The Premier League Draft.

[Worthingite]

I'm pretty sure the person who originally picked him changed their mind, so I think he's all yours!

Get in

 

[shaolinpunk]

I was going to grab a centre mid, but the one I wanted has gone so instead I'm rounding off my centrebacks to make sure I don't miss out on this top talent.

A big part of Mourinho's Chelsea side on his first stint as manager here, this player was perhaps at the height of his considerable powers in 2004 when he was named UEFA's club defender of the year.

Not only that, but he has the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa which makes him a god damn knight.

Ricardo Carvalho

... [MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] is next, I believe...

 

[Cullip4]

I was going to grab a centre mid, but the one I wanted has gone so instead I'm rounding off my centrebacks to make sure I don't miss out on this top talent.

A big part of Mourinho's Chelsea side on his first stint as manager here, this player was perhaps at the height of his considerable powers in 2004 when he was named UEFA's club defender of the year.

Not only that, but he has the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa which makes him a god damn knight.

Ricardo Carvalho

... [MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] is next, I believe...

You absolute Bar-Steward!!! Two ruddy picks away from coming back

 

[Frutos]

I was going to grab a centre mid, but the one I wanted has gone so instead I'm rounding off my centrebacks to make sure I don't miss out on this top talent.

A big part of Mourinho's Chelsea side on his first stint as manager here, this player was perhaps at the height of his considerable powers in 2004 when he was named UEFA's club defender of the year.

Not only that, but he has the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa which makes him a god damn knight.

Ricardo Carvalho

... [MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] is next, I believe...

Oh you utter, utter ****ing ****. Kindly go **** yourself.

 

[stripeyshark]

Ah, I think Gallas became LeBouef?

Yep. That's what happens when you lazily copy and paste without looking! Glad I noticed as I really wanted Lebœf. He has a great scoring record from centre back and dominated Ronaldo in the World Cup Final. Gallas was shortlisted because of the World Cup category but my lasting memory of him is him sulking in the middle of the pitch.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Yep. That's what happens when you lazily copy and paste without looking! Glad I noticed as I really wanted Lebœf. He has a great scoring record from centre back and dominated Ronaldo in the World Cup Final. Gallas was shortlisted because of the World Cup category but my lasting memory of him is him sulking in the middle of the pitch.

Yep, he's a great pick. Regarding Ronaldo, didn't he have some kind of mental breakdown before the game and was only fielded because Nike insisted somehow?

 

[stripeyshark]

Yep, he's a great pick. Regarding Ronaldo, didn't he have some kind of mental breakdown before the game and was only fielded because Nike insisted somehow?

He was worried about the potential battle with Lebœf.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

He was worried about the potential battle with Lebœf.

 

[Rohana]

Yep, he's a great pick. Regarding Ronaldo, didn't he have some kind of mental breakdown before the game and was only fielded because Nike insisted somehow?

"Finally team doctor Lidio Toledo revealed the striker had been rushed to hospital after suffering a convulsion in his sleep but cleared to play after neurological and cardiac test"

According to the BBC. Although as they same article says, there's only one person who knows the whole story, and that's Ronaldo.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

"Finally team doctor Lidio Toledo revealed the striker had been rushed to hospital after suffering a convulsion in his sleep but cleared to play after neurological and cardiac test"

According to the BBC. Although as they same article says, there's only one person who knows the whole story, and that's Ronaldo.

True, you could understand if something was awry with the fella, the amount of pressure and attention on him during that World Cup was phenomenal.

 

[Rohana]

True, you could understand if something was awry with the fella, the amount of pressure and attention on him during that World Cup was phenomenal.

I was too young to remember it, I was only 4!

However, there are so many contrasting accounts about what happened, from the same article, there's a quote from Roberto Carlos who was sharing a room with Ronaldo and he said "Ronaldo was scared about what lay ahead. The pressure had got to him and he couldn't stop crying. "If anything, it got worse because, at about four o'clock, he started being sick. That's when I called the team doctor."

