Can You Become "The Next Big Thing" (Sign-Up Thread)

Can You Become The Next Big Thing?

The media is always looking for the "Next Big Thing." Lionel Messi showed his class in the U-17 World Cup and then continued to perform beyond admirably for Barcelona and is now the best player in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo impressed Sir Alex Ferguson enough and then moved on to Real Madrid where he battles Messi for best player in the world honors. Before them, there was Ronaldo and Zidane, Cruyff and Platini, Maradona and Pele, in the attacking positions and Maldini, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Thuram, etc in defense, and Yashin, Schmeichel, Shilton, Kahn and more in goal. The goal for you is to become the "Next Big Thing." I will be looking for 31 players (7 keepers, 7 defenders, 10 midfielders, and 7 forwards) to try to become the next best player in the world. All players will start at the age of 16 and have a CA of 70. Your PA will start at 160 but each year it can be adjusted based on your performances at both club and international levels. Do you have what it takes to be the "Next Big Thing"?

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First Name:

Last Name:

Common Name:

Full Name:

D.O.B.:

City:

Nation:

Preferred Number:

Position:

5 Primary Attributes:

3 Secondary Attributes:

7 Tertiary Attributes:

PPM (Max 2):

Personal Survey: Write in your favorite player

GK:

1. Daniel da Silva Santos Junior (Impulse203ATX)

2. Nicholas Clements (NicKC13575)

3. David Ginsberg (David Corperial)

4. Jamie Rae (Btahthezone1988)

5. Lawrence Lazewski (spartans5)

6.

7.

DEF

1. Valentino Beklav (kevv2204)

2. Matthew Cooper (MattieCoopz)

3. Lucio Bambino (bambi holt)

4. Sam Zai (salzia27)

5. Stuart Shaw (stuart_aberdeen)

6. Brandon Hedger (hedger_14)

7. Chuck Noise (Time^-)

MID

1. Mikel Zigor Xappararte (letissierandhenryaregreat)

2. Aidan Lfc (AidanofLFC)

3. Sam Ruff (SamRuff04)

4. Arrondo De Souza (toonbalmy87)

5. Ed Lawrence (ejldude)

6. George Agdgdgwngo (JackJCFC)

7. Charlie Ruff (charlieruff04)

8. Glenn Crane (glennuk)

9. Luis Fernandez (Johnny Drama)

10. Jack Emmens (Just Jack)

FWD

1. Magnus Vestergaard (magvest)

2. Massimo Bugeja (massij)

3. Asamoah Diglett (Hacki 101)

4. Ravi Kumar (fyrros)

5. Adam Wilkinson (Adamw)

6. Jimmy Grimble (sam97)

7. Sam Bellamy (samb_95)

Any questions feel free to ask. The scoring system is quite complex and will be explained in the game thread but I will post it in the next post so you can see it.

All Players Base Points

3 points for a start

1 point for a sub

5 points for a goal

3 points for an assist

10 points for man of match

3 points for PK goal

-5 points for PK miss

-3 Yellow Card

-8 Red Card

Keeper key stats

1. Clean Sheets

2. Goals Allowed/90

3. Saves

4. Average Rating

Defenders key stats

1. Tackles/90

2. Tackles %

3. Headers Won/90

4. Interceptions/90

5. Average Rating

Midfielders key stats

1. Pass %

2. Dribbles/90 (attacking midfielders)

3. Tackles/90 (defensive midfielders)

4. Interceptions/90 (Defensive midfielders)

5. Crosses Completed/90 (attacking midfielders)

6. Average Rating

Strikers Key Stats

1. Shots %

2. Dribbles/90

3. Minutes/Goal

4. Shots/Goal

5. Average Rating

Points Multipliers (for ranked stats)

