Checking in..... Nice try on the draft time predictions, Hal. I have to be up VERY early on Monday (so won't be up late on Sunday and probably won't have time to make a pick Monday morning CET)..... but will be home all day on Tuesday (National Holiday in Switzerland). Should be home Monday night around 7pm CET (maybe earlier).
Just talked to Jay and have his proxy picks for his remaining selections so we don't have to wait for him to call in again. Yellowcake Phantoms, with their round 10 Pick, take the pacey defender Chimbonda from either Wigan or if as rumored from Tottenham. Chimbonda, Wigan, Defender, 5.5
Okay, my turn ........ Keily, Portsmouth, GK, 4.0 Bridge, Fulham (?), Defender, 4.5 I'll make the bet that he stays in the EPL. If he does, this could be cheap. He scored 160 plus a couple years ago. Just needs the right love and attention.
Re: Draft Recap Thru Round 11 Pick 2 Yellowcake Phantoms select the Charlton right back, Luke Young, with their Round 11 pick. Young, Charlton, Defender, 5.0 Recap VegasVirgins - vegas2u (Craig Powell) Henry, Arsenal, Forward, 14.0 Gallas, Chelsea, Defender, 7.5 Ferdinand, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Reina, Liverpool, Goalkeeper 6.5 Andy Johnson, Everton, Forward 8.5 N'Zogbia, Newcastle, Midfielder, 7.0 Taylor, Portsmouth, Defender, 5.5 Jagielka, Sheffield United, Midfielder, 5.5 Konchesky, West Ham United, Defender, Keily, Portsmouth, Goalkeeper, 4.0 Bridge, Chelsea (Fulham?), Defender, 4.5 Funds Remaining 24.5 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1174 (Two new EPL players) Yellowcake Phantoms - DoctorJones24 (Jay Jones) Andriy Shevchenko, Chelsea, Forward, 12.0 Duff, Newcastle, Midfielder, 8.5 Ronaldo, Manchester United, Midfielder, 10.0 D. Bent, Charlton, Forward, 9.0 Scholes, Manchester United, Midfielder, 8.5 Giannakopolous, Bolton, Midfielder, 8.0 Harewood, West Ham United, Forward, 8.0 Given, Newcastle, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Hreidarsson, Charlton, Defender, 5.1 Chimbonda, Wigan (Tottenham?), Defender, 5.5 Young, Charlton, Defender, 5.0 Funds Remaining 15.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1272 (One new EPL player) Pork Soda - djangone (Richard Powell) Lampard, Chelsea, Midfielder, 11.0 Lennon, Tottenham, Midfielder, 7.5 Heinze, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Hyypia, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Benayoun, West Ham, Midfielder, 7.5 Van der Sar, Manchester United, Goalkeeper, 6.0 Crouch, Liverpool, Forward, 9.0 Sidwell, Reading, Midfielder, 6.0 Toure, Arsenal, Defender, 7.0 Saha, Manchester United, 9.5 Gray, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Funds Remaining 17.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1183 (One new EPL Player) Green Onions - 1800-WorldCup (Booker T) Berbatov, Tottenham, Forward, 8.0 Cahill, Everton, Midfielder, 7.5 Robinson, Tottenham, Goalkeeper, 5.5 Pennant, Liverpool, Midfielder, 7.5 King, Tottenham, Defender, 6.0 Aurelio, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Kishishev, Charlton, Defender, 4.5 Roberts, Blackburn Rovers, Forward, 7.5 Jaaskelainen, Bolton, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Arca, Middlesbrough, Defender, 5.5 Queudrue, Middlesbrough to Fulham, Defender 6.0 Funds Remaining 30.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1032 (Two zeroes) Kopite Juniors - kopiteinkc (Chloe Adams) Gerrard, Liverpool, Midfielder, 10.5 Joe Cole, Chelsea, Midfielder, 9.5 Keane, Tottenham, Forward, 9.0 Davies, Bolton, Forward, 6.5 Nolan, Bolton, Midfielder, 8.0 Jimmy F Hasselbaink, Charlton, Forward, 8.0 Cole, Arsenal, Defender, 7.0 Friedel, Blackburn Rovers, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Neil, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Reo Coker, West Ham United, Midfielder, 7.0 Gabbidon, West Ham United, Defender, 4.5 Funds Remaining 20.