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Please crown your CHAMPION:

SPS/XabiArt
17 (70.8%)
Tubby
7 (29.2%)

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Voting closed: March 3, 2017, 08:36:50 pm

Author Topic: All-time Footballing Duos & Partnerships draft - GRAND FINAL  (Read 2750 times)

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Welcome to the final of the Duos & Partnerships draft where drafters were tasked with creating a team of players who had been in a partnership at one stage in their career - whether internationally or at club level. Obvious examples such as Torres & Gerrard or Hansen & Lawrenson.

Please judge the following teams and players on their ability as a partnership for the club or country they have played for together and NOT only as individuals -

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SPS/XabiArt                                                    V                                           Tubby   

                         

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Re: All-time Footballing Duos & Partnerships draft - GRAND FINAL
« Reply #1 on: March 2, 2017, 09:02:17 pm »
Maldini, Tassotti and Donadoni on the same team ???

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« Reply #2 on: March 2, 2017, 09:14:43 pm »
Maldini, Tassotti and Donadoni on the same team ???

Different eras. This was always allowed in the rules. The Maldini who played with Nesta as a CB played in a completely different Milan to the one who played with Donadoni as a left back. It was also brought up at the time they were picked and everyone okayed it in-thread.
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Re: All-time Footballing Duos & Partnerships draft - GRAND FINAL
« Reply #3 on: March 2, 2017, 09:26:23 pm »
It's not different eras though. There's 3 players who played on the same team regardless of where some of them played. Bit late now but i totally missed it when it went through and i would have voiced my disapproval then :D bad enough they have two brains instead of one picking a team let alone being allowed to have 3 players from one of if not the greatest club teams ever ::)
Still, they got me vote. Not impressed with Tubbys backline

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Re: All-time Footballing Duos & Partnerships draft - GRAND FINAL
« Reply #4 on: March 2, 2017, 09:31:28 pm »
This could be my last chance to win a footballing draft given how out of favour they are nowadays. Bricking it.
I would honestly let Wijnaldum jizz in my face right now

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« Reply #5 on: March 2, 2017, 09:36:43 pm »
It's not different eras though. There's 3 players who played on the same team regardless of where some of them played. Bit late now but i totally missed it when it went through and i would have voiced my disapproval then :D bad enough they have two brains instead of one picking a team let alone being allowed to have 3 players from one of if not the greatest club teams ever ::)
Still, they got me vote. Not impressed with Tubbys backline

You and Klippity are the experts at complaining about things after the event  ;D
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« Reply #6 on: March 2, 2017, 09:38:49 pm »
This could be my last chance to win a footballing draft given how out of favour they are nowadays. Bricking it.
;D life changing shit. I only ever won one draft. The boxing draft. I'm the reigning boxing draft champ. That right Samie? Suckas took such a hammering from me they've all been left scarred and shook for life. It really is life changing. Join the club

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« Reply #7 on: March 2, 2017, 09:40:48 pm »
;D life changing shit. I only ever won one draft. The boxing draft. I'm the reigning boxing draft champ. That right Samie? Suckas took such a hammering from me they've all been left scarred and shook for life. It really is life changing. Join the club
I know there's definitely a secret members society for RAWK draft winners and quite frankly I've waited long enough
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« Reply #8 on: March 2, 2017, 09:41:10 pm »
I know there's definitely a secret members society for RAWK draft winners and quite frankly I've waited long enough

There's a whole sub board for it.

We mock others from on high.

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« Reply #9 on: March 2, 2017, 09:41:50 pm »
You and Klippity are the experts at complaining about things after the event  ;D
Bro, you know i woulda piped up. I voiced me disapproval at a pick in this draft. Can't remember what it was though :D These things are too bloody cordial anyway. It's why they just drift now. I think our barney over the vote thread was the last draft hullabaloo ;D good times

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« Reply #10 on: March 2, 2017, 09:55:04 pm »
I know there's definitely a secret members society for RAWK draft winners and quite frankly I've waited long enough

I remember you reaching the Bundesliga draft final on your first outing! Is this the moment you finally shake off that one-hit wonder tag?

There's a whole sub board for it.

We mock others from on high.

There's also that separate sub board for all Samie's alphabet draft wins.

Bro, you know i woulda piped up. I voiced me disapproval at a pick in this draft. Can't remember what it was though :D These things are too bloody cordial anyway. It's why they just drift now. I think our barney over the vote thread was the last draft hullabaloo ;D good times

I think they mostly drift because we've all run out of reactions to drafting the same players over and over. I was hoping we'd see a few more irregular partnerships in this one, but it all ended up with the same sets of players again and I was just as much to blame. Quite wish I'd picked Ehiogu and Southgate in hindsight  ;D  The best drafts have been the ones which have seen almost completely new players picked or some crazy mind bending criteria to keep us all thinking - Sheep, Forgotten Nations, Auction, Hipster.

