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  • #332
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    All time English league draft
    IncognitoMan wrote: »
    You could pm a couple of picks to someone who isn't in the draft that could put up your pick for you?

    Yeh will work something out depending on how many picks away I am. But priority can change depending on the players picked before me.

    I know exactly who I want now but if one of those gets picked by someone then plans change


  • #333
    lassykk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭lassykk


    redzerdrog wrote: »
    Yeh will work something out depending on how many picks away I am. But priority can change depending on the players picked before me.

    I know exactly who I want now but if one of those gets picked by someone then plans change

    I'll be online tomorrow and tonight if you want to do that. Happy to send you details of other picks via text message too


  • #334
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


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    lassykk wrote: »
    I'll be online tomorrow and tonight if you want to do that. Happy to send you details of other picks via text message too

    Cheers but should be on and off throughout the day


  • #335
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    All time English league draft
    First time in a draft there is potential for a player to be sent off for assaulting their own player


  • #336
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


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    redzerdrog wrote: »
    First time in a draft there is potential for a player to be sent off for assaulting their own player

    Haha


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  • #337
    Trigger
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,037 Mod ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    All time English league draft
    Just putting it out there, Azpi was shoite against Bohs last night so my decision is going to be affected by that when it comes to voting

    :pac:

    Moderator: Forum Games, Conspiracy Theories, Current Affairs/IMHO



  • #338
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


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    Trigger wrote: »
    Just putting it out there, Azpi was shoite against Bohs last night so my decision is going to be affected by that when it comes to voting

    :pac:

    His peak was a few years back man :p

    He had a bit too much paella this Summer. Normal service will be resumed by game time :D


  • #339
    SlickRic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,708 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Duff was my next pick. But I'd already resigned myself to not getting him this round. I knew the last round was the time if I was desperate for him.

    It's all getting very interesting now.


  • #340
    Morzadec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    All time English league draft
    Was interested to see when Pogba would go, I had him earmarked as a possible pick. Inconsistent but undoubtedly talented. I'm not sure there's many (any?) truly world class centre mids left


  • #341
    bucketybuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,066 ✭✭✭✭bucketybuck


    I wondered and doubted if anybody would go with Pogba. I think it is a really risky choice, especially when there are still some really good midfielders available, guys who have actually performed well in the PL.

    As a United fan, I think I would look at a team with Pogba there and see that as a mark against.


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  • #342
    correction
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭correction


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    SlickRic wrote: »
    Duff was my next pick. But I'd already resigned myself to not getting him this round. I knew the last round was the time if I was desperate for him.

    It's all getting very interesting now.

    I spent a fair amount of time debating going for Duff with my Sanchez pick. Think Duff would've been a great pick for me even then but I just couldn't turn down that match winning ability Alexis had


  • #343
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    All time English league draft
    bucketybuck wrote: »
    I wondered and doubted if anybody would go with Pogba. I think it is a really risky choice, especially when there are still some really good midfielders available, guys who have actually performed well in the PL.

    As a United fan, I think I would look at a team with Pogba there and see that as a mark against.

    Agree I don't understand some of the praise in the thread for players that have been good in average teams and lack of acknowledgement for players that helped achieve great things We shall see how it pans out.


  • #344
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,206 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


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    Azpilicueta was my next pick.

    Grrr


  • #345
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,206 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


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    bucketybuck wrote: »
    I wondered and doubted if anybody would go with Pogba. I think it is a really risky choice, especially when there are still some really good midfielders available, guys who have actually performed well in the PL.

    As a United fan, I think I would look at a team with Pogba there and see that as a mark against.

    You're not a great judge of players in fairness.

    You said Pat Jennings was better than Manuel Neuer in one of these before.


  • #346
    Morzadec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    All time English league draft
    bucketybuck wrote: »
    I wondered and doubted if anybody would go with Pogba. I think it is a really risky choice, especially when there are still some really good midfielders available, guys who have actually performed well in the PL.

    As a United fan, I think I would look at a team with Pogba there and see that as a mark against.

    Yeah I imagined this might be the case and that definitely was giving me pause for thought, but I might well have taken him if available at a later round.

    The poster has maybe framed it well saying that he has Keane beside him for discipline, and you could make the argument that peak Pogba is proven in teams with other world class players beside him. But I'm sure opponents might pick on him as a potential weakness


  • #347
    bucketybuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,066 ✭✭✭✭bucketybuck


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    You're not a great judge of players in fairness.

    You said Pat Jennings was better than Manuel Neuer in one of these before.
    What an amazingly classless post.

    For the record, I believe this is the thread from 6 years ago that this guy is referring to, if anybody is interested in the context.


  • #348
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


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    I think in the right team and system then Pogba is definitely worth the risk but it's a gamble.

