Transfer Muppet Fantasy

Forwards: 7
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56

Midfielders: 13
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Goetze - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42


Defenders:7
Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Materazzi - 10m - Balu - 04.17
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01

@Gandalf Greyhame (Maicon)

On behalf of NoPace
 
Forwards: 8
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders: 13
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Goetze - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42

Defenders:7
Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Materazzi - 10m - Balu - 04.17
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01

New addition:
C. López
 
People should update their teams.


rpitroda - 12 players D. Beckham 40M, J. Terry 34m, G. Neville 32m, R. Keane (Abidal (25m)+ 35m) R. V. Nistelrooy 25m, S. Hyppia 14m, Pedro 10m, Reina 10m, G. V. Bronckhorst 10m, Y. Toure 29m, C. Tevez 10m, S. Aguero 10m = 16m.

Annahmoss - 6 players Xavi 66M, Busquests 54M, Iniesta 89M (from paceme), Neymar 12m(from GG) D.Silva 18m, Valdes(Dida>Edgar) 10m = 51M

VivaJanuzaj - 11 players Van der Sar 15M, Piszczek 10M, Seedorf 35M, Enrique 38M, Giggs 65M, Jaap Stam 40M, Rui Costa(30M from Aldo), E.Petit 10M, F. de Boer 14M, Alaba 20m, Vieri 10m = 13M

Pippa - 10 players Pires 32M + Figo 71M + Adriano 10M + Cole 34M + Baraja 10M + Silva 49M + Salgado 10M + Ayala 29M + César 10M + Albelda 10M + Eto'o 24M (sold for 16M) = 27m left

Gandalf - 11 players Casillas 19m, Vidic 43m, Adriano 19m, Cambiasso 29M, Ballack 39M, Zidane 71m, Cavani 10m, Zlatan 15m, (Neymar-10->12m), Baines 10m, Valencia 10m, Hummels 12m = 25M left.

Fergus - 8 players Ronaldo 95m, Zanetti 50m, Angel di Maria 15m, Kompany 20m, (Raul sold 30M--> 15m) Del Piero 25M, Toldo 12M, Alba 13M, Martinez 23m = 32M

Cutch - 11 players Buffon 15m, Thuram 50m, Nesta 60m, Chiellini 30m, Joaquin 10m Ivan De La Pena 10m, Guardiola 39m, Mendieta 34m, Kily Gonzalez 10m, Juan Roman Riquelme 27m, Raul 15m = 300m (0m left)

kps 88 - 6 players Cech 10M Carlos 42m R. Carvalho 34M Gerrard 42 Davids 45 Villa 12m = 115m

paceme - 12 players Iniesta (70=>89M), Robben 30M, Messi (115m), Gammara (20m), Jeremies (14m), Ljungberg 20m, Scholl 22m, Samuel 22m, Lopez 10m, ivanovic 14m, Schweinsteiger 40m, Pessotto 10m, =2m

MJJ - 9 players Nedved (60m), Sagna (10m) Ronaldo(102m) DDG(10m) Shearer(25m), Varane 10m, Felipe Luis 10m, Emerson 12m, Rooney 34m = 27m

Edgar - 11 players Drogba 35m, Lahm 45m, Zambrotta 30m, Dida 10m(Valdes>Annah), Gattuso 35m, Pirlo 55m, Sergio Ramos 16m, Andersson 12m, Malouda 10m, Heinze 10m , Eto'o 16m= 26m

Crappy - 9 players Ronaldinho (70m), Scholes(55m), P.Montero(27m), D.Alves(32m), Peruzzi (10m), Ribery(40m), Sorin(12m), Van Persie(10m), De Rossi(22m)= 22m

Aldo - 9 players Rio Ferdinand 48m, Hazard 10m, Puyol 24m, Courtois 10m, Henry 55m, Makelele 32m, Kaka 33m (sold to Edgar), Rui Costa (34M-->30M to VivaJ), Vieira 53m, Deco, Eto'o (both in Kaka deal) = 31m

