County Championship - Sign Up/Experiment

[Adamw]

I did this for FM08 a couple of years ago (http://community.sigames.com/showthr...Sign-Up-(FM08)) and I will do it again for FM11, which will be much easier because of the competition editor.

Scenario: The Faroe Islands have long been considered as a footballing minnow by the rest of the world and the FA were fed up of this tag. In order to improve the national team's chances and increase the reputation, the leagues were disbanded and decided to invite the counties of England to represent the Faroe Islands in all footballing competitions.

Four divisions have been created to accomodate 40 counties - the 18 counties that play in the cricketing County Championship, 19 Minor Counties, plus 3 newly created teams: Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight, and Merseyside

10,000 seater stadiums have been built, in proximity to where the cricketing counterparts' stadiums are located, and have the potential to be expanded to 90,000.

English chairmen have also been randomly allocated to each club.

The sign up bit is these chairmen want to appoint a person each to advise them on footballing matters before the new season kicks off. The Faroe Islands FA have organised that in the interests of fair play, managers and players will be allocated to each club randomly in a draft system. You must select a county to represent and then select a manager and 4 players to be entered into the draft. Do you select managers and players that are world class, but risk giving your rivals an advantage? Or do you select people that could weaken your opposition, but could also weaken your own side if selected? The decisions are yours to make!

Once all teams have been selected, then I shall reveal the identity of the players and manager that your team has been allocated.

I'll add to the first post the managers and players that each team has added, so please don't select players/managers/teams that have already been selected

Sign up form:

County:
4 players to go into draft:
Manager to go into draft:

Teams available are those not in bold. People who have already chosen a county can select 1 more if they require; new signups can select 2 counties

