2023/2024 €50 Draft League H2H

fplfan12345

Taking names now for this, winner takes all, draft league. 

Will give it a week, to allow lasts year’s participants a chance to sign up, before opening it up to everyone else.

CSF will be collecting the funds.

Draft day and time to be arranged but it’s preliminary set for the Tuesday prior to the opening GW and the time will be 10.30pm. That’s 22.30 folks.

The rules for ties are as follows - 

In the event of a tie, whoever has the most overall weekly H2H wins is declared the winner. If that is also a tie then their actual H2H’s, against each other, are counted. If it is still tied then the combined scores in those weekly H2H’s will determine the winner. Finally, overall score we be used if teams are still not separated.

This is the purest form of FPL so if you haven’t played before I suggest you give it a whirl.

Finally, we can decide how many to cap it at. My research is suggesting we should aim for 10 minimum in the league. So I’ll set it up for that. Hopefully we can achieve an even number so we can rule out anyone having to play the weekly average ! I’m even happy for 12.

As always, this is a winner takes all league.

fplfan12345

1. CSF
2. fplfan12345

fplfan12345

Please remember to use your Boards.ie name as your team name for the draft league. Thanks.

fplfan12345

1. CSF
2. fplfan12344
3. Trimm Trabb
4. Sands81
5. Patmac

degan55

1. CSF
2. fplfan12344
3. Trimm Trabb
4. Sands81
5. Patmac
6. degan55

fplfan12345

I should have mentioned a few from last year to give them a heads up so - @Scorpion Sting @Dearg81 @Xander10

Scorpion Sting

I’m not gonna take part this season.

Dearg81

Ah go on so. I wasn't gonna do it this year but I'm feeling fresh now after a couple of months off from it.

Xander10

I'm out

fplfan12345

1. CSF
2. fplfan12344
3. Trimm Trabb
4. Sands81
5. Patmac
6. degan55
7. dearg81

fplfan12345

Don’t forget to contact CSF for payment details.

We only need 3 more now.

CSF

Dearg81, I owe you 50 euro for the FSA Prem anyway so consider yourself paid for this

CSF

4 paid up now, myself, fplfan12345, degan55 and Dearg81

CSF

6 is the total paid up now. Sands81 and Patmac aswell.

fplfan12345

Don’t forget to use Boards username name for your team name in the league.

CSF

Trimm Trabb, you’re still planning to join up yeah? Patmac, make sure to join the league aswell (you’re already paid)

Trimm Trabb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120912292#Comment_120912292

Only saw this thread - I’ll send over payment now.

fplfan12345

Is that 7 in ?

So hoping to get 3 more wrapped up before the next weekend ideally.

Green&Red

In a separate draft and looking for opinions. Draft is Sunday, what do you do with Kane?

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120919512#Comment_120919512

Depends, how many are in the draft ?

I think everything points to him leaving so I’d just ignore him. Maybe take him if he’s still available in the 5th round of picks as a punt.

mirwillbeback

Lads - silly question - but is this a set and forget team, no duplication of players amongst teams - I've seen these advertised but never investigated the rules.

And also, does the draft go high to low in choice, then next round low to high - and do you need a second FPL profile to have the team set, or is it manually run?

Sorry for asking, but I am very intrigued!

fplfan12345

It is not set and forget. You will have the chance to swap in/out players every week if you so wish. You’re obviously likely to keep a Salah but if you have poor defenders then you may wanna try and change it up weekly.

Yes, on draft night there is a random draw as to who goes 1st, 2nd and so on, in the first round of picks.

In the second round the manager that had last pick in the first round now has 1st pick in the second round. And so on for the remainder of the draft. A snake like process.

You don’t need a second profile to play. You will find draft in the ‘more’ tab on FPL when you’re just logged in and looking at your current/normal team.

Hope I’ve covered your questions I’m happy to answer more should any other managers have any.

The night of the draft itself is good craic and quite the rush in trying to get the players you want

fplfan12345

Just to add to the above for other managers that are considering this league.

It’s definitely the purest form of FPL and we have most of the same managers playing now for the last 4-5 years so that in itself shows it’s worth coming back to. I think if you play it one season you’re definitely more likely to play it the next season too.

It’s a nice distraction from the ‘normal’ FPL game.

mirwillbeback

I'll give it a go.

Stupidly I thought draft was just a set league where players picked teams on day one. Sounds a bit of craic.

