We were right on the brink of picking Beckham but decided to go for Arnesen instead.
The UEFA Euro Fantasy Draft
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Yeah. I don't mind playing. Bring it on @Annahnomoss ! 
What day would suit you, BTW?
And, be gentle! Don't think we have argued much except those couple of games in the Newbs!
What day would suit you, BTW?
And, be gentle! Don't think we have argued much except those couple of games in the Newbs!
Ffs, I posted individual highlights from Van Moer's game against England to youtube and UEFA blocked it 
Anyone about to have a chinwag regarding my side ?
#Its one of the worst in the draft, think you should forfeit now.
It is though isn't it ? Gahd damn, another first round white wash.#Its one of the worst in the draft, think you should forfeit now.
It was a joke by the way, you guys are like the Lannisters. An argument and one day later EAP has you shipped out. Do you want to take over that team?
@Balu If it is okay with you, CRW can take over if he wants to over me.
Seriously though, I like the players I know of. An attacking midfield trio of charlton,laudrup(euro level anyway) and gazza is drool worthy with beckenbauer acting as a playmaker from deep. Defense is a bit weak with capdevila and marchena, have no idea about the rest
Marchena weak ? He is possibly the most overlooked of the genesis of that Spain side, 49 straight games without defeat.
Oh, it's on.
Oh, it's on.
If I play instead of Winnie then any day you want is fine with me. I am mainly doing it to keep the draft going, I don't mind at all if you would want to take the default win. I know I sometimes myself would prefer to take a default over playing a stand-in.Yeah. I don't mind playing. Bring it on @Annahnomoss !
What day would suit you, BTW?
And, be gentle! Don't think we have argued much except those couple of games in the Newbs!
Like if harms couldn't play for some reason there would be nobody worthy of taking over that team and a default would be much more appropriate. I will need at least a couple of hours to check all the players performances though but I can do that during the match too.
I don't care who takes over from big red number guy. Just let me know who's playing and when you're playing. If the game isn't played before next Sunday, TRV gets a pass.
crw wanted a team at start but slots were taken up. So I nominated him now. Did't read the part you were taking over too.Was just kidding!
Today evening would be fine?
Sure, which time to be specific? It is 2 o clock here.
Go Annah! Go!
07:00 PM or 08:00 PM GMT.
Sounds hot. I will see when I can be participating and when not. @Balu
Shouldn't be a problem. Send me the write-ups and I'll start the game around 7pm tonight.
Schedule first round
Schedule:
Sunday: 1. Aldo vs Skizzo & Pat
Monday: 1. big red Annah vs The Red Viper left
Wednesday: 1. ctp vs Joga Bonito 2. Raees & Gio vs Paolo Di Canio
Thursday: 1. The Stain vs Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat
Friday: 1. crappy vs Pedro 2. Theon & NM vs harms
Saturday: 1. Stobzilla vs Team EAP
Sunday: 1. Aldo vs Skizzo & Pat
Monday: 1. big red Annah vs The Red Viper left
Wednesday: 1. ctp vs Joga Bonito 2. Raees & Gio vs Paolo Di Canio
Thursday: 1. The Stain vs Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat
Friday: 1. crappy vs Pedro 2. Theon & NM vs harms
Saturday: 1. Stobzilla vs Team EAP
So, a little more information about one of my favorites here:
And, exclusively for this draft, I present you, his Euro 1980 performances on youtube*:
*A few moments, mostly goals and such are mirrored due to copyright issues and the footage from the game against Italy is all blurred, same reason.
Wilfried Van Moer
Wilfried van Moer (born March 1, 1945, Beveren-Waas) was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège.
Prior to 1966 Van Moer played with Beveren. He went back to his first club after a spell at Beringen in the early 1980s. He played 57 times and scored 9 goals for the national team between 1966 and 1982, starting in a 1-0 friendly win against Switzerland on October 22, 1966. Van Moer was in the team for the 1970 and 1982 World Cups and for the Euro 1980 in which Belgium finished second.
