Las Vegas Monopoly Draft

Going by that rate I'm fecked without any posterity and anto's twins are going to win this
 
harms said:
Going by that rate I'm fecked without any posterity and anto's twins are going to win this
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That was the plan all along with my shadow team, it will take over from the first of you to cop it and they'll bring it home.
 
I should have plenty of time for the next draft likely to start in January :drool:
 
NEWSFLASH!

In order to pick up this lead balloon over the weekend, a couple of extraordinary measures:

1) Roll for R13 has been done. Everyone who has picked for R12 will get their R13 box PMd to them (the full roll with everyone's positions will be done at the end of the round, as usual).

2) @Jayvin can't pick @harms' (no Brits have lost a WC Final), so we unveil Pat Jennings. It's extremely unlikely there's a Box 3 player worth picking ahead of all those losing a WC Final, so @DavidG's clock starts running now and he can pick any time.

3) NEW BROWNIE POINT SYSTEM: those leaving their picks with the mods get 1 Brownie Point, those using up their full 8 hours lose a brownie point. Collect five brownie points for a free re-roll.

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  1. P-Nut - 1. F. Totti 2. Iniesta 3. M. Laudrup 4. Nedved 5. Scholes 6. [Relax] 7. Lizarazu STEAL! 14. Messi 8. Carlos Alberto 9. Casilla 10. [Relax] 11. Kahn
  2. MJJ/VivaJ - 1. G. Best 2. Garrincha 3. A$ Cole 4. D. Edwards 5. Casilla 6. Law 7. D. Blanchflower 8. [Drop] 9. Terry 10. Sagnol 11. Passarella
  3. Skizzo/Annah - 1. F. Beckenbauer 2. Neeskens 3. Rivera 4. J. Hart 5. Lahm 6. [Drop] 7. Courtois 8. Giggs 9. Bergomi 10. [Drop] 11. Courtois
  4. Raees/Invictus - 1. L. Messi 2. M. Van Basten 3. [Drop] 4. B. Moore 5. Masopust 6. P. Čech 7. R. Baggio 8. Didi 9. J. Stam 10. Jairzinho 11. Banks
  5. Aldo - 1. Pelé 2. L. Figo 3. F. Redondo 4. Henry 5. [Relax] 6. M. van Basten 7. [Drop] 8. P. Pogba 9. A Hansen 10. [Drop] 11. A. Shesternyov
  6. Onenil - 1. Maradona 2. L. Ronaldo 3. Kroos 4. [Relax] 5. Breitner 6. Marzolini 7. Verratti 8. Aguero 9. Handanovic 10. Burgnich 11. M Materazzi
  7. Enigma_87 - 1. Ronaldinho 2. Xavi 3. Souness 4. B. Schuster 5. Dani Alves 6. [Relax] 7. KH. Schnellinger 8. Desailly 9. A Erico 10. J. Dudek [Sacrificed] 11. van Persie
  8. Tuppet - 1.C. Ronaldo 2. J. Cruyff 3. [Relax] 4. Krol 5. Vieira 6. Griezmann 7. Fabregas 8. Hamrin 9. Pirlo 10. Suurbier 11. Ze Roberto
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1. J. Zanetti 2. A. Di Stefano 3. Didi SURPRISE! Djemba-Djemba 4. J. Kohler 5. [Drop] 6. N. Santos 7. L. Blanc 8. A Simonsen 9. R Rensenbrink 10. N. Matić 11. C. Makélélé
  10. DavidG - 1. F. Baresi 2. Cafu 3. Aguero 4. J. Charles 5. [Drop] 6. Beckham 7. Vidic 8. R. Carlos 9. Bale 10. Gullit 11. De Rossi
  11. harms - 1. van Persie [Sacrificed] 2. A. Robben 3. J. Bozsik 4. B. Charlton 5. Brehme 6. Zico 7. Vogts 8. Romario 9. [Drop] 10. T. Finney 11. P. McGrath 12. Jennings
  12. Jayvin - 1. R. Ferdinand 2. Neymar 3. Facchetti 4. M. Platini 5. De Gea 6. Roy Keane 7. Thuram 8. T Henry 9. A Robben 10. E. Davids 11. Rooney
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 1. F. Rijkaard 2. F. Puskas 3. S. Eto'O 4. Handanovic 5. Ballack 6. Schweinsteiger 7. [Drop] 8. Boniek 9. Rui Patricio 10. J.L. Andrade 11. E. Cambiasso 12. R. Kopa
  14. Pat_Mustard - 1. L. Matthaus 2. E. Figueroa 3. R. Falcao 4. Rivaldo 5. D. Alaba 6. [Relax] 7. J. Johnstone 8. P. Falcao 9. [Relax] 10. [Drop] 11. E. Hazard 12. Dzajic
  15. RedTiger/Sjor Bepo/Marty - 1. A. Hansen 2. [Drop] 3. P. Maldini 4. D. Santos 5. Stoichkov 6. KH. Förster 7. Eusebio 8. Robson 9. T. Müller 10. Ziege 11. T. Cubillas 12. Casillas
  16. crappy - 1. M. Neuer 2. Z. Zidane 3. KH. Rummenigge 4. G. Müller 5. Reuter 6. W. van Hanegem 7. Nesta 8. De Rossi 9. Czibor 10. [Drop] 11. Kompany 12. Sammer
 
