Premier League Draft

Xavi6

Has to be retired players yes? Cesc is still going...

Eathrin

3 of the 4 midfielders I had considered picking were picked before me, Fabregas offers something different so the team style changes accordingly.

Eathrin

Oh I was under the impression it was a player no longer playing in the EPL.
My Bad.

eagle eye

The wildcard round will be played in round 8 and will be any former Premier League player that is currently retired. The player will be judged on his peak form in the Premier League.

Says currently retired so its pretty clear.

Jax Teller

SirDelboy18 wrote: »

If we take his peak year to be 1994-1995, I don't think it can be beaten by any striker.

He had an extra 4 games that lot of the other strikers didn't have .

Eathrin

Corrected.
Pleased with my selection though I had planned on grabbing a midfielder.
Apologies for the misunderstanding.

IncognitoMan

Has your man gone offline without changing his pick?

edit: never mind

Eathrin

IncognitoMan wrote: »

Has your man gone offline without changing his pick?

No I think he changed it.:rolleyes:

Jax Teller

Henry isn't retired either .

Ares

Christ, are people actually incapable of reading simple rules?

Blatter

If at least two people thought that it was just former PL players and not retired ones, I'm pretty amazed they didn't try to pick Ronaldo.

Professional Griefer

Yurt wrote: »

I have no idea how he got this far without being picked but anyway my next pick is probably the greatest foreign player to play in the premiership

I have an idea...as pointed out above, still playing.

Yurt

Is it Ok to pick Robbie Fowler ? He hasn't been with a club in over a year ?

IncognitoMan

I think we can let Robbie Fowler slide. He is as good as anyway

Blatter

Sorry about this but rules are rules. Fowler isn't retired yet, have to go again.

eugeneious

In fairness there are a few strikers I would class above Robbie Fowler available anyway.

Jax Teller

There a few players who were retired but are now playing for a team , Wembley Fc in the Fa Cup at the moment . Are they allowed ? Don't think they should myself

Yurt

Thats who i thought Tony Adams played for but i checked and it's Martin Keown ? Are they getting paid ?

Eathrin

Wikipedia wrote:

In June 2012, he was one of several former professional footballers who agreed to join Wembley F.C. to play in their FA Cup campaign for the new season. Keown and fellow former-internationals Ray Parlour, Danny Dichio, Jaime Moreno, Graeme Le Saux, Claudio Caniggia and Brian McBride, plus David Seaman (goalkeeping coach) and former England manager Terry Venables (technical advisor), have come out of retirement to play for Wembley F.C. who will be featured in a television documentary as they endeavour to help the club play at Wembley Stadium.[10]

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IncognitoMan

Martin keown is retired. It doesnt matter if they turn out for some gimmick Wembley Fc are pulling

Blatter

Jax Teller wrote: »

There a few players who were retired but are now playing for a team , Wembley Fc in the Fa Cup at the moment . Are they allowed ? Don't think they should myself

Nope, always best to keep to the original rules pretty strictly imo, if any exceptions were allowed they'd have to be mentioned and agreed upon before the round began. Have to be currently retired.

And before anyone tries to pick Robert Pires, he isn't retired yet as far as I can see.

Nuri Sahin

Just had to say that Faurlin is a great little pick. As bad as QPR have been, he's always managed to impress when they've been on the tele.

Morzadec

Outsider's opinion:

Blatter's team shaping up very solidly all round and he'd be the early favourite at this stage imo.

There's 3 or 4 teams that are already out of the running imo.

Pretty close all round with lots of decent looking teams that could improve over the last few rounds. I like the look of Liam 's team as well but the legends round will obviously disadvantage him a little bit as he will have the last pick.

Pudsy33

I wish Andy Carroll was still in the draft, purely to see what "legend" he'd pick.

SlickRic

Stam and Huth is a hell of a "take-no shít" CB partnership.

SlickRic

Pudsy33 wrote: »

I wish Andy Carroll was still in the draft, purely to see what "legend" he'd pick.

it'd have to be IMO...



what a frontline that'd be. Dunc and Andy. ouch.

Pudsy33

SlickRic wrote: »

it'd have to be IMO...



what a frontline that'd be. Dunc and Andy. ouch.

What about Ali Dia? :pac: legend if there ever was one.

Bounty Hunter

SlickRic wrote: »

Stam and Huth is a hell of a "take-no shít" CB partnership.

Came very close to picking Stam but God he is not.

Even if my last Defensive or GK slot isnt top quality now

.Luiz...McGrath..Azpilicueta

should give me a strong defense that only the very best frontlines would be expected to break down, meanwhile Ruiz, Dzenko and white hot Suarez will hopefully give the opposition a whole lot of trouble at the other end.