Van Moer began with home town club (Beveren-Waas), then in the third tier of the Belgian League. A move to Royal Antwerp in 1965 was influenced not only by a chance to play in the 1st Division, but by the fact he was already working in that city as an electrician. At the end of '66 he won his first Golden Shoe Award, having won his first international cap earlier that year.
It was during his 3 years at Antwerp under the guidance of coach Harry Game, that Van Moer, against his wishes, was moved from a wide right role to central midfield, preparing him to eventually succeed to another of Belgium's most celebrated players Jef Jurion, in the national team.
Following relegation for Antwerp in 1968, a protracted move to Standard Liège ensued, Van Moer resisting the interest of 1. FC Köln to remain in Belgium, and also Club Brugge KV, with whom he had made a personal agreement. The 150,000 Euros fee for the now established international was at the time a Belgian record.
Wonderful domestic success followed at Standard, winning the championship in '69, '70 and '71 and making it a hat-trick of Golden Shoes by winning the award in both '69 and '70.
Internationally he was a regular too, appearing in the 1970 World Cup Finals and scoring twice in the only game his country won in Mexico, 3-0 vs. El Salvador. Van Moer also played a key role in helping his country qualify for the semi-finals of the European Championship two years later. After Belgium had defended stubbornly in a goalless quarter final, 1st leg in Italy, he scored the opening goal midway through the first-half in the return at Anderlecht's Parc Astrid. But then something was to happen, putting the Belgian’s career on hold. On the stroke of half-time, Bertini's lunge resulted in a broken leg for Van Moer, a bitter-sweet day for the home nation who ultimately celebrated a 2-1 victory.
Although he recovered, the leg-break and other injuries restricted his international appearances over the next 3 seasons. By October 1979, aged 34, without an appearance for The Red Devils for four and a half years, international football couldn't have been further from his thoughts. But wily Belgian coach Guy Thys had other ideas. Van Moer was an inspired choice for a Belgian side who had forgotten how to win, as they prepared to take on Portugal in a ‘do or die’ EC qualifier. Van Moer again came up trumps with the first goal in a 2-0 win. Van Moer also performed key roles in home and away victories over Scotland, which propelled Belgium to qualification for the Finals tournament in Italy.
Striker Horst Hrubesch may have scored two goals to secure final victory for West Germany, but for many the outstanding player of an unspectacular tournament was the Belgian central midfielder with the seemingly boundless energy. He ran the show in most every game he played, scheming, prompting and holding the ball, never wasteful his performances were as dynamic as they were inspirational as Belgium went all the way to their only major Final. Van Moer was arguably the most influential player in the tournament and indeed at 35, his performances earned him 4th place (equalling the best ever showing by a Belgian) in the European Footballer of the Year poll. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bernd Schuster and Michel Platini finished ahead of him.
Van Moer’s international career went on for another 2 two years, long enough to appear in another World Cup Finals series. Named captain in the absence of Eric Gerets, for the 2nd Phase game against Poland his international career ended when replaced by Franky Van der Elst at half-time. Belgium trailed by two at the interval and went on to lose 0-3, Poland's inspiration coming from Boniek who was the only player to score.
As for his club career, he had left Standard in 1976 and played for the Limburg first division team FC Beringen for a few seasons (he owned a café in the Limburg capital Hasselt). In 1980, after his career had been rekindled, he made a surprise transfer to his original team SK Beveren (which had become Belgian champion in 1979). He stayed there for 2 more seasons and concluded his career in Limburg again at Sint-Truiden, where he became trainer-player.
After he stopped playing football, he became coach with Sint-Truiden, SK Beveren, Assent and FC Diest, before calling it a day, somewhat disappointed by the general professional level of the Belgian football players.
He was called by the Belgian Football Union to do some prospective work and became assistant coach to national coach Paul Van Himst in 1995 after a few heavy defeats of the Red Devils. He succeeded to Van Himst as a head coach in 1996 for 5 games.
