ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD CAN’T BUY YOU A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE
Normal WSFFL service is now resumed! Thanks to everyone who expressed concern and passed on good wishes following my bout of pancreatitis and subsequent extended stay in the hospital. I’m still nowhere near recovered, but things are still slowly progressing along the right lines. So let’s get back to the old Fantasy Footy!
WHAT IF YOU HELD THE WORLD IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
Can nothing stop Kylie Bumcheeks? Over weeks 12 and 13, Rich Smith’s all-conquering team scored maximum points and 12 goals. After the big 2 both warmed up with wins on week 12 (champions Aardvark Abacus beating Prettier Than You 2-1, and Kylie crushing the Muppets 5-0), they came head-to-head last weekend (week 13). And it was Kylie who disposed of the Abacus by a massive 7-3, in the game of the season to date. This high scoring affair saw goals from Kylie’s in-form strikeforce of Shearer and Beattie, with firsts from midfielders Djetou and Foe thrown in for good measure. Aardvark replied with goals from Hasselbaink, Scholes and Keane, but fell up Short on this occasion, Kylie’s Craig getting a late goal to really rub the Abacus’ noses in it.
So, Kylie march on, now an unprecedented 8 points ahead of their nearest pursuers, who are again You Know Your Boston Rock FC. The Sky Heroes beat Fred West XI 2-1 on week 12, but lost 3-2 to the Groove Machine last weekend, thanks to a match-winning performance by the Groovers’ Sun Jihai. Nevertheless, they go above the Abacus on goal difference. Boston Rock and Aardvark now have a 5 point lead over 4th placed Trusted. Beef’s team lost both games (to the Groovers and Fred West XI ) respectively) and are getting sucked back to the chasing pack, headed by Elland Road, who scored a useful 4 points out of 6, and Prettier Than You, who beat Real Muppets 3-1 last weekend.
And there’s a new team at the bottom; following a defeat to Elland Road and a draw with York’s, San Dimas High School are now the basement team. They slip below Viola’s Pier on goal difference, as Viola’s registered a rare win last weekend over Claymore Athletic, thanks to a Rufus Brevett goal.
Teams of the week were the Groove Machine (Week 12) for giving Trusted’s title ambitions a serious dent with a 2-0 win, and who else but Kylie Bumcheeks (Week 13), for that crushing 7-3 win over champions Aardvark Abacus. £100,000 goes to each of the Rich’s.
SHE SAW ME COMING, YEAH
In the Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy it’s a Kylie-Aardvark final on 28th December, as Rachel had predicted in the last newsletter. Both semi-finals, played on week 12, were settled at the first time of asking as well. Aardvark’s Gallas and Hasselbaink were on target in their 2-1 semi-final win over Fred, and Steve Howey was the hero with a brace as Kylie crushed Trusted 5-0 in the other semi, with Kylie’s strikeforce of Shearer and Beattie also getting in on the act. After Kylie impressively won the “dress rehearsal” this weekend, can the runaway Rich Smith repeat this performance and retain his Cup? We shall see!
DO THE RIGHT THING
Interesting story from Clive about an earlier round of this year’s FA Cup;
“In the 2nd Qualifying Round of this season’s FA Cup, Harrogate Railway played away, against Chester-le-Street. The score was 1-0 to the home side when a Harrogate player went down injured. The game was re-started with a “drop” ball, whereupon a Chester-le-Street player, to everyone’s horror, including his own, drilled the ball 45 yards into the top corner of the Harrogate goal.
To level matters, it was then agreed that from the kick-off, no Chester-le-Street player would stand in the way of an equaliser, all except the last man who tackled Harrogate’s Davey as he walked through. The ball bounced back to the goalkeeper, who was about to launch it upfield when all of his team mates shouted at him to put it in his own net, which he promptly did. The game finished 5-5 and Harrogate won the replay 7-2.
Who said Sportsmanship was dead?”
