A is for Arshavin, B is for Buffon...

pickarooney

See who can make the best team (all-time) made up of players with the same last initial.

I haven't really thought it through, and as no 'A' keeper springs to mind (apart from Abbiati), I'll start from the back with the mighty Italian trio of Buffon, Baresi and Bergomi to shore up the defence. Baggio, Butragueno and Bergkamp form a front trio who should spent most of their time fighting over whose turn it is to score a ridiculously good goal. I've just thought of Best, which will somewhat scupper my initial 4-3-1-2 formation but I'll shoehorn him in near the corner flag somewhere... Ok, then, three-man defense with big Andy Brehme joining the Milanese élite. His two good feet and ability to stick away a penalty could come in useful. I could be lazy and put in Beckham, so I'll do that, at least until the end of the paragraph when I'll probably find 6 players better to slot in on the right. Which leads me needing a couple of solid ball-winners in centre-mid. My mind has stalled...

For the sake of fielding eleven players, I'll add in the utterly lovely pairing of Bowyer and Barton. Worst midfield ever. Except Best, obviously.

eirebhoy

If you could fill the rest of this team with 4 decent players it wouldn't be bad at all. Just going on reputation for most of these though.

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Sepp Maier

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--Bobby Moore---Paulo Maldini---

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Lothar Matthaus

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--Leo Messi

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Diego Maradona--

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Gerd Muller

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pickarooney

Midfield's a bit of a problem, eh?

Makelele might be worth a punt.

Vokes

Predrag Mijatović and Paul McGrath would be good picks.

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Sepp Maier

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--Paul McGrath---Bobby Moore---Paulo Maldini---

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Lothar Matthaus

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Leo Messi--Diego Maradona--Predrag Mijatović

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Gerd Muller---Roger Milla

edit: Milla as well.

IrishMike

Ok ill take G

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Given
Grosso-Gallas-Gardener-Garay
Giggs-Gerrard-Guti-Galesek
----Gudjohnsen-Gomis

And M out of boredom

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Martin
Mills-Metzelder-Militio-Melchiot
Messi-Mackele-Mascherano-Malouda
----Martins-Morientes

God this is addictive

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Akinfeev
Arbeloa-Abidal-Agger-Alves
Altintop-Arteta-Alonso-Arshavin
---Adebayour-Adriano

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Buffon
Bale-Ben Haim--Beletti
Benayoun-Barry-Ballack-Babel
---Benzema-Berbatov

My work here is done!

menoscemo

eirebhoy wrote: »

If you could fill the rest of this team with 4 decent players it wouldn't be bad at all. Just going on reputation for most of these though.

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Sepp Maier

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--Bobby Moore---Paul McGrath

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Paulo Maldini---

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Lothar Matthaus---Claude Makelele

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--Leo Messi

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Diego Maradona

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Stanley Matthews

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Gerd Muller

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Giuseppe Meazza

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A little attacking but might work

Nalz

Kiely
S Kelly
Roy Keane
A Kernaghan
J Kenna

K Kilbane
M Kinsella
G Kelly
M Kennedy


Rb Keane
D Kelly

Mr.Nice Guy

I took the liberty of doing K and decided to do an all-Irish version:

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Dean Kiely

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Stephen Kelly

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Alan Kernaghan

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Kevin Kilbane

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Andy Keogh----Mark Kinsella

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Roy Keane

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Mark Kennedy

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David Kelly

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Robbie Keane

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Subs: Graham Kavanagh, Paddy Kenny, Gary Kelly.

Manager: Brian Kerr

Nalz

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I took the liberty of doing K and decided to do an all-Irish version:

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Dean Kiely

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Stephen Kelly

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Alan Kernaghan

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Kevin Kilbane

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Andy Keogh----Mark Kinsella

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Roy Keane

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Mark Kennedy

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David Kelly

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Robbie Keane

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Subs: Graham Kavanagh, Paddy Kenny, Gary Kelly.

Manager: Brian Kerr

Not before me ya didnt! Your missing a player in starting eleven too

Mr.Nice Guy

Trilla! You're like my clone. A clone with the intelligence to be able to count to eleven that is.

OK my revised line-up:

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Dean Kiely

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Stephen Kelly

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Alan Kernaghan

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Kevin Kilbane

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Gary Kelly----Mark Kinsella

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Roy Keane

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Mark Kennedy

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David Kelly----Andy Keogh----Robbie Keane

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Well done on the Jeff Kenna reference by the way. Didn't think of him!