However, people in the Footbal Union and the press were not very delighted by his lack of communicative skills and at the beginning of 1997, he was, in his turn, replaced by the more flamboyant and managerial looking Georges Leekens.
Disappointed by the lack of credit he got from the Football Union, he retired from football.
Prior to 1966 Van Moer played with Beveren. He went back to his first club after a spell at Beringen in the early 1980s. He played 57 times and scored 9 goals for the national team between 1966 and 1982, starting in a 1-0 friendly win against Switzerland on October 22, 1966. Van Moer was in the team for the 1970 and 1982 World Cups and for the Euro 1980 in which Belgium finished second.
Van Moer began with home town club (Beveren-Waas), then in the third tier of the Belgian League. A move to Royal Antwerp in 1965 was influenced not only by a chance to play in the 1st Division, but by the fact he was already working in that city as an electrician. At the end of '66 he won his first Golden Shoe Award, having won his first international cap earlier that year.
It was during his 3 years at Antwerp under the guidance of coach Harry Game, that Van Moer, against his wishes, was moved from a wide right role to central midfield, preparing him to eventually succeed to another of Belgium's most celebrated players Jef Jurion, in the national team.
Following relegation for Antwerp in 1968, a protracted move to Standard Liège ensued, Van Moer resisting the interest of 1. FC Köln to remain in Belgium, and also Club Brugge KV, with whom he had made a personal agreement. The 150,000 Euros fee for the now established international was at the time a Belgian record.
Wonderful domestic success followed at Standard, winning the championship in '69, '70 and '71 and making it a hat-trick of Golden Shoes by winning the award in both '69 and '70.
Internationally he was a regular too, appearing in the 1970 World Cup Finals and scoring twice in the only game his country won in Mexico, 3-0 vs. El Salvador. Van Moer also played a key role in helping his country qualify for the semi-finals of the European Championship two years later. After Belgium had defended stubbornly in a goalless quarter final, 1st leg in Italy, he scored the opening goal midway through the first-half in the return at Anderlecht's Parc Astrid. But then something was to happen, putting the Belgian’s career on hold. On the stroke of half-time, Bertini's lunge resulted in a broken leg for Van Moer, a bitter-sweet day for the home nation who ultimately celebrated a 2-1 victory.
Although he recovered, the leg-break and other injuries restricted his international appearances over the next 3 seasons. By October 1979, aged 34, without an appearance for The Red Devils for four and a half years, international football couldn't have been further from his thoughts. But wily Belgian coach Guy Thys had other ideas. Van Moer was an inspired choice for a Belgian side who had forgotten how to win, as they prepared to take on Portugal in a ‘do or die’ EC qualifier. Van Moer again came up trumps with the first goal in a 2-0 win. Van Moer also performed key roles in home and away victories over Scotland, which propelled Belgium to qualification for the Finals tournament in Italy.
Striker Horst Hrubesch may have scored two goals to secure final victory for West Germany, but for many the outstanding player of an unspectacular tournament was the Belgian central midfielder with the seemingly boundless energy. He ran the show in most every game he played, scheming, prompting and holding the ball, never wasteful his performances were as dynamic as they were inspirational as Belgium went all the way to their only major Final. Van Moer was arguably the most influential player in the tournament and indeed at 35, his performances earned him 4th place (equalling the best ever showing by a Belgian) in the European Footballer of the Year poll. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bernd Schuster and Michel Platini finished ahead of him.
Van Moer’s international career went on for another 2 two years, long enough to appear in another World Cup Finals series. Named captain in the absence of Eric Gerets, for the 2nd Phase game against Poland his international career ended when replaced by Franky Van der Elst at half-time. Belgium trailed by two at the interval and went on to lose 0-3, Poland's inspiration coming from Boniek who was the only player to score.
