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I’m going to give him til midnight UK time. And I will offer similar extensions to other drafters. It’s more fun to get 10 picks after all.

After midnight I’ll post the picks, and the next round will start at 9am tomorrow.

You know JK, delaying gratification is a major indicator of maturity.  Your patience and maturity are duly noted :)
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You sounded all strict earlier and look at you now backtracking tskkk.... :D

Would never had happened on your watch, De....
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Would never had happened on your watch, De....

Samie is still mad about gundogan as we speak  ;D

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I think we have reached the time. 
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COME ON
Maybe the group, led by your leadership, will see these drafts as PR functions and brilliant use of humor

Hey Claus, fuck off.

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Seriously if you can’t pick in a day then there’s something wrong

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Did JK fall asleep eating his tea? :D

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Methinks we all selected L Koscielny and the joke is really on us!!!
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Did JK fall asleep eating his tea? :D

No but I fell asleep before I posted :lmao

Still no PM from Vishwa though so will put the picks up momentarily.

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Round 4 picks:

MikeyLFC - Davison Sanchez (Tier 1 CB), Ben Chilwell (Tier 2 LB), Martin Montoya (Tier 3 RB)
Fucking appalled - Joe Gomez (Tier 1 CB), Aaron Cresswell (Tier 2 LB)
Lovelycushionesheader - Rudiger (Tier 1 CB), Soares (Tier 3 RB)
Vivabobby - Joe Gomez (Tier 1 CB), Van Aanholt (Tier 2 LB), Butland (Tier 5 GK*)
Claus - Joe Gomez (Tier 1 CB)
DeFacto - Kompany (Tier 1 CB), Digne (Tier  2 LB)
Maxpowers - Kompany (Tier 1 CB), Otto (Tier 2 LB)
TrendisnotChakan - Joe Gomez (Tier 1 CB)
AdzLFC - Joe Gomez (Tier 1 CB)
Vishwa - No pick.

SO...

We'll start with goalkeepers. I've been put in a prickly position, because Jack Butland is technically in the bottom half of the Championship and so is not actually a Tier 4 pick. In fact he is a Tier 5 pick. HOWEVER, I shouldn't have actually asked Viva to pick his keeper this time round. As Hennessy counted as "no pick" (being a Tier 2 choice in a Tier 3 round), Viva should actually have skipped Tier 4 and moved straight to Tier 5 anyway. Where he could have picked Butland.

So I'm going to let him keep Butland, as there are no competing pickers and he could have had him anyway had I applied the rules correctly. But beware in the future of the Tier system! Note that normally you can't swoop down as far as you like to pick a player if no one else is picking ;D

Soares and Montoya are valid picks and will be added to the drafters’ teams.  There are no invalid RB picks.

van Aanholt, Digne, Creswell, Chilwell and Otto are all valid LB picks. Fair play, you all dodged each other neatly. There are no invalid LB picks.

Ah, the centre backs. Joe Gomez's named kept staring up at me ;D

Sanchez and Rudiger are the only valid picks. Gomez and Kompany are invalid picks. Fucking appalled, Viva, Claus, deFacto, Max, Trend and Adz, you need to pick CBs from tier 2 from the 18/19 season.

Vishwa despite a lengthy extension didn't furnish me with a pick, so no CB for him. As he missed his pick, he has to drop two tiers and will pick his CB from tier 3 in Round 6.

Updated teams and invalid picks:

DeFacto - Alex McCarthy (GK), Daryl Janmaat (RB), Digne (LB)
Fucking appalled - Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Steven Gerrard (04/05, RB), Creswell (LB)
TrendisnotChakan - Ederson (GK), Wan-Bissaka (RB), Van Dijk (LB),
Claus - De Gea (GK), Robertson (RB), Kyle Walker (LB)
MikeyLFC - Rui Patricio (GK), Montoya (RB), Chilwell (LB), Sanchez (CB)
Max_powers - Nick Pope (GK), Bellerin (RB), Otto (LB)
vivaboby - Butland (GK), De Bruyne (RB), van Aanholt (LB)
AdzLFC - Tom Heaton (GK), Michail Antonio (RB), Laporte (LB)
Lovelycushionedheader - Matt Ryan (GK), Cedric Soares (RB), Emerson Palmieri (LB), Rudiger (CB)
Vishwa - Pickford (GK), Alexander-Arnold (RB), James Milner (LB)

Invalid picks - Alisson, Kepa, Lloris, Fabianski, Azpilicueta, Fabinho, Vertonghen, Rose, Pereira, Gomez, Kompany.

