The AM PL Draft 2.0 Selection Thread (No Discussion)

The A-M PL Draft 2.0 Sign-Up and Discussion Thread

The Picks: https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/threads/the-am-pl-draft-2-0-selection-thread-no-discussion.37217/unread Football was invented in 1̶9̶9̶2̶ 1996 when Arsène Wenger arrived in these shores, so in his honour we will be drafting the best players in the PL from 1996 to present day. Usual...

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The pick order is as follows:

1. @Makingtrax
2. @Rex Caudillo + @jones
3. @OnlyOne
4. @GDeep™
5. @UpTheGunnerz
6. @JMB
7. @Oxeki
8. @Sapient Hawk
9. @The Ducking Duck
10. @albakos
11. @2Smokeyy + @Clrnc
12. @A_G
13. @RunTheTrap
14. @Tir Na Nog
15. @Sulosky
16. @Taylor Gang Gunners

It’s going to be a snake draft so the order will reverse at the end of the round. You will have a 60 minute window to make your pick, but if you’re online when your time comes it’s 10 minutes before you get a randomised player. The game will be paused overnight.

Please make sure to tag the next player to keep the game moving quickly.

Discussion:

 

[2Smokeyy]

Nicolas Anelka (Bolton)

Had a pretty good spell at Bolton before he moved on to Chelsea and done well over there too.

@albakos

 

[albakos]

And my final pick is a very fine central defender, a reliable option who was a regular for his team and country.
Save for that penalty miss on 1996,

Everyone rise for ...!

Sir Gareth Southgate, Aston Villa

@The Ducking Duck go !

 

[The Ducking Duck]

Gary Kelly. This Irish international was named in the PFA Team of the Year twice and was a key part of the Leeds team that finished 4th in the Premier League and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 00/01 season. He is often cited as one of the best right-backs in Premier League history.



@Sapient Hawk

 

[A_G]

For Sapient we have…

Carl Serrant, Newcastle



In at LB, only thing I could find about him was being mentioned in the Newcastle Reddit as a candidate for their worst ever PL era player

To round out the first XI we go with…

Peter Fear, Wimbledon



I’ll let Wikipedia take it from here:

Fear's career highlight to date was scoring twice in the space of ten minutes, against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1997–98 season. Unfortunately for Fear, Wimbledon went on to lose the game 6–2, and Fear's goals counted merely as a consolation.

That’s just Sapient Hawk all over

@Oxeki next, but there’s no pressure to pick tonight

 

[Oxeki]

Ebere Eze

Crystal Palace

and
Jordan Pickford
Everton

@JMB

 

[JMB]

First, Mr. Premier League

Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)

Marc Cucurella (Brighton)

@UpTheGunnerz

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Sandro tonali
Newcastle

Ian Harte
Damn dirty Leeds



@GDeep™

 

[GDeep™]

Alexis Macallister. Needs no explaining.




Saha Fulham. Requires no justification. Fulham G/A machine.

@OnlyOne

 

[OnlyOne]

Easy. What a pick at this late stage. Same hair colour as Jones, CL winner to my back line.

First pick, super John Arne Riise (Fulham) up.



And then finally, Mr Electric ️ one of my favourites growing up and one of Blackburns best ever players.

Damien Duff (Blackburn)

 

[Makingtrax]

Stuart Pearce, aka Psycho, England star who left everything on the pitch. (Newcastle United)

League winner and champions league winner and club captain - Jordan Henderson (Sunderland)

 

[Makingtrax]

Back up goalie - Nick Pope Burnley

Outstanding goal keeper as a back up for Peter Schmeichel.



@Rex Caudillo and @jones if you’re not too busy.

 

[Rex Caudillo]

We take Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea) for an Arsenal connection.

@OnlyOne

 

[OnlyOne]

Won’t be using any subs.

Victor Valdes - Boro

@GDeep™

 

[A_G]

The randomiser gave @GDeep™:

Tim Flowers, Blackburn



@UpTheGunnerz

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Kepa
Bournemouth

Need me someone who can challenge his washed manager

@JMB

 

[JMB]

Matz Sels (Nottingham) golden glove winner

@Oxeki

 

[A_G]

The randomiser has given @Oxeki one of the greats…

Nigel Martin, Leeds United



Bit jealous ngl

@Sapient Hawk will be next

 

[A_G]

@Sapient Hawk will receive…

Espen Baardsen, Tottenham

Not much to say except be quit football at 25 to travel the world, bit like his manager

@The Ducking Duck

 

[The Ducking Duck]

Mark Flekken, Brentford.



@albakos

 

[albakos]

The keeper who helped his team win the one major trophy in decades.

It's the former England No.1

David James, Portsmouth

@2Smokeyy + @Clrnc your turn.