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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #680 on: August 29, 2021, 01:21:38 am »
Ouch!!

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #681 on: August 29, 2021, 01:37:22 am »
Sir Bobby Robson Team

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #682 on: August 29, 2021, 01:40:00 am »
VBG playing indoors? You lads are a bit flimsy lot I take it?

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #683 on: August 29, 2021, 07:21:51 am »
I would honestly let Wijnaldum jizz in my face right now

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #684 on: August 29, 2021, 08:08:07 am »
VBG playing indoors? You lads are a bit flimsy lot I take it?

Haven't got a jar of glue what you mean Samie but seeing as it's you...


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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #685 on: August 29, 2021, 08:55:13 am »
Team Cruyff / Hiddink

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #686 on: August 29, 2021, 09:35:27 am »
Would anyone kindly put my XI into Team Builder, it’s not optimised for iPhone and I have no access to any other device for a couple of days.

Team would be:

                      Rush
          Dalglish          Suarez

       Henderson Molby Gerrard

Alan Kennedy                  Phil Neal
            Lawrenson Hansen
               
                       Reina

Thanks in advance.

Notes - A touch narrow, difficult as soon as Barnes got taken. I basically had to take Stevie or Digger first, and as Stevie was available to four managers in the draft, and is Liverpool’s greatest player in my lifetime, I had to go for him. Steve McManaman was an option, but then you probably have to sacrifice Suarez to stop the formation being somewhat lopsided.

The defence speaks for itself, the midfield has energy, quality in possession and that penetration that Stevie offers. There’s them two geniuses flanking one of the deadliest strikers in the history of Football.

Players I could’ve selected: Torres - Toyed with the idea of a more traditional 2 up top, but decided that for as incredible as Torres was, Suarez was better and could adapt to more formations.

Larsson - Considered him as a left field pick, just because it’s a bit odd to think he did play under the King. Ultimately, not as good as the other options despite undoubtedly being a wonderful player.

Shearer - Alongside Larsson, the only non- Liverpool player I seriously considered. And for all his goal scoring prowess, I think Rush edges it, Suarez was a more talented and chaotic forward and we know that Kenny fits in nicely with Rush.

A few that I noted down I could’ve had - Agger, Aurelio, Bellamy, Nicol, McMahon, Beardsley, Pearce, Wright, Viduka, Sterling.

Maybe Torres flanked by McManaman and Sterling would’ve been interesting. Still prefer what I’ve got. Overall, really enjoyed this draft. There was a different type of planning to it, knowing you could leave some serious quality until late in the draft as they were safe, whilst also having to prioritise players available to more managers even if they wouldn’t typically be your first pick. I was lucky in that I got 10 of the original XI I planned, and most of them picked themselves. I was also lucky in that 7 of my XI were only available to me.

Kenny was a nice one to get for obvious reasons, but also an interesting one, given the big era difference the players could be selected from. To think I could have a player like Phil Neal, who left Liverpool on 1985, in the same team as Sterling who debuted in 2012, it gives great options. However, it also showed up the sparsity of quality in Kenny’s latter squad, when only really Gerrard and maybe Aurelio or Agger at a push could be justified for inclusion amongst the outfield players. That Blackburn squad on paper also had no business winning the league.

Been a fun one.
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #687 on: August 29, 2021, 12:34:54 pm »
Thought you were Irish.  ;D

With a twist of Dutch ;D
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #688 on: August 29, 2021, 12:38:45 pm »
You thoughts gentlemen and Samie?

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #689 on: August 29, 2021, 02:02:52 pm »
Top 2 teams in the draft. The irony that reflects poorly on Mourinho is that some of the best players there were ones he froze out or never gave a chance to.
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #690 on: August 29, 2021, 02:16:57 pm »
The Juve one the other?
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #691 on: August 29, 2021, 02:18:36 pm »
I like this one a lot.


