My final choice, and frankly I'm surprised he's still available (I've searched the thread for correct and incorrect spellings), is the final cog in my midfield. With 116 appearances and a promotion in his first season, I summon into my team...
ALAN CURBISHLEY
Category 1 - Has played for...
My tenth pick will add some grit to my midfield and provide some ball-winning bite infront of the defence. Not necessarily the most gifted footballer but he made up for that with blood, sweat and tears. A bulldog on the pitch and a joker off it, he's a club legend that has sadly been denied a...
My left back may lack pace but reads the game well and was a key part of our promotion-winning side a couple of years ago. He sees my defensive unit complete as well, and will be played as the defensive foil to Napier's potential to not track back.
He also looks like John Terry but I won't hold...
I've been looking around old legends of the club for this draft and, frankly, I'm stunned this next one hasn't gone. I've search the thread for his surname multiple times just to make sure.
Quick, two-footed with an eye for goal (especially when taking a corner), this is the man that will be...
Hmm, this is a tricky decision at this point.
I think that I will go with one of the most entertaining defenders I've seen in the stripes, and with Buckley already in my side I know that the right hand side of my team can cause anyone problems. Admittedly it perhaps means an over-emphasis on...
Currently:
1. MattBackHome - Bobby Zamora, Vicente, Garry Nelson, Paul Watson, Jeff Minton, Andrew Crofts, Dean Wilkins
2. StripeyShark - Mark Lawrenson, Ben Roberts, Inigo Calderon, Ashley Barnes, Adam Virgo, Nathan Jones
3. Gazwag - Wayne Bridge, John Keeley, Brian Horton, Glenn Murray, Kurt...
While we wait:
1. MattBackHome - Bobby Zamora, Vicente, Garry Nelson, Paul Watson, Jeff Minton
2. StripeyShark - Mark Lawrenson, Ben Roberts, Inigo Calderon, Ashley Barnes, Adam Virgo
3. Gazwag - Wayne Bridge, John Keeley, Brian Horton, Glenn Murray, Kurt Nogan
4. ShaolinPunk - Peter Ward...
No, all it means is that he falls out of the pecking order to keep things moving. As soon as he's online he can pick but obviously the longer he is absent the more potential picks he misses out on