YOU’D LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU WERE INVINCIBLE, YEAH, WELL WEREN’T WE ALL ONCE
Well, flippant remarks about a “near death experience” in the last newsletter really came back to haunt me, didn’t they? A recurrence of my pancreatitis left me under the knife and really, truly, at death’s door. That I made it back is a testament to the skill of the docs and nurses, my support network (Rachel especially, but also thanks to Dave and Ady throughout this time), and my own determination to get back and get the Fantasy League running again!
SIMPLE STUFF
I’m too tired to write up all the fixtures from all the weeks we’ve missed since the last newsletter, I’m sure you’ll understand. So I’m going to keep it simple and write a brief summary of the games.
In the league, the top 3 are only separated by 7 points, with Kylie Bumcheeks still leading the way. Their lead is now only 4 over Boston Rock, as the “Sky Heroes” inflicted only their second league defeat of the season in week 18. The Abacus sit 3 points further back, their winning run punctuated by losses against Real Muppets (week 16) and Boston Rock (week 14).
Up to 4th, after a 6 match unbeaten run, comes Claymore Athletic, who are 7 points off 3rd place. Prettier Than You are 5th, after their impressive recent run included a draw with Kylie and a win over Boston Rock (weeks 16 and 17).
Going in the wrong way are Trusted, who slipped from 4th to 7th but are again improving, and the Groove Machine, who plunged from 7th to 13th position with 5 defeats in 6 games. Right at rock bottom, San Dimas’ good recent form saw them pull away from the danger zone, and Viola’s Pier are therefore beached at the bottom, 9 points adrift of the rest.
In the Cup, we’re already down to the last 4, who are Claymore Athletic FC, Aardvark Abacus, Fred West Landscape Gardening XI and Trusted By Millions. Kylie Bumcheeks beat Boston Rock in the tie of the first round, but Trusted put in a POTW performance to knock out Kylie 3-0 in the quarter finals last weekend.
That’s your summary – all the results and a PCMT Final report are in this newsletter in sequential order. Enjoy!
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Darren Moore (D) YKY Boston Rock FC 22 Legged Groove Machine £500,000
Lee Hendrie (M) 22 Legged Groove Machine YKY Boston Rock FC £6,000,000
Gerard Wiekens (D) Kylie Bumcheeks Pool £250,000
Ed De Goey (G) Pool Kylie Bumcheeks £500,000
Peter Schmeichel (G) Viola’s Pier Kylie Bumcheeks £1,500,000
Ed De Goey (G) Kylie Bumcheeks Viola’s Pier £1,500,000
James Milner (M) Pool Trusted By Millions £500,000
Bosko Balaban (A) Trusted By Millions Pool £250,000
Sean Thornton (M) Pool Claymore Athletic FC £500,000
Graham Stuart (M) Claymore Athletic FC Pool £1,100,000
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 3 February 2003, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Which reknowned Italian International recently took a 90% pay cut in order to help his club out of their current financial situation?
One guess per person to me via (01793) 527783 or swindonsheriff@aol.com, by close of play on Saturday 1 February 2003.
Newcastle United, England U-21 and Prettier Than You striker Shola Ameobi’s full first name Foluwashola is Nigerian for “Glory to God”. Despite the exotic name and being born in Nigeria, he was brought up within a stone’s throw of St. James Park and as such considers himself a true Geordie. Well, why aye, man Shola!
Correct answers from Rachel (who should know). Wrong ‘uns from Clive (Joseph-Desire Job) andDave Bevan (Nwankwo Kanu!). So the rollover £200,000 goes to Prettier Than You.
