Fantasy Draft DISCUSSION ONLY Thread

[Erics_Collar]

***THIS IS THE DESIGNATED DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE FANTASY DRAFT. YOU CAN DISCUSS POSSIBLE SELECTIONS HERE, GIVE OPINIONS ON OTHERS SELECTION, ETC. ANYONE CAN POST HERE. TO MAKE YOUR PICK AND SEE THE RULES, PLEASE VIEW THIS THREAD***

P.S. - When discussing, be careful not to give away any picks you may have planned, or they could be stolen!

 

[Alex]

Dirk Kuyt will be picked soon

 

[The Hairdryer]

Hi,

What's this thread about?

 

[Erics_Collar]

A Fantasy Draft game Im starting just for fun. I left a thread open for a few days this week for people to get their name in to participate. If you look at the picks/rules thread linked in the first post, it explains it pretty well!

 

[cloud218]

Hmm...crap...I should've joined.

 

[Cal?]

I'm going to pick as many players as I can from Liverpool's glorious treble team...

Hope no one nicks my idea.

 

[Erics_Collar]

Hmm...crap...I should've joined.

Well, if this one goes well, I'll start more. And it could go beyond the premier league, i.e. La Liga, Champions League, Liverpool players that haven't been burgled etc.

 

[Cal?]

It's been a few hours and nothing yet...

I think Erics Collar & I should get to pick first!!

 

[Rood]

Nice one Erics Collar - this should be an interesting experiment!

 

[SharkyMcShark]

I took the great dane, although I was close to picking Ronaldo. I hope Bergkamp is still available next round... I may have to substitute Zola for him

 

[Rood]

I took the great dane, although I was close to picking Ronaldo. I hope Bergkamp is still available next round... I may have to substitute Zola for him

Difficult to plan too far ahead really as you dont know who will still be available

You have the best keeper in the whole of history as far as I am concerned so cant go wrong there!

 

[Smash-E]

I took the great dane, although I was close to picking Ronaldo. I hope Bergkamp is still available next round... I may have to substitute Zola for him

That was my first choice

 

[Erics_Collar]

I reckon a fair few had planned to pick Schmikes first, myself included. Cant go wrong with a goalkeeper like him. Goalkeepers will be hard to come by in this...

 

[R.N7]

Should i post my choice in the other thread?

 

[Rood]

Should i post my choice in the other thread?

Yes

this thread for general discussion and the other thread for picks - i have requested a sticky for the other thread

 

[R.N7]

I picked Henry.

 

[R.N7]

PM sent.

 

[Rood]

I was wondering how long it would take someone to feck up the other thread

The prize goes to 'TheReligion' - an idiot who cant read ...

 

[The Law of Denis]

I wanted the Great Dane!

BTW, should we have a list to make sure nobody picks someone already chosen ?

1) The Great Dane
2) Henry
3) Shearer

 

[Vinay]

I wanted the Great Dane!

BTW, should we have a list to make sure nobody picks someone already chosen ?

1) The Great Dane
2) Henry
3) Shearer

That's a good initiative. But, anybody picking should be making sure he/she checks before picking, I feel...

I say that if someone picks wrongly a player already picked, he/she should lose the chance to pick until his/her chance comes again when they can pick 2. What do you guys say?

 

[Vinay]

How are injuries to players supposed to play a role?

 

[Cling Bak]

Gutted I'm not in this. I must have been 17 or 18th on the list!

I'll be a reserve!

 

[Rood]

That's a good initiative. But, anybody picking should be making sure he/she checks before picking, I feel...

I say that if someone picks wrongly a player already picked, he/she should lose the chance to pick until his/her chance comes again when they can pick 2. What do you guys say?

I say this is Erics Collar's game so he should decide any rules

How are injuries to players supposed to play a role?

I dont think you have understood the game properly - read it all again

 

[Cling Bak]

I dont think you have understood the game properly - read it all again

I assumed he was joking. I really hope so.

 

[Rood]

I assumed he was joking. I really hope so.

His tagline suggests he might not have been !

and where the feck is Elvis when you need him? YOUR TURN ELVIS !

 

[nimic]

Gutted I'm not in this. I must have been 17 or 18th on the list!

I'll be a reserve!

He drew it randomly from the people who wanted to play. I was definitely among the first 16, and I'm not in it. So you were just unlucky, not unlucky and late

 

[Vinay]

About injuries, I was meaning to refer to a player like Louis Saha. Is it anywhere a factor that he has continually suffered from injuries, whereas when he actually played, he has been nothing short of a stupendous player. How is this factored in?

In other words, when the "voters" participate in the vote, are they supposed to consider a decreased weightage to Saha's ability because of his injuries. Or should it be that Saha is only considered at his best, which, almost every season that he has played, he has shown he can flirt with...

 

[Rood]

^^^

I think you are over complicating things - just pick your players and see what happens - it is upto the voters to decide which is the better team and use whatever criteria they think is fair (since its the Caf, Im guessing any team that has Eboue in it is likely to win)

 

[Vinay]

^^^

I think you are over complicating things - just pick your players and see what happens - it is upto the voters to decide which is the better team and use whatever criteria they think is fair (since its the Caf, Im guessing any team that has Eboue in it is likely to win)

I think you are oversimplifying things

It is nice, before one tries to pick someone like Saha, to know how he is going to be considered.

But, I guess I agree with you, after all. It is all a marketing exercise at the end of the day... Good luck to all!

 

[M13]

Vinay, when you get your chance to vote, just vote. Everyone will have their own agenda and it doesn't need discussing.

 

[Vinay]

Vinay, when you get your chance to vote, just vote. Everyone will have their own agenda and it doesn't need discussing.

I won't be voting - I'm making my own team, so I'll be victim of a vote...

And yes, well, everyone will have their own agenda. But, somehow it would be nice to have a sense of rules about the vote...

 

[Erics_Collar]

Regarding a player like Louis Saha, the injuries themselves dont have to be considered. When it comes to the match, its imagining he would be fit and playing. Ill try explain the voting better when it comes about, but basically its trying to find an average form of a player. For example, Darren Fletcher if picked, may have been below average his first few years at United but has been amazing this season, and part of last. So when considering him, try to think of an average form, if that makes sense.

So frustrating that people who arent playing have responded to the other thread. Ive PM'd a mod though, so hopefully it will be cleansed!

And to those who didnt make the draw to take part, I feel really bad, but 16 was the only number that would work (32 was far too many) for a knockout stage. I honestly wish there was something else I could have done but if theres another one after this (and I suspect there will be) then you definitely get in! Also, youre on a backup list if anyone drops out of this. Hope this is good enough, again, Im sorry!

 

[Rood]

Im quite shocked that it took 4 votes for someone to pick Eric!

 

[Epic]

Im quite shocked that it took 4 votes for someone to pick Eric!

Same here.

 

[Erics_Collar]

I know its obvious as to why they picked them, but nobody except for SharkyMcShark bothered to post explanations as to why, and statistics, awards etc.

Oh well.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

I know its obvious as to why they picked them, but nobody except for SharkyMcShark bothered to post explanations as to why, and statistics, awards etc.

Oh well.

I so wanted to pick Eric - my favourite ever player. But pragmatically speaking there are more players that play that role than there are good goalkeepers.

Also, what's the go with captaincy? I didn't see it mentioned anywhere...

 

[Erics_Collar]

Never really thought about it. I guess just think about it in terms of your team, who will be the stand out leader, etc. No real bonuses though, although some people may consider choice of captain important when voting...

 

[Vinay]

Never really thought about it. I guess just think about it in terms of your team, who will be the stand out leader, etc. No real bonuses though, although some people may consider choice of captain important when voting...

Eric, you're doing such a great job of this organization and this must be taking so much of your time. But, I thought there was one aspect that should be addressed by you, as per the suggestion of a couple of others to the question I put a little earlier:

How do you plan to have the situation of someone picking a player who has already been picked before? I was suggesting that the onus should be on anyone drafting to make sure the player he is interested in should not have been picked before and therefore if the mistake is made, one way to address it would be to only allow him/her pick two players when next is his/her turn...

What would you say?

 

[Erics_Collar]

Hmm, I guess part of me hopes people will be responsible enough not to pick anyone who has already been picked. I didnt want any huge penalties in this game for errors as I wanted it to be as close as possible so I think I'll just PM the person if they do make that mistake, tell them its not allowed and that they have to make another pick at their earliest convenience while the draft continues with/without them (so they may loose some good choices if they are not quick enough!), similar to what would happen if they missed the 24hr selection period. Sound okay?

 

[Vinay]

Sure, that sounds OK...