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WaFFLe — ZOLA:
Growing pains / annoyances aside from Togga that caused an hour-long delay at the very start — servers crashed due to either overload, incompetence, or outside evildoers — the Zola draft went ahead last night in a much more expedient manner than last year's RealFFL version. So that's a plus. The Togga customer support was pretty decent, too, and while the draft got stuck for about 10-15 minutes about a third of the way through, it was mostly a good experience. Some people got their last picks autodrafted for some random reason, but that's hardly anything to get too upset about.
Here's how the first round went down (compare with last year). Despite the hiccups, we had exemplary participation ... with only PickledFoo having to switch to autodraft (to fairly disastrous results, including a trio of Stoke strikers, Di Maria, Cambiasso, and no goalkeeper). Sorry, man...
- BrendanKali: Eden Hazard
- Nevil: Alexis Sanchez
- FootieFromAfar: Sergio Aguero
- DPeezy: Raheem Sterling
- B Tret: Wayne Rooney
- AMLang: Cesc Fabregas
- Haz Mat: David Silva
- S.Correa: Santi Cazorla
- yatcli: Branislav Ivanovic
- RossWB: Harry Kane
- J.Goodson: Mesut Ozil
- PickledFoo: Kieran Trippier
And the final teams:
CAHILL FOR JESUS
GK: Mignolet, Schmeichel
D: Azpilicueta, Bellerin, Shaw, Vertonghen, Huth
M: Hazard, Bolasie, Barkely, Alli, Afellay
F: Berahino, Gomis, Depay, Deeney
DARENEVILS
GK: Lloris, Krul
D: Bertrand, Kompany, Amavi, Chester
M: Mane, Lallana, Payet, Ritchie, S. de Jong
F: Alexis, D.Sakho, J.Rodriguez, Lens, Mitrovic
WHAT A LOAD OF BALLACKS
GK: Pantilimon, Ruddy
D: Van Aanholt, Coleman, Cedric, Francis, Rose, C.Dawson, O'Shea
M: Tadic, Oscar, Colback, Gardner, Adam
F: Aguero, Lambert
DP'S ALL-STARS
GK: Cech
D: Baines, Koscielny, Lescott, Rojo, Mings
M: Mahrez, Matic, Fernandinho, Schneiderlin, Van Ginkel
F: Sterling, Agbonlahor, Defoe, Remy, A.Carroll
BT BLUES
GK: Fabianski
D: Terry, J.Ward, Jagielka, M.Sakho, Lovren
M: Henderson, A.Young, Herrea, Cabaye, Delph, Atsu
F: Rooney, Vardy, Sturridge, Bamford
LANGERS ATHLETIC
GK: Howard, Stekelenburg
D: Kolarov, Fonte, Cahill, Jenkinson, Matthews
M: Fabregas, Wanyama, Redmond, Wijnaldum, Ward-Prowse, A.Ayew
F: Giroud, Roberto Firmino, C.Wilson
HAZ MAT SUITS
GK: Hart
D: Janmaat, N.Taylor, A.Williams, Zabaleta, Coloccini
M: Silva, Chadli, Ki, Mirallas, A.Johnson, Grealish, Ibe
F: Pellè, Ayoze, Bony
FALCAO PUNCH
GK: Courtois, De Gea
D: Cresswell, Pieters, Dann, Caulker, Ogbonna
M: Cazorla, Eriksen, Willian, Sissoko, Can, Moses
F: Ings, Falcao, E.Valencia
LAPMARD
GK: Forster
D: Ivanovic, Clyne, A.Valencia, Mertesacker, Dier
M: Lamela, Yaya Touré, Albrighton, Coquelin, Wilshere, Clasie
F: Costa, J.Ayew, Welbeck, Van Wolfsvinkel
HAWKEYE FC
GK: Myhill
D: Monreal, Smalling, Stones, Skrtel, Alderweireld, Zouma
M: Coutinho, Mata, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Zaha, Nasri, Schweinsteiger
F: H.Kane, Cissé, Deulofeu
CLUB DEPORTIVO REAL FC DALE UNITED
GK: Butland, Adrián