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1345 (No zeroes) Aviators - Hal (Sir Grandpa Hal) Rooney, Manchester United, Forward, 11.5 Gamst Pedersen, Blackburn Rovers, Midfielder, 9.0 Downing, Middlesbrough, Midfielder, 7.5 Robben, Chelsea, Midfielder, 9.5 King, Watford, Forward, 6.5 Yakubu, Middlesbrough, Forward, 8.5 Convey, Reading, Midfielder, 5.5 Hannemann, Reading, Goalkeeper, 4.0 Malbranque, Fulham, Midfielder, 8.0 Nelsen, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Lee, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 Funds Remaining 20.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 992 (Three zeroes) FC Springfield - ibreak4coffee (Coach Wiggum) Ballack, Chelsea, Midfielder, 10.0 Rosicky, Arsenal, Midfielder, 9.0 Defoe, Tottenham, Forward, 8.5 Carragher, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Adebayor, Arsenal, Forward, 9.0 Cech, Chelsea, Goalkeeper, 6.5 Camara, Wigan, Forward, 7.5 G. Neville, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Dawson, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 Bullard, Fulham, Midfielder, 7.0 O'Neil, Portsmouth, Midfielder, 6.5 Funds Remaining 16.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1084 (Two zeroes) Nocturnal United Darr (Darr _) Bellamy, Liverpool, Forward, 10.0 Terry, Chelsea, Defender, 8.0 Fabregas, Arsenal, Midfielder, 8.0 Alonso, Liverpool, Midfielder, 7.5 Reyes, Arsenal, Forward, 9.5 Jenas, Tottenham, Midfielder, 7.0] Barton, Manchester City, Midfielder, 7.0 Lehman, Arsenal, Goalkeeper, 6.0 Ferdinand, West Ham, Defender, 5.0 Vassell, Man City, Forward, 7.5 ???????? ???????? Funds Remaining 24.5, 5 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1147 (No zeroes)
Now that I have Jay's proxy picks for the rest of his selections, perhaps we can finish this tonight?
Proxy for djangone ......... Gray, Blackburn, Defender, 5.0 Please review the stuff I am providing very closely. Doing it from notes and as we have seen, I can get things wrong. Thanks. Hal, sure not a West Coast problem to keep going. You Easterners, and the folks across the pond are the issue.
Re: Getting The Draft Done Tonight I think Hal wants to start doing the squad reviews...... or shuffle his own squad around as soon as possible.
Aviators Board of Directors announce the following selection for their Round 11 draft pick: Lee, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 and hope that he still keeps a starting role with the imminent, potential arrival of Chimbonda. I think Chimbonda makes Stalteri starting role more in jeopardy than Lee's.
If everyone stays online and plugged into this thread, we should be able to finish this draft in a couple of hours.
Re: Draft Recap Thru Round 11 Pick 7 Recap VegasVirgins - vegas2u (Craig Powell) Henry, Arsenal, Forward, 14.0 Gallas, Chelsea, Defender, 7.5 Ferdinand, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Reina, Liverpool, Goalkeeper 6.5 Andy Johnson, Everton, Forward 8.5 N'Zogbia, Newcastle, Midfielder, 7.0 Taylor, Portsmouth, Defender, 5.5 Jagielka, Sheffield United, Midfielder, 5.5 Konchesky, West Ham United, Defender, Keily, Portsmouth, Goalkeeper, 4.0 Bridge, Chelsea (Fulham?), Defender, 4.5 Funds Remaining 24.5 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1174 (Two new EPL players) Yellowcake Phantoms - DoctorJones24 (Jay Jones) Andriy Shevchenko, Chelsea, Forward, 12.0 Duff, Newcastle, Midfielder, 8.5 Ronaldo, Manchester United, Midfielder, 10.0 D. Bent, Charlton, Forward, 9.0 Scholes, Manchester United, Midfielder, 8.5 Giannakopolous, Bolton, Midfielder, 8.0 Harewood, West Ham United, Forward, 8.0 Given, Newcastle, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Hreidarsson, Charlton, Defender, 5.1 Chimbonda, Wigan (Tottenham?), Defender, 5.5 Young, Charlton, Defender, 5.0 Funds Remaining 15.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1272 (One new EPL player) Pork Soda - djangone (Richard Powell) Lampard, Chelsea, Midfielder, 11.0 Lennon, Tottenham, Midfielder, 7.5 Heinze, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Hyypia, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Benayoun, West Ham, Midfielder, 7.5 Van der Sar, Manchester United, Goalkeeper, 6.0 Crouch, Liverpool, Forward, 9.0 Sidwell, Reading, Midfielder, 6.0 Toure, Arsenal, Defender, 7.0 Saha, Manchester United, 9.5 Gray, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Funds Remaining 17.