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Martin Djetou (M) Pool Kylie Bumcheeks £500,000
Robbie Elliott (D) Kylie Bumcheeks Pool £350,000
Gary Breen (D) YKY Boston Rock FC Pool £2,250,000
Kieran Richardson (M) Pool YKY Boston Rock FC £500,000
David Batty (M) Elland Road Big Boys Pool £625,000
Anthony Barness (D) Pool Elland Road Big Boys £500,000
James McEveley (D) Pool Trusted By Millions £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 16 December 2002, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Which Premiership striker’s full first name is Nigerian for “Glory to God”?
A clue – it’s a longer version of the first name he’s normally known as.
One guess per person to me by close of play on Saturday 14 December 2002.
The patriotic Union Jack wearers were Chesterfield. Well, that was a boring one. Correct answers from no-one, but a wild and incorrect guess from Peej (Darwen? Where the foosh is that?). So, a rollover for this week’s question - £200,000 up for grabs!
SHORTS
· The Big Man wins one and loses one in the recats this time around; defender Michael Gray is now a midfielder, and midfielder Stuart Parnaby is now a defender…
· Also recatted is Elland Road’s Chris Powell, from defence to midfield, and Luis Boa Morte (Yorks), from midfield to attack…
· Big apologies to Rich Smith – I transposed the score in his PCMTQF2ndR game against San Dimas in the last newsletter, so it read 3-1 to the High School! Whoops, still the report confirmed Kylie won, and I at least got the scorers right…
· Following the big showdown last weekend between the 2 teams with 100% records in November, i.e. Aardvark Abacus and Prettier Than You (and yes, Rich, I know you had 100% league record, but you drew a couple of times in the cup – picky ed), I’m able to announce that the November Manager of the Month goes to Aardvark Abacus. Ady trousers £250,000 for his efforts in November.
PAUL CARTMELL MEMORIAL TROPHY
Semi-Finals, W/E 30 November 2002
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1-2 Aardvark Abacus
Desailly (1) Gallas
Hasselbaink 27,029
Trusted By Millions 0-5 Kylie Bumcheeks
Howey 2
Shearer
Hyypia
Beattie 21,096
The Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final will therefore be between Aardvark Abacus and holders Kylie Bumcheeks, and will be played on W/E 28 December 2002, doubling up with League Week 16.
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 12, W/E 30 November 2002
Aardvark Abacus 2-1 Prettier Than You
Gallas (1) Bellamy
Hasselbaink 51,607
Claymore Athletic FC 3-1 Mega Buck Bandits
Kevin Campbell (1) Sheringham
Henry 2 38,946
Elland Road Big Boys 2-0 San Dimas High School
Cudicini
Le Saux 35,537
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1-2 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Desailly (1) Kewell
Berkovic 38,090
Real Muppets 0-5 Kylie Bumcheeks
Howey 2
Shearer
Hyypia
Beattie 34,860
Short Straw Rovers 2-0 Viola’s Pier
Gregan (1)
Brevett (OG) 28,844
22 Legged Groove Machine 2-0 Trusted By Millions
Melchiot
Jihai 44,250
York’s Returning Glory 1-0 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Hoult 29,505
Performance of the Week: 22 Legged Groove Machine
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 13, W/E 7 December 2002
Kylie Bumcheeks 7-3 Aardvark Abacus
Djetou (1) Hasselbaink
Beattie 2 Scholes
Shearer Robbie Keane
Short
Foe
Howey 67,650
Mega Buck Bandits 2-1 Short Straw Rovers
Finnan (2) Veron
Goater 31,132
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 1-1 Elland Road Big Boys
O’Shea Konchesky 35,958
Prettier Than You 3-1 Real Muppets
Aaron Hughes (1) Joe Cole
Melville
Naysmith 33,446
San Dimas High School 1-1 York’s Returning Glory
Ziege (1) Mills 26,694
Trusted By Millions 1-2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Okocha (1) Silvestre
Brown 36,511
Viola’s Pier 1-0 Claymore Athletic FC
Brevett (1) 28,283
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2-3 22 Legged Groove Machine
Rowett (1) Ehiogu
Nemeth Poyet
Jihai 39,396
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