As regards team selection, do I just need to be on the FF website at 10.30 on Tuesday if that's when it goes ahead.

Let me know how to pay.

Paul

fplfan12345

Yes. Just pm CSF about payment.

Once you’ve received the code you can join the league.

Then you can have a look and play about with a draft list to give you a feel of who you’d draft and when.

F1ngers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120929683#Comment_120929683

When you join the league, set up a watchlist. Just in case you have connection issues, you will get the highest available player from that list.

Your watchlist will match the draft list mostly anyway, it's just a precaution.

mirwillbeback

Cheers lads

CSF

You should have my details, so just send me on 60 quid for this and LMS together if you're interested in both (believe you'd expressed interest in the 2 threads)

gerp99

I would join if there is space? Have played in similar leagues before

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120937187#Comment_120937187

Just dm CSF for payment details.

fplfan12345

Only 7 have entered the league.

How many have paid CFS ?

CSF

Still 7, but the lad above has reached out to me for payment details so that should make it 8.

fplfan12345

Well hopefully we get one more paid up by Tuesday so we can have an even number.

CSF

mirwillbeback paid up there, so I guess he should join the league on site shortly

CSF

8 in now. Haven’t heard back from gerp55. I guess if he does sign up we will try push hard for a 10th person to keep it at an even number, although I guess it’s not a complete disaster if average is in the league (would prefer avoid it for sure)

fplfan12345

Yeah. Ideal world we’d have and even number. An odd number is not the end of the world.

it surprises me every year that this is the slowest league to fill up. I think it’s a much better game.

Also a shame we couldn’t hit 10 or 12 to make it more difficult.

CSF

We are indeed at 9 now. Would be great if we could get a 10th person.

fplfan12345

Ha.

How do we generate interest ?

Are there any likely forum users we can @ ?

Draft starts in 59 hours.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120945515#Comment_120945515

I posted it on the Discord there

duefrine

duefrine - 1078503

I am in.

CSF

Team ID wouldn’t be applicable here, as it’s done on the draft site.

Paypal me on the 50 euro and I will PM you on the code ahead of tomorrow nights draft

duefrine

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120949697#Comment_120949697

sent

CSF

Perfect, we have our 10 lads

fplfan12345

Hoping I get 1st, 2nd or 6th, 7th pick.

Whomever gets 3rd or 4th pick has a big Kane guess to make.

Has anybody decided to not pick him regardless of their position in the first round ?

If I get 3rd or 4th pick I think I’d have to chance it and pick him.

It really did look like he was leaving until about 1-2 days ago. Now it seems 50-50.

CSF

Actually have no idea what his draft position is now. I need to spend the day thinking about that. Someone is either getting their season burnt or made by him probably. Tonight is the night lads!!

duefrine

First time playing the draft, go easy on me 😁,... haven't felt like this in a long time about a deadline....

Learning on the fly,

Good luck to everyone,

fplfan12345

If Kane was definitely staying I could make a case for him to be 1st pick.

mirwillbeback

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120951676#Comment_120951676

Me too !

One more question - so no two teams can have same player, so if a player sells Haaland on Wednesday, does he become available for someone else to sign him for that GW ? And is that done on a draft basis, as in one week one team has 1st pick?

I'm confused but excited. Reminds me of losing my virginity :)

Trimm Trabb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120952115#Comment_120952115

He is locked for the rest of the gameweek. Everyone is free to try sign him for the following week instead of one of your other forwards - but the player bottom of the league has the first pick, the player second from bottom in next and so on..

Id suggest going on to the draft website today and signing up for a public draft and doing a practice run just so you know what you’re doing for tonight.

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120952115#Comment_120952115

There is no budget (or limit to players from any one club) so you wouldn’t be ‘selling’ Haaland. You’d be swapping him for either a player that’s available from the unpicked player pool or maybe you could offer him in a swap deal to another manager in the league.

The lowest placed team in the league gets first dibs on waivers. Then second lowest and so on

So if in 2 weeks Chelsea sign Neymar and you are positioned last in the league then you can get him in that weeks waivers.

You’ll quickly learn the waiver system once we are up and running. If you’re anything like me you’ll learn more from actually doing it than reading it. And we’ll keep you straight for the first couple of weeks re answering questions you may have.

fplfan12345

ps, once the draft is over then pop back in here in a couple of days and ask about the waiver system, after you’ve had a tinker with it, and we’ll further explain.