Anybody up for a bit of summer fun? Ireland Draft idea

[Metrostars]

I select....




Ray Houghton

[tetsujin1979]

dammit, Houghton was going to be my next pick!
I'll go with Denis Irwin (assuming he's still available?)

[Metrostars]

dammit, Houghton was going to be my next pick!
I'll go with Denis Irwin (assuming he's still available?)

Hehe Yes Irwin is available.

[tetsujin1979]

Hehe Yes Irwin is available.

ok, cool,
Brady and Irwin are in team tets
mailed Murfinator to make his next pick

[ShamrockIreland]

Metrostars it was before anybody else started the second round but anyway I'll help EAFC if he wants with the older players

[sean r]

I want to draft paul butler!!!!!!!

[sean r]

also joe O'Cearuill soon my squad wil be worse than galway!!!

[osarusan]

It would work something like this. Say we had Murfinator selecting first, Sullivinho selects second, SwanVsDalton third and so on until Fixer82 who might pick 9th and I could pick 10th. Round 1 might go like this:

1 Murfinator picks Paul McGrath
2 Sullivinho picks Liam Brady
3 SwanVsDalton picks Johnny Giles
.
.
9 Fixer82 picks Roy Keane
10 Metrostars picks Niall Quinn

Now round 1 is over and those players(McGrath, Brady, Giles, Keane and Quinn) are no longer available for selection.
Round 2 would be in reverse order e.g.

1. Metrostars picks Shay Given
2. Fixer82 picks Kevin Moran
.
.

8. SwanVsDalton picks Damien Duff
9. Sullivinho picks Packie Bonner
10. Murfinator picks Terry Phelan

Round 3 would be in the original order and so on.

Would it not be fairer if the people picking players each got a chance to pick first one week?

Say, week 1 is

1. Murfinator
2. Sullivinho
3. SwanVsDalton
.
.
9. Fixer 82
10. Metrostars



and then week 2 is

1. Metrostars
2. Murfinator,
3. Sullivinho
.
.
10. Fixer82



Then Week 3 is

1. Fixer82
2. Metrostars
3. Murfinator
.
.etc

And so on, with each poster dropping one position each week. This way, if the tournament has ten rounds, everybody has a go at picking a player from each of the 10 positions.

[Metrostars]

Both ways have their good points. The problem with everyone getting number pick is that for the person who starts at number 10, it will take 10 rounds for him to get to the top. The "top-down, bottom-up" method that we are using is fairly even e.g. it's great to go number 1 but then you have to wait 18 picks before you go again while if you're number 10 you have to wait for your first pick but then you get to go twice. But overall it evens out.

It is Murfinator's turn now but he hasn't picked yet. Should we make a 24 hour limit and then skip to the next person and whenever he gets back he can make his pick? Otherwise this might get bogged down.

Don't forget that the goal would be for each person create a team with a 4-4-2 formation with a goalkeeper.

[SwanVsDalton]

Both ways have their good points. The problem with everyone getting number pick is that for the person who starts at number 10, it will take 10 rounds for him to get to the top. The "top-down, bottom-up" method that we are using is fairly even e.g. it's great to go number 1 but then you have to wait 18 picks before you go again while if you're number 10 you have to wait for your first pick but then you get to go twice. But overall it evens out.

Wouldn't they both be fairly even? Since it would the number 2 person would be the one waiting longest to get first pick. But they'd have been a decent pick anyway in the first few rounds. Not that I mind either way, you're the one running the show and I'm happy enough (apart from about not getting Kevin Moran...).

[AlaskaFox]

Metrostars way is much more balanced.

First six picks:
1 gets 1, 20, 21, 40, 41, 60 = 183
5 gets 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55 = 180
10 gets 10, 11, 30, 31, 50, 51 = 183

osarun's way
1 gets 1, 12, 23, 34, 45, 56 = 168
5 gets 5, 16, 27, 38, 49, 60 = 197
10 gets 10, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55 = 175

Not as balanced at all.

[Sullivinho]

I'm happy enough (apart from about not getting Kevin Moran...).

I'll swap him for Robbie

[SwanVsDalton]

I'll swap him for Robbie

That doesn't really fit into my tactic - the patented 'Moran stops em, Keane scores em' tactic.

[Sullivinho]

I'm facing a similar tactical issue..

[Fixer82]

If ya happen to skip Murfinator I'll take Giles. If Giles is already gone I'll take John Sheridan. I want my team to be a team that plays good attractive football and get bums on seats. Thanks you

[BonnieShels]

I have Giles.

Metro, could you post the picks after each 10 person round.

[Fixer82]

John sheridan it is!

[Metrostars]

OK it's been over 24 hours since Tets made his pick so we can skip over Murfinator and accept Fixer82's pick for John Sheridan. Murfinator can make his second round pick whenever he gets back online.

Players taken after two rounds:

Fixer82: Shay Given, John Sheridan
Murfinator: Roy Keane, TBD
tetsujin1979: Liam Brady, Denis Irwin
Metrostars: Paul McGrath, Ray Houghton
SwanVsDalton: Robbie Keane, David O'Leary
BonnieShels: Johnny Giles, Andy Townsend
Sullivinho: Damien Duff, Kevin Moran
EAFC_rdfl: Frank Stapleton, Ronnie Whelan

So fixer82, you're up again for the start of Round 3.

[Murfinator]

Sorry for the delay

The honey monster for me! =D

[SwanVsDalton]

Keane and Dunney - your team won't be shy of yellow cards anyway.