BREAKING EVERY WINDOW, TAKING THINGS YOU WON’T KNOW
The January 2005 Transfer Window Auction and Social Evening will take place on Sunday February 6th, at our place at 8.00 p.m. prompt. Another chance to splash out your hard earned Fantasy cash on highly-paid and untried foreigners. Yes, I know it’s round our place again, and I appreciate some of you may be thinking I never go out my front door or something. But there’s a specific reason for this (and for holding it on a Sunday), that being that our techno genius Ryan can attend and can write a backup short-cut whilst he’s over, so I can regularly back up the important WSFFL documents. Don’t want to risk losing the squads and bank balances, now do we?
For those unable to attend (I know about Wattsy, obviously, but if anyone else can’t make it, please let me know), feel free to arrange a proxy bidder. I’m happy to do it if no-one else wants to. I’ll mail out a list of the players to go “under the hammer” as soon as the transfer window is closed at the end of January. Watch this space – again!
“LAZY BOY”, SHE SAYS, “GET A JOB, GET A LIFE”
A Recat Appeals meeting was held on Monday 17th January. Thanks again to Peej the recat guru, and the Executive Committee of Rich Timms, Ady and Paul Saleh. At this meeting, the following players were recategorised into more useful positions for their managers, and might now start earning their keep!
LUIS BOA MORTE (York’s Returning Glory); from Attack to Midfield (unanimous)
STEPHEN JORDAN (Final Fantasy XI); from Midfield to Defence (unanimous)
LUCAS NEILL (Dead Parrots); from Midfield to Defence (unanimous)
WAYNE ROUTLEDGE (Prettier Than You); from Attack to Midfield (unanimous)
JEROME THOMAS (22 Legged Grove Machine); from Attack to Midfield (3-0 with one abstention – Rich Timms did not vote as it was his player!)
YOU GOTTA RUN FOR AN HOUR AND YOU'RE STILL NOT DONE
This weekend’s results showed that the race for the title still has some serious mileage remaining in it. It was a very good weekend for Aardvark Abacus, who walloped brother Dave’s Mega Bucks 4-0 thanks to a double salvo from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Ady in the process also gaining serious momentum for his FA Cup
Quarter Final next weekend against the same opponent. However, the real icing on the cake for Ady was Boston Rock’s 2-0 defeat by the Dead Parrots. The “Sky Heroes” worst performance of the season came against their bogey side, as the “Wardrobe” collapsed in on Sheriff’s team, Papa Bouba Diop scoring the strike which propelled the Dead Parrots to a POTW £100,000 winning performance in inflicting only Boston Rock’s 2nd defeat of the season. Well done Dean (hrumph grumble bah)...
Further good news for Bevan Junior came in the guise of Fred West and Claymore Athletic FC, 3rd and 4th, both dropping points. Fred’s Moritz Volz scored an own-goal in his side’s 4-4 draw with San Dimas High School, Fred only managing to scrape a point in this game with a controversial penalty equaliser from El Hadji Diouf. Claymore Athletic FC once again fell foul of their bogey team Prettier Than You, who won 3-0 thanks to Keily, N’Gotty and Davenport goals. This means the top 2 are 11 points clear of the rest, and with only 11 games left to play it’s developing into a 2 horse race for the title now...
Prettier Than You’s almost POTW-winning performance meant they climbed off the bottom of the table, rising to 15th position but level on points with Mega Bucks. Sinking to the basement slot (as predicted by me last week) are Kylie Bumcheeks, who got thrashed 6-0 by Final Fantasy XI, to complete a real reversal in fortunes for Rich - Champions to bottom in barely 20 months! Nil Satis and Thommo’s Titans also won against higher-placed opponents, to continue inching away from danger.
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Matt Kilgannon (D) San Dimas High School Released £250K
Ricardo Vaz Te (A) Pool San Dimas High School £500K
Peter Clarke (D) Nil Satis Nisi Optimum Pool £250K
(since joined Blackpool therefore not available under cooling down rule)
Daniel Fox (D) Pool Nil Satis Nisi Optimum £500K
Danny Higginbotham (D) Pool Nil Satis Nisi Optimum £500K
Paul Robinson (D) Pool Nil Satis Nisi Optimum £500K
Paul Gallagher (A) Pool Prettier Than You £500K
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Which English league manager recently signed his namesake?