D: Moreno, Mangala, Darmian, Naughton
M: Özil, Ramsey, Milner, Montero, Aarons
F: Benteke, Bojan, Walcott, Lukaku, Ighalo
PICKLED'S FOOS
GK: —
D: Trippier, Clichy, W.Morgan, Shawcross
M: Sigurdsson, Navas, Puncheon, Brunt, Di María, Larsson, Cambiasso, Jedinak
F: MB Diouf, Arnautovic, Ulloa, Walters
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WaFFLe — TERRY:
- BenitezBelly - BRM5790
- Hazard's behind - HazardAhead
- The Harvey Wallbangers - simongabriel
- Something something Sael side - Saelenn
- Icier Than Before - FrostyMouse
- Kalou-less - emileb
- The Cesc Pistols - Bill.Lumbergh
- Havana Villa FC - JoeTexTwoTechs
- CrossingTorres - K.Enoch
- Los Compadres FC V - Valderrama10
- Compton Clovers - Madrid7
- Crushgunners Town - Frank the Beef
BenitezBelly
GK: Schmeichel, Myhill
D: Janmaat, van Aanholt, Taylor, Bellerin, Jenkinson
M: Hazard, Puncheon, Milner, Ritchie, Zaha, Ward-Prowse
F:Firmino, Wilson, Gomis
Hazard's behind
GK: Cech
D: Zabalaleta, Mertesacker, Williams
M: Matic, Ledley, Cabaye, Clasie, Redmond, Schweinsteiger
F: Sanchez, Sakho, Cisse, Bamford, Mitrovic, Vydra
The Harvey Wallbangers
GK: Mignolet
D: Ivanovic, Clyne, Stones, Chambers
M: Lamela, Schneiderlin, Adam, Barkley, van Ginkel, Wanyama, Fellaini, Dembele
F: Pelle, Lukaku, Wickham
Something something Sael side
GK: de Gea
D: Rose, Coleman, Terry, Smalling
M: Mata, Toure, Davis, McArthur, Moses, Blind, Mirallas, Carrick
F: Aguero, Giroud, Sturridge
Icier Than Before
GK: Courtois, Begovic
D: Clichy, Fonte, Alderweireld, Shawcross
M: Fabregas, Mane, Morrison, Jedinak, Wijnaldum, Nasri
F: Kane, Naismith, Welbeck, Remy
Kalou-less
GK: Fabianski
D: Valencia, Kolarov, Dier, Fernandez, Demichelis
M: Cazorla, Sigurdsson, Navas, di Maria, Larsson, Colback, Cambiasso, Noble
F: Arnautovic, Walters
The Cesc Pistols
GK: Pantilimon
D: Monreal, Ward, Caulker, Rojo
M: Silva, Eriksen, Tadic, Ayew, Payet, Kouyate
F: Diouf, Berahino, Deulofeu
Havana Villa FC
GK: Butland
D: Cresswell, Pieters, Tomkins, Kaboul, Bertrand
M: Coutinho, Ramsey, Willian, Sissoko, Coquelin, Atsu
F: Gutierrez, Benteke, Long
CrossingTorres
GK: Castillo
D: Trippier, Morgan, Dawson
M: Mahrez, Bolasie, Young, Montero, Schlupp, Johnson, Mason, Brady
F: Sterling, Ings, Vardy, Ulloa
Los Compadres FC V
GK: Gomes, Lloris
D: Baines, Moreno, Jones, Kompany, Vertonghen, Debuchy
M: Oscar, Herrera, Shelvey, Afellay, Routledge
F: Rooney, Walcott, Bony
Compton Clovers
GK: Hart
D: Azpilicueta, Lescott, Cahill, Skrtel, Zouma
M: Ozil, Gardner, Cabella, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Delph, Flamini
F: Falcao, Hernandez, Depay
Crushgunners Town
GK: Tim Howard
D: Koscielny, Dann, Jagielka, Mangala, Shaw
M: Henderson, Chadli, Fernandinho, Brunt, Ki, Lallana
F: Costa, Krkic, Ayew, Deeney
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TILDA SWINTON SCORES A GOAL FROM A WONDERFUL TEAM MOVE:
FOOTBALL (all times BST):
19.30: Ligue 1: Lille vs. PSG
19.45: Championship: Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Nottingham Forest