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Hypothetical - A draft system

Discussion in 'Premier League' started by buzzbee, Feb 17, 2017.

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  1. buzzbee

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    This is purely hypothetical, as implementing it would just not be possible, but I was wondering what people would think of top football leagues, such as the Premier League, operating a draft system, similar to that in North American sports, rather than the current transfer system?

    For those who don’t know, each year, leagues hold a draft. All players who do not have a top level team already (i.e. the top young players) become eligible for the draft. The draft then starts with the team who finished bottom the previous season (I guess in the PL, it would be the team who came up through the play-offs). They can pick ANY of them. Then, the second from bottom, working upwards until the top team picks last, before the second round of picks starts again from the bottom. There are multiple rounds (The number of rounds varies in other sports)

    The idea is that the weakest teams will in theory get the better players, producing a more even league, rather than always having the bigger teams at the top every year!

    Once drafted, a club owns the rights to a player, but doesn’t necessarily have to sign him! They can trade him to another team if they like or sign him and play him for a team at a lower level (Like a loan)

    This is then complimented by trading, rather than buying players. For instance, Arsenal might feel they need some a leader in defence, while Leicester might feel they have an ageing squad, so they make a trade, where Wes Morgan is traded for Alex Iwobi, plus Arsenal’s second round pick in the next draft.

    Can this be implemented in the PL?... Absolutely not and I am not asking this at all

    My question is - Do you think the PL would be better if such a system was in place?

    Personally, I do! I think it would be a much more competitive league than it is now and if implemented in other top flight leagues, would be even more of a benefit, as many others are less competitive than the PL

    Thoughts?...
     
    #1 buzzbee, Feb 17, 2017
  2. Mr Sheen

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    Already hav a draft section m8.
     
    #2 Mr Sheen, Feb 17, 2017
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    kaboose LIFE LONG LIVERPOOL FAN SINCE JUNE 1, 2019

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    I can tell you this. If North America does it this forum will hate it. So your idea is bad and you should feel bad and likely they will attempt to try and make you feel bad soon.


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    Is this guy related to ColinTHFC?
     
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    I hate it. Your idea is bad and you should feel bad too.
     
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    In terms of the examples given if Arsenal need a leader then buy one. Leicester have just spent 75 million which could have bought a better centre back than Wes Morgan.

    The benefit of some kind of draft system is it'd even the leagues up a bit. It's only feasible in a set league with no promotion and relegation though like America.
     
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    Yeah Ritchie is right.

    I would say if they ever put it in just put it in the lower leagues somehow. Wouldn't work in the Prem or other top leagues.


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    It wouldn't work here because the clubs have their own youth set-ups, so they choose who they retain or let go. But the PL teams don't often want to take the time developing young players when they can simply buy good ones from other leagues. Money talks.
     
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    No **** that.
     
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    This is just fantasy tbh.
     
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    Very true! :D

    It’s not something that could work! We can’t change over to this from the current system. It would have to be there from the word go and would have to be in place across the world and not just the premier league, so it is just hypothetical, but if it were at all possible, I would like the idea, mainly for the way it evens up the league
     
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    And while you're at it, franchise the clubs. I can't wait until the Manchester Red Devils move to London to become the London Red Devils and take Messi as their #1 draft pick.
     
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    Don't understand the obsession with trying to "even up the league".

    The majority of clubs are where they are because they deserve to be. Whether that's through being successful (Man Utd, Liverpool etc), having a great academy (Southampton, West Ham etc) or being extremely well run (Swansea etc).

    Why should it be evened up with a system like this?
     
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    You've said that it would

    A) Not Work
    B) Make the league better.

    That doesn't make sense.
     
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    Nope.
     
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    Would never work, for a start the American leagues are closed shops so the conditions are completely different.
     
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    As much as I like drafts you end up with teams tanking their seasons to get higher picks. Losing on purpose is not something we want creeping into English sport.
     
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    It is impossible to implement especially as football is a global game and not played in just 1 or 2 countries. However, evening up the league is a good idea, we all talk about how great the game is in this country but the premier league is no more competitive than any other. Other than the odd occasion all of the trophies are won by a handful of clubs, which has pretty much been since the end of the old football league
     
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    Seriously though it'd never work. If you want to even the league up (and i'd hazard a guess most fans of clubs outside the money teams do) then put in a wage and transfer cap, put a block on the age a player could be transferred at if they've come through an academy, limit the number of players that could be loaned out, bring back gate sharing of revenues, increase the amount the tv revenue is shared down the leagues, have a minimum number of years into a contract before a player can be bought (unless they're put on the transfer market), have a quota for home grown players, remove agents and have the players unions act as representatives, fine or point dock for tapping up, and apply all of these worldwide.

    So in other words it's never going to happen...
     
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