Gio
★★★★★★★★
Ok then
Thanks a lot mate.
"One Des Walker.... there's only one Des Walker"... very good player.
- Gio - (1) D. Maradona (2) H. Stoichkov (3) A.Brehme (4) H-G Schwarzenbeck (5) W. Zmuda (6) J. Velásquez (7) L. Alvarez (8) G. Lineker (9) L. Pereira (10) J. Croy (11) A. Di Livio (12) F. Morena (13) D. Walker
- EAP - (1) J. Cruyff (2) G. Bergomi (3) Kh Forster (4) T. Cerezo (5) G. Weah (6) D. Blind (7) R. Bettega (8) V. Anderson (9) Branco (10) K. Balakov (11) D. Seaman
- Tuppet - (1) G. Best (2). B. Vogts (3). H. Sanchez (4). B. Conti (5). O. Ardiles (6). D. Irwin (7). M. Olsen (8). D. Stojkovic (9) B. Hulshoff (10) Bebeto (11) R. Hellstorm (12). Alemão
- Idmanager - (1) M. Platini (2) R. Rivelino (3). B. Schuster (4). R. Koeman (5). A. Costacurta (6). W. Jansen (7) K. Dalglish (8). W. Lubanski (9) Jorginho (10) A. Tarantini (11) F. Collovati (12). J-M Pfaff
- Sjor - (1) F. Rijkaard (2) J. Kohler (3) P. Elkjaer (4) H. Blankenburg (5) Dunga (6). J. Ceulemans (7) S. Katanec (8) Michel (9) E. Gray (10) R. Higuita (11) W. Rijsbergen (12). P. Neal
- Moby - (1) Zico (2) P. McGrath (3) G. Souness (4) S. Lerby (5) Tostao (6) P. Futre (7) R. Houseman (8) R. Ferri (9) S. Pearce (10) R. Sensini (11) J. Tomaszewski 12. R. Bratseth
- Physio - (1) E. Figueroa (2) T. Cubillas (3) C. Valderrama (4) A. Demyanenko (5) O. Ruggeri (6) J. Barnes (7) E. Hughes (8) Careca (9) P. Littbarski (10) F. van der Elst (11) W. Zenga (12) V. Muñoz
- Pat - (1) M. van Basten (2) P. Breitner (3) R. Rensenbrink (4) M. Bossis (5) Clodoaldo (6) V. Bezsonov (7) G. Buchwald (8) J. L. Chilavert (9) C. Waddle (10) L. Brady (11) M. Sanchis (12) Migueli
- Oaencha - (1) F. Baresi (2) Sócrates (3) J. Klinsmann (4) A. Hansen (5) J. A. Camacho (6) J. Rep (7) V. Hatzipanagis (8) M. Preud'homme (9) E. Cantona (10) A. Gallego (11) M. A. Nadal (12) A. Szymanowski
- Onenil - (1) Romario (2) Z. Boniek (3) J. Tigana (4) H. J. Dorner (5) H. Prohaska (6) D. Savicevic (7) H. de Leon (8) Nelinho (9) K. Sansom (10) L. Arconada (11) J. Robertson (12) V. Muntyan
- Invictus - (1) L. Matthäus (2) D. Džajić (3) L. Blanc (4) G. Lato (5) P. Vierchowod (6) D. McGrain (7) P. Schmeichel (8) G. Hagi (9) H. Krankl (10) M. Chagas (11) C. Dinu (12) B. Oblak
- Skizzo - (1) B. Robson (2) O. Blokhin (3) E. Francescoli (4) M. Trésor (5) C. Gentile (6) A. Simonsen (7) N. Southall (8) S. Jardine (9) Quini (10) Z. Anczok (11) O. Thon (12) F. Causio
- Raees - (1) J. Neeskens (2) D. Passarella (3) M. Amoros (4) A. Cabrini (5) K. Deyna (6) R. Bonhof (7) J-P Papin (8) R. Datsaev (9) N. Dobrin (10) K. Augenthaler (11) C. Ancellotti (12) E. Butragueno
- green_smiley - (1) G. Scirea (2) P. Falcao (3) M. Kempes (4) A. Haan (5) H-P Briegel (6) Aldair (7) A. Giresse (8) S. Reuter (9) G. Zola (10) P. Shilton (11) I. Belanov (12) I. Surjak