Bedfordshire (bambi holt) - Romelu Lukaku, Khouma Babacar, Gareth Bale, Joe Hart, Harry Redknapp
Berkshire (jayatsena) - Boaz Solossa, Irfan Bachdim, Hamka Hamzah, Kurnia Meiga, Rahmad Darmawan
Buckinghamshire (bambi holt) - Enoch Showunmi, David Goodwillie, Keith Keane, George Pilkington, Mick Harford
Cambridgeshire (fyrros) - Brice Ntambwe, Chinedu Obasi, Davide Astori, David Luiz, Davide Ballardini
Cheshire (fyrros) - Zezinho, Thiago Silva, David Silva, Alberto Paloschi, Quique Flores
Cornwall (o1000100) - Sergio Aguero, Gerard Pique, Manuel Neuer, Neymar, Louis van Gaal
Cumbria (bergtaur) - Xherdan Shaqiri, Fábio Coentrão, Pavel Niakhaichyk, Mamadou Sakho, Michael Laudrup
Derbyshire (as260191) - Craig Davies, Calvin Zola, Michael Boulding, Matt Harrold, Jamie Pitman
Devon (MattieCoopz) - Richard Kingson, Titus Bramble, Joey Barton, Nicklas Bendtner, Ian Holloway
Dorset (MattieCoopz) - Carlos Kameni, John Terry, Franck Ribery, Radamel Falcao, Guus Hiddink
Durham (toonbalmy87) - Igor Akinfeev, Giorgio Chiellini, Dani Alves, Alexandre Pato, Vicente del Bosque
Essex (NicKC13573) - Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gianluigi Buffon, Xavi, Sir Alex Ferguson
Glamorgan (salzia27) - Filippo Inzaghi, Andrey Arshavin, Tom Cleverley, Darnel Situ, Chris Coleman
Gloucestershire (Impulse203ATX) - Hugo Lloris, Daniele de Rossi, Edinson Cavani, Max Gradel, Arsene Wenger
Hampshire (letissierandhenryaregreat) - Pepe Reina, Aleksandar Kolarov, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Guiseppe Rossi, Marco van Basten
Herefordshire (Ihsaan) - Jonathan Greening, Zoltan Gera, Scott Dobie, Jason Koumas, Bryan Robson
Hertfordshire (letissierandhenryaregreat) - Marco Airosa, Geraldo, Manucho, Djalma, Lito Vidigal
Isle of Wight (MacLovin) - Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabreas, David de Gea, Nemanja Vidic, José Mourinho
Isles of Scilly (MacLovin) - Ashley Williams, Jimmy Bullard, Robbie Savage, Rory Delap, Iain Dowie
Kent (NicKC13573) - Jon Nurse, Tony Roberts, Romain Vincelot, Danny Green, John Still
Lancashire (salzia27) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto'o, Ashley Cole, Hulk, Unai Emery
Leicestershire (hacki 101) - Darren Bent, Marc Albrighton, Barry Bannan, Ashley Young, Mark Hughes
Lincolnshire (arkitekt) - Adel Taarabt, Fredy Montero, Kasey Keller, Adam Birchall, Steve Cordery
Merseyside (kevv2204) - Steven Gerrard, Juan Manuel Mata, Mats Hummels, Rafael van der Vaart, Diego Maradona
Middlesex (arkitekt) - Aruna Dindane, Thomas Kuszczak, Thierry Henry, Landon Donovan, Steve Bruce
Norfolk (Saxonaitor) - Seydou Doumbia, Victor Valdes, Fernando Torres, Michael Dawson, Rafa Benitez
Northamptonshire (Excelsious) - Pascal Cygan, Juan Sebastian Veron, Francis Jeffers, Jeremie Aliadiare, Sam Allardyce
Northumberland (maisonjaune) - Lisandro López, Marouane Chamakh, Cheick Tioté, Dave Winfield, Chris Hughton
Nottinghamshire (Excelsious) - Gervinho, Bacary Sagna, Robin van Persie, Michael Essien, Roberto Mancini
Oxfordshire (jimbowmanuk) - Jay DeMerit, Daniel Larsson, David Hasler, Sean Higgins, Derek McInnes
Shropshire (stuart_aberdeen) - Mauro Zarate, Hatem Ben Arfa, Djibiril Cisse, Miroslav Klose, Jimmy Calderwood
Somerset (coldkohmew) - Guillermo Ochoa, Jan Vertonghen, Sofiane Feghouli, Rodrigo Palacio, Brendan Rodgers
Staffordshire (stuart_aberdeen) - Sone Aluko, Russell Anderson, Jose Enrique, Sergio Floccari, Edoardo Reja
Suffolk (glennuk) - Alan Patrick, Connor Wickham, Thiago Alcantara, Phil Jones, Roy Keane
Surrey (coldkohmew) - Rene Adler, Nicolas Otamendi, Pablo Piatti, Gonzalo Higuain, Valdir de Moraes
Sussex (jimbowmanuk) - Edin Dzeko, Marek Hamsik, Eden Hazard, Darren Fletcher, Andre Villas-Boas
Warwickshire (Hacki 101) - David Villa, Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas, Wesley Sneijder, Pep Guardiola
Wiltshire (toonbalmy87) - Haris Vuckic, Grant Holt, Tim Krul, Erik Lamela, Glenn Hoddle
Worcestershire (Ihsaan) - Ben Foster, Patrice Evra, Javier Pastore, Luis Suarez, Roy Hodgson
Yorkshire (jayatsena) - Paulo Henrique, Jonny Evans, Javier Hernandez, Petr Cech, Otmar Hitzfeld

[MacLovin]

County: Isle of Wight
4 players: Lionel Messi, Fabregas, De Gea, Vidic
Manager: Jose Mourinho

[jimbowmanuk]

County: Sussex
4 players: Dzeko, Hamsik, Hazard, Darren Fletcher
Manager: Villa-Boas

[NicKC13573]

County: Essex
4 players: Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Buffon, Xavi
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

[o1000100]

County:Cornwall
4 players:Agüero,Pique,Neuer,Neymar
Manager:Louis van Gaal

[Saxonaitor]