As for his club career, he had left Standard in 1976 and played for the Limburg first division team FC Beringen for a few seasons (he owned a café in the Limburg capital Hasselt). In 1980, after his career had been rekindled, he made a surprise transfer to his original team SK Beveren (which had become Belgian champion in 1979). He stayed there for 2 more seasons and concluded his career in Limburg again at Sint-Truiden, where he became trainer-player.
After he stopped playing football, he became coach with Sint-Truiden, SK Beveren, Assent and FC Diest, before calling it a day, somewhat disappointed by the general professional level of the Belgian football players.
He was called by the Belgian Football Union to do some prospective work and became assistant coach to national coach Paul Van Himst in 1995 after a few heavy defeats of the Red Devils. He succeeded to Van Himst as a head coach in 1996 for 5 games.
However, people in the Footbal Union and the press were not very delighted by his lack of communicative skills and at the beginning of 1997, he was, in his turn, replaced by the more flamboyant and managerial looking Georges Leekens.
Disappointed by the lack of credit he got from the Football Union, he retired from football.
And, exclusively for this draft, I present you, his Euro 1980 performances on youtube*:
*A few moments, mostly goals and such are mirrored due to copyright issues and the footage from the game against Italy is all blurred, same reason.
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Kudos for all that research Harms.
this is fantastic @harms
For me if TRV doesn't have time he will go through and not me, and whatever time he chooses is fine with me. You can start it whenever he sends you the write-up.
@The Red Viper It's up to you, mate. We already have 2 games on Wednesday and Friday, so you can play today, Thursday or Saturday. If your game hasn't started before the last of all the other games ended, you'll get a free pass and we'll start the reinforcement round.
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Schedule:
Sunday: 1. Aldo vs Skizzo & Pat
Monday: 1. big red Annah vs The Red Viper left
Wednesday: 1. ctp vs Joga Bonito 2. Raees & Gio vs Paolo Di Canio
Thursday: 1. The Stain vs Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat
Friday: 1. crappy vs Pedro 2. Theon & NM vs harms
Saturday: 1. Stobzilla vs Team EAP
The draft continues tomorrow with 2 games. @Paolo Di Canio & @Joga Bonito already sent their write-ups, @ctp & @Raees still need to. I'll start the games around noon.
Sunday: 1. Aldo vs Skizzo & Pat
Monday: 1. big red Annah vs The Red Viper left
Wednesday: 1. ctp vs Joga Bonito 2. Raees & Gio vs Paolo Di Canio
Thursday: 1. The Stain vs Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat
Friday: 1. crappy vs Pedro 2. Theon & NM vs harms
Saturday: 1. Stobzilla vs Team EAP
The draft continues tomorrow with 2 games. @Paolo Di Canio & @Joga Bonito already sent their write-ups, @ctp & @Raees still need to. I'll start the games around noon.
Will be done in time, no worries.
there is a full match on youtube between england and hungary if someone wants to see the Mighty Magyars in action, its a great watch. Here is a clip with all the goals if you dont want to watch the whole game, few fantastic goals in there:
Nice watch. Hidegkuti masterclass!
Guys I'm not going to be able to do a write up until before 2.. so unless Gio's done his, could we delay the match till 2pm.
Yeah, shouldn't be a problem.
The first game today is up, good luck.
Still waiting by the way. That has to be one hell of a write-up from you and @Gio . I'm off now for a while. I hope it's no problem for @Paolo Di Canio , I'll start the match in a few hours, probably shortly before the CL games today. I hope you guys manage to finish it until then.
I will send it to you, in 5 minutes - if you can wait.
Go,go, go.
Done!
Just a little reminder, tomorrow's game:
@The Stain vs @Šjor Bepo & @Physiocrat
I haven't received anything from any of you yet.
@The Stain vs @Šjor Bepo & @Physiocrat
I haven't received anything from any of you yet.
will send in next 10 minutes
Just need to edit mine. Won't be home from work and ready to send until probably 5:30 pm GMT. Hope that's ok with you @Šjor Bepo
take your time