgate, Mcmanaman, Speed, Lauren, Lescott, Lehmann.....COMPLETE
4) esmufc09: Cantona, Adams, Carrick, Given, Clichy, Adebayor, Gudjohnsen, Wright-Phillips, Neill, Lee, Dunne.....COMPLETE
5) Ace: Ruud, Le Tissier, Campbell, Overmars, Yeboah, James, Silvestre, Harte, Asprilla, Davids, Parker.....COMPLETE
6) Solius: Giggs, Irwin, Seaman, Berbatov, L. Ferdinand, Arteta, Brown, P. Neville, Laursen, Solano, Flamini.....COMPLETE
7) Erics Collar: Keane, Vidic, Yorke, Robben, Tevez, Mellberg, Okocha, Radebe, Bridge, Parlour, Howard.....COMPLETE
8) M13 Red: Bergkamp, Lampard, Torres, Reina, Hyypia, Mascherano, Barry, Melchiot, Bentley, Heinze, Senderos.....COMPLETE
9) roodboy: Scholes, Owen, Terry, Klinsmann, Petit, Waddle, Barnes, D. Walker, Petrescu, Staunton, Southall.....COMPLETE
10) Cal?: C.Ronaldo, VDS, Essien, Sheringham, Johnsen, Van Persie, Beardsley, Gullit, Sylvinho, Babbel, Bould.....COMPLETE

11) Smash-E: Cech, Gerrard, Hughes, Carragher, Ljungberg, Hasselbaink, Gallas, Sharpe, Leboeuf, McAllister
12) Danish Voice: Evra, Andy Cole, Carvalho, Alonso, Martyn, Gilberto, Dixon, Anderton, Hendry, Hleb
13) SirAF: R. Ferdinand, Beckham, Wright, Cahill, Wise, J Cole, Barthez, O'Shea, Viduka, Baines
14) Fort Boyard: Vieira, Fabregas, Pires, Kanchelskis, Anelka, Sagna, Le Saux, Berg, King, Diarra
15) Vinay: Ole, Stam, Batty, Drogba, Juninho,Friedel, Agbonlahor, Winterburn, Albert, Downing
16) Melvin Yeo: Rooney, Zola, Ginola, Desailly, Pearce, Poyet, Hamman, Veron, L Young, Henchoz


6 picks left now...
 
--------------- Van der Sar ---------------
- Babbel --- Bould --- Johnsen --- Silvinho -
------------- Essien --- Gullit -------------
--- Ronaldo ---- Beardsley ---- V Persie ---
--------------- Sheringham ---------------

Comments guys?
 
Southall is a good pick.

I once took 3 penalties against him (he was at a works summer BBQ), he saved them all.

Yes he is one of the best ever British keepers in my opinion - was potentially one of the best in the world in the 80s - wasnt sure how long he kept going for but looked at his stats and he was still Everton's first choice until 1998.

I have bad memories of him putting in a MoM performance against us in the '95 Cup Final.
 
Yes he is one of the best ever British keepers in my opinion - was potentially one of the best in the world in the 80s - wasnt sure how long he kept going for but looked at his stats and he was still Everton's first choice until 1998.

I have bad memories of him putting in a MoM performance against us in the '95 Cup Final.

Not bad at all for a last pick... I'm more than happy with Van der Sar, record holder and all, but 2nd pick kind of makes him very expensive.
 
--------------- Van der Sar ---------------
- Babbel --- Bould --- Johnsen --- Silvinho -
------------- Essien --- Gullit -------------
--- Ronaldo ---- Beardsley ---- V Persie ---
--------------- Sheringham ---------------

Comments guys?

Very good team. Essien's just the man to do Gullit's running for him!

Also Beardsley was a tremendous creator of chances for his strike partners over the years, but would suit a "fox in the box" (Lineker, Andy Cole) better than Teddy IMHO.
 
Very good team. Essien's just the man to do Gullit's running for him!

Also Beardsley was a tremendous creator of chances for his strike partners over the years, but would suit a "fox in the box" (Lineker, Andy Cole) better than Teddy IMHO.

I was thinking that Ronaldo & Van Persie will be doing most of the scoring with Teddy dropping into midfield every so often and also being one of the best at holding on the ball on his own upfront.

Anyway, with Ronaldo, goalscoring won't be a problem. ;)
 
ROODBOY ROVERS FC

------------------- Southall -----------------
Petrescu ----- Walker ----- Terry --- Staunton
Barnes ----- Scholes ----- Petit ---- Waddle
----------- Klinsmann --- Owen --------

Of course, I am totally biased but I think my team is great - all these players were truly world class players :devil:
 
--------------- Van der Sar ---------------
- Babbel --- Bould --- Johnsen --- Silvinho -
------------- Essien --- Gullit -------------
--- Ronaldo ---- Beardsley ---- V Persie ---
--------------- Sheringham ---------------

Comments guys?

This is definitely one of the stronger teams - a bit of a question mark in defence perhaps but midfield and forward line is strong. Although Beardsley and Sherrigham are perhaps both suited to the support striker role but still both great players so I am sure they could sort it out.
 
