thecoombdog 2,367 Posted May 23, 2015 As Newman was low down on the list you had an earlier pick for the 2nd round of the draft. I'm still shocked we managed to get Sarjeant. For me he was likely to be the number 1 2nd draft pick by the end of the season especially as he had a PL place too. I think Swindon could have had him as we picked before you. The fact we didn't makes me wonder what went on behind closed doors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted May 23, 2015 Or maybe Rosco just thought Rose was a better option. Not unreasonable on their form last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted May 23, 2015 Or maybe Rosco just thought Rose was a better option. Not unreasonable on their form last year. I think based on last season, Sarjeant & Rose looked the strongest options. When I saw that we had 5th pick in the tier 2 after Lakeside, Wolves, Poole, Swindon, I was convinced that we would lose Sarjeant but luckily Bates,Starke & Rose got selected by those teams instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted May 23, 2015 The farce of this year's pick was to use PL averages for the grading, when most had a more relevant EL average and to allow clubs to keep an existing rider even if he wasn't an asset. Coventry were allowed to protect Garrity, so were able to gain a double advantage merely because they finished bottom in 2013. This year Leicester should have been able to pick him. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon Hammer 576 Posted May 23, 2015 Good point made by Jon Cook at the Fans Forum last night: Draft riders should have their averages taken into account for 1-5 team building, with the points limit varying accordingly. Really good idea considering some riders are protected Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
