Premier League Draft

eagle eye

Well with you guys picking the elite of the attacking players I decided to go with the man I think is the only truly elite central mid in the Premier League.

redzerdrog

eagle eye took my 1st choice so need a few mins to think what way i want to go with this.

Chucky the tree

haha thought this was for all players who have played in the premiership. Makes my drafting position even more painful.

Ares

Chucky the tree wrote: »

haha thought this was for all players who have played in the premiership. Makes my drafting position even more painful.

Hey quit yo jibba jabbin, some of us have an even worse drafting position. :mad:

The only thing is that we'll get first pick for the retirees round. The quality in that round will be thin on the ground, the difference between 1st and 20th in that round will be strong. I've the first pick in that round and if Henry was available he'd be my pick without a shadow of a doubt.

But because he's píssing around the MLS at the moment on his last pay day, read also for Drogba and China he's unavailable. Its a bit of a pain in the sack but there isn't that can be done about it, is there Blatter? Is there?

Ares

ffs Can Andy Carroll's place be given to the first reserve or someone who's going to take this at least a bit seriously?

Jax Teller

Ares wrote: »

ffs Can Andy Carroll's place be given to the first reserve or someone who's going to take this at least a bit seriously?

He did the same in the euro draft . Didn't do too bad .

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Yeah he ended up with a pretty good team in the end in that if I remember correctly.

G.K.

As long as Doni isn't his next pick he'll be grand.

Pj!

Can anyone give me a quick summary of how this thing works?
I'm guessing you keep picking players until you have a full team? How is the winner decided?

markie29

Picking Andy Carroll as first round pick made me laugh a lot

bullvine

can't believe i missed out on this, looks great crack

kryogen

Goddamn it this is the second one of these I have missed out on!

Good luck to all involved though, looking forward to it

Xavi6

G.K. wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's a good thing? You can make your pick during that time but it isn't counted towards the clock.

I may be making a complete mess out of this but that's how I saw it.

I can't pick during that time if this amnesty is in place, plus I lose about 8 hours of picking time due to being asleep.

Having said that, if a pick falls to me during that window I'll just do it anyway. Feck the rules :pac:

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Xavi6 wrote: »

I can't pick during that time if this amnesty is in place, plus I lose about 8 hours of picking time due to being asleep.

Having said that, if a pick falls to me during that window I'll just do it anyway. Feck the rules :pac:

Yeah it's fair enough that people in far flung places get a bit of dispensation, especially since you're around a lot.

The night time break is probably necessary because say someone picks at about this time (10pm or 11pm), then the next person would have to pick first thing in the morning.

Jesus Wept

Ares wrote: »

ffs Can Andy Carroll's place be given to the first reserve or someone who's going to take this at least a bit seriously?

Liam O

Xavi6 wrote: »

I can't pick during that time if this amnesty is in place, plus I lose about 8 hours of picking time due to being asleep.

Having said that, if a pick falls to me during that window I'll just do it anyway. Feck the rules :pac:

The break isn't a no picks break, it's just that time doesn't count towards the clock, you can pick when it's your turn no matter what time it is.

G.K.

Liam O wrote: »

The break isn't a no picks break, it's just that time doesn't count towards the clock, you can pick when it's your turn no matter what time it is.

^^This^^

That's exactly what it meant when I put it in place in the EURO draft.

Rekop dog

Shocked Vinny wasn't snapped up first few picks, there's so few quality CB's in the league that snapping one up gives that team a solid foundation that very few will have!

Blatter

I think the only reason he hadn't been picked yet was because his form this season has been well below par in comparison to last.

Still, plenty of time to get back to his best before all picks are done.

Bounty Hunter

Rekop dog wrote: »

Shocked Vinny wasn't snapped up first few picks, there's so few quality CB's in the league that snapping one up gives that team a solid foundation that very few will have!

Was so close to picking him myself but couldnt pass up that loveable scamp that is Luis S plus with a Man City fan up next I thought id be nice

tbh there were 4 guys I woulda been equally happy with so almost woulda prefered having 13th pick than 9th as atleast then i'd get my rd2 pick a few goes early. Suarez also gives me a bit of versatility going forward too which will come in handy as he can be played as a CF, AM or WF

SirDelboy18

Blatter wrote: »

I think the only reason he hadn't been picked yet was because his form this season has been well below par in comparison to last.

Still, plenty of time to get back to his best before all picks are done.

Agreed. He has been undeniably poor this season, such that taking him first would have been a huge risk that I feel won't pay off.

Xavi6

Those saying he's had a poor start to the season, how much of City have you actually watched?

He hasn't hit the heights of last year, but there's no shame in that at this stage, and mistakes like the one against West Brom are still few and far between.

I don't see anything risky about picking the best centre half in the league, but sure that's just my opinion.

SirDelboy18

Xavi6 wrote: »

Those saying he's had a poor start to the season, how much of City have you actually watched?

He hasn't hit the heights of last year, but there's no shame in that at this stage, and mistakes like the one against West Brom are still few and far between.

I don't see anything risky about picking the best centre half in the league, but sure that's just my opinion.

Granted this is CL - he was extremely suspect for Ronaldo's goal against City. He was poor against Dortmund.

He was easily shrugged off by Peter Crouch when he scored last month. And the West Brom calamity. He was badly out of position a number of times against Swansea who couldn't capatilise etc.

To only claim that he hasn't reached the heights of last season is manipulating the truth quite a lot. He has been suspect on numerous occasions this season.

Xavi6

SirDelboy18 wrote: »

Granted this is CL - he was extremely suspect for Ronaldo's goal against City. He was poor against Dortmund.