    Not sure having him is a team with Keane is the right thing though as Keane was truly a proper CM (in a midfield 2) whereas is you want the best of out Pogba you need to play 3 with a dedicated DM

    Sure as hell gona be interesting as teams take shape though


  • #349
    Trigger
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,037 Mod ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    All time English league draft
    Morzadec wrote: »
    Yeah I imagined this might be the case and that definitely was giving me pause for thought, but I might well have taken him if available at a later round.

    The poster has maybe framed it well saying that he has Keane beside him for discipline, and you could make the argument that peak Pogba is proven in teams with other world class players beside him. But I'm sure opponents might pick on him as a potential weakness

    The problem is that Pogba has never done it in the PL for a prolonged period of time, if people are going to judge him on this it should be just on his PL performances and not on what he did for Juve, having Keane beside him would definitely free him up but he had 2or 3 WC midfielders beside him at Juve, not one so depends on the setup. But saying that he has also failed to perform in an attacking sense with 2 workhorses beside him and no focus on defense.

    He is undoubtedly talented and It really is a going to be a tough one but will depend entirely on who he comes up against I suppose. If the OP can give a good assessment on why he thinks Pogba will work in his system against the opposition it could sway the votes

    Moderator: Forum Games, Conspiracy Theories, Current Affairs/IMHO



  • #350
    Morzadec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    All time English league draft
    Trigger wrote: »
    The problem is that Pogba has never done it in the PL for a prolonged period of time, if people are going to judge him on this it should be just on his PL performances and not on what he did for Juve, having Keane beside him would definitely free him up but he had 2or 3 WC midfielders beside him at Juve, not one so depends on the setup. But saying that he has also failed to perform in an attacking sense with 2 workhorses beside him and no focus on defense.

    He is undoubtedly talented and It really is a going to be a tough one but will depend entirely on who he comes up against I suppose. If the OP can give a good assessment on why he thinks Pogba will work in his system against the opposition it could sway the votes

    I think you can arguably factor in his performances for France at the world cup in 2018. He was at United at the time. Obviously first and foremost is the PL form but if players are achieving amazing things at international level while they were in their PL peak then it could be factored in a bit.

    But yeah good points, and the WC was only a handful of games


  • #351
    Trigger
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,037 Mod ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    All time English league draft
    Morzadec wrote: »
    I think you can arguably factor in his performances for France at the world cup in 2018. He was at United at the time. Obviously first and foremost is the PL form but if players are achieving amazing things at international level while they were in their PL peak then it could be factored in a bit.

    But yeah good points, and the WC was only a handful of games

    Plus he only had 2/3 good performances for France in the WC, which were toward the end so people seem to forget the stinkers before that

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  • #352
    [Deleted User]
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    Trigger wrote: »
    Plus he only had 2/3 good performances for France in the WC, which were toward the end so people seem to forget the stinkers before that

    Thought he did well right throughout personally. In a role he did well in his first season at United. Shame really he decided he was better than defending, could have been special.


  • #353
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


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    Bruce was who I was initially going to pick with the previous pick but decided Toure suited my style better. Would have liked to pair them up but very optimistic thinking :D


  • #354
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


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    Fletcher is the first player picked that I hadn't considered.

    Be interesting to see how many there are by the end


  • #355
    SlickRic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,708 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Fletcher fits nicely in MNG's midfield.

    A couple of better midfielders out there (strictly speaking), but few would've given him the balance necessary.


  • #356
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


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    Not saying he a bad pick just hadn't thought of him at all


  • #357
    IncognitoMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,128 ✭✭✭IncognitoMan


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    Wow I was fully expecting Son to be one I could pick up on the sly later on. Nice pick imo


  • #358
    Ferris_Bueller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Ferris_Bueller


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    IncognitoMan wrote: »
    Wow I was fully expecting Son to be one I could pick up on the sly later on. Nice pick imo

    Cheers, he was a hard one to judge what round he would go in. Nearly completely forgot about him too when I was making my initial list. I had someone else in mind but decided Son would be a better pick. Will be interesting to see what ones slip through!


  • #359
    Trigger
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,037 Mod ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    All time English league draft
    Ferris_Bueller wrote: »
    Cheers, he was a hard one to judge what round he would go in. Nearly completely forgot about him too when I was making my initial list. I had someone else in mind but decided Son would be a better pick. Will be interesting to see what ones slip through!

    Was thinking about him myself, had him earmarked for this round. Great pick at this stage I think..

    Moderator: Forum Games, Conspiracy Theories, Current Affairs/IMHO



  • #360
    bucketybuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,066 ✭✭✭✭bucketybuck


    Gallas was a brilliant defender, thats a real bargain at this stage of a draft, I'd put his value a round or two higher. He was making Terry look good long before Carvalho got that job.


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  • #361
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,206 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


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    It was him or Bruce for me.


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