County: Norfolk
4 players: Doumbia, Valdes, Dawson, Torres
Manager: Rafa Benitez

Thoroughly enjoyed your last one Adam

[Adamw]

County: Norfolk
4 players: Doumbia, Valdes, Pique, Xavi
Manager: Rafa Benitez

Thoroughly enjoyed your last one Adam

Thanks

Although you'll have to select two more players because Pique and Xavi have already been picked

[Hacki 101]

County: Channel Islands (could this be a county instead of another???) if not Warwickshire
4 Players: David Villa, Iniesta, Casillas, Sneijder
Manager: Guardiola

What rep are you setting to the clubs??

[Adamw]

I have set the reputation to 4000

[bambi holt]

Bedfordshire
4 players: lukaku, babacar, bale, hart.
Manager: Harry redknapp

[Adamw]

Bedfordshire
4 players: lukaku, babacar, bale, de gea.
Manager: Harry redknapp

De Gea has already been chosen so you'll have to choose another player I'm afraid

[bambi holt]

No problem, have changed it to Hart

[bergtaur]

Loved the last one as well, happy to see it and you back Adam.

County: Cumbria
4 players: Xherdan Shaqiri, Fábio Coentrão, Pavel Niakhaichyk, Mamadou Sakho
Manager: Michael Laudrup

[Saxonaitor]

Thanks

Although you'll have to select two more players because Pique and Xavi have already been picked

Can I take Torres and Dawson then?

[toonbalmy87]

County: durham
4 players: igor Akinfeev , chiellini , dani alves , pato ,
Manager: Del bosque

[coldkohmew]

County:Surrey
4 players:Rene Adler,Nicolas Otamendi,Pablo Piatti,Gonzalo Higuain
Manager:Valdir de Moraes

[Impulse203ATX]

County: Gloucestershire
Players: Hugo Lloris, Daniele De Rossi, Edinson Cavani, Alexis Sanchez
Manager: Arsene Wenger

[bergtaur]

Wow, this is way different than the last time we did this. No one is throwing any lemons into the draft pool.

[salzia27]

County: Lancashire
Players: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto'o, Ashley Cole, Hulk
Manager: Unai Emery

[Impulse203ATX]

Wow, this is way different than the last time we did this. No one is throwing any lemons into the draft pool.

Are random BSN/BSS players lemon enough?

[toonbalmy87]

Are random BSN/BSS players lemon enough?

Na Scottish prem players are more lemon

[Saxonaitor]

I completely forgot we put them into a draft

[letissierandhenryaregreat]

County: Hampshire
4 players: Pepe Reina, Aleksandar Kolarov, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Guiseppe Rossi
Manager: Louis van Gaal

[Impulse203ATX]

Can I change Sanchez to Max Gradel?

[Adamw]

Can I change Sanchez to Max Gradel?

Yeh if you want

[Adamw]

County: Hampshire
4 players: Pepe Reina, Aleksandar Kolarov, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Guiseppe Rossi
Manager: Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal has already been selected so you'll have to pick another manager

[Excelsious]

County: Nottinghamshire
4 players: gervinho, sagna, van persie, essien
Manager:Mancini

[as260191]

County: Derbyshire
4 players: Craig Davies, Calvin Zola, Michael Boulding, Matt Harrold
Manager: Jamie Pitman

[glennuk]

Suffolk
Alan Patrick
Connnor Wickham
Thiago Alancantra (Sp?)
Phil Jones

Manager: Roy Keane (Please don't let me get him)

[maisonjaune]

County: Northumberland
4 players: Lisandro López, Marouane Chamakh, Cheick Tioté, Dave Winfield
Manager: Chris Hughton

If I get this Dave Winfield person I'll not be pleased -_-

[jayatsena]

Sign up form:

County: Yorkshire
4 players: Paulo Henrique (Ganso), Jhonny Evans, Javier Hernandez, Hugo Lloris
Manager: Otmar Hitzfield

[Adamw]

Sign up form:

County: Yorkshire
4 players: Paulo Henrique (Ganso), Jhonny Evans, Javier Hernandez, Hugo Lloris
Manager: Otmar Hitzfield

Gloucestershire have already chosen Hugo Lloris so you'll have to select another player I'm afraid

[Saxonaitor]

Suffolk
Alan Patrick
Connnor Wickham
Thiago Alancantra (Sp?)
Phil Jones


Manager: Roy Keane (Please don't let me get him)

*Stares and growls*

[Adamw]

We haven't even started and the rivalries have already commenced!

