Scrabble Signings - Serious Thread

[The People's Hero]

I was thinking the other day that there just aren't enough interesting names in our squad. This puts us at a competitive disadvantage:

a) Interesting names create an identity for a club. An individualism, a uniqueness. We need to be more unique than the opposition. In a good way. Fact.

b) Players are more easily told apart. Nicknames at football clubs are samey... smitho,smithy,smithinator,the'goal'smith.. not easily told apart. Our players are too similar.

c) I believe that by 2009 (the year) a rule will be brought in, allocating points based on the current system (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat) as well as a bonus point for the highest scoring 1st XI in terms of the scrabble score for the names of players within that team (plus the manager, who counts as a double word score and a trible letter score on the third letter).

Your task is to come up with a high scoring XI and manager. You must then actively campaign to get this manager put in place.

I'm having Steve Ogrizovic for example in goal. Remember... z's etc are good choices.

Bear in mind the importance of a high scrabble score for your managers' name (psst DB11 - Paul Ince would be a bad choice).

You have unlimited tiles to do this with.

Winner receives my eternal respect and a box of wine gums.

I shan't be entering - as I'd win, and that's just not cricket.

Go!

(ps please include the scrabble score for each individual player and your team's total).

EDIT: RULES

Players must NOT be retired. (example - Muzzy Izzet would not be allowed)

Full names to be used (no middle names though - so it wouldn't be Muzzy Izzet but Mustafa Izzet)

Additional points to be awarded by TPH as seen fit for players he likes (or amuse him)

DON'T FORGET YOUR MANAGER (MABLO).

Final edit - WHY AREN'T ANY OF YOU ADDING UP YOUR SODDING TEAM'S TOTALS?

[Dames]

Winner receives my eternal respect and a box of wine gums.

Even Ultra ?

[Vacamion]

Muzzy Izzet has to be worth a shot in that team...

[Manwell Pablo]

Željko Kalac

Christian Ziege

Kakhaber Kaladze

Alessandro Potenza

Manuel Pablo

Steed Malbranque

Abel Xavier

Denis Boyarintsev

Sofiane Zaaboub

Alexsandr Kerzhakov

Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi

Manager: Gertjan Verbeek

I like this game.

[Fez of Mahrez]

Farid Mondragon

Eric Rabesandretana

Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan

Rigobert Song Bahanag

Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbe

Muzzy Izzet

Andres Guglieminpietro

Gilles-Donald Yapi-Yapo

Giampaolo Pazzini

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

[Manwell Pablo]

Farid Mondragon

Eric Rabesandretana

Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan

Rigobert Song Bahanag

Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbe

Muzzy Izzet

Andres Guglieminpietro

Gilles-Donald Yapi-Yapo

Giampaolo Pazzini

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

No retired players and no middle names you pissing cheat

[Fez of Mahrez]

No retired players and no middle names you pissing cheat

"Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi"?!

[Manwell Pablo]

"Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi"?!

Shush. Thats what all the cool kids call him. Gilles "Donald" Yapi Yapo on the other hand

[Fez of Mahrez]

Shush. Thats what all the cool kids call him. Gilles "Donald" Yapi Yapo on the other hand

I'm only going by what FM06 or whatever used to call him. Glass houses and stones, Manwell.

Besides, behave or you won't get a lift to the Forest game.

[Manwell Pablo]

I'm only going by what FM06 or whatever used to call him. Glass houses and stones, Manwell.

Besides, behave or you won't get a lift to the Forest game.

Fernando Cavanghi wasn't called Ezequial of whatever it is on any game I've added that myself.

[Geo V]

at this thread. Ive gone for one from each country as it would be wrong to raid one nation full of Z`s.

Vyacheslav Malafeev (Russia)

Christos Patsatzoglou (Greece)

Vlade Lazarevski (Macedonia)

Arturs Zakreševskis (Latvia)

Tomas Zvirgzdauskas (Lithuania)

Péter Czvitkovics (Hungary)

Zurab Menteshashvili (Georgia)

Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Turkey)

Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Holland)

Zlatan Muslimović (Bosnia)

Coach - Hans-Peter Zaugg (currently Liechtenstein)

[Leicester Rule!]

Theres only one Z in a scrabble set isnt there so you can only have one z in your squad?

[Bert]

Zeljko Kalac

Izzy Irekipen

Zurab Kizanashvilli

Jean-Alain Boumsong

Marek Janukolovski

Kerilogmu Tugay

Zoltan Gera

Stelios Gianakapoulos

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Jan Vennegor Of Hesselink

Jimmy Floyd Hasseilbaink

Gaffer - Hugo Sánchez Márquez

[mikelcfc]

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

Vasili Berezutskiy

Aleksei Berezutskiy

JChristos Patsatzoglou

Marek Janukolovski

Konstantin Zyryanov

Balázs Dzsudzsák

Stelios Gianakapoulos

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Aleksandr Kerzhakov

Jimmy Floyd Hasseilbaink

manager: Algimantas Liubinskas -lithuania

[BigGibbo]

Hugo Sánchez Márquez (Manager Mexico)

José Manuel Reina Páez (Reina)

Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (Hyypia)

Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho (Carvalho)

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (Carlos)

Mohamed Lamine Sissoko Gillan (Sissoko)

Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (Mendieta)

Ricardo Andrade Quaresma (Quaresma)

Xavier Hernández Creus (Xavi)

Maksym Serhiyovych Kalynychenko (Kalinichenko)

Luis Javier García Sanz (Luis Garcia)

Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (Ronaldo)

3-5-2 formation i win surely took me 15 whole minutes

God knows what the score is ive never played scrabble

[Bert]

Surely That doesn't count?? ^^^^

First and last names only?

[demon_dog]

Theres only one Z in a scrabble set isnt there so you can only have one z in your squad?

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Sorry fell asleep reading all the names.

[Asha]

Hugo Sánchez Márquez (Manager Mexico)

José Manuel Reina Páez (Reina)

Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (Hyypia)

Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho (Carvalho)

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (Carlos)

Mohamed Lamine Sissoko Gillan (Sissoko)

Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (Mendieta)

Ricardo Andrade Quaresma (Quaresma)

Xavier Hernández Creus (Xavi)

Maksym Serhiyovych Kalynychenko (Kalinichenko)

Luis Javier García Sanz (Luis Garcia)

Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (Ronaldo)

3-5-2 formation i win surely took me 15 whole minutes

God knows what the score is ive never played scrabble

Yeah dont get into it....addictive like h.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

Ok then - lets have a go!

Shamus Given

1-4-1-3-1-1 2-1-4-1-1 = 20

Pontus Kamar 'blank' ------------------- Basile Boli ------------------------- Cafu ------------------ Andre Ooijer

3-1-1-1-1-1 5-1-3-1-1-0 = 19 -------- 3-1-1-1-1-1 3-1-1-1 = 14 ------- 3-1-4-1 = 9 ---------- 1-1-2-1-1 1-1-1-8-1-1 = 19 Total Def = 61

Deco ------------- Ro 'blank' inho ------------ Li Tie ---------------- Xavi

2-1-3-1 = 7 ----- 1-1-0-1-1-4-1 = 12 ------- 1-1 1-1-1 = 5 ------ 8-1-4-1 = 14 ------- Total Mid = 39

Guti -------------------- Zola

2-1-1-1 = 5 ----------- 10-1-1-1 = 13 -------- Total Att = 18

Manager ???

Total - 138pts (At least I make it)

I've also tried not to use more letters than are actually in a standard scrabble game - hence Li Tie being in midfield! and the 'Blanks!'

[Alexikokopops]

Shamus Given

1-4-1-3-1-1 2-1-4-1-1 = 20

You spelt Seamus wrong!!

[DJ Barry Hammond]

You spelt Seamus wrong!!

Oooo Feck!

[Geo V]

How many points did I get? I must be up there surely? Any chance of a table?

[BigGibbo]

Surely That doesn't count?? ^^^^

First and last names only?

Well god knows i just thought they had to be there real full names

[Nick]

I was thinking the other day that there just aren't enough interesting names in our squad. This puts us at a competitive disadvantage:

a) Interesting names create an identity for a club. An individualism, a uniqueness. We need to be more unique than the opposition. In a good way. Fact.

b) Players are more easily told apart. Nicknames at football clubs are samey... smitho,smithy,smithinator,the'goal'smith.. not easily told apart. Our players are too similar.

c) I believe that by 2009 (the year) a rule will be brought in, allocating points based on the current system (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat) as well as a bonus point for the highest scoring 1st XI in terms of the scrabble score for the names of players within that team (plus the manager, who counts as a double word score and a trible letter score on the third letter).

Your task is to come up with a high scoring XI and manager. You must then actively campaign to get this manager put in place.

I'm having Steve Ogrizovic for example in goal. Remember... z's etc are good choices.

Bear in mind the importance of a high scrabble score for your managers' name (psst DB11 - Paul Ince would be a bad choice).

You have unlimited tiles to do this with.

Winner receives my eternal respect and a box of wine gums.

I shan't be entering - as I'd win, and that's just not cricket.

Go!

(ps please include the scrabble score for each individual player and your team's total).

EDIT: RULES

Players must NOT be retired. (example - Muzzy Izzet would not be allowed)

Full names to be used (no middle names though - so it wouldn't be Muzzy Izzet but Mustafa Izzet)

Additional points to be awarded by TPH as seen fit for players he likes (or amuse him)

DON'T FORGET YOUR MANAGER (MABLO).

Final edit - WHY AREN'T ANY OF YOU ADDING UP YOUR SODDING TEAM'S TOTALS?

I have just got back from Paris and will be totalling up the scores for this on TPH's behalf. If anybody has any further entries for this competiton I can personally acknowledge the wine gums are a quality brand and the respect will be a feeling of warmth and genuity. You have till friday to submit final entries. N.