The UEFA Euro Fantasy Draft

Great stuff. I honestly had no clue if any details about those tournaments were available when I started this thread :lol:.
 
@Aldo
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@Balu Gio is my AM .. update the OP. Welcome back Aldo.. draft legend!
 
I changed the definition for the nationality of the players in the op. I used antohan's definition from the alltime draft at first, but in the context of this draft, it doesn't really make sense. A few of you probably are a bit sad now that several hidden gems aren't really gems anymore, just great players, but for this draft it seems like the right approach.

The new definition:

2. No side (the XI players on the virtual pitch, not the squad) can field more than two players from one nation.
  • The nation of a player is defined through his first appearance at one of those tournaments. The country he played for in his first game at one of the CEICs or Euros is his nation for this draft.
  • If a player played for a multi-nation NT that doesn't exist anymore (e.g. Yugoslavia), their NT is defined as that of their city of birth. This is so that there is a greater pool of nations to pick from. No debate on ethnicity or heritage will be entertained. It's a football draft, not a politics debate.
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I hope this covers every eligibile player and makes it clear what counts as his nation. If anyone is still unsure about the nationality of a player, please ask me before one of your picks might cause a conflict in your team, that is impossible to solve afterwards.
 
It will be interesting to see who puts in the work and actually watches the entire tournaments of the players, I am sure there are a bunch of real gems out there for those who decides to do that. Especially in the tournaments with just four players, someone who just played one game and was absolutely fantastic in every minute he played etc.

A draft for those who love to research their team in depth! Then seeing the opponent analyze the same performances. :drool:
 
Annahnomoss said:
It will be interesting to see who puts in the work and actually watches the entire tournaments of the players, I am sure there are a bunch of real gems out there for those who decides to do that. Especially in the tournaments with just four players, someone who just played one game and was absolutely fantastic in every minute he played etc.

A draft for those who love to research their team in depth! Then seeing the opponent analyze the same performances. :drool:
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I have a few names already, I'm sure that others have too. Not sure about them from voters perception though. What about the votes, btw, manager's vote = 2 or not?
 
harms said:
I have a few names already, I'm sure that others have too. Not sure about them from voters perception though. What about the votes, btw, manager's vote = 2 or not?
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All votes are 1. Balu is all about efficiency.
 
Balu said:
Are you guys sure about that? 3 co-managers? If your internal discussions delay the drafting, I'll kick all of you out and take over myself ;).
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It's all part of our master plan, eventually our management team will be so big no one will dare vote against us.
 
MJJ said:
It's all part of our master plan, eventually our management team will be so big no one will dare vote against us.
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You need that, because your management team will be so big, that everyone who wants to vote for you isn't allowed to. They're all part of your team after all. So one vote against you will lose you the game. In fact, it might happen that you have to hope for a 0-0 draw and rely on penalties all the way through. Awesome idea.
 
Balu said:
Are you guys sure about that? 3 co-managers? If your internal discussions delay the drafting, I'll kick all of you out and take over myself ;).
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Whats the fuss with 3 folks? I can act as a tie breaker when both of them are stuck in choosing one player or the other. :p
 
Balu said:
Are you guys sure about that? 3 co-managers? If your internal discussions delay the drafting, I'll kick all of you out and take over myself ;).
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Also known as the Peter Knäbel approach to management. I like it.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
So when are you planning to have the draw, Balu?

Me and MJJ being as efficient as ever decided to postpone our research after the draw. Appreciate if we can have it today. :nervous:
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I planned on doing it tomorrow around noon, that would give everyone 2 days to specify the plan according to the position in the list. But I could in theory do it later today. Have to leave in a few minutes though. Maybe in 2-3 hours.

The deadline for the picks still won't start until Wednesday though. I probably can't keep some of you from posting your pick from the moment the draw is made. Which is fine as long as no one starts complaining if one of the managers isn't around or don't want to pick before Wednesday. No bullying of managers who prefer to spend their Easter holidays with friends or family. Keep your addiction in check ;).
 
The draw
The list of managers in the order of the draw:

1. crappycraperson
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine
3. Paolo Di Canio
4. The Stain
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard
6. Stobzilla
7. Joga Bonito
8. harms
9. Aldo
10. Raees & Gio
11. Theon & NM
12. The Red Viper
13. big red123
14. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj
15. ctp
16. PedroMendez

There were 16 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

  1. 1. crappycraperson
  2. 6. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ
  3. 12. Paolo Di Canio
  4. 5. The Stain
  5. 3. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard
  6. 15. Stobzilla
  7. 4. Joga Bonito
  8. 16. harms
  9. 14. Aldo
  10. 8. Raees & Gio
  11. 2. Theon & NM
  12. 13. The Red Viper
  13. 11. big red123
  14. 7. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj
  15. 10. ctp
  16. 9. PedroMendez
Timestamp: 2015-04-05 16:10:37 UTC


The 8 hour deadline won't start until Wednesday, 12pm British time. That's when the drafting officially starts. If you guys want to start earlier, feel free to post your picks in the order above, but don't complain if one of the managers isn't around before Wednesday. Use the time to read the rules in the op again. A few changes have been made over the weekend, the most important one regarding the nationality restrictions. Unless there's a massive feck-up in the rules, no further changes will be made. If problems occur, I'll make a judgement call and that'll be the final decision.

@crappycraperson @Edgar Allan Pillow @Paolo Di Canio @The Stain @Skizzo
 
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