Next Draft - Ideas and Discussions

manager draft?
everyone sents 2(or 3) managers via PM and they pick from his pool of managed players. Similar to what we had in EAP draft but this time all 16 players go with managers and not just 4 like in his draft.

In RR you can choose to either stay within your 2 managers or swap them for the remaining of a draft with a new one(or two, depending on original number of managers), but then you get just one.
 
I was thinking a 4-4-2 draft.

Being a United fan, this was what I grew up with and unfortunately in drafts this has been downplayed by the 4-3-3 and 5-3-2.

Everyone builds a version of 4-4-2 (classic with wingers, diamond or a narrow version) and we compete.

Will be a change from usual....
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
I was thinking a 4-4-2 draft.

Being a United fan, this was what I grew up with and unfortunately in drafts this has been downplayed by the 4-3-3 and 5-3-2.

Everyone builds a version of 4-4-2 (classic with wingers, diamond or a narrow version) and we compete.

Will be a change from usual....
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I like it but hate it at the same time.
 
Would be boring all the same setups, repetitive arguments. Better a restrictions draft like Sjor suggested.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Aren't you bored of 532 and 433 which we see always?

A 442 and diamond will be refreshing, imo.
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I am, but forcing everyone to use 442 does nothing to change repetitiveness. The other option is to ban certain formations, e/g the most used ones (532/433 etc). This way we will get different formations without it getting repetitive.
 
Šjor Bepo said:
manager draft?
everyone sents 2(or 3) managers via PM and they pick from his pool of managed players. Similar to what we had in EAP draft but this time all 16 players go with managers and not just 4 like in his draft.

In RR you can choose to either stay within your 2 managers or swap them for the remaining of a draft with a new one(or two, depending on original number of managers), but then you get just one.
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https://www.redcafe.net/threads/manager-draft.397536/

But it can be replayed with a few changes, I guess.
 
So 4 draft ideas

1) Real Time Strategy
2) Manager Draft
3) Sheep Draft
4) Formation draft

Maybe people can vote on what they prefer?
 
I like the RTS one the most... and next draft afterwards a reserve draft guys please. I am working hard on delivering an exciting proposition, I promise

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In order, my preferences would be:

1. Sheep Draft
2. Manager Draft
3. Real Time Strategy Draft
4. Formation Draft

I would be interested in participating in any draft that is chosen.
 
In for whatever. But sheep would be the most interesting.
 
I loved the re-make draft. Took the discussions to another level as you were arguing over ability to adapt to a set-up rather than individual quality. The voting reflected that aswell I found.
 
Let’s do the RTS @Edgar Allan Pillow

RTS Draft sign up

1) EAP
2) harms
3) Sjor
4) mjj
5) Moby
6) michaelf
7) pnut
8) himmanv
9) 2mufc0
10) Arbitrium
11) Enigma
12) indnyc
13) Don Alfredo
 
RTS Draft sign up

1) EAP
2) harms
3) Sjor/Beam
4) mjj
5) Moby
6) michaelf
7) pnut
8) himmanv
9) 2mufc0
10) Arbitrium
11) Enigma
12) indnyc
13) Don Alfredo
14) Ecstatic
 
My last draft so I will make a nice team that only suits my current philosophy :D>> early exit
 
I can play in case anyone needs or wouldnt mind an AM. Would be less than useless in match threads with my 3 posts per day limit, so only in for the squad building part.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Last draft?
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It's time that a new generation of addicted drafters emerge and I will always have a look at these drafts time from time :cool:

The issue is I have picked around 200-250 players and it's hard to preserve freshness.

That said, I already know the story I want to develop in this draft.

Also, I will ignore all the boring players whatever their reputation and rankings.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Draft

Playing opponents will be announced at beginning of round.

All manager will have set of powers

Offensive:

O1 - Force opponent to pick Chain or No Mate.
O2 - Block a certain player.
O3 - Restrict your opponent to current player in EPL.
O4- Force your opponent to pick from any team that finished outside Top 4 in their respective leagues.
O5 - Force opponent to pick a non league winner (any and all leagues they have played in)

Defensive

D1 - Get out of a restriction imposed by dropping any player.
D2 - Swap a restriction for a mod nominated legacy player. If no restriction remain unused this cannot be used.
D3 - Bounce back the restriction for loss of a turn.

All powers must be played before start of turn except D5.

All powers are one use only for all draft. Consider future rounds and use wisely.
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@Ecstatic
 
P-Nut0712 said:
@Ecstatic
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Thanks.

I understand that 1) I have an opponent per round and 2) the only restrictions in terms of pool of players are those engineered by the opponent

Some questions/comments

O4: 2017/18?
O5: only 1st division?
D2: nobody will use it
How many players in the squad?
 
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