ROODBOY ROVERS FC

------------------- Southall -----------------
Petrescu ----- Walker ----- Terry --- Staunton
Barnes ----- Scholes ----- Petit ---- Waddle
----------- Klinsmann --- Owen --------

Of course, I am totally biased but I think my team is great - all these players were truly world class players :devil:

I think your team is great if we're just picking an XI, problem is the rule about only Premier League performances. Barnes certainly had his best days pre-PL (in fact, did he even play on the wings during the PL days?), Petit was great for Arsenal but really average for Chelsea, Klinsmann was good for one season for Spurs.

Anyway, pretty good side overall... :angel:
 
I think your team is great if we're just picking an XI, problem is the rule about only Premier League performances. Barnes certainly had his best days pre-PL (in fact, did he even play on the wings during the PL days?), Petit was great for Arsenal but really average for Chelsea, Klinsmann was good for one season for Spurs.

Anyway, pretty good side overall... :angel:

I do admit that a couple of my players had their best days before the Premier League but they still played a lot of games in the Premier League. Barnes was still playing for England until 1995 but he did change his game a bit in his later years and perhaps I could move him to a more central creative role with a young Scholes pushing a bit further forward and Petit playing behind them as a sweeper.

I knew Klinsmann had won one of the Player of the Year awards in his first season at Spurs but I wasnt actually sure if Klinsmann had played enough matches to qualify (as I also thought he only stayed for 1 year in the Prem). But I forgot that he came back to Spurs for another short spell at the end of the 97/98 season and pretty much saved them from relegation that year (9 goals in 15 matches).
 
Bio-Engineered Super Organisms FC

-------------------James-----------------------

--Parker----Campbell---Silvestre-----Harte

--Asprilla----Le Tissier--Davids---Overmars

------------Yeboah---van Nistelrooy---------
 
Bio-Engineered Super Organisms FC

-------------------James-----------------------

--Parker----Campbell---Silvestre-----Harte

--Asprilla----Le Tissier--Davids---Overmars

------------Yeboah---van Nistelrooy---------

Aprilla on the wing, very interesting...
 
I want to mock some people's selections but i'm not sure if I could do any better.

That's a lie. I could do much, much better.

do it! I like mocking - even if it is my team - I can take it !

in fact I am going to do a quick review of all the teams so far as I have nothing better to do
 
Ok so time to offend a few people - I dont really rate any of these teams ...

My team:

------------------------ 1. Cudicini ---------------------------

-- 2. G. Neville --- 5. Toure --- 4. Woodgate --- 3. Fortune ----

------------------------ 6. Makelele --------------------------

------------------------------ 8. Redknapp -------------------

---- 7. Malbranque ----------------------------- 11. Duff -----

------------------------------------ 10. Henry ---------------
------------------ 9. Saha -----------------------------------

Only Neville, Henry, Makelele and maybe Toure stand out - got a few sicknotes (although Saha and Woodgate are good when fit) and the rest are pretty average.

To complete my team:

--------------Bergkamp-------Torres-----------

--Barry------Lampard-------Mascherano---Bentley-

-Heinze-----Senderos------Hyypia-------Melchiot---

--------------------Reina-------------------------

And Elvis, look at it this way: I made a stupid error and left my centre back till the last pick. Couldn't think of anyone better, and he's now my weakpoint.

JUDAS - BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Senderos and Bentley are not names I expected to see at all and Barry is not that good on the left - a strong attacking threat though with Torres, Bergkamp and Lampard.

-------------Given--------------

Neill-----Adams-----Dunne-----Clichy---

---Wright Phillips---Carrick---Lee---

----------Gudjohnsen----------

-----Cantona-----Adebayor-----

Strange formation - most of the individual players are ok but they dont seem to add up to a good team.
Does have the bonus of having potentially the greatest premier league player ever but seemed to go downhill from there.
 
Ok so time to offend a few people - I dont really rate any of these teams ...



Only Neville, Henry, Makelele and maybe Toure stand out - got a few sicknotes (although Saha and Woodgate are good when fit) and the rest are pretty average.



JUDAS - BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Senderos and Bentley are not names I expected to see at all and Barry is not that good on the left - a strong attacking threat though with Torres, Bergkamp and Lampard.



Strange formation - most of the individual players are ok but they dont seem to add up to a good team.
Does have the bonus of having potentially the greatest premier league player ever but seemed to go downhill from there.

Yay he didn't abuse my team!

I think M13 has the best team - best strike parntership and CM pairing :nervous:
 
I rate these teams ...

Final Lineup, very solid lineup :D


--------------Lehmann
--Lauren----McGrath---Southgate---Lescott
-----------Speed-----------Ince
---Mcmanaman--------Di Canio-----Young---
--------------Shearer

Slight weakness at full backs but generally a strong team.
Front 4 look to be full of goals with decent protection behind them.