He was easily shrugged off by Peter Crouch when he scored last month. And the West Brom calamity. He was badly out of position a number of times against Swansea who couldn't capatilise etc.

To only claim that he hasn't reached the heights of last season is manipulating the truth quite a lot. He has been suspect on numerous occasions this season.

I don't think it's manipulating the truth at all. He hasn't been as good as last year but he's still playing at a level better than most. There have been a few mistakes, but he has also suffered from not having a settled partner alongside him. Either way he's an immense defender and leader.

Also, as per the picks thread OP -

Players are to be judged on current ability.

That says we're judging regarding how good they are, not their current form, so Kompany is arguably the best central defensive option in the whole thing based on that.

Blatter

I've watched a fair bit of City this season and Kompany just hasn't been the same yet. It's crazy the amount of times forwards are getting in behind him compared to last season. I'm not sure how much of an impact having different partners at CB has had on him, last season when Lescott, Toure, Savic or Richards partnered him, I don't remember the same drop in performance.

As for you're definition of ''current ability'', that's fair enough if you want to see things like that. But others will let nearly 3 months of below par performances influence their thinking.

Anyway, he was still a good pick at that stage. There's a fairly good chance he'll get his shít together by the time the judging process starts.

Eathrin

There's not many big players left

Blatter

Yurt has until 7pm, then it's Fuzzy_Dunlop's turn.

redzerdrog

yurt hasnt been online in 2 days, people commiting to these thing really should be online at least once a day

Trippie

redzerdrog wrote: »

yurt hasnt been online in 2 days, people commiting to these thing really should be online at least once a day

how can he sign up and then miss the first round, baffling

Xavi6

And people thought it would only take two weeks :pac:

IncognitoMan

I think the real problem with Xavi6's pick is he used a picture of lescott instead of kompany

redzerdrog

is there a rule in place about how many turns missed before someone gets replaced?

Jax Teller

redzerdrog wrote: »

is there a rule in place about how many turns missed before someone gets replaced?

Yeah miss 2 without good reason and you're out .

Trippie

Jax Teller wrote: »

Yeah miss 2 without good reason and you're out .

which is ok towards the end, but missing the first two rounds of picks means its going to be nigh on impossible for me to compete as im first reserve

SirDelboy18

I'd get rid of him now if it was me. Signing up, then not being online in 2 days, and missing the first pick is just irritating.

eugeneious

Lads the likely hood is that I won't have internet access until tomorrow evening but I sent Blatter who's the pick before a list of players just to save delaying time.

IncognitoMan

should of made that rule at the start. If you miss first round you are gone. holding the show up

Trippie

generally when someone misses first round and chance at big pick they lose all interest and just dont bother any more

IncognitoMan

If the 7pm deadline passes I think we should give the place to Trippie and let him pick. At least hes been online. The other fella has 0.14 posts a day. It dosnt look like it just a once off that he isnt online

redzerdrog

IncognitoMan wrote: »

If the 7pm deadline passes I think we should give the place to Trippie and let him pick. At least hes been online. The other fella has 0.14 posts a day. It dosnt look like it just a once off that he isnt online

I agree

Fuzzy_Dunlop

I'm ok with that.

Trippie

woudnt want to step on anyones toes but realistically cant see myself having too much interest if i dont get to pick until the third round properly, would ahve no chance as i mentioned. im happy to go ahead but again would need more than the 3 agreements above as might cause a problem, im happy to slip down to the end of the draft and everyone move up a spot if he still hasnt come online by then also

Blatter

I don't like kicking somebody out after missing one pick, especially after specifically stating that it's two missed picks and you're out. Yurt hasn't been online since the picks thread was created, so maybe if he knew it was up and running, he'd have been more attentive. He should have still checked though.

I don't mind moving him to the end of the draft, and if he still hasn't come online by then, his space is given to Trippie.

Would people be alright with that?

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Blatter wrote: »

I don't like kicking somebody out after missing one pick, especially after specifically stating that it's two missed picks and you're out. Yurt hasn't been online since the picks thread was created, so maybe if he knew it was up and running, he'd have been more attentive. He should have still checked though.

I don't mind moving him to the end of the draft, and if he still hasn't come online by then, his space is given to Trippie.

Would people be alright with that?

Actually I didn't realise he hadn't been on since the picks thread was made. In that case your solution seems more appropriate.

Blatter

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Actually I didn't realise he hadn't been on since the picks thread was made. In that case your solution seems more appropriate.

Yeah, we'll do that so.

No point in waiting around for everyone to give their opinion on it, we'll be here another 12 hours otherwise. Pick away and then PM Eathrin.

Jax Teller

Is he for real makes us all wait then does that .

Blatter

lol, tbf I doubt it's premeditated as that's his first time logging in in ages.

Make sure to long in at least once everyday from now on though, Yurt!

Blatter

You'll never guess what happened now.

The four picks that eugenious gave me have all been taken. This is what he PM'd me:

1. David Silva
2. Santi Cazorla
3. Gareth Bale
4. Antonio Valencia


Please be still online. :pac:

Eathrin

Blatter wrote: »

You'll never guess what happened now.

The four picks that eugenious gave me have all been taken. This is what he PM'd me:

1. David Silva
2. Santi Cazorla
3. Gareth Bale
4. Antonio Valencia


Please be still online. :pac:

There's always Bébé

Blatter

His twitter is on his sig, and he appears to be active on that so maybe has it on a smartphone. I just tweeted him there, hopefully he gets back to me.