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1183 (One new EPL Player) Green Onions - 1800-WorldCup (Booker T) Berbatov, Tottenham, Forward, 8.0 Cahill, Everton, Midfielder, 7.5 Robinson, Tottenham, Goalkeeper, 5.5 Pennant, Liverpool, Midfielder, 7.5 King, Tottenham, Defender, 6.0 Aurelio, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Kishishev, Charlton, Defender, 4.5 Roberts, Blackburn Rovers, Forward, 7.5 Jaaskelainen, Bolton, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Arca, Middlesbrough, Defender, 5.5 Queudrue, Middlesbrough to Fulham, Defender 6.0 Funds Remaining 30.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1032 (Two zeroes) Kopite Juniors - kopiteinkc (Chloe Adams) Gerrard, Liverpool, Midfielder, 10.5 Joe Cole, Chelsea, Midfielder, 9.5 Keane, Tottenham, Forward, 9.0 Davies, Bolton, Forward, 6.5 Nolan, Bolton, Midfielder, 8.0 Jimmy F Hasselbaink, Charlton, Forward, 8.0 Cole, Arsenal, Defender, 7.0 Friedel, Blackburn Rovers, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Neil, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Reo Coker, West Ham United, Midfielder, 7.0 Gabbidon, West Ham United, Defender, 4.5 Funds Remaining 20.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1345 (No zeroes) Aviators - Hal (Sir Grandpa Hal) Rooney, Manchester United, Forward, 11.5 Gamst Pedersen, Blackburn Rovers, Midfielder, 9.0 Downing, Middlesbrough, Midfielder, 7.5 Robben, Chelsea, Midfielder, 9.5 King, Watford, Forward, 6.5 Yakubu, Middlesbrough, Forward, 8.5 Convey, Reading, Midfielder, 5.5 Hannemann, Reading, Goalkeeper, 4.0 Malbranque, Fulham, Midfielder, 8.0 Nelsen, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Lee, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 Funds Remaining 20.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 992 (Three zeroes) FC Springfield - ibreak4coffee (Coach Wiggum) Ballack, Chelsea, Midfielder, 10.0 Rosicky, Arsenal, Midfielder, 9.0 Defoe, Tottenham, Forward, 8.5 Carragher, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Adebayor, Arsenal, Forward, 9.0 Cech, Chelsea, Goalkeeper, 6.5 Camara, Wigan, Forward, 7.5 G. Neville, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Dawson, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 Bullard, Fulham, Midfielder, 7.0 O'Neil, Portsmouth, Midfielder, 6.5 ??????? Funds Remaining 16.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1084 (Two zeroes) Nocturnal United Darr (Darr _) Bellamy, Liverpool, Forward, 10.0 Terry, Chelsea, Defender, 8.0 Fabregas, Arsenal, Midfielder, 8.0 Alonso, Liverpool, Midfielder, 7.5 Reyes, Arsenal, Forward, 9.5 Jenas, Tottenham, Midfielder, 7.0] Barton, Manchester City, Midfielder, 7.0 Lehman, Arsenal, Goalkeeper, 6.0 Ferdinand, West Ham, Defender, 5.0 Vassell, Man City, Forward, 7.5 Barry, Aston Villa, Midfielder, 6.5 Evra, Manchester United, Defender, 6.5 Funds Remaining 11.5, 3 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1276 (No zeroes)
VegasVirgins - vegas2u (Craig Powell) Henry, Arsenal, Forward, 14.0 Gallas, Chelsea, Defender, 7.5 Ferdinand, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Reina, Liverpool, Goalkeeper 6.5 Andy Johnson, Everton, Forward 8.5 N'Zogbia, Newcastle, Midfielder, 7.0 Taylor, Portsmouth, Defender, 5.5 Jagielka, Sheffield United, Midfielder, 5.5 Konchesky, West Ham United, Defender, Keily, Portsmouth, Goalkeeper, 4.0 Bridge, Chelsea (Fulham?), Defender, 4.5 Funds Remaining 24.5 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1174 (Two new EPL players) Yellowcake Phantoms - DoctorJones24 (Jay Jones) Andriy Shevchenko, Chelsea, Forward, 12.0 Duff, Newcastle, Midfielder, 8.5 Ronaldo, Manchester United, Midfielder, 10.0 D. Bent, Charlton, Forward, 9.0 Scholes, Manchester United, Midfielder, 8.5 Giannakopolous, Bolton, Midfielder, 8.0 Harewood, West Ham United, Forward, 8.0 Given, Newcastle, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Hreidarsson, Charlton, Defender, 5.1 Chimbonda, Wigan (Tottenham?), Defender, 5.5 Young, Charlton, Defender, 5.0 Funds Remaining 15.