Lynk
Obsessed with discrediting Danny Welbeck
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Cheers mate, perfect!
That seems reasonable. I don't like the look of 4 games a day as per Crappy's list though. We should limit it to two a day really or else some of the match threads will be empty.First match day Sunday, then?
And then Monday and Tuesday?
I was wondering why this had died, did it really take you chaps two whole days to work out you were missing the fixture list?So you need an order for the games within the groups? That's it? 1-2, 1-3, 2-3 are the options right?
So that's that. Of course, the order is the same for all groups. The order within the groups was already decided by the previous draw?
So we have:
Group A: 1. Gio, 2. Stobzilla 3. Crappy
Game 1: Gio - Stobzilla
Game 2: Gio - Crappy
Game 3: Stobzilla - Crappy
Group B: 1. Annah, 2. SirAF, 3. Raees
Game 1: Annah - SirAF
Game 2: Annah - Raees
Game 3: SirAF - Raees
Group C: 1. Skizzo, 2. Lynk, 3. Chesterle
Game 1: Skizzo - Lynk
Game 2: Skizzo - Chesterle
Game 3: Lynk - Chesterle
Group D: 1. MJJ, 2. Barney, 3. EAP
Game 1: MJJ - Barney
Game 2: MJJ - EAP
Game 3: Barney - EAP
Matchday 1 starts with the following four games:
Group A, Game 1: Gio - Stobzilla
Group B, Game 1: Annah - SirAF
Group C, Game 1: Skizzo - Lynk
Group D, Game 1: MJJ - Barney
Worse, what happened last time we had group stages was people got completely fed up with the number of draft threads going at any one time.That seems reasonable. I don't like the look of 4 games a day as per Crappy's list though. We should limit it to two a day really or else some of the match threads will be empty.
Easy mate, I can't see how it could be taken as anything other than a suggestion. When can you then?I can't do thirtied Nov, got a presentation due.
next time ask before allocating dates please.
The Observer (1993) said:HE IS probably the best defender English football has produced since Bobby Moore. We saw it proved a hundred times. A red-shirted shadow moving at top speed, a brush of the shoulder and a sudden deft flick of the boot. The perfect tackle: swift, silent and conclusive. It was Des Walker's speciality.
Gary Lineker said:At his prime, he was probably as good a man-to-man marker as there was – that's how I'd play him, with Baresi sweeping behind. Des wasn't the best 'footballer' in the world, but with his speed, he was always there. Whenever we played Forest, Cloughie always stuck him on me. He was so hard to shake off, so I used to try and Des out of the centre and give them problems. I used to take him out and stand next to Stuart Pearce. A bit stupid, really.
Peter Beardsley said:Wasn’t necessarily the best with the ball at his feet but in terms of defensive awareness there weren’t many better when he was in his prime. So rarely beaten to a ball but if he was, he had the blistering pace to recover. He was unbelievable at Italia 90, keeping many of the world’s greatest strikers at bay.
Sir Alex Ferguson said:The best penalty box defender in the world.
Karl Heinz Rummenigge said:The best defender I've ever played against.
Willie Thornton said:The greatest player I ever saw.
John Rafferty in One Hundred Years of Scottish Football said:Perhaps Scotland's greatest ever centre-half.
Vital Arsenal said:James was the first footballer of his generation to be considered an artiste, his passing relied not only on devastating accuracy, but unrivalled vision... He returned to fitness for the 1932-33 season in which Arsenal won the league at a canter, scoring a record 127 goals. No official records exist, but James is thought to have chalked up in excess of 50 direct assists in that season. Indeed, James, much like his modern day equivalent Dennis Bergkamp, was never much of a goalscorer, clocking up a meagre 27 goals in 261 games. But his assist record would likely be astronomical. He simply made Arsenal's greatest ever side tick and is widely considered by those that saw him as Arsenal's greatest ever player.
Bob McPhail said:He was in a class all by himself. He would never beat his full-back in the same way twice, for he had so many tricks. Despite playing on the left wing, Morton's right foot was the stronger one, though the truth is he was two footed and perfectly balanced. But the power he had in his right foot meant he could as easily cut inside and shoot or slip the ball into me, as he could go down the wing and cross into the penalty box.
Douglas Lamming - football historian in "A Scottish Soccer Internationalists' Who's Who 1872-1986" said:The greatest British left winger of all time.
Bill Shankly said:Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age ... even if he had been wearing an overcoat.
Shankly was asked about how a top star of the day compared to Finney said:Aye, he's as good as Tommy – but then Tommy's nearly 60 now.
Tommy Docherty said:To me Messi is Finney reborn. He was a diamond. If I was a manager and was able to buy any player who has played the game, I would buy Finney.
Sir Stanley Matthews said:To dictate the pace and course of a game, a player has to be blessed with awesome qualities. Those who have accomplished it on a regular basis can be counted on the fingers of one hand – Pelé, Maradona, Best, Di Stefano, and Tom Finney.
George Best said:People remember him primarily as a goal-poacher, but he was a tremendous dribbler too. He scored one goal for Spurs against us at White Hart Lane where he beat half the team, including the goalkeeper, before rolling it into an empty net.
Graham Taylor said:He was so quick with his feet and he had the ability to link the play so well, not only scoring so many goals but creating for those around him.
