Ideas For Fantasy Draft Match Threads (New Ways Of Playing Out Matches)

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Chesterlestreet said:
Edgar, I'd specify T6 clearly - VERY clearly. I can guarantee that even after the scandals in the present draft, someone will find a way to raise hell over this again unless the rule is 100% unambiguous. Doesn't matter what the rule is as long as it isn't possible to interpret it creatively at all. Just my tuppence.
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How about not more than 7 players from same continent?
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Some help? How would you word it?
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Well, I doubt anyone is likely to pick seven players from the old Soviet Union (or Yugoslavia), so in that sense it's (probably) academic in this particular draft. The potential problem here (as we saw in the last draft) is that "country of birth" or "country the player has represented" are ambiguous categories: Some countries (that were once football powerhouses) don't exist anymore, neither politically nor football wise.

The key, I think, is to be very precise (and then people may argue all they want that the rule is stupid or unfair, but at least there isn't any doubt as to what the rule IS).

As for this draft, you can make it easy on yourself by going for what you propose (which is also a classic draft feature - and a good one, in my opinion): No more than X players from one and the same continent on the pitch.*

* And for extra cover: This pertains to which country the player has represented in internationals. You can't feature X Europeans plus, say, Camoranesi. He may be South-American by birth, but he only represented Italy, so he counts as European. In the event of a player having represented multiple national teams on different continents, said player is a wild card and can be considered any way the manager decides. But the manager needs to make a call on the player once he's drafted. If he's European, he stays European throughout the draft. Should he be traded/picked up after his team is knocked out by a different manager, the decision is made anew by the new "owner" and the same principle applies (whatever is decided must he adhered to as long as the player remains in the squad).

This sort of pedantry has proven itself necessary time and again, which is why I'm making the point.
 
Agree with chester about everything but the fact that if you pick up a player which played for two continents then you shouldn't need to use him for the same continent.

I think they should be allowed to change as they go as long as before every match the criteria is met.
 
Pat_Mustard said:
I wonder if we're just trying to reinvent the wheel here? These drafts are getting more popular if anything, yet we're unhappy about them.
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This. Although the ranking thing could be introduced to auto cut down in half and eliminate 8 games. I.e. everyone ranks the top 8 (8pts to first, 1 to 8th) and the highest 8 play the quarters.
 
You guys are getting tied up in a silly rule. The continent rule was an arse that added no real value. Countries, fair enough, but when you force X from a continent from ages ago you really start affecting the likely coherence of a side.
 
antohan said:
You guys are getting tied up in a silly rule. The continent rule was an arse that added no real value. Countries, fair enough, but when you force X from a continent from ages ago you really start affecting the likely coherence of a side.
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I had nothing against it in the first draft but in the reinforcement rounds it just decreased the quality of the teams coherence.
 
Just do what was done in the One player per nation draft. Use the place (city) of birth of the player and use the country it belongs to presently as the one the player would represent in the draft. Worked like a charm and makes the most sense.
 
Regarding continents: whatever.

Regarding limitations as such: the more the better, I say.

If I'm to sign up for one of these things, it'll have to be different, not a variation on the same old.
 
List of Draft Games:

Draft I: All -Time Fantasy Draft (Winner: antohan)
Draft II: Champions League Draft (Winner: Gio)
Draft III: Decades Draft (Winner: Theon)
Draft IV: Sheep Draft (Winner Gio)
Draft V: Transfer Muppet Draft (Winner: MJJ)
Draft VI: Auction Draft (Winner: N/A)
Draft VII: Criteria Draft (Winner: Aldo)


World Cup Peak Draft - ??
 
I won World Cup one ;(

It was me and hmm, who else in the final for the one before this one which was interrupted by the World Cup. Cutch?
 
List of Draft Games:

Draft I: All -Time Fantasy Draft (Winner: antohan)
Draft II: Champions League Draft (Winner: Gio)
Draft III: Decades Draft (Winner: Theon)
Draft IV - World Cup Peak Draft (Winner: Annahnomoss)
Draft V: Sheep Draft (Winner Gio)
Draft VI: Transfer Muppet Draft (Winner: MJJ)
Draft VII: Auction Draft (Winner: N/A)
Draft VIII: Criteria Draft (Winner: Aldo)
Draft IX: Reality Draft (Winner: TBD)
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
List of Draft Games:

Draft I: All -Time Fantasy Draft (Winner: antohan)
Draft II: Champions League Draft (Winner: Gio)
Draft III: Decades Draft (Winner: Theon)
Draft IV - World Cup Peak Draft (Winner: Annahnomoss)
Draft V: Sheep Draft (Winner Gio)
Draft VI: Transfer Muppet Draft (Winner: MJJ)
Draft VII: Auction Draft (Winner: N/A)
Draft VIII: Criteria Draft (Winner: Aldo)
Draft IX: Reality Draft (Winner: TBD)
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We've had a few before that.

