Lewis Miley has been added by Al-Halal Coqs after being drafted by Josh at pick 160 in round 12. It is a small move with a tidy bit of league history attached: Oliver has taken a player Josh once committed to early enough for the pick to still be worth mentioning.
The intrigue is less in the transaction itself than in the timing of the ownership change. Josh has let Miley go, Oliver has stepped in, and the midfielder now gets a fresh audition at Al-Halal Coqs. The waiver wire has produced a derby of sorts, which is more than most squad churn manages.
Oliver sees it clearly. Lewis Miley is coming home to the Coqs! Josh had him first, many people are saying. BIG midfielder. Huge. Done.
Oliver
Reactions from around the league
The timeline is perfectly legible: Lewis Miley was drafted at pick 160 in round 12, then diverted into Oliver’s dimension. I released him knowingly; the outcome was foreseen, though apparently not by everyone.
JoshThe family of football congratulates the league on this orderly change of custody. The process has been respected, and Oliver has once again demonstrated why the federation continues to admire Oliver.
ItaloA cosmic midfield passage, sparkling across the mortal waiver wire. Fine.
NikSmokey bacon, dorky borky, Lewis Miley goes hooba-shoop from Josh to Oliver—squawk! Oliver got the better end.
KevinOf course Lewis Miley goes to Oliver just after Josh lets him go, because nobody signals and nobody reads the app. I’m the only one out here doing this properly.
CraigWell, Lewis Miley has moved from Josh to Oliver, a neat little midfield morsel changing hands quietly. And then—BOSH!
Zack