FRIDAY FALLS, BRUISED AT THE KNEES AS SHE HANGS ON TO ME
Another newsletter, another Parachute Men lyric…anyway, enough dewy-eyed nostalgia. Just thought I’d bring to your attention that the first game counting towards this weekend’s Fantasy League fixtures (Week 28) takes place on Friday night, 16th April, when Arsenal entertain Leeds United. Home banker? Don’t be so sure…
So, as per last week with the Newcastle-Arsenal fixture, you do not have to report in your full team line-up before the start of this game. You do, however, have to report to me any team changes affecting your players who are playing in this game (including players who you don’t want to play), before this game starts. You can report in the rest of your team on Saturday as usual. But don’t forget there’s an early Saturday game as well – Portsmouth vs. Man United at noon, I believe!
Aah, remember the days when all the games kicked off at 3 p.m. on Saturdays? Like big Wagon Wheels, Pacers and white dogshit, they’re gone forever…
WE’LL SORT IT OUT, FIND A BETTER WAY
Claymore Athletic FC sorted out their recent hiccups in form this weekend and got back on track for the title, beating Mega Bucks 4-2 with a brace from seldom-used record signing Hernan Crespo. They remain 4 points clear at the top with three to go, and, like Arsenal, have only themselves to blame now if they don’t finish the job…
Aardvark Abacus and Trusted By Millions, like Chelsea and Manchester United, kept the leaders honest this weekend with good wins. Aardvark also bagged 4, against bottom club Prettier Than You, ensuring no slip-ups a la Claymore against a team battling it out at the bottom. Trusted By Millions ended the Groove Machine’s chances of winning the title, all but mathematically, with a hard-fought 2-1 win over The Big Man, James Milner getting Beef’s late winner. Beef therefore goes up to 3rd, one point behind the Abacus, while Rich slips to 4th place and has my good self breathing down his neck, figuratively speaking of course, after Boston Rock beat Fred West 2-1, the recalled Lee Hendrie scoring the winner for “The Sky Heroes”!
At the bottom, York’s Returning Glory win the big dogfight, 2-0 against Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, to move seven points clear of bottom place, which appears now to be between Rachel and Paul Saleh. And may the best man, or woman, win! As for the POTW £100,000 – I gave that to Real Muppets for their 2-1 win over Kylie Bumcheeks, last week’s Claymore conquerors, so well done Ryan.
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Yoann Folly (M) Pool 22 Legged Groove Machine £500k
Paul Ince (M) 22 Legged Groove Machine Pool £250k
Anthony Barness (D) Pool YKY Boston Rock FC £500k
Petri Pasanen (D) YKY Boston Rock FC Pool £250k
Don’t forget that the players highlighted are now subject to the pool “cooling off” period. Any managers interested in buying them can bid until close of play Saturday 17 April 2004, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available. All bids to me please.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Nice easy one for you, as I’m feeling a post-Easter benevolence.
Why is David Beckham’s shirt number at Real Madrid number 23?
Guesses by close of play on Saturday 17 April 2004. First correct one out of the hat after that date gets the dosh.
James Beattie and Champion’s League Quarter Final goalscorer Wayne Bridge’s secret hobby is none other than Scalextric! Bridge recently bought his own set and Beattie’s fiancée bought him a set for Christmas. Both are very defensive about their hobby, Beattie being quoted as saying “if [‘er indoors] does have anything to say about it then, well, she’s gonna have to be told”!
I got correct guesses from Clive and Dave. Mega Buck Bandits won the coin toss and the £100,000, so well done to Dave and commiserations to Clive-lad. Never mind, Clive, you turned MC over when it mattered this weekend…
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 27, Easter Weekend 11-13 April 2004
Kylie Bumcheeks 1-2 Real Muppets
Beattie Ashley Cole
Woodgate 39,835
Mega Buck Bandits 2-4 Claymore Athletic FC
Pedersen Crespo 2
Stead Bernard
Rooney 40,003
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 0-2 York’s Returning Glory
(1) O’Brien
Young 28,695
Prettier Than You 1-4 Aardvark Abacus
Vassell (1) Juninho
Anelka
Sol Campbell
Gallas 30,768
San Dimas High School 2-1 Elland Road Big Boys
Stefanovic (1) Kevin Davies
Yakubu 41,112
Thommo’s Titans 0-3 Final Fantasy XI
Hitzlsperger
Bartlett
Jonathan Fortune 35,282
Trusted By Millions 2-1 22 Legged Groove Machine
Primus Nemeth
Milner 67,749
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2-1 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Defoe (1) Silvestre
Hendrie 52,141
Performance of the Week: Real Muppets
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