Retro Fantasy Draft (all players born in 60s) : Winner Polaroid
70s Fantasy Draft : Winner Cling Bak
50s Fantasy Draft : Winner Brwned

antohan was the runner up in both the 70s and 50s one. That last page of the 50s final also features my epic finale against EDogen in the newbs! :drool:
 
Draft I: Retro Fantasy Draft - all players born in 60s (Winner: Polaroid)
Draft II: 70s Fantasy Draft (Winner: Cling Bak)
Draft III: 50s Fantasy Draft (Winner: Brwned)
Draft IV: All -Time Fantasy Draft (Winner: antohan)
Draft V: Champions League Draft (Winner: Gio)
Draft VI: Decades Draft (Winner: Theon)
Draft VII - World Cup Peak Draft (Winner: Annahnomoss)
Draft VIII: Sheep Draft (Winner Gio)
Draft IX: Transfer Muppet Draft (Winner: MJJ)
Draft X: Auction Draft (Winner: N/A)
Draft XI: Criteria Draft (Winner: Aldo)
Draft XII: Reality Draft (Winner: TBD)
 
Draft I: Retro Fantasy Draft - all players born in 60s (Winner: Polaroid)
Draft II: 70s Fantasy Draft (Winner: Cling Bak)
Draft III: 50s Fantasy Draft (Winner: Brwned)
Draft IV: All -Time Fantasy Draft (Winner: antohan)
Draft V: Champions League Draft (Winner: Gio)
Draft VI: Decades Draft (Winner: Theon)
Draft VII - World Cup Peak Draft (Winner: Annahnomoss)
Draft VIII: Sheep Draft (Winner Gio)
Draft IX: Transfer Muppet Draft (Winner: MJJ)
Draft X: Auction Draft (Winner: Cutch/Annah)
Draft XI: Criteria Draft (Winner: Aldo)
Draft XII: Reality Draft (Winner: TBD)
 
Pat_Mustard said:
Didn't TITO win one, with Theon as his AM and Totti as a false 9, or is my memory playing tricks on me again?
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Nah, we lost that to Gio in the sheep draft. Scandal :annoyed:

Annahnomoss said:
Draft V: Champions League Draft (Winner: Gio)
Draft VI: Decades Draft (Winner: Theon)
Draft VII - World Cup Peak Draft (Winner: Annahnomoss)
Draft VIII: Sheep Draft (Winner Gio)
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I had a good run here though, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd
 
Aldo said:
Yeah I remember that spanking in the Decades Draft final. :lol:
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That team was just silly by the end, upgrades couldn't really have gone any better.

If I remember rightly I had a front four of Ronaldinho/Maradona/George Best/Ronaldo :lol: Just mental
 
It is really fun to see the drafts which were played prior to joining them. I started with the WC one so I had no clue about the results of the others.
 
Pat_Mustard said:
My memory has gone to shite lately. I was about to sympathise and say I thought you deserved the win, but it turns out I actually voted for Gio in a 15-14 scoreline :nervous:.
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:lol: Feck

I'd actually have pinned you as one to go for that team Pat. I really loved that side, and me and TITO had a great time chatting about it in PM. It would have been great for a side around Totti to win it as well because he is underrated generally, and not the type to dominate these drafts

We got screwed at the beginning with the Redondo nonsense, I believe we were 5-1 up before that happened :wenger:
 
Theon said:
:lol: Feck

I'd actually have pinned you as one to go for that team Pat. I really loved that side, and me and TITO had a great time chatting about it in PM. It would have been great for a side around Totti to win it as well because he is underrated generally, and not the type to dominate these drafts

We got screwed at the beginning with the Redondo nonsense, I believe we were 5-1 up before that happened :wenger:
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I was stunned when I clicked and realised I'd voted for Gio actually :lol:. I'd been raving about you and TITO's team all the way through. Just re-read bits of that thread, and the fixation on Redondo definitely worked against you. Gio came up with some great and reasonable stuff though, namely Hagi and Rivaldo's actual performances against him. Individual games don't tell the full story of course, but Redondo at that stage especially was being built up to mythical levels in the drafts. Pippa also wrote some great stuff on his strengths and limitations.

I think in the end, although I didn't actually get around to posting it, that I just fancied Gio's full backs to deal with your wide attackers more than your centre backs to deal with Romario.
 
So who's got the next one? @Annahnomoss @Chesterlestreet ?

I relly liked the double votes for managers. Pain totalling it for the game master, but I think it really eveded out the field. Maybe for the next game, we can have the poll options as

Manager A wins by 2 goal difference
Manager A wins by 1 goal difference
Manager B wins by 1 goal difference
Manager B wins by 2 goal difference

Then total up the goal difference to decide on the winner. I've avoided having a 'draw' option here as I would like to force managers to not sit on the fence. If it is really that tough to call, abstain.
 
Not bad, you don't want options to proliferate, but I have a feeling it could act as an incentive for negative tactics as there's no discernible upside for potentially free-scoring teams.
 
I want to do one, Crappy wants one and Chester wants one too? We let the managers have a voting of which theme they'd prefer?
 
antohan said:
Yeah, sheep format is brilliant. Auction was a bit of fun but isn't really anywhere near as good.
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So now that you're back from retirement, how about running your 'all the managers will hate me for coming up with those crazy ideas' - draft?
 
I wanted to run the next one... but going to US today for work.. would have little time. It's all yours Annah..
 
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