Balu - 7 players Verón (31m), Neuer (15m), Abidal (Keane (65m) - 35m), Sagnol (28m), Crespo (17m), Simeone (22m), Cannavaro (45m), Cocu (18m) = 94m

NoPace - 7 players Bale (25m), Evra (28m), X Alonso (28m), Suarez 20m, Essien 24m, Sol Campbell 25m, Lampard 20 = 130m

Pol/Theon - 9 players Lucio (26m), Marcelo (21m) Cafú (52m) Rivaldo (69m), Lloris (10m) Modric (18m) Gallas (12m) Vidal (25m), Shevchenko (31) = 36m
 
I was planning Kily, Riquelme, Lopez and Crespo. You are to this draft what Anto was to me in the last one.
Well I didn't really plan it, it all happened by accident :lol:. But I like to have a strong core that excelled together in reality. Always a brilliant way to build a team, you instantly have a great identity. I'm really happy that I made the Keane deal with trippy, looks much better now.
 
Well I didn't really plan it, it all happened by accident :lol:. But I like to have a strong core that excelled together in reality. Always a brilliant way to build a team, you instantly have a great identity. I'm really happy that I made the Keane deal with trippy, looks much better now.

Yeah for sure. Looking good. Hopefully you have Lopez up top with Crespo and not on the wing where he usually is in drafts. I think he's best up top where he can play on the shoulder of the last man. If he gets through 1 on 1 he's not missing.
 
Forwards: 8
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders: 13
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Goetze - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42

Defenders:8
Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Materazzi - 10m - Balu - 04.17
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28

new addition- Naybet
 
Yeah for sure. Looking good. Hopefully you have Lopez up top with Crespo and not on the wing where he usually is in drafts. I think he's best up top where he can play on the shoulder of the last man. If he gets through 1 on 1 he's not missing.
Haven't made the final decision yet. I agree with you, I like him individually more in a strike partnership with Crespo, but overall I prefer a 433 formation. If I get Overmars, I probably play Lopez as an inside left, I think it's better for the team.
 
Why not? He played there a lot... Plus, he can play anywhere in midfield or as a RB
Yeah....at Real Madrid. I assume you want the Barcelona version, no? He scored 18 goals in 213 games at Real Madrid used mostly at right midfield or right back... plays left wing in his first season at Barcelona and scores 18 goals in 50 games. Then LVG comes in and plays him in at #10, in centre midfield, left wing, and even at centre forward and he scores 25 goals in 50 games. No chance he played on the right wing when there was a certain Portuguese winger who played at the same team.

I guess it's more the fact that he played there rather than he excelled there. Enrique's best years were probably from 1996-1999 but he wasn't a right winger then
 
Forwards: 8

C.Vieri - 10M - VivaJ - 17:08
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders:14


Cocu - 18m - Balu - 18.08
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Goetze - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42
Valeron - open to bids - 19.45
Aimar - open to bids - 19.45

Defenders:7

Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Materazzi - 10m - Balu - 04.17
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28
Coleman - open to bids - 19.45
Zabaleta - open to bids - 19.45
 
Yeah....at Real Madrid. I assume you want the Barcelona version, no? He scored 18 goals in 213 games at Real Madrid used mostly at right midfield or right back... plays left wing in his first season at Barcelona and scores 18 goals in 50 games. Then LVG comes in and plays him in at #10, in centre midfield, left wing, and even at centre forward and he scores 25 goals in 50 games. No chance he played on the right wing when there was a certain Portuguese winger who played at the same team.

I guess it's more the fact that he played there rather than he excelled there. Enrique's best years were probably from 1996-1999 but he wasn't a right winger then
Lucho's biggest skill is his versatility, even on his RM days he always moved all around the pitch, and that shouldn't be mentioned against him. He is brilliant all round midfield and I don't worry about it, it's not even playing him "out of position"..
 
