This Shit Again? It's The 2023 TMB Sim Draft Thread!

Discussion in 'Soccer Board' started by nexus, Mar 7, 2023.

  1. nexus

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    When SugarShaun begged me to run the draft thread again I told him I would be far too busy this year but - like a date with Thomas Partey - he doesn't take 'no' for an answer and here we are...

    Despite hating almost each and every one of you and openly preferring that you assholes be drafted in to actual conscription rather than having to do this I'm your draft guide once again. The rules are below and the same as the last 10 iterations but that never stops some dipshit from taking a 4th Italian player in the 6th round thus cementing Bankz spot in the relegation zone.

    I say this every year but its truly my last running this piece of shit so get all of your compliments and well wishes out now while you still have the chance. I'll see you all in hell, Hala Madrid!

    Rules:
    The draft rules remain the same as years past. Your starting XI must consist of 2 players from each of the 4 major domestic leagues (England, Spain, Germany & Italy) as well as 2 players from anywhere else outside of those leagues, and 1 "wildcard" pick that has no restrictions. Your first 11 picks become your starting XI so plan accordingly. There are no restrictions on any bench or reserve selections other than a minimum of 3 goalkeepers in your 23 man squad. There is a 3 hour time limit per pick during the week (Monday-Friday 10a-10p EST) with no time restrictions overnight or during the weekends. The clock will be reduced once we make it through the first 11 rounds. When making your selections please tag the next 2-3 posters after you in the draft order so that everyone is notified.

    You're welcome to PM myself or Shaun with your pick/a list of preferences if you're going to be unavailable or away from the board for several hours and don't want to possibly get skipped. We also have a groupme that most of us are already a part of so if you're new to this or not already a member of it please sign up on groupme.com and post your username so we can add you.

    DRAFT ORDER:

    1. bwi2
    2. Mr. Bananagrabber
    3. MA
    4. NineteenNine
    5. SugarShaun
    6. Pasta88
    7. DelapThrows
    8. Bankz
    9. BayouMafia
    10. goheels10
    11. Owsley
    12. zeberdee
    13. TheFreak55
    14. WillySaliba
    15. nexus
    16. Druce
    17. Popovio
    18. tne

    Round 1:
    1. bwi2 - Coward Mbappe - PSG
    2. Mr. Bananagrabber - Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City
    3. MA - Lionel Messi - PSG
    4. NineteenNine - Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
    5. SugarShaun - Erling Haaland - Manchester City
    6. Pasta88 - Victor Osimhen - Napoli
    7. DelapThrows - Mo Salah - Liverpool
    8. Bankz - Harry Kane - Spurs
    9. BayouMafia - Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona
    10. goheels10 - Virgil Van Dijk - Liverpool
    11. Owsley - Vinicius Jr. - Real Madrid
    12. zeberdee - Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
    13. TheFreak55 - Marcus Rashford - Manchester United
    14. WillySaliba - Neymar - PSG
    15. nexus - Sadio Mane - Bayern Munich
    16. Druce - Joshua Kimmich - Bayern Munich
    17. Popovio - Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan
    18. tne - Pedri - Barcelona

    ROUND 2:

    19. tne - Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund
    20. Popovio - Rodri - Manchester City
    21. Druce - Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United
    22. nexus - Casemiro - Manchester United
    23. WillySaliba - Marquinhos - PSG
    24. TheFreak55 - Frenkie de Jong - Barcelona
    25. zeberdee - Christopher Nkunku - RB Leipzig
    26. Owsley - Leon Goretzka - Bayern Munich
    27. goheels10 - Rúben Dias - Manchester City
    28. BayouMafia - Bernardo Silva - Manchester City
    29. Bankz - Rafael Leao - AC Milan
    30. DelapThrows - Paulo Dybala - Roma
    31. Pasta88 - Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli
    32. SugarShaun - Federico Valverde - Real Madrid
    33. NineteenNine - Kingsley Coman - Bayern Munich
    34. MA - Joao Cancelo - Bayern Munich
    35. Mr. BananaGrabber - Luka Modric - Real Madrid
    36. bwi2 - Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan

    ROUND 3:


    37. bwi2 - Sergej Milinkovic-Savic - Lazio
    38. Mr. Bananagrabber - Heung-Min Son - Spurs
    39. MA - Toni Kroos - Real Madrid
    40. NineteenNine - Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal
    41. SugarShaun - Theo Hernández - AC Milan
    42. Pasta88 - Aurélien Tchouaméni - Real Madrid
    43. DelapThrows - Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich
    44. Bankz - Riyad Mahrez - Manchester City
    45. BayouMafia - N'Golo Kanté - Chelsea
    46. goheels10 - Dušan Vlahović - Juventus
    47. Owsley - Sandro Tonali - AC Milan
    48. zeberdee - Marco Verratti - PSG
    49. TheFreak55 - Thomas Müller - Bayern Munich
    50. WillySaliba - Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich
    51. nexus - Phil Foden - Manchester City
    52. Druce - Achraf Hakimi - PSG
    53. Popovio - Matthijs de Ligt - Bayern Munich
    54. tne - Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal

    ROUND 4:

    55. tne - Federico Chiesa - Juventus
    56. Popovio - Moussa Diaby - Bayer Leverkusen
    57. Druce - Christiano Ronaldo - Al Nassr
    58. nexus - Milan Srkiniar - Inter Milan
    59. WillySaliba - Niklas Süle - Borussia Dortmund
    60. TheFreak55 - Antoine Griezmann - Atlético Madrid
    61. zeberdee - Thomas Partey - Arsenal
    62. Owsley - Ousmane Dembélé - Barcelona
    63. goheels10 - Florian Wirtz - Bayer Leverkusen
    64. BayouMafia - Leroy Sané - Bayern Münich
    65. Bankz - Reece James - Chelsea
    66. DelapThrows - Jules Kounde - Barcelona
    67. Pasta88 - Enzo Fernández - Chelsea
    68. SugarShaun - Serge Gnabry - Bayern Munich
    69. NineteenNine - Marcelo Brozovic - Inter Milan
    70. MA - Kieran Trippier - Newcastle
    71. Mr. BananaGrabber - Antonio Rudiger - Real Madrid
    72. bwi2 - Raphinha - Barcelona

    ROUND 5:

    73. bwi2 - Andrew Robertson - Liverpool
    74. Mr. Bananagrabber - Paul Pogba - Juventus
    75. MA - Ángel Di María - Juventus
    76. NineteenNine - Dusan Tadic - Ajax
    77. SugarShaun - Eder Militão - Real Madrid
    78. Pasta88 - Dayot Upamecano - Bayern Munich
    79. DelapThrows - Sergio Ramos - PSG
    80. Bankz - Marcos Acuña - Sevilla
    81. BayouMafia - Fikayo Tomori - Milan
    82. goheels10 - Franck Yannick Kessié - Barcelona
    83. Owsley - Lorenzo Pellegrini - AS Roma
    84. zeberdee - Gavi - Barcelona
    85. TheFreak55 - Presnel Kimpembe - PSG
    86. WillySaliba - Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool
    87. nexus - David Alaba - Real Madrid
    88. Druce - Ronald Araujo - Barcelona
    89. Popovio - Declan Rice - West Ham United
    90. tne - Joško Gvardiol - RB Leipzig

    ROUND 6:

    91. tne - Eduardo Camavinga - Real Madrid
    92. Popovio - Kai Havertz - Chelsea
    93. Druce - Marco Reus - Dortmund
    94. nexus - Ciro Immobile - Lazio
    95. WillySaliba - Diogo Jota - Liverpool
    96. TheFreak55 - Manuel Locatelli - Juventus
    97. zeberdee - Bremer - Juventus
    98. Owsley - Aymeric Laporte - Man City
    99. goheels10 - Nabil Fekir - Real Betis
    100. BayouMafia - Alessandro Bastoni - Inter
    101. Bankz - Marcos Llorente - Atlético Madrid
    102. DelapThrows - Thiago - Liverpool
    103. Pasta88 - Ibrahima Konaté - Liverpool
    104. SugarShaun - Raphaël Varane - Manchester United
    105. NineteenNine - Jordi Alba - Barcelona
    106. MA - Kalidou Koulibaly - Chelsea
    107. Mr. BananaGrabber - Romelu Lukaku - Inter
    108. bwi2 - Nico Schlotterbeck - Dortmund

    ROUND 7:

    109. bwi2 - Jack Grealish - Manchester City
    110. Mr. BananaGrabber - Nicolás Otamendi - Benfica
    111. MA - Memphis Depay - Atlético Madrid
    112. NineteenNine - Lucas Hernández - Bayern Munich
    113. SugarShaun - Hakan Çalhanoğlu - Inter
    114. Pasta88 - Nuno Mendes - PSG
    115. DelapThrows - Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal
    116. Bankz -
    117. BayouMafia -
    118. goheels10 -
    119. Owsley -
    120. zeberdee -
    121. TheFreak55 -
    122. WillySaliba -
    123. nexus -
    124. Druce -
    125. Popovio -
    126. tne -
     
    #1 nexus, Mar 7, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 10, 2023
  2. SugarShaun

    SugarShaun A man of many hobbies
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    Draft will officially start tomorrow with clock

    I’ll still be texting people today to move things along as much as we can but want to give a 24 hour notice before clock starts

    bwi2 can pick whenever
     
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  3. TheFreak55

    TheFreak55 He should keep his mouth firmly shut
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    That’s a lot of words to remind us that you’re dumb cunt
     
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  4. Bankz

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  5. bwi2

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  6. zeberdee

    zeberdee wheel snipe celly boys
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    we couldn't find someone better to run this draft?
     
