THE THIRD REDCAFE SHEEP DRAFT
The gluttons for mutton are back: it's the Third Redcafe Sheep Draft.
What's a sheep draft and how does it work?
- Before every round, I will post new criteria. Every manager has to PM me their pick that meets the criteria.
- Every manager will be allowed three picks (attempts) in every round to pick a player in every round. If you manage to sign a player successfully in the first pick (attempt), you will not participate in the next two attempts for that round, obviously.
- At the end of every picking round I will announce which managers successfully signed their players, but I will NOT announce the name of the players, so that the managers who failed in that attempt would have to make their second/third attempt without the knowledge of which players were picked in the same round earlier.
- How does a manager get his pick? You get your pick if and only if you were the only one who chose that player. There are three ways in which your pick will be blocked:
1 - In the same round and same attempt there were other managers who chose the same player.
2 - The player you chose was already successfully signed by someone in the same round in the previous attempt.
3 - Your pick doesn't match the criteria. - For any manager biting off more mutton than they can chew, they will be allocated a sheep. These will be allocated by the Sheep Committee.
Let's say A, B, C, D and E are playing the draft.
I announce the criteria - Round 1 - pick a player who was a World Cup winner.
All 5 managers PM me their picks as follows :
Pick 1 :
A : Pele
B : Pele
C : Ronaldo
D : Maradona
E : Matthaus
According to the rules, A and B don't get any players and their picks are BLOCKED. C, D and E successfully sign their players. So, at the end of the deadline I will post something like this :
Results of Round 1, Pick 1 :
A : Fail (Pele)
B : Fail (Pele)
C : Pass
D : Pass
E : Pass
Blocked List : Pele.
Important : I will NOT announce the names of successfully drafted players till the end of the round. So the managers going into the second/third attempt will not be knowing which players apart from the ones that were blocked due to duplicate entries are not available.
Now, A and B have to submit again for the same criteria as their second attempt. Let's say :
A : Maradona
B : Beckenbauer
And I announce after 24 hours :
Results Round 1, Pick 2 :
A : Fail (player already drafted)
B : Pass
B gets his pick as it was not picked by another manager in the same attempt while also not being drafter earlier. A misses his pick again even though it was not picked by another manager in the same round, it was drafted by someone else earlier.
Now, A has to go for a third and last attempt. Let's say :
A : Beckenbauer.
And I announce :
Round 1, Pick 3 results :
A : Fail (player already drafted).
Full round results :
A : Sheep
B : Beckenbauer
C : Ronaldo
D : Maradona
E : Matthaus
A again fails, as B had already successfully drafted Beckenbauer which A wasn't aware of.
So, A ends the round without any player and will be assigned a sheep.
End of example.
I announce the criteria - Round 1 - pick a player who was a World Cup winner.
All 5 managers PM me their picks as follows :
Pick 1 :
A : Pele
B : Pele
C : Ronaldo
D : Maradona
E : Matthaus
According to the rules, A and B don't get any players and their picks are BLOCKED. C, D and E successfully sign their players. So, at the end of the deadline I will post something like this :
Results of Round 1, Pick 1 :
A : Fail (Pele)
B : Fail (Pele)
C : Pass
D : Pass
E : Pass
Blocked List : Pele.
Important : I will NOT announce the names of successfully drafted players till the end of the round. So the managers going into the second/third attempt will not be knowing which players apart from the ones that were blocked due to duplicate entries are not available.
Now, A and B have to submit again for the same criteria as their second attempt. Let's say :
A : Maradona
B : Beckenbauer
And I announce after 24 hours :
Results Round 1, Pick 2 :
A : Fail (player already drafted)
B : Pass
B gets his pick as it was not picked by another manager in the same attempt while also not being drafter earlier. A misses his pick again even though it was not picked by another manager in the same round, it was drafted by someone else earlier.
Now, A has to go for a third and last attempt. Let's say :
A : Beckenbauer.
And I announce :
Round 1, Pick 3 results :
A : Fail (player already drafted).
Full round results :
A : Sheep
B : Beckenbauer
C : Ronaldo
D : Maradona
E : Matthaus
A again fails, as B had already successfully drafted Beckenbauer which A wasn't aware of.
So, A ends the round without any player and will be assigned a sheep.
End of example.
Who is playing?
1. The Stain
2. Joga Bonito
3. Chesterlestreet
4. Sjor Bepo / Physiocrat
5. Snow
6. EAP
7. MJJ
8. Marty1968 / bleezy
9. Stobzilla
10. Skizzo / Pat
11. mazhar13
12. KM / Invictus
13. Tuppet
14. Isotope
15. Enigma_87
16. Cal?
Basic Rules
- The draft will be all-time. That doesn't mean it's going to be a legends wankfest: the managers want a challenging draft and as such the criteria will be demanding and minimise the chances of superteams being formed too early.
- The competition format will be straight knockout. Players will be judged on their prime as per the usual fare.
- Initial squads will be formed of 12 players.
- No naming or hinting of unpicked players. This is to reduce the chances of managers colluding out of a 3rd round shitstorm.
- Managers and any assistant(s) can vote in any game bar their own. No semi-final survivors can vote in the semi-finals.
- Submissions for match thread OPs should not exceed 1 post. Your players (and voters) will switch off if you can't get your team-talk across in less than 1 post.
Pick 1 - 24 hours
Pick 2 - 12 hours
Pick 3 - 12 hours
No changing of picks once submitted. New rounds will aim to start at 9pm GMT.
Scoring System
In the interests of rejuvenating the existing format, a new scoring system will be in place for this draft. Voters will have 8 scorelines to choose from. Whichever manager has the most votes for scorelines in their favour is the winner. Should there be a draw, the scorelines will be tallied up to find a winner. So, in order of priority:
1. Who has the most votes (regardless of scorelines) in his favour?
2. Who has the best "goal difference" based on the scorelines people have voted for?
Example:
1-0 --- 2 votes
2-1 --- 1 vote
3-0 --- 0 votes
3-2 --- 1 votes
2-3 --- 2 votes
0-3 --- 1 vote
1-2 --- 1 vote
0-1 --- 0 votes
Four votes say A wins, four say B wins. Draw. But:
Goal difference:
A: 7-3
B: 11-5
B wins on "goal difference".
It may still be vulnerable to outlier votes and the like, but it's less random than penalties (which people seem bored of on the whole).
Summed up: Format remains essentially the same - but the scorelines add a bit of flavour, and can be used to determine the winner in the case of a draw.
2-1 --- 1 vote
3-0 --- 0 votes
3-2 --- 1 votes
2-3 --- 2 votes
0-3 --- 1 vote
1-2 --- 1 vote
0-1 --- 0 votes
Four votes say A wins, four say B wins. Draw. But:
Goal difference:
A: 7-3
B: 11-5
B wins on "goal difference".
It may still be vulnerable to outlier votes and the like, but it's less random than penalties (which people seem bored of on the whole).
Summed up: Format remains essentially the same - but the scorelines add a bit of flavour, and can be used to determine the winner in the case of a draw.
In the unlikely event of penalties, the Sheep Committee will group the goalkeepers into three tiers and award a sliding handicaps on that basis. Minutiae to be confirmed.
Reinforcements
The approach for reinforcements will be revealed following the first round of matches.
Draw
In the interests of transparency, I or a member of the Sheep Committee will carry out all draws.
In the event of any dispute, my decision is final.
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