You know I was glad you picked Ramsey as it made my flirtation with him feel a bit better. I think his Olympic displays skewed my thinking. He is certainly a top player, but the questions I had were playing time and will he play advanced enough to get assists. Tough call -- for the price I think he will do well for you.
My thinking as well. Good player, good team and great price. I needed some 6ish quality players since Van Persie broke the bank. Hopefully Larsson and Ramsey will bridge that gap? Feel better now as I probably reached for him a little early.
Same thinking went into Krul as well. Quality player, very cheap for a good, starting GK and it helps my bottom line in budget.
Dear Claudio is scheduled to be back online in about 15-20 minutes and I am at work (and online) for another 90 minutes so we should go round the turn fairly quickly....
Top Shelf is available until 6:00 p.m. eastern and then will be out for a couple of hours running a training session. I should be able to check in again at 8:00 and be mostly around the rest of the night then.
Hey, you guys need to keep up the pace. I have decided all I have to do is see who Top Shelf drafts, and then do the same thing. Makes it real easy.
Google doc is updated. I believe I got everyone's picks correctly updated. Please check both sheets and let me know if I screwed up anywhere.
OK I have to head off - this is quality time with the wife so please no one call me! Hal - if you send me a text with ThiKu's pick I can text you back my pick. Otherwise, will be back around 8:30pm EST
Done. I think Hoilett will get around 175 this year...I sure hope! I am very pleased he lasted this long. I'd like to have waited till round 10 for him but I am just not ... I didn't think it was possible to wait since my projected #15, Lambert, was already taken in the top 5 rounds! yeesh. So far I think I've only lost two players I really wanted. Draft strategy really comes into it now as I sort out needs, whats left in the event what I want/need is gone etc...everyone will be asking now "do I take the risk and wait, or do I snatch this player up right now, but risk losing this other guy...." Anyway, I am out from 6:30pm PST to 9:30pm PST tonight. I will then draft. I will then send at least 2 proxy picks to....who wants to be my proxy? I'll be checking in regularly until 6:30pm PST of course....
Ya, I realy wanted both Lambert and Kagawa too. I was nervous about Kagawa only b/c I have no clue where he will fit in and with MUFC's squad rotation....in the end Valencia is one of just a few proper wingers on the club so I felt he was a safe bet after Kagawa was selected.
Big thanks to Tarv. Texted me I was up...and of course after waiting for a few hours to pick, I was in Andy's room putting him down for the night. I'll dedicate Welbecks first goal to you!
On a side note - Boy is MUFC's attacking "6" ever hard to nail down right now, eh!? I picked Valencia....but who knows! Only Rooney seems a certainty.
Oops sorry guys - was at art show and stole a few minutes to check for Hal's text - sent him a name and probably should have specified I wanted to him to post. Hope I didnt keep things up too long. Pobrebynak - was supposed to be mine!
Lambert and Van der Vaart were the picks I was struggling with last night. I was trying to find any info on their injuries. Without the update, I passed on them. Cabaye and Sessegnon were also among my next picks swooped for just before I could pull the trigger. Gonna sweep my war room for bugs. Someone or some ones must be getting a direct feed of whom I'm planning on taking next. Don't you think we can get in a couple of more picks tonight? Seems like we should be able to get up and down the draft order at least twice a day.
Just walked in the door from training. Forgot my draft list at work, so let me get my bearings and I'll make the picks.