The Premier League Draft.

[Guy Fawkes]

I have been torn as to who to pick next as i have so many options and know that most will go soon. I have decided to bring in a defender as this area seems to be the one with the fewest quality options after may shortlist.

My next pick plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, including left-back. He won promotion to Premier League in 2003.

He moved to Premier League side Everton for a total of £5 million in August 2006. He was voted player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons

He moved to Manchester City in August 2009 for a reported £22 million, and spent five seasons at the club, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and a League Cup. During his time at City he formed a formidable defensive pairing with Vincent Kompany (keeping Kolo Toure out of the side) and was one of the key components of the side, starting all but seven league fixtures in the title-winning campaign of 2011/12.

His honours:
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Football League First Division play-offs: 2002–03[35]

Manchester City
Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14
FA Cup: 2010–11[42]
Football League Cup: 2013–14

He is
JOLEON LESCOTT

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

 

[Gazwag]

No name needed...... Number 25.

FFS his name never even entered my head

 

[Frutos]

FFS his name never even entered my head

It had entered mine.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

[MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] you're up (3 picks needed)

 

[Guy Fawkes]

[MENTION=23606]Shatner's Bassoon[/MENTION] is free to pick from 00:35 (or earlier if JOLovegrove picks before this)

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Don't mind if I do. Who better to come off the bench than the joint top scorer of headed goals in Premier League history? By the time the draft is finished he may even moved ahead of Alan Shearer. He fills a few categories, and came up with one of the best comments by a footballer ever (Interviewer: "What would you be if you weren't a footballer?" Answer: "a virgin".)

It's Peter Crouch, and what a photo, by the way!


[MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION], your go.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

[MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION] you're up

 

[Frutos]

Having landed the nightshift again, I'm now awake and thankfully able to pick without having missed out.

I'm going to work on my defence and I'm going to do it with a veteran of my World XI team - VEDRAN CORLUKA

[MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION] still has two picks to make next.

 

[Gazwag]

On the bench is a player who has made 383 premier league appearances for four different clubs. He is a defensive midfielder who has made a handful of appearances for Holland.

Its George Boateng

 

[Gazwag]

Next comes a player who is currently close to home, he is number 14 on the all time premier league matches player list having played for Newcastle, Villa and Fulham. He was part of the QPR squad who won promotion last season before become Hyypia's first signing for us in July 2014 when he was unfurled at the fans barbecue on the Spain tour.

Has made a massive 455 premier league appearances for Newcastle, Villa and Fulham as well as 94 appearances for his country.

He is second only to Ryan Giggs for playing the greatest number of premier league matches without getting sent off.

Its Aaron Hughes

back to [MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION]

 

[Frutos]

My next signing is a bit of a contradiction - on one hand he's scored more OGs than anyone else in Premier League history and has been sent off the joint-most amount of times, but on the other he was Man City's Player of the Year 4 times before being shoved out when the money came, and has represented his country 80 times.

Its RICHARD DUNNE.

Back to [MENTION=23606]Shatner's Bassoon[/MENTION].

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

My next pick is the perfect squad player, who can slot in across the defence and midfield and do an excellent job wherever he's asked to play. He's won the Cameroon league, La Liga, two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, two League Cups, and two Champions Leagues. He's been relegated from and promoted to the Premier League with Newcastle, he was once described (along with Steve McMananaman) as 'the heartbeat' of Real Madrid by no less a figure than Vicente Del Bosque. He's won 118 caps for Cameroon, winning an Olympic Gold Medal and two African Cup of Nations titles.

I think that's enough to be getting on with, it's Geremi!


[MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION], over to you.

 

[Reinelt12]

Sorry for my late pick...

For this pick, and to be on my bench, I wanted to pull a player completely out of nowhere, who a lot of pundits and generally people who knew nothing about football alike branded as a flop... actually, his record wasn't too bad as a striker in the Premier League (1 in 3) and as a backup striker I am more than happy with that ratio.

I give you SAVO MILOSEVIC

 

[Guy Fawkes]

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

 

[Frutos]

I did PM [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] earlier as I know he has been busy with his studies of late.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

[MENTION=8619]Guy Fawkes[/MENTION] where are we at?