Good morning God :drool:
Haven't seen any keeper who was able to catch so many difficult balls. There were better keepers overall (although not many), but his catching technique was unique.
 
Kasper schmeichel , on phone if someone can update please as the extra stuff to delete is a nightmare
 
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  1. P-Nut - 1. F. Totti 2. Iniesta 3. M. Laudrup 4. Nedved 5. Scholes 6. [Relax] 7. Lizarazu STEAL! 14. Messi 8. Carlos Alberto 9. Casilla 10. [Relax] 11. Kahn
  2. MJJ/VivaJ - 1. G. Best 2. Garrincha 3. A$ Cole 4. D. Edwards 5. Casilla 6. Law 7. D. Blanchflower 8. [Drop] 9. Terry 10. Sagnol 11. Passarella
  3. Skizzo/Annah - 1. F. Beckenbauer 2. Neeskens 3. Rivera 4. J. Hart 5. Lahm 6. [Drop] 7. Courtois 8. Giggs 9. Bergomi 10. [Drop] 11. Courtois
  4. Raees/Invictus - 1. L. Messi 2. M. Van Basten 3. [Drop] 4. B. Moore 5. Masopust 6. P. Čech 7. R. Baggio 8. Didi 9. J. Stam 10. Jairzinho 11. Banks
  5. Aldo - 1. Pelé 2. L. Figo 3. F. Redondo 4. Henry 5. [Relax] 6. M. van Basten 7. [Drop] 8. P. Pogba 9. A Hansen 10. [Drop] 11. A. Shesternyov
  6. Onenil - 1. Maradona 2. L. Ronaldo 3. Kroos 4. [Relax] 5. Breitner 6. Marzolini 7. Verratti 8. Aguero 9. Handanovic 10. Burgnich 11. M Materazzi
  7. Enigma_87 - 1. Ronaldinho 2. Xavi 3. Souness 4. B. Schuster 5. Dani Alves 6. [Relax] 7. KH. Schnellinger 8. Desailly 9. A Erico 10. J. Dudek [Sacrificed] 11. van Persie
  8. Tuppet - 1.C. Ronaldo 2. J. Cruyff 3. [Relax] 4. Krol 5. Vieira 6. Griezmann 7. Fabregas 8. Hamrin 9. Pirlo 10. Suurbier 11. Ze Roberto
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1. J. Zanetti 2. A. Di Stefano 3. Didi SURPRISE! Djemba-Djemba 4. J. Kohler 5. [Drop] 6. N. Santos 7. L. Blanc 8. A Simonsen 9. R Rensenbrink 10. N. Matić 11. C. Makélélé
  10. DavidG - 1. F. Baresi 2. Cafu 3. Aguero 4. J. Charles 5. [Drop] 6. Beckham 7. Vidic 8. R. Carlos 9. Bale 10. Gullit 11. De Rossi 12. K. Schmeichel
  11. harms - 1. van Persie [Sacrificed] 2. A. Robben 3. J. Bozsik 4. B. Charlton 5. Brehme 6. Zico 7. Vogts 8. Romario 9. [Drop] 10. T. Finney 11. P. McGrath 12. P. Jennings
  12. Jayvin - 1. R. Ferdinand 2. Neymar 3. Facchetti 4. M. Platini 5. De Gea 6. Roy Keane 7. Thuram 8. T Henry 9. A Robben 10. E. Davids 11. Rooney
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 1. F. Rijkaard 2. F. Puskas 3. S. Eto'O 4. Handanovic 5. Ballack 6. Schweinsteiger 7. [Drop] 8. Boniek 9. Rui Patricio 10. J.L. Andrade 11. E. Cambiasso 12. R. Kopa
  14. Pat_Mustard - 1. L. Matthaus 2. E. Figueroa 3. R. Falcao 4. Rivaldo 5. D. Alaba 6. [Relax] 7. J. Johnstone 8. P. Falcao 9. [Relax] 10. [Drop] 11. E. Hazard 12. Dzajic
  15. RedTiger/Sjor Bepo/Marty - 1. A. Hansen 2. [Drop] 3. P. Maldini 4. D. Santos 5. Stoichkov 6. KH. Förster 7. Eusebio 8. Robson 9. T. Müller 10. Ziege 11. T. Cubillas 12. Casillas
  16. crappy - 1. M. Neuer 2. Z. Zidane 3. KH. Rummenigge 4. G. Müller 5. Reuter 6. W. van Hanegem 7. Nesta 8. De Rossi 9. Czibor 10. [Drop] 11. Kompany 12. Sammer