- Ecstatic - (1) R. Gullit (2) M. Laudrup (3) L. Junior (4) M. Kaltz (5) T. Hassler (6) R. Bochini (7) J. Angloma (8) U. Stielike (9) I. Rush (10) M. Belodedici (11) C. Cueto (12) D. Pereyra
- 2mufc0 - (1) K.H. Rummenigge (2) R. Krol (3) M. Tardelli (4) E. Gerets (5) K. Keegan (6) T. Adams (7) R. Donadoni (8) R. Gordillo (9) L. Fernandez (10) U. Filol (11) R. Gadocha (12) G. Hoddle
Gio - (1) D. Maradona (2) H. Stoichkov (3) A.Brehme (4) H-G Schwarzenbeck (5) W. Zmuda (6) J. Velásquez (7) L. Alvarez (8) G. Lineker (9) L. Pereira (10) J. Croy (11) A. Di Livio (12) F. Morena (13) D. Walker
Yeah, hell of an efficient defender in his prime."One Des Walker.... there's only one Des Walker"... very good player.
BeforeRiotherewasWalker
Had an eye on him myself, great asset defensively especially physically, was slightly worried about people banging on about his rather less impressive ball playing skills.Yeah, hell of an efficient defender in his prime.
I should be leading this
- Gio - (1) 14 (2) 6 (3) 315 (4) 36 (5) 101 (6) 384 (7) 242 (8) 120 (9) 22 (10) 6
- EAP/RT - (1) 48 (2) 43 (3) 2 (4) 1 (5) 30 (6) 8 (7) 74 (8) 0 (9) 0 (10) 0 (11) 0 (12) 0
- Tuppet - (1) 364 (2) 9 (3) 105 (4) 19 (5) 23 (6) 24 (7) 194 (8) 193 (9) 90 (10) 191 (11) 53 (12) 30
- Idmanager - (1) 17 (2) 28 (3) 4 (4) 1 (5) 310 (6) 1 (7) 30 (8) 39 (9) 30 (10) 1 (11) 8 (12) 1
- Sjor/Stain - (1) 50 (2) 144 (3) 22 (4) 45 (5) 30 (6) 30 (7) 1 (8) 67 (9) 1 (10) 29 (11) 150 (12) 30
- Moby - (1) 5 (2) 16 (3) 30 (4) 8 (5) 5 (6) 36 (7) 2 (8) 37 (9) 480 (10) 21 (11) 42 (12) 7
- Physio - (1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 3 (4) 31 (5) 139 (6) 30 (7) 88 (8) 75 (9) 30 (10) 21 (11) 30 (12) 30
- Pat - (1) 108 (2) 4 (3) 13 (4) 0 (5) 25 (6) 180 (7) 5 (8) 68 (9) 5 (10) 7 (11) 30 (12) 30
- Oaencha - (1) 14 (2) 22 (3) 25 (4) 46 (5) 37 (6) 40 (7) 80 (8) 32 (9) 59 (10) 64 (11) 83 (12) 430
- Onenil - (1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 11 (4) 30 (5) 411 (6) 3 (7) 1 (8) 3 (9) 30 (10) 8 (11) 30 (12) 6
- Invictus - (1) 19 (2) 49 (3) 39 (4) 88 (5) 4 (6) 30 (7) 30 (8) 178 (9) 1 (10) 6 (11) 0 (12) 34
- Skizzo - (1) 6 (2) 25 (3) 8 (4) 5 (5) 1 (6) 29 (7) 30 (8) 11 (9) 32 (10) 21 (11) 14 (12) 43
- Raees - (1) 365 (2) 26 (3) 340 (4) 2 (5) 8 (6) 17 (7) 7 (8) 113 (9) 39 (10) 28 (11) 43 (12) 65
- green_smiley - (1) 22 (2) 52 (3) 34 (4) 120 (5) 14 (6) 240 (7) 18 (8) 1 (9) 14 (10) 30 (11) 30 (12) 290
- Ecstatic - (1) 232 (2) 84 (3) 96 (4) 13 (5) 52 (6) 97 (7) 2 (8) 11 (9) 7 (10) 43 (11) 5 (12) 1
- 2mufc0 - (1) 97 (2) 121 (3) 1 (4) 4 (5) 115 (6) 124
You're on 29:42 average compared to @Skizzo 's 18:00 average I think? If you even dream of beating Skizzo at anything draft-related you should wake up and apologise
Well if my passes did count as a factor in making this draft quick, I'll be on 17.1
And now that you both have broken up, whatcha mopin behind him still?