Presenting EC United (see what I did there!):


..................Bridge................Robben

..................Vidic.........Keane(c)........Tevez
Howard
..................Radebe..........Okocha.........Yorke

..................
Mellberg............Parlour

Not sure how Yorke and Tevez would play together and a couple of players seem to be out of their best positions (Mellberg and Parlour) but otherwise a decent team all round.
Does this team have the most United players? My only regret is not picking more United players early on.

------------------- Seaman -----------------
Neville ----- Brown ----- Laursen --- Irwin
Solano ----- Arteta ----- Flamini ---- Giggs
------------ Berbatov --- Ferdinand --------

My final team, pretty happy with it.

Decent team - although a bit of a question mark at central defence and Phil Neville is a better midfielder than fullback.

--------------- Van der Sar ---------------
- Babbel --- Bould --- Johnsen --- Silvinho -
------------- Essien --- Gullit -------------
--- Ronaldo ---- Beardsley ---- V Persie ---
--------------- Sheringham ---------------

Comments guys?

Have already said that I rate this team - again some questions about the defence and how Beardsley and Sherringham would link up but good players all over the team.
 
I neither hate nor rate these 2 teams .....

Okay so presenting my team


Schmeichel
Finnan....Pallister....Bruce.... A.Cole
Park....Butt....Di Matteo....Kewell
Fowler....Wiltord​


or

Schmeichel
Finnan....Pallister....Bruce.... A.Cole
Park....Butt....Di Matteo
Kewell....Fowler....Wiltord​


Comments/criticisms now.

And be kind. I'm a year older today.

Potentially the strongest defensive unit of any team and all the players are decent but just not sure about the midfield and forward line.

Bio-Engineered Super Organisms FC

-------------------James-----------------------

--Parker----Campbell---Silvestre-----Harte

--Asprilla----Le Tissier--Davids---Overmars

------------Yeboah---van Nistelrooy---------

No particular weak link (although I never rated Silvestre in central defence and Davids was not so great in the Prem) but seems a bit unbalanced with Asprilla on the wing plus Le Tissier in centre mid.
 
----------------Cech----------------
Gallas----Carragher--Leboeuf---Sharpe
Carbone--Gerrard--McAllister--Ljungberg
----------Hughes---Hasselbaink------


I feel like my defence could be better... :(
 
May I recomend a 433? Carbone on the wing seems a bit pointless tbh.

I was afraid someone would point that out, but I have seen Carbone on the wings... just that I really wanted 4-4-2

----------------Cech----------------
Gallas----Carragher--Leboeuf---Sharpe
----------Gerrard--McAllister----------
---------------Ljungberg--------------
-----Carbone ---Hughes---Hasselbaink------
 
I was afraid someone would point that out, but I have seen Carbone on the wings... just that I really wanted 4-4-2

----------------Cech----------------
Gallas----Carragher--Leboeuf---Sharpe
----------Gerrard--McAllister----------
---------------Ljungberg--------------
-----Carbone ---Hughes---Hasselbaink------

Also, and not to nitpick, but I thought Gallas' secondary role was LB, not RB (I was going to say that maybe you should consider Carragher at RB and Gallas at CB... just a thought you know)
 
Also, and not to nitpick, but I thought Gallas' secondary role was LB, not RB (I was going to say that maybe you should consider Carragher at RB and Gallas at CB... just a thought you know)

As I recalled, Gallas was at RB... I cant be 100% sure though. I put Gallas there, because before, and even during Mourinho's reign, Gallas had some great games at fullback, whereas Carragher was alwaysa bit average there.

I think my team definately isn'tthe worst here... but its definately not the best... I regret Cech being my first pick..

btw Happy Birthday ;)
 
I was afraid someone would point that out, but I have seen Carbone on the wings... just that I really wanted 4-4-2

----------------Cech----------------
Gallas----Carragher--Leboeuf---Sharpe
----------Gerrard--McAllister----------
---------------Ljungberg--------------
-----Carbone ---Hughes---Hasselbaink------

Dont like seeing Sharpe at left back (although I know he did play there)

Again the individual players are decent but dont seem to add up to a balanced team
 
As I recalled, Gallas was at RB... I cant be 100% sure though. I put Gallas there, because before, and even during Mourinho's reign, Gallas had some great games at fullback, whereas Carragher was alwaysa bit average there.

I think my team definately isn'tthe worst here... but its definately not the best... I regret Cech being my first pick..

btw Happy Birthday ;)

Hey your team is good, but you've been blessed with a few players that can play more than one role in the team so your task is really just getting the most out of them.

Thanks :D
 
As I recalled, Gallas was at RB... I cant be 100% sure though. I put Gallas there, because before, and even during Mourinho's reign, Gallas had some great games at fullback, whereas Carragher was alwaysa bit average there.

I think my team definately isn'tthe worst here... but its definately not the best... I regret Cech being my first pick..

I expected you to pick a full back as your last player and play 4-4-2 with Sharpe and Ljungberg on the wings - was looking like a good team but strange final choice to be honest.
 
I know who Danish Voice is going to pick, but he went off just before Smash-E came on, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow for the queue to move on.