@Chesterlestreet
 
Forgot to tag @Jayvin - please, tag him in the updated lists until he picks his 12th player
 
P-Nut0712 said:
1 brownie point already. Less than 5 picks to make though so impossible to get to 5.
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If you'll get to the box 13 you'll get your 5 picks (you need to pick 4 players at the moment)

edit: oh, no, you won't get the brownie for the 13th. sorry
 
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  1. P-Nut - 1. F. Totti 2. Iniesta 3. M. Laudrup 4. Nedved 5. Scholes 6. [Relax] 7. Lizarazu STEAL! 14. Messi 8. Carlos Alberto 9. Casilla 10. [Relax] 11. Kahn
  2. MJJ/VivaJ - 1. G. Best 2. Garrincha 3. A$ Cole 4. D. Edwards 5. Casilla 6. Law 7. D. Blanchflower 8. [Drop] 9. Terry 10. Sagnol 11. Passarella
  3. Skizzo/Annah - 1. F. Beckenbauer 2. Neeskens 3. Rivera 4. J. Hart 5. Lahm 6. [Drop] 7. Courtois 8. Giggs 9. Bergomi 10. [Drop] 11. Courtois
  4. Raees/Invictus - 1. L. Messi 2. M. Van Basten 3. [Drop] 4. B. Moore 5. Masopust 6. P. Čech 7. R. Baggio 8. Didi 9. J. Stam 10. Jairzinho 11. Banks
  5. Aldo - 1. Pelé 2. L. Figo 3. F. Redondo 4. Henry 5. [Relax] 6. M. van Basten 7. [Drop] 8. P. Pogba 9. A Hansen 10. [Drop] 11. A. Shesternyov
  6. Onenil - 1. Maradona 2. L. Ronaldo 3. Kroos 4. [Relax] 5. Breitner 6. Marzolini 7. Verratti 8. Aguero 9. Handanovic 10. Burgnich 11. M Materazzi
  7. Enigma_87 - 1. Ronaldinho 2. Xavi 3. Souness 4. B. Schuster 5. Dani Alves 6. [Relax] 7. KH. Schnellinger 8. Desailly 9. A Erico 10. J. Dudek [Sacrificed] 11. van Persie
  8. Tuppet - 1.C. Ronaldo 2. J. Cruyff 3. [Relax] 4. Krol 5. Vieira 6. Griezmann 7. Fabregas 8. Hamrin 9. Pirlo 10. Suurbier 11. Ze Roberto
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1. J. Zanetti 2. A. Di Stefano 3. Didi SURPRISE! Djemba-Djemba 4. J. Kohler 5. [Drop] 6. N. Santos 7. L. Blanc 8. A Simonsen 9. R Rensenbrink 10. N. Matić 11. C. Makélélé 12. Vidal
  10. DavidG - 1. F. Baresi 2. Cafu 3. Aguero 4. J. Charles 5. [Drop] 6. Beckham 7. Vidic 8. R. Carlos 9. Bale 10. Gullit 11. De Rossi 12. K. Schmeichel
  11. harms - 1. van Persie [Sacrificed] 2. A. Robben 3. J. Bozsik 4. B. Charlton 5. Brehme 6. Zico 7. Vogts 8. Romario 9. [Drop] 10. T. Finney 11. P. McGrath 12. P. Jennings
  12. Jayvin - 1. R. Ferdinand 2. Neymar 3. Facchetti 4. M. Platini 5. De Gea 6. Roy Keane 7. Thuram 8. T Henry 9. A Robben 10. E. Davids 11. Rooney
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 1. F. Rijkaard 2. F. Puskas 3. S. Eto'O 4. Handanovic 5. Ballack 6. Schweinsteiger 7. [Drop] 8. Boniek 9. Rui Patricio 10. J.L. Andrade 11. E. Cambiasso 12. R. Kopa
  14. Pat_Mustard - 1. L. Matthaus 2. E. Figueroa 3. R. Falcao 4. Rivaldo 5. D. Alaba 6. [Relax] 7. J. Johnstone 8. P. Falcao 9. [Relax] 10. [Drop] 11. E. Hazard 12. Dzajic
  15. RedTiger/Sjor Bepo/Marty - 1. A. Hansen 2. [Drop] 3. P. Maldini 4. D. Santos 5. Stoichkov 6. KH. Förster 7. Eusebio 8. Robson 9. T. Müller 10. Ziege 11. T. Cubillas 12. Casillas
  16. crappy - 1. M. Neuer 2. Z. Zidane 3. KH. Rummenigge 4. G. Müller 5. Reuter 6. W. van Hanegem 7. Nesta 8. De Rossi 9. Czibor 10. [Drop] 11. Kompany 12. Sammer
@Tuppet, you have to wait for @Jayvin for an hour or so.