Average before Pick 9 = 17
Average after Pick 9 = 68
Well if my passes did count as a factor in making this draft quick, I'll be on 17.1
And now that you both have broken up, whatcha mopin behind him still?
Just give it to Diego, that's me tactics.Had an eye on him myself, great asset defensively especially physically, was slightly worried about people banging on about his rather less impressive ball playing skills.
It really is that easy with him. Gotta love having him in your team.Just give it to Diego, that's me tactics.
And I value being part of his history of success against you.
Just give it to Diego, that's me tactics.
When we stopped partnering up we bought matching tshirts
When we stopped partnering up we bought matching tshirts
And I value being part of his history of success against you.
Just give it to Diego, that's me tactics.
Typical. Has a big Typo. It's spelt "Hoes"
Come on Pat, entertain us with your all-time Ireland XI - what does that look like?Aye, that goal was fantastic and another one for the match thread (assuming I end up playing Brady of course). He completes my set of great RoI midfielders, having picked Keane and Giles previously. Having suffered through an atrocious Ireland vs Georgia match last week, I'd love to build a midfield with all three of them together in a draft to remind me that we weren't always shite at football.
Come on Pat, entertain us with your all-time Ireland XI - what does that look like?
An all-Ireland team is actually pretty strong, with the centre forward position being the only serious weak link. As a starting point in terms of obvious balance (and prioritising some personal favourites namely Duff) I'd go with something like this:
Jennings is by far the standout keeper, and with due respect to the likes of Lawrenson, Moran and especially Tony Dunne I'd keep the back four as it is too. Danny Blanchflower really should be in there, so I'd probably shunt Brady out to a David Silva-esque wide playmaker role, move Best to the left wing and drop Duff.
Up front, Stapleton seems a bit underwhelming but the only orthodox alternatives I can think of off hand are David Healy and Robbie Keane, both great for their national teams but underwhelming in an all-time context, particularly Healy. So for an experimental line up I'm tempted to stick the skilful but highly robust Whiteside up front for something like this:
There's a nice balance between north and south in that second line up, with 7 RoI players and 4 from Northern Ireland, which broadly reflects the relative populations of the two areas.
There's excellent quality in reserve in the midfield area, with the likes of Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan and Sammy McIlroy deserving a mention. There's plenty in reserve in the creative wide areas too: Steve Heighway (37th in the latest Scouse list of '100 Players Who Shook The Kop'), the wonderfully talented Billy Whelnan who died in the Munich Disaster, and going much further back the highly-regarded Celtic star Patsy Gallacher.
I've been typing this whilst cooking dinner so I'm probably missing someone blatantly obvious, but the only one that springs to mind is John Aldridge, who does deserve a mention but he can feck off as he's a knob.
You can't seriously be picking Pele?!
We will have to settle with good....
@Moby
- Sjor - (1) F. Rijkaard (2) J. Kohler (3) P. Elkjaer (4) H. Blankenburg (5) Dunga (6). J. Ceulemans (7) S. Katanec (8) Michel (9) E. Gray (10) R. Higuita (11) W. Rijsbergen (12). P. Neal (13) Pele
You can't seriously be picking Pele?!