Marty1968
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Aaaah that's a shame. Would've been nice to have seen Gazza in this draft.
Was considering him myself, but opted for something else - partly 'cause I considered him a less safe option. Wrong again there.Aaaah that's a shame. Would've been nice to have seen Gazza in this draft.
At the end of the day I think Pat also picked the Monaco one so regardless if your pick was ineligible or not it would've had the same outcome.And here comes the clarification:
When I did my initial short list I had Thuram down for both Monaco and Barca. I then realized there was a "can't have won anything" caveat in place - and, thus, the Barca part should have been scratched (they won the Supercopa, so the whole thing was a no-go). But it wasn't (scratched): because I copy/pasted Thuram's Barca season (not his Monaco one) in my PM to @Michaelf7777777.
And then, reading certain responses, I got my wires all crossed - in all sorts of ways - because my pick ended up blocked, simply, and not ineligible (which it actually was). In other words, for a brief (and maybe not entirely sober) time, I actually thought that someone had landed players from that Barca season: which included heavy hitters of the first water, of course.
Mike's mistake is very understandable, of course - since both Enigma and Mustard also picked Thuram on the same attempt. But - yeah - there it is. Like I said initially, though, it made no practical difference - the player was a bust.
Yes, that's a fair point: it wasn't actually stated that you have to provide evidence for the player's eligibility. In this case, however, I did provide the evidence (link to Barca's 2006-07 season).At the end of the day I think Pat also picked the Monaco one so regardless if your pick was ineligible or not it would've had the same outcome.
Although I can understand if your pick being eligible would have sent you in that (Barca) direction for the second one and might have lead to some more ineligible picks.
Not entirely sure if pointing out the season makes the pick eligible or not or Mike is checking him on separated basis only by name. In other words just by picking Thuram it makes him a valid pick without mentioning the season as it wasn't 'required' by the rules, I think.
Yeah me too but well pleased with my pick this round.....especially with a few other blocks. Thinking one incredible pick may have sneaked through...well done to that person!Was considering him myself, but opted for something else - partly 'cause I considered him a less safe option. Wrong again there.
Playing it safe is starting to become an obsession with me, bad habit really - still, very happy with who I landed.
Several possible candidates for "bloody brilliant steal" here that could (or will, probably) have gone through.Thinking one incredible pick may have sneaked through...well done to that person!
For most big to biggish clubs you can simply - and quickly enough - do a wiki search for "Club X seasons" (where both trophies won and finals lost are highlighted for your convenience).And dang. How did you guys find those players on Round 3? My "extensive" research just went as far as Bayern and Dortmund.
EE doesn't have 2 cups usually, which makes it very hard to find a 'click'. England, France and other nations with league cup alongside their national cup opens up the pool.For most big to biggish clubs you can simply - and quickly enough - do a wiki search for "Club X seasons" (where both trophies won and finals lost are highlighted for your convenience).
The problem is searching outside that group - that becomes a serious pain in the arse. I wouldn't be surprised if there's actually a player or two who may have slipped through the net entirely here (Eastern Europe, specifically).
True - yes.EE doesn't have 2 cups usually, which makes it very hard to find a 'click'. England, France and other nations with league cup alongside their national cup opens up the pool.
Add to that EE countries haven't won many EC,UEFA etc cups which makes the pool very narrow to work with.
I did it with tabs open for the league and then each European Cup and checked if any years matched up, so don't think I should have missed many.For most big to biggish clubs you can simply - and quickly enough - do a wiki search for "Club X seasons" (where both trophies won and finals lost are highlighted for your convenience).
The problem is searching outside that group - that becomes a serious pain in the arse. I wouldn't be surprised if there's actually a player or two who may have slipped through the net entirely here (Eastern Europe, specifically).
To be honest I tried those countries for a bit, but gave up pretty quickly. Being in those competitions and also in the domestic league usually means 50-50 chance of winning it (if you have a team that can mount such a challenge across different competition in the same year) and I couldn't even find a single example for some teams of the aforementioned region.True - yes.
I was thinking along the lines of: 2nd in the league, lost domestic cup, lost some kind of European final (old EC, UEFA, CWC).
And you can add the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup to the list too, I suppose. *
Narrow enough - yes. But still possible - maybe.
* And the Mitropa Cup.
Was searching for Madrid. They only listed trophies they've won. Went to Transfermarkt, my eyes were spinning scrolling up and down.For most big to biggish clubs you can simply - and quickly enough - do a wiki search for "Club X seasons" (where both trophies won and finals lost are highlighted for your convenience).
The problem is searching outside that group - that becomes a serious pain in the arse. I wouldn't be surprised if there's actually a player or two who may have slipped through the net entirely here (Eastern Europe, specifically).
Yeh, can play in midfield two, or as AMC. I was considering him as 2nd pick.Aaaah that's a shame. Would've been nice to have seen Gazza in this draft.
This is what screwed meFor most big to biggish clubs you can simply - and quickly enough - do a wiki search for "Club X seasons" (where both trophies won and finals lost are highlighted for your convenience).
They won the Super Cup that season and wiki didn't list it there. Only listed the 3 runner up cupsRob Rensenbrink
Anderlecht 1976-77
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_R.S.C._Anderlecht_seasons
I didn't even consider De Bruyne for the FA Cup round as I was sure you'd go for him, but thought I could risk Gazza. We'd better get ready...ffs mustard! i thought we were good
Ah, yes - there you go. Wiki is...shit, I suppose.This is what screwed me
They won the Super Cup that season and wiki didn't list it there. Only listed the 3 runner up cups
Yeah, Transfermarkt...the interface there is horrible (you have to keep re-entering the season and click, etc.).Went to Transfermarkt, my eyes were spinning scrolling up and down.
Jesus fecking Christ.....i blame scrappy for this shitRound 5 - Ineligible
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I love you Michael <3Round 5 - Ineligible
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I'm guaranteed a sheep hereRound 5 - Ineligible
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Well, you are in luck. They treat all pre war players like sheep anywaysI'm guaranteed a sheep here