New Managers

[Quakers]

Shouldn't we get all of our managers lined up before we start trading.

 

I am in for next year. Anyone else?

 

How many newbies will we need?

[Guest]

Shouldn't we get all of our managers lined up before we start trading.

 

I am in for next year. Anyone else?

 

How many newbies will we need?

I'm in.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm still in despite royally bungling this season.

[Tracer Bullet]

I'm in the 2nd year of my 8 year plan. Can't abandon ship now.

[Guest]

I'm in too.

[moochpuppy]

I'm still planning on being here next year.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

I'll be back. The last two years have been tough after the 2010 championship. Lots to do to get back there...

[rawaction]

I'm in.

[Quakers]

I have tried contacting an old friend of mine and asking him if he wanted to join. So far I have nor received a reply.

[moochpuppy]

Any luck on new managers?? I would like to start making some trades!!

[Guest]

Any luck on new managers?? I would like to start making some trades!!

Yes, I've already got two deals worked out.

[Tracer Bullet]

Wait people are making trades when abuck told everyone to stand down until new managers are added?

[Guest]

Wait people are making trades when abuck told everyone to stand down until new managers are added?

I had been negotiating with people before the order to stand down.

 

But way to jump to conclusions without all the facts. Aren't lawyers supposed to avoid that kind of thing?

[Tracer Bullet]

What? The facts are pretty clear. We aren't supposed to make trades until new managers are found and you made at least two trades. That you started talking before abuck put the hold on isn't relevant.

 

Though bending the rules as you see fit isn't terribly surprising.

[Guest]

What? The facts are pretty clear. We aren't supposed to make trades until new managers are found and you made at least two trades. That you started talking before abuck put the hold on isn't relevant.

 

Though bending the rules as you see fit isn't terribly surprising.

It was not against the rules when the trades were agreed upon. How is that bending rules?

 

If the people I've talked to want to make trades with someone else when we've filled the ranks, they are perfectly free to do so. I'm not sure why you're acting so hurt over this.

[Tracer Bullet]

hurt? Way to jump to conclusions...

 

I merely asked why people have deals worked out when abuck told the league to hold off.

[moochpuppy]

According to the league site no trades have been "made". I don't remember seeing anything said about talking about trades or working on trades. I, for one, won't be making any trades with any newbies anyway. I'm not making THAT mistake again.

[Tracer Bullet]

Abuck put a hold on trading. See the off season thread

[Guest]

Abuck put a hold on trading. See the off season thread

No trades have been executed.

 

Was there a ruling that any potential trades that had been discussed should be forgotten and reworked from scratch? Heck, I was starting to reach out to people about offseason trades while the season was still in swing. Doesn't everyone? I can't possibly be the only manager that thinks more than a week ahead.

 

Apologies about the snarky lawyer comment. When I said it in my head and typed it the comment was clearly a jest. But reading back through the thread I see it doesn't read that way at all.

[Tracer Bullet]

Abuck put a hold on trading. See the off season thread

No trades have been executed.

 

Was there a ruling that any potential trades that had been discussed should be forgotten and reworked from scratch? Heck, I was starting to reach out to people about offseason trades while the season was still in swing. Doesn't everyone? I can't possibly be the only manager that thinks more than a week ahead.

 

Apologies about the snarky lawyer comment. When I said it in my head and typed it the comment was clearly a jest. But reading back through the thread I see it doesn't read that way at all.

 

Thanks for the apology.

 

I wasn't commenting on your negotiations above. I was just responding to mooch's question. I don't know what people do. I received a trade offer after the season but didn't negotiate during or after the season as I didn't know what the SOP was.

 

Based on my experience last year, we're putting new teams at a disadvantage if we all lock up trades before they join. It's hard enough to get up to speed on this league and figure out relative values but to join after people have made trades with their eyes on next year basically eliminates the new managers from competition (not all teams will be as bad as the one I got, but Karen's sucks). I can't speak for what the rule is or was but I think it's more fair to not negotiate until new managers are added and hopefully that is done soon so we all have lots of time before the Feb deadline.

[moochpuppy]

The question still remains......have we gotten any new managers lined up?

[moochpuppy]

The question still remains......have we gotten any new managers lined up?

 

Once this week is over most people are going to be pretty busy with the holidays and we might not get anything settled until the beginning of January at that point.

[abuck1220]

sneakypower is likely in as a replacement manager.

 

how many more do we need?

[Tracer Bullet]

Up to 4. Don is out. And you said you pm'd chuck, juan, and karen in the off season thread.

[abuck1220]

Up to 4. Don is out. And you said you pm'd chuck, juan, and karen in the off season thread.

 

i pm'ed them again today. chuck has been here recently, karen in october, juan not since july. also, juan abandoned his team for the last several weeks of the season + the playoffs.

 

how much longer should we give them to respond before finding replacements?