RIP IT UP AND START AGAIN
Once again I start the newsletter by apologising for the shenanigans in sending last week’s newsletter out. This time I really have no idea what caused the problem, and I have no idea why converting it to MS Word “.doc” format instead, of the previous “.rtf” format (which all of my recent newsletters had been sent out in, as I was advised it was the safest way to send a document on the e-mail) caused it to work!
Anyway, this one is in good old “.doc” format, and furthermore it’s been constructed from scratch, rather than saved from the previous version. So you should have no problems at all opening and reading this one. Famous last words, I hear you say…
CALLING THIS A “HIT”, I DESERVE A “HIT”
Swedish midfielder Anders Svensson hit a double strike at the weekend to keep San Dimas High School on top of the pile, his first goals of the season proving enough to beat a plucky Mega Buck performance 2-1. Claymore Athletic FC stay hot on Peej’s heels, after a double from hitman Thierry Henry sunk Kylie Bumcheeks 2-0, although Trusted By Millions lost ground in 3rd, in-form Gus Poyet scoring the winner for The Groove Machine in their 2-1 win at the Rosebery Bowl. Indeed, the Big Man did his landlord a favour, as Aardvark Abacus closed to within one point of Beef with their own 2-1 win over Fred West, Ady’s midfield doing the scoring for once with Berger and Solano on target.
The bottom 4 teams all lost; bottom club Elland Road slipped up 2-0 at the hands of in-form Viola’s Pier, with Winterburn and Bridge on target for Violas’ who stretch their unbeaten sequence to 5. Nil Satis’ recent defensive acquisitions weren’t able to hold off Real Muppets, who won 3-1. And York’s Returning Glory were spanked 5-2 by Boston Rock, with goals from Kewell (2), Christie, Defoe and a late strike from substitute Pahars sinking Julian’s lot.
A fair amount of goals around this weekend, then, but very little movement in the league table. Indeed, the only movers this week were Prettier Than You, whose 6-1 demolition of Short Straw Rovers, with “Big Boy” Barry Hayles getting 2 for Rachel’s team, moved them up 2 places from 10th to 8th spot, and earned them the POTW £100,000, so well done Rachel.
TRANSFER NEWS
Paul Saleh’s been spending again in an attempt to improve his season…
Player From To Fee
Gabrielle Ambrosetti Nil Satis Nisi Optimum Piacenza £500,000
Frank Sinclair Leicester City Nil Satis Nisi Optimum £500,000
Johnathan Fortune Charlton Athletic Nil Satis Nisi Optimum £500,000
John O’Shea Manchester United Nil Satis Nisi Optimum £500,000
Jorge Costa FC Porto San Dimas High School £2,000,000
Georgi Kinkladze San Dimas High School Pool £1,500,000
Tim Sherwood Trusted By Millions Pool £1,000,000
Chris Bart-Williams Nottingham Forest Trusted By Millions £500,000
Tony Hibbert 22 Legged Groove Machine Pool £250,000
Kevin Lisbie Charlton Athletic 22 Legged Groove Machine £500,000
Don’t forget that the players highlighted are subject to the pool “cooling off” period. Any managers interested in buying them can bid until 8 p.m. on Monday 17 December, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Yup, I’m putting the money up. So go on, have a guess!
Before he committed his international future to England, which countries was Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves eligible to play for?
One entry per person as usual please, to me by close of play on Saturday 15 December.
Barcelona FC Member No. 108,000 is none other than that well-known Polish goalkeeper Karol Wojtyla, AKA Pope John Paul II. He was given an honorary membership after visiting the Nou Camp in 1982, when Spain hosted the World Cup.
Only one guess, from Peej, and that was correct, so the winner of the last £75,000 prize money is San Dimas High School. Well done Peej.
SHORTS
Thanks to perceptive Paul Saleh, who noticed that “when the Charlton fans watch their team play the likes of Man U, Leeds etc., no longer can they bemoan that these sides have the upperhand due to how much these teams are worth because the Charlton defence “Costa Fortune”. Nice one!…Following Beef’s “Wilson Phillips” a couple of weeks ago, Elland Road Big Boys’ subs bench this weekend featured the “Godfadda of Soul” JAMES BROWN, i.e David James and Steve Brown…
WSFFL RESULTS; Week 13, W/E 8 December 2001
Elland Road Big Boys 0-2 Viola’s Pier
(1) Winterburn
Bridge 24,748
Kylie Bumcheeks 0-2 Claymore Athletic FC
(2) Henry 2 43,674
San Dimas High School 2-1 Mega Buck Bandits
Svensson 2 (2) Henchoz 67,582
Prettier Than You 6-1 Short Straw Rovers
Goma Berg
Higginbotham
Aaron Hughes
Melville
Hayles 2 25,712
22 Legged Groove Machine 2-1 Trusted By Millions
Gray (2) Owen
Poyet 48,017
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1-2 Aardvark Abacus
Lundekvam (2) Berger
Solano 38,014
York’s Returning Glory 2-5 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Mawene Christie
O’Brien Defoe
Kewell 2
Pahars 25,125
Real Muppets 3-1 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Dudek Wiltord
Dabizas
Merson 28,309
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