Fantasy Tournament: The Next Generation

[Polaroid]

All players born on or after 1 Jan 1990 are available for drafting. For the purpose of this competition, these players are judged based on their potential peak. Each manager gets to pick 11 players to form a squad.

Managerial openings for 8 teams (solo or joint managerial applications are welcome). No restrictions on voting but managers and their assistants should avoid tactical voting - gentleman's code.

Competition format is knock-out. Victor can pick up to 2 players from the losing side to replace his own.

Draft setup
* There are 11 rounds of drafting
* Drafting sequence
Round 1,3,5,7,9 - starts with Team 1 and ends with Team 8
Round 2,4,6,8,10,11 - starts with Team 8 and ends with Team 1
* You have 12 hours to post your draft pick. If you do not do so, the draft proceeds to the next manager in line and it is up to you to post your draft pick at your earliest convenience.
* Your draft pick is valid only after you have updated the overall list of picks.
* PM the manager next in line after you have made your pick
* After the draft is complete, match threads with polls will be started where each manager posts their match team, tactics and any persuasive arguments why their team has an upper hand over the opposition etc.

 

[NM]

I'd be happy to co-manage be an assistant. Not tackling this one on my own.

 

[Fergus' son]

Nice idea mate, I'll play if that's cool!

 

[KM]

I'll play.

 

[kps88]

I'm in.

 

[VP]

Go on then, I'm in.

 

[Cutch]

I'll attempt this

 

[Polaroid]

One team left, as well as a co-manager for NM's team

 

[ciderman9000000]

I'll play!

 

[Polaroid]

can a neutral generate the drafting order with http://www.random.org/lists/
thanks

Ciderman
Cutch
VP
kps88
KM
Fergus
NM
Pol

 

[Snow]

I'm happy to help as a co-manager. I'm always way more active at scouting players than making up tactics anyway.

 

[Polaroid]

I'm happy to help as a co-manager. I'm always way more active at scouting players than making up tactics anyway.

great
NM, would you be fine with Snow as your co-manager?

 

[NM]

I'm happy to help as a co-manager. I'm always way more active at scouting players than making up tactics anyway.

great
NM, would you be fine with Snow as your co-manager?

Yep - works for me. It is very difficult for me to do games alone due to my time zone and working hours. Welcome aboard Snow! Let's chat via PM

 

[Balu]

can a neutral generate the drafting order with http://www.random.org/lists/
thanks

Ciderman
Cutch
VP
kps88
KM
Fergus
NM
Pol

If no one else helps out, here you go:

List Randomizer

There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Fergus
2. Pol
3. NM
4. Ciderman
5. KM
6. VP
7. kps88
8. Cutch

Timestamp: 2013-10-14 17:44:06 UTC

 

[Fergus' son]

Brilliant, shall I pick?

 

[Moby]

Nooo.

 

[Polaroid]

Brilliant, shall I pick?

yes please

 

[Fergus' son]

I will take Mario Gotze.


Fergus - Gotze,
Pol
NM
Ciderman
KM
VP
kps88
Cutch

 

[NM]

Damn - no time to do any research or anything??

 

[Polaroid]

I will go with Neymar

Fergus - Gotze,
Pol - Neymar
NM
Ciderman
KM
VP
kps88
Cutch

 

[Polaroid]

Nooo.

Tough luck Aldo, perhaps the next draft, WC All-Stars?

 

[Moby]

Tough luck Aldo, perhaps the next draft, WC All-Stars?

Sure. I'm always up for these. Might as well sign me up beforehand.

 

[Isotope]

Sign me up for the next one, folks.

 

[NM]

feck's sake. Down to two players who I think are geniuses.. Give me just a few more minutes - internet problems at work!

 

[KM]

Nooo.

You can assist me, if you want.

 

[Moby]

You can assist me, if you want.

Sure you can bounce off ideas. I've already discussed some names with NM fyi.

 

[NM]

Ilkay Gundogan

Fergus - Gotze,
Pol - Neymar
NM - Gundogan
Ciderman
KM
VP
kps88
Cutch

Cider you are up

 

[antohan]

we don't already have enough Messi vs. Ronaldo, we are now introducing "potential peak"

popcorngif

 

[antohan]

Good pick NM, as far as our scouts know there are bugger all good midfielders out there

 

[Polaroid]

we don't already have enough Messi vs. Ronaldo, we are now introducing "potential peak"

popcorngif

good for generating debate and votes

 

[Gio]

we don't already have enough Messi vs. Ronaldo, we are now introducing "potential peak"

popcorngif

Should be interesting - as if discussions weren't already hypothetical enough.

 

[ciderman9000000]

David Alaba

Fergus - Gotze,
Pol - Neymar
NM - Gundogan
Ciderman - Alaba
KM
VP
kps88
Cutch

 

[ciderman9000000]

Bastard, NM, you took my player.

 

[NM]

Bastard, NM, you took my player.

Good. You deserve it for all the trolling you did in the PS4/XB1 thread!

 

[KM]

There's a lack of quality strikers in that age group. So I'll take Balotelli. Been excellent for Milan ever since he has joined them.

 

[VP]

I pick Varane.

Fergus - Gotze,
Pol - Neymar
NM - Gundogan
Ciderman - Alaba
KM - Balotelli
VP - Varane
kps88
Cutch​

 

[kps88]

I'll take Lukaku

Fergus - Gotze,
Pol - Neymar
NM - Gundogan
Ciderman - Alaba
KM - Balotelli
VP - Varane
kps88 - Lukaku
Cutch

 

[Balu]

we don't already have enough Messi vs. Ronaldo, we are now introducing "potential peak"

popcorngif

Sadly you're retired from these draft games. I'm sure you could have picked a 13 year old goalkeeper from Uruguay and sold him as potentially better than Lev Yashin .

I like the idea though, it'll be the usual who's more talented discussion we have in so many threads anyway and it's not that different from the who was better in their prime discussion. But at least there are new players involved who haven't been part of any of the former draft games and maybe we get to read about a few great talents who haven't played first team football so far and are therefore less known, could be interesting to follow their development the next years.

If anyone wants an assistant to talk a few names through, I'm glad to help out.

 

[KM]

Sadly you're retired from these draft games. I'm sure you could have picked a 13 year old goalkeeper from Uruguay and sold him as potentially better than Lev Yashin .

I like the idea though, it'll be the usual who's more talented discussion we have in so many threads anyway and it's not that different from the who was better in their prime discussion. But at least there are new players involved who haven't been part of any of the former draft games and maybe we get to read about a few great talents who haven't played first team football so far and are therefore less known, could be interesting to follow their development the next years.

If anyone wants an assistant to talk a few names through, I'm glad to help out.

PM on the way!

 

[Cutch]

I'll take Paul Pogba and Marquinhos

Fergus - Gotze,
Pol - Neymar
NM - Gundogan
Ciderman - Alaba
KM - Balotelli
VP - Varane
kps88 - Lukaku
Cutch - Pogba, Marquinhos