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11 Mar 2009, 10:10 AM
Draft Rules
1 - Squad Make-Up - all drafters will (in the draft order specified) select a squad of 16 players. At least one player must be a goalkeeper but there is no need for a second goalkeeper. There are no other restrictions based on possitions.
2 - Player Eligibility - Any currently playing (ie not retired as of today) player may be selected for the draft.
3 - Form and Injuries - You are selecting a 16 man squad to compete in a tournament immediately. Therefore you should use form over a recent timeframe (1-2 years) as a guide, however if you feel you can justify picking an out of form player then you can. Be aware though that you are taking a risk, and that if the judges do not agree with you that you may be penalised. Equally be aware that if a previously mediocre player is currently on fire, then this may be held against him by the judges.
On the issue of injuries every player is eligible for the draft, however if that player is currently out with a long term injury, or that player has a history of injury then you will need to give a justification over their selection. As a rough guidance we will use Sweetness' suggestion. If a player is currently out with a long-term injury, their form and fitness will be considered to be at a lower level in correlation to their time on the sidelines, i.e. as they had been rushed back into contention after their spell on the sidelines and are therefore as unfit and out of form as the length of the injury would suggest. If a player has been out for six months they will be very unfit and out of form. If a player has been out for two weeks there will be little to no effect.
Ultimately this whole draft is subjective, and this is merely trying to give you a guideline for your selections. There is no formula to determine how good a selection is. This is a difficult issue that I've tried to make as clear as possible
4 - Draft Order - the draft order has been determined. Any drafter missing their turn will have to wait until the end of that round to make their next pick.
5 - Judges - at present 4 judges have been selected for the draft, Dark Savante, lanman, ASF and jpick. More will be explained later. We are waiting to hear on one more.
6 - Post-draft Tournament - with 16 teams, the tournament will be run along the lines of the European Championships. 4 randomly drawn groups of 4, top 2 advancing into a straight knock out tournament. The format of the knock out tournament will be copied exactly from that format. If for any reason there are less than 16 teams then some of the groups will only contain 3 teams.
7 - Champion - the winning drafter will have the option of picking first in next years draft on top of any kudos that comes with winning. In addition, they may also add to their signature the line "2009 Big Soccer World Draft Champion".
8 - Flexibility - the rules are set in stone. If you are not happy with them then you are under no obligation to take part.
9. Missing your turn - You forfeit your place in the round and will pick at the end of the round. If you wont be around at the time the round ends make sure you PM somone your pick. You will be given a 2hr window at the end of the round to post your pick, otherwise you are forfeit again and will have to make your outstanding pick at the end of the current round.
10. Drafters are not permitted to talk about as yet unchosen players in the Draft. We'd also request that observers of the Draft adhere to this rule.
11. If BS is playing up or down completely and others can corroberate they have had trouble getting on the site, leniency with missing timeslots will be OK and allowances can be made under such circumstance.
12. During your window, you may only pick if 1) the drafter prior to you has picked or 2) if the prior drafter's time has run out. Even if it is your window, you cannot pick before either 1) or 2) have occured.
1. comme and The Double 4pm-6pm
2. Twix and Benni 7.30-9.30pm
3.Twenty26Six and BillyIreland 8pm-10pm
4. Grinners89 and CCSC_Strikers20 9pm-11pm
5. bspsoccer + Frasermc 9.30-11.30pm
6. Kevin8833 + Beazley17 10pm-12pm
7. johno and schafer 10.30pm-12.30am
8. sdotsom/cr7torossi 11pm-1am
9. impalemplz 12am-2am
10. man_in_the_middle and BishopMVP 2am-4am
11. Perufc 3am-5am
12. Chelsea Supporter and KumarsS 3.30am-5.30am
13. Teso and SirManchester 4am-6am
14. larrygiterdone 4.30am-6.30am
15. zakinator and Dr.Phil 5-7am
16. Sweetness 11am-1pm
At the end of the first round, the order reverses so the order becomes
1. Sweetness
2. zakinator and Dr.Phil
3. larrygiterdone
4. Teso and SirManchester
5. Chelsea Supporter and KumarsS
6. Perufc
7. man_in_the_middle and BishopMVP
8. impalemplz
9. sdotsom/cr7torossi
10. johno and schafer
11. Kevin8833 + Beazley17
12. bspsoccer + Frasermc
13. Grinners89 and CCSC_Strikers20
14. Twenty26Six and BillyIreland
15. Twix and Benni
16. comme and The Double
Then it reverts back to the order of the first round. in rounds 2,4,6 etc a drafter has a 4 hour window in which to pick starting from when the previous drafters made their pick. If you miss this slot you may pick when you return (unlike on rounds 1,3,5 etc).