Competition Reputation 170-200 x3

Competition Reputation 140-169 x2.25

Competition Reputation 120-139 x1.5

Competition Reputation 110-119 x1

Competition Reputation <110 x.75

Reserves & U18s x.5

Player Awards

League Player of the Year: 25 Points

League Young Player of the Year: 20 Points

Top Goalscorer: 15 points

Continental Player of the Year: 50 points

Continental Position Player of the Year: 30 points

International Team Bonus Points

International Debut: 15 points

International Goals: 8 points

International Assists: 6 points

International MoM: 15 points

International Start: 5 points

International Sub: 3 points

International Yellow: -5 points

Internatonal Red: -12 points

Selected for Continental Tournament: 7 points

Selected for World Cup: 13 points

Win Continental Tournament: 25 points

Second Contintental Tournament: 12.5 points

Win World Cup: 50 points

Second World Cup: 25 points

International Multiplier

Friendly x.5

Qualifier x.75

Continental x1.5

Confed x1

World Cup x2

First the base points will be tallied, then the players will be ranked in each of their positional key stats and given points based on rank, then I will apply the League multiplier to reward players who are playing in better leagues, then any personal awards will be awarded points, then the international points followed by international multipliers on in-game stats.

ill reserve a midfield space just going food shopping

First Name: Mikel Zigor

Last Name: Xappararte

Common Name: Zigor

Full Name: Mikel Zigor Etxeberria Xappararte

D.O.B.: 20/11/1995

City: Bilbao

Nation: Macau/Basque

Preferred Number: 95

Position: Centre Midfield

5 Primary Attributes: Passing, Dribbling, Stamina, Long Shots, Creativity

3 Secondary Attributes: Pace, Work Rate, Flair

7 Tertiary Attributes: Finishing, Sportsmanship, Determination, Positioning, Decisions, First Touch, Technique

PPM (Max 2): Plays short simple passes, places shots

Personal Survey: Xavi

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First Name:Aidan

Last Name: Lfc

Common Name: None

Full Name: Aidan Lfc

D.O.B.: 19/8/1991

City: Northampton

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 6

Position: LM

5 Primary Attributes: Crossing, Pace, Acceleration, Flair, Dribbling

3 Secondary Attributes: Technique, Balance, Agility

7 Tertiary Attributes: finishing, determination, first touch, work rate, teamwork, stamina, creativity

PPM (Max 2): Runs with ball down left flank, gets forward whenever possible

Personal Survey: Luis Suarez

First Name: Sam

Last Name: Ruff

Common Name: Ruff

Full Name: Sam John Ruff

D.O.B.: 04 10 88

City: London

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 8

Position: CM

5 Primary Attributes: Natural Fitness, Strength, Passing, Technique, First Touch

3 Secondary Attributes: Stamina, Composure, Creativity

7 Tertiary Attributes: Long Shots, Tackling, Bravery, Decisions, Flair, Positioning, Work Rate

PPM (Max 2): Dictates Tempo, Tries killer balls often

Personal Survey: Frank Lampard

First Name: Arrondo

Last Name: De Souza

Common Name: Souzando

Full Name: Arrondo De Souza

D.O.B.: 02/08

City: Darlington

Nation: Rep Ireland

Preferred Number: 87

Position: CM

5 Primary Attributes: Passing , Creativity , Pace , Strength, Finishing

3 Secondary Attributes: Tackling, Stamina , Determination

7 Tertiary Attributes: Accelaration , Loyalty , bravery, Decisions ,off ball , jumping , heading

PPM (Max 2): Dictates tempo , moves into Channels

Personal Survey: Wesley Sneijder

is that ok ??

First Name: Magnus

Last Name: Vestergaard

Common Name: None

Full Name: Magnus Vestergaard

D.O.B.: 24/4/1991

City: Gothenburg

Nation: Sweden

Preferred Number: 7

Position: S

5 Primary Attributes: Finishing, Off the Ball, Pace, Acceleration, Composure

3 Secondary Attributes: Technique, Balance, Jumping

7 Tertiary Attributes: Heading, determination, first touch, work rate, teamwork, creativity, passing

PPM (Max 2): Tries to beat offside traps, places shots

Personal Survey: Christiano Ronaldo

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First Name: Ed

Last Name: Lawrence

Common Name:

Full Name: Edward James Lawrence

D.O.B.: 2/2

City: Redhill

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 22

Position: ML

5 Primary Attributes: Crossing, Creativity, Corners, Free-Kicks, Determination

3 Secondary Attributes: Passing, Influence, Work-Rate

7 Tertiary Attributes: Accelaration, Pace, Agility, Tackling, Decicions, Team-Work, Long Shots

PPM (Max 2): Arrives Late, Tries Long Range F-K

Personal Survey: Paul Scholes

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First Name: George

Last Name: Agdgdgwngo

Common Name:

