Premiership Player Draft - Discussion Only

Frisbee

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Pick made. :cool:

Was hoping he's be forgotten about...

shoutman

Yea me too, for some silly reason I had hoped beyond hope that he would fly under the rader, ironic considering he doesn't like to fly.....

nice pick.

RasTa

DENNISHHHHH BERGKAMP AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

gimmick

If I were involved in this game, Bergkamp would definitely be my number 1 choice for 1st pick. My favourite footballer of all time.

wardie

I had bergkamp and Shearer as my top 2 selections and they went the 2 spots above me !!

Went for King Eric instead.

I have a youtube link but how to you get it to appear properly ? I put the Youtube brackets around it but doesnt seem to like that

Dont be at yourself

Another great choice. There won't be many great strikers left at this rate!

Gonzovision

I went for Zola. Legend!

mayordenis

now we're picking up momentum I just need to get to my first choice I have a massive shortlist and will get a good team but I just need 1/2 of 3/4 players to kick it up a notch

eagle eye

wardie wrote: »

I had bergkamp and Shearer as my top 2 selections and they went the 2 spots above me !!

Went for King Eric instead.

I have a youtube link but how to you get it to appear properly ? I put the Youtube brackets around it but doesnt seem to like that

On the youtube page if you look to the right of the player screen there are two lines of text. One of them says embed and thats what you copy and paste between the youtube brackets.

Dont be at yourself

Ballsies, Zola was going to be one of mine!

Eirebear

ok thats Bergkamp, Zola, and Cantona out the window......

Xavi6

Bah, Bergkamp was my first choice. Even had a youtube video ready to go :mad:

Ok off to do mine now

LuckyLloyd

Nice pick - a really solid base for any team. Good that the goalkeepers are getting some love early doors.

Necronomicon

I count 6 people before I'm up. I've kind of a busy day, so if I don't get it done during the day I'll definitely get it done soon after 6 when I get home.

whatawaster

I'm surprised Seaman has been picked this early. Great keeper in his day though.

Bubs101

whatawaster wrote: »

I'm surprised Seaman has been picked this early. Great keeper in his day though.

+1. He's a good keeper but I don't think he'd be top of the pecking order after Peter and I'm pretty sure that he's one of the guys you could have held off on because people remember him more for his mistakes than his saves

Frisbee

Bubs101 wrote: »

+1. He's a good keeper but I don't think he'd be top of the pecking order after Peter and I'm pretty sure that he's one of the guys you could have held off on because people remember him more for his mistakes than his saves

From my completely biased Arsenal point of view I'll have to disagree.
What other keepers spring to mind that played in the premiership that were as good as him?
Cech and Given come the closest, but Peter and David are a head and shoulders above the rest...

Eirebear

I've got to agree, as much as i cant stand Seaman (He did after all let that trickler through his legs against Holland in 96:mad:). He has been probably one of the greatest keepers England has ever produced

Xavi6

For me Schmeichel and Seaman are head and shoulders above the rest. No one comes close to those two in terms of legendary status. The next tier of keeper probably consists of Given, Cech, James and possibly Flowers.

Bubs101

Frisbee wrote: »

From my completely biased Arsenal point of view I'll have to disagree.
What other keepers spring to mind that played in the premiership that were as good as him?
Cech and Given come the closest, but Peter and David are a head and shoulders above the rest...

Personally speaking, I'd certainly have at the very least Cech ahead of him. Pre rugby helmet he was immense and he rarely made the mistakes that Seaman was prone to doing. Obviously he can't match the legendary status that Xavi eluded to because he hasn't been here as long but for my money, he has outperformed Seaman at a time when the standard is much higher

shoutman

Seaman was without doubt the best keeper england produced since peter shilton and gordon banks, whether or not he was better then the likes of peter cech is debatable.

Maybe we should not mention other names for fear that it might give other people ideas for picks?

Dont be at yourself

Xavi is clearly going to produce a team of mustachioed superstars.

Idu

shoutman wrote: »

Maybe we should not mention other names for fear that it might give other people ideas for picks?

+1

Bubs101

shoutman wrote: »

Maybe we should not mention other names for fear that it might give other people ideas for picks?

Sorry, didn't realise the ability of Petr Cech was a closely guarded secret:p

Wreck

I have to say this has been fascinating so far, very surprised at some picks and the discussion is interesting also - fair play Lloyd, great idea. The delay between picks is becoming a bit of a drag though :P

eagle eye

Just on Seaman. I'd have to say that I agree that he was second only to Schmeichel. The two of them were commanding at club level.
On the Nayim goal, iirc he was suffering from broken ribs or something like that and was wearing a special vest/support to protect those. The fact that he was even playing truly shows the greatness of the man. You wouldn't see keepers playing today with that sort of injury. As a matter of fact there are very few keepers throughout history who would have played in those circumstances.