 

[Guy Fawkes]

My next pick is only 23 years old, but has drawn many comparisons to well-established players Mesut Özil and fellow Brazilian teammate Kaká due to his playmaking abilities. A superb dribbler, he is very fluid and creative in his runs. As a playmaker, he has great vision and is able to deliver the precise pass to his teammates. he is extremely effective in building up play in areas higher up the pitch and his cunning runs as well as skillful short range passing make him a threat in and near the opponent's box. Although he typically played in central attacking midfield for Internacional, since his transfer to Chelsea, he has been deployed as in all three attacking midfield positions behind the central striker. Known for his vision for picking out teammates in tight positions and carving out chances in difficult situations, he acts as the catalyst in Chelsea's attack, and was widely praised for his role in the team's Europa League success in 2013. Under José Mourinho, he has been used as Chelsea's primary playmaker. His flexibility of being able to play in wider positions is also admired. his ability to press opponents high up the pitch has made him a favorite of Mourinho.

He is the first player to score a hat-trick in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final. This performance was immediately compared to the 1966 hat trick by Geoff Hurst as only the second time a single player scored three goals in a World Cup final match.

Despite being only 23, he has already played 43 times for Brazil, scoring 11 goals and at World Cup 2014, he was one of only two Brazilians included in the Team of the Tournament.

Honours:
Club
Internacional
Campeonato Gaúcho (2): 2011, 2012
Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2011

Chelsea
UEFA Europa League (1): 2012–13
Football League Cup (1): 2014–15

Country
Brazil
South American Youth Championship: 2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011
Superclásico de las Américas: 2011, 2014
Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013

Individual
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014

He is Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior better known simply as:
Oscar

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

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Shuggie is now free to pick

There are catch up picks needed from the following to get back up to date: [MENTION=5392]Reinelt12[/MENTION] - 1 pick needed [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] - 4 picks needed [MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] - 2 picks needed [MENTION=14929]Max Paper[/MENTION] - 8 picks needed [MENTION=6505]Foolg[/MENTION] - 4 picks needed

