The start/bench/release-a-player game

[Ole’s Wheel]

...a fun little game where you list 3 players, the next user quotes you and decides which of those players to 1start-1bench-1release, and then end off by posting their own 3 players for the next user to carry on from.

Spoiler: Example

User X:
Alexis, Martial, Rashford


User Y: (*quotes above post/players*)

Start - Martial
Bench - Rashford
Release - Alexis

Jones, Smalling, Rojo


User Z: (*quotes above post/players*)

Start - Smalling
Bench - Jones
Release - Rojo

Vinicius Jr, Mbappe, Felix



Etc

Can be any 3 players with no real criteria or explanation as to why the 3 chosen are who they are. Past players and/or current players, doesn’t matter.

Just try to keep the players around the same general area/position just for a bit of clarity & consistency for others to choose from.




I’ll kick things off !

Giggs, Keane, Scholes

 

[BlueMoonOutcast]

Start Scholes
Bench Keane
Release Giggs

Bale, Neymar, Hazard.

 

[Theafonis]

So F/M/K but for football?

Start Hazard
Bench Neymar
Release Bale

Renato Sanches, Lewandowski, Hummels

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Start Scholes
Bench Keane
Release Giggs

Bale, Neymar, Hazard.

Don't they have to be 3 players from the same team?

 

[Ole’s Wheel]

Don't they have to be 3 players from the same team?

Nope doesn’t have to.

 

[nickyboy1981]

Start Hazard
Bench Neymar (so I can see his face when he turns up on the sidelines to celebrate again)
Release Bale.

Stam, Maldini, Van Dyke..

 

[Theafonis]

(although doesn’t make sense b/c Hummels doesn’t play similar position to the others)

Gotcha

 

[Ole’s Wheel]

So F/M/K but for football?

Start Hazard
Bench Neymar
Release Bale

Renato Sanches, Lewandowski, Hummels

Start - Lewandowski
Bench - Sanches
Release - Hummels (although doesn’t make sense b/c he doesn’t play similar position to the others)

Start Hazard
Bench Neymar (so I can see his face when he turns up on the sidelines to celebrate again)
Release Bale.

Stam, Maldini, Van Dyke..

Start - Maldini
Bench - VVD
Release - Stam


Pirlo, Schweinsteiger, Alonso

 

[Pexbo]

Pirlo, Schweinsteiger, Alonso

Christ that’s a tough one.

Start: Pirlo - Absolute Rolls Royce.
Bench: Schweinsteiger - Biggest impact of the three.
Release: Alonso - just not quite on Pirlo’s level.

Henry, Van Nistelrooy, Kane

 

[Irrational.]

Pirlo, Schweinsteiger, Alonso

Start: Pirlo
Bench: Alonso
Release: Schweinsteiger

Kaka, Ronaldinho, Zidane

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Christ that’s a tough one.

Start: Pirlo - Absolute Rolls Royce.
Bench: Schweinsteiger - Biggest impact of the three.
Release: Alonso - just not quite on Pirlo’s level.

Henry, Van Nistelrooy, Kane

Start Ruud (one of my favourites)

Bench Henry (handball cheat)

Release Kane (wannabee)

Ronaldo, Beckham, Giggs

(PS. Post above. Release Stam! Over VVD?!!)

 

[Ole’s Wheel]

Start: Pirlo
Bench: Alonso
Release: Schweinsteiger

Kaka, Ronaldinho, Zidane

Start - Ronaldinho
Bench - Zidane
Release - Kaka

Start Ruud (one of my favourites)

Bench Henry (handball cheat)

Release Kane (wannabee)

Ronaldo, Beckham, Giggs

(PS. Post above. Release Stam! Over VVD?!!)