Forwards: 8

C.Vieri - 10M - VivaJ - 17:08
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders:14


Cocu - 18m - Balu - 18.08
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42
Valeron - open to bids - 19.45
Aimar - open to bids - 19.45
Goetze - 10M - Fergus - 20:27

Defenders:7

Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28
Coleman - open to bids - 19.45
Zabaleta - open to bids - 19.45
Materazzi - 12M - fergus - 20:27

@Balu materazzi
 
Adding some more

Forwards: 9

C.Vieri - 10M - VivaJ - 17:08
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders:16


Cocu - 18m - Balu - 18.08
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42
Valeron - open to bids - 19.45
Aimar - open to bids - 19.45
Goetze - 10M - Fergus - 20:27

Defenders:12

Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28
Coleman - open to bids - 19.45
Zabaleta - open to bids - 19.45
Materazzi - 12M - fergus - 20:27
Nowotny - open to bids - 20.30
Carragher - open to bids - 20.30
 
Forwards: 9

C.Vieri - 10M - VivaJ - 17:08
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders:16


Cocu - 18m - Balu - 18.08
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42
Valeron - open to bids - 19.45
Aimar - open to bids - 19.45
Goetze - 10M - Fergus - 20:27

Defenders:12

Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28
Coleman - open to bids - 19.45
Zabaleta - open to bids - 19.45
Materazzi - 12M - fergus - 20:27
Nowotny - open to bids - 20.30
Carragher - open to bids - 20.30
Cordoba - open to bids - 20:30
 
Forwards: 9

C.Vieri - 10M - VivaJ - 17:08
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders:16


Cocu - 18m - Balu - 18.08
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42
Valeron - open to bids - 19.45
Aimar - open to bids - 19.45
Goetze - 10M - Fergus - 20:27

Defenders:12

Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28
Coleman - open to bids - 19.45
Zabaleta - open to bids - 19.45
Nowotny - open to bids - 20.30
Carragher - open to bids - 20.30
Cordoba - open to bids - 20:30
Materazzi - 14m - Balu - 20:31

@Fergus' son (Materazzi) Can't believe, I'm saying this, but I really want the uber-cnut to partner Cannavaro :lol:.
 
Lucho's biggest skill is his versatility, even on his RM days he always moved all around the pitch, and that shouldn't be mentioned against him. He is brilliant all round midfield and I don't worry about it, it's not even playing him "out of position"..
How about this: from 1996-1999 can you name 10 Liga matches where Enrique played as a right winger for Barcelona?
 
I recommended him via PM to someone, but he doesn't seem keen. I specifically mentioned that you were the one person on the forum apart from me that I knew definitely rated him :lol:

Great defender, but not sure he suits Crappy at all tbh.
 
Centre backs and centre mids are the wrong way round but other than that you're looking great.

Why does this keep happening, all the time, every single draft there's various cases of players swapped around which are mind-boggling to say the least. Petit right :lol:
 
I was planning Kily, Riquelme, Lopez and Crespo. You are to this draft what Anto was to me in the last one.

I've had nothing to do with that. All Balu's ideas. It was only Lopez I mentioned when I saw he had Crespo, Simeone, Verón... it just rolled off the tongue really.
 
Yeah for sure. Looking good. Hopefully you have Lopez up top with Crespo and not on the wing where he usually is in drafts. I think he's best up top where he can play on the shoulder of the last man. If he gets through 1 on 1 he's not missing.

The issue is to play him that way in these drafts you need a 4-4-2 or a diamond, which clearly isn't what Balu has. I personally always imagine him as a left forward more than a "winger" when he gets depicted on the left. I don't see a problem at all with that notion and he would very much play how you described. At least in my head.
 
Why does this keep happening, all the time, every single draft there's various cases of players swapped around which are mind-boggling to say the least. Petit right :lol:

The reasoning seems to usually be to counter an opposition player or to protect you're own weak link. Cutting off your nose to spite your face as far as i'm concerned. It would probably force me into an instant vote against.
 