Pepe LeFrits

Schmeichel

Sensini Scirea Sammer

Sneijder Socrates Stiles Seedorf

Savicevic

Stoichkov Signori

Bench:

Seaman
Strachan
Simeone
Scholes
Sanchez
Suker
Schillaci

Pepe LeFrits

The Bollock-Bunglers Brigade

Bosnich

Babb Bramble Breen Ben-Haim

Bart-Williams

Bowyer Biscan Brown

Bent Bent

Mr.Nice Guy

Let's try the dreaded Z (hopefully Trilla won't get in there before me!):

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Andoni Zubizaretta

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Gianluca Zambrotta

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Gokhan Zan

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Yuri Zhirkov

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----Boudiwijn Zenden--Konstantin Zyrayanov--Zlatko Zahovic---Zico

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Zinedine Zidane

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Gianfranco Zola

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Bobby Zamora

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evad_lhorg

Reina
Rooney
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
Romario
Rivaldo
Roberto Carlos
Raul
Robinho
Riquelme
Bryan Robson


Who needs team tactics. this would be a certain winner :P

Reganio 2

Casillias
Carlos
Cannavaro
Carlos Alberto
Cafu
Johan Cruijff
Cole
Callaghan
Case
Charlton
Cantona

Not a bad side for off the top of my head. A lot of goalkeepers begin with the letter C though I noticed.

Dont be at yourself

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Andoni Zubizaretta

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Gianluca Zambrotta

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Gokhan Zan

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Yuri Zhirkov

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----Boudiwijn Zenden--Konstantin Zyrayanov--Zlatko Zahovic---Zico

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Zinedine Zidane

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Gianfranco Zola

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Bobby Zamora

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I'd stick Zamorano up front ahead of Bobby Zamora. Zoff in goal? That's not actually a bad team, you know!

I'll try T, with players who were still playing as of last season

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Toldo
Thuram--Terry--M. Torres--M. Taylor
----Tommasi--Toulalan--Thiago
----Totti

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Torres

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Toni

Manager: Trapatoni

Not a bad counter-attacking team, really. Tommasi is in there because my mind is completely blank.

Mr.Nice Guy

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

I'd stick Zamorano up front ahead of Bobby Zamora. Zoff in goal? That's not actually a bad team, you know!

Ah yes I like the way you think. :cool:

selpher

D

GK: Dida
CB: Dunne
CB: Desaily
CB: F.De Boer
CM: Deschamps
CM: Davids
CM: Del Piero
RM: R. De Boer
LM: Duff
FW: Drogba

Xavi6

The letter 'O' -

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Ovchinnikov

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Oleguer

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Oliseh

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Onopko

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Overath

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Overmars

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Olsen

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Okocha

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Ortega

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Olisadebe

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Oman-Biyik

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Odonkor and Olic just missed out.

Found it very hard to get defenders and strikers, and no way was I sticking in John O'Shea!!! Ian Ormondroyd also jsut somehow missed the cut!

Bounty Hunter

starting with the letters VAN

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Van Der Sar

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Vanden Borre

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Van Buyten

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Van Bronchurst

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Van Bommel

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van 't Schip---- Van Der Vaart

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Van Persie

--Van Hooijdonk---Van Nistelrooy--Van Basten---

Pepe LeFrits

Going on a different tack...

David Seaman
David Navarro David Rozenhal David Wheater
David Beckham David Batty David Rocastle David Silva
David Ginola
David Trezeguet David Villa

David suddenly looks like a really weird name to me.

mormank

evad_lhorg wrote: »

Reina
Rooney
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
Romario
Rivaldo
Roberto Carlos
Raul
Robinho
Riquelme
Bryan Robson


Who needs team tactics. this would be a certain winner :P

i was just gonna do a teams of R's. R's win this hands down. i like the way you have gotten carlos in there!!

gustavo

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Ravelli

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Ramos Richards Roberto Carlos

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Robson Riijkaard

Robinho Ronaldinho C. Ronaldo

Ronaldo Romario

Juan Pablo

Morgan De Sanctis

Nigel De Jong
Franck De Boer
Dedê (Leonardo de Deus Santos)

Ronald De Boer
Daniel De Ridder
Robberto Di Matteo
Siem De Jong

Antonio Di Natale

Alfredo Di Stefano
Romario De Souza Faria

weemcd

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Alex Williams

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Winterburn--Westermann--Wörns--woodgate

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Wiltord--Aron Winter--Christian Wilhelmsson--

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Waddle

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Wágner Love

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George Weah

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^ harder than i thought, got stuck after woodgate and weah :pac:

genericgoon

The Incredibles

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Isaksson

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Hugo Ibarra

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Mark Iuliano----Trifon Ivanov----Irwin-

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Ince

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Iniesta

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Izzet

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Iaquinta

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Ibrahimović

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Inzaghi

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Subs Ireland, Ingermarsson,Inamoto, Simone Inzaghi, Insua
The alphabet so far

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

So E,F,H,J,L,P,Q,U,X & Y are still up for grabs.

