From: milivella on
Chechu (Spain, Girona)
Buaben, Prince (Ghana / Scotland, Dundee Utd)
Klasnic, Ivan (Croatia / Germany, Bolton)
Jorge García (Spain, Gimnàstic)
Couñago, Pablo (Spain, Ipswich)
Moisés (Spain, Huesca)
Martínez, Jorge (Uruguay / Spain, Catania)
Chilvers, Liam (England, Preston)
Anaya, Luis (El Salvador, Alianza (SLV))
Moreno, Juan Carlos (Spain, Numancia)
Kozak, Jan (Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava)
Francis Suárez (Spain, Las Palmas)
José (Spain, Huesca)
Bent, Marcus (England, Birmingham)
Avogadri, Stefano (Italy, Piacenza)
Felipe (Spain / Pays Basque, Numancia)
Losada, Hernán (Argentina, sc Heerenveen)
Sychev, Dmitry (Russia, Lokomotiv Moscow)
Dissa, Mahamadou (Mali, Roeselare)
Castillo, Segundo (Ecuador, Wolves)
Pasqual, Manuel (Italy, Fiorentina)
Jajalo, Mato (Croatia / Bosnia & Herz., Siena)

*New*: you can choose between 4-4-2 and a more liberal 4-2-3-1 (see
below). Also, the pool has just 22 players.

Mark V. goes first, picking one player. Then alternate picking two
players each, until 20 players have been picked.

Then you have to put the players you have picked in either a 4-4-2 or
a 4-2-3-1 formation:

4-4-2
RD (like Glen Johnson or like Maicon)
CD (like Vidic or like Samuel)
CD (like Vidic or like Samuel)
LD (like Ashley Cole or like Purrel Fränkel)
RM (like Varela or like Aaron Lennon)
CM (like Xavi or like Essien)
CM (like Xavi or like Essien)
LM (like Culio or like Malouda)
FS (fast striker, like Villa)
TS (target striker, like Drogba)
Beware: a central attacking midfielder (like Kaká) is not expected in
such a formation. If you pick a CAM, he could be best settled as RM,
CM, LM or FS: it depends on his properties.

4-2-3-1
RD (like Glen Johnson or like Maicon)
CD (like Vidic or like Samuel)
CD (like Vidic or like Samuel)
LD (like Ashley Cole or like Purrel Fränkel)
CM (like Xavi or like Essien)
CM (like Xavi or like Essien)
RM (like Varela or like Aaron Lennon)
CAM (like Kakà)
LM (like Culio or like Malouda)
S (like Villa or like Drogba)

To make your choice, consider that the team's score is given by the
*geometric mean* of *your players' ratings in those position*:
- Geometric mean = nth root of the resulting product. I.e. higher
values beat lower values (4*2 beats 3*2), but also more balanced
values beat less balanced values (3*3 beats 4*2).
- Your players' rating in those position: e.g. Messi played as RM is
88 out of 100, but played as CD is 37 (like Giuseppe Abbrescia... and
I too ignore who the he is).
I.e. you have to pick good players, put them in the right positions
and avoid weak links (doesn't it sound reasonable?).

I'll use Football Manager (beginning of current season) ratings.
Please don't check them (but you could lose even if you'll cheat!).

If you don't play for more than 30 days you are out of the game.

--
Cheers
milivella
From: Mark V. on
On Apr 6, 8:07 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:


Uh-oh! I shall call this match "In the Garden with Real Mardin". Good
luck, RM. And thanks, as always, for your work, Andrea!

I will start with Manuel Pasqual.

Summary

Mark V.

Pasqual, Manuel (Italy, Fiorentina)

Real Mardin

Nobody yet, with two picks in hand.

