C’MON, C’MON, CAN’T YOU SEE SOMETHING’S GOING ON
The January 2006 Transfer Window Auction and Social Evening will take place on Monday February 6th, at our place and will start at 8.00 p.m. prompt. The Transfer Window Auction is now an established part of the WSFFL Calendar, so much so that I’ve been surprised that I’ve already received a few queries as to whether the new players will be available under the 48 hour rule, or be auctioned off together. The latter is true!
As before, I’ll e-mail out a list of players to go “under the hammer”, once the transfer window is closed at the end of January. This will give you all time to plan your bids, and for any managers who are unable to attend (Mr. Watts, of course, but if anyone else can’t make it, please let me know) to arrange proxy bidders. I’ll also advise you all of your up to date bank balances just before the auction, so you know how much you can go up to for that new Man United defender. We’ll have another quiz as well, to win back some of your outlay (or not, if you’re Thommo). See you all then!
MAYBE IT’S THAT NOTHING IS NEW
A fairly uninspiring WSFFL FA Cup 1st Round draw produced a fairly predictable set of results, I’m afraid. Most games went the way of the form teams, with the big boys easing through to the next round. One only hopes that the Quarter Finals, which will be drawn tomorrow during the recat appeals meeting, will produce some livelier contests. I’ll let you all know the draw when it’s done.
Anyway, back to the First Round. League leaders You Know Your Boston Rock FC left goalscorer Darren Bent on the bench, but still managed a straightforward 4-1 victory over Final Fantasy XI, Robert Pires ending his recent barren spell with a double, and Carlton Cole scoring his first of the season for “The Sky Heroes”. Trusted By Millions also eased through, with Le Tallec, Barry and Gerrard on target in their 3-1 win over Mega Bucks. Aardvark Abacus navigated a tricky tie against York’s Returning Glory, sub Xabi Alonso bagging a stunning brace in their 3-2 win. And Fred West came from behind late on to secure a 3-2 win over San Dimas, with late Brown and Silvestre goals.
Joining them in the Quarter Finals are Nil Satis, 2-1 winners over a stumbling Eleven Imaginary Boys, and the Dead Parrots, who heaped further strife on Clive’s season with a 4-3 win, Robbie Fowler scoring a hat-trick for the Parrots. The only tied game was Real Muppets and Thommo’s Titans, who replay next weekend after a 1-1 draw.
So, POTW went to Prettier Than You, who ended their recent 3 game losing streak with a stunning 4-1 win over the Groove Machine, with both Bellamy and Rommedahl getting 2 for Rachel’s team. For the emphatic nature of this win, Rachel wins the POTW half a million. Well done girl!
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Njazi Kuqi (A) Thommo’s Titans Pool £250K
Neil Collins (D) Thommo’s Titans Pool £250K
Anthony McMahon (D) Trusted By Millions Pool £250K
Sergio Peter (M) Pool Trusted By Millions £500K
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 14 January 2006, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available. All bids to me please.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Aston Villa’s last Premiership win over Manchester United, a 3-1 win at Villa Park on 19 August 1995, prompted which famous (and wildly inaccurate) pundit’s quote?
Quote and pundit, please, for the cash.
Answers to me by close of play Saturday 14 January 2006 As usual, first correct one out of the metaphorical hat gets the dosh.
The naughty Premiership club with the offensive 2006 Annual was West Ham United, who had to recall 2,500 Annuals and withdraw it from sale at the club shop, following complaints from parents about a page of barely-disguised offensive chants. One example was this one, to be sung to the tune of “My Old Man’s A Dustman”:
“Oh, Mr. Sergei Rebrov, we got him on a free, before he played for Tottenham he was better than Henry, his last club was a shambles, they treated him like s***e, but now he plays for West Ham, he’s f****** dynamite!”
Offensive, I’m sure you’ll all agree, particularly Julian, who used to own Rebrov – Rebrov was never f****** dynamite!!
No correct replies, so there’s a rollover next week! Wrong ‘uns from Ryan (Arsenal), Dave (Sunderland) and Ceri (Birmingham), but I think they were all wild stabs in the dark.
WSFFL RESULTS;
WSFFL FA Cup First Round, 7 January 2006
The Dead Parrots 4-3 Claymore Athletic FC
Fowler 3 (1) Holland
Mendieta Borgetti
Mellberg 19,844
Final Fantasy XI 1-4 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Connolly (1) Pires 2
Carlton Cole
Jenas 27,779
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 2-1 Eleven Imaginary Boys
Priske Shearer
O’Shea 41,459
Real Muppets 1-1 Thommo’s Titans
Whitehead Howard 23,968
San Dimas High School 2-3 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Mullins (2) John
Vaz Te Wes Brown
Silvestre 36,552
Trusted By Millions 3-1 Mega Buck Bandits
Gerrard (2) Stalteri
Barry
Le Tallec 41,650
22 Legged Groove Machine 1-4 Prettier Than You
Giannakopoulos (3) Rommedahl 2
Bellamy 2 19,197
York’s Returning Glory 2-3 Aardvark Abacus
Todd 2 (1) Gudjohnsen
Alonso 2 19,323
Performance of the Week: Prettier Than You
THE WSFFL LEAGUE TABLE, Season 2005/06
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As at 4 January 2006
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Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Diff
|
Pts
| ||
1
|
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
|
15
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
44
|
14
|
30
|
34
| |
2
|
Trusted By Millions
|
15
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
39
|
18
|
21
|
34
| |
3
|
Aardvark Abacus
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
41
|
21
|
20
|
27
| |
4
|
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
39
|
25
|
14
|
27
| |
5
|
Real Muppets
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
28
|
23
|
5
|
23
| |
6
|
Eleven Imaginary Boys
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
20
|
24
|
-4
|
23
| |
7
|
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
23
|
28
|
-5
|
23
| |
8
|
San Dimas High School
|
15
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
27
|
24
|
3
|
21
| |
9
|
The Dead Parrots
|
15
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
26
|
21
|
5
|
20
| |
10
|
Final Fantasy XI
|
15
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
24
|
24
|
0
|
19
| |
11
|
Claymore Athletic FC
|
15
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
21
|
21
|
0
|
19
| |
12
|
Mega Buck Bandits
|
15
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
18
|
25
|
-7
|
19
| |
13
|
Prettier Than You
|
15
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
29
|
-18
|
13
| |
14
|
Thommo's Titans
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
29
|
-19
|
13
| |
15
|
22 Legged Groove Machine
|
15
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
14
|
41
|
-27
|
12
| |
16
|
York's Returning Glory
|
15
|
1
|
4
|
10
|
14
|
32
|
-18
|
7
| |
TOTAL
|
240
|
94
|
52
|
94
|
399
|
399
|
0
|
334
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