PM me your pick for a brownie point.
 
Since Tuppet and Enigma can't pick my player I'm just going to leave this here now (feck the rules ;)


I first looked at this lad for the last Americas draft. He is the type of tragic yet talented figure similar to wingers like Garrincha and Corbatta. Blessed with explosive acceleration, top technique and crazy dribbling I was trying for a few rounds to fit him into my Brazil '82 tactic as the right winger Tele Santana never had. Tele once answered a question about his tactic of not playing with right wing as basically saying he doesn't have a Garrincha. Corbatta and this lad were my original two options for that role that Alexis ended up filling in the final. I have a soft spot in my heart for players René Houseman.

A typical story comes from Angels with Dirty Faces when Houseman played a game still piss drunk, "I got the ball, dribbled past three defenders, the goalkeeper and kicked the ball in. My teammates tell me that I fell on the floor and started laughing. I then proceeded to fake an injury, got subbed, and went home to sleep. I don't remember any of that."

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oneniltothearsenal said:
Since Tuppet and Enigma can't pick my player I'm just going to leave this here now (feck the rules ;)


I first looked at this lad for the last Americas draft. He is the type of tragic yet talented figure similar to wingers like Garrincha and Corbatta. Blessed with explosive acceleration, top technique and crazy dribbling I was trying for a few rounds to fit him into my Brazil '82 tactic as the right winger Tele Santana never had. Tele once answered a question about his tactic of not playing with right wing as basically saying he doesn't have a Garrincha. Corbatta and this lad were my original two options for that role that Alexis ended up filling in the final. I have a soft spot in my heart for players René Houseman.

A typical story comes from Angels with Dirty Faces when Houseman played a game still piss drunk, "I got the ball, dribbled past three defenders, the goalkeeper and kicked the ball in. My teammates tell me that I fell on the floor and started laughing. I then proceeded to fake an injury, got subbed, and went home to sleep. I don't remember any of that."
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Good stuff. I researched him for a draft previously (don't think I ended up picking him) and he seemed a talent.
 
How about brownie points allocated for picks made quickly too? Otherwise I might as well not bother checking in and just leave my pick with a mod :) I'm sure we've had a quick turn around on at least a couple of our picks @antohan
 
Skizzo said:
How about brownie points allocated for picks made quickly too? Otherwise I might as well not bother checking in and just leave my pick with a mod :) I'm sure we've had a quick turn around on at least a couple of our picks @antohan
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picking under hour mark should also be a brownie:angel:
 
Wow this has moved about an inch today.

@antohan since neither Tuppet or jayvin can pick my pick that is already sent to Edgar(presumably to you as well) can you shoot my next position on PM? Thanks.
 
antohan said:
1) Roll for R13 has been done. Everyone who has picked for R12 will get their R13 box PMd to them (the full roll with everyone's positions will be done at the end of the round, as usual).
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You can send me the roll too - or I can wait, I'm fine either way.
 
Skizzo said:
How about brownie points allocated for picks made quickly too? Otherwise I might as well not bother checking in and just leave my pick with a mod :) I'm sure we've had a quick turn around on at least a couple of our picks @antohan
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It's a fair point.

Šjor Bepo said:
picking under hour mark should also be a brownie:angel:
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Sorted, will be applied retroactively to the beginning of this round (when I have the time to look shit up, i.e. can't be bothered now)

Enigma_87 said:
Wow this has moved about an inch today.

@antohan since neither Tuppet or jayvin can pick my pick that is already sent to Edgar(presumably to you as well) can you shoot my next position on PM? Thanks.
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Nah mate, sorry. I'm tweaking things to speed this up, but onenil already went ahead and posted his pick (shouldn't be done) and I'm not about to turn into everyone's bitch checking my inbox for your picks, then what is/isn't possible in various boxes, so as to go check my inbox again for the roll you got. On phone, it's a bitch.