Haha and yeah that 'barney' was rather epic. I think we also miss quite a few regulars who have left us over the years. Saint and his sisters, AWWUC arguing about Carlos Alberto with a 'C' or an 'A', Prof's creation of the legend of Konoplyanka and Gullit the CB etc.
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« Reply #11 on: March 2, 2017, 09:58:07 pm »
I remember you reaching the Bundesliga draft final on your first outing! Is this the moment you finally shake off that one-hit wonder tag?

lost by 1 vote as well. It's been a hard life since then
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Re: All-time Footballing Duos & Partnerships draft - GRAND FINAL
« Reply #12 on: March 2, 2017, 10:59:20 pm »
Knew that Utd defence would bite me in the ass eventually.  Gullit and van Basten though, people. Come on.
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« Reply #13 on: March 2, 2017, 11:20:04 pm »
Knew that Utd defence would bite me in the ass eventually.  Gullit and van Basten though, people. Come on.

Those two and your midfield quartet won me over Tubster. Even made me overlook that horribly Mancunian backline.

Tubby for the win. #TeamSlough

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« Reply #14 on: March 2, 2017, 11:22:02 pm »
SPS/Xabi also lose points for not even being able to spell their star striker's name correctly. Do you people not even proof read? :wanker

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Re: All-time Footballing Duos & Partnerships draft - GRAND FINAL
« Reply #15 on: March 3, 2017, 09:42:38 am »
Eugh, just seen the score.
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« Reply #16 on: March 3, 2017, 11:00:57 am »
Went for Tubby because they misspelled Butragueño.  :wave
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« Reply #17 on: March 3, 2017, 11:10:20 am »
Went for Tubby because they misspelled Butragueño.  :wave

I'll take it.
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« Reply #18 on: March 3, 2017, 11:51:01 am »
Went for Tubby because they misspelled Butragueño.  :wave
oh come on the t and r are right next to each other!
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« Reply #19 on: March 3, 2017, 12:01:06 pm »
oh come on the t and r are right next to each other!

I couldn't look past the sexy Gullit and Van Basten front two even though I love the Souness/Terry MC midfield duo!
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« Reply #20 on: March 3, 2017, 03:11:02 pm »
I would honestly let Wijnaldum jizz in my face right now

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« Reply #21 on: March 3, 2017, 03:21:34 pm »
Well deserved, think we had the two best teams overall and I've already got a draft win under my belt so I can take this one on the chin even though there was some blatant cheating with Donadoni, Tassotti and Maldini.  Plus the misspelling with Burtragueno up front with Ernie Sanchez.
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« Reply #22 on: March 3, 2017, 03:33:27 pm »
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« Reply #23 on: March 3, 2017, 05:22:26 pm »
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« Reply #24 on: March 3, 2017, 05:39:35 pm »
bump
??? this turkey has had a fork in it since last night. You're just making things worse for Tubster :D

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« Reply #25 on: March 3, 2017, 05:42:09 pm »
Well deserved, think we had the two best teams overall and I've already got a draft win under my belt so I can take this one on the chin even though there was some blatant cheating with Donadoni, Tassotti and Maldini.  Plus the misspelling with Burtragueno up front with Ernie Sanchez.
uh-oh. I sense an asterisk beside an sps win coming on

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« Reply #26 on: March 3, 2017, 05:49:57 pm »
Eugh, just seen the score.

Too tight to call, both really strong sides.

Still went SPS/XabiArt. Sorry.
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« Reply #27 on: March 3, 2017, 06:00:43 pm »
Well deserved, think we had the two best teams overall and I've already got a draft win under my belt so I can take this one on the chin even though there was some blatant cheating with Donadoni, Tassotti and Maldini.  Plus the misspelling with Burtragueno up front with Ernie Sanchez.

Given the extra man advantage, the 'cheat' picks and the misspelling of their own player name, I think we can call this final a draw.
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« Reply #28 on: March 3, 2017, 06:09:19 pm »
One of our draft regulars.  :(

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« Reply #29 on: March 3, 2017, 06:18:03 pm »
Given the extra man advantage, the 'cheat' picks and the misspelling of their own player name, I think we can call this final a draw.

Still don't think Capdevila and Ramos are a genuine partnership. Boo.
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« Reply #30 on: March 3, 2017, 06:27:44 pm »
uh-oh. I sense an asterisk beside an sps win coming on
:no
in all seriousness, i still feel its a valid pick. Mainly because Maldini and his performances should only be considered as soon as he and Nesta became a pair. So his time at Milan while Tassotti and Donadoni should be disregarded

The typo annoys me more than anything. I thought it was Terry Mac's name I was sure to get wrong.
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« Reply #31 on: March 3, 2017, 09:21:32 pm »
Congratulations to SPS & XabiArt!   :champ

Our undisputed* Partnership & Duos draft winners.
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« Reply #32 on: March 3, 2017, 09:22:26 pm »
I wonder if he got the PM already?

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« Reply #33 on: March 3, 2017, 09:42:07 pm »
Congratulations to SPS & XabiArt!   :champ

Our undisputed* Partnership & Duos draft winners.


Xabi get the drinks in

and you take that asterisk out!
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« Reply #34 on: March 3, 2017, 10:49:36 pm »
Yesssssssssssss. First ever draft win.

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« Reply #35 on: March 3, 2017, 10:54:20 pm »
Welcome to the club son.