[Football] Current World XI Draft

Frutos said:

At 10:44 tonight [MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION] becomes eligible to pick.

Currently [MENTION=225]Hamilton[/MENTION] and [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] are the "active" players.

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Your change of avatar has saddened me.

stripeyshark said:

Your change of avatar has saddened me.

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It saddens me too, but I felt a change was required.

At 8:44 this morning [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] joins [MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION], [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] and [MENTION=225]Hamilton[/MENTION] as an active picker.

Completing my midfield is a 22 year old Swiss international who plays for Bayern Munich. Xherdan Shaqiri has already won the Swiss Cup Winner at U-18 level, the Swiss Super League 3 times , the Swiss Cup twice, the Bundesliga twice, the champions league, the UEFA super cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.





Category 1 - Has played at least 200 times for one club Petr Čech
Category 2 – Has made over 70 International appearances David Silva
Category 3 - Has never played at a World Cup Daniel Sturridge
Category 4 - Plays/Manages outside the “top 5” leagues
Category 5 – Has been the top goal scorer in a top-flight season Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Category 6 – Managed in at least 4 different countries José Mourinho
Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career Jay Rodriguez
Category 8 – Has played in a Champions League Semi-Final/Final.
Category 9 – Is under 24 years of age Xherdan Shaqiri
Category 10 - Has won a league title with 2 different clubs Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Category 11 – Is over 30 years old Dani Alves
Category 12 - Has faced Brighton at some point in his career Martin Škrtel


[MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION]

Sorry all.

I've been avoiding NSC for a few days. In mourning.

Back now and I'm picking a central defender who has yet to make a world cup appearance - but is sure to make an impression soon.

Benedikt Höwedes is the captain of Schalke 04.

"Schalke club captain Benedikt Howedes is often overlooked when it comes to naming leading members of the current wonderful German generation, but has been a consistently important presence for the Gelsenkirchen-based side.

A wonderfully old-fashioned centre-back, Howedes reads the game magnificently and, besides being a physical match for any opponent, shows great technique in dispossessing opponents."

That'll do me!

Someone needs to do an update list, haven't been on this thread for a while!

[MENTION=17456]The_Viper[/MENTION] is now eligible, along with [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] and [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION]

So with the choice of Shaqiri I was no longer left with any room to breath and need to bring in my right winger ASAP.
Into the England squad and contributing 10 goals in 34 games from the winger, the lad is going to be something very very special.

Raheem Sterling




[MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] and [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] still to pick and [MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION] to go next.

Category 1 - Has played at least 200 times for one club
Category 2 – Has made over 70 International appearances
Category 3 - Has never played at a World Cup - Jordi Alba
Category 4 - Plays/Manages outside the “top 5” leagues - Ezequiel Garay
Category 5 – Has been the top goal scorer in a top-flight season - Edin Dzeko
Category 6 – Played football in at least 4 different countries - Philippe Coutihno
Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career - Isco
Category 8 – Has played in a Champions League Semi-Final/Final. - Manuel Neuer
Category 9 – Is under 24 years of age - Raheem Sterling
Category 10 - Has won a league title with 2 different clubs - Ottmar Hitzfeld
Category 11 – Is over 30 years old - Andrea Barzagli
Category 12 - Has faced Brighton at some point in his career - Pablo Zabaleta

I'm going to add to my team in the form of one of the most versatile talents in the world today. He can play either side full back or wing back, basically anywhere in the midfield or as a winger on either flank, and is class at all of them. He hasn't played at a World Cup yet but I have a sneaking feeling that will change soon.

He is Borussia Dortmund's KEVIN GROßKREUTZ



Over to [MENTION=13376]albionalex[/MENTION] for his two picks, with [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] and [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] still outstanding.

By my reckoning it's back to [MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION] now. Although [MENTION=13376]albionalex[/MENTION] [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] and [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] can jump in with their outstanding picks at any time.