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Adams, Tony
Agger, Daniel
Aguero, Sergio 'Kun'
Alonso, Xavi
Anderson, Viv
Anderton, Darren
Anelka, Nicholas
Arteta, Mikel
Austin, Charlie
Azpilicueta, Cesar
Baines, Leighton
Bale, Gareth
Ballack, Michael
Barmby, Nick
Barnes, John
Barry, Gareth
Barthez, Fabian
Batty, David
Beardsley, Peter
Beckham, David
Bellamy. Craig
Berbatov, Dimitar
Berg, Henning
Berger, Patrik
Bergkamp, Dennis
Bjornebye, Stig Inge
Blanc, Laurent
Boateng, George
Boateng, Kevin Prince
Bould, Steve
Bridge, Wayne
Brown, Wes
Bruce, Steve
Butt, Nicky
Cabaye, Yohan
Cahill, Gary
Cahill, Tim
Campbell, Sol
Cantona, Eric
Carr, Stephen
Carragher, Jamie
Carrick, Michael
Carvalho, Ricardo
Cazorla, Santi
Cech, Petr
Clichy, Gael
Cole, Andrew
Cole, Ashley
Cole, Joe
Collymore, Stan
Coloccini, Fabricio
Corkula, Vedran
Costa, Diego
Courtois, Thibaut
Coutinho, Philippe
Crouch, Peter
Cudicini, Carlo
De Gea, David
De Jong, Nigel
Defoe, Jermain
Desailly, Marcel
Deschamps, Didier
Di Canio, Paulo
Di Matteo, Roberto
Distin, Sylvain
Dixon, Lee
Djorkaeff, Youri
Drogba, Didier
Dudek, Jerzy
Duff, Damian
Dunne, Richard
Dyer, Kieron
Ehiogu, Ugo
Enrique, Jose
Essien, Michael
Evra, Patrice
Fabregas, Cesc
Ferdinand, Les
Ferdinand, Rio
Ferguson, Duncan
Fernandinho
Ferreira, Paulo
Finnan, Steve
Fowler. Robbie
Friedel, Brad
Gallas, William
Garcia, Luis
Geremi
Gerrard, Steven
Giggs, Ryan
Ginola, David
Given, Shay
Gravesen, Thomas
Grimaldi, Giles
Grobbelaar, Bruce
Gudjohnsen, Eider
Gullit, Ruud
Hamman, Dietmar
Hart, Joe
Harte, Ian
Hasselbaink, Jimmy..
Hazard, Eden
Heinze, Gabriel
Henchoz, Stephane
Hendry, Colin
Henry, Thierry
Hitzlsperger, Thomas
Holland, Matt
Howard, Tim
Hughes, Aaron
Hughes, Mark
Hyppia, Sami
Ince, Paul
Irwin, Denis
Ivanovic, Branislav
Jaaskalainen, Jussi
Jagielka, Phil
James, David
Johnsen, Ronny
Johnson, Glen
Jones, Vinnie
Juninho
Kanchelskis, Andrei
Kane, Harry
Kanu, Nwankwo
Keane, Robbie
Keane, Roy
Kelly, Gary
Keown, Martin
Kerimoglu, Tugay
Kewell, Harry
King, Ledley
Kinkladze, Georgi
Klinsmann, Jurgen
Kolarov, Aleksandar
Kompany, Vincent
Kuyt, Dirk
Lallana, Adam
Lampard, Frank
Lauren
Laursen, Martin
Le Saux, Graham
Le Tissier, Matthew
Leboeuf, Frank
Lehmann, Jens
Lescott, Joleon
Ljungberg, Freddie
Luiz, David
Makelele, Claude
Malouda, Florent
Martyn, Nigel
Mascherano, Javier
Mata, Juan
McAllister, Gary
McAteer, Jason
McClair, Brian
McGrath, Paul
Mcmanaman, Steve
Mellberg, Olof
Merson, Paul
Mertesacker, Per
Milner, James
Milosevic, Savo
Modric, Luca
Murphy, Danny
Nani
Nasri, Samir
Neville, Gary
Neville, Phil
Nilsson, Roland
Nolan, Kevin
Okocha, Jay Jay
Oscar
O'Shea, John
Overmars, Mark
Owen, Michael
Ozil, Mesut
Pallister, Gary
Parker, Scott
Parlour, Ray
Pearce, Stuart
Petit, Emanuel
Petrescu, Dan
Phillips, Kevin
Pires, Robert
Powell, Chris
Poyet, Gus
Radebe, Lucas
Ramsey, Aaron
Ravaneli, Fabricio
Reina, Pepe
Reyes, Jose Antinio
Richards, Micah
Riise, John Arne
Robben, Arjen
Robinio
Robson, Bryan
Ronaldo, Christiano
Rooney, Wayne
Rosicky, Tomas
Rush, Ian
Sagna, Bacary
Saha, Louis
Sanchez, Alexis
Schmichael, Peter
Scholes, Paul
Schurrle, Andre
Schwarzer, Mark
Seaman, David
Sharpe, Lee
Shearer, Alan
Sherringham, Edward
Sherwood, Tim
Silva, David
Silva, Gilberto
Silvestre, Mikael
Skrtel, Martin
Solano, Nobby
Solskjaer, Ole Gunnar
Song, Alex
Sorensen, Thomas
Southall, Neville
Southgate, Gareth
Speed, Gary
Stam, Jaap
Staunton, Steve
Stirling, Raheem
Sturridge, Daniel
Suarez, Luis
Sutton, Chris
Taylor, Ian
Terry, John
Tevez, Carlos
Torres, Fernando
Toure, Kolo
Toure, Yaya
Upson, Matthew
Valencia, Antonio
Van Bronkhorst, Giovanni
Van Der Sar, Edwin
Van Der Vaart, Rafael
Van Nistelrooy
Van Persie, Robin
Vidic, Nemanja
Viduka, Mark
Vieira, Patrick
Waddle, Chris
Walcott, Theo
Walker, Des
Wanchope, Paulo
Westerveld, Sander
Wiltord, Sylvain
Winterburn, Nigel
Wise, Dennis
Woodgate, Jonathan
Wright, Ian
Yeboah, Tony
Yorke, Dwight
Young, Ashley
Zabaleta, Pablo
Zamora, Bobby
Ziege, Christian
Zola, Gianfranco

 

[Guy Fawkes]

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