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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #692 on: August 29, 2021, 03:12:37 pm »
Haven't got a jar of glue what you mean Samie but seeing as it's you...




You presented yours and Bobby Robson's team on an indoor pitch.  :D

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #693 on: August 29, 2021, 05:19:24 pm »
Some fun teams!

I think Sven was definitely too weak looking at it, could have done with a second manager in there with him, or being high up the order. But it’s a good team to put together regardless.

Will do a draw later and get some knockouts up. Hopefully we all enjoyed an experimental draft!
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #694 on: August 29, 2021, 05:31:48 pm »
Would anyone kindly put my XI into Team Builder, it’s not optimised for iPhone and I have no access to any other device for a couple of days.

Team would be:

                      Rush
          Dalglish          Suarez

       Henderson Molby Gerrard

Alan Kennedy                  Phil Neal
            Lawrenson Hansen
               
                       Reina

This okay, mate?


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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #695 on: August 29, 2021, 05:33:49 pm »
Nice swan Nabil.  :wave

Maybe next footie draft we can do ones with ALL Managers?

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #696 on: August 29, 2021, 05:37:07 pm »
Some fun teams!

I think Sven was definitely too weak looking at it, could have done with a second manager in there with him, or being high up the order. But it’s a good team to put together regardless.

Will do a draw later and get some knockouts up. Hopefully we all enjoyed an experimental draft!

'twas a great draft. Thanks for running it, mate. Definitely think we can do a few more in this mould.

Agreed on Sven. I'd pictured them picking up Gerrard and/or Gullit, but that was down to the luck of the draw. Someone like Ranieri would have made an interesting partner for him. Though we were already skirting on thin ice with the 'legendary' manager tag!
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #697 on: August 29, 2021, 05:52:43 pm »
'twas a great draft. Thanks for running it, mate. Definitely think we can do a few more in this mould.

Agreed on Sven. I'd pictured them picking up Gerrard and/or Gullit, but that was down to the luck of the draw. Someone like Ranieri would have made an interesting partner for him. Though we were already skirting on thin ice with the 'legendary' manager tag!

I thought it was the draft that was legendary, not the managers
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #698 on: August 29, 2021, 09:11:21 pm »
This okay, mate?

Thank you mate, spot on. Much obliged.
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #699 on: August 30, 2021, 12:18:12 am »
    Game 1
    Lastrador
    Brown

    Game 2
    Sarge
    Lawnmowerman

    Game 3
    SPS
    Drinks Sangria

    Game 4
    Max_Powers
    Hazell

    Game 5
    PoetryInMotion
    Samie

    Game 6
    Gerry Attrick
    Betty Blue

    Game 7
    fucking appalled
    Trend

    Game 8
    VBG
    Defacto
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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #700 on: August 30, 2021, 12:37:48 am »
I think I am missing Gerry's team still

Samie's I need redoing as the link doesn't let me copy it

PIM needs one remkaing with the correct De Boer brother in it

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #702 on: August 30, 2021, 02:50:50 pm »
There are two teams with Alaba in them. Gerry's and Cleavland's.

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #703 on: August 30, 2021, 06:06:19 pm »
There are two teams with Alaba in them. Gerry's and Cleavland's.

I’m the only person to have put him up in the selection thread, so I ain’t switching.

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #704 on: August 30, 2021, 06:08:13 pm »
It was always a telltale sign of Claus to make subtle changes to his team with players he never even picked. In this case for some bizarre reason Alaba instead of the far superior Brehme :D
If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #705 on: August 30, 2021, 06:09:55 pm »
Can someone get in contact with AWWYC for the next draft? he can pick via zoom if need be.

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Re: Samie's Legendary Manager Draft
« Reply #706 on: August 30, 2021, 07:02:19 pm »
There are two teams with Alaba in them. Gerry's and Cleavland's.

Good point, Brown has put Alaba instead of Brehme. That may need punishing.
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