LuckyLloyd

I've pm'd Tauren with a link to the picks thread. After 2.00am the next in order will be able to go.

Frisbee

So Tauren takes Ruud. Didnt think he'd go quite so fast, cant fault his scoring record though

Bubs101

Frisbee wrote: »

So Tauren takes Ruud. Didnt think he'd go quite so fast, cant fault his scoring record though

I thought people would forget about him. He was my second choice

whatawaster

Ruud was a great player. What a finisher

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whatawaster wrote: »

Ruud was a great player. What a finisher

Was??

wtf was?

IS

you know, players don't die after leaving the epl.

Eirebear

Des wrote: »

Was??

wtf was?

IS

you know, players don't die after leaving the epl.

Generally Scottish players die when they GO to the EPL

whatawaster

Des wrote: »

Was??

wtf was?

IS

you know, players don't die after leaving the epl.

I am aware of his continued brilliance with Real, and i do also watch Spanish football.

I was, however, speaking of him in the context of the Premier League, which is what this thread is all about

Mr.Nice Guy

I wasn't expecting it to be Ruuuuud but it's a top pick. Still a lot of greats out there.

Dont be at yourself

Ruud was definitely one of the strongest strikers to ever grace the league.

He's out of this world at times for Madrid too. It's like watching a different player, with surging runs and screamers from 20+ yards!

Frisbee

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

with surging runs and screamers from 20+ yards!

Ruud van Nistelrooy has NEVER scored from outside the box and you know it!!!

shoutman

Titan18 chose Scholes, this I am surprised at, definately a quality player but to see him so high up when there are players of similar enough ability who will be gotten later on.

Definately underrated though imo.

eagle eye

shoutman wrote: »

Titan18 chose Scholes, this I am surprised at, definately a quality player but to see him so high up when there are players of similar enough ability who will be gotten later on.

Definately underrated though imo.

Have to agree, he was very good in his position, but United never seemed to suffer much when he missed games.

Im_No_Superman

eagle eye wrote: »

Have to agree, he was very good in his position, but United never seemed to suffer much when he missed games.

Thats not true, Scholes is Man Utds most creative centre midfielder and we most certainly are not as strong without him. Just look at the end of the 2005-06 season when Scholes was ruled out of the second half of the season with blurred vision, Utd really missed him and Chelsea won the league. Next season Scholes came back and was amazing playing a pivitol part in us winning the league and was named in the Premiership team of the season. I dread the day when Scholesy hangs up his boots, amazing player and a model pro to boot.

Eirebear

Im_No_Superman wrote: »

Thats not true, Scholes is Man Utds most creative centre midfielder and we most certainly are not as strong without him. Just look at the end of the 2005-06 season when Scholes was ruled out of the second half of the season, Utd really missed him and Chelsea won the league. Next season Scholes came back and was amazing playing a pivitol part in us winning the league. I dread the day when Scholesy hangs up his boots, amazing player and a model pro to boot.

Im in agreeance with this TBH, Scholes is a player i ave always admired and was another of my first pick team to go elsewhere.

Necronomicon

Damn it, Scholes was one I had in mind for my first pick.

Xavi6

Frisbee wrote: »

Ruud van Nistelrooy has NEVER scored from outside the box and you know it!!!

Yep he has. Banged one in against Charlton at The Valley

Eirebear

Man the wait is killing me!

Im placed around the midle too, so its gonna be like this every time

I think my first pick (if i get him) could be a surprise inclusion at this stage

Necronomicon

Quick question - if we pick a player who's still playing Prem football, do we go on their current form or do we assume it's the player at his peak? For example, the last pick was Robbie Fowler so would it be the Fowler of the 90s with Liverpool?

Xavi6

It would be Robbie Fowler at his mid 90s peak I presume.

Idu

Necronomicon wrote: »

Quick question - if we pick a player who's still playing Prem football, do we go on their current form or do we assume it's the player at his peak? For example, the last pick was Robbie Fowler so would it be the Fowler of the 90s with Liverpool?

I really hope its not current form!

Necronomicon

Xavi6 wrote: »

It would be Robbie Fowler at his mid 90s peak I presume.

janets_on_clubs wrote: »

I really hope its not current form!

Yeah I figured as much, but the pick I have in mind *may* be along the same lines so I wanted to be absolutely sure

Xavi6

So you're going for a has-been? It's Giggs isn't it?!

Necronomicon

No!

<_<

>_>

shoutman

Yea it's gotta be your team when each individual was playing at his peak.

Fowler certaintly is an interesting pick but 20 goals a season striker can never be too bad.

I'm glad to see some of my first pick thoughts still haven't been taken yet and I'm not up for another 10 picks.