Is it time for us to vote on players of those who have outstanding picks

Latest A-Z, fingers crossed I have picked everybody up

ABIDAL, E
AGUERO, S
AKINFEEV, I
ALABA, D
ALBA, J
ALCANTARA, T
ALONSO, X
ALVES, D
ANCELOTTI, C
AZPILICUETA, C
BAINES, L
BALE, G
BALOTELLI, M
BARZAGLI, A
BENATIA, M
BENITEZ, R
BENZEMA, K
BOATENG, J
BUFFON, G
BUSQUETS, S
CABAYE, Y
CAHILL, G
CAHILL, T
CAPDEVILLA, J
CARVAJEL, D
CARZORLA, S
CASILLAS, I
CAVANI, E
CECH, P
CESAR, J
CHIELLINI, G
COENTRAO, F
COLE, A
COLEMAN, S
COLOCCINI, F
CORKULA, V
COSTA, D
COURTOIS, T
COUTINHO, P
DANTE
DE GEA, D
DE JONG, N
DEMICHELIS, M
DI MARIA, A
DI NATALE, A
DI ROSSI, D
DIDA
DOUMBIA, S
DRAXLER, J
DROGBA, D
DZAGOEV, A
DZEKO, E
ESSIEN, M
ETO'O, S
FABREGAS, C
FALCAO, R
GARAY, E
GERRARD, S
GIGGS, R
GIGNAC, A
GIROUD, O
GOMEZ, M
GOTZE, M
GROBKREUTZ, K
GUIARDIOLA, P
GUNDOGAN, I
GYAN, A
HANDANOVIC, S
HANGELAND, B
HART, J
HAZARD, E
HENRY, T
HIGUAIN, G
HITZFELD, O
HOWARD, T
HOWEDES, B
HULK
HUMMELS, M
HUNTELAAR, K-J
IMBRAHIMOVIC, Z
INGS, D
INIESTA, A
ISCO
IVANOVIC, B
JOHNSON, G
KAGAWA, S
KAKA
KLOPP, J
KLOSE, M
KOKE
KOLAROV, A
KOMPANY, V
KOSCIELNY, L
KROOS, T
KRUL, T
LAHM, P
LALLANA, A
LAMPARD, F
LAVEZZI, EZEQUIEL
LEWANDOWSKI, R
LOPEZ, D
LOW, J
LUIS, F
LUISAO
LUKAKU, R
MAICON
MANGALA, E
MANDZUKIC, M
MARCELO
MARQUINHOS
MARTINEZ, JACKSON
MARTINEZ, JAVI
MASCHERANO, J
MATA, J
MATIC, N
MAXWELL
MESSI, L
MKHITARYAN, H
MODRIC, L
MOURINHO, J
MOUTINHO, J
MULLER, T
NAVAS, J
NEUER, M
NEYMAR
OSCAR
OZIL, M
PEDRO
PELLEGRINI, M
PEPE
PIQUE, G
PIRLO, A
PISZCZEK, L
PJANIC, M
POGBA, P
QUARESMA, R
RAKITIC, I
RAMOS, S
RAMSEY, A
RAUL
REINA, P
REMY, L
REUS, M
RIBERY, F
ROBBEN, A
ROBINHO
RODRIGUEZ, JAMES
RODRIGUEZ, JAY
RONALDINHO
RONALDO, C
ROONEY, W
ROSSI, G
SAHIN, N
SANCHEZ, A
SANDRO, A
SANGA, B
SCHWARZER, M
SCHWEINSTEIGER, B
SHAW, L
SHAQIRI, X
SILVA, D
SILVA, T
SIMUNIC, J
SKRTEL, M
SNEIJDER, W
SRNA, D
STERLING, R
STURRIDGE, ,D
SUAREZ, L
SUBOTIC, N
TERRY, J
TER-STEGEN, M
TEVEZ, C
TOTTI, F
TOURE, K
TOURE, Y
TRAPATTONI, G
TYMOSHCHUK, A
VALDES, V
VAN DER VAART, R
VAN DER WIEL, G
VAN GAAL, L
VAN PERSIE, R
VARANA, E
VERATTI, M
VIDAL, A
VIDIC, N
WALCOTT, T
WEIDENFELLER, R
WENGER, A
WILSHIRE, J
XAVI
YILMAZ, B
ZABALETA, P
ZAMORA, B
ZAPATA, C
ZUNIGA, J

For my penultimate pick, I'm going for a man who has played in his native Montenegro, in Serbia, in Italy and who currently plays for the Premier League Champions here in England. He is STEVAN JOVETIC.



Picks currently available by my reckoning:

- [MENTION=17456]The_Viper[/MENTION]
- [MENTION=13376]albionalex[/MENTION] (x2)
- [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION]
- [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION]

Come on guys, we're so close to the end now - don't let this all fall apart at such a late stage.

Frutos said:

He is STEVAN JOVETIC.

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I'm not angry with you right now, I'm just disappointed.

shaolinpunk said:

I'm not angry with you right now, I'm just disappointed.

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I had a sneaking feeling that he might have been desirable to other managers.

I think the most important thing to bear in mind is that we're only a surname beginning with 'U' away from completing the alphabet with our selections.

