mr_mister
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*had an interesting idea. this is not a draft in the traditional sense as it'l only be 2 rounds long. I'll gather somewhere between 10-15 users, shuffle the order up and then reverse it for round 1 and 2. same 12 hour rule applies for your turn.
*everyone takes turn picking names. in round 1 its first names, round 2 its surnames.
*ill be lenient with first names. if its pronounced the same youre probably in the clear regardless of spelling. so graeme and graham count as one name, as does jon and john, as does sean and shaun. just use common sense really. jimmy, jim and james all count as one name too of course, as do bob and robert, bill and william, etc
*for subcontinent players its gets a little tricky as for me personally, i sometimes get confused with what name is first and what is last name. at the risk of sounding ignorant, sometimes he name on a players jersey confused me. wel go by how they were often referred to by fans, commentators etc. for ijaz ahmed, ahmed counts as a last name. for ahmed shezad, itl count as a first name. fair?
*its a "test" team but players dont have to have played any tests to count. there are no requirements there.
*players can be used by multiple teams. for example, say one user goes with steve and jones, and one user goes with mohammed and smith. both are eligible to pick steve smith in their team, there is no race or anything, after the 2 rounds, after everyone has chosen their first and surnames they will use, you just post your XI whenever you feel like. we will vote on the best like the other drafts.
*the main issue in this is going to be keepers. if it wasnt for that id let even more than 15 people participate, as this will be over in a few days if we are quick with picking the names. now there are PLENTY of good first names that include keepers, but a quick glance at some stats tells me "good" surnames that include keepers are hard to come by. though there a few batsmen who kept occasionally out there with common last names. so the early picks of round 1 (who will go last in round 2) should be careful to include a keeper option in their name.
*i hope ive made this clear. there are no limits or min requirements for names, eg if you find 9 grahams, you can go with chappell or waugh or flower. but the way the name picking is set up, its unlikely youll get that lucky here
*i havent decided yet if the don will be included. its a rare first name imo, especially these days, so it might not be as advantageous as you think to go with him. anyway ill let majority rule with this decision
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*everyone takes turn picking names. in round 1 its first names, round 2 its surnames.
*ill be lenient with first names. if its pronounced the same youre probably in the clear regardless of spelling. so graeme and graham count as one name, as does jon and john, as does sean and shaun. just use common sense really. jimmy, jim and james all count as one name too of course, as do bob and robert, bill and william, etc
*for subcontinent players its gets a little tricky as for me personally, i sometimes get confused with what name is first and what is last name. at the risk of sounding ignorant, sometimes he name on a players jersey confused me. wel go by how they were often referred to by fans, commentators etc. for ijaz ahmed, ahmed counts as a last name. for ahmed shezad, itl count as a first name. fair?
*its a "test" team but players dont have to have played any tests to count. there are no requirements there.
*players can be used by multiple teams. for example, say one user goes with steve and jones, and one user goes with mohammed and smith. both are eligible to pick steve smith in their team, there is no race or anything, after the 2 rounds, after everyone has chosen their first and surnames they will use, you just post your XI whenever you feel like. we will vote on the best like the other drafts.
*the main issue in this is going to be keepers. if it wasnt for that id let even more than 15 people participate, as this will be over in a few days if we are quick with picking the names. now there are PLENTY of good first names that include keepers, but a quick glance at some stats tells me "good" surnames that include keepers are hard to come by. though there a few batsmen who kept occasionally out there with common last names. so the early picks of round 1 (who will go last in round 2) should be careful to include a keeper option in their name.
*i hope ive made this clear. there are no limits or min requirements for names, eg if you find 9 grahams, you can go with chappell or waugh or flower. but the way the name picking is set up, its unlikely youll get that lucky here
*i havent decided yet if the don will be included. its a rare first name imo, especially these days, so it might not be as advantageous as you think to go with him. anyway ill let majority rule with this decision
sign up starts..........nnnnnnnnow
sign up list:
mr mister
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