Full Name: George Agdgdgwngo

D.O.B.: 26.02.93

City: Canterbury

Nation: Burkina Faso/ England

Preferred Number: 8

Position: Centre Mid

5 Primary Attributes: Passing, First Touch, Stamina, Determination

3 Secondary Attributes: Long Shots, Strength, Creativity

7 Tertiary Attributes: Pace, Acceleration, Natrual Fitness, Dribbling, Off the ball, Team work, Technique

PPM (Max 2): Arrives late in opponent box, Dictates Tempo

Personal Survey: Lampard

First Name: Charlie

Last Name: Ruff

Common Name: C.Ruff

Full Name: Charlie Harry Ruff

D.O.B.: 30 01 90

City: London

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 4

Position: CM

5 Primary Attributes: Passing, natural fitness, First Touch, determination, creativity

3 Secondary Attributes: stamina, Strength, Dribbling

7 Tertiary Attributes: Balance, Bravery, Flair, Off the ball, Influence, Tackling, Technique

PPM (Max 2): Comes deep to get ball, Tries killer balls often

Personal Survey: Xavi

first name valentino

surname beklav

full name valentino engelbert beklav-smith

d.o.b 22.4.1993

city shitterton dorset

nation liberia / england / uruguay

pref number 5

position cb

f prime attributes heading marking tackling strength positioning

3 secondary anticipation bravery determination

7 tertiary attributes concentration natural fitness passing balance composure acceleration

ppm marks opponent tightly doesnt dive in to tackles

personal survey nemanja vidic

haha 1st sad terwat t b def lol

First Name: Matthew

Last Name: Cooper

Common Name:

Full Name: Matthew Cooper

D.O.B.: 29th April 1992

City: Portsmouth

Nation: England/Hong Kong

Preferred Number: 29

Position: DL

5 Primary Attributes: Marking, Tackling, Positioning, Anticipation, Acceleration

3 Secondary Attributes: Pace, Stamina, Natural Fitness

7 Tertiary Attributes: Off The Ball, Determination, Team Work, Work Rate, Professionalism, Consistency, Important Matches

PPM (Max 2): Gets Forward Whenever Possible, Knocks Ball Past Opponent

Personal Survey: John Terry

First Name: Glenn

Last Name: Crane

Common Name:

Full Name: Glenn Crane

D.O.B.: 09/12

City: Ipswich

Nation: English/Paraguayan

Preferred Number: 7

Position: MC/AMC/AMR

5 Primary Attributes: Passing, Long Shots, First Touch, Creativity, Composure

3 Secondary Attributes: Strength, Technique, Flair

7 Tertiary Attributes: Off The Ball, Team Work, Work Rate, Balance, Pace, Agility, Acceleration

PPM (Max 2): Dictates Tempo, (Is there one to do with longshots often?) if not then shoots with power

Personal Survey: Nasri

First Name: Luis

Last Name: Fernandez

Common Name:

Full Name:

D.O.B.: 04.06.94

City: Montevideo

Nation: Uruguay

Preferred Number: 8

Position: AMC

5 Primary Attributes: Technique, Passing, Dribbling, Penalties, Long Shots

3 Secondary Attributes: Pace, Free Kicks, Flair

7 Tertiary Attributes: Stamina, Creativity, Work Rate, Influence

PPM (Max 2): Gets Into Oppostion Area, Tries Killer Balls Often

Personal Survey: Juan Roman Riquelme

First Name: Daniel

Last Name: da Silva Santos Junior

Common Name: Daniel

Full Name: Daniel da Silva Santos Junior

D.O.B.: February 19

City: San Jose

Nation: USA

Preferred Number: 1

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: Positioning, Jumping, Aerial Ability, Handling, Reflexes

3 Secondary Attributes: One On Ones, Reflexes, Agility

7 Tertiary Attributes: Command of Area, Rushing Out, Concentration, Composure, Work Rate, Anticipation, Decisions

PPM (Max 2): Avoids using weaker foot

Personal Survey: Francesco Totti

To be honest, 45 players is way too ambitious...