If it turns chaotic we can go back to yawning.
 
antohan said:
Nah mate, sorry. I'm tweaking things to speed this up, but onenil already went ahead and posted his pick (shouldn't be done) and I'm not about to turn into everyone's bitch checking my inbox for your picks, then what is/isn't possible in various boxes, so as to go check my inbox again for the roll you got. On phone, it's a bitch.

If it turns chaotic we can go back to yawning.
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It's fine mate, no worries, I'll wait. Appreciate your ideas tho!
 
Sorry I sent my pick to EAP right after the last surprise round, probably should have re-sent it as it was likely lost among the new PM's he got.

Sandor Kocsis
 
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  1. P-Nut - 1. F. Totti 2. Iniesta 3. M. Laudrup 4. Nedved 5. Scholes 6. [Relax] 7. Lizarazu STEAL! 14. Messi 8. Carlos Alberto 9. Casilla 10. [Relax] 11. Kahn
  2. MJJ/VivaJ - 1. G. Best 2. Garrincha 3. A$ Cole 4. D. Edwards 5. Casilla 6. Law 7. D. Blanchflower 8. [Drop] 9. Terry 10. Sagnol 11. Passarella
  3. Skizzo/Annah - 1. F. Beckenbauer 2. Neeskens 3. Rivera 4. J. Hart 5. Lahm 6. [Drop] 7. Courtois 8. Giggs 9. Bergomi 10. [Drop] 11. Courtois
  4. Raees/Invictus - 1. L. Messi 2. M. Van Basten 3. [Drop] 4. B. Moore 5. Masopust 6. P. Čech 7. R. Baggio 8. Didi 9. J. Stam 10. Jairzinho 11. Banks
  5. Aldo - 1. Pelé 2. L. Figo 3. F. Redondo 4. Henry 5. [Relax] 6. M. van Basten 7. [Drop] 8. P. Pogba 9. A Hansen 10. [Drop] 11. A. Shesternyov
  6. Onenil - 1. Maradona 2. L. Ronaldo 3. Kroos 4. [Relax] 5. Breitner 6. Marzolini 7. Verratti 8. Aguero 9. Handanovic 10. Burgnich 11. M Materazzi
  7. Enigma_87 - 1. Ronaldinho 2. Xavi 3. Souness 4. B. Schuster 5. Dani Alves 6. [Relax] 7. KH. Schnellinger 8. Desailly 9. A Erico 10. J. Dudek [Sacrificed] 11. van Persie
  8. Tuppet - 1.C. Ronaldo 2. J. Cruyff 3. [Relax] 4. Krol 5. Vieira 6. Griezmann 7. Fabregas 8. Hamrin 9. Pirlo 10. Suurbier 11. Ze Roberto
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1. J. Zanetti 2. A. Di Stefano 3. Didi SURPRISE! Djemba-Djemba 4. J. Kohler 5. [Drop] 6. N. Santos 7. L. Blanc 8. A Simonsen 9. R Rensenbrink 10. N. Matić 11. C. Makélélé 12. Vidal
  10. DavidG - 1. F. Baresi 2. Cafu 3. Aguero 4. J. Charles 5. [Drop] 6. Beckham 7. Vidic 8. R. Carlos 9. Bale 10. Gullit 11. De Rossi 12. K. Schmeichel
  11. harms - 1. van Persie [Sacrificed] 2. A. Robben 3. J. Bozsik 4. B. Charlton 5. Brehme 6. Zico 7. Vogts 8. Romario 9. [Drop] 10. T. Finney 11. P. McGrath 12. P. Jennings
  12. Jayvin - 1. R. Ferdinand 2. Neymar 3. Facchetti 4. M. Platini 5. De Gea 6. Roy Keane 7. Thuram 8. T Henry 9. A Robben 10. E. Davids 11. Rooney 12. Kocsis
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 1. F. Rijkaard 2. F. Puskas 3. S. Eto'O 4. Handanovic 5. Ballack 6. Schweinsteiger 7. [Drop] 8. Boniek 9. Rui Patricio 10. J.L. Andrade 11. E. Cambiasso 12. R. Kopa
  14. Pat_Mustard - 1. L. Matthaus 2. E. Figueroa 3. R. Falcao 4. Rivaldo 5. D. Alaba 6. [Relax] 7. J. Johnstone 8. P. Falcao 9. [Relax] 10. [Drop] 11. E. Hazard 12. Dzajic
  15. RedTiger/Sjor Bepo/Marty - 1. A. Hansen 2. [Drop] 3. P. Maldini 4. D. Santos 5. Stoichkov 6. KH. Förster 7. Eusebio 8. Robson 9. T. Müller 10. Ziege 11. T. Cubillas 12. Casillas
  16. crappy - 1. M. Neuer 2. Z. Zidane 3. KH. Rummenigge 4. G. Müller 5. Reuter 6. W. van Hanegem 7. Nesta 8. De Rossi 9. Czibor 10. [Drop] 11. Kompany 12. Sammer
 