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1272 (One new EPL player) Pork Soda - djangone (Richard Powell) Lampard, Chelsea, Midfielder, 11.0 Lennon, Tottenham, Midfielder, 7.5 Heinze, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Hyypia, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Benayoun, West Ham, Midfielder, 7.5 Van der Sar, Manchester United, Goalkeeper, 6.0 Crouch, Liverpool, Forward, 9.0 Sidwell, Reading, Midfielder, 6.0 Toure, Arsenal, Defender, 7.0 Saha, Manchester United, 9.5 Gray, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Funds Remaining 17.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1183 (One new EPL Player) Green Onions - 1800-WorldCup (Booker T) Berbatov, Tottenham, Forward, 8.0 Cahill, Everton, Midfielder, 7.5 Robinson, Tottenham, Goalkeeper, 5.5 Pennant, Liverpool, Midfielder, 7.5 King, Tottenham, Defender, 6.0 Aurelio, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Kishishev, Charlton, Defender, 4.5 Roberts, Blackburn Rovers, Forward, 7.5 Jaaskelainen, Bolton, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Arca, Middlesbrough, Defender, 5.5 Queudrue, Middlesbrough to Fulham, Defender 6.0 Funds Remaining 30.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1032 (Two zeroes) Kopite Juniors - kopiteinkc (Chloe Adams) Gerrard, Liverpool, Midfielder, 10.5 Joe Cole, Chelsea, Midfielder, 9.5 Keane, Tottenham, Forward, 9.0 Davies, Bolton, Forward, 6.5 Nolan, Bolton, Midfielder, 8.0 Jimmy F Hasselbaink, Charlton, Forward, 8.0 Cole, Arsenal, Defender, 7.0 Friedel, Blackburn Rovers, Goalkeeper, 5.0 Neil, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Reo Coker, West Ham United, Midfielder, 7.0 Gabbidon, West Ham United, Defender, 4.5 Funds Remaining 20.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1345 (No zeroes) Aviators - Hal (Sir Grandpa Hal) Rooney, Manchester United, Forward, 11.5 Gamst Pedersen, Blackburn Rovers, Midfielder, 9.0 Downing, Middlesbrough, Midfielder, 7.5 Robben, Chelsea, Midfielder, 9.5 King, Watford, Forward, 6.5 Yakubu, Middlesbrough, Forward, 8.5 Convey, Reading, Midfielder, 5.5 Hannemann, Reading, Goalkeeper, 4.0 Malbranque, Fulham, Midfielder, 8.0 Nelsen, Blackburn Rovers, Defender, 5.0 Lee, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 Funds Remaining 20.5, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 992 (Three zeroes) FC Springfield - ibreak4coffee (Coach Wiggum) Ballack, Chelsea, Midfielder, 10.0 Rosicky, Arsenal, Midfielder, 9.0 Defoe, Tottenham, Forward, 8.5 Carragher, Liverpool, Defender, 7.0 Adebayor, Arsenal, Forward, 9.0 Cech, Chelsea, Goalkeeper, 6.5 Camara, Wigan, Forward, 7.5 G. Neville, Manchester United, Defender, 7.0 Dawson, Tottenham, Defender, 5.5 Bullard, Fulham, Midfielder, 7.0 O'Neil, Portsmouth, Midfielder, 6.5 Funds Remaining 16.0, 4 players to pick 2005-6 Roster FPL Points Scored: 1084 (Two zeroes) Nocturnal United Darr (Darr _) Bellamy, Liverpool, Forward, 10.0 Terry, Chelsea, Defender, 8.0 Fabregas, Arsenal, Midfielder, 8.0 Alonso, Liverpool, Midfielder, 7.5 Reyes, Arsenal, Forward, 9.5 Jenas, Tottenham, Midfielder, 7.0] Barton, Manchester City, Midfielder, 7.0 Lehman, Arsenal, Goalkeeper, 6.0 Ferdinand, West Ham, Defender, 5.0 Vassell, Man City, Forward, 7.5 Barry, Aston Villa, Midfielder, 6.5 Evra, Man Utd, Defender, 6.5
Don't go far, Jason, I have Jay's proxy picks. We should be able to finish this draft in less than two more hours.
My grandmother would kill me if I didnt have one Irish international on my team... and always good to snap up a starter with 3.5 Paddy Kenny, Goalkeeper, Sheffield United, 3.5 Oh and I agree completely with Michel... Hal is hurrying up this draft in order to transfer everyone out of his team Monday