Season 3 Setup and Draft

Weclome to the start of Season 3. Below I will outline the rules and expectations for Season 3, as well as the draft order.

Two major things before I start.

1) By making a selection, you aknowledge that you have read the rules and expectations for Season 3.

2) When making a selection, you must, as always put a gigantic, abnoxious picture in your post of the team you are selecting.

Setup

Based on the feedback received, we will be running Season 3 using the English Premier League. We have 17 members for this release so we will have a 32 game schedule with everyone playing a home and home against every team. All teams will be available and we will be doing a top down draft with the guys that have struggled the most picking first (and getting 5 star teams) and the guys who are solid manual players picking near the end and getting some of the lesser talent. We feel this will provide the league with great balance and allow some of the guys who are struggling with mamual contols to have a team that makes up for that.

Schedule

We will be playing 3 games per week. Schedules will be released at some point every Wednesday. If you don't finish the games within one week, you will have one additional week to make them up. If at that point the game goes unplayed and the players for that game have not contacted me, the game will go down as postponed. The game will then only be made up if there is a significant impact on the standings (i.e. race for first place).

A player that misses 3 games during a season will be subject to removal from the league and potentially not be allowed back for Season 4.

If a player must drop, the following will occur...

- If a suitable replacement can be found within 48 hours that player will take over wherever that team is at.

- If no replacement can be found and at least half the schedule has been played, all games from the second half of the season will be canceled and only the first half of the season result will count.

- If no replacement can be found and the player dropping has nearly completed the first half of the schedule (3 games or less), we will ask that player to finish out the first half, or management will find a suitable replacement to fill in for this person.

- If the player dropping has 4 games or more open during the first half and drops, the team will be wiped from the league.


Content

As with any TSO league, we excpet in addition to the goals and assist recorded, that every member write something about the game. The management team will be tracking this and members who do not record statistics correctly or write any kind of game recap are subject to removal.


Promotion/Relegation/Playoffs

There will be no promotion, relegation or playoffs duirng season 3.


Draft

The draft order is below. Members will have 6 hours from the time they are on the clock to make a selection. The clock will be suspended from 10 PM Central Time until 10 AM Central Time everyday. Picks can occur during this time, but members are not on the clock. If you miss your draft slot, the people behind you will be able to make a pick.

If you don't think you will be around when it is your pick, send me a list of teams and I will select for you.

Remember, all EPL teams are available. Choose wisely. Once you pick, that is it. No changes.

The first pick will be on the clock starting at 12 PM Central Today February 21, 2025


If you have any questions regarding the league, let me know. This league will opperate under normal league rules as all leagues have in the past.


Draft Order (I did the best I could making this as balanced as possible. And I put myself last because I literally have no idea where to put me now a days. Don't take me being last as me thinking I am the best, I know better)

@justca11mejuice
@abolishthefed
@Danthraxxx
@XAttackConquerX
@Nvschultz1325
@moonbbad - Was not 100% sure if you were in, if not, just let me know.
@Ricky Boots
@shootah66
@Kasper
@Grallis@coniglioSG
@eheskey11
@governedSpy
@kog cheesedip
@jon mk
@michael woodward
@niuhuskie224

Draft Order

justca11mejuice - Manchester United
abolishthefed - Manchester City
Danthraxxx - Chelsea
XAttackConquerX - Aston Villa
Nvschultz1325 - Tottenham
MoonBBad - Liverpool
Ricky Boots - Arsenal
shootah66 - New Castle United
Kasper - Everton
Grallis - Fulham
ConiglioSG - Sunderland
eheskey11 - Swanesa City
GovernedSpy - QPR
KoG CHEESEDIP - Stoke
Jon MK West Brom
Michael Woodward Southhampton
niuhuskie224 - West Ham

with the first pick in the draft, justca11mejuice selects...:



The Red Devils of Manchester United.

abolishthefed

You are on the clock.

I may extend abolish's draft window due to me never putting a firm time for the draft to start.

Just an FYI.

Sorry, I had no idea the draft was starting today. I leave early in the morning and don't get to check my computer until now. Thank you for waiting.

With that said, I will select...




Danthraxxx is now up.

Hmmmmm.....



I should have my pick in by 6:30ish at the latest ... I need to look at teams

Wait until you see my decrepit wrestler fingers try to pass on manual.

XAttackConquerX you are up

XAttackConquerX

You have until 11:27 to make your pick.

Nvschultz1325
MoonBBad
Ricky Boots

you guys will likely be up later this morning or afternoon, so be ready. the faster we get the draft done, the faster we can start the season.

I am here... Waiting for the rest of the clowns in front of me to pick.

I have nvschultz pick.

Cool.

XAttackConquerX was on 25 minutes ago

Well he's got an hour

I also shot him a PM.

Ok, since XAttackConquerX is not around, Nvschultz1325 is up and he selects...

Tottenham

I can't do a picture due to restrictions at work. He can post one later.

MoonBBad You are up.

Crap, was hoping my Spurs would fall to me. Give me a min...

Give me the Reds.

niuhuskie224