Best XI - but only 1 player per manager

[James]

Slightly interesting best XI conundrum to consider.

 

Pick a best NUFC XI, but you can only have one player per manager, e.g Isak and Bruno only played for Howe so you couldn’t have both.

 

players do not have been signed by a manager, just played for them.

 

I am discounting interim managers however in the case of Hughton you can choose a player that played for him when he was caretaker.

 

you must choose from 13 managers as per the list below. Pick 12 is a super sub and the manager not selected manages the team.

 

Howe

Bruce

Benitez

McLaren

Pardew

Hughton

Keegan (either spell)

Allardyce

Roeder

Souness

Robson

Gullit

Dalglish

[James]

Given (Souness)

 

Beye (Allardyce)

Schar (Rafa)

Coloccini (Hughton)

Enrique (Pardew)

 

Solano (Gullit)

Bruno (Howe)

Tiote (McLaren)

Lee (Dalglish)

Ginola (Keegan)

 

Shearer (Roeder)

 

Super Sub: Wilson (Bruce)

 

Manager: Robson

[Chris_R]

Do we get the prime version of that player irrespective of the manager we select them under, or do we get the version at that time? Ie if we pick Shearer from Glenn Roeder's tenure, do we get the bald version who could barely run?

 

Also define "Played for" - Do they actually have had to have taken to the pitch? Do friendlies count?

[James]

You getting the prime version but must have played competitively for that manager

[Colos Short and Curlies]

The prime version is a bit of a get of jail free card, we had a high managerial turnover between 96 and 00 and then again 04 through to Pardew and that gives a high cross over of players.

 

much more difficult and interesting if you have the version that the manager did

[Kid Icarus]

Bruno and Trippier aside you can pretty much pick our best XI tbh

 

Given (Roeder)

 

Beye (Allardyce)

Schar (Bruce)

Woodgate (Robson)

Enrique (Hughton)

 

Ben Arfa (Pardew)

Lee (Gullit)

Ginola (Keegan)

 

Beardsley (Dalglish)

 

Isak (Howe)

Shearer (Souness)

 

Super sub: Wijnaldum (McLaren)

Manager: Benitez

[Colos Short and Curlies]

Howe - Bruno

Bruce - Wilson

Benitez - Lascelles

McLaren - Wijnaldum

Pardew - Ben Arfa

Hughton - Enrique

Keegan (either spell) - Albert

Allardyce - Beye

Roeder - Martins 

Souness - Kluivert (super sub)

Robson - Robert

Gullit. (Manager)

Dalglish - Given

 

using the version the manager got ‘rule’

 

centre half was the difficult bit, Albert came in at the end but that took Shearer out.

 

there is no protection for the back 4 at all, we’re simply gonna score one more than you!

[Superior Acuña]

Krul - Souness

Ab Faye - Allardyce

Schar  - Rafa
Goma - Gullit
 

Nobby- Dalglish

Bruno- Howe

Gini W - McClaren

ASM - Bruce

 

 

Shearer-  KK

Bellamy - Bobby 

Ba - Pardew 

 

——-

 

I read as signed by them initially, and kept it that way cos think it’s more interesting .

 

Tiote (Hughton) and Martins (Roeder) on the bench 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by Superior Acuña

[Chris_R]

 

Think that works?

 

(Edited to change formation to 4-4-fucking-2, had toyed with one up top then meant to change it when I put Isak in and forgot)

 

Really playing the system with putting Roeder-era Shearer in and even more so with a half-dead Stuart Pearce whose best days weren't even at our club, but rules is rules.

 

Not much tracking back in that but Keegan will just have them bombing forward anyway in search of a 7th so it doesn't matter if we concede 2 or 3.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by Chris_R

[The College Dropout]

Cool concept.  More interesting if you got the version that played under that manager. 
 

Souness Dyer was top for a period.  

[kingxlnc]

Krul (McClaren) 

 

Beye (Allardyce)

Coloccini (Pardew)

Woodgate (Robson)

Domi (Gullit)

 

Dyer (Souness)

Joelinton (Bruce)

Batty (Dalglish)

 

Ben Arfa (Houghton)

 

Shearer (Keegan)

Isak (Howe)

 

Super sub: Owen (Roeder) 

 

Manager: Benitez 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by kingxlnc

[Chris_R]

Must add I'd like to note my newfound hatred of @James for making me look through some of those fucking shit squads.

 

There were some absolutely grim seasons in that timeline.

