Aye, same here. I honestly was in the same boat as you were.No worries, I saw you had picked, just trying to decide what the hell to do
Aye, same here. I honestly was in the same boat as you were.No worries, I saw you had picked, just trying to decide what the hell to do
Anyway, as a last point I might mention that Lato too would've played a specific part in this Sindelar scheme I was going for: With him frequently operating very narrowly (moving back and forth between the wing and the box, so to speak), I'd have a natural focal point up front when Sindelar drops down: So, it isn't actually a matter of Deyna and Sindelar - simply - interchanging positions (and roles) mechanically (as hinted to above). To put it in somewhat rigid (too rigid) terms: Sindelar drops and becomes the playmaker, Lato moves inside and becomes the striker - and Deyna becomes something like a free man, someone who surges forward as, well, a second striker of sorts. And ideally you then have Armfield (right) and Joya (left) making runs at the same time, giving the now orchestrating Sindelar plenty of options.
That's the theory behind it, if you will.
Yeah, no problem. As long as you guys don't include gifs in the op because I'm traveling and only online with a mobile internet connection. Gifs often kill my connection. You can post gifs later yourself though, shouldn't be a problem.Ideally, @Balu can start 'em (he can do polls too).
Yeah, no problem. As long as you guys don't include gifs in the op because I'm traveling and only online with a mobile internet connection. Gifs often kill my connection. You can post gifs later yourself though, shouldn't be a problem.
@Joga Bonito @RedTiger
When are you guys available for a match? For me, I'll struggle to be involved in any weekday during the times when you'll be normally on the Caf, but what other option do I have? Let me know when you guys will be up for a match.
Yeah, I can't be involved in this stuff anymore. I'm done. Not going through good times right now. Get someone else to be a manager. I'm done with drafts for some time. I need to sort out my life first before I get back into the drafting business.Sent write-up to Balu. We can start the match whenever you send in the write-up @mazhar13 , provided you are fine with the match going ahead on the weekend. Presumably as soon as possible if you can. If not, then we can either have our match on Monday or Wednesday I guess.
Yeah, I can't be involved in this stuff anymore. I'm done. Not going through good times right now. Get someone else to be a manager. I'm done with drafts for some time. I need to sort out my life first before I get back into the drafting business.
Apologies for dropping out so suddenly. I can't let my real life rot away and let the Internet be my heroin.
Yeah, I can't be involved in this stuff anymore. I'm done. Not going through good times right now. Get someone else to be a manager. I'm done with drafts for some time. I need to sort out my life first before I get back into the drafting business.
Apologies for dropping out so suddenly. I can't let my real life rot away and let the Internet be my heroin.
I'd suggest the following: If @Downcast wants to, he can replace the last two reinforcements with whoever he might prefer from the reinforcement pool.
He may not want to, of course - but if someone else suits him better, I think it's fair to let him do this under the circumstances.
Yeah any time today, as soon as possible preferably. Thanks for filling in mate.
I don't mind starting the games, but it really starts to get a bit silly if the teams are randomly given around to different managers. Shouldn't we just abandon this draft? It wouldn't be the first one that wasn't played till the final. All managers are saying they barely have time to argue during the week, so the matches itself will be a bit boring anyway?
@Downcast I've finally been promoted if you need an AM to box centre ideas off give me a shout.
What is it looking like the next draft is going to be along the lines of then? I threw several ideas out in the newbies just before being promoted, several of which would work better up here due to more participants. If anyone has access to the newbs forum it wouldn't be a bad idea to post the ideas up here if possible please.
Got the post copy and pasted to me.
Some draft ideas I've had currently that feedback and interest levels would be good to hear.
1. National team draft - Would start like a sheep draft with a nationality sent to me/AM and then the nation would either be yours if you was the only person picking them or if more than one person picked them the nationality would be blocked. Would them work in the way of a usual draft. Opposing managers blocking 1 or 2 players each for the team so with 8 players would be 14 players blocked. (Could always give more blocks if wanted)
2. Premier league auction draft. Much like the auction draft that was done some time ago in the mains the managers would have a set amount of money and would bid for a player until no raise has been completed for 24 hours. Limiting it to a specific league should minimise the risk of all time greats going for a minimum bid.
3. David G's 1-11 idea. Not too informed on the way it would work yet but would seem the player must have predominantly wore the specific number. Would probably work better as a sheep draft instead of rounds as the teams could become quite weighted with how the picks would fall.
4. Players born after or before a set decade only. This is to limit the pool more than anything and is possibly my least favourite out of the suggested drafts due to a number of same teams being possible that we have seen before.
Side note - I'm considering outlawing a couple of the typical formations, this would need to be a majority votehowever, but I feel it would make all participating managers think outside of the box and should make for good tactical discussions instead of the same old 433/4231 set ups widely seen. This might be sour grapes on my part though so as mentioned would need to be a majority vote.
Any different ideas have surely got to be a good thing it's just a way of finding it to work. The nationalities draft would obviously be extremely difficult but if you had 16 managers that's the top 16 countries blocked straight away and then the playing field would be quite a lot leveller
Could we have a really large number of teams in the next draft. Seems the appetite is massive up here in the mains
Could do a group stage in order to thin out the teams early on but allowing more people to play. 24 with 6 groups of 4 would make it interesting whilst not too difficult to organise.
Fair enough, no problem with that. Just saying that from previous experiences managers usually are less enthusiastic about teams they took over late in a draft compared to ones they built themselves and the matches usually get less interest from neutrals as well because they know the original manager isn't around anymore. With so many changes and so many drop outs, it just looks as if we finish it for the sake of it rather than because the ones who built the teams actually want it.I keep the team of enigma and have the time to participate. We have lost some soldiers but I just suggest the participation of a new one who played in the newbies drafts and expressed his interest. It won't be boring because 4 managers would be involved
Fair enough, no problem with that. Just saying that from previous experiences managers usually are less enthusiastic about teams they took over late in a draft compared to ones they built themselves. With so many changes and so many drop outs, it just looks as if we finish it for the sake of it rather than because the ones who built the teams actually want it.
Anyway, just my take on it.
With so many changes and so many drop outs, it just looks as if we finish it for the sake of it rather than because the ones who built the teams actually want it.
I'll start it in a few minutes.