Available

Chechu (Spain, Girona)
Buaben, Prince (Ghana / Scotland, Dundee Utd)
Klasnic, Ivan (Croatia / Germany, Bolton)
Jorge García (Spain, Gimnàstic)
Couñago, Pablo (Spain, Ipswich)
Moisés (Spain, Huesca)
Martínez, Jorge (Uruguay / Spain, Catania)
Chilvers, Liam (England, Preston)
Anaya, Luis (El Salvador, Alianza (SLV))
Moreno, Juan Carlos (Spain, Numancia)
Kozak, Jan (Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava)
Francis Suárez (Spain, Las Palmas)
José (Spain, Huesca)
Bent, Marcus (England, Birmingham)
Avogadri, Stefano (Italy, Piacenza)
Felipe (Spain / Pays Basque, Numancia)
Losada, Hernán (Argentina, sc Heerenveen)
Sychev, Dmitry (Russia, Lokomotiv Moscow)
Dissa, Mahamadou (Mali, Roeselare)
Castillo, Segundo (Ecuador, Wolves)
Jajalo, Mato (Croatia / Bosnia & Herz., Siena)
From: Mark V. on
On Apr 6, 10:41 am, "Mark V." <markvande...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 6, 8:07 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Uh-oh! I shall call this match "In the Garden with RealMardin".  Good
> luck, RM.  And thanks, as always, for your work, Andrea!
>

Real Mardin: Tick f@&#$n' tock, dude! :-)

From: Real Mardin on
On Apr 7, 3:43 pm, "Mark V." <markvande...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 6, 10:41 am, "Mark V." <markvande...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 6, 8:07 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Uh-oh! I shall call this match "In the Garden with RealMardin".  Good
> > luck, RM.  And thanks, as always, for your work, Andrea!
>
> Real Mardin: Tick f@&#$n' tock, dude! :-)

Sorry, I've only just seen this. I will get to work!

Millvella no need to correct your thread title, this *is* the match
of the century! This is Ken vs Ryu. It is Terry Bogard vs Andy Bogard.
Its Robert Garcia vs Ryo Sakazaki. Why.....................it's Hulk
Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior, dammit! These men are friends and rivals
but must do battle. But who will the crowd cheer for? They don't know,
they're just torn up with excitement. Oh my
Goooooooooooooooooooooodd!!


Erm, yeah, I'll get to picking my team sometime soon.


RM
From: Real Mardin on
On Apr 6, 6:41 pm, "Mark V." <markvande...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 6, 8:07 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Uh-oh! I shall call this match "In the Garden with Real Mardin".  Good
> luck, RM.  And thanks, as always, for your work, Andrea!
>
> I will start with Manuel Pasqual.
>
> Summary
>
> Mark V.
>
> Pasqual, Manuel (Italy, Fiorentina)
>
> Real Mardin
>
> Nobody yet, with two picks in hand.
>

I pick Dmitry Sychev and Mahamadou Dissa.


Summary:

Mark V:

Manuel Pascal


RM:

Dmitry Sychev
Mahamadou Dissa


Available:


Chechu (Spain, Girona)
Buaben, Prince (Ghana / Scotland, Dundee Utd)
Klasnic, Ivan (Croatia / Germany, Bolton)
Jorge García (Spain, Gimnàstic)
Couñago, Pablo (Spain, Ipswich)
Moisés (Spain, Huesca)
Martínez, Jorge (Uruguay / Spain, Catania)
Chilvers, Liam (England, Preston)
Anaya, Luis (El Salvador, Alianza (SLV))
Moreno, Juan Carlos (Spain, Numancia)
Kozak, Jan (Slovakia, Slovan Bratislava)
Francis Suárez (Spain, Las Palmas)
José (Spain, Huesca)
Bent, Marcus (England, Birmingham)
Avogadri, Stefano (Italy, Piacenza)
Felipe (Spain / Pays Basque, Numancia)
Losada, Hernán (Argentina, sc Heerenveen)
Castillo, Segundo (Ecuador, Wolves)
Jajalo, Mato (Croatia / Bosnia & Herz., Siena)


RM