The All-Time Club Career Draft

Those of you who participated in the original version 2 years ago will be familiar with the concept of this draft. Basically, you can pick any player you wish in the history of professional football (subject to the rules set out below), but you must also link that player to one of the clubs he has played for, and he will be evaluated solely on the basis of his career with that particular club. For example, if you choose Titus Bramble (Newcastle), you will not get the benefit of his years as a stalwart at the heart of Wigan's defence.

DRAFT RULES
1. Standard snake draft format with 4-hour pick windows. Deadlines will be frozen from 12 midnight to 8 AM depending on your timezone.

2. You will pick a 14-man squad consisting of a starting XI and 3 subs. Your squad will contain only one goalkeeper.

3. Each club you choose may be represented no more than once in your squad.

4. There will be only one version of each player. For example, if Joga picks Titus Bramble (Wigan), no-one else will be able to pick any version of Bramble.

5. A minimum of 100 competitive games (all competitions) for the chosen club is required for each player.

6. Please state which club you are linking your player to when you pick him.

7. After the draft we will have a tournament involving player steals (see rules below).

TOURNAMENT RULES
1. The tournament will begin with a group stage with four groups of four teams each, followed by a knockout stage contested by the top two teams in each group. Each team will play the other three teams once.

2. Group games will be decided by voting from the remaining managers (excluding the other two managers in the group itself). The options will be "Team A" win, "Team B" win, or draw. Whichever option receives the most votes will be taken as the result of the match. If two options are tied for the most votes, then a draw will be the outcome. Three points will be awarded for a win and one for a draw.

3. You will be required to use all of your substitutes over the course of the group stage. You must use at least one unique sub in each of the first two group games.

4. All managers most vote on all matches outside of their group on a given matchday. Failure to do so during the one-day voting period will result in a one point deduction.

5. Prior to the knockout round, the top two teams in each group will have the opportunity to steal a player from each of the two eliminated teams in that group. However, your starting lineup after steals must maintain the one player per club rule.

6. Knockout matches will be decided by voting from the remaining managers. The options will be "Team A" win or "Team B" win. The first team to receive six votes will advance to the next round. That team will also have the opportunity to steal one player from the losing team, again maintaining the one player per club rule.

 

Telstar:- Johan Cruyff (Ajax), Gaetano Scirea (Juventus), Sir Bobby Charlton (Manchester United), José Santamaría (Real Madrid), Michael Laudrup (Barcelona), Luis Suárez (Liverpool), Marcel Desailly (AC Milan), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern Munich), Tarcisio Burgnich (Inter Milan), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Didier Deschamps (Marseille), Günter Netzer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Rinat Dasayev (Spartak Moscow), Preben Elkjær (Verona)

Poet Gooner:- Lionel Messi (Barcelona), José Manuel Moreno (River Plate), Giacinto Facchetti (Inter Milan), Carlos Alberto Torres (Santos), Ruud Gullit (AC Milan), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Willem van Hanegem (Feyenoord), Matthias Sindelar (Austria Wien), Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United), Albert Shesternyov (CSKA Moscow), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Neil Franklin (Stoke), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Omar Sívori (Juventus)

prolifik:- Pelé (Santos), Luís Figo (Real Madrid), Elías Figueroa (Internacional), Lilian Thuram (Parma), Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona), Roberto Baggio (Juventus), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (AC Milan), Mário Coluna (Benfica), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan), Héctor Chumpitaz (Universitario), Sepp Maier (Bayern Munich), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal)

PorkchopExpress:- Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Antonio Conte (Juventus), Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid), Bryan Robson (Manchester United), Edwin van der Sar (Ajax), Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund), Billy McNeill (Celtic), Felix Magath (Hamburg), Daniele De Rossi (Roma)

Andy-gers1:- Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Paulo Roberto Falcão (Roma), Djalma Santos (Palmeiras), Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Enzo Francescoli (River Plate), Jaap Stam (Manchester United), Stefan Effenberg (Bayern Munich), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham), Peter Shilton (Nottingham Forest), Kaká (AC Milan), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Kenny Sansom (Crystal Palace)

WAFC Dan:- Diego Maradona (Napoli), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus), Uwe Seeler (Hamburg), Roy Keane (Manchester United), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Phil Neal (Liverpool), Kurt Hamrin (Fiorentina), Paul McGrath (Aston Villa), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Charles (Leeds United), Amancio (Real Madrid), Neville Southall (Everton), Zito (Santos)

