|
Rewriting the Future - General Discussion Thread
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 22-12-2016 13:55
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
Ollfardh wrote:
2017 DB right? If so, can I claim Veranda's Willems-Crelan as well?
well surely  the real 2017 teams
|
| |
|
|
| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-12-2016 15:12
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 18187
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
|
Well i think 2017 Team Sky is something very different. Fending off a barage of doping accusations both inside the sport and at high level of UK government due to their links with GB cycling. The team is strong in riders yes, but with Sky itself no-longer being the primary GB Cycling sponsor and being bought out by Fox there are many questions and issues for it to tackle.
Giving it a new management would be unique as the team tries to recover and re-establish itself a cycling team for all to support.
It terms or rewriting the future there's very few WT teams that would be as conceptually unique as Team Sky in 2017, with most just carrying on as normal compared the massive unheaval Sky could undergo.
But you know, whatever. Might as well take a team no-one's hear of or is particularly interesting... so might as well claim 7 Eleven-Sava RBP and make the Phillipenes a powerhouse of cycling in 2017!
|
| |
|
|
| Paul23 |
Posted on 22-12-2016 17:15
|
Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4411
Joined: 10-08-2011
PCM$: 400.00
|
Croatia14 wrote:
what a fantastic way to open up the interaction thread jandal
- Tom Boonen & Tony Martin @ the_hoyle: normally I'd say that this
Each player can only have one world-class rider/talent
rules the possibility out, but with Boonen I guess it's a different case with the retirement plans.
Still I'd give others 48 hours from the claiming post on to make claims on the same rider (talking only about the world-class ones), to see if anybody wants a rider of those with real passion - and then let the motivation of taking the rider decide. If nobody scratches in in that time you can have both of them due to the retirement date as they then count as 1,4 superstars 
Well, hello. You may know me. And you also may know what I want. Tony Martin.
|
| |
|
|
| jandal7 |
Posted on 22-12-2016 19:45
|
World Champion
Posts: 11395
Joined: 17-12-2014
PCM$: 1020.00
|
Looked at a few teams so have some lower level ones I could fall back on but I think that one of my favourite teams, with their riders, their goals, their identity and what they ride for has got to be Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka. Starting off with the Qhubeka charity it's part of the WBR (World Bicycle Relief) charity in South Africa giving bikes to those who couldn't get them and providing maintenance and safety courses, which they estimate gives a 75% reduction in commuting time to work and school and a 21% incline in school attendance rates. I could go on for a while but basically even if it's in-game it's a charity I'd love to support and manage a team that rides for it.
Dimension Data have a few of my favourite riders - notably Cummings and EBH so I'd love to manage them and work with whoever they get claimed by. That goes for the entire team though, a wonderful and talented mix of African, Australian (it pains me to put "Wonderful" and "Australian" together) and European, with a couple of Americans for good measure. They have young talents (Kudus, O'Conner, and more) and older heads (Eisel, Cummings, Renshaw) for a good blend of riders altogether.
Their position of just holding on to a WT license is interesting too - if a PCT team is ready to come up next year they'll have to avoid being forced to go down and although they have superstar Mark Cavendish and legend Edvald Boasson Hagen, they're no Team Sky. They'll have to rely on nit, grit and a whole lot of spirit to stay up, somethign which will be interesting but somethign I believe this team can do under the right guidance. I hope I've proved I could be that guide 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
5x  x5
2x  x2
2x  x2 |
| |
|
|
| the_hoyle |
Posted on 22-12-2016 21:56
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7651
Joined: 28-05-2009
PCM$: 200.00
|
Paul23 wrote:
Croatia14 wrote:
what a fantastic way to open up the interaction thread jandal
- Tom Boonen & Tony Martin @ the_hoyle: normally I'd say that this
Each player can only have one world-class rider/talent
rules the possibility out, but with Boonen I guess it's a different case with the retirement plans.
Still I'd give others 48 hours from the claiming post on to make claims on the same rider (talking only about the world-class ones), to see if anybody wants a rider of those with real passion - and then let the motivation of taking the rider decide. If nobody scratches in in that time you can have both of them due to the retirement date as they then count as 1,4 superstars
Well, hello. You may know me. And you also may know what I want. Tony Martin.
First come first served my little fanboy!
.: Manager of :.
.: My Awards :.
 |
| |
|
|
| the_hoyle |
Posted on 22-12-2016 22:03
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7651
Joined: 28-05-2009
PCM$: 200.00
|
As I am unable to have two superstars, I will swap Boonen for Owain Doull
.: Manager of :.