No dates have been decided on as far as I know.I can't do thirtied Nov, got a presentation due.
next time ask before allocating dates please.
Aye, fair point. I don't know - all things said and done I think it could be difficult to maintain a decent interest throughout a bunch of group matches no matter how they're spread out. It's not too late to go for the other format, is it? Just play six straight knock-out matches, followed by three - and then let the best loser (based on something or other) take the last semi-finalist spot.That seems reasonable. I don't like the look of 4 games a day as per Crappy's list though. We should limit it to two a day really or else some of the match threads will be empty.
- Sir Bob PaisleyWe nearly bought him from Preston in 1977, but it was playing at the heart of Brighton defence against Kenny Dalglish in March 1980 that he really caught my eye. Kenny is notoriously difficult to tackle. He is so clever and deceptive and uses his body to shield the ball from opposing defenders. And yet here was a 22 year old, fresh out of the Second Division, winning the ball from him with sharp, clean challenges. I don't believe I have ever seen anybody who makes better tackles inside his own penalty area. It’s a dangerous business, of course. The slightest error of judgement will result in a penalty award. But I'm pushed to remember more than one spot kick that Mark has conceded.
He has the ideal physical makeup for a 'ball winner'. I don't suppose he would win too many prizes for his running action. He is not an elegant mover, but he is particularly quick. He possesses very long legs and a correspondingly long stride. So although he looks a bit leggy when he's in full flight, you can be sure that he has the speed to get himself out of trouble. There is a wiry strength about him too. He doesn't weigh much over 11 stones, but he's a tough and durable customer. You won't see him being barged or knocked off the ball by bigger, bulkier men. He is steely and hardy. But he times a tackle so precisely that very often there is little or no physical contact between him and the opponent in his sights. They are painless, clinical challenges. The ball is nicked off the toe of the attacker as clean as a whistle, almost without him realising it. Indeed, sometimes you see them run on for a stride or two as if they've still got it. But, like a thief in the night, Mark has made off with their possession before the alarm can be raised, and they can give chase.
However, he was anything but and the big teddy bear appearance just endeared him more to the fans. One story is said that Stein sent him to a health farm to lose weight only to come back heavier than before. The experiment was never repeated.
Agree with all this.Aye, fair point. I don't know - all things said and done I think it could be difficult to maintain a decent interest throughout a bunch of group matches no matter how they're spread out. It's not too late to go for the other format, is it? Just play six straight knock-out matches, followed by three - and then let the best loser (based on something or other) take the last semi-finalist spot.
Could even do a simple poll to decide which second round loser deserves the last SF spot.
Wednesday ideally or TuesdayEasy mate, I can't see how it could be taken as anything other than a suggestion. When can you then?
Which day has 4 games happening?That seems reasonable. I don't like the look of 4 games a day as per Crappy's list though. We should limit it to two a day really or else some of the match threads will be empty.
It is a bit confusing because you turned 2 Sundays into Saturdays and 2 Thursdays into WednesdaysWhich day has 4 games happening?
I don't mind either but just wish things will speed up a bit hereAre we still doing group games or going for knockout now?
Yeah me too. Not really sure what's going on right now. If I should be doing my tactics, who to send them to, or who I'm even playing for sure lol@MJJ you still have one more snake pick right? You picked Whiteside for your first pick if I'm not mistaken.
I don't mind either but just wish things will speed up a bit here
Oh my mistake, missed your Sherwood pick.Whiteside and Sherwood were my two picks mate.
I looked at the days in the list and managed to completely ignore the datesWhich day has 4 games happening?
Matchday 1:
Group A Gio vs Stobz - 29th Nov, Saturday
Group B Raaes vs SirAF - 29th Nov, Saturday
Group C Skizzo vs Lynk - 30th Nov, Saturday
Group D MJJ vs Barney - 30th Nov, Saturday
Matchday 2:
Group A Gio vs Crappy - 1st December, Monday
Group B Annah vs Raees - 1st Dec, Monday
Group C Skizzo vs Chester - 2nd Dec, Tuesday
Group D MJJ vs EAP - 2nd Dec, Tuesday
Matchday 3:
Group A Stobz vs Crappy - 3rd Dec Wednesday
Group B SirAF vs Annah- 3rd Dec Wednesday
Group C Lynk vs Chester - 4th Dec, Wednesday
Group D Barney vs EAP 4th Dec, Wednesday
@Gio @Stobzilla @Raees @SirAF @Skizzo
After United game pal.
No problem. Try to send them by end of todayAfter United game pal.
@Barney @Joga BonitoWednesday ideally or Tuesday
I am travelling from US to India from tonight till Monday morning. So can start matches in coming 5-6 hours and then on Monday morning.@Barney @Joga Bonito
I don't remember group stages being so painful to orchestrate... It's just like with knockouts, Matchday 1 rivals, talk to each other and agree on a date, using crappy's as a marker.
I'll try to send it tonight, but I might be delayed until tomorrow.
It doesn't really work that way crappy. You really want managers to agree on a day or else you may find one completely missing who may not even know you put the game up. Games are already dull enough to have them without the managers chippping in, let alone here where you would expect to need much input from them re: the less known players and what they are doing/how they fit. That's actually the sole point of the games IMO.I would suggest everyone sent me a write up for their first opponent. I will start any feasible matches