Just found a video of Ronaldo explaining what happened - Pretty interesting stuff. The balls of the bloke, to go straight from the hospital to a World Cup Final! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27797881

I also expect him to be one of the first players to go if we do a draft for the last 20/30 years on here. A truly fantastic footballer.

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

I also expect him to be one of the first players to go if we do a draft for the last 20/30 years on here.

That's the next one sorted then!

 

[Guy Fawkes]

[MENTION=1135]Cullip4[/MENTION] you're up

 

[GingerBeerMan]

That's the next one sorted then!

World football in the past twenty years should surely come next. Could get some good categories too like has over 100 caps and has won a title in Africa etc

 

[Cullip4]

Still reeling after the loss of Carvalho

Time to regroup with a solid pick, probably one of the best left backs in premier league history and a lousy manager to boot...

Stuart "Psycho" Pearce


[MENTION=1023]Shuggie[/MENTION] you're up!

 

[Worthingite]

Still reeling after the loss of Carvalho

Time to regroup with a solid pick, probably one of the best left backs in premier league history and a lousy manager to boot...

Stuart "Psycho" Pearce

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[MENTION=1023]Shuggie[/MENTION] you're up!

How the **** has he not already been picked?!?!?!

 

[Frutos]

[MENTION=1023]Shuggie[/MENTION] has until 9:09, with a reminder that [MENTION=14929]Max Paper[/MENTION] now has TWO catch-up picks to make and [MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] has one.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

How the **** has he not already been picked?!?!?!

Because I already have a left back - I suppose most were completing the spine of their team and therefore fullbacks were not priorities


- I'm still torn as to who to go for next and glad i still have a little thinking time borfore my go

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I have decided to go for my goalkeeper next and have had several players in mind for this posiition and only one has gone so far which is what has made it difficult to decide which one to go for but i have decided to go for the 'invincible' keeper of the premier league.

He was a member of Arsenal's Invincibles, playing every match of their famous unbeaten title winning season. He also holds the UEFA Champions League record for the most consecutive clean sheets, having not conceded a goal in 10 matches whilst at Arsenal.

He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 (whilst at Schalke 04) and 2005–06 (and more importantly for this draft whilst at Arsenal) seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads.

His honours include:
Club

Schalke
UEFA Cup: 1996–97

A.C. Milan
Serie A: 1998–99

Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga: 2001–02
UEFA Cup Runner-up: 2001–02

Arsenal
Premier League: 2003–04
FA Cup: 2004–05
FA Community Shield: 2004
UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2005–06


International
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up: 2002
FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place: 2005
FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006
UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008

Individual
UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year: 1997, 2006
UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper: 2005–06
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006

He is
JENS LEHMANN

[MENTION=5392]Reinelt12[/MENTION] you're up

 

[Guy Fawkes]

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Alonso, Xavi
Anelka, Nicholas
Bale, Gareth
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Batty, David
Beardsley, Peter
Beckham, David
Berbatov, Dimitar
Bergkamp, Dennis
Bridge, Wayne
Bruce, Steve
Butt, Nicky
Cahill, Tim
Campbell, Sol
Cantona, Eric
Carragher, Jamie
Carrick, Michael
Carvalho, Ricardo
Cech, Petr
Cole, Andrew
Cole, Ashley
Collymore, Stan
Costa, Diego
Defoe, Jermain
Desailly, Marcel
Di Canio, Paulo
Drogba, Didier
Essien, Michael
Evra, Patrice
Fabregas, Cesc
Ferdinand, Les
Ferdinand, Rio
Fowler. Robbie
Friedel, Brad
Gallas, William
Gerrard, Steven
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Ginola, David
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Lehmann, Jens
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Petit, Emanuel
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Robben, Arjen
Robson, Bryan
Ronaldo, Christiano
Rooney, Wayne
Rush, Ian
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Southgate, Gareth
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Suarez, Luis
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