Sign-ups have been open for less than 6 hours, I'll give it some time before I decide to change anything, and I know what I am doing with this sign-up

First Name:Massimo

Last Name:Bugeja

Common Name:Massij

Full Name:Massimo Bugeja

D.O.B.:11/8/1994

City:Victoria

Nation:Malta/Italy

Preferred Number:11

Position:ST/FC/AMC

5 Primary Attributes: Finishing,Composure,Acceleration,Dribling,Workrate

3 Secondary Attributes: Flair,off the ball, technique

7 Tertiary Attributes: Pace,Teamwork,Passing,Determination,agility,long shots,strength

PPM (Max 2): Moves into channels , curls ball

Personal Survey : Sergio Aguero

First Name: Asamoah

Last Name: Diglett

Common Name:

Full Name: Asamoah Diglett

D.O.B.: 15th June

City:

Nation: Costa Rica

Preferred Number: 9

Position: ST

5 Primary Attributes: Off the Ball, Finishing, Composure, Dribbling, Acceleration

3 Secondary Attributes: Jumping, Flair, First Touch

7 Tertiary Attributes: Heading, Determination, Technique, Work Rate, Agility, Consistency, Strength (Reserve: Balance)

PPM (Max 2): Places Shots, Likes to beat Offside trap (i think that is one, otherwise Gets Forwards whenever possible)

Personal Survey: Marc Albrighton

First Name: Ravi

Last Name: Kumar

Common Name:-----

Full Name: Ravi Kumar

D.O.B.: 6th June

City: New Delhi

Nation: India

Preferred Number: 9

Position: ST

5 Primary Attributes: Determination, Acceleration, Finishing, Composure, Anticipation

3 Secondary Attributes: Pace, Technique, Dribbling

7 Tertiary Attributes: Off the ball, Long shots, Balance, Agility, Work rate, Teamwork, Flair

PPM (Max 2): ------ <don't want any>

Personal Survey: Javier Hernandez

GK:

First Name:Nicholas

Last Name: Clements

Common Name: Nick

Full Name: Nicholas Clements

D.O.B.: 7/30/89

City: Omaha

Nation: USA

Preferred Number: 99

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: Command of area, Handling, One on ones, reflexes, composure

3 Secondary Attributes: Decisions, Agility, Positioning.

7 Tertiary Attributes: I don't know what attributes are good here

PPM (Max 2): free kicks with power, long range free kicks

Personal Survey: Edwin Van Der Sar

First name: Lucio

Last name: Bambino

Common name:

Full name: Lucio Rodrigo Bambino

DOB: 12th feb

City: Toronto

Nation: Canada/Italy

Pref number: 5

Position: CB

5 primary: heading, jumping, tackling, positioning, penalties.

3 secondary: marking, influence, strength

7 teriary: balance, stamina, free kicks, passing, bravery, determination, ambition.

Ppm (max2): marks opponent tightly

Personal survey: Keith keane

First Name: Adam

Last Name: Wilkinson

Common Name:

Full Name: Adam Thomas Wilkinson

D.O.B.: 11th January

City: Nuneaton

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 11

Position: ST

5 Primary Attributes: Finishing, Composure, Acceleration, Pace, Technique

3 Secondary Attributes: Penalties, Free Kicks, Stamina

7 Tertiary Attributes: Determination, Flair, Dribbling, Positioning, Long Shots, Influence, Team Work

PPM (Max 2): Gets into Opposition Areas, Shoots from distance

Personal Survey: Rickie Lambert

First Name: Jack

Last Name: Emmens

Common Name:

Full Name: Jack Emmens

D.O.B.: 08/06

City: Chesterfield

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 18

Position: Midfield (Left)