[aussiemag]

Howe - Isak

Bruce - Schar

Benitez - 

McLaren - Wijnaldum (Sub) 

Pardew - Cabaye

Hughton - Ben Arfa

Keegan (either spell) - Coloccini

Allardyce - Beye

Roeder - Krul

Souness - Bernard

Robson - Robert

Gullit - Shearer

Dalglish - Lee

 

                                  Krul
Beye         Schar                  Coloccini     Bernard
HBA          Lee                      Cabaye        Robert
                                 Isak 

                                           Shearer
Sub: Wijnaldum
Manager: Rafa Benitez 

Easily the best team. 

[kingxlnc]

2 minutes ago, aussiemag said:

Howe - Isak

Bruce - Schar

Benitez - 

McLaren - Wijnaldum (Sub) 

Pardew - Cabaye

Hughton - Ben Arfa

Keegan (either spell) - Coloccini

Allardyce - Beye

Roeder - Krul

Souness - Bernard

Robson - Robert

Gullit - Shearer

Dalglish - Lee

 

                                  Krul
Beye         Schar                  Coloccini     Bernard
HBA          Lee                      Cabaye        Robert
                                 Isak 

                                           Shearer
Sub: Wijnaldum
Manager: Rafa Benitez 

Easily the best team. 

Of all the great players KK had you picked someone from his second spell?!! 

[Chris_R]

10 minutes ago, kingxlnc said:

Of all the great players KK had you picked someone from his second spell?!! 

 

To be fair he's got Lee and Shearer in from his first spell, just under different managers!

 

I did similar and didn't pick ANY Keegan players, saving him for manager because I needed someone gung-ho to cover the lack of cover my wingers would give me.

[wormy]

Given (Roeder)

Trippier (Howe) Woodgate (Robson) Schar (Rafa) Enrique (Allardyce) 

Tiote (McLaren)

Lee (Dalglish) Cabaye (Pardew)

HBA (Hughton) Robert (Souness) 

Shearer (Gullit)

Supersub: Wilson (Bruce)

Manager: King Kev

 

EDIT: What a waste of time trying to format that was. 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by wormy

[James]

People can also try the more difficult iterations that consider form under manager and/or has to be signed by the manager just make it clear that that is what you are doing

[Lush Vlad]

6 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

Bruno and Trippier aside you can pretty much pick our best XI tbh

 

Given (Roeder)

 

Beye (Allardyce)

Schar (Bruce)

Woodgate (Robson)

Enrique (Hughton)

 

Ben Arfa (Pardew)

Lee (Gullit)

Ginola (Keegan)

 

Beardsley (Dalglish)

 

Isak (Howe)

Shearer (Souness)

 

Super sub: Wijnaldum (McLaren)

Manager: Benitez

I’m glad Garth Crooks is still getting work since he stopped doing team of the week. 

[Kid Icarus]

Shut up ye nerd

 

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[Ronaldo]

8 hours ago, kingxlnc said:

Krul (McClaren) 

 

Beye (Allardyce)

Coloccini (Pardew)

Woodgate (Souness)

Domi (Gullit)

 

Dyer (Robson)

Joelinton (Bruce)

Batty (Dalglish)

 

Ben Arfa (Houghton)

 

Shearer (Keegan)

Isak (Howe)

 

Super sub: Owen (Roeder) 

 

Manager: Benitez 

Some cheating going on in this one. 

[Fak]

8 hours ago, kingxlnc said:

Krul (McClaren) 

 

Beye (Allardyce)

Coloccini (Pardew)

Woodgate (Souness)

Domi (Gullit)

 

Dyer (Robson)

Joelinton (Bruce)

Batty (Dalglish)

 

Ben Arfa (Houghton)

 

Shearer (Keegan)

Isak (Howe)

 

Super sub: Owen (Roeder) 

 

Manager: Benitez 

Woodgate never played under Souness. Bought and sold under Robson. 

[gazza ladra]

Kinnear erasure.

[Lush Vlad]

1 hour ago, Kid Icarus said:

Shut up ye nerd

 

 

 

Poor Rob Lee. His legs would quite possibly fall off as the midfield 1  

[Sima]

Surprised no one is picking John Barnes if we’re getting players in their prime.

[kingxlnc]

32 minutes ago, Ronaldo said:

Some cheating going on in this one. 

 

25 minutes ago, Fak said:

Woodgate never played under Souness. Bought and sold under Robson. 

Whoops just swapped Dyer and Woodgate in that case