From: MH on
Real Mardin wrote:
> On May 28, 10:46 pm, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> About time to form the RSS:er team, or at least suggest line-ups. Since I'm
>> Swedish, we will use the 4-4-2 with a wooden-leg DM.
>>
>> GK
>> RD CD CD LD
>> DM
>> RM LM
>> OM
>> RF LF
>>
>> Criteria:
>> GK: Must dominate the box well. Experience by age might be better than springy youth-ness.
>
> I second Sid and really can't look beyond Michael Hynes (MH) for this
> position. Mature, experienced, leads by example in terms of starting
> threads and directing discussion. Yep, solid choice.

I an absolutely useless GK. Too short, and too old to dive around.
Distribution is OK.

I am a left winger (in more sense than one)
>
>> RD/LD: Should be able to separate friends from foe
>> and act accordingly. Occassionally pass the
>> ball correctly. Handles throw-ins.
>
> Abukabr and Enzo.
>
>> CD: Should be mean, physical, able to hoof the
>> ball a long, long way.
>
> Danielle /Futbolmetrix & Alkamista can be to the point when they want
> to be. I wouldn't want to be a lone stiker bearing down on the box
> with that pair in my way........
>
>
>> DM: Marathon running abilities necessary. No need
>> for any technical skills whatsoever.
>
> I'm going Benny (or Mehdi, if he'd rather be known by his new handle).
> If it's workrate you want just take a look at the sheer volume of
> Serie A and Champions League match reports he's posted over a period
> covering what I'd guess to be around 15 years. A DM who will run for
> you all game long and then stop on after the game to do a few laps of
> the pitch for good measure.
>
>
>> RM/LM: 1500m abilities necessary. A plus if he/she
>> can do a man at least once a half. Extra plus
>> for crossing abilities.
>
>
> This position is about setting things up. Millvella must therefore be
> an obvious choice with all the fantasy leagues and games he's set up,
> closely followed by Jesus Petry for running the UCL Sophisticated
> Predictions Contest.
>
>
>> OM: The only position where passing skills are
>> a must. A plus is good shooting, and a bit
>> of speedyness.
>
> Mark V has the quick wit to play in this position.
>
>> RF/LF: Anyone who can put the ball inside the posts
>> and bar and have us wish there's no GK just
>> there.
>
> Majin Will / Nikuli William / Google Beta User for a solid finisher
> and Jim Goloboy as a sharp witted striker.
>
>
> So, my first XI would be:
>
> GK: MH
>
> LD: Enzo
>
> CD: Futbolmetrix
>
> CD: Alkamista
>
> RD: Abukabr
>
> DM: Benny
>
> LM: Jesus Petry
>
> OM: Mark V
>
> RM: Millvella
>
> LF: JimGol
>
> RF: Majin Will
>
> My subs bench would look like this:
>
> GK: Bruce Scott
>
> LD/RD: Diabolik
>
> CD / DM: Werner Pichler (for his hard work with the Europa League
> reports this season)
>
> OM: Torn between calling the creative Paul Mettewie out of retirement
> or going for the extremely controversial choice of Lord of War - as
> much as he obviously goes round looking for responses, he does create
> discussion and creating chances is what this position is all about.
>
> FW: Sven M - to the point, efficient finisher in true German style.
>
>
> Apologies to any I've missed out.
>
>
> RM
From: RED DEVIL on
On Sat, 29 May 2010 14:46:48 -0600, MH <MHnospam(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote:

