Feliks Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 The War of the Roses In an alternate reality, the rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire has been cultivated on the sporting field with an annual, 5-game series akin to cricket's Ashes. Each year, players from the respective historic counties play off against each other for the coveted Plantagenet Cup with the winner retaining the trophy for the next 12 months. Played during the 'representative season' in August, the counties play at 3 neutral venues as well as hosting one game each, with rotating grounds designed to maximise coverage of England's most coveted representative rivalry. These updates will cover the War of the Roses from it's inception in 2013 through to its most recent game in 2019. I will include a comprehensive rundown of each series and see who will reign supreme between the two best producers of talent in the country. Competition Rules - 5 game series; 1 point for a win, 0 for a draw or loss - if the series score is tied, the county holding the trophy retains it - 23 man squad with no injury replacements allowed once the tournament has begun - venues to include 1 in Lancashire, 1 in Yorkshire and 3 neutral venues Index 2013 War of the Roses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliks Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 2013 War of the Roses3rd August to 31st August Liverpool -- London -- Sheffield -- West Bromwich -- Derby Index Squad Selection Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliks Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 2013 War of the RosesSquad Selection LANCASHIRE Pos Player Club Age Nat App GK Matt Gilks Blackpool 31 SCO 0 GK Mike Pollitt Wigan 41 ENG 0 GK Keiren Westwood Sunderland 28 IRL 0 DF Leighton Baines Everton 28 ENG 0 DF Wes Brown Sunderland 33 ENG 0 DF Aaron Cresswell Ipswich 23 ENG 0 DF Scott Dann Blackburn 26 ENG 0 DF Tony Hibbert Everton 32 ENG 0 DF Phil Jones Manchester United 21 ENG 0 DF Martin Kelly Liverpool 23 ENG 0 DF Nedum Onuoha Queens Park Rangers 26 ENG 0 MF Ross Barkley Everton 19 ENG 0 MF Joey Barton Queens Park Rangers 30 ENG 0 MF Steven Gerrard Liverpool 33 ENG 0 MF Kevin Nolan West Ham 31 ENG 0 MF Leon Osman Everton 32 ENG 0 MF Jack Rodwell Manchester City 22 ENG 0 FW Rickie Lambert Southampton 31 ENG 0 FW Callum McManaman Wigan 22 ENG 0 FW Jordan Rhodes Blackburn 23 SCO 0 FW Jay Rodriguez Southampton 23 ENG 0 FW Wayne Rooney Manchester United 27 ENG 0 FW Danny Welbeck Manchester United 22 ENG 0 YORKSHIRE Pos Player Club Age Nat App GK Paddy Kenny Leeds 35 IRL 0 GK Paul Robinson Blackburn 33 ENG 0 GK David Stockdale Fulham 27 ENG 0 DF Michael Dawson Tottenham 29 ENG 0 DF Joe Dudgeon Hull 22 NIR 0 DF Matthew Kilgallon Blackburn 29 ENG 0 DF Kyle Naughton Tottenham 24 ENG 0 DF Danny Rose Tottenham 23 ENG 0 DF Kyle Walker Tottenham 23 ENG 0 DF David Wheater Bolton 26 ENG 0 DF Jonathan Woodgate Middlesbrough 33 ENG 0 MF Jacob Butterfield Middlesbrough 23 ENG 0 MF Fabian Delph Aston Villa 23 ENG 0 MF Stewart Downing West Ham 28 ENG 0 MF Paul Green Leeds 30 IRL 0 MF Jonny Howson Norwich 25 ENG 0 MF Matt Jarvis West Ham 27 ENG 0 MF Aaron Lennon Tottenham 26 ENG 0 MF James Milner Manchester City 27 ENG 0 FW Fraizer Campbell Cardiff 25 ENG 0 FW Kevin Davies Preston 36 ENG 0 FW Cameron Jerome Crystal Palace 26 ENG 0 FW Billy Sharp Southampton 27 ENG 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Feliks said: 2013 War of the Roses3rd August to 31st August Liverpool -- London -- Sheffield -- West Bromwich -- Derby Merseyside - Greater London - Yorkshire - West Midlands - Derbyshire. Where is the Lancashire venue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosse Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 The conclusive game should be played in Leicester Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousevasey Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Merseyside - Greater London - Yorkshire - West Midlands - Derbyshire. Where is the Lancashire venue? Historic Lancashire covered Merseyside (see the Liverpool players in the Lancashire squad my first thought was that it would be players born in that area, but I imagine that is a lot of work in the editor to set those parameters 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliks Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 18 hours ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Merseyside - Greater London - Yorkshire - West Midlands - Derbyshire. Where is the Lancashire venue? Historical Lancashire covers nearly all of Merseyside and all of Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliks Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 8 hours ago, scousevasey said: Historic Lancashire covered Merseyside (see the Liverpool players in the Lancashire squad my first thought was that it would be players born in that area, but I imagine that is a lot of work in the editor to set those parameters It is players born in the area/foreign-born English citizens that lived there first, I just manually selected the squads. I have an obsession with rep teams so I have a good knowledge of players and their place of birth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) On 22/10/2019 at 16:27, Feliks said: Historical Lancashire covers nearly all of Merseyside and all of Liverpool. Historical but not current. West Bromwich, Wolverhampton and Walsall (among other places) used to be in Staffordshire but now they are in the West Midlands. In the early days of the Football League, Stoke v West Brom, Stoke v Wolves and West Brom v Wolves were Staffordshire derbies. Edited October 27, 2019 by Nobby_McDonald Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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