A reminder, Round 5 is CBs from the 98/99 season. The top 6 were Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds, West Ham, Aston Villa.


« Last Edit: July 27, 2019, 08:40:35 am by JerseyKloppite »

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Maybe the group, led by your leadership, will see these drafts as PR functions and brilliant use of humor

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Landed all my picks! Back on to Tier 1-ers. Time for a change in strategy I think to avoid being in that situation again. The top picks get picked almost every time. Trent sneaked through somehow.

In this next round there are enough good picks for most players to get at least one top player I think.

So I’m happy to not take the top options who are often drafted and stick with a top English centre back who is normally overlooked despite captaining his club for years and to a few titles. Should add some discipline to my back line!

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Landed all my picks! Back on to Tier 1-ers. Time for a change in strategy I think to avoid being in that situation again. The top picks get picked almost every time. Trent sneaked through somehow.

In this next round there are enough good picks for most players to get at least one top player I think.

So I’m happy to not take the top options who are often drafted and stick with a top English centre back who is normally overlooked despite captaining his club for years and to a few titles. Should add some discipline to my back line!

I took David May, don't fuck me over.
Maybe the group, led by your leadership, will see these drafts as PR functions and brilliant use of humor

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I was convinced someone was going to pick Matip

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No Degsy shout? He'd make a boss centre dash...
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Landed all my picks! Back on to Tier 1-ers. Time for a change in strategy I think to avoid being in that situation again. The top picks get picked almost every time. Trent sneaked through somehow.

In this next round there are enough good picks for most players to get at least one top player I think.

So I’m happy to not take the top options who are often drafted and stick with a top English centre back who is normally overlooked despite captaining his club for years and to a few titles. Should add some discipline to my back line!

Too pissed to be coherent that season. Better cb's in tier2 anyway
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No Degsy shout? He'd make a boss centre dash...

I almost went for him, but thought all the Liverpool CB's would be picked.


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We'll start with goalkeepers. I've been put in a prickly position, because Jack Butland is technically in the bottom half of the Championship and so is not actually a Tier 4 pick. In fact he is a Tier 5 pick. HOWEVER, I shouldn't have actually asked Viva to pick his keeper this time round. As Hennessy counted as "no pick" (being a Tier 2 choice in a Tier 3 round), Viva should actually have skipped Tier 4 and moved straight to Tier 5 anyway. Where he could have picked Butland.



Yeah, I knew that.....cough, cough....
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I am going for a WC winner and a Scouser with this pick for my CB's. If you are picking the same, you should reconsider your life choices.

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I am going for a WC winner and a Scouser with this pick for my CB's. If you are picking the same, you should reconsider your life choices.

You won’t get the WC winner  :'(

Plenty of good CBs in the second tier that season though
If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.

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You won’t get the WC winner  :'(

Plenty of good CBs in the second tier that season though

Ah ok no worries. See you in Tier 2  :D

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Still nothing from Vishwa. Hope he's alright. If I don't hear anything else from him, might see if anyone else wants to share his team til he gets back.

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Still nothing from Vishwa. Hope he's alright. If I don't hear anything else from him, might see if anyone else wants to share his team til he gets back.

I think Hazell and BD Nick have been following from time to time.  Good idea.

How many have submitted for this round?
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I think Hazell and BD Nick have been following from time to time.  Good idea.

How many have submitted for this round?

9/10

Would anyone like to help Vishwa out and co captain his team? Drop me a PM.

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Ah ok no worries. See you in Tier 2  :D

I'll be joining you
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I'll be joining you

Ya'll don't have to. I can think of at least 6 other all-time great premier league CB's in this batch.

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Would anyone like to help Vishwa out and co captain his team? Drop me a PM.

I sent XabiArt a PM everyone, hoping he or possibly Djozer might step in for us?   I'll wait to PM Djozer until after I hear from Xabi!
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Ya'll don't have to. I can think of at least 6 other all-time great premier league CB's in this batch.