SHORTS
· Apologies to York’s Returning Glory – in the last Newsletter’s League Table, I credited them with 2 more draws (and points) than they actually have. Don’t really know what happened there, but it’s correct now. Sorry Julian!…
· Loads of recats; Boston Rock’s Harry Kewell and Jo Tessem (Pool) are now forwards; 22LGM’s Sun Jihai and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, PTY’s Gary Naysmith, and Trusted’s Jason Euell are now midfielders; and Claymore’s Olivier Bernard and David Unsworth are now defenders…
· One recat which falls under the recat “cooling down” rule; Southampton’s Paul Telfer, currently in the pool, is now a defender. Any bids for him can be made until 8 p.m. on Monday 3 February, otherwise he’s up for grabs…
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 14, W/E 14 December 2002
Aardvark Abacus 0-1 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
(1) Lucic 67,555
Claymore Athletic FC 3-2 San Dimas High School
Weir Terry
Carsley Ziege
Rooney 36,578
Elland Road Big Boys 1-2 Mega Buck Bandits
Fowler Geremi
Phil Neville 37,118
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1-2 Prettier Than You
Brown (1) Bellamy
Vassell 36,076
Real Muppets 2-0 Trusted By Millions
Neville
Woodgate 32,061
Short Straw Rovers 2-0 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Veron (1)
Hitzlsperger 26,434
22 Legged Groove Machine 2-2 Kylie Bumcheeks
Jensen (1) Foe 2
Solskjaer 40,391
York’s Returning Glory 2-0 Viola’s Pier
Mills 2 29,160
Performance of the Week: Real Muppets
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 15, W/E 21 December 2002
Kylie Bumcheeks 2-1 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Ian Pearce (2) Babayaro
Howey 51,576
Mega Buck Bandits 3-0 York’s Returning Glory
Stubbs (1)
Henchoz
Fernandes 36,687
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 1-1 Claymore Athletic FC
Pires (2) Koumas 34,892
Prettier Than You 3-2 22 Legged Groove Machine
Naysmith (1) Jensen
Davies Poyet
Bellamy 38,284
San Dimas High School 2-0 Short Straw Rovers
Benarbia (1)
Ricketts 30,475
Trusted By Millions 0-4 Aardvark Abacus
(2) Sol Campbell 2
Riise
Solano 44,025
Viola’s Pier 0-2 Elland Road Big Boys
(1) Le Saux
Neill 34,563
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2-1 Real Muppets
Lampard Ashley Cole
Kewell 38,003
Performance of the Week: Aardvark Abacus
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 16, W/E 28 December 2002
Aardvark Abacus 2-3 Real Muppets
Anelka Woodgate 2
Dabizas (OG) Flo 40,143
Claymore Athletic FC 2-0 Short Straw Rovers
Mellberg (1)
Henry 33,637
Elland Road Big Boys 2-1 York’s Returning Glory
Murphy (2) Speed
Duff 38,074
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2-1 22 Legged Groove Machine
Silvestre (1) Lisbie
Brown 31,423
Mega Buck Bandits 1-0 Viola’s Pier
Stubbs (1) 39,480
Prettier Than You 2-2 Kylie Bumcheeks
Naysmith (1) Shearer
Johnsen Beattie 67,640
San Dimas High School 0-0 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
(4) 26,196
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 4-1 Trusted By Millions
Taylor (OG) (1) Cole
Rowett
Lucic
Defoe 52,145
Performance of the Week: Real Muppets
The PAUL CARTMELL MEMORIAL TROPHY 2001/02; FINAL
W/E of 28 December 2002
Kylie Bumcheeks 3
Shearer, 58 mins, Beattie, 73 mins, Howey, 90 mins
Vs
Aardvark Abacus 1
Anelka, 84mins
At the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Attendance 78,592
Kylie Bumcheeks Team:
Ed De Goey
Andy Griffin, Sami Hyypia, Craig Short, Steve Howey
Marc-Vivien Foe, Robbie Mustoe, Martin Djetou, Matthew Oakley
Alan Shearer, James Beattie
Subs: Carlo Nash, Ian Pearce, Robbie Savage, Darren Huckerby
Aardvark Abacus Team:
Kasey Keller
Sol Campbell, Bisan Lauren, William Gallas, John Aarne Riise
Paul Scholes, Vladimir Smicer, Nolberto Solano, Henrik Pedersen
Eidur Gudjonsson, Carl Cort
Subs: Chris Kirkland, Michael Svensson, Sylvain Legwinski, Nicolas Anelka
Congratulations to Kylie Bumcheeks, who won the 2002 Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final, thus retaining the trophy for the second successive year. Rich Smith’s team did it the hard way, though, by beating a tough and resilient Aardvark Abacus side in a tense and thrilling final.
The first half was the tense affair, with both sides adopting a cagey approach to their opponents. Carl Cort was substituted early on after a recurrence of his knee injury, and his sub Nicolas Anelka came closest in the first half, firing just wide after good flank work from Solano.
Kylie burst into life as an attacking force in the second half, however, after obviously getting a rocket from manager Rich Smith at half time. After sustained pressure, Shearer finally broke the deadlock on 58 minutes, with a trademark header from a Griffin cross. The other half of the league’s hottest strike force, James Beattie, extended the lead on 73 with a sweet volley. This brought Aardvark back to life, and they set up a grandstand finish when Anelka netted with a cool finish, with 6 minutes left on the clock. However, Steve Howey headed home in the last minute to ensure the cup went to Kylie!