>Real Mardin wrote:
>> On May 28, 10:46 pm, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> About time to form the RSS:er team, or at least suggest line-ups. Since I'm
>>> Swedish, we will use the 4-4-2 with a wooden-leg DM.
>>>
>>> GK
>>> RD CD CD LD
>>> DM
>>> RM LM
>>> OM
>>> RF LF
>>>
>>> Criteria:
>>> GK: Must dominate the box well. Experience by age might be better than springy youth-ness.
>>
>> I second Sid and really can't look beyond Michael Hynes (MH) for this
>> position. Mature, experienced, leads by example in terms of starting
>> threads and directing discussion. Yep, solid choice.
>
>I an absolutely useless GK. Too short, and too old to dive around.
>Distribution is OK.
>
>I am a left winger (in more sense than one)
>>
>>> RD/LD: Should be able to separate friends from foe
>>> and act accordingly. Occassionally pass the
>>> ball correctly. Handles throw-ins.
>>
>> Abukabr and Enzo.
>>
>>> CD: Should be mean, physical, able to hoof the
>>> ball a long, long way.
>>
>> Danielle /Futbolmetrix & Alkamista can be to the point when they want
>> to be. I wouldn't want to be a lone stiker bearing down on the box
>> with that pair in my way........
>>
>>
>>> DM: Marathon running abilities necessary. No need
>>> for any technical skills whatsoever.
>>
>> I'm going Benny (or Mehdi, if he'd rather be known by his new handle).
>> If it's workrate you want just take a look at the sheer volume of
>> Serie A and Champions League match reports he's posted over a period
>> covering what I'd guess to be around 15 years. A DM who will run for
>> you all game long and then stop on after the game to do a few laps of
>> the pitch for good measure.
>>
>>
>>> RM/LM: 1500m abilities necessary. A plus if he/she
>>> can do a man at least once a half. Extra plus
>>> for crossing abilities.
>>
>>
>> This position is about setting things up. Millvella must therefore be
>> an obvious choice with all the fantasy leagues and games he's set up,
>> closely followed by Jesus Petry for running the UCL Sophisticated
>> Predictions Contest.
>>
>>
>>> OM: The only position where passing skills are
>>> a must. A plus is good shooting, and a bit
>>> of speedyness.
>>
>> Mark V has the quick wit to play in this position.
>>
>>> RF/LF: Anyone who can put the ball inside the posts
>>> and bar and have us wish there's no GK just
>>> there.
>>
>> Majin Will / Nikuli William / Google Beta User for a solid finisher
>> and Jim Goloboy as a sharp witted striker.
>>
>>
>> So, my first XI would be:
>>
>> GK: MH
>>
>> LD: Enzo
>>
>> CD: Futbolmetrix
>>
>> CD: Alkamista
>>
>> RD: Abukabr
>>
>> DM: Benny
>>
>> LM: Jesus Petry
>>
>> OM: Mark V
>>
>> RM: Millvella
>>
>> LF: JimGol
>>
>> RF: Majin Will
>>
>> My subs bench would look like this:
>>
>> GK: Bruce Scott
>>
>> LD/RD: Diabolik
>>
>> CD / DM: Werner Pichler (for his hard work with the Europa League
>> reports this season)
>>
>> OM: Torn between calling the creative Paul Mettewie out of retirement
>> or going for the extremely controversial choice of Lord of War - as
>> much as he obviously goes round looking for responses, he does create
>> discussion and creating chances is what this position is all about.
>>
>> FW: Sven M - to the point, efficient finisher in true German style.
>>
>>
>> Apologies to any I've missed out.
>>
>>
>> RM

I don't even get on the bench?
RED DEVIL
From: Mehdi on
> Subject : RSS:er All Stars XI
> From : anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com

> Wouldn't she be the best DM possible in this setup...

No the Xabi Alonso role - lots of pointless output.


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From: Jim Goloboy on
On May 29, 10:17 am, Real Mardin <real_mar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> LF: JimGol

As long as I don't have to do any running.

I take it Anders is the ref so we can all argue with him?

From: Bruce D. Scott on
anders t (anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com) wrote:
: Quoting Jim Goloboy in rec.sport.soccer:
: >On May 29, 10:17�am, Real Mardin <real_mar...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
: >
: >> LF: JimGol
: >
: >As long as I don't have to do any running.
: >
: >I take it Anders is the ref so we can all argue with him?

: Sure, but anything uttered in another tongue than Swedish is an insult to
: the referee and a straight red!

Well according to my Danish colleague (also called Anders so he must be
right, right?) both Swedish and German are just bad dialects of Danish,
so that must mean I can yell at you in German, right? :-)

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