[letissierandhenryaregreat]

Louis van Gaal has already been selected so you'll have to pick another manager

Can I have Marco van Basten instead.

[Ihsaan]

County: Worcestershire
4 players: Ben Foster, Patrice Evra, Javier Pastore, Luis Suarez
Manager: Roy Hodgson

[kevv2204]

mersey side

gerrard mata mats hummels van der vaart
maradona manager

[jayatsena]

Gloucestershire have already chosen Hugo Lloris so you'll have to select another player I'm afraid

I'll took Peter Cech then

[fyrros]

County: Chesire
4 players: Zezinho, Thiago Silva, David Silva, Alberto Paloschi
Manager: Quique Flores

is it correct?

[Adamw]

County: Chesire
4 players: Zezinho, Thiago Silva, David Silva, Alberto Paloschi
Manager: Quique Flores

is it correct?

Yup that's all fine

[MattieCoopz]

Originally had a banterous idea in mind, but I'll stick with what I know and who is still available :P

County: Dorset
Players: Carlos Kameni, John Terry, Franck Ribery, Radamel Falcao
Manager: Guus Hiddink

If all the spots aren't filled Adam, can I fill out another one at the end?

[Adamw]

If by some time next week all the spots haven't been filled then I'll let people choose a second team if they desire

[MacLovin]

No more sign ups?

[Impulse203ATX]

I hope people aren't mistakenly thinking you're supposed to just pick the best players, seeing as many of them have been put into the pool.

[MacLovin]

I hope people aren't mistakenly thinking you're supposed to just pick the best players, seeing as many of them have been put into the pool.

Probably, Would be funny though if there were some more red herrings in the mix.

[MattieCoopz]

That's what I'm thinking if the participants dry up, add some very banterous but useless players! :P

[Adamw]

Well, we haven't had any signups for a couple of days so if people want to select a second county, you can all do so

[MattieCoopz]

YAY! Banterous red herrings can be added to the mix!

County: Devon
Players: Richard Kingson, Titus Bramble, Joey Barton, Nicklas Bendtner
Manager: Ian Holloway

My life is now made!

[fyrros]

ok then; I'll capture a second county :P

County: Cambridgeshire
Players: Brice Ntwambe, Chinedu Obasi, Davide Astori, David Luiz
Manager: Davide Ballardini

[fyrros]

ok then; I'll capture a second county :P

County: Cambridgeshire
Players: Brice Ntwambe, Chinedu Obasi, Davide Astori, David Luiz
Manager: Davide Ballardini

[bambi holt]

I'll take another then.
Buckinghamshire
Enoch showumni, David goodwille, Keith keane and George pilkington.
Mick harford

[Excelsious]

might aswell have another!

Northamptonshire
Pascal Cygan, Juan Sebastian Veron, Francis Jeffers, Jeremie Aliadiere
Sam Allardyce

[MacLovin]

Isles of Scilly
Ashley Williams, Jimmy Bullard, Robbie Savage, Rory Delap
Iain Dowie

[NicKC13573]

Kent

Jon nurse, Tony Roberts, romain vincelot, Danny j green, John still

[letissierandhenryaregreat]

County: Hertfordshire
4 players to go into draft: Marco Airosa, Geraldo, Manucho, Djalma
Manager to go into draft: Lito Vidigal

[jayatsena]

