Official 2007-08 Sand Leauge Draft Thread

1 1 Nicephoras
1 2 Yermom
1 3 EAC Raiders
1 4 Glorydaze
1 5 Tally Road AFC
1 6 LSG St. Pauli
1 7 Gunners 320
1 8 Blechs Dawgs

Round 2

2 1 Blechs Dawgs
2 2 Gunners 320
2 3 LSG St. Pauli
2 4 Tally Road AFC
2 5 Glorydaze
2 6 EAC Raiders
2 7 Yermom
2 8 Nicephoras

here is a combined post From the VSR Draft thread I have made adjustments where needed for our leauge

Let me go through the process one more time so no one can raise objections moving forward.

As determined earlier, once the draft order is set the person picking first can start at any time. There will be no time pressure to make picks, however, during this first phase. The second phase will begin on Monday, July 24 . Here there will be 10 hour windows to pick. We have people who have volunteered to proxy already for those with a conflict. If we haven’t finished by the weekend of August 4-5, we will need to agree to a timeslot when we can all be present to finish the draft in a go fast mode (10 minutes per pick). If you have objections to this scenario, please voice them now, before the draft has begun.

As previously mentioned as well, as soon as the first pick is made, the database is frozen until 24 hours after the draft is complete. Once the draft has been completed and the 24 hour window has expired, all players not selected are “free agents”, and you can transfer any players into your team. To be official, all transfers must be posted in the forums of the premier league website, not on bigsoccer.com. If there is a conflict and two managers swoop for a player at around the same time, whoever posted first at the premier league site has the rights to that player.

One further note: since we are starting this draft pretty early, there is a chance some managers may select players who will end up being injured in training camp or transferred abroad before the season starts. If this is the case, it is simply tough luck for the manager involved. According to past rules, there are no double picks or one-for-one swaps during the draft. If you pick one of these players, you are stuck with them until the end of the draft. You can only transfer them when the free agent window opens.

Good luck to everyone!

First let me start off with an approximate draft timeline. We can be flexible as the draft progresses but let's try and stick to something along these lines:

1. First Phase - Starts as soon as Ithe first pick is made. There are no time limits during this phase, but if you won't be around for a while, it would be great if you could post that so other managers know there will be a delay between picks.
2. Second Phase - Begins Tuesday, July 24. At this point, we leave behind the unlimited time per pick and move to a "go slow" phase, with 10 hour limits per pick. If you don't make a pick within your ten hour window, you get skipped over. We of course can be a little lenient if your time window falls between 11pm-10am, but please again respect the time limits.
3. Third Phase - Last year the Small Rocks finished the draft in the go slow phase. If necessary, however, we will need to agree to a time where the maximum amount of managers are present and finish off the draft with a go fast phase (10 minutes per pick).
4. Fourth Phase - Once the draft is over, there is a 24 freeze on transactions. As soon as that 24 hour window has been lifted, the free agent phase begins.

Some Important Draft Rules

1. Picks: Please post all picks in this thread. I will track the draft and supply regular updates on this thread, but please keep your own records so you don't draft a player that has already been taken, and so that you respect the salary cap situation. Traditionally, this is how we list a player when we choose them on the site - Henry, Arsenal, Forward, 14.0 (or an approximation of that - just please list all the information)

2. Database: As soon as the first pick is made, the database is frozen (I will print out a copy of the player list at that time, put it into a word file and will send it to everyone if they like). Even if you see breaking news on skysports that a deal has been signed that same day, if the player isn't in the fantasy premierleague site when the first pick is made, he is off-limits until the free agent period. We have done this in the past in part because you can never guess what value the player will be assigned. You forefeit your pick if you choose someone who is ineligible by the way.

3. Transfer Abroad/Injury: If a player chosen in the draft gets transfered to Spain or elsewhere before the season begins - or if they get injured - that is simply tough luck for the manager. You can only start to tweak your team as soon as the free agent window opens.

4. Free Agents: The free agent window opens 24 hours after completion of the draft. To make a transfer official, please post it in the forums at the premierleague site, not on bigsoccer. If two players swoop for the same guy, the person who posted first at premierleague is considered to have the rights to that player.

5. Missed picks: If you miss a pick in the go slow or go fast phase, there will not be a chance to go back and claim a player. Instead, you need to wait until your next turn, and then make a double selection at that point.

6. Draft chatter/trash-talking: Makes everything a lot of fun and is highly encouraged. Terms like "Lobomojo has no idea what he's doing" are fine but let's try and keep everything civil if we can. We've also found in the past that this chatter is better posted on another thread. Let's try and keep this thread to picks only, so managers who were away for a while don't need to scroll too far down to see who has been picked. Of course, if you want to add a commentary in the same post as your pick, that is highly encouraged, and usually very entertaining.

7. Objections/problems: No one knows everything about the draft rules... well except Hal. If an issue arises or there's a question, best to consult Hal. As draft administrator, I'll do my best to enforce the rules we've established over the years, but I can be wrong.