.: My Awards :.
|
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 24-11-2024 05:01
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 23-12-2016 22:31
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
confirmed: Chaves, Verandas Willems - Crelan, Owain Doull
Tony Martin will go to the_hoyle if there is no convincing post for the other way round in the interaction thread in the next 24 hours
Dimension Data will go to jandal7 if no interest from others comes soon
TMM can decide whether he wants to take up Sky or 7 Eleven-Sava RBP or even both, as I guess it would be great for the game either way
|
| |
|
|
| Raziz |
Posted on 26-12-2016 15:49
|
Domestique
Posts: 552
Joined: 22-12-2016
PCM$: 200.00
|
Claiming Robert Power
Robert Power will be a GT contender in the year's to come..........
Edited by Raziz on 26-12-2016 15:55
|
| |
|
|
| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 26-12-2016 21:46
|
Classics Specialist
Posts: 2809
Joined: 16-04-2013
PCM$: 900.00
|
I want to reserve Robert Gesink and Jack Haig.. Is that possible? |
| |
|
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 26-12-2016 22:22
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
fully possible and well appreciated Robert Gesink surely is a very interesting guy to claim!
great post Raziz!
|
| |
|
|
| krisa |
Posted on 27-12-2016 15:05
|
Classics Specialist
Posts: 3962
Joined: 12-04-2011
PCM$: 200.00
|
I'll claim Colbrelli, Boem and Bettiol if thats possible
|
| |
|
|
| trekbmc |
Posted on 27-12-2016 22:27
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7366
Joined: 11-07-2014
PCM$: 700.00
|
If I claim Bora, can I effect the training and schedule of one rider and vaguely ignore all others?
If not, I'd like to claim Tabriz, although I have questions about them to.
EDIT: Actually maybe just take Tabriz
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
|
| |
|
|
| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-12-2016 17:42
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 18187
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
|
Croatia14 wrote:
TMM can decide whether he wants to take up Sky or 7 Eleven-Sava RBP or even both, as I guess it would be great for the game either way
I only want one team to do it justice. Sky would be preffered so i'll work on them and run things in an interesting new way. #MakeSkyGreatAgain
|
| |
|
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 28-12-2016 17:47
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
trekbmc wrote:
If I claim Bora, can I effect the training and schedule of one rider and vaguely ignore all others?
If not, I'd like to claim Tabriz, although I have questions about them to.
EDIT: Actually maybe just take Tabriz
would of course dislike the first option, cause that is what the rider option is intended to do
Tabriz sounds great though
Also Power, Haig, Gesink, Sky, Colbrelli, Boem and Bettiol confirmed
Great Post Yellow Jersey!
|
| |
|
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 28-12-2016 21:28
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
And, for participating myself now, I'm doing my avatar justice and take over Tanel Kangert. 
|
| |
|
|
| PeterRyder |
Posted on 29-12-2016 23:06
|
Domestique
Posts: 540
Joined: 16-04-2014
PCM$: 200.00
|
I would like to claim Rui Costa (alone for now). If I enjoy this I'll pick more riders
|
| |
|
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 30-12-2016 15:30
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
Costa confirmed - also Tony Martin --> the_hoyle confirmed, as he was the first to claim him and I haven't seen any post that should be convincing for making it the other way round
I'd claim Valens Ndayisenga too, that makes it 2 riders for me A team still to choose...
|
| |
|
|
| purepasd |
Posted on 30-12-2016 17:03
|
Domestique
Posts: 541
Joined: 23-01-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
I would like to claim AG2r-la Mondiale as I think the team contains riders to be able to compete in every aspect of cycling now. And I would like to pull this talent mass to victory. Yiha |
| |
|
|
| Ollfardh |
Posted on 30-12-2016 20:21
|
World Champion
Posts: 14563
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 9100.00
|
Will only be able to do my introductions after newyear, hope that's not a problem?
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
|
| |
|
|
| Croatia14 |
Posted on 31-12-2016 16:01
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 9099
Joined: 13-03-2013
PCM$: 2100.00
|
AG2R confirmed
Surely there is absolutely no problem with that Ollfahrd. Only thing might have been a if you had some January season goals for what you would have to pick up an intense amount of form, but I guess that that's not the case with your riders
it's in generally possible to do posts at any time, same for SignUps that are of course open all season long...
|
| |
|
![imgur.com/KlJUqDx.jpg[/img[img]]https://imgur.com/yUygrQ.jpg](https://imgur.com/KlJUqDx.jpg[/img[img]]https://imgur.com/yUygrQ.jpg)