I'll took the second one

County: Berkshire
4 players: Boaz Solossa, Irfan Bachdim, Hamka Hamzah, Kurnia Mega
Manager: Rahmad Darmawan

[salzia27]

2nd One
County:Glamorgan
4 players: Filippo Inzaghi, Andrey Arshavin, Tom Cleverley, Darnel Situ
Manager: Chris Coleman

[Ihsaan]

2nd:
County: Hereford
4 players: Jonathan Greening, Zoltan Gera, Scott Dobie, Jason Koumas
Manager: Bryan Robson

[arkitekt]

Can i reserve middlesex? ill get my picks in later

[Adamw]

Can i reserve middlesex? ill get my picks in later

Yeh sure

[toonbalmy87]

Wiltshire
haris Vuckic , grant holt , Tim Krul , erik lamela

Manager Glenn Hoddle

[Adamw]

So just 6 counties remaining, hopefully we can get this started either today or tomorrow

[stuart_aberdeen]

Staffordshire
Sone Aluko, Russell Anderson, Jose Enrique, Sergio Floccari
Edy Reja

Shropshire
Mauro Zarate, Hatem Ben Arfa, Djibril Cisse, Miroslav Klose
Jimmy Calderwood

[coldkohmew]

2nd team

Somerset
Guillermo Ochoa,Jan Vertonghen,Sofiane Feghouli,Rodrigo Palacio

[Adamw]

2nd team

Somerset
Guillermo Ochoa,Jan Vertonghen,Sofiane Feghouli,Rodrigo Palacio

You need to pick a manager as well

[jimbowmanuk]

2nd team

Oxfordshire
David Goodwillie, Daniel Larsson, David Hasler, Sean Higgins

Manager: Derek Mcinnes

[Adamw]

2nd team

Oxfordshire
David Goodwillie, Daniel Larsson, David Hasler, Sean Higgins

Manager: Derek Mcinnes

Goodwillie's already been chosen so you'll have to select another player I'm afraid

[jimbowmanuk]

Goodwillie's already been chosen so you'll have to select another player I'm afraid

Jay Demerit instead then

[Adamw]

So just Leicestershire and Lincolnshire left (and technically Middlesex because their players/manager still need to be picked), and then I shall reveal the results of the draft for both the players and managers

[arkitekt]

Middlesex - Aruna Dindane, Thomas Kuszczak, Thierry Henry, Landon Donovan, Steve Bruce

[Adamw]

You can select a second county as well if you want, you have a choice of Leicestershire or Lincolnshire

[arkitekt]

Lincolnshire - Adel Taarabt, Freddy Montero, Kasey Keller, Adam Birchall, Steve Cordery

[Adamw]

Someone must want Leicestershire

[Hacki 101]

Leicestershire - Darren Bent, Marc Albrighton, Barry Bannan, Ashley Young - Mark Hughes

Sign Up complete

[Impulse203ATX]

Leicestershire - Darren Bent, Marc Albrighton, Barry Bannan, Ashley Young - Mark Hughes

Sign Up complete

Nice. Let's do this!

[Adamw]

Not yet, we have to wait for coldkohmew to select a manager into the draft on behalf of Somerset

Once he's done that, then we can begin

[letissierandhenryaregreat]

Not yet, we have to wait for coldkohmew to select a manager into the draft on behalf of Somerset

Once he's done that, then we can begin

Can't you just randomly pick a manager?

[MacLovin]

Can't you just randomly pick a manager?

I agree, I'm sure he wont notice

[Adamw]

I'll wait a little longer and if he still hasn't come online then I'll get one of you guys to select one

[MacLovin]

Brendan Rodgers I reckon

[glennuk]

May as well select him now, so you can do the draft tonight.
You should just randomly pick one, i mean the chances that he will get that manager are slim anyway.

[Adamw]

Alright then, I'll use Brendan Rodgers

I'll do the draft now and announce which players and manager you have been randomly allocated when I'm done

[coldkohmew]

maybe i can change him soon =P