The Premier League Draft.

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

[MENTION=23606]Shatner's Bassoon[/MENTION] has timed out, so its over to JOLovegrove. I think...

 

[Guy Fawkes]

[MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION]. You now have 6 (six) picks to make to get to up date.

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Apologies, everyone. God, tapatalk is awful, is it not?

My next pick combines solidity, quality, longevity and a nice personal memory. He won the old Division One with Everton in 1987, and remained a stalwart there until 2001, captaining them to the FA Cup in 1995. On a personal note, at possibly the first Premier League game I attended, he volleyed one into the top corner at Highbury from 30 yards. To put that into context, imagine Steve Foster, Danny Cullip or Guy Butters doing that!

Tactically, he gives me the option of pairing him with Tony Adams in a recreation of the central defensive partnership employed to such devastating effect by England at Euro 1988, and pushing Marcel Desailly into his Marseille midfield role.

It's Dave Watson

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Alas no, the fella I wanted was a lot less Argentinian and a lot more Belgian!!

He would definitely get into the team of players who don't fit the categories!

 

[Guy Fawkes]

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

& please take your time as i am facing a real tactical selection dilemma over my next pick (unless you are selecting that potential pick thats causing my dilemma which will make it very easy for me)

 

[Reinelt12]

I took my time, and my next pick is actually going straight into my first 11 to replace McAteer at right back (leaving McAteer as a versatile option from the bench) - one of the most talented defenders in the game right now... SEAMUS COLEMAN

Not sure who is on the clock now as I timed out?

 

[Gazwag]

[MENTION=8619]Guy Fawkes[/MENTION]

 

[Guy Fawkes]

My next pick has been difficult to decide because there was a player i was thinking of drafting but it left me with one category that i don't have anyne for yet and a long wait until my next pick which could leave me with very slim pickings or to play it safer and pick someone lesser from that last remaining category and gamble.

Being a poker player, i've decided to gamble and it fits in with my philosophy in this draft of trying to assemble a squad where there is stiff competition between my choices and it's not clear who would actually be the starting choices and who would be on the bench (meaning injuries / suspensions will have a smaller impact on my team)

My penultimate pick is described as a goalkeeper who "boasts lightning reflexes and good decision-making" and is "a formidable opponent in one-on-one situations". He also "commands his box well". Considered one of the best keepers in the world, he is a three-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year award. He is currently a Spurs player but both Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid have been heavily linked with him recently, as he has built up a reputation as one of the best keepers in Europe.

He is
HUGO LLORIS

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

 

[Shuggie]

Quite chuffed with this little maestro who qualifies in about 10 categories, including the tricky ones of promotion, scored in a derby and PL hat-trick.



Who wouldn't want a player capable of goals like this on their bench?



Get in there, Yossi Benayoun!!
[MENTION=1135]Cullip4[/MENTION] you're up

 

[Cullip4]

This pick, the central midfielder which means I can go 442 on occasion and unleash Kinky from the bench has been the toughest, I had Rob Lee down but he went, then Redknapp but he went, then even Ramires but he then went.

As I was trawling through a plethora of journeymen average midfielders I stumbled upon what I believe to be an absolute gem of a CM and I can't believe I overlooked him at first and in the penultimate round he had remained unpicked.

With a Premier league winners medal, an FA Cup winners medal and 27 goals in his 62 England caps..... The scorer of THAT goal against Belgium.... The legend that is ......David Platt!!

[MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] you're up!

