Premier League Draft

Professional Griefer

I don't know who to pick..all mah picks are picked.

Trippie

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

I don't know who to pick..all mah picks are picked.

Eathrin wrote: »

There's always Bébé

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G.K.

You damn lot, those 4 from Yurt to Blatter were my top 4 choices. I'll have to think...

Blatter

G.K. wrote: »

You damn lot, those 4 from Yurt to Blatter were my top 4 choices. I'll have to think...

If Cazorla had been picked by Eathrin, I was strongly considering Cole. Good pick.

Eathrin

Blatter wrote: »

If Cazorla had been picked by Eathrin, I was strongly considering Cole. Good pick.

It was a toss up between Valencia and Cazorla!

Eathrin

Does the picking order go into reverse when we reach #20?
For the sake of fairness.

Liam O

Eathrin wrote: »

Does the picking order go into reverse when we reach #20?
For the sake of fairness.

No I go first every round.

This is untrue

IncognitoMan

Eathrin wrote: »

Does the picking order go into reverse when we reach #20?
For the sake of fairness.

yes #20 picks two and then it goes back up the list

Professional Griefer

Wasn't sure who to pick, but think Shinji will be a lovely addition.

Just noticed also, I'm at the start of the legends round. Unreal.

Eathrin

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

Wasn't sure who to pick, but think Shinji will be a lovely addition.

Just noticed also, I'm at the start of the legends round. Unreal.

I was reluctant to pick him but I'm sure he'll kick on given time this season.

Blatter

Yeah think Kagawa is a good pick as well.

G.K.

I was mulling over Kagawa as well.

Moneymaker

Think there's a player gone unpicked so far that's a better choice then a lot of the picks so far, based on the criteria.

Ares

Something I just noticed. If we continue the snake order then LiamO gets the first pick of the game, a massive advantage and then gets the first pick in 6 of the 11 rounds while the last pick of the first round, myself, gets to go first in just 5 of the rounds.

Perhaps the snake order stops at Round 10 and we go bottom to top for round 11. Maybe I'm seeing this incorrectly but I think its fairer.

redzerdrog

dont think kagawa is a great pick myself its based on current ability not last years and so far i think he has failed to settle in the premiership

Liam O

Ares wrote: »

Something I just noticed. If we continue the snake order then LiamO gets the first pick of the game, a massive advantage and then gets the first pick in 6 of the 11 rounds while the last pick of the first round, myself, gets to go first in just 5 of the rounds.

Perhaps the snake order stops at Round 10 and we go bottom to top for round 11. Maybe I'm seeing this incorrectly but I think its fairer.

You get first in the legends round which will be huge though. At that stage there wont be too much difference anyway, it'll just be plugging holes and most will probably be picking for positions rather than skill level. If people agree with you then fair enough but I don't see it as a big deal.

Chucky the tree

Not sure how big an advantage going first in the legends round is, there are so many great legends that even down the bottom you'll get some class palyers.

Eathrin

Ares wrote: »

Something I just noticed. If we continue the snake order then LiamO gets the first pick of the game, a massive advantage and then gets the first pick in 6 of the 11 rounds while the last pick of the first round, myself, gets to go first in just 5 of the rounds.

Perhaps the snake order stops at Round 10 and we go bottom to top for round 11. Maybe I'm seeing this incorrectly but I think its fairer.

This is slightly fairer, though it won't have a massive impact on the game, you could be picking the league's 20th best left back or the 38th best centre forward at that stage anyway.

Blatter

redzerdrog wrote: »

dont think kagawa is a great pick myself its based on current ability not last years and so far i think he has failed to settle in the premiership

I think he was very good in the opening game against Everton - United's best player in fact, and then pretty good against Fulham. He was decent in the second half against Tottenham as well.

He has struggled in the other games though, maybe because he just can't play well every game, and in some of the games he's been played out of position (one of the side midfielders in a diamond)

I think he's shown enough that he's capable of performing in the league, I don't think it's a case of him not settling in. The form of these types of players can be very in and out anyway. Mata was pretty ineffective for the first 6 or 7 games if this season but has been amazing since. Same with Silva last season, great for huge chunks of it and well off the pace other weeks.

event

redzerdrog wrote: »

dont think kagawa is a great pick myself its based on current ability not last years and so far i think he has failed to settle in the premiership

2 goals and 1 assist in 429 minutes in the PL.
thats not even 5 full games.

i think he's settling in pretty well tbh

eagle eye

event wrote: »

2 goals and 1 assist in 429 minutes in the PL.
thats not even 5 full games.

i think he's settling in pretty well tbh

Stats don't make a player although they can make him look a lot better or a lot worse than he actually is.

