Sheep Draft 4 - Main Thread

lanman, do you still want all the rounds from the past Sheep Drafts?

 

I went back and put together the list from all 4 all time Sheep Drafts.

 

When I get home tonight.

 

Sheep draft 1

Round 1

Select a player who has scored 35 or more international goals.

Round 2a

Select a player who has finished on the winning side in a penalty shoot out at the World Cup

Round 2b

Select a player who has finished on the losing side in a penalty shoot out at the World Cup

Round 3

Select a player who has played in at least two European club finals.

The finals of the following tournaments go towards the criteria:
European Cup
Champions League
Cup Winners Cup
UEFA Cup
Fairs Cup

Round 4a

Select a player who has made at least 300 league appearances for one club.

Round 4b

Select a player who has made at least 400 league appearances for one club.

Round 5

Select a player with 30 international caps or less.

Round 6

Select a player who won a top level domestic league or cup competition while with two or more sides.

Round 7

Select a player who has played in a World Cup Final.

Round 8

Select a player who has competed at the Olympic Games.

Round 9
Select a player who represented a national team that none of your currently selected players represented.

 

Sheep Draft 2

Round 1
select a player with at least 100 international caps

Round 2
Select a player who has played in a 3rd place match at the World Cup

Round 3a
Select a player who went on to become a manager / head coach either for a club or national team

Round 3b
Select a player who played under the player selected in 3a

Round 4
Select a player who made fewer than 30 league appearances for a club

Round 5
Select a player who has not played in a match at the World Cup during his career

Round 6
Select a player who represented a country he was not born in

Round 7
Select a player who has been named to either a UEFA Team of the Year or a World Cup All Star Team since 2000

Round 8
Select two players who played on opposite sides in a match at the World Cup

Round 9
Select a player who played league games for at least 4 clubs

 

Sheep Draft 3

Round 1
Select a player who made an international appearance aged 36 or older.

Round 2
Select two players who had the same squad number at the same World Cup.

Round 3

Select a player who has scored the winning goal in a European Club Final.

Round 4

Select a player who was born before the first ever World Cup match took place.

Round 5

Select a player who has played a league match in 2012

Round 6

Select a player who won the European Cup/Champions League and a player who won the Copa Libertadores in the same year.

Round 7

Select a player who has won the same competition with different teams.

Round 8

Select a player who has finished in the top 3 for a continental or world Footballer of the Year award.

Round 9

Select a player who has won 6 or more different club competitions.

 

Sheep Draft 4

Round 1

Select a player who has an immediate or close relative (definitions below) play in a FIFA recognized full international match.
Definitions:

An immediate relative is considered a parent, sibling or child of the player.
A close relative is considered as an immediate relative of an immediate relative (for example a father's brother).

Round 2 Criteria

Select a player who died before his 60th birthday.

Round 3 Criteria

Select two players who were carded (red or yellow) in the same match at the World Cup.

The cards do not need to match, so one could be yellow and one red.

Round 4 Criteria

Select a player who would later manage/coach a team in a UEFA Club Final.

The competetions that count are - European Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup, Europa League and Cup Winners Cup.
The Super Cup and the Fairs Cup do not count.

Round 5 Criteria

Select a player who as played league football in Asia, Africa or Oceania.

Round 6 Criteria

Select a player who has played lower division football with the following conditions:

The club must be playing in a system which allows them promotion to the top division.
The club cannot be a B team or similar.
The player cannot have been on loan at the club.


Round 7 Criteria

Pick A

Select a player who played for the losing team in a European Cup or Champions League final.

Pick B

Select a player who played for the losing team in a Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup or Europa League final in the same year as the player in Pick A.

The players must have played some part in the game. Unused substitutes do not count.

Round 8 Criteria

Select a player who has won at least 100 international caps (as recognized by FIFA)

Round 9 Criteria

Select a player who won 25 or fewer international caps (as recognized by FIFA).

 

Favorites
Sheep Draft 1, Round 9 (fun)
Sheep Draft 2, Round 3
Sheep Draft 2, Round 6 (research time)
Sheep Draft 3, Round 2 (would be a great late rounder)
Sheep Draft 3, Round 6 (gives advantage to those who know South American clubs)
Sheep Draft 4, Round 3
Sheep Draft 4, Round 6 (another good research round)