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  1. P-Nut - 1. F. Totti 2. Iniesta 3. M. Laudrup 4. Nedved 5. Scholes 6. [Relax] 7. Lizarazu STEAL! 14. Messi 8. Carlos Alberto 9. Casilla 10. [Relax] 11. Kahn
  2. MJJ/VivaJ - 1. G. Best 2. Garrincha 3. A$ Cole 4. D. Edwards 5. Casilla 6. Law 7. D. Blanchflower 8. [Drop] 9. Terry 10. Sagnol 11. Passarella
  3. Skizzo/Annah - 1. F. Beckenbauer 2. Neeskens 3. Rivera 4. J. Hart 5. Lahm 6. [Drop] 7. Courtois 8. Giggs 9. Bergomi 10. [Drop] 11. Courtois
  4. Raees/Invictus - 1. L. Messi 2. M. Van Basten 3. [Drop] 4. B. Moore 5. Masopust 6. P. Čech 7. R. Baggio 8. Didi 9. J. Stam 10. Jairzinho 11. Banks
  5. Aldo - 1. Pelé 2. L. Figo 3. F. Redondo 4. Henry 5. [Relax] 6. M. van Basten 7. [Drop] 8. P. Pogba 9. A Hansen 10. [Drop] 11. A. Shesternyov
  6. Onenil - 1. Maradona 2. L. Ronaldo 3. Kroos 4. [Relax] 5. Breitner 6. Marzolini 7. Verratti 8. Aguero 9. Handanovic 10. Burgnich 11. M Materazzi
  7. Enigma_87 - 1. Ronaldinho 2. Xavi 3. Souness 4. B. Schuster 5. Dani Alves 6. [Relax] 7. KH. Schnellinger 8. Desailly 9. A Erico 10. J. Dudek [Sacrificed] 11. van Persie
  8. Tuppet - 1.C. Ronaldo 2. J. Cruyff 3. [Relax] 4. Krol 5. Vieira 6. Griezmann 7. Fabregas 8. Hamrin 9. Pirlo 10. Suurbier 11. Ze Roberto 12. Bossis
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1. J. Zanetti 2. A. Di Stefano 3. Didi SURPRISE! Djemba-Djemba 4. J. Kohler 5. [Drop] 6. N. Santos 7. L. Blanc 8. A Simonsen 9. R Rensenbrink 10. N. Matić 11. C. Makélélé 12. Vidal
  10. DavidG - 1. F. Baresi 2. Cafu 3. Aguero 4. J. Charles 5. [Drop] 6. Beckham 7. Vidic 8. R. Carlos 9. Bale 10. Gullit 11. De Rossi 12. K. Schmeichel
  11. harms - 1. van Persie [Sacrificed] 2. A. Robben 3. J. Bozsik 4. B. Charlton 5. Brehme 6. Zico 7. Vogts 8. Romario 9. [Drop] 10. T. Finney 11. P. McGrath 12. P. Jennings
  12. Jayvin - 1. R. Ferdinand 2. Neymar 3. Facchetti 4. M. Platini 5. De Gea 6. Roy Keane 7. Thuram 8. T Henry 9. A Robben 10. E. Davids 11. Rooney 12. Kocsis
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 1. F. Rijkaard 2. F. Puskas 3. S. Eto'O 4. Handanovic 5. Ballack 6. Schweinsteiger 7. [Drop] 8. Boniek 9. Rui Patricio 10. J.L. Andrade 11. E. Cambiasso 12. R. Kopa
  14. Pat_Mustard - 1. L. Matthaus 2. E. Figueroa 3. R. Falcao 4. Rivaldo 5. D. Alaba 6. [Relax] 7. J. Johnstone 8. P. Falcao 9. [Relax] 10. [Drop] 11. E. Hazard 12. Dzajic
  15. RedTiger/Sjor Bepo/Marty - 1. A. Hansen 2. [Drop] 3. P. Maldini 4. D. Santos 5. Stoichkov 6. KH. Förster 7. Eusebio 8. Robson 9. T. Müller 10. Ziege 11. T. Cubillas 12. Casillas
  16. crappy - 1. M. Neuer 2. Z. Zidane 3. KH. Rummenigge 4. G. Müller 5. Reuter 6. W. van Hanegem 7. Nesta 8. De Rossi 9. Czibor 10. [Drop] 11. Kompany 12. Sammer
@Enigma_87
 