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Don't think I'd be able to co captain a team lads, but I hope you find someone.

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Don't think I'd be able to co captain a team lads, but I hope you find someone.

No worries.

If any one fancies joining in drop me a PM.

If Vishwa doesn’t reply by 9am when the next pick is due I’ll give someone an extra 3 hours or so to make their pick. If not we’ll keep asking...

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Lfsea has kindly agreed to supply Vishwa’s picks (though he is largely on a break from RAWK).

I’ll give him some extra time for this round.

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Lfsea has kindly agreed to supply Vishwa’s picks (though he is largely on a break from RAWK).

I’ll give him some extra time for this round.

Cheers Lfsea  :wave

Anyone else thinking of dropping out will be goaded by the rest to such an extent they will proffer so many expletives, leaving JK, our resident mod, no other choice.

                                               
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I’d suggest if anyone misses a pick, we just skip them next turn and they go down two tiers for that turn.
If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.

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I’d suggest if anyone misses a pick, we just skip them next turn and they go down two tiers for that turn.

That’s exactly what happens already ;D

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So how long is left?

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Don't fall asleep again  ;D

Actually I’ve not had a pick from lovelycushioned. Have PMed him and will give him til 12.

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Got em all now.

Like Pokemon.

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Round 5 de picks:

MikeyLFC - Tony Adams (Tier 1 98/99 CB)
Fucking appalled - Desailly (Tier 1 98/99 CB), Mamadou Sakho (Tier 2 CB)
Lovelycushionesheader - Rio Ferdinand (Tier 1 98/99 CB)
Vivabobby - Rio Ferdinand (Tier 1 99/99 CB), Lascelles (Tier 2 CB)
Claus - Roy Keane (Tier 1 98/99 CB), Harry Maguire (Tier 2 CB)
DeFacto - Desailly (Tier 1 98/99CB), Schar (Tier  2 CB)
Maxpowers - Desailly (Tier 1 98/99 CB), Coady (Tier 2 CB)
TrendisnotChakan - Tony Adams (Tier 1 98/99 CB), Harry Maguire (Tier 2 CB)
AdzLFC - Jaap Stam (Tier 1 98/99 CB), Schar (Tier 2 CB)
Vishwa - Irwin (Tier 1 98/99 CB)

SO...

Tier 2 18/19 CBS first. Maguire and Schar are invalid. Coady, Lascelles and Sakho are fine.

Tier 1 98/99 CBS next. Irwin, Roy Keane and Stam are fine. Ferdinand, Adams and Desailly are invalid.

Updated teams and invalid picks:

DeFacto - Alex McCarthy (GK), Daryl Janmaat (RB), Digne (LB)
Fucking appalled - Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Steven Gerrard (04/05, RB), Creswell (LB), Mamadou Sakho (CB)
TrendisnotChakan - Ederson (GK), Wan-Bissaka (RB), Van Dijk (LB),
Claus - De Gea (GK), Robertson (RB), Kyle Walker (LB), Roy Keane (98/99 CB)
MikeyLFC - Rui Patricio (GK), Montoya (RB), Chilwell (LB), Sanchez (CB)
Max_powers - Nick Pope (GK), Bellerin (RB), Otto (LB), Coady (CB)
vivaboby - Butland (GK), De Bruyne (RB), van Aanholt (LB), Lascelles (CB)
AdzLFC - Tom Heaton (GK), Michail Antonio (RB), Laporte (LB), Stam (98/99 CB)
Lovelycushionedheader - Matt Ryan (GK), Cedric Soares (RB), Emerson Palmieri (LB), Rudiger (CB)
Vishwa - Pickford (GK), Alexander-Arnold (RB), James Milner (LB), Irwin (98/99 CB)

Invalid picks - Alisson, Kepa, Lloris, Fabianski, Azpilicueta, Fabinho, Vertonghen, Rose, Pereira, Gomez, Kompany, Maguire, Schar, Desailly, Adams, Rio Ferdinand.

SO. I need Tier 3 18/19 CBs from Vishwalfsea, Claus, Trend, deFacto and Adz.
I need Tier 2 98/99 CBs from Mimey, viva, fucking appalled, deFacto, Max, trend and lovely.
And Tier 1 18/19 CMs from everyone.