I honestly dont think it would be too bad to have a late pick in this round, there really is some quality available some of which i expect will slip through the cracks altogether. Having said that T.Adams & Stam are obviously great defensive picks as are people like Keane/Viera in midfield and Shearer and Zola in attack.

honestly didnt even realise RVN had retired, for some reason I assumed he was still banging in the goals in Germany or back in holland just not making much headlines.

event

SlickRic wrote: »

Stam and Huth is a hell of a "take-no shít" CB partnership.

i really dont rath huth that much tbh, an average stopper

SlickRic

let me be clear, i don't rate Huth that highly.

he and Stam would just take no shít.

Stam was awesome. Huth, not so much. a great threat from set-pieces though.

Liam O

Blatter wrote: »

And before anyone tries to pick Robert Pires, he isn't retired yet as far as I can see.

Don't know why I quoted this...

IncognitoMan

Trippie. Pick again

eagle eye

event wrote: »

i really dont rath huth that much tbh, an average stopper

stopper = keeper in football language from what I know.

I think Robert Huth is the most underrated centre half in the Premier League. He is an excellent defender, great with the ball at his feet too(he has played full back when Stoke have needed him to) and a huge threat from set pieces in the opposing box.

event

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopper

stopper may refer to:

• Stopper (knot), a type of a knot at the end of the rope
• Stopper (plug), also known as a cork, a plug or a bung used to temporarily seal a bottle opening
• Drain stopper, used to stop a drain in a sink, bathtub, etc., often with holes or slits so that water can pass through but large solids are stopped
• Stopper (football magazine)
• a center back in soccer. See Defender (association football)

eagle eye

event wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopper

stopper may refer to:

• Stopper (knot), a type of a knot at the end of the rope
• Stopper (plug), also known as a cork, a plug or a bung used to temporarily seal a bottle opening
• Drain stopper, used to stop a drain in a sink, bathtub, etc., often with holes or slits so that water can pass through but large solids are stopped
• Stopper (football magazine)
• a center back in soccer. See Defender (association football)

Interesting that, in my 30+ years playing and watching soccer I've never heard it used but have heard the term used for a goalkeeper.

Blatter

I PM'd Trippie to change his pick a while ago.

event

eagle eye wrote: »

Interesting that, in my 30+ years playing and watching soccer I've never heard it used but have heard the term used for a goalkeeper.

seriously?

though ive never heard it used as a keeper. Strange

anyway, I suppose I was a bit harsh on Huth, he is a solid CB. Between him and stam they'd murder most teams in the air anyway

Liam O

Are we going on with it or will I wait for Trippie?

Klinsmann is a great pick btw Delboy.

SirDelboy18

Liam O wrote: »

Are we going on with it or will I wait for Trippie?

Klinsmann is a great pick btw Delboy.

I just assume we go on. It was already said that Pires wasn't retired and the rules in the OP were pretty clear. It's his own fault as far as I'm concerned - I'd work away.

And thanks

G.K.

I was considering Klinsmann if RVN had gone.

SirDelboy18

G.K. wrote: »

I was considering Klinsmann if RVN had gone.

To get him at pick 19 is quite the coup as far as I'm concerned.

Jax Teller

It's not Delboys fault Trippie can't go by the rules .

Does he post on here apart from drafts ?

Moneymaker

Pires hasn't kicked a ball in over a year in professional football. He's also 39 years old.

It's harsh in the extreme to make Trippie pick again imo. Let him have it.

IncognitoMan

Moneymaker wrote: »

Pires hasn't kicked a ball in over a year in professional football. He's also 39 years old.

It's harsh in the extreme to make Trippie pick again imo. Let him have it.

The same could be said of fowler but one poster was made change from him so its not fair at this stage to let pires slide

Fuzzy_Dunlop

In fairness Pires was specifically stated by Blatter as an example of one you couldn't pick. Harsh but it has to be consistent.

osh

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

In fairness Pires was specifically stated by Blatter as an example of one you couldn't pick. Harsh but it has to be consistent.

Yeah might seem harsh, but the rules are there for a reason and were pointed out beforehand.

I'm surprised Trippie didnt see Blatter's post tbh. I'm keeping up on both threads and amn't in the thing.

Anyway there's plenty of decent players left for him to pick from

Suprising that he's not retired though, who does Pires think is going to sign him at 39?

eugeneious

De Guzman and Britton are very good picks picks at this stage. Anyone surprised at some of the legends picked/not picked?

Edit: Forgot not to name any until Trippie has picked again!

GLaDOS

Be unfair to include Pires as other players who may have wanted him, decided not to as he isn't eligible.

SirDelboy18

eugeneious wrote: »

De Guzman and Britton are very good picks picks at this stage. Anyone surprised at some of the legends picked/not picked? I'm a little surprised XXXX and maybe XXXX weren't picked.

I wouldn't name any before Trippie changes his!

eugeneious

SirDelboy18 wrote: »

I wouldn't name any before Trippie changes his!

Woops! Forgot there was one still to go back and pick!