EWB Fantasy Premier League

[Adam]

OK cool, so we make bids for 23 players, send them to you and then you tell us if we've got them or not? Then what if we fail to sign half of them? Or is it a 'rounds' system akin to the NFL draft?

[Lord Nibbler]

OK cool, so we make bids for 23 players, send them to you and then you tell us if we've got them or not? Then what if we fail to sign half of them? Or is it a 'rounds' system akin to the NFL draft?

Depending on the strategy you use, you might fail to sign all of the players you bid for. Unlikely, but possible.

There's another round of bidding, for the players that nobody bid for in the first round, and maybe a third or fourth round after that. Once a few managers have full squads, we start open bidding. You make a public bid for a player, other managers can try to outbid you.

[TCO]

That system seems way too complicated. A 16 man Draft would have worked well, with a reverse order every 2nd round.

I'll roll with it, but it could be easier.

[Adam]

Yeah it seems a bit complicated to me, a draft would surely work out better than that, it's not as convoluted for a start.

[Lord Nibbler]

It's really not complicated. You make a list of players, along with your bid, and I work out who goes where. It requires a little more thought than a simple draft, but that's a good thing.

Edited August 21, 2009 by Lord Nibbler

[TCO]

But we really have no basis on how much to bid. This way, with a bit of luck someone could end of with Torres, Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard. With a draft you're guaranteed to have fair teams, one way or the other.

[Lord Nibbler]

But we really have no basis on how much to bid.

That's what makes it fun. You have to decide how much you're willing to bid for one player, even one as good as Torres.

I will tell you that the highest bid anyone made for a player in last year's game was £141m. And that manager finished the season 11th in a league of 12.

This way, with a bit of luck someone could end of with Torres, Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard. With a draft you're guaranteed to have fair teams, one way or the other.

Some people will end up with better teams than others, but that's the reward for taking a risk and being clever with their bids. Someone in last year's game (on another forum) managed to sign Ronaldo, Gerrard and Lampard, and had enough money left over to buy Rooney in the winter transfer window. He won the league, but not by much.

Anyone who puts in bids for Torres, Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard would be taking a risk. It would be at the expense of the other 19 players in your squad. Besides, you could easily be outbid for all of those players. If someone outbid you for Torres and someone else outbid you for Rooney and a third manager outbid you for Gerrard... you'd end up with a lot of money but most of the best players would have been snapped up.

Like I said, it's a risk. That's why it's more interesting than a draft.

Edited August 22, 2009 by Lord Nibbler

[hackerjack]

I'd be up for this! If there's any room left of course.

[Lord Nibbler]

There is not, unfortunately. But if someone drops out I'll let you know.

[alldaws1]

He can take my spot if he wants. I'm in multiple fantasy leagues for various sports already, probably would struggle to keep up anyway.

[Lord Nibbler]

That's fine by me.

hackerjack, sent you a PM.

[Scott McFly]

Damn, this is harder than it looks. I'm trying to pick my squad to bid for and I'm waaaaaay over budget. Or maybe I just value some players too highly. >_>

[hackerjack]

Thanks very much, I appreciate the gesture AD.

[Lord Nibbler]

Damn, this is harder than it looks. I'm trying to pick my squad to bid for and I'm waaaaaay over budget. Or maybe I just value some players too highly. >_>

Well like I said, it's hard to tell how valuable players really are. I'm sure everyone will find out that they paid over the odds for some players and underbid for others. Managers also tend to bid more for players at clubs they support. So hopefully we have some Burnley fans in the league

HailtotheKing has already sent his list to me, prematurely, but that's fine. If anyone else wants to get it in early they can, just make sure you give it a clear title so I don't open it by mistake. And don't sent it to me on here, because otherwise I'll get a bid unavoidable pop-up.

And HTTK, if you change your mind at any point, then just send me a new list.

Edited August 26, 2009 by Lord Nibbler

[HailtotheYo]

And HTTK, if you change your mind at any point, then just send me a new list.

righty-o ... I sent it in early to make sure I didn't forget about it ...

I'll probably look over it once or twice and see if there's any adjusting to be done

[Dynamite]

It is really hard to pick a team for just £500mil. I have no idea how much anyone else is going to pay for a player so I keep thinking that my bid is too low.

[Lord Nibbler]

True, but everyone does have the same budget as you. I don't think there'll be too much disparity between bids.

You just have to decide who you really don't want to miss out on.

[Lord Nibbler]

The Cool One has dropped out at the last minute, so currently we're a man short. If anyone else is interested in joining (or wants to drop out) let me know.

Edited September 1, 2009 by Lord Nibbler

[Lord Nibbler]

I'm just waiting for Pesci, Baddar and Ellis to send me their lists now.

The lists I already have are interesting. Obviously there are three more lists to take into account, but there are a few players who seem to have been overlooked by everyone.

[Baddar]

Sorry mate, I'll try to get a list done soon. I assumed we weren't doing anything until after the window, and just noticed your PM when I came on just now.