(Unfortunately yes haha)

Start - Ronaldo
Bench - Beckham
Release - Giggs


De Gea, Schmeichel, Van Der Sar

 

[JakeC]

Start - Ronaldinho
Bench - Zidane
Release - Kaka



(Unfortunately yes haha)

Start - Ronaldo
Bench - Beckham
Release - Giggs


De Gea, Schmeichel, Van Der Sar

Start - Van Der Sar
Bench - De Gea
Release - Schmeichel (still haven't forgiven him for signing for City.

Vidic, Stam, Cannavaro

 

[Irrational.]

Start - Van Der Sar
Bench - De Gea
Release - Schmeichel (still haven't forgiven him for signing for City.

Vidic, Stam, Cannavaro

Start - Cannavaro
Bench - Vidic
Release - Stam

Suarez, Torres, Salah

 

[AshRK]

Start - Van Der Sar
Bench - De Gea
Release - Schmeichel (still haven't forgiven him for signing for City.

Vidic, Stam, Cannavaro

Start: stam
Bench: Vidic
Release: cannavaro

Drogba, Zlatan, Etoo.

 

[Eboue]

how fun

 

[Dolf]

Start: stam
Bench: Vidic
Release: cannavaro

Drogba, Zlatan, Etoo.

Start Zlatan
Bench Drogba
Release Etoo

Cruijff , Maradona, CR7

 

[11101]

Start Zlatan
Bench Drogba
Release Etoo

Cruijff , Maradona, CR7

Start Maradona
Bench CR7
Release Cruyff


Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho

 

[IrishMcD]

William Prunier, David Bellion, Dong Fangzhou

 

[adexkola]

Start Maradona
Bench CR7
Release Cruyff


Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho

Start: Ronaldinho
Bench: Ronaldo
Release: Romario

Zidane, Bramble, Eboue

 

[Andersonson]

William Prunier, David Bellion, Dong Fangzhou

Start: Bellion
Bench: Prunier
Release: Dong

Michael Carrick, Scott Parker, Jordan Henderson

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Start: Bellion
Bench: Prunier
Release: Dong

Michael Carrick, Scott Parker, Jordan Henderson

Start: Carrick
Bench: Henderson
Release: Parker

M. Owen, Van Persie, Tevez.

 

[JakeC]

William Prunier, David Bellion, Dong Fangzhou

I met David a couple of weeks ago in Paris at a Red Star match. He was an absolute gent.

 

[JakeC]

Start: Carrick
Bench: Henderson
Release: Parker

M. Owen, Van Persie, Tevez.

Start: Van Persie
Bench: Owen
Release: Tevez (still haven't forgiven him)

Silvestre, O'Shea, Brown

 

[Web of Bissaka]

Silvestre, O'Shea, Brown

Start Brown at RB.
Bench O'Shea - plenty of positions to cover, teamplayer and sometimes super sub .
Release Silvestre

Di Maria, Depay, Alexis Sanchez

 

[RedDevil@84]

Start: Di Maria
Bench: Alexis
Release: Depay

Welbeck, Lukaku, Carroll

 

[flappyjay]

Start: Di Maria
Bench: Alexis
Release: Depay

Welbeck, Lukaku, Carroll

You are evil

Start: Lukaku
Bench : Welbeck
Release: Carroll

Rooney, Zlatan, RVP

 

[Ole’s Wheel]

You are evil

Start: Lukaku
Bench : Welbeck
Release: Carroll

Rooney, Zlatan, RVP

Start: Rooney
Bench: Zlatan
Release: RVP
(although if it’s their United tenure, then swap the latter 2)


How about during their peak season(s) Suarez, Vardy, Torres

 

[tenpoless]

Start: Rooney
Bench: Zlatan
Release: RVP
(although if it’s their United tenure, then swap the latter 2)


How about during their peak season(s) Suarez, Vardy, Torres

Start : Vardy, Bench : Torres, Release : Suarez

As a midfielder : Cleverley, Gibson, Chris Eagles

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Start : Vardy, Bench : Torres, Release : Suarez

As a midfielder : Cleverley, Gibson, Chris Eagles

Start: Clevz
Bench: Gibson
Release: Eagles

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