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  1. P-Nut - 1. F. Totti 2. Iniesta 3. M. Laudrup 4. Nedved 5. Scholes 6. [Relax] 7. Lizarazu STEAL! 14. Messi 8. Carlos Alberto 9. Casilla 10. [Relax] 11. Kahn
  2. MJJ/VivaJ - 1. G. Best 2. Garrincha 3. A$ Cole 4. D. Edwards 5. Casilla 6. Law 7. D. Blanchflower 8. [Drop] 9. Terry 10. Sagnol 11. Passarella
  3. Skizzo/Annah - 1. F. Beckenbauer 2. Neeskens 3. Rivera 4. J. Hart 5. Lahm 6. [Drop] 7. Courtois 8. Giggs 9. Bergomi 10. [Drop] 11. Courtois
  4. Raees/Invictus - 1. L. Messi 2. M. Van Basten 3. [Drop] 4. B. Moore 5. Masopust 6. P. Čech 7. R. Baggio 8. Didi 9. J. Stam 10. Jairzinho 11. Banks
  5. Aldo - 1. Pelé 2. L. Figo 3. F. Redondo 4. Henry 5. [Relax] 6. M. van Basten 7. [Drop] 8. P. Pogba 9. A Hansen 10. [Drop] 11. A. Shesternyov 12. McGrain
  6. Onenil - 1. Maradona 2. L. Ronaldo 3. Kroos 4. [Relax] 5. Breitner 6. Marzolini 7. Verratti 8. Aguero 9. Handanovic 10. Burgnich 11. M Materazzi 12. Houseman
  7. Enigma_87 - 1. Ronaldinho 2. Xavi 3. Souness 4. B. Schuster 5. Dani Alves 6. [Relax] 7. KH. Schnellinger 8. Desailly 9. A Erico 10. J. Dudek [Sacrificed] 11. van Persie 12. Akinfeev
  8. Tuppet - 1.C. Ronaldo 2. J. Cruyff 3. [Relax] 4. Krol 5. Vieira 6. Griezmann 7. Fabregas 8. Hamrin 9. Pirlo 10. Suurbier 11. Ze Roberto 12. Bossis
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1. J. Zanetti 2. A. Di Stefano 3. Didi SURPRISE! Djemba-Djemba 4. J. Kohler 5. [Drop] 6. N. Santos 7. L. Blanc 8. A Simonsen 9. R Rensenbrink 10. N. Matić 11. C. Makélélé 12. Vidal
  10. DavidG - 1. F. Baresi 2. Cafu 3. Aguero 4. J. Charles 5. [Drop] 6. Beckham 7. Vidic 8. R. Carlos 9. Bale 10. Gullit 11. De Rossi 12. K. Schmeichel
  11. harms - 1. van Persie [Sacrificed] 2. A. Robben 3. J. Bozsik 4. B. Charlton 5. Brehme 6. Zico 7. Vogts 8. Romario 9. [Drop] 10. T. Finney 11. P. McGrath 12. P. Jennings
  12. Jayvin - 1. R. Ferdinand 2. Neymar 3. Facchetti 4. M. Platini 5. De Gea 6. Roy Keane 7. Thuram 8. T Henry 9. A Robben 10. E. Davids 11. Rooney 12. Kocsis
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 1. F. Rijkaard 2. F. Puskas 3. S. Eto'O 4. Handanovic 5. Ballack 6. Schweinsteiger 7. [Drop] 8. Boniek 9. Rui Patricio 10. J.L. Andrade 11. E. Cambiasso 12. R. Kopa
  14. Pat_Mustard - 1. L. Matthaus 2. E. Figueroa 3. R. Falcao 4. Rivaldo 5. D. Alaba 6. [Relax] 7. J. Johnstone 8. P. Falcao 9. [Relax] 10. [Drop] 11. E. Hazard 12. Dzajic
  15. RedTiger/Sjor Bepo/Marty - 1. A. Hansen 2. [Drop] 3. P. Maldini 4. D. Santos 5. Stoichkov 6. KH. Förster 7. Eusebio 8. Robson 9. T. Müller 10. Ziege 11. T. Cubillas 12. Casillas
  16. crappy - 1. M. Neuer 2. Z. Zidane 3. KH. Rummenigge 4. G. Müller 5. Reuter 6. W. van Hanegem 7. Nesta 8. De Rossi 9. Czibor 10. [Drop] 11. Kompany 12. Sammer
Akinfeev, Houseman and McGrain

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Danny McGrain
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A wonderful read from The Celtic Wiki:

There are many great players in our history, and there are few other more recognisable (due to his bushy beard) or fondly remembered than the great Danny McGrain. His name is said with as much reverence now as when he played.