Nalz

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Schmeichel

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-Samson---Sammer

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Stam

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Stiles-
--Solskjaer---Scholes--Seedorf----Sneijder-

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Sergino

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Shearer

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Sheringham

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Nalz

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Erm????

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Nicholl

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Nadal

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Nowotny

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Nesta

-Neeskens

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Nakamura-- Nedved

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Nani

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Nolan---Ronaldo Luis Nazário

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eirebhoy

mormank wrote: »

i was just gonna do a teams of R's. R's win this hands down. i like the way you have gotten carlos in there!!

Nah I'd say the M's have it. A keeper regarded by many as the best ever. A defender who I think is without doubt the best ever. An attacker regarded by many as the worlds greatest ever player. The most prolific striker Europe has ever seen. Then the likes of Messi, Matthaus, Moore and McGrath aren't/weren't half bad either.

genericgoon

Trilla wrote: »

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Erm????

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Nicholl

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Nadal

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Nowotny

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Nesta

-Neeskens

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Nakamura-- Nedved

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Nani

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Nolan---Ronaldo Luis Nazário

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Niemi

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Nicholl

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Nadal

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Nowotny

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Nesta

-Neeskens

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Nakamura-- Nedved

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Nani

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Nolan---Ronaldo Luis Nazário

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RE*AC*TOR

This one's easy:

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Carragher

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Carragher--Carragher--Carragher--Carragher

Carragher--Carragher--Carragher--Carragher

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Carragher--Carragher

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We all dream of a team of Carraghers

Muff_Daddy

Need a little help here on Q. Really stuck on CB's, good luck trying to find a pair.

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Quim

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Stephen Quigley

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_______

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Frank Queudrue


Stephen Quinn

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Alan Quinn

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Nigel Quasie

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Ricardo Quaresma

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Niall Quinn

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Fabio Quagliarella

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genericgoon

Ok trying to do U now. So far have Juan Carlos Unzué,Ujfalusi, Unsworth, Upson. Suggestions.

Juan Pablo

Lopez Ufarte, Iffy Udeze, Kalu Uche, Ike Uche and John Utaka

leninbenjamin

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Poom

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P.Parker---Pallister---Panucci---Pierce

S.Petrov---S.Parker---Pirlo---Perrotta

----Pavlyuchenko----Pizarro

could always add in City's Petrov instead...

**** i forgot Pele... and Platini. and Puskas...

so on second thought

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J.M.Pfaff

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Puyol

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Passarella

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Pallister----Pierce

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Parker

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Pirlo

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Platini

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Pele

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Puskas

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Pavlyuchenko--

wee bit better....

Nalz

leninbenjamin wrote: »

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Poom

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P.Parker---Pallister---Panucci---Pierce

S.Petrov---S.Parker---Pirlo---Perrotta

----Pavlyuchenko----Pizarro

could always add in City's Petrov instead...

**** i forgot Pele... and Platini. and Puskas...

so on second thought

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J.M.Pfaff

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Puyol

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Passarella

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Pallister----Pierce

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Parker

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Pirlo

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Platini

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Pele

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Puskas

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Pavlyuchenko--

wee bit better....

The other Pizzaro ahead of Parker maybe?

leninbenjamin

Trilla wrote: »

The other Pizzaro ahead of Parker maybe?

oh yeah forgot about him.

watman

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Frey

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Friedrich -- Ferdinand -- Faccetti

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Figo -- Frings -Falcao -- Francis -- Flamini

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Finney -- Fowler

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Nalz

watman wrote: »

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Frey

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Friedrich -- Ferdinand -- Faccetti

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Figo -- Frings -Falcao -- Francis -- Flamini

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Finney -- Fowler

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Forlan and Finnan as impact subs!

RE*AC*TOR wrote: »

We all dream of a team of Carraghers

get the boat will ya!

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Dont worry lads i've got X covered!

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Xavi

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-Xavi--Frederico Burgel Xaviel---Abel Xavier--Xavi--

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Xavi

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Xavi

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Xavi----Xu Xiaofei--

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Felippe Ximenes--Miguel Ximenez

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