That’s “namesake”, not just “surnamesake”, OK, Redknapp watchers!
Answers to me by close of play Saturday 29 January 2005. First correct answer out of the metaphorical hat wins the dosh.
Clive advises me that it was former Hitchin Town boss Kerry Dixon who recently lost his job because he preferred to watch Chelsea, representing Chelsea TV, every week. Who wouldn’t, the way they’re currently playing?
Anyway, correct guesses from myself, The Big Man (flippin’ eck! Again?) and Deano. The hundred grand, I’m pleased to report, went to myself! Small consolation for this weekend’s loss, but Boston Rock are now £100,000 richer. Thanks to Clive-lad for setting the question.
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 19, W/E 15 January 2005
Aardvark Abacus 4-0 Mega Buck Bandits
Hreidarsson (3)
Hasselbaink 2
Scholes 38,137
Claymore Athletic FC 0-3 Prettier Than You
Keily
Davenport
N’Gotty 36,041
The Dead Parrots 2-0 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Diop (1)
Konchesky 42,267
Final Fantasy XI 6-0 Kylie Bumcheeks
Granville 2
Francis
Bergkamp
Johnathan Fortune
Campo 25,348
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 4-4 San Dimas High School
Robben (1) Holland
Drogba 2 Quendrue 2
Diouf Volz (OG) 67,859
Real Muppets 1-2 Thommo’s Titans
Ronaldo (1) Purse
Boyce 24,547
22 Legged Groove Machine 1-2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Saha (1) Higginbotham
Kevin Campbell 28,512
York’s Returning Glory 2-2 Trusted By Millions
Crouch (1) Barry
El Karkouri Andrew Cole 32,017
Performance of the Week: The Dead Parrots
WSFFL LEAGUE TABLE
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Season 2004/05
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As at 24 January 2005
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Team
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P
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W
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D
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L
|
F
|
A
|
Diff
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Pts
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1
|
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
|
19
|
17
|
0
|
2
|
65
|
17
|
48
|
51
| |
2
|
Aardvark Abacus
|
19
|
15
|
1
|
3
|
65
|
21
|
44
|
46
| |
3
|
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
|
19
|
11
|
2
|
6
|
44
|
31
|
13
|
35
| |
4
|
Claymore Athletic FC
|
19
|
10
|
3
|
6
|
53
|
37
|
16
|
33
| |
5
|
San Dimas High School
|
19
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
38
|
34
|
4
|
30
| |
6
|
The Dead Parrots
|
19
|
9
|
1
|
9
|
31
|
29
|
2
|
28
| |
7
|
Trusted By Millions
|
19
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
41
|
33
|
8
|
27
| |
8
|
Final Fantasy XI
|
19
|
8
|
2
|
9
|
34
|
37
|
-3
|
26
| |
9
|
22 Legged Groove Machine
|
19
|
8
|
2
|
9
|
33
|
42
|
-9
|
26
| |
10
|
York's Returning Glory
|
19
|
8
|
1
|
10
|
29
|
34
|
-5
|
25
| |
11
|
Real Muppets
|
19
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
19
|
38
|
-19
|
21
| |
12
|
Thommo's Titans
|
19
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
27
|
49
|
-22
|
21
| |
13
|
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
|
19
|
5
|
4
|
10
|
19
|
34
|
-15
|
19
| |
14
|
Mega Buck Bandits
|
19
|
4
|
5
|
10
|
14
|
29
|
-15
|
17
| |
15
|
Prettier Than You
|
19
|
5
|
2
|
12
|
22
|
41
|
-19
|
17
| |
16
|
Kylie Bumcheeks
|
19
|
4
|
3
|
12
|
20
|
48
|
-28
|
15
| |
TOTAL
|
304
|
133
|
38
|
133
|
554
|
554
|
0
|
437
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