Variable Formation Draft

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Standard T&C:

S1 - All time snake draft.
S2 - Initial drafting of 13 players.
S3 - 4 hrs per pick. Do not wait or provide extra time. Extra 4 hours if PM'd to myself or other players.
S4 - No change in picks after posting.
S5 - No substitutions. Tactical changes with in-field players only.
S6 - First 2 picks of losing team will not be available during reinforcements.
S7 - Draw will be decided by Coin Toss
S8 - In match thread, only one of the managers is allowed to post for the duration of the match. The other manager is restricted to 3 posts or less for the duration of match thread. Make your choice and make it clear on match thread on who will lead the discussions. It's not one at at time. It's just one for the match.
S9 - Players should have one full match video available online.

Theme:

Build a versatile team. Post draft every manager will be randomly allocated a formation they have to field. The formation will be randomized from 4-4-2 Diamond, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and 5-3-2/5-4-1.

Blocks:

Eusebio
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Johannes Cruyff
George Best
Kalle Rummenigge
Pele
Di Stefano
Ruud Gullit
Paul Breitner
Frank Rijkaard
Ruud Krol
Paolo Maldini
Marcel Desailly
Lilian Thuram
Berti Vogts
Guiseppe Bergomi
Diego Maradona
Franz Beckenbauer

 

[Physiocrat]

In

 

[Šjor Bepo]

in

 

[Physiocrat]

@Gio @Jim Beam @Enigma_87 @Joga Bonito @harms

 

[Physiocrat]

@Himannv @paulscholes18 @Michaelf7777777 @Isotope @Pat_Mustard

 

[Physiocrat]

@SirMattBugsby @P-Nut @GodShaveTheQueen @BorisDeLeFora @Lord SInister

 

[Physiocrat]

@BIG DUNK @oneniltothearsenal

 

[Himannv]

In.

 

[P-Nut]

When's this starting? I'm on a stag do Thurs - Sun so can play if it starts after that

 

[Michaelf7777777]

In

 

[Lord SInister]

@SirMattBugsby @P-Nut @GodShaveTheQueen @BorisDeLeFora @Lord SInister

In

 

[Pythagoras]

@BIG DUNK @oneniltothearsenal

I can play

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Physio
Sjor
Himannv
Mikey7
Lord Sinister
Big Dunk
PNut (?)

 

[Pat_Mustard]

In.

 

[Enigma_87]

In

 

[Chesterlestreet]

I like this.

Not a big fan of the short deadline thing, though.

But sure - I'm in.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

I take it the formation will change/be randomized from round to round?

Meaning - you may be given 4-4-2 for the initial match - and then 4-3-3 if you go through, etc.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

I take it the formation will change/be randomized from round to round?

Meaning - you may be given 4-4-2 for the initial match - and then 4-3-3 if you go through, etc.

Yes. Managers will be required to field a different formation every round as they progress.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

1. Physio
2. Sjor
3. Himannv
4. Mikey7
5. Lord Sinister
6. Big Dunk
7. Pat Mustard
8. Enigma
9. Chester
10. EAP

Anyone else? Would be nice to get to 16. Quite a low effort draft.

@GodShaveTheQueen @Lord SInister @Gio @harms

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Yes. Managers will be required to field a different formation every round as they progress.

Cool.

Have we done something like this before?

It's a simple yet very interesting concept.

 

[Gio]

Count me in.

 

[harms]

Alright.

 

[Šjor Bepo]

I take it the formation will change/be randomized from round to round?

Meaning - you may be given 4-4-2 for the initial match - and then 4-3-3 if you go through, etc.

Welcome back!

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Welcome back!

It's been too long - last one I played I was rusty as feck. Will be rustier still for this one. But I've missed the draft madness.

 

[General_Elegancia]

@Theon @Fortitude @Joga Bonito @Jim Beam @Synco @2mufc0 @Skizzo @GodShaveTheQueen @Raees @MJJ

 

[General_Elegancia]

@Isotope @TheReligion

@Invictus

@idmanager

 

[Skizzo]

Yeah let’s give it a whirl

 

[Chesterlestreet]

S3 - 4 hrs per pick. Do not wait or provide extra time. Extra 4 hours if PM'd to myself or other players.

This is unclear for me.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Yeah let’s give it a whirl

Solo?

 

[General_Elegancia]

1. Physio
2. Sjor
3. Himannv
4. Mikey7
5. Lord Sinister
6. Big Dunk
7. Pat Mustard
8. Enigma
9. Chester
10. EAP
11. Gio
12. Harms
13. Skizzo

 

[Physiocrat]

This is unclear for me.

It's an incentive to PM picks. If you don't PM a pick you only get 4hrs. If you PM a pick but the player has already been picked you get another 4hrs to choose.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Have we done something like this before?

Don't think so.

This is unclear for me.

If you PM a pick and he was already picked before your turn you get full 8 hrs. Else only 4 hrs.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

3 more to go!

 

[Chesterlestreet]

It's an incentive to PM picks. If you don't PM a pick you only get 4hrs. If you PM a pick but the player has already been picked you get another 4hrs to choose.

If you PM a pick and he was already picked before your turn you get full 8 hrs. Else only 4 hrs.

Aha - gotcha.

And if you fail to pick on time? You pick whenever you show up - or is there some kind of punishment for not picking on time?

 

[Joga Bonito]

Up for being a lightweight AM. If someone needs one, PM me.

 

[Physiocrat]

Aha - gotcha.

And if you fail to pick on time? You pick whenever you show up - or is there some kind of punishment for not picking on time?

Just pick whenever you show up.

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Up for being a lightweight AM. If someone needs one, PM me.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Just pick whenever you show up.

Very good.

I'll probably try to PM as much as I can.

We can - presumably - PM multiple choices (in order of preference)?

 

[Physiocrat]

Very good.

I'll probably try to PM as much as I can.

We can - presumably - PM multiple choices (in order of preference)?

PM with multiple choices in preference order is fine.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Up for being a lightweight AM.

I'm just glad you're going for "lightweight" - because generally this looks like a suicide mission in terms of having any chance of doing well.

Looking at the people who've signed up, this will be brutal.