Sand League Pre-Season Thread

Discussion in 'Games & Fantasy' started by DoctorJones24, Jul 8, 2010.

  1. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    Here's our lineup, I believe:

    Sand
    1 Duck Butter Bandits
    2 FC Touchline Ban
    3 The Class Acts
    4 Yellowcake Phantoms - from VSR
    5 Lee's Summit Rangers - from VSR
    6 FC St. Pauli - from Dust
    7 Zhirkov On My Back - From Dust
    8 Southside Saturns - From Dust

    Did Zhirkov ever confirm? I'm assuming so, but I didn't go back through the whole pre-org thread.

    Let's start nailing down a draft week. My preference is to wait till late, but I've got travel in late July and the 2nd week of August. For me, the ideal time would be starting Sunday night, August 1, and going through that week.

    The EPL season officially begins on Saturday, August 14, btw.
     
  2. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Zhirkov did confirm.

    We need a league draft administrator though...
     
  3. Dear_Claudio

    Dear_Claudio Member+

    Feb 6, 2005
    Buffalo, New York
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Yes, I confirmed. I don't go back to school until after the league starts, so any time is good for me. I'd prefer to wait until August 1, however, to see how transfers and squads have developed in the weeks now following the end of the Word Cup.

    That said, I am extremely flexible and don't much care as long as we have a committed bunch:)
     
  4. scottk964

    scottk964 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 1, 2004
    Winchester, VA
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hey all. Some time after August 2nd is best for me to draft. I'll be in the middle of a long-distance move from 7/29 through 8/2.
     
  5. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i'm good to start whenever.
     
  6. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    I think I got emails out to the rest of the bunch to check in.
     
  7. Epikoinos

    Epikoinos Soccer player-coach-manager-journalist

    Arsenal, Real Salt Lake, Forward Madison
    United States
    Jan 6, 2004
    Oregon, WI
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Anytime should be good for me.
     
  8. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Sounds like we're beginning to come together over a possible August 2 draft start date? I'll be hitting the road on the 6th, but can finish up later rounds via iphone and proxy.
     
  9. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Southside Saturns, Duck Butter Bandits and The Class Acts have not checked in. I sent them both emails to check in.
     
  10. Das_Rott

    Das_Rott New Member

    Jul 27, 2008
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Sorry for not checking in sooner guys....I'm definitely in for this season. As far as draft dates are concerned, I prefer picking later. Early August works fine for me.
     
  11. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Did Southside Saturns show up
     
  12. johno

    johno Member+

    Jul 15, 2003
    in the wind
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    man, this brings back memories... I think I was part of the original draft and subsequent 2 seasons. Is there room in any of the leagues?
     
  13. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
  14. Footy Magoo

    Footy Magoo Audaces fortuna iuvat

    Mar 23, 2009
    ♫ Flugelville
  15. United Forever

    Apr 16, 2004
    Barbados
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Barbados
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Back in the hunt for promotion back to VSR. I am good to go from whenever.
     
  16. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Please send me a current email. I had to start a thread in the Manchester United thread to find you.
     
  17. Epikoinos

    Epikoinos Soccer player-coach-manager-journalist

    Arsenal, Real Salt Lake, Forward Madison
    United States
    Jan 6, 2004
    Oregon, WI
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    I'd like to get input from everyone in our league on Google Docs.

    My opinion: I love using Google Docs for rosters. But it annoys me when people a) don't update their moves or b) don't spell players' names correctly.

    There's nothing more frustrating to me than searching the Google Doc for a player I want to sign, not finding them on a roster and making the move on the Premier League site, then having someone post "Oh, I signed him four weeks ago but forgot to update the Google Doc." Then I have to take the points hit.

    When I make a move, I always do three things: 1) Post in the forum on the PL site (can copy and paste the name from the PL site to make sure it's spelled correctly) 2) Update Google Doc and 3) Post to the in-season transaction thread on BigSoccer.

    I know that not everyone has the same philosophy as I do. I'd just like to know what the lay of the land is in this league.
     
  18. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    I definitely post on the PL site, that is 100% needed I think, that's the official location for posting them, has been throughout the seasons that I've played. I usually update the google doc, aka 99.9% of the time, usually sometime within the day. I don't always post in the thread when I do it though.

    As for the google docs, I don't mind it, but I didn't really use it last season to keep track of who had which players. If there was a player I was looking at, I'd just go roster by roster of each team in the league checking it on the FPL site, along with the current week transfer thread on the site.
     
  19. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    BTW, FPL site is open to sign up for the new season. Anyone cerated the league yet?
     
  20. United Forever

    Apr 16, 2004
    Barbados
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Barbados
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    brianalleyne@live.com. Sorry about that. I Should really update it.
     
  21. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    I rarely post my pickups on BigSoccer, but 100% of the time on the gamesite and on google docs.

    Personally, I would really like to see those two be made mandatory. Google docs just makes the league experience so much more fun and in line with most fantasy leagues in terms of user friendly ease. OTOH, it makes it more frustrating when even one league member refuses to play along.

    IMO, BigSoccer is best for banter--not sure when or why folks ever started "transfer threads" just to repeat exactly what was done elsewhere. And with now 4 divisions having 2 threads each (one for banter, one for transfers), the forum gets a big clogged.
     
  22. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    I just set up the official league, so if you want to PM me, I can invite you all.
     
  23. tarvinodos

    tarvinodos Member+

    Jul 17, 2008
    Long Beach, CA
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    Southside Saturns has not shown up. There might need to be some shifting. All Sanders please sign up and get your team in the division on the EPL site.
     
  24. Das_Rott

    Das_Rott New Member

    Jul 27, 2008
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    I couldn't agree more. Posting on the PL forum and updating Google docs immediately therafter should be mandatory. I very rarely update on BigSoccer and I think that it's kinda redundant.
     
  25. lobomojo

    lobomojo Member+

    Chelsea, Gillingham
    Jul 17, 2004
    Freedom
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Re: Sand Leauge Pre-Season Thread

    All Rocks H-H Joust League, the all team season long head to head challenge has been set up. I pm'ed the code to Dr. J to pass along
     

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