I decided to take a risk so I changed my pick. My original selection should surely be available in my second go when I realise that I shouldn't have bothered taking that guy with a lot of hair.
The First Redcafe Sheep Draft
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Gibson, Chamakh and Traore are all excellent sheep. If I land Traore it's going to be CL final 2005 this, Istanbul that...
Edit: Basically Liverpool duds of the PL era. Bruno Cheyru, Voronin, Konchesky, Poulsen, Kromkamp??? There's too many!
Edit: Basically Liverpool duds of the PL era. Bruno Cheyru, Voronin, Konchesky, Poulsen, Kromkamp??? There's too many!
@antohan @Theon Jesus, stop that shit and just play along. Come on, who cares if Laudrup is top 5 AM in history or top 7-8? get a hold of yourselves, this is getting awfully annoying and lacks the funny part it had in the beginning!
Anyway, I rate Laudrup higher than any AM post him, and at top 5 AMs in history, and 5 players available for this draft, and top 20 players in history.
You disagree? My problem, or your problem. but feck it. Let's save it for the matchday threads where I assure you all I will worship him.
Anyway, I rate Laudrup higher than any AM post him, and at top 5 AMs in history, and 5 players available for this draft, and top 20 players in history.
You disagree? My problem, or your problem. but feck it. Let's save it for the matchday threads where I assure you all I will worship him.
Leon Osman and Sinama Pongoll as Sheep potentially?
Shit, I was all ready to watch that video then realised it's 1 hour 23 minutes?? Mental.
Good shout!
Imagine having to play Pongolle!!
Scholes spraying passes, he puts Pongolle through on goal and he must score... oh no....
i am sure you can also include the guy who was going to be better than xxxxxx, whom Liverpool bought. Le Tallec
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Couple of hours more? Can we fast track?
We've made it this far, might as well wait for Aldo.
Le gems they were called
Benitez also bought some hundred Hungarians, never heard of them again?
I had totally forgotten Pongolle ever existed. He was pretty terrible.
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i think he bought 7, who hardly played a match between them
Benitez bought about a 100 players in his time as pool manager didn't he?
Incredible turn round of personel.
Incredible turn round of personel.
Rory Delap and Lee Cattermole as sheep 
Some decent sheep been about Portsmouth I'd say!
Yeah - I never forget Pongolle
Yeah Osman is in no way in the terrible class of players, but in terms of pure averageness, he isn't a bad shout. Could definitely do a lot worse though
Some decent sheep been about Portsmouth I'd say! Yeah - I never forget Pongolle
Yeah Osman is in no way in the terrible class of players, but in terms of pure averageness, he isn't a bad shout. Could definitely do a lot worse though
I can see now why Anto pushed for Djemba instead of Heskey. Sheep striker can really kill a team while everywhere else on the pitch you can pad a howler of a player with other good ones. For a striker though, no matter how many good players you have, people will look at him and think he will mess up too many chances.
@Jaybezia I won't veto Djemba but my vote stands of Heskey
@Jaybezia I won't veto Djemba but my vote stands of Heskey
We could take Usain Bolt as a sheep too, could be pretty funny seeing someone play Bolt as a winger, tag him in the same team as Rio and they'll be thrilled
Woooowww! I knew random sheep discussions would wind up with clear non-sheep being named. Edit mate.
He's tried a few different tactics now to avoid Heskey. First of all saying he should have some random South American full back and then saying Djemba.
He's desperate to avoid him. Poor Emile.
@crappycraperson
I believe I have until before the first pick of the next round to confirm the sheep, is that correct @AldoPaine18 ?
I believe I have until before the first pick of the next round to confirm the sheep, is that correct @AldoPaine18 ?
It wasn't really that, Heskey just wouldn't play, full stop. Have zero interest/sympathy towards the guy. And I wasn't even looking for a striker for starters.
What made you see that now? Watching the Laudrup video? I was watching that last night and was stunned at how often really top bracket players (Romario being one) are made to look like donkeys when they don't score from some of those balls.
Christ, the guy is running across the pitch, with two men on him, receives with his back to them and without even looking their way instantly executes a pinpoint backheel pass right into their path, they are through, only the keeper to beat... and they miss the goal? Really? I mean, REALLY? It's just ridiculous at times and they weren't exceptional moments of brilliance, just the way he normally went about playing football, every week. Stunning.
I think the deadline is in another hour. So it will be best if you pick the final choice soon enough so that Aldo can also rule on it
Sorry, forgot that rule. Just deleted that line. Why aren't we allowed to mention players like that?
I'm glad my sheep has been such a great source of entertainment while we wait for the real stuff
The sheeps still have to fit the criteria in each round, so we don't know yet, if those names are even eligible. Whoever ends up with a sheep in this round, should get a solid player, at least I don't remember anyone sticking out as 'sheep material' when I went through all the goalscorers in CL finals.
It's the same in the snake draft, nothing to do with the sheep format: unpicked players can't be named, however obvious they are. Some people get really hysterical about it. I can see the point in some cases, not that they are a secret or you are the only one to have thought of them, but a post with a positive/negative reference to a player can bring him front of mind and alter what people's original plans would have been like.
E.g. imagine someone saying something about Zico being picked and his status in the game, someone brings up Laudrup being better in his opinion (despite him being unpicked)... all that discussion would have materialised... doesn't it alter perceptions and what people may do next? 'course it does!
Of course your post above was rather neutral, but one thing leads to another... so the rule is no naming, simple.
Assume that they are the type of players who may be picked in the draft considering how talented they are.
Not really, no, some randomers taking penos, but no Traores or Pongolles.
I have a couple, but I won't mention them until the picks are made - just in case some chancer was, for some reason, planning to pick them
I have a couple, but I won't mention them until the picks are made - just in case some chancer was, for some reason, planning to pick them
Must be a Liverpool supporter!
Is the initial draft for 13 players?
Sheep Confirmation: Eric Djemba x2
However, I do believe managers have Veto choice's and AldoPaine can overrule.
However, I do believe managers have Veto choice's and AldoPaine can overrule.
Please don't name unpicked players, buddy.
Yeah. 50 odd minutes left.
You might as well decide and announce now.
Edit : Missed the post where you did. Cool.
It is said that the Djemba and xxxxx combo is highly rated all over Africa.
@antohan if you are going for Berson in next pick, I'll be blocking him to give rest of managers a winning chance.
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@antohan if you are going for Berson in next pick, I'll be blocking him to give rest of managers a winning chance.
Edit. Blipped out name