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 17, New Year’s Day 1 January 2003
Claymore Athletic FC 2-0 Elland Road Big Boys
Mellberg (1)
Bridge 52,147
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1-4 Aardvark Abacus
Van Bronckhorst (1) Michael Svensson
Scholes
Anelka
Desailly (OG) 40,034
Mega Buck Bandits 0-2 San Dimas High School
Postma
Samuel 38,096
Short Straw Rovers 0-4 York’s Returning Glory
(1) Radzinski
Veron (OG)
Mills
Todd 31,838
Trusted By Millions 1-2 Kylie Bumcheeks
Taylor (1) Foe
Beattie 40,163
22 Legged Groove Machine 0-4 Real Muppets
Woodgate
Robert
Dublin
Viduka 31,890
Viola’s Pier 1-1 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Stanic Petit 23,413
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 0-1 Prettier Than You
(1) Vassell 67,609
Performance of the Week: San Dimas High School
WSFFL RESULTS
FA Cup First Round, W/E 5 January 2003
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2-3 Kylie Bumcheeks
Defoe 2 (1) Kelly
Shearer
Beattie 67,222
Prettier Than You 0-1 Elland Road Big Boys
Murphy 29,796
San Dimas High School 2-2 Real Muppets
Bergkamp (1) Joe Cole
Ricketts Viduka 25,589
Trusted By Millions 4-0 22 Legged Groove Machine
Matteo (1)
Euell
Angel
Phillips 28,586
Aardvark Abacus 5-0 Mega Buck Bandits
Upson (1)
Gallas
Michael Svensson 2
Scholes 35,432
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 2-2 Viola’s Pier
Johansson 2 (1) Stanic
Goldbaek 27,316
York’s Returning Glory 0-0 Claymore Athletic FC
(1) 29,612
Short Straw Rovers 0-4 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
(2) Van Nistelrooy 2
Jansen 2 25,868
Performance of the Week: Aardvark Abacus
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 18, W/E 11 January 2003
Aardvark Abacus 4-3 22 Legged Groove Machine
Sol Campbell Poyet
Gallas Solskjaer
Hasselbaink Whelan
Scholes 37,284
Elland Road Big Boys 4-0 Short Straw Rovers
Le Saux
Neill
Charlton
Barness 35,048
Kylie Bumcheeks 2-3 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Beattie 2 Goma
Kewell
Defoe 43,210
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 0-1 Mega Buck Bandits
(1) Goater 34,884
Prettier Than You 1-4 Trusted By Millions
Bellamy Craddock
Euell
Owen
Taylor 36,529
Real Muppets 3-2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Ashley Cole Van Nistelrooy
Joe Cole Maccarone
Dublin 29,505
San Dimas High School 2-0 Viola’s Pier
Campo (2)
Jenas 27,443
York’s Returning Glory 2-4 Claymore Athletic FC
Radzinski (1) Henry 2
Babb Steve Watson
Koumas 36,070
Performance of the Week: You Know Your Boston Rock FC
WSFFL RESULTS
FA Cup First Round Replays, W/E 11 January 2003
San Dimas High School 3-2 Real Muppets
Terry (1) Joe Cole
Campo Dublin
Jenas 25,156
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 0-1 Viola’s Pier
(1) Brevett 25,000
York’s Returning Glory 2-4 Claymore Athletic FC
Radzinski (1) Henry 2
Babb Steve Watson
Koumas 27,129
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 19, W/E 18 January 2003
Claymore Athletic FC 3-0 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Henry 3 (1) 38,576
Elland Road Big Boys 1-3 Aardvark Abacus
Duff Keller
Riise
Scholes 39,708
Kylie Bumcheeks 4-0 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Taricco
Kelly
Shearer
Hyypia 52,152
Prettier Than You 2-0 San Dimas High School
Hughes
Bellamy 38,053
Short Straw Rovers 1-0 22 Legged Groove Machine
Heskey (1) 26,057
Trusted By Millions 1-0 Viola’s Pier
Sean Davis (1) 32,104
York’s Returning Glory 1-1 Real Muppets
Young (1) Forlan 37,409
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2-1 Mega Buck Bandits
Lucic (2) Sheringham
Defoe 67,606
Performance of the Week: Short Straw Rovers
WSFFL RESULTS
FA Cup Quarter Finals, W/E 25 January 2003
San Dimas High School 1-3 Claymore Athletic FC
Bergkamp Malbranque 3 26,054
Aardvark Abacus 5-0 Viola’s Pier
Kirkland
Sol Campbell
Yorke
Lauren
Gallas 35,108
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 4-3 Elland Road Big Boys
Giggs 2 (1) Carlton Cole
Van Nistelrooy 2 Le Saux
Tuore 28,164
Trusted By Millions 3-0 Kylie Bumcheeks
Andrew Cole (1)
Phillips 67,181
Performance of the Week: Trusted By Millions
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