SG's Ultimate Draft Challenge 2012--This Year there WILL be FM

[ShiftyPowers]

I agree. I just hope I feel as attached to my team as I did when I drafted them.

 

[Sir Calumn]

I cant even remember who's on my team. I know I've got Heskey, so matches involving my team would be the only ones broadcast on Heskeycam.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Everyone plays on grass with a retractable roof. Except for The Sir_Didier_Drogba Dome which has a plastic pitch

Oh, and we're in Luxembourg.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Alright, so every player gets retired from international football, a 1 year contract, and have decided to leave the club when the contract expires. No one has a minimum fee release clause. To avoid money problems, everyone has an underwriter sugar daddy and each club gets 50m pounds each year from TV money. I love that there are now 20 50k seat stadiums in Luxembourg City. This is clearly meant to be played for 1 season, so when I do get this database finished, don't expect to start a career game if you want to play it.

I did everyone's home jersey like they did for the group stage lineup; Sir_Didier_Drogba hand wrote his, so I just did Chelsea colors.

500 players will take me a few days, but I might have this playable by next weekend. I did the first 4 teams tonight, so that's 20% done anyway.

I don't have backroom staff or managers yet, but that shouldn't take very long. If you have any personal requests for your team, let me know SOON because once I finish editing I'm definitely not going to want to go back.

 

[Mus]

Are you removing current injuries?

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I don't remember what we agreed on. I can.

 

[Hisashi]

We do it every summer. If you are still around you might be able to get in next August although everyone from last year will have the opportunity to continue before opening up to new people.

How about a qualifiers Shifty for the newbies for ultimate draft ? that would could be done right

 

[Pogba4Now]

Leaving injuries would make it more realistic TBH. I think most people took injuries into account (e.g. Wilshere was drafted very late clearly because of that).

I know something was agreed on but just saying.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

How about a qualifiers Shifty for the newbies for ultimate draft ? that would could be done right

I don't know what the fuck you are talking about, but if you want to do something different, then by all means start another horrible thread.

Yeah Nady, I know I was of the mind that injuries should be left in. I'll default to that, but listen to what others have to say. Injuries certainly played a factor in how late some players were picked.

 

[Hisashi]

Never Mind

 

[Mus]

I have no opinion, maybe slightly leaning towards keeping them, but I was just bringing it up because it didn't seem addressed/mentioned

 

[Mandieta6]

I think Xifio was the main guy against injuries because he based his strategy on it. I say leave them in or have all the injured players come back the day of the first game of the season.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

11 teams done. This sucks.

 

[MaSsiVe]

I really didn't think this would go forward anytime soon, if ever. Shifty, I'm proud of you

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Remember, if you guys want anything unique about your team, let me know SOON.

And it's kind of funny to go through all these squads player by player again. Massive Attack has impressed me more than finalists Dutch Deluxe and Yoyo FC.

 

[MaSsiVe]

It is a good squad

Please hook me up with the link to that excel sheet with the squads, I'm honestly having a hard time remembering all of my 25 players

Also, what kind of "unique thing" are you referring too? I really don't know much about FM and its features.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkD7R-CmkGqMdDlhQnBxazFlaWdpNjlackRsVWtWcGc

Just **** like uniform colors, stadium name, chairman name, etc.

 

[MaSsiVe]

Makes sense. I'll let you know.

Cheers for the link!

 

[Back Door Skip]

Looking back at my list of picks, they went downhill fast after Cazorla. Aside from Matip, Giroud and maybe Vela, they do not inspire any confidence.


And man, what a reach Nani was.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

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