And The Nominees Are ...

I had originally planned to publish this poll next week, but Humpty Dumpty's "initiative" has forced me to advance things a bit.
As I mentioned in my last post, I'll reveal who I am on 14/Aug, and that will also be the last post on this blog (I can hear Psychat's sigh of relief!). But before I do all that, let's see what the public thinks. And since I know what I'm talking about (unlike Humpty), let me help you with some nominees. Those of you who are paranoid enough to think that this might be a group effort can select more than one name -

1) Betaal (Anda-Bondas): Fun guy with a good sense of humor. Good communicator. Has good reason to dislike the Vindaloos and the Merchants. Has been around for most of the games, including ones where he wasn't playing
2) Big Vindaloo (Vindaloos): Excellent communicator, good writer. More importantly, present for most of the matches. Allegedly proposed the idea of a FakeIPLPlayer-like blog in an ACL owners meeting (maybe the other owners can confirm this?). Good friends with another nominee, TheyBooDa (see no. 11)
3) Dushman (Crayditors): Seems pretty frustrated with his team's losses. Known to be a good writer. Always comes across as busy, but no one seems to know why. Is this why?
4) KaaliZabaan (Anda-Bondas): Has the literary and creative skills to write in the blogger's style. Has also been present for most of the matches
5) Lalit Modi (Merchants): Everything in the blog carries his stamp on it. Well known for his creative ways to have fun. Known movie buff. Key stakeholder in the success of the ACL. And who else would have the courage to publicly mock their own team, or the ACL commissioner?
6) Osama (Taliban): The writing lines up well with what we might expect from him. Also, his team has been losing all through out - could this be the reason why?
7) Peda (Crayditors): Another one from a losing team. Also, how many people (besides him and Dushman) would dare to poke fun at Lalit Modi?
8) Psychat (Merchants): Most active person on the blog, apart from the blogger himself. Seems so "offended" that most people think it's a big drama. Could be the ultimate mis-direction
9) Supari Gupta (Anda-Bondas): New-comer to the organization, so no one really knows much about him. What's his communication style like? What's his sense of humor like? How much does he know about blogging? No one knows. Has one of the mildest nicknames. Has also attended more games than most
10) Superstar "Master" Reddy (Non-player, Villager): A quiet non-participant so far. Well known for his extreme sarcasm and cynicism. Usually quiet, but hears everything. Has been known to go around assigning nick-names to people
11) TheyBooDa (Non-player, non-Villager): Another quiet non-participant. Known for his writing style and his superior presentation skills. Also usually quiet, with good listening skills. Good friends with Big Vindaloo. Has also been known to go around assigning nick-names to people
12) VackyJacky (Blackbucks): Wrote post-match reviews for the pre-ACL matches. Has been extremely quiet since. Or has he? Not like his team has won much over that time. Interestingly, his is the least covered team on this blog
13) Someone else: Knowing FakeACLPlayer after so many weeks of blogging, there's a good possibility that this is all a hoax and the real blogger's name doesn't even appear here

Please vote in the poll at the top-right of the page. Feel free to leave behind comments on your choice, especially if you choose "someone else".
Voting closes at 5:00 p.m. on 13/Aug. Make sure you get your votes in before then!