David Luiz is my next pick.



followed by Simon Kjær



[MENTION=17456]The_Viper[/MENTION] is next

I fear the chances of my intended next pick still being available by the time it gets to me are slim to none

I was bored, so decided to update the draft list for everyone's convenience, apologies if I've missed anyone/anything:

AlbionAlex - Cristiano Ronaldo, Branislav Ivanovic, Thibaut Courtois, Luka Modric, Jackson Martinez, Carlo Ancelotti, Giuseppi Rossi, Filipe Luis, Andre-Pierre Gignac, David Luiz, Simon Kjaer

Frutos - Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola, Mario Gomez, Juan Mata, Alan Dzagoev, Thiago Alcantara, David De Gea, Fabricio Coloccini, Vedran Corluka, Kevin Grosskreutz, Stevan Jovetic

The_Viper - Manuel Neuer, Jordi Alba, Isco, Pablo Zabaleta, Edin Dzeko, Antonio Barzagli, Ezequiel Garay, Phillipe Coutinho, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Raheem Stirling

JOLovegrove - Gareth Bale, Diego Costa, Gerard Pique, Cesc Fabregas, David Alaba, Julio Cesar, Nemanja Matic, Samuel Eto'o, Martin Demichelis

Gazwag - Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Silva, Daniel Sturridge, Petr Cech, Dani Alves, Jose Mourinho, Martin Skrtel, Jay Rodriguez, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Xherdan Shaqiri

Jay_Cartwright - Neymar, Mats Hummels, Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi, Marcelo, Manuel Pellegrini, Pepe Reina, Danny Ings, Bobby Zamora

MattBackHome - Andrea Pirlo, Edinson Cavani, Thomas Muller, Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain, Aaron Ramsay, Maxwell, Marquinhos, Cristian Zapata, Camilo Zuniga

Guy Fawkes - Iker Casillas, Radamel Falcao, Mehdi Benatia, Theo Walcott, Kaka, Burak Yilmaz, Santi Cazorla, Giovanni Trappattoni, Oscar, Jerome Boateng

ShaolinPunk - Luis Suarez, Diego Lopez, Dante, Xabi Alonso, Nuri Sahin, Romelu Lukaku, Fabio Coentrao, Joachim Low, Eliaquim Mangala, Bacary Sagna

Reinelt12 - Arjen Robben, Karim Benzema, Adam Lallana, Neven Subotic, Mario Balotelli, Nigel De Jong, Darijo Srna, Tim Krul, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Josip Simunic

PauldCPFC - Phillip Lahm, Vincent Kompany, Carlos Tevez, Arturo Vidal, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Miralem Pjanic, Olivier Giroud, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Javi Martinez, Cesar Azpilicueta

GullFlyingHigh - Yaya Toure, Mario Mandzukic, Giorgio Chiellini, Victor Valdes, Koke, Raphael Varane, Alex Sandro, Jack Wilshere, Maicon, Ricardo Quaresma

Moggy - Bastian Schweinsteiger, Gianluigi Buffon, Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger, Nemanja Vidic, Sergio Ramos, Raul, Julian Draxler, Joan Capdevila, Robinho

Turienzo's Lovechild - Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Yohan Cabaye, Marco Reus, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Jesus Navas, Roman Weidenfeller, Glen Johnson, Luke Shaw, Luisao

Hamilton - Ryan Giggs, Steven Gerrard, Mario Gotze, Sergio Aguero, Tim Howard, Toni Kroos, Gregory Van Der Wiel, Brede Hangeland, Seydou Doumbia, Benedikt Howedes

GNLF - Robin Van Persie, Javier Mascherano, Wayne Rooney, Hulk, Jurgen Klopp, Ashley Cole, Joao Moutinho, Samir Handanovic, Shinji Kagawa, Dani Carvajal

stripeyshark - Wesley Sneijder, Joe Hart, Antonio Di Natale, James Rodriguez, Pepe, Mesut Ozil, Laurent Koscielny, Asamoah Gyan, Aleksandar Kolarov, Seamus Coleman

Shatner's Bassoon - Robert Lewandowski, Sergio Busquets, Alexis Sanchez, Paul Pogba, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Igor Akinfeev, Rafa Benitez, Pedro Rodriguez, Eric Abidal

Rohana - Eden Hazard, Thiago Silva, Łukasz Piszczek, Didier Drogba, Ivan Rakitic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Veratti, Mark Schwarzer, Michael Essien, Louis Van Gaal

TomFitz12 - Ronaldinho, Franck Ribery, Dida, Frank Lampard, Leighton Baines, Ilkay Gundogan, Tim Cahill, Kolo Toure, Loic Remy, Miroslav Klose

I've highlighted managers in bold, so if you don't have a bold name in your list then you still need to pick a manager among your remaining selections. I'd be interested to know whether those who haven't picked a manager are comfortable with having left it late or are concerned that they are now going to miss out on the top choices in the category as a result?

[MENTION=17456]The_Viper[/MENTION] is the current active picker, with [MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] and [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] having outstanding picks to be caught up.

shaolinpunk said:

I fear the chances of my intended next pick still being available by the time it gets to me are slim to none

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I'm crossing my fingers that my chances of getting the last player I want are improved by the fact that 10 of the picks between now and my next/last go have to be a manager rather than a player.

At work, will make my pick about 6ish. Which is within my limits anyways