I SAW MY BABY WEARING SANTA’S BEARD
Yup, the festive season fast approaches, the time for good cheer and stale beer. Not that there’s much time to relax over Chrimbo, so far as Fantasy Footy goes – the games keep coming thick and fast, although it’s not quite at the breakneck pace of the Premiership. Here’s how the WSFFL Christmas fixtures stack up;
- Boxing Day Sunday 26 December (full Prem fixtures) = WSFFL League Weekend 16, full Fantasy League Fixtures
- Tuesday 28 (9 Prem games) and Wednesday 29 (1 Prem game) December = Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final only, between You Know Your Boston Rock FC and San Dimas High School; free date for Fantasy League
- New Year’s Day 1 January 2005 (full Prem fixtures) = WSFFL League Weekend 17, full Fantasy League fixtures, plus PCMT Final Replay if required (ha!)
- Monday 3/ Tues 4/ Weds 5 January 2005 = No Fantasy League fixtures, unless it’s a PCMT Final Second Replay…
- Saturday 8 January 2005 = FA Cup 3rd Round, therefore WSFFL FA Cup First Round!!
So, thick and fast, but I hope you find time to enjoy the turkey sarnies and plum duff. And though it’s been said many times, many ways, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish the WSFFL management collective a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oh yeh, and a special Xmas message for my PCMT Final opponent Peej – the “X” in Xmas is a substitute crucifix for your team’s chances in the final, matey!
BETWEEN A FATHER AND A SON
Talking of the FA Cup First Round, it came out of the fabled yellow bag as follows;
San Dimas High School v York’s Returning Glory
Thommo’s Titans v The Dead Parrots
22 Legged Groove Machine v Prettier Than You
Final Fantasy XI v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Real Muppets v You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Claymore Athletic FC
Trusted By Millions v Aardvark Abacus
Kylie Bumcheeks v Mega Buck Bandits
Rachel made the draw, and immediately went “oh, man” in despair when she drew herself against the Groove Machine! However she then went on to make a couple of ties both deserving of “Tie of the Round” status, namely the pairing of Aardvark Abacus and Trusted By Millions, a repeat of the final of the last 2 years (no three in a row this time, boys); and the tie between “His Nibs” team Fred West Landscape Gardening XI and his “old man” Clive’s squad Claymore Athletic FC. These ties will, as previously stated, be played over the weekend of 8 January 2005. Bring it on!!
HALF A CHANCE OF GETTING HALFWAY BACK
Halfway through the season, and it’s interesting to note that if they continue their form of the first half of the season, all of the top 4 teams will better Claymore Athletic FC’s Championship-winning points haul of 59 points from last season. And although that seems unlikely, they’re all in free-scoring form right now.
Aardvark Abacus and Claymore Athletic FC both scored 6 in the last couple of weeks, and this week both the Abacus and You Know Your Boston Rock FC bettered that haul. Aardvark Abacus derailed York’s recent run of form, smashing them 7-1, featuring doubles from Sol Campbell and Paul Scholes. However leaders Boston Rock FC went one better, hammering Thommo’s Titans 8-1, with a Jermain Defoe hat-trick the cream of the “Sky Heroes”’ crop.
Fred West couldn’t match the top two’s goal gluttony, but nevertheless went 3rd with a 2-1 win over Final Fantasy, Drogba and Robben getting the goals for Fred. They rise above Cup opponents Claymore, who were held to a 2-2 draw by the Groove Machine, Jerome Thomas getting a late equaliser for the Groovers.
At the bottom, Prettier Than You lost 2-0 to previous basement boys Nil Satis, Hibbert and O’Shea scoring for Paul’s team. By virtue of this and Mega Bucks’ impressive 1-0 win over Trusted By Millions, Rachel is dumped to bottom slot for Chrimbo. And what about that Mega Bucks team? Back to miserly ways this week after last week’s relative goal rush, they scrape a 1-0 win over Trusted with a Titus Bramble own goal, but still manage to win the POTW £100,000! Well done Dave!
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Tal Ben Haim (D) 48 hour rule (sole bid) Trusted By Millions £500K
Michael Gray (D) Trusted By Millions Pool £1.75m
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 25 December 2004, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available. All bids to me please.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
A traditional fun one for Christmas, regarding nicknames. Who are;
a) the Rock,
b) the Wall,
c) Cookie, and
d) the Wardrobe?
I’m looking for Premiership players, past and present, so no smartass answers of “Dwayne Johnson” for part a) please!!
Answers to me by close of play Saturday 25 December 2004. First correct answer out of the metaphorical hat wins the dosh.
Servette midfielder Paulo Diogo had his left ring finger amputated, after catching it on a perimeter fence during his side’s recent 4-1 win at Schafthausen. He jumped up on the fence in celebration after setting up his team’s third goal, failing to notice that his wedding ring was caught in the metal barrier and severing the top two joints of the finger as he jumped back down. Doctors at a Zurich hospital were unable to re-attach the finger joints and advised the amputation of the remaining stump.
To cap it all, he was shown a yellow card for excessive celebrating!
There were 5 correct answers, from Peej, Rich Timms, Clive, Ryan and Beef. Irregular guesser the Big Man was first out of the hat, so the 22 Legged Groove Machine win the £100,000 cash.
A wrong ‘un from Rachel, who went for his earring. N’uh huh.
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 15, W/E 18 December 2004
Aardvark Abacus 7-1 York’s Returning Glory
Scholes 2 (1) Morrison
Hasselbaink
Upson
Gallas
Sol Campbell 2 43,856
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2-1 Final Fantasy XI
Robben Granville
Drogba 67,814
Mega Buck Bandits 1-0 Trusted By Millions
Bramble (OG) (1) 27,274
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 2-0 Prettier Than You
O’Shea (1)
Hibbert 26,108
Real Muppets 2-1 The Dead Parrots
Kolkka (2) Duff
Matteo 36,054
San Dimas High School 3-2 Kylie Bumcheeks
Kanoute (1) Savage
Distin Barton
Terry 42,071
Thommo’s Titans 1-8 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Kiraly Lampard
Defoe 3
Smith
McMahon
Boyce (OG)
Ferreira 28,880
22 Legged Groove Machine 2-2 Claymore Athletic FC
Anderton (2) Weir
Thomas Clichy 31,338
Performance of the Week: Mega Buck Bandits
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