Minty:- Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid), Zinedine Zidane (Juventus), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Rivaldo (Barcelona), Robert Pirès (Arsenal), Andreas Brehme (Inter Milan), Karlheinz Förster (Stuttgart), Ricardo Carvalho (Porto), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Manuel Amoros (Marseille), George Weah (PSG), Juan Román Riquelme (Boca Juniors), David Beckham (Manchester United)

Joga bonito:- Eusébio (Benfica), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich), Gianni Rivera (AC Milan), Cafu (Roma), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Ciro Ferrara (Juventus), Gérson (Botafogo), Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow), Ernst Ocwirk (Austria Wien), Dave Mackay (Tottenham), Armando Picchi (Inter Milan), Igor Netto (Spartak Moscow), Marius Trésor (Marseille)

Tony_Adams:- Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina), Jairzinho (Botafogo), Rivellino (Corinthians), Silvio Marzolini (Boca Juniors), Luis Suárez Miramontes (Inter Milan), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Luis Monti (Juventus), Frank de Boer (Ajax), Domingos da Guia (Flamengo), Gary Neville (Manchester United), Christian Panucci (Roma), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)

The Doc:- Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich), Xavi (Barcelona), Claudio Gentile (Juventus), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Claude Makélélé (Chelsea), Valentino Mazzola (Torino), Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan), Eric Gerets (PSV), Francisco Gento (Real Madrid), Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers), Rob Rensenbrink (Anderlecht), Luigi Riva (Cagliari), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Júlio César (Inter Milan)

The Red Viper:- Garrincha (Botafogo), George Best (Manchester United), Daniel Passarella (River Plate), Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter Milan), Ruud Krol (Ajax), Graeme Souness (Liverpool), Sócrates (Corinthians), Manfred Kaltz (Hamburg), Gordon Banks (Stoke), Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Edgar Davids (Juventus), Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), Bernd Schuster (Barcelona), Gunnar Nordahl (AC Milan)

Guyett:- Lothar Matthäus (Bayern Munich), Frank Rijkaard (Ajax), Matthias Sammer (Dortmund), Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham), Giuseppe Meazza (Inter Milan), Antonio Cabrini (Juventus), Pietro Vierchowod (Sampdoria), Bruno Conti (Roma), Cesare Maldini (AC Milan), Raúl (Real Madrid), Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United), Raymond Kopa (Reims), Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua București), Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)

Odiseo:- Zico (Flamengo), Franco Baresi (AC Milan), Berti Vogts (Borussia Monchengladbach), Nílton Santos (Botafogo), Dragan Džajić (Red Star Belgrade), Denis Law (Manchester United), Josef Masopust (Dukla Prague), Jean Tigana (Girondins Bordeaux), John Terry (Chelsea), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Jimmy Johnstone (Celtic), Tostão (Cruzeiro), Uli Stielike (Real Madrid), Wolfgang Overath (Koln)

Purple Bananaa:- Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich), Sir Bobby Moore (West Ham), Sir Stanley Matthews (Blackpool), Sir Tom Finney (Preston), József Bozsik (Budapest Honvéd), Alan Hansen (Liverpool), Sandro Mazzola (Inter Milan), Gerhard Hanappi (Rapid Vienna), Danny McGrain (Celtic), José Antonio Camacho (Real Madrid), Billy Bremner (Leeds United), Dino Zoff (Juventus), Pepe (Santos), Maxime Bossis (Nantes)

Kebab:- Marco van Basten (AC Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Johan Neeskens (Ajax), Jürgen Kohler (Dortmund), Didi (Botafogo), Marco Tardelli (Juventus), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool), Tony Adams (Arsenal), Petr Čech (Chelsea), Hilário (Sporting CP), Maicon (Inter Milan)

Shob:- Romário (PSV), Michel Platini (Juventus), Paul Breitner (Bayern Munich), Fernando Redondo (Real Madrid), Francesco Totti (Roma), Ronald Koeman (Barcelona), Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Wim Suurbier (Ajax), Oscar Ruggeri (Boca Juniors), Júnior (Flamengo), Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Monchengladbach), Mauro Tassotti (AC Milan), José Luis Chilavert (Velez Sarsfield), Just Fontaine (Reims)

 

Send it to me. And remember to give the selected club for each pick.

 

I said in the chat that the deadlines wouldn't kick in until tomorrow.