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Adams, Tony
Agbonlahor, Gabriel
Agger, Daniel
Aguero, Sergio 'Kun'
Alonso, Xavi
Anderson, Viv
Anderton, Darren
Anelka, Nicholas
Arteta, Mikel
Asprilla, Tino
Austin, Charlie
Azpilicueta, Cesar
Babayaro, Celestine
Baines, Leighton
Bale, Gareth
Ballack, Michael
Barmby, Nick
Barnes, John
Barry, Gareth
Barthez, Fabian
Batty, David
Beardsley, Peter
Beckham, David
Bellamy. Craig
Benayoun, Yossi
Bent, Darren
Berbatov, Dimitar
Berg, Henning
Berger, Patrik
Bergkamp, Dennis
Bilic, Slaven
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
Campo, Ivan
Cantona, Eric
Carr, Stephen
Carragher, Jamie
Carrick, Michael
Carvalho, Ricardo
Cazorla, Santi
Cech, Petr
Clichy, Gael
Cole, Andrew
Cole, Ashley
Cole, Joe
Coleman, Seamus
Collymore, Stan
Coloccini, Fabricio
Corkula, Vedran
Costa, Diego
Courtois, Thibaut
Coutinho, Philippe
Crespo, Hernan
Crouch, Peter
Cudicini, Carlo
De Gea, David
De Jong, Nigel
Defoe, Jermain
Dempsey, Clint
Desailly, Marcel
Deschamps, Didier
Di Canio, Paulo
Di Matteo, Roberto
Distin, Sylvain
Dixon, Lee
Djorkaeff, Youri
Drogba, Didier
Dublin, Dion
Dudek, Jerzy
Duff, Damian
Dunne, Richard
Dyer, Kieron
Dzeko, Edin
Edu
Ehiogu, Ugo
Emmanuel Adebayor
Enrique, Jose
Essien, Michael
Evra, Patrice
Fabregas, Cesc
Ferdinand, Les
Ferdinand, Rio
Ferguson, Duncan
Fernandinho
Ferreira, Paulo
Finnan, Steve
Fletcher, Darren
Flowers, Tim
Fowler. Robbie
Friedel, Brad
Gallas, William
Garcia, Luis
Gascoigne, Paul
Geremi
Gerrard, Steven
Giggs, Ryan
Ginola, David
Giroud, Olivier
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
Hernandez, Javier
Heskey, Emile
Hitzlsperger, Thomas
Holland, Matt
Howard, Tim
Hreidarsson, Hermann
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
Kuszczak, Thomasz
Kuyt, Dirk
Lallana, Adam
Lampard, Frank
Larsson, Henrik
Lauren
Laursen, Martin
Le Saux, Graham
Le Tissier, Matthew
Leboeuf, Frank
Lee, Rob
Lehmann, Jens
Lescott, Joleon
Ljungberg, Freddie
Lloris, Hugo
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
Navas, Jesus
Neville, Gary
Neville, Phil
Nilsson, Roland
Nolan, Kevin
Okocha, Jay Jay
Oscar
O'Shea, John
Overmars, Mark
Owen, Michael
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex
Ozil, Mesut
Pahars, Marian
Pallister, Gary
Park, Ji-Sung
Parker, Scott
Parlour, Ray
Pearce, Stuart
Petit, Emanuel
Petrescu, Dan
Petrov, Stilyan
Phillips, Kevin
Pires, Robert
Platt, David
Powell, Chris
Poyet, Gus
Radebe, Lucas
Ramires
Ramsey, Aaron
Ravaneli, Fabricio
Redknapp, Jamie
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
Taricco, Mauricio
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 Hooijdonk, Pierre
Van Nistelrooy
Van Persie, Robin
Vialli, Gianluca
Vidic, Nemanja
Viduka, Mark
Vieira, Patrick
Waddle, Chris
Walcott, Theo
Walker, Des
Wanchope, Paulo
Watson, Dave
Westerveld, Sander
Wiltord, Sylvain
Winterburn, Nigel
Wise, Dennis
Woodgate, Jonathan
Wright, Ian
Wright, Mark
Wright-Phillips, Shaun
Yeboah, Tony
Yorke, Dwight
Young, Ashley
Zabaleta, Pablo
Zamora, Bobby
Ziege, Christian
Zola, Gianfranco

 

[Guy Fawkes]

[MENTION=4147]shaolinpunk[/MENTION] will be up from 03:08 (or earlier should Horsham Gull post their outstanding picks)

 

[shaolinpunk]

I'm going to be a bit boring and choose my sub goalkeeper; with many years of Premier League over his career, making his league debut aged 19, it's Paul Robinson
[MENTION=15934]Rohana[/MENTION] is next

 

[Frutos]

I'm going to be a bit boring and choose my sub goalkeeper; with many years of Premier League over his career, making his league debut aged 19, it's Paul Robinson
[MENTION=15934]Rohana[/MENTION] is next

Oh sod off.

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Oh sod off.

Agreed. I even had a picture lined up of him being strangled by Harold Bishop.

 

[Gazwag]

Oh sod off.

My last position is a sub keeper and with 47 keepers gone by the time I get that last pick I might consider rising not even having one.

 

[Rohana]

Needing a bit of pace and power up front, so I've gone for somebody who fills in to a whole host of categories.

LUKAKU


16 (apparently) IN THAT PHOTO FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. A monster of a man.
[MENTION=21578]Worthingite[/MENTION] is up.

 

[Rohana]

As we're towards the end of the draft it's time for the big question:

What shall we do about unfinished teams? I was planning on giving everybody with missing picks, 2/3 days to get their teams in, I'll even message them so no excuses. However, I don't hold up much hope on all of them being completed, which leaves us two options:

We just disqualify them and the voting/tournament will go on with the completed squads.
OR
We finish their squads off for them, picking PL flops so they're at a disadvantage

 

[Worthingite]

Picking someone who can play a utility role now, it's ex Leeds, Manchester Utd and Newcastle man ALAN SMITH



Your turn [MENTION=17389]DarrenFreemansPerm[/MENTION]

 

[Gazwag]

As we're towards the end of the draft it's time for the big question:

What shall we do about unfinished teams? I was planning on giving everybody with missing picks, 2/3 days to get their teams in, I'll even message them so no excuses. However, I don't hold up much hope on all of them being completed, which leaves us two options:

We just disqualify them and the voting/tournament will go on with the completed squads.
OR
We finish their squads off for them, picking PL flops so they're at a disadvantage

Give them 48 hours following the last pick, if no full squad is posted by the end of the 48 hours then disqualification IMO