I think on what I've seen to date that its clear there is a lot of talent there but I'm just not so sure yet that it will work out for him on the Premier League. I'm just not sure he is cut out for the pace of the game in England's top flight.

redzerdrog

event wrote: »

2 goals and 1 assist in 429 minutes in the PL.
thats not even 5 full games.

i think he's settling in pretty well tbh

there is a reason that he only played 429 minutes and I am not talking about injury. He is not cut out for the premiership yet and i think it will be next season before you see the best of him.

event

fair enough.

ive seen a good bit of him, think he's settling in fine. IMO, a lot of people are put off with how well cazorla adapted. he has adapted brilliantly and perhaps compared to him, he doesnt look the best

ASOT

Sorry boys I work in event management hence the late pick!

Jax Teller

I think it's a waste going for a goalkeeper this early .

Chucky the tree

Pick is up, at the stage where all the clear cut best players are gone so I had a huge number of options I could go with, decided to go with a defender. With me picking again so gives me a bit more time to think about my next pick as that will probably shape my whole draft.

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Jax Teller wrote: »

I think it's a waste going for a goalkeeper this early .

Maybe in a wider draft this makes sense, but in this one, there aren't many keepers in the PL who people would be willing to stick into a winning team.

For example, no matter how good the rest of a team is, if someone sticks DDG in it, you will get some retards voting against that team because of it.

ASOT

Jax Teller wrote: »

I think it's a waste going for a goalkeeper this early .

Well I do have another pick soon enough, so I think picking arguably the best keeper in the league then having a second pick very soon isn't a waste.

Eathrin

Jax Teller wrote: »

I think it's a waste going for a goalkeeper this early .

Also being in the top 2/3 keepers in the league, it's worthwhile getting the best from a position at this stage when all the other "bests" are gone.

Liam O

There's 2 players who are never making it back to me that is very surprising they haven't been picked yet

Professional Griefer

Gotta love some Tommy.

Anyways, pm sent to GK.

Xavi6

Can't wait to hear Frisbee's thoughts on Vermaelen going so high!

G.K.

All of my choice picks taken again...

Trippie

I havent seen as many games as most people but for me there are two outstanding players yet to be picked especially with some of the average performing players going already

Chucky the tree

With the inclusion of a premiership greats round it makes a lot of good players very likely to fall pretty far.

Blatter

Picks made, PM sent.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Pick made and PM sent, Yurt unfortunately went offline just two minutes before I sent it!

Yurt

Ah it's grand i was just having my dinner lads picked Lucas Leiva surprised he was still there.

redzerdrog

the last 2 picks was my wishlist for this round

SirDelboy18

Blatter wrote: »

I think he was very good in the opening game against Everton - United's best player in fact, and then pretty good against Fulham. He was decent in the second half against Tottenham as well.

He has struggled in the other games though, maybe because he just can't play well every game, and in some of the games he's been played out of position (one of the side midfielders in a diamond)

I think he's shown enough that he's capable of performing in the league, I don't think it's a case of him not settling in. The form of these types of players can be very in and out anyway. Mata was pretty ineffective for the first 6 or 7 games if this season but has been amazing since. Same with Silva last season, great for huge chunks of it and well off the pace other weeks.

Not to be picky, but considering he has only played 8 PL games this is a bit of a crazy statement to make.

Blatter

SirDelboy18 wrote: »

Not to be picky, but considering he has only played 8 PL games this is a bit of a crazy statement to make.

I'm including the Community Shield, Super Cup and Champions League as well. He wasn't great in those games and didn't even start in Chelsea's first CL game against Juventus. He was substituted in the 66th min against Newcastle and was also ineffective against Wigan and Reading.

He started playing well in the game against Stoke and has been majestic since. But he just simply wasn't before hand.

Bounty Hunter

Would honestly love to see a Dzeko-Suarez partnership, think they could really work well together

Xavi6

Carroll was funny. Jones? Not so much.

Yurt

Theres people that seriously wanted to play and he's taking the piss.

Liam O

Ugh, was gonna pick Baines once it got around. Waiting so long to pick isn't fun as I see all the talent disappear. 1 man team ftw!

eagle eye

I had to take Michu here. I think he is a wonderful player and as its current form I couldn't take a chance of leaving him any longer. He gives me options as he can play in midfield or up front.

Trippie

michu is a good pick. sigh to AC ripping the piss though

Jax Teller

Gk can you do that chart thing you did during the Euros draft ? . I tried to do something but couldn't figure it out .

Fuzzy_Dunlop

When we say current form, how long of a time period are we talking? Or is it just a kind of general consensus on the quality of the player at this time?

Yurt

Is it current form or current ability ?