  7. bwi2

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    everyone else has a job
     
  8. nexus

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    this is going about how I expected
     
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  9. TheFreak55

    TheFreak55 He should keep his mouth firmly shut
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    The part where you acted like a dumb cunt and got told you were a dumb cunt or Mbappé going first?
    I know its both
     
  10. zeberdee

    zeberdee wheel snipe celly boys
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    when do we start the clock?
     
  11. SugarShaun

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  12. SugarShaun

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  13. zeberdee

    zeberdee wheel snipe celly boys
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    not trying to rush anything really, just curious.
     
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  14. SugarShaun

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    Clock will start 10AM EST on Wednesday March 8 and run 10AM-10PM EST M-F. Off on the weekends.
     
  15. SugarShaun

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    Tagged anyone that hasn’t already posted or been tagged ITT outside of OP tags
     
  16. goheels10

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    thanks for tagging. appreciate it. going to crank on my spreadsheet tonight
     
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  17. Bankz

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    Only positive energy itt.

    thanks management
     
  18. BayouMafia

    BayouMafia Thought Leader in Posting
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    with my first pick I choose the legendary Ronaldo Cabrais
     
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  19. Mr. Bananagrabber

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    Kevin De Bruyne - CM - Manchester City

    MA
     
  20. MA

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    #21 MA, Mar 7, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 8, 2023
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  21. NineteenNine

    NineteenNine Divers are, in fact, wankers. It's science.
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    #22 NineteenNine, Mar 7, 2023
    Last edited: Mar 8, 2023
  22. SugarShaun

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    Erling Haaland - ST - EPL - Manchester City

    upload_2023-3-8_4-50-38.jpeg
     
  23. Pasta88

    Pasta88 Canes, Bruins, Raps, Jays and Sunderland.
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  24. zeberdee

    zeberdee wheel snipe celly boys
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    love an early pick that actually takes current form into account and isn't just based on FIFA ratings.
     
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  25. SugarShaun

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    Agree though I don’t think there’s been an issue with any picks
     
  26. zeberdee

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    mr. speed rating nexus hasn't picked yet
     
  27. SugarShaun

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    If that’s a serious post, you should go look at last year’s draft
     
  28. zeberdee

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    that's why he finally didn't win

    (just let me talk my shit shaun)
     
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  29. nexus

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    I took this as a knock on my lovemaking

    it’s instead an attack on my fifa acumen and now I’m incensed
     
  30. SugarShaun

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  31. DelapThrows

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    Mo Salah - Winger - Liverpool

    [​IMG]
     
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  32. DelapThrows

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  33. clemsontyger04

    clemsontyger04 Two offensive coordinators are better than one
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    I missed out this year. Damn
     
  34. SugarShaun

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    Sorry man, when we had 18/20 return, decided to just move forward to start faster rather than try to fill the spots
     
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  35. nexus

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    If we can get 1 more you guys can be picks 19 & 20.
     
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  36. nexus

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    if you find a 3rd one of you can have zeb’s spot and he can go back to writing his Howie Roseman fanfic
     
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  37. Bankz

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    Harry Kane - ST - Spurs - EPL
     
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  38. Bankz

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  39. TheFreak55

    TheFreak55 He should keep his mouth firmly shut
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    You've picked him before?
     
  40. SugarShaun

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    BayouMafia selects Robert Lewandowski - ST - LaLiga - Barcelona


    “Robert, how did you fall to 9th?”
    upload_2023-3-8_11-42-4.jpeg
     
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  41. SugarShaun

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  42. goheels10

    goheels10 Well-Known Member
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  43. goheels10

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    love it. drafted 260 slots higher than he was taken last year, good candidate to take that title this year.
     
  44. nexus

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    thank you for clocking in from 2018
     
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  45. Owsley

    Owsley My friends call me Bear
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    Vini Jr, LW, Real Madrid
     
  46. nexus

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    now this has the makings of a title winning squad
     
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  47. TheFreak55

    TheFreak55 He should keep his mouth firmly shut
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  48. zeberdee

    zeberdee wheel snipe celly boys
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    damn you.