I got a PM suggesting I should repost this as it was quickly buried several pages deep this morning and some in other leagues may have missed it. It's been referred to as poetry, but, for better or worse, this is just my everyday-speak with my kid at the moment.... https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?p=15348552#post15348552 'Twas the second day of draft week And all 'cross the land The airwaves were buzzing In VSR and Sand The playing of real games Did not even matter For in this moment Their was laughter and chatter The other leagues watched on With one eye, or two To see if their sleepers Were disclosed by a few The strategies evolved From the west coast to east Looking for points That costed the least Each guarded their draft list With caution and care Too early for this pick? Oh, would he dare? Should he pick the Spaniard? Should he build from the top? Or was it better to build A defense at the Kop? On Stevie, On Frankie Push forward this year And here's to Fernando And his extra gear And I cursed now and then If a pick went before me But at least I had nabbed The defender named Terry But enough of this break There is research to read I still need to find The next Gary Speed So back to my spreadsheet There is work to be done But unlike other jobs This work is so fun And I reminded myself As I agonized each round "He'll be traded by Christmas When a new guy is found!"
Fantastic. However, last year in the Barclay's Fantasy I sat on Gary Speed for six weeks because the year before he did well and Bolton schedule was easy. Instead, I saw Annelka score all the goals for Bolton. Thus the references are very strong.
Haha! What muse compels these flights of verse? Right up there with Lobo and his Lebo Lebo hunter/gatherer epic from the '06 World Cup.
I have the Google Docs for Small and Dust as my favorites. It is great to see the how the drafts are moving in the various leagues.
Reflecting briefly on the fact that the draft is the best part of the fantasy season, I'm going to bump this post from over a decade ago, with the added bonus this season that the kid referenced in the intro paragraph is now a teenager and is my consultant/partner this season. Hope everyone's draft is proceeding as planned, at least a little bit...
Brilliant! Bravo! As for this year's draft I have studied the teams and the players but still couldn't decide on a specific route to take. So I opted for the fun filled flying by the seat of my pants manouvers. Turns out it's not as much fun as people make out! I'm afraid. Very afraid.