A great stalwart in the Celtic sides of the 70's, he was a truly world class player, whom many of us are fortunate to be able to say that he was one of us. Yet it wasn't meant to be like this. Danny McGrain was actually brought up a bluenose and was a self-confessed died-in-the-wool Rangers supporter in his youth. How did he end up then with Celtic? It's a bitter story which he has himself recounted endlessly and detailed in his biographies. A Rangers' scout is said to have visited his junior club to see or sign him, only to then turn around on hearing his surname in the mistaken belief that Danny McGrain was of Irish Catholic descent [not that it should have mattered].

Bigotry reared its head, and disgracefully cost a good man (wrongly) to not be allowed to join his boyhood club. If ever there was a point that the Hun's sectarianism policies paid off for us, then it was here. Celtic has always been an ecumenical club, and Celtic signed Danny McGrain on the basis of his football alone [as per Willie Maley's famous quote]. For that we can be forever grateful to Rangers in mistakenly & wrongly passing him over.

Danny McGrain signed for us on May 13th 1967, just a couple of weeks before our European Cup win, and for him it was a case of looking on to see what he could become a part of. Little did the Lisbon Lions know as they were celebrating their win that already within Celtic was a player [Danny McGrain] who would soon be snapping at their heels.

His main position was as right-back but he was able to easily flit between the right-back and the left-back positions, or centre-half if and when needed. He may have been an affable gentleman off the pitch, but on the pitch he was an unforgiving tackler. Built out of granite, he never shirked a tackle and every opposing player knew his presence on the pitch; "a real cruel tackler" as ------------ described him.

Another great facet of his game was his pace. A speedy player, it was like as if a rhino was charging up the field with the ball for crossing and passing. Any weaknesses? He was too tough for any of that, but admittedly he has said himself that he wasn't an attacking penalty box player and goal scoring wasn't his forte, feeling a bit out of place away from the defence.

Regardless, consistent and level headed, he managed to more than make himself known to all, and his reputation was international. He truly was world class, and many commentators from the 1970's have said that he was the best in the world in his position. A great accolade. Celtic fans always knew about his ability, and in a poll to find out Celtic's greatest XI, McGrain easily found a place in this alongside Jinky, ------- and --------.

Must add a point on his great sportsmanship. For such a solid unforgiving player on the pitch, he actually had a heart of gold and was not unknown to ask after his opposing player after a game [likely to make sure he hadn't damaged them].

It wasn't all plain sailing, and in 1974 Danny McGrain was diagnosed with diabetes, which can hinder many a person's life never mind a sporting career. However, he didn't let that put him down and worked around it, and he became a role model for others who had to live with the condition. You wouldn't have believed he actually had any such issues.

Along the way there was also a fractured jaw (1972) which lost him time at the peak of his career, but more seriously he also suffered a mystery ankle injury after what some thought was an innocuous challenge in a league match (1977) which ended up laying him out from first team action for 16 months.

Thankfully for himself and his career he recovered to return to join the side. We were all relieved for him and the attachment the support had for Danny was immense. Amazingly, he returned as strong as ever but sadly with less pace as time caught up with him. Didn't hinder him as he captained the side to the league title culminating in the magnificent "Ten men who won the league" match against Rangers in 1979.

In his career at Celtic, Danny McGrain amassed a grand haul of trophies, medals and memories. He was deserving of each and every one of them. McGrain stayed at the club till 1987, a phenomenally long time for any footballer to stay at a single club. Whilst the other great players in the Quality Street gang had left to make a go in England, McGrain was not interested and for a man who had grown up in the blue corner of Glasgow, he had come to fall in love with Celtic and was as steeped in the history of the green as any man on the terracing. His ego was non-existent, and all was secondary to the benefit of the club. A great man deserving of all accolades that come his way.

Sadly, it didn't end amicably between Celtic and McGrain. On his retirement, he was hoping for a position amongst the coaching staff with Celtic but an agreement did not materialise between the board and him, and Danny McGrain walked out and not to return for around three years. It was a sad indictment of the old board's management that they couldn't handle this situation with Danny McGrain, his talent and experience would have been invaluable with the youths.

Thankfully, the torn relationship was repaired, and McGrain came back in later years and worked again for Celtic as a reserve team coach. His influence and persona are simply priceless.


One of the true greats of all football.
 
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  6. Onenil - 1
  7. Enigma_87 - 1
  8. Tuppet - 1
  9. Chesterlestreet - 1
  10. DavidG - 1
  11. harms - 1
  12. Jayvin - 0
  13. Joga/mazhar13 - 0
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