I’m a fan of Rep but why on earth would you pick him in the first round and unlock Cruyjff? That’s insane. He’s not first round quality and Tuppet must be doing the ‘Chandler happy dance’.
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I'd argue if it's 442 Giggs would get a better reception while Figo would deliver across more setups.
And yes, people would breakaway eventually but the path would be more underwhelming than what it was. Figo also opened Ronaldo-Ronaldinho-Messi or Ronaldo-Ronaldinho-Rivaldo-Romario-Laudrup-Platini. You can't tell me Giggs leads anywhere close to that path.
But then, there would always be Green Smiley lurking to pick a bridge of a player.
No one has to justify their pick to anyone.
No justification needed. Just some banter whilst the picks goes.
Figo is the better player but also more of a goal threat and more easy to establish peak form. Giggs is more of a facilitator, whilst there are also much more LW options spread around rather than RW.
Evra, Modric or RvP give you the Messi/Ronaldinho/Ronaldo, Ramos/Xavi/Messi or Zidane route and were likely to get picked in the next 3-4 picks.
We're way too early to get tactical IMO. Especially with Schmeichel as first pick which was bound to open it up straight away.
My turn to be a shadow manager 
Re: Figo. Yes, standalone the better pick.
Not clear on those paths you mention. How do you get from Giggs to Messi via Modric for instance? Remember people wouldn't deliberately pick players so that someone else can get Messi.
People were always going to get there eventually but you surely would want to delay it and dilute the quality en route?
It's pointless as your pick has no bearing on the next, which is the very essence of it.My turn to be a shadow manager
Not just Cruyff. The monster DM and GOAT CF are next in line and they open up the great Milan team and the Italian pool....
The monster DM is not a given though, couple of players are better picks if you consider that they won't open ridiculously deep pool.
Thought about picking Modric but that eventually means opening La Furia Roja and isn't worth it. Rest of the Real team is a bit useless to me.
Giggs would lead to Rio/Scholes/Vida and then Evra or RvP and the latter two open the GOAT route.
So yeah I think someone would easily break that chain in 3-4 picks after mine. Figo/Ronaldo give you a great pool to work with if you want to keep the GOAT chain or narrow the option for the next in line..
I know. That is why I would have to guess the picks of all the other managers!
There’s that team with the new club badge you may want to consider... just saying....
I was hoping Cantona will divert people to the French
Are we okay to assume @Skizzo will pick you-know-who and we can move on?
Early in the day for him. Let's wait for some more time.
Sure, but being in Asia, it’s 2321 now and I won’t be up till United play...
Sure, but being in Asia, it’s 2321 now and I won’t be up till United play...
Still 7 more to pick before your turn again, right?
And @Tuppet how does the 1st pick in reinforcement work? Continue from the last pick from R1?
This is gonna be a slow draft haha.
- 2mufc0/mazhar13 - 1. B. Robson (44)
- Cal? - 1. E. Cantona (17)
- Diarm - 1. D. Irwin (72)
- Lord Slnister - 1. R. Keane (88)
- EAP - 1. C. Ronaldo (24)
- Enigma - 1. L. Figo (23)
- idmanager - 1. L. Ronaldo (240)
- Pat Mustard - 1. Romario (38)
- Raees - 1. H. Stoichkov (120)
- Sjor/Indnyc - 1. M. Laudrup (120)
- Moby - 1. M. Platini (183)
- green_smiley - 1. J. Rep (24)
- Tuppet - 1. J. Cruyff (55)
- Skizzo - 1. MV. Basten (98)
- P-nut
- Oeancha
No we keep going down, after 16 back to 1, so Now 3 picks
There are some obvious picks in the next few rounds
Yeah every reinforcement round starts from last picked player.
Ah come on... So I pick last and then have to wait 15 turns again? Why are we not doing snake?
Everyone near the bottom is getting a handicap.
Coz then you'll have the advantage of linking a player to your own pick etc.
Not really fussed with this, keeping this draft light-hearted.
I think after R8 order reverses and you get 1st picks till the end.
But we already have the disadvantage of the best players being taken first. This would even that out.
And by then the best players have gone and a second pick isn’t much of an advantage.
I think the problem with this is though a lot of good players get picked in the first 8 rounds and the last rounds will not have the same quality.
This leaves a distinct disadvantage to the drafters towards the bottom
Since its an all time draft the possibility of all the best players gone is low, as you can see in the first round itself the top 3/5 players are not gone. Its unfortunate but getting a second pick and ability to chain your own players is just too big of an advantage. I am pretty close to last myself and still got a better player than many who picked before me, the order is almost immaterial, everybody has to wait the same amount in our format really which is 15 turns.
Thats the thing, everybody is waiting the same amount here, and the quality difference is imaginary as p-nut and oaencha are most likely getting players who are usually supposed better than what 2mufc0 or cal got so I don't see any advantage for drafter placed higher.
Looking at the players currently picked, one may be fooled into thinking that the drafted started from the bottom instead of the top.
Your pick depends on who was picked before you, has nothing to do with your position.
Of course. I was just making a light-hearted remark.
I agree that’s the case now. But by end of round 8 we’ll have 128 players drafted which most likely will be the best of the best.
The rest of the rounds would have players you are trying to get to complete your team rather than match winners per se.
The drafting order doesn't matter to win a draft.
Not necessarily. Depends on the chain.