The Redcafe Champions League Draft

kps88 said:
Chaps, I just used that Worldfootball site that Theon posted earlier when it came to Riquelme. It added up to 20 appearances. I knew it was a close cut and I mentioned this to Theon as well in my PM. I didn't bother checking Transfermarket. For what it's worth, it does not include the Benfica away game, which he did in fact start.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2201/match=1100305/index.html

However I understand most of you just checked Transfermarket which put you off. I'm open to disqualifying Riquelme and changing my pick if people think that's best. Take a call fast though, I don't want my back up pick going too!
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Your fine mate.
 
kps88 said:
Chaps, I just used that Worldfootball site that Theon posted earlier when it came to Riquelme. It added up to 20 appearances. I knew it was a close cut and I mentioned this to Theon as well in my PM. I didn't bother checking Transfermarket. For what it's worth, it does not include the Benfica away game, which he did in fact start.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2201/match=1100305/index.html

However I understand most of you just checked Transfermarket which put you off. I'm open to disqualifying Riquelme and changing my pick if people think that's best. Take a call fast though, I don't want my back up pick going too!
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Nah, keep him.

And feck you all for taking my players. I wanted Busquets:( Love him as a player.
 
kps88 said:
Chaps, I just used that Worldfootball site that Theon posted earlier when it came to Riquelme. It added up to 20 appearances. I knew it was a close cut and I mentioned this to Theon as well in my PM. I didn't bother checking Transfermarket. For what it's worth, it does not include the Benfica away game, which he did in fact start.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2201/match=1100305/index.html

However I understand most of you just checked Transfermarket which put you off. I'm open to disqualifying Riquelme and changing my pick if people think that's best. Take a call fast though, I don't want my back up pick going too!
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No. That's unfair to you. You were right.
 
nahealai said:
You're not alone, mate. I love watching him play. Makes it look very easy indeed. Look at how highly he's rated by Guardiola, Del Bosque, Xavi et al, they all rave about him.
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Yep. Surprised Alonso went before him tbh, though Alonso suits a 4231 better, so maybe thats what Jake is going for.
 
The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba


Feeky's up.
 
I select Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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I was wondering when he'd go. Mercurial, but could be an opinion-splitter in a draft. Personally, I'm in the 'pro-Ibra' camp. Sensational footballer on his day.

The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps 5. Ibrahimovic
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba

Akash is up.
 
The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps 5. Ibrahimovic
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola 5. Lahm
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba
 
NM said:
Thoughts on mine Anto?
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Good players all of them, some key positions covered, let's see how you get on really. Maybe you should consider setting complementary partnerships for some, if possible? akash jumped off the page to me with Romario and Guardiola, I also saw Hagi and wondered "why not Stoichkov?". 19 games :( I would always favour that proven compatibility.

Ralaks said:
Alright, completing my midfield with Marc Overmars
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Man, go back to the 70s draft, wasn't that exactly what Cold_boy had? Becks, Overmars, Keane... maybe even del Piero?
 
antohan said:
Good players all of them, some key positions covered, let's see how you get on really. Maybe you should consider setting complementary partnerships for some, if possible? akash jumped off the page to me with Romario and Guardiola, I also saw Hagi and wondered "why not Stoichkov?". 19 games :( I would always favour that proven compatibility.
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We think alike. That's all I'm saying.
 
Busquets was a great pick, I was wondering who would take him and it makes that midfield work ver well. With a three though you have to be very clear what you want to do with Del Piero and what it means for your flanks.
 
Is snow around or pmd anyone?

If he is then il stick around to make my picks because everyone after him seems like they are online.
 
The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps 5. Ibrahimovic
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola 5. Lahm
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti 5. Fabregas
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba


Snow's up.
 
Awesome pick both of you, especially Cutch - what a partnership. I think you went too early with Terry and personally see Carvalho as the better player by a distance, but together they are brilliant
 
Where's SNow? EDIT: oh, saw Cutch did his pick.

Anyway. Happy to get this guy:

Sol Campbell

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The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps 5. Ibrahimovic
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola 5. Lahm
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti 5. Fabregas
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry 5. Carvalho
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba

Iso's up next.
 
Teams are getting good now starting to take shape.
 
I hate when you choose your pick and you have to wait around for your next go. You get a little from posting and then your mind goes into overdrive about all the permutations involved between then and your next go. I hate this game! :D
 
The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps 5. Ibrahimovic
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola 5. Lahm
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti 5. Fabregas
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry 5. Carvalho
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini 5. Campbell
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba

ED's up.
 
The Game: 1. Zidane 2. Seedorf 3. Shevchenko 4. Frank De Boer 5. Pires
JakeC: 1. Messi 2. Cantona 3. Buffon 4. Roberto Carlos 5. Xabi Alonso
kps88: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Kohler 3. Davids 4. Vieri 5. Riquelme
Thisistheone: 1. Ronaldo 2. Desailly 3. Rui Costa 4. Blanc 5. Essien
Ralaks: 1. Keane 2. Del Piero 3. Effenberg 4. Beckham 5. Overmars
nahealai: 1. Xavi 2. Raúl 3. van Nistelrooy 4. Ballack 5. Busquets
Stobzilla: 1. Henry 2. Stam 3. Totti 4. Gerrard 5. Veron
Feeky: 1. Maldini 2. Scholes 3. Bergkamp 4. Deschamps 5. Ibrahimovic
akash02: 1. Romario 2. Cannavaro 3. Hagi 4. Guardiola 5. Lahm
Gio: 1. Rivaldo 2. Nedved 3. Ferdinand 4. Zanetti 5. Fabregas
Snow: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Kaka 3. Mendieta 4. Terry 5. Carvalho
Isotope: 1. Redondo 2. Ribery 3. Eto'o 4. Albertini 5. Campbell
EDogen: 1. Nesta 2. Giggs 3. Hierro 4. Van Persie 5. Enrique
Theon: 1. Iniesta 2. Pirlo 3. Cafu 4. Gattuso
Fergus'son: 1. Batistuta 2. Thuram 3. Ayala 4. Makelele
BD/NM: 1. Vieira 2. Figo 3. Vidic 4. Drogba
 
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