[Football] Current World XI Draft

[Rohana]

I like this interpretation.

I don't actually know who Glen Rea is...

Development squad captain, listed as part of the squad on the BBC site. Only know who he is because one of my best mates went to school with him and I've met him a few times.

 

[moggy]

Another question,
We can move categories can't we?
I may want to move Thiery Henry for example to "played in four different countries" from the category I have him in now?

 

[stripeyshark]

Another question,
We can move categories can't we?
I may want to move Thiery Henry for example to "played in four different countries" from the category I have him in now?

Yes you can. I haven't named any categories yet. I'm going to place them one I have my 12 picks.

 

[Frutos]

Another question,
We can move categories can't we?
I may want to move Thiery Henry for example to "played in four different countries" from the category I have him in now?

Yep.

I've moved some of mine around from the category I originally had them down for to accomodate changes I've wanted to/had to make to my team.

I reckon as long as, at the end of it all, you can list 12 people all in a category to which they are applicable, it's no problem.

 

[stripeyshark]

As long as he had a squad number and was there when they went down he's fair game.

This was my interpretation when I made a pick early on.

 

[bhafc22]

I have drafted my post ready, so I'm fully expecting to see [MENTION=24420]Gullflyinghigh[/MENTION] stealing my pick!

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Edit: Go with what JOLovergrove said, and say anybody with one first team appearance that season counts.

So do they still need to be at the club when relegation was confirmed or just need to have played at some point during that season for a club which ends up relegated (even if the player had played early in the season and moved on / finished loan spell - meaning they could play the first game of the season only and still qualify?)

 

[Frutos]

I have drafted my post ready, so I'm fully expecting to see [MENTION=24420]Gullflyinghigh[/MENTION] stealing my pick!

If you listen very closely, I think you can actually hear the sound of fate being tempted there.

 

[Frutos]

So do they still need to be at the club when relegation was confirmed or just need to have played at some point during that season for a club which ends up relegated (even if the player had played early in the season and moved on / finished loan spell - meaning they could play the first game of the season only and still qualify?)

I would say they have to have been at the club when relegation was confirmed, otherwise the player themselves cannot be considered to have been mathematically relegated as the category description states.

 

[bhafc22]

If you listen very closely, I think you can actually hear the sound of fate being tempted there.

I have a 2nd pick ready... But it won't be as well presented

There will be no introductory press conference or anything.

 

[Frutos]

So do they still need to be at the club when relegation was confirmed or just need to have played at some point during that season for a club which ends up relegated (even if the player had played early in the season and moved on / finished loan spell - meaning they could play the first game of the season only and still qualify?)

Category description says:

Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career
Has been relegated with any club during his career. The player (or manager) must have been at the club when they were mathematically relegated. Relegation due to breach of rules (a-la Juventus for match fixing.) do not count.

 

[bhafc22]

Category description says:

Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career
Has been relegated with any club during his career. The player (or manager) must have been at the club when they were mathematically relegated. Relegation due to breach of rules (a-la Juventus for match fixing.) do not count.

My interpretation was that they had to be there on the day they were relegated. Instead of being there at some point that season. For example, I'm assuming no-one is going to pick Di Canio as manager, but if Sunderland were to be relegated, he wouldn't fall under Category 7 for his job this year? Is that correct?

As I've ruled out a couple of managers who were sacked just prior to relegation!

 

[Frutos]

My interpretation was that they had to be there on the day they were relegated.

Mine too.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I would say they have to have been at the club when relegation was confirmed, otherwise the player themselves cannot be considered to have been mathematically relegated as the category description states.

My interpretation was that they had to be there on the day they were relegated. Instead of being there at some point that season. For example, I'm assuming no-one is going to pick Di Canio as manager, but if Sunderland were to be relegated, he wouldn't fall under Category 7 for his job this year? Is that correct?

As I've ruled out a couple of managers who were sacked just prior to relegation!

I would say that they have to be there still when relegation was confirmed, but i was just clarifying because of the response from Rohana (below)

Edit: Go with what JOLovergrove said, and say anybody with one first team appearance that season counts.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Right, I've had a ponder and I've decided that my next pick will be allocated to category 7 (thanks to a competitor for pointing it out...) and complete a defensive partnership that would strike fear into any attack-minded manager.

At the ripe old age of 21 He's established himself as both a first choice central defender for Real Madrid and a France full international winning the Copa Del Rey and La Liga along the way.

I've had my fingers crossed for so long in the hope that no-one gets him before I can that I can no longer feel them, and it was completely worth it.

He's a true rising star of world football, he is, of course, Raphaël Varane


[MENTION=13200]bhafc22[/MENTION] is up next...

 

[bhafc22]

Right, I've had a ponder and I've decided that my next pick will be allocated to category 8 (mostly as there's nowhere else I can put him) and complete a defensive partnership that would strike fear into any attack-minded manager.

At the ripe old age of 21 He's established himself as both a first choice central defender for Real Madrid and a France full international winning the Copa Del Rey and La Liga along the way.

I've had my fingers crossed for so long in the hope that no-one gets him before I can that I can no longer feel them, and it was completely worth it.

He's a true rising star of world football, he is, of course, Raphaël Varane

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Oh, for **** sake!!!! P.S, Category 7 is open if you haven't already used it, was relegated at Lens.

 

[Frutos]

Oh, for **** sake!!!! P.S, Category 7 is open if you haven't already used it, was relegated at Lens.

I did try to tell you...

 

[stripeyshark]

Oh, for **** sake!!!! P.S, Category 7 is open if you haven't already used it, was relegated at Lens.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Oh, for **** sake!!!! P.S, Category 7 is open if you haven't already used it, was relegated at Lens.

Sorry mate, seemed baffling that he wasn't gone already and there was no way in hell I was letting another god knows how many picks happen before my next one!

I did try to tell you...

It was nailed on really wasn't it?

 

[Rohana]

So do they still need to be at the club when relegation was confirmed or just need to have played at some point during that season for a club which ends up relegated (even if the player had played early in the season and moved on / finished loan spell - meaning they could play the first game of the season only and still qualify?)

Be at the club when relegation was confirmed and played/managed at least one game.

We'll leave it as that.