5 Primary Attributes: Crossing, Technique, Dribbling, Work Rate, Long shots

3 Secondary Attributes: Influence, Acceleration, Passing

7 Tertiary Attributes: Pace, finishing, stamina, corners, tackling, composure, first touch

PPM (Max 2): Dives into tackles, tries killer balls often

Personal Survey: Gary Cahill

First Name: Sam

Last Name: Zai

Common Name: Sammy

Full Name: Sam Zai

D.O.B.: 27/10/1989

City: Karachi

Nation: Pakistani

Preferred Number: 27

Position: B/WB R

5 Primary Attributes: Long throws, Pace, Acceleration, Positioning, Work Rate

3 Secondary Attributes: Team Work, Crossing, Passing

7 Tertiary Attributes: Aggression, Determination, Anticipation, Creativity, Marking, Tackling, Technique

PPM (Max 2): Likes to pass rather than score, Places shots

Personal Survey: Filippo Inzaghi

First Name: Stuart

Last Name: Shaw

Common Name:

Full Name: Stuart Shaw

D.O.B.: 16th December

City: Aberdeen

Nation: Scotland

Preferred Number: 3

Position: D L/R

5 Primary Attributes: Tackling Marking Anticipation Acceleration Concentration

3 Secondary Attributes: Passing Positioning Pace

7 Tertiary Attributes: Determination Crossing Strength Decisions Jumping Stamina Teamwork

PPM (Max 2): Marks opponent tightly, Plays short simple passes.

Personal Survey: José Enrique

9 more spots left, everyone who has signed up already is in the database, so i should be able to start shortly after filling this up

y do u need that many keepers may i ask ?

Its a competition for each position, can't just have 2 or 3 keepers for a competition on who's the next big keeper

First Name: David

Last Name: Ginsberg

Common Name:

Full Name: David Ginsberg

D.O.B.: October 15 1994

City: Safed

Nation: Israel

Preferred Number: 16

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: One on Ones, Reflexes, Rushing out, Handling, and Communication

3 Secondary Attributes: Aerial Ability, Command of Area, and Tendency to Punch

7 Tertiary Attributes: Composure, Concentration, Work Rate, Jumping, Natural Fitness, Stamina, and Strength

PPM (Max 2):

Personal Survey: Yossi Benayoun

First Name: Jamie

Last Name: Rae

Common Name:

Full Name: Jamie Rae

D.O.B.: 12th October

City: Motherwell

Nation: Scotland

Preferred Number: 23

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: Handling, Ariel Ability, Command of Area, Agility, positionting

3 Secondary Attributes: reflexes, communication, handling

Terraitary ttributes: strength, jumping, balance, natural fitness, rushing out, Determination, Influence

PPM (Max 2): Avoids using weaker foot,

Personal Survey: Iker Cassilas

First Name: Jimmy

Last Name: Grimble

Common Name:

Full Name: Jimmy Grimble

D.O.B.: 1st March

City: Manchester

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 99

Position: ST

5 Primary Attributes: Dribbling, Finishing, Composure, Pace, Acceleration

3 Secondary Attributes: Technique, First Touch, Off The Ball

7 Tertiary Attributes: Long Shots, Anticipation, Agility, Balance, Creativity, Flair, Strength

PPM (Max 2): Likes ball played into feet, Moves into channels

Personal Survey: Sergio Aguero.

First Name: Sam

Last Name: Bellamy

Common Name:

Full Name: Sam Bellamy

D.O.B.: 22nd May

City: London

Nation: England

Preferred Number: 11

Position: ST

5 Primary Attributes: Acceleration, Finishing, First Touch, Composure, Off The Ball

3 Secondary Attributes: Pace, Decisions, Anticipation

7 Tertiary Attributes: Dribbling, Passing, Determination, Natural Fitness, Strength, Heading, Jumping

PPM (Max 2): Moves Into Channels, Shoots with Power

Personal Survey: Yannis Tafer.

Ok, only 5 spots remaining, I am going to start this either after they all fill up or 24 hours after the 5th keeper spot is taken, whichever comes first.

