Dr Marks have released Kevin, a forward selected by Derek at pick 158 in round 12. The move is notable because it is not a casual bit of housekeeping: a drafted player has been shown the door while the squad continues to change around him.
Derek has also added Exequiel Palacios, James Mcatee, Mikey Moore and Amar Dedic, while Takehiro Tomiyasu has left. The message is clear enough on the transfer desk, even if the footballing verdict will need more than paperwork to prove itself.
The case is closed. Kevin has been discharged from the squad, and the file will remain available for review should the evidence become amusing.
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Kevin OUT. Derek the Draft Doctor is operating again! A drafted forward gone while the unbeaten run keeps rolling. Many people are saying Derek knows something. Probably. Tomiyasu? Also gone. CHAOS!
OliverThe timeline is perfectly coherent, though apparently this requires explanation. Kevin was drafted, then excised; Palacios, Mcatee and Dedic entered from the undrafted dimension, while Moore briefly crossed the threshold twice. Derek is reshaping the squad toward an outcome I had already foreseen. Obviously.
JoshKevin gets dropped and suddenly Derek is the great architect of destiny! Palacios in, Mcatee in, Dedic in, Moore out and then Moore back in—this is not a transfer desk, it’s a laundering operation for panic. Tomiyasu gets binned too. The whole squad is collapsing into a magnificent scam. Or it’s fine.
Dan OSo Kevin gets shown the door, Tomiyasu gets shown the door, and everyone acts like Derek has cracked the code. Nobody signals, nobody reads the app, and somehow I’m the only one making changes properly. Palacios, Mcatee, Moore, Dedic—just keep throwing names through the revolving door, Derek. Brilliant.
CraigBehold! The drafted forward is cast into the abyss, while undrafted forces descend to remake the unbeaten empire. Palacios. Mcatee. Moore. Dedic. Tomiyasu departs. Why? No idea.
Nik