Topic: All-time Football Draft - No Holds Barred edition - Sign Up & Discussion

[Betty Blue]

After an 8 month hiatus, football drafting returns to RAWK! Maybe as a one off, maybe a reboot. Let's see how this one goes first.



- No rules or restrictions. Any player in the history of football can be picked. Draft your 11 favourite players as we snake up and down the order in order to build a 11 man team in formation. Tactics are yours to choose. Have your team Gegen pressing Liverpool style, go 44 fucking 2 like it's 1990, add some finesse with a Catenaccio, or any number of tactical layouts.

- Each drafter will have 4 hours to make their pick. If you repeatedly hit/break the deadline then your time will be cut short in future rounds. If you're not going to be online, you can always leave picks with others.

- Official drafting times are 9am - 11pm. Although you can always pick outside of those times if you're online and it's your turn.

Draft order will be selected at random once we have a minimum of 16 drafters.

Sign up or questions below.

So far -

Betty Blue
KingLuis10
Samie & Prof
El Lobo
XabiArt
Nick (or whatever his name is now)
Gerry Attrick
Tubby
Chakan
Lastrador
PhaseofPlay
Djozer
Sheer Magnetism
Sarge
Hazell
Fiasco
Xxavi
vivabobbygraham

[Sheer Magnetism]

I'm in.

[Sarge]

Fuck it why not.

[Hazell]

Yay! Another draft. Can I play too?

[Betty Blue]

Yep, you're all in 

Nice to see Sarge back in the game too!

[Samie]

It took Sarge a bit to convince, Had to agree with grandad that it would be lights' out by 9pm.

[Betty Blue]

It took Sarge a bit to convince, Had to agree with grandad that it would be lights' out by 9pm.

Okay, we'll do 9-11 unless it's Sarge's turn. Anyone else needing special leave of absence let me know.

[Crosby Nick]

Sarge, you can also pick at 2am and 5am when you’re up in the night needing a piss.

In, by the way, Champ Manager 97 is up and running on my PC. Ibrahim Bakayoko better not go before it’s my turn.

[PhaseOfPlay]

What's a "drafting time"?

[tubby]

Let's do this.  I'm in.

[tubby]

What's a "drafting time"?

We usually pick when people are online, hence the 9am to 11pm time frame.  So if it's 11.01pm and your pick is next, the clock won't start ticking till 9am the following day.

[Samie]

What's a "drafting time"?

The 4 hours or so you get to pick a player. 

[PhaseOfPlay]

We usually pick when people are online, hence the 9am to 11pm time frame.  So if it's 11.01pm and your pick is next, the clock won't start ticking till 9am the following day.

And this is GMT?

[tubby]

And this is GMT?

Yep.

[PhaseOfPlay]

Jebus, I'm going to have to have someone drive the black cab around while I'm doing this!

[tubby]

Jebus, I'm going to have to have someone drive the black cab around while I'm doing this!

You can always leave your pick with someone else if you're stuck at work or whatever.

[PhaseOfPlay]

You can always leave your pick with someone else if you're stuck at work or whatever.

I can't do that - they might nick my ashtrays!

[Samie]

Pop you're a 4-4 fuckin' 2 merchant aren't you? Or will you play Fat Sam's  Very deep balls in 8-1-1 formation?

[PhaseOfPlay]

Pop you're a 4-4 fuckin' 2 merchant aren't you? Or will you play Fat Sam's  Very deep balls in 8-1-1 formation?

Oh I have my template team all set. If I can get the players, it'll be a thing of tactical wonder

[Crosby Nick]

Oh I have my template team all set. If I can get the players, it'll be a thing of tactical wonder

“If I can get all my players”

[PhaseOfPlay]

“If I can get all my players”

Does it go by position? Everyone gets their turn, and then the next position, etc?

If so, I'm quietly confident. I'm not picking many "obvious" ones.

Or it could be a complete fustercluck

[Samie]

You can pick whoever you want when its' your go.  In  an All time draft the Legends go first.

[Crosby Nick]

You can pick whoever you want when its' your go.

As Samie says, you can pick in any position order. Just always gets frustrating late on as you have a little shortlist and one by one you see them get picked by others.

[PhaseOfPlay]

As Samie says, you can pick in any position order. Just always gets frustrating late on as you have a little shortlist and one by one you see them get picked by others.

As long as people stay away from Joe Cole and Roque Junior, I'm laughing.

[Crosby Nick]

As long as people stay away from Joe Cole and Roque Junior, I'm laughing.

I can’t give you my word I’m afraid.

[PhaseOfPlay]

I can’t give you my word I’m afraid.

Joe Cole was a red herring. Now I know how you play. I meant Tomas Brolin. The fat version.

[Samie]

I picked Brolin once mate, got ridiculed. This lot have something against good looking blondes.

[Hazell]

I picked Brolin once mate, got ridiculed. This lot have something against good looking blondes.

Never had you down as a feeder. But whatever floats your boat.

[Samie]

 


You mock my Brolin pick, you mock my George Weah picks, I can't win here.

[Crosby Nick]

I can't win here.

Finally you say something right.

[Samie]

2x Draft winner I am Nicholas. 

[Fiasco]

Go on then.

[Crosby Nick]

2x Draft winner I am Nicholas. 

Think I might be too. One of them in Rugby Union.

[Prof]

Just to be clear.... My vote will go to whoever has the balls to pick Juan Bagur Coll.

Only true draft hipsters will even recognise that reference 

[Samie]

We have 16 now Fiasco and XXavi are in.

Prof want to team up again?DREAM TEAM back in action baby. 

[Prof]

We have 16 now Fiasco and XXavi are in.

Prof want to team up again?DREAM TEAM back in action baby. 

Let's do it, but I might be a rather silent partner.  First pick, Juan Bagur Coll.  Second pick, the beast centre back, Ruud Gullit.

[Samie]

Nice swan. 

[PhaseOfPlay]

Is the picking starting now? Or when does it happen? I bagsy all the fat-arses

[Samie]

Is the picking starting now? Or when does it happen? I bagsy all the fat-arses

Once Betty get's here mate. Then he'll do the selection order and we can begin if whoever is first is online. 

[Samie]

Anyone want to bet how many Barca players XXavi will pick?