Defenders added(Full-backs)

Forwards: 9


C.Vieri - 10M - VivaJ - 17:08
Lewandowski - 10m - Annah - 22:23
Owen - open to bids - 03.50
Forlan - open to bids - 03.50
Müller - 20M - Pol - 05.55
Torres - 10m - kps88 - 15.42
F. Totti - 15m - NoPace - 16:12
Overmars - 15m - Balu - 16:56
C. López - 10m - Balu - 19.01

Midfielders:16


Cocu - 18m - Balu - 18.08
Deco - 10m - Edgar - 03:38
Sneijder - open to bids - 03.50
Ozil - open to bids - 03.50
Reus - open to bids - 03.50
Carrick - open to bids - 03.50
Fabregas - 12m - MJJ-03.55
Kroos-10m Edgar -3 55
Ramsey-open to bids-3 55
Gundogan - 10M - Fergus - 6:48
Albertini - 15m - Pippa - 8.14
C. Marchisio - 10m - Edgar - 08:19
Sousa - 14m - kps88 - 15.42
Valeron - open to bids - 19.45
Aimar - open to bids - 19.45
Goetze - 10M - Fergus - 20:27

Defenders:12

Boateng - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
Dante - 10 m - Annah - 22:20
R. Marquez -14m- MJJ - 01:23
Pique - 10m - NoPace - 03:37
Helguera - 12m - Pippa - 8.14
Maicon - 30m - NoPace - 19.01
Naybet - 10m- Crappy - 19.28
Coleman - open to bids - 19.45
Zabaleta - open to bids - 19.45
Nowotny - open to bids - 20.30
Carragher - open to bids - 20.30
Cordoba - open to bids - 20:30
Materazzi - 14m - Balu - 20:31
Panucci - Open to bids - 21:00
W. Brown - Open to bids - 21:00
C. Ziege - Open to bids - 21:00
M Reizeger - Open to bids -21:00
Rafinha - Open to bids - 21:00
Ze Maria - Open to bids - 21:00
 
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The issue is to play him that way in these drafts you need a 4-4-2 or a diamond, which clearly isn't what Balu has. I personally always imagine him as a left forward more than a "winger" when he gets depicted on the left. I don't see a problem at all with that notion and he would very much play how you described. At least in my head.
That's what I meant by playing him as an inside left. Don't think it's that different to Villa, del Piero or Henry on the left in a 433. Don't see anything wrong with it.

I could play a diamond though, imo. Aimar instead of Overmars and Simeone Cocu Veron in midfield should work, but I like the 433 more.
 
The issue is to play him that way in these drafts you need a 4-4-2 or a diamond, which clearly isn't what Balu has. I personally always imagine him as a left forward more than a "winger" when he gets depicted on the left. I don't see a problem at all with that notion and he would very much play how you described. At least in my head.

I had an absolutely mental formation in mind to fit the 2 in. Was a 3-1-3-1-2 Bielsa chile type formation. Would have tried it out for the laugh but don't think it would have went down too well.
 
You are looking for weaknesses where it doesn't exists
You really think so? Come on.

In 1996-97 he was regarded as the best left midfielder in La Liga and one of the best overall. Mundo Deportivo 1997
Hell, even before the 1996-97 season he was expected to play left midfield at Barcelona. MD, June 1996

In 1997-98 he was playing much more centrally. Media attributed his surge in goals because LVG was playing him in the middle more. "Louis van Gaal también está sacando el máximo rendimiento de él. El técnico holandés lo ha hecho alinearse como medio centro [central midfielder], como interior [interior midfielder], como mediapunta [attacking midfielder], como extremo [winger] y como delantero centro [centre forward]." MD, January 1998

And just to add on to the claim that he played more centrally in 1997-98 ... MD, August 1997 There's a certain quote from Enrique that adds on to it. "Ésta es una posición diferente a las que estaba acostumbrado porque no es en banda y porque es de enlace entre la defense y la delatera. Sólo me queda jugar de central." The headline is the charm.

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He rarely, if ever played on the right during his best period at Barcelona. That was Figo's position and he didn't miss many matches. Figo played 88% of league matches from 1996-97 to 1999-00. Enrique played only 73% of league matches in that same time span. Sure, Enrique had one-offs like against Depor in 1998 but those are rarities.