THE GAP UNFILLED, HE MAKES THE KILL, THREE NIL
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum forge a 3 point gap at the top of the table after this weekend’s games, thanks to another win. This time good Fortune smiled on them, with Jonathan Fortune bagging a brace in their 2-1 win at Mega Bucks, to leave Paul’s squad as the only team with a 100% record this season. The previous other 100%ers both lost this weekend, Elland Road 2-1 at the hands of Short Straw, and Kylie Bumcheeks 2-1 to Boston Rock, a late Shearer goal proving too little too late.
So my POTW decision was pretty hard this week, as both my own team and Short Straw beat teams with previous 100% records and propelled themselves into early contention in he process. However, I decided that my dealing with certain managers’ fevered egos and short-sighted self-interest was sufficient reward in itself, so I’ve given the hundred grand to Short Straw. Well done Andrew.
Elsewhere the first hat-trick of the season wasn’t enough for Aardvark to beat the Groovers in the Rosebery Bowl derby; York’s Returning Glory get off the mark with an impressive 2-1 win at the mighty Claymore; and Viola’s and Prettier Than You both lost to leave themselves still pointless. It’s early days yet, though.
“HAVE AN AWAYDAY, A CHEAP HOLIDAY, DO IT TODAY”
A bizarre story from our Antipodean correspondent. I don’t know where he gets them!
"VEGARD HEGGEM took part in one of Norway's biggest fantasy football competitions - and won a trip to England to see Liverpool play! The Anfield star now plans to donate the prize to cancer victims so they can enjoy a Premiership match.
Heggem entered the competition in Dagbladet - Norway's second biggest newspaper. It involves picking teams of Premiership players. He said: "I didn't spend ages on this fun fantasy game. It was only about an hour a week. Obviously my prize was no use to me, so I have decided to give it away."
Heggem is also entering the competition this year. He quipped: "One player I won't be picking in my team is myself. My price has gone down over the last couple of years so I wouldn't score many points."
TRANSFER NEWS
Big money lashed out this week…
Player From To Fee
Chris Armstrong (A) Free Mega Buck Bandits £500,000
Jesper Blomqvist (M) Free Trusted By Millions £500,000
Ronnie Johnsen (D) Free Prettier Than You £500,000
Robbie Mustoe (M) Free Kylie Bumcheeks £500,000
Marcus Stewart (A) Ipswich Town Short Straw Rovers £4,100,000
(Above players all returned to respective teams under the “Summer Dump” process)
Danny Higginbotham (D) Prettier Than You Released (prev. retained) £250,000
Jari Litmanen (A) Mega Buck Bandits Ajax Amsterdam £0
Antti Niemi (G) Pool Mega Buck Bandits £500,000
Neil Moss (G) Mega Buck Bandits Pool £250,000
Fabien Carini (G) 22 Legged Groove Machine Released (never signed) £5,500,000
Mart Poom (G) 22 Legged Groove Machine Released (prev. retained) £675,000
Delroy Facey (A) 22 Legged Groove Machine Pool £1,000,000
Lie Wei Fing (D) 22 Legged Groove Machine Pool £250,000
Igor Balis (D) Pool 22 Legged Groove Machine £500,000
Matt Etherington (M) Pool 22 Legged Groove Machine £500,000
Tim Sherwood (M) Trusted By Millions Pool £500,000
Paul Devlin (M) Pool Prettier Than You £500,000
Tahar El Khalej (D) Prettier Than You Pool £200,000
David Thompson (M) Coventry City 22 Legged Groove Machine £3,800,000
Lee Hughes (A) Coventry City Real Muppets £3,100,000
Tore Andre Flo (A) Glasgow Rangers Real Muppets £12,200,000
Jason Koumas (M) Coventry City Claymore Athletic FC £3,700,000
Fredi Bobic (A) Real Muppets Released (prev. retained) £250,000
Nicolas Medina (M) Real Muppets Pool £550,000
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 9 September 2002, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Which famous footballing siblings grew up in Beatrice Terrace?
This is one of mine, so one guess per person to me by close of play on Saturday 14 September 2002.
The first ever goalscorer in the NSL (National Soccer League) of Australia, was John Kosmina, playing for Adelaide Sharks v Canberra on 2/4/1977. The final score was 3-1 to Adelaide, and John went onto sign for Arsenal, with a glamorous career of 1 app off the bench & 1 full appearance in Europe in the 78/79 season for the mighty Arse.
No-one got it, unsurprisingly, although both MC and I incorrectly guessed Craig Johnston. So there’s another rollover! £300,000 up for grabs this week.
By the way, the Niall Quinn Aussie Rules story, held over from last week, is this; back around 1980, Quinny played for a Gaelic Football team in Dublin, who were invited to Australia to train with the newly formed Sydney Swans. It was here that Niall & one of his good friends Jim Stynes were asked if they were interested in a career in Aussie Rules, obviously Niall said no, but Stynes did. This story came to prominence in Australia just before Niall had his testimonial & one the papers here did a piece on him & interviewed Stynes as well, hence Dean picking up on it. Dean adds that Niall would make a great ruckman, whatever that is!
WSFFL RESULTS
Week 2, W/E 31 August 2002
Claymore Athletic FC 1-2 York’s Returning Glory
Unsworth Young
Speed 28,270
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1-1 Real Muppets
Giggs (1) Hamann 34,835
Mega Buck Bandits 1-2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Sheringham Jonathan Fortune 2 40,037
Short Straw Rovers 2-1 Elland Road Big Boys
Bergsson Tuore
Grainger 43,241
Trusted By Millions 1-0 Prettier Than You
Owen (2) 35,573
22 Legged Groove Machine 3-3 Aardvark Abacus
Melchiot Anelka 3
Ehiogu
Claus Jensen 32,424
Viola’s Pier 1-3 San Dimas High School
Les Ferdinand Clement
Ricketts
Queudrue 27,164
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2-1 Kylie Bumcheeks
Bunjevcevic Shearer
Bowyer 47,586
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