First Name: Brendon

Last Name: Hedger

Common Name:

Full Name: Brendon Hedger

D.O.B.: 2nd May

City: Madrid

Nation: Spain

Preferred Number: 7

Position: Centre Back

5 Primary Attributes: Heading, Tackling, Jumping, Positioning, Anticipation

3 Secondary Attributes: Strength, Bravery, Stamina

7 Tertiary Attributes: Concentration, Determination, Passing, Balance, Team Work, Consistency, Work Rate

PPM (Max 2): Marks Opponent Tightly, Avoids Using Weaker Foot

Personal Survey: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

First Name: Chuck

Last Name: Noise

Common Name:

Full Name: Chuck Noise

D.O.B.: 23 june

City: Berlin

Nation: Germany

Preferred Number: 62

Position: DL

5 Primary Attributes: Tackling, Positioning, Anticipation, Pace, Passing

3 Secondary Attributes: Teamwork, Concentration, Decisions, Dribbling

7 Tertiary Attributes: Creativity, Crossing, Dribbling, Strength, Work Rate, Crossing, Stamina

PPM (Max 2): Tries long range passes, Runs with ball down left/right

Personal Survey: Write in your favorite player: Fanco Baresi

First Name: Lawrence

Last Name: Lazewski

Common Name: Fuzzy

Full Name: Lawrence Elaro Lazewski

D.O.B.: 28/4/1994

City: Poznan

Nation: Poland

Preferred Number: 1

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: Reflexes, Command of Area, Aerial Ability, Positioning, Agility

3 Secondary Attributes: One on Ones, Handling, Work Rate

7 Tertiary Attributes: Jumping, Communication, Team Work, Decisions, Strength, Tendency to Punch, Rushing Out

PPM (Max 2):

Personal Survey: Lukas Podolski

First Name: Oskar

Last Name: Henno

Common Name:

Full Name: Oskar Henno

D.O.B.: 13.05

City: Tallinn

Nation: Estonia

Preferred Number: 4

Position: DR

5 Primary Attributes: positioning, determination, technique, flair, composure

3 Secondary Attributes: marking, crossing, pace

7 Tertiary Attributes: acceleration, stamina, work rate, teamwork, passing, heading, decisions

PPM (Max 2): runs with ball down right flank, gets forward whenever possible

Personal Survey: Roberto Carlos

o1000100: If you want, you can be a GK, but all the Defense slots have been taken.

Sure, I'll make a new sign-up form in a minute.

First Name: Oskar

Last Name: Henno

Common Name:

Full Name: Oskar Henno

D.O.B.: 13.05

City: Tallinn

Nation: Estonia

Preferred Number: 99

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: Aerial ability, one on ones, reflexes, penalty taking, positioning

3 Secondary Attributes: determination, composure, concentration

7 Tertiary Attributes: agility, anticipation, jumping, natural fitness, communication, rushing out, handling

PPM (Max 2):

Personal Survey: G.Buffon

First Name: Thordur Sveinlaugur

Last Name: Thordarson

Common Name:

Full Name:

D.O.B.: 17. September

City: Reykjavik

Nation: Iceland

Preferred Number: 23

Position: GK

5 Primary Attributes: Penalty taking, Command of Area, Positioning, Influence, Bravery

3 Secondary Attributes: One-on-ones, reflexes, communication

7 Tertiary Attributes: handling, kicking, throwing, agility, pace, acceleration, natural fitness

PPM (Max 2):

Personal Survey: Jose Manuel Reina

And that is the sign-up filled up, I am entering in the last player now, then I am going to run a few tests to see the best places for you guys to start out at, although I am leaning on closest Tier 3/4 leagues to your birth countries, if you have any other ideas, i'm open to them in the next day

Awesome. How do you plan on updating us with the progresses? Will you post earned points or any screenshots of the player stats? Just an idea, if you don't want to spend too much time manually processing detailed information from the game, you could upload the save game file at the end of the game so we can have a look at it ourselves

yep id like to see some progress once u have any =)...at least maybe screen shots of the form section of players and player progress

There will be monthly reports of the progress of the players. Every month I will focus on a different positional grouping on how they played that month, and I will have a table of the points that have been earned for the season to that point. Each season will run from July 1-June 30, regardless of the league each player is playing in, so the number of games should even out, whether your in a summer league or a winter league.

And that is the sign-up filled up, I am entering in the last player now, then I am going to run a few tests to see the best places for you guys to start out at, although I am leaning on closest Tier 3/4 leagues to your birth countries, if you have any other ideas, i'm open to them in the next day

Yeah, I really like that idea. Let's get this party started!

Looking forward to this!