THIS THREAD IS FOR SELECTIONS ONLY. DO NOT POST COMMENTS IN HERE. PLEASE USE THE DISCUSSION THREADS
1 - Squad Make-Up - all drafters will (in the draft order specified) select a squad of 16 players. At least one player must be a goalkeeper but there is no need for a second goalkeeper. There are no other restrictions based on possitions.
2 - Player Eligibility - Any currently playing (ie not retired as of today) player may be selected for the draft.
3 - Form and Injuries - You are selecting a 16 man squad to compete in a tournament immediately. Therefore you should use form over a recent timeframe (1-2 years) as a guide, however if you feel you can justify picking an out of form player then you can. Be aware though that you are taking a risk, and that if the judges do not agree with you that you may be penalised. Equally be aware that if a previously mediocre player is currently on fire, then this may be held against him by the judges.
On the issue of injuries every player is eligible for the draft, however if that player is currently out with a long term injury, or that player has a history of injury then you will need to give a justification over their selection. As a rough guidance we will use Sweetness' suggestion. If a player is currently out with a long-term injury, their form and fitness will be considered to be at a lower level in correlation to their time on the sidelines, i.e. as they had been rushed back into contention after their spell on the sidelines and are therefore as unfit and out of form as the length of the injury would suggest. If a player has been out for six months they will be very unfit and out of form. If a player has been out for two weeks there will be little to no effect.
Ultimately this whole draft is subjective, and this is merely trying to give you a guideline for your selections. There is no formula to determine how good a selection is. This is a difficult issue that I've tried to make as clear as possible
4 - Draft Order - the draft order has been determined. Any drafter missing their turn will have to wait until the end of that round to make their next pick.
5 - Judges - at present 4 judges have been selected for the draft, Dark Savante, lanman, ASF and jpick. More will be explained later. We are waiting to hear on one more.
6 - Post-draft Tournament - with 16 teams, the tournament will be run along the lines of the European Championships. 4 randomly drawn groups of 4, top 2 advancing into a straight knock out tournament. The format of the knock out tournament will be copied exactly from that format. If for any reason there are less than 16 teams then some of the groups will only contain 3 teams.
7 - Champion - the winning drafter will have the option of picking first in next years draft on top of any kudos that comes with winning. In addition, they may also add to their signature the line "2009 Big Soccer World Draft Champion".
8 - Flexibility - the rules are set in stone. If you are not happy with them then you are under no obligation to take part.
9. Missing your turn - You forfeit your place in the round and will pick at the end of the round. If you wont be around at the time the round ends make sure you PM somone your pick. You will be given a 2hr window at the end of the round to post your pick, otherwise you are forfeit again and will have to make your outstanding pick at the end of the current round.
10. Drafters are not permitted to talk about as yet unchosen players in the Draft. We'd also request that observers of the Draft adhere to this rule.
11. If BS is playing up or down completely and others can corroberate they have had trouble getting on the site, leniency with missing timeslots will be OK and allowances can be made under such circumstance.
12. During your window, you may only pick if 1) the drafter prior to you has picked or 2) if the prior drafter's time has run out. Even if it is your window, you cannot pick before either 1) or 2) have occured.
1. comme and The Double 4pm-6pm
2. Twix and Benni 7.30-9.30pm
3.Twenty26Six and BillyIreland 8pm-10pm
4. Grinners89 and CCSC_Strikers20 9pm-11pm
5. bspsoccer + Frasermc 9.30-11.30pm
6. Kevin8833 + Beazley17 10pm-12pm
7. johno and schafer 10.30pm-12.30am
8. sdotsom/cr7torossi 11pm-1am
9. impalemplz 12am-2am
10. man_in_the_middle and BishopMVP 2am-4am
11. Perufc 3am-5am
12. Chelsea Supporter and KumarsS 3.30am-5.30am
13. Teso and SirManchester 4am-6am
14. larrygiterdone 4.30am-6.30am
15. zakinator and Dr.Phil 5-7am
16. Sweetness 11am-1pm
At the end of the first round, the order reverses so the order becomes
1. Sweetness
2. zakinator and Dr.Phil
3. larrygiterdone
4. Teso and SirManchester
5. Chelsea Supporter and KumarsS
6. Perufc
7. man_in_the_middle and BishopMVP
8. impalemplz
9. sdotsom/cr7torossi
10. johno and schafer
11. Kevin8833 + Beazley17
12. bspsoccer + Frasermc
13. Grinners89 and CCSC_Strikers20
14. Twenty26Six and BillyIreland
15. Twix and Benni
16. comme and The Double
Then it reverts back to the order of the first round. in rounds 2,4,6 etc a drafter has a 4 hour window in which to pick starting from when the previous drafters made their pick. If you miss this slot you may pick when you return (unlike on rounds 1,3,5 etc).
THIS THREAD IS FOR SELECTIONS ONLY. DO NOT POST COMMENTS IN HERE. PLEASE USE THE DISCUSSION THREADS