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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
@Polaroid That will probably ruin the entire draft mate. Don't make such a rash and drastic change.
I don't think it is needed but I don't think it will ruin it either.
TBH, your deadline tomorrow is probably not enforceable as you still have one manager AWOL
U suggested that we start all over
I am open to continuing with this or starting afresh. No point in artificially separating the bidding for Messi and Ronaldo imo
Will still face the problems of it being a mess. Like I said if sixteen players are bidding for four positions simultaneously it will be a clusterfeck.Fine we will start all over, I will create a separate transfer muppet fantasy thread
I said it in an earlier post, if he does not respond by the stipulated time frame we have to replace him, the queue is open already for potential replacement s
TBH, your deadline tomorrow is probably not enforceable as you still have one manager AWOL
It's alright guys, since it is a new concept some confusion at the start was always on the cards, no big deal really.
I agree that we should start over if we are modifying the structure. A lot of us would have made the bids according to our strategies based on the structure told to us so we should be allowed to rethink and starting over is a logical option.
I agree that we should start over if we are modifying the structure. A lot of us would have made the bids according to our strategies based on the structure told to us so we should be allowed to rethink and starting over is a logical option.
It's a fair point, it already looks horrid with all them timestamps, dates, repetitive allusions to BST.
Use 24H convention, if it's more than 24 hours ago it would be deleted and the player bolded so no need for the day, no need for AM/PM either, or repeating BST every single time. That should help.
If no one else shows up I'll take it, you need to move on. Going to bed now though, let me make a bid before anything closes tomorrow!
You can do it player based as well.. would be much cleaner
Ronaldo - 80m - crappy - 09.00
Messi - 100m - Aldo - 13.00
Keane - 60m - crappy - 18.00
100m for the king. What a bargain! 
Yay!
That was my original plan altho I am OK with what Anna started with u all
I sketched out the framework for managers to bid for players off a list of 55, starting with the FIFPRO 2013 nominees. The list will be topped up back to 55 players each time a bid is successful
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I think this style looks neater, also removes empty rows which we had in the list of managers for the ones who didn't make any bids.
Only draw back is that it would very long
i mean for forwards only u are talking about around 60+ names
i mean for forwards only u are talking about around 60+ names
Let's iron our the mechanics here before I start a new thread
We bid for players off a 55 man shortlist, starting with the FIFPRO 2013 nominees
Each team starts with 300 m and bidding starts at 10 m with each increment at least 2 m
Bids have to be time stamped for them to be valid. Bids unchallenged for 24 hrs r deemed to be winning bids
Bids cannot be withdrawn and managers who fail to go through with a winning bid will be fined 30 m
Minimum squad size 11, maximum squad size 23
After each stage, teams that progress receive 50 m in bonus to transfer kitty balance
In reinforcement round, managers can bid for players from eliminated teams or those yet to be picked. They can also transfer list their players to raise funds.
Feel free to ask questions so that we can flesh this out
We bid for players off a 55 man shortlist, starting with the FIFPRO 2013 nominees
Each team starts with 300 m and bidding starts at 10 m with each increment at least 2 m
Bids have to be time stamped for them to be valid. Bids unchallenged for 24 hrs r deemed to be winning bids
Bids cannot be withdrawn and managers who fail to go through with a winning bid will be fined 30 m
Minimum squad size 11, maximum squad size 23
After each stage, teams that progress receive 50 m in bonus to transfer kitty balance
In reinforcement round, managers can bid for players from eliminated teams or those yet to be picked. They can also transfer list their players to raise funds.
Feel free to ask questions so that we can flesh this out
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Wait.. so no position based rounds?
I don't think there is any need for a shortlist. Let people bid for eligible players like now
I don't think there is any need for a shortlist. Let people bid for eligible players like now
Indeed. Restricting who everybody can bid for is just going to be negative to the draft.
Though I do think we are staring over for nothing
We can just have the rounds as -
Wingers
Forwards
Midfield
Defense
Keeper
We can just have the rounds as -
Wingers
Forwards
Midfield
Defense
Keeper
Nah definitely start over with so many details being changed, a lot of my planning has gone to the bin.
Indeed, little change. No reason to reset the entire draft. We can modify the future and that is it.
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agreed
come on, let's just finish this draft, no need to start a new one over something so small.Fine we will start all over, I will create a separate transfer muppet fantasy thread
U all have misunderstood. What it means is that we start with a 55 man list but anytime managers can replace one of the players wuthout bids on the list with a nomination of his own. Each time a vacancy opens up with a winning bid, any manager can nominate a player to fill the vacancy.
So we are not restricting the players and not restricting the positions, only restricting the no of players so that the length of the bidding list does not spiral out of control.
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I do not mind continuing with the present draft if there are no objections. Aldo seems to have some issues though
No I think the issue is if we combine forwards with wingers now.. that would require a restart for sure. If not then, I think we should be fine,
Aldo might be trying to weasel out of buying Robben
Though let's just do a restart .. might be clearer for all
OK, this makes tedious reading. Has the new rules been updated in OP?
Is this scrapped then?
Is this scrapped then?
If we r restarting, is the following clear enough before I start a new thread?No I think the issue is if we combine forwards with wingers now.. that would require a restart for sure. If not then, I think we should be fine,
Aldo might be trying to weasel out of buying Robben
Though let's just do a restart .. might be clearer for all
It is clear for me ... what about the transfers..
On the transfers, we will have a separate transfer list where a manager who wishes to sell his player can quote a price and others can bid. Once seller and buyer agree, the transfer can proceed, no 24 hr timeline.
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In summary
We bid for players off a 55 man shortlist, starting with the FIFPRO 2013 nominees. Anytime managers can replace one of the players without bids on the list with a nomination of his own. Each time a vacancy opens up with a winning bid, any manager can nominate a player to fill the vacancy.
Each team starts with 300 m and bidding starts at 10 m with each increment at least 2 m
Bids have to be time stamped for them to be valid. Bids unchallenged for 24 hrs r deemed to be winning bids
Bids cannot be withdrawn and managers who fail to go through with a winning bid will be fined 30 m
Minimum squad size 11, maximum squad size 23
After each stage, teams that progress receive 50 m in bonus to transfer kitty balance
In reinforcement round, managers can bid for players from eliminated teams or those yet to be picked. They can also transfer list their players to raise funds.
For transfers, we will have a separate transfer list where a manager who wishes to sell his player can quote a price and others can bid. Once seller and buyer agree, the transfer can proceed, no 24 hr timeline.
Auction list
1
2
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55
Transfer list
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2
3
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We bid for players off a 55 man shortlist, starting with the FIFPRO 2013 nominees. Anytime managers can replace one of the players without bids on the list with a nomination of his own. Each time a vacancy opens up with a winning bid, any manager can nominate a player to fill the vacancy.
Each team starts with 300 m and bidding starts at 10 m with each increment at least 2 m
Bids have to be time stamped for them to be valid. Bids unchallenged for 24 hrs r deemed to be winning bids
Bids cannot be withdrawn and managers who fail to go through with a winning bid will be fined 30 m
Minimum squad size 11, maximum squad size 23
After each stage, teams that progress receive 50 m in bonus to transfer kitty balance
In reinforcement round, managers can bid for players from eliminated teams or those yet to be picked. They can also transfer list their players to raise funds.
For transfers, we will have a separate transfer list where a manager who wishes to sell his player can quote a price and others can bid. Once seller and buyer agree, the transfer can proceed, no 24 hr timeline.
Auction list
1
2
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55
Transfer list
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2
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Sounds good...make a new thread?
It can't really. Take keepers, if we are bidding for more than 16 keepers whoever brought up the 17th one is a moron, unless he did after someone was siting on two.
Conversely, with defenders, there may need to be more than 55 going at one point. 4x16=64.
Think it's way more dynamic and manageable as it is with everyone introducing players and bidding on existing ones.
Once a player is bought... he is off the list so its fine