That's a poor way to use this round. If not Pirlo, then Ferrera. Personally I would have gotten rid of Pirlo.
The Second RedCafe Sheep Draft
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That's a poor way to use this round. If not Pirlo, then Ferrera. Personally I would have gotten rid of Pirlo.
I think you need 4 colours minimum
Blocked
Player being traded away and potentially blocked
Players likely to receive most attention and therefore blocked
Players who are safe enough to get hit - won't be traded away but are still attractive
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I'm kidding mate. Pirlo is a no-go though.
Eh? A player offered for trade wasn't blocked until swaps were successful.
I know but I can't predict if that swap will be successful or not. Changed the wording to potentially.
Either way my predictions are that the following players are likely to have been successfully traded:
Liedholm, Bergomi, Guardiola, Hidegkuti, Lucio, Hagi, Seedorf, Bozsik, Ferdinand, Effenberg, Tardelli, Cannavaro, Viera
Either way my predictions are that the following players are likely to have been successfully traded:
Liedholm, Bergomi, Guardiola, Hidegkuti, Lucio, Hagi, Seedorf, Bozsik, Ferdinand, Effenberg, Tardelli, Cannavaro, Viera
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This round is shit and will almost certainly mess up my Italian theme 
The only guys you can be positive about are Ancelotti and Landa. Two of you have them in your squads right now.
Will be funny if sajeev ends up sporting Ancelotti and Capello in midfield
Will be funny if sajeev ends up sporting Ancelotti and Capello in midfield
Ooops, hadn't thought about thatThis round is shit and will almost certainly mess up my Italian theme
The only guys you can be positive about are Ancelotti and Landa. Two of you have them in your squads right now.
Will be funny if sajeev ends up sporting Ancelotti and Capello in midfield
I have got Landa in my more detailed colour coded list - post it when i get home. Didn't predict Ancelotti though, thought he'd get rid of Peruzzi - always liked abit of Ancelotti in midfield, neat and tidy.. partnered with other great players he's a solid pick at the highest level.
Players put up for sale
Blanc, R. Carlos, Seaman, Shevchenko, Landa, Perez, Papin, Ferrera, Littbarski, Hamrin, Canizarez, Cech, Preud'homme.
If Carlos was available in the first round I might quit, then cry for a bit.
Shevchenko, seriously? Sheva and Cafu are hands down top 2 players in his team. I had one or other as a block.
I'm not sure how NoPace is a "safe manager". If you are in need of a center back, he has two of the highest quality, and Liedholm is a very good bet also.
I would expect Viva to block Nedved at risk of loosing Figo here - he is a better player draft-wise. Not sure about Cutch - he has too many fantastic players, but yeah, I thought that he would block Charlton too.
He most certainly traded him and not Xavi (Nesta is out of the question). Maybe you are lucky and you just don't know it yet?
I thought he would trade Voller. Fits with the "downgrade for flexibility"
I was assuming he would have either been traded or someone else would have also gone in for him, so I left it.
However, the more I look at it, I don't think anyone would have considered who I picked, and probably should have taken more of a risk.
Oh well.
Garrincha is a bit of a risk in a draft heavily involving Goats and sheep do you not think ?
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BTW do we get sheep at the end of this round as well? For some reason I thought this wasn't the case and kept going with risky picks.
I really hope next round is for the Legacy players.
It would be incredibly difficult to fashion any kind of team without knowing what positions are out of your control (more so if you have to play a bloody sheep).
It would be incredibly difficult to fashion any kind of team without knowing what positions are out of your control (more so if you have to play a bloody sheep).
Sheep is a player that fits the criteria. The criteria is a player that was already picked by another manager. Ergo, no.
No. Each team will still have 6 players at the end of this round.
Shevchenko's time in England.. makes him a risk in a draft involving mostly english voters, well that was my perception of it.. obviously prime Shevchenko's reputation was fearsome.
You're probably right, Stoijkovic, Lucio, Voller.. don't know they all seem solid enough players to me.
Yeah my Boniek's definitely gone.
Is @Skizzo's real name Rip Van Winkle?
I took him to play with Platini mate. It was either him or Bozsik.
As anto mentions, it probably is Voller. Don't think Stoijkovic has been picked in a draft I played before and I had no joy when I picked Lucio before. They would be my choice for trades.
Everyone is active but @Skizzo who is getting his beauty sleep
I thought that you might have a look at Bozsik, considering Puskas upfront, but then I thought - Platini, Pirlo AND Bozsik? You were seriously considering him?
I really rate Stoijkovic.. once saw a video of him tearing Rijkaard apart and making him look silly. One of the greats in terms of sheer talent and Voller is proven at the highest level both at club and international level. Lucio is way too underrated for me, smashed it at club and international level and a charismatic presence.. I don't get why he's seen as a Luiz type defender, he was a rock.
He's been involved in at least two, if not three of the more recent ones. I picked him myself for...I forget which. And someone who went for a Red Star theme picked him on another occasion. Great player in my opinion, but probably not the easiest sell.
I had Stoijkovic and Savecevic in the Nations draft which started my slight obsession with Eastern Europe footballers from the days of yay yonder.
I think Cutch got him and you got Zoff.
Probably because of his propensity for driving forward - at times. It's a ridiculous comparison, though, if anyone is actually making it. Unlike Luiz, Lucio was a bloody good defender - which sort of makes the whole difference.
It would've been great, actually.
He was an utter tank at Leverkusen.
Surprisingly, that isn't possible.
Luiz is a little kid having fun on his playstation trying to be a hero, Lucio was just a hard nosed winner... he'd pile forward not for fun but because he genuinely thought he could make a difference and he could definitely defend. A very complete centre back in my opinion. That period between 2001-2003.. top notch and then to reinvent himself for Inter too.. quality.
Oh! Ok.