For any other draft questions or rules, please consult this thread
https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=566926

a) When you make your pick, send a PM to the next player to draft.
b) It's wise to subscribe to the draft thread so you get emails when people post their picks.
c) Look to make arrangements with at least one other drafting manager, maybe exchange phone numbers, so you can call each other to alert the other when it's near their turn to pick. Also, arrange for another manager to make your proxy picks at times you'll have to be away from the draft thread for awhile (sleeping, working, living your life, etc.)
d) We typically send PMs with our proxy pick selection instructions and the proxy picker only looks at our PM if our turn to pick occurs and we are not online. The proxy picks have to have specific instructions and the proxy picker should not deviate from the instructions or apply his judgement.
e) The easy way to make your pick is to quote the previous pick's post and just add in and bold your pick. That way, everyone sees who the last round or two of picks have been without having to scroll through the thread.
f) I recommend everyone keep an EXCEL sheet of the draft, sorted by team and fill in their picks as you go. I have mine set to add up the valuations and subtract them from 100 to know how much each manager has left to spend after each pick.
g) Since we are not loading the players until the draft is complete, although some do load their picks as they make them, sometimes someone could select too many from the same team. (The Fantasy.Premierleague.com software would alert you, but during the draft, it might be missed. Pay attention to your and your opponent's picks to ensure no one violates the maximum player from one team rule. If it occurs, and once it has been noticed, the manager can make the correction at his next turn to pick, in essence, correcting the illegal pick and making his normal pick at the same time.
h) The same is true of salary available late in the draft. Note the minimum price of a player in each position. As you approach your 9th and 10th picks, ensure you have enough money left to complete your squad of 15. Sometimes, veteran managers warn others as they approach the "complete the team with minimum priced player" point.
i) I will have an EXCEL file with my expected draft's roster and I'll fill it in as we go. By the 8th round, I've completely filled in my team with players that comply with the rules. Then when it's my turn to pick, I pick my top priority of those I'm still planning to select. When someone takes that player ahead of me, I make a nasty post about them stealing my pick, having spies in my draft war room, and then I delete that player from my squad list and replace it with another legal selection of one who hasn't been chosen.

Comment. Questions, concerns?

 

updated draft order

1 1 Nicephoras
1 2 Yermom
1 3 EAC Raiders
1 4 Glorydaze
1 5 Tally Road AFC
1 6 LSG St. Pauli
1 7 Crazies
1 8 Blechs Dawgs

Round 2

2 1 Blechs Dawgs
2 2 Crazies
2 3 LSG St. Pauli
2 4 Tally Road AFC
2 5 Glorydaze
2 6 EAC Raiders
2 7 Yermom
2 8 Nicephoras

 

reupdated draft order

1 1 Nicephoras
1 2 Yermom
1 3 Crazies
1 4 Glorydaze
1 5 Tally Road AFC
1 6 LSG St. Pauli
1 7 Gunners320
1 8 Blechs Dawgs

Round 2

2 1 Blechs Dawgs
2 2 Gunners320
2 3 LSG St. Pauli
2 4 Tally Road AFC
2 5 Glorydaze
2 6 Crazies
2 7 Yermom
2 8 Nicephoras

 

I was never pushing to get it started today I was just making it clear that the first pick could be made at anytime (which seemed to be confusing to people) just for that I will wait till monday to make my pick......

 

......just kidding

Round 1

1 London Lawn Gnomes: Ronaldo - MF - MU - 12.0
2 Yermom: Lampard - MF - CH - 12.0
3 Crazies: Fabregas - MF - AR - 9.5
4 Glorydaze: Rooney- F- MU- 12.0
5 Tally Road AFC: Gerrard-M-LIV-10.5
6 LSG St. Pauli:
7 Gunners 320:
8 Blechs Dawgs:

Round 2

1. Blechs Dawgs:
2. Gunners 320:
3. LSG St. Pauli:
4. Tally Road AFC:
5. Glorydaze:
6. Crazies:
7. Yermom:
8. London Lawn Gnomes:

 

Round 1

1 London Lawn Gnomes: Ronaldo - MF - MU - 12.0
2 Yermom: Lampard - MF - CH - 12.0
3 Crazies: Fabregas - MF - AR - 9.5
4 Glorydaze: Rooney- F- MU- 12.0
5 Tally Road AFC: Gerrard-M-LIV-10.5
6 LSG St. Pauli: Drogba-F-CH-12.0
7 Gunners 320: Tevez - F - WH - 8.5
8 Blechs Dawgs: Van Persie - F - AR - 9.0

Round 2

1. Blechs Dawgs: Arteta - M - EV - 8.5
2. Gunners 320: Berbatov - F TH - 9.5
3. LSG St. Pauli: Reina - G - LI - 6.5
4. Tally Road AFC: Carvalho-D-CHE-7.0
5. Glorydaze:
6. Crazies:
7. Yermom:
8. London Lawn Gnomes: