TODAY WE’LL PACK UP AND GO, TO CALIFORNIA
Okay, if you didn’t already know, here’s a reminder – WSFFL Fantasy League is taking a couple of weeks off, as Rachel and I are getting married on Saturday, and then hopping off to California for our honeymoon. This means that there are NO WSFFL fixtures this coming weekend, w/e Saturday 1 October, or on the following weekend, w/c Saturday 8 October, as this is an International Week so the Premiership itself is on vacation. Or perhaps they postponed that weekend in honour of our honeymoon…!
Either way, the next WSFFL fixture (League Week 5) will be on w/e Saturday 15 October. We’ll be winging our way home that weekend, so I’ll get the newsletter done on my return. Apologies in advance for the jet-lag affected spelling mistakes!
YOU’RE TALL JUST LIKE A GIRAFFE, YOU HAVE TO CLIMB TO FIND ITS HEAD
Thommo’s Titans lived up to their name this weekend, with a titanic victory over previous leaders Trusted By Millions, to end the last remaining 100% record. A doughty defensive performance from the Titans meant a Stephane Henchoz goal was enough to give them both the win and the POTW half a million. Well done Pete!
So, the Dead Parrots are now walking tall at the top, following a 3-1 victory over a sluggish Aardvark Abacus with a Danny Murphy double, to maintain their unbeaten start. Back up to second go You Know Your Boston Rock FC; having taken 2 attempts to dispose of Mega Buck Bandits in the Cup, they made no such mistake in the league, with an emphatic 5-0 win featuring a Frank Lampard double. Third are Fred West Landscape Gardening, who bagged an impressive 3-1 victory over champions Claymore Athletic. 4th are Trusted, and 5th are the only other unbeaten team in the league, Eleven Imaginary Boys, who drew 0-0 with Nil Satis.
At the bottom, York’s Returning Glory got their first point of the season, drawing 1-1 with Real Muppets, Tommy Miller’s strike equalising a Djibril Cisse goal for the Muppets, the Lord of Frodsham Manor having netted from the penalty spot. This meant the 22 Legged Groove Machine, who were thrashed 5-0 by Final Fantasy XI, are dumped back on the bottom, with just one point, no league goals and a goal difference of minus 13, after only 4 games. To make things worse for the Big Man, I understand that the two managers were sitting together at the Town game as the goals rained in from Ceri’s midfield. Gloating aplenty!!
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Andrew Davis (D) Real Muppets 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 1 October 2005, after which time they go into the pool proper and are readily available. All bids to me please.
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Why is young AC Milan star and Brazilian sensation Kaka called Kaka?
Answers to me by close of play Saturday 1 October 2005. As usual, first correct one out of the metaphorical hat gets the dosh.
Thanks to Ceri for the guest question last week. The 3 pairs of brothers were separated in this Summer’s league transfers were;
· The MOORES, when Stefan moved from Aston Villa to QPR, leaving younger (and more talented) brother Luke behind;
· The NEVILLES, when Phil moved from Manchester United to Everton, leaving older (and equally useless) brother Gary behind; and
· The WRIGHT-PHILLIPS’, when Shaun moved from Manchester City to Chelsea, leaving younger (and considerably taller) brother Bradley behind.
Ceri got correct answers from myself, Ryan and Ady. Ceri said “I put the 3 names in a shoe (no hat available) & Dave picked the winner...Ady!” Brothers, eh….!
So, the £100,000 goes to Aardvark Abacus, and well done to Ady. No wrong guesses, but Ceri advises Rich and Dave both got 2 out of 3. Not sure which ones they missed out on – personally, I spent all Monday evening wracking my brains until I remembered the Wright-Phillips brothers!!
Incidentally, if anyone else has any questions they’d like to pose the WSFFL managership in future newsletters, just let me know. Try to avoid ones you can readily look up in Rothmans or the internet, please. And if no-one gets it right, you trouser the cash!
SHORTS
· Following Andy King’s long-overdue departure from the County Ground, I must say I was taken aback when I saw the headline “IFFY MANAGER AT SWINDON TOWN?”. I immediately thought, surely Ady isn’t going to quit Aardvark Abacus and the WSFFL to take over at the County Ground? After all, I don’t know an iffier manager than the Abacus boss and originator of the “Bevan Dodge”! Happily it was Iffy Onuora they were talking about, not our stumpy truck-drivin’ colleague…
· Further to my team name article a couple of newsletters ago – I was looking aimlessly through my archives last night, and came across a team name I forgot to mention. Anyone else remember BOLD RIVER UNITED? This was the (pretty ropey) name Andrew Mercer’s former Rivermill Bassett team went by for one season, before Andrew packed it in and handed it over to Beef, who re-christened them Trusted By Millions. Good job too, I’d say...
· Finally, it’s Manager of the Month time for September, as WSFFL is now taking a couple of weeks off. The accolade this month is once again shared between 2 managers who have achieved 100% winning records in the month. This time they are Neil Jarvey of Fred West Landscape Gardening XI, and Dean Watts of The Dead Parrots. Following an opening day defeat, Fred has surged back up the table and now sits handily in 3rd place, whilst Dean has swept all before him in September and now heads the table by one point. Well done to both managers, who are £250,000 richer as a result of their efforts.
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 4, W/E 24 September 2005
Aardvark Abacus 1-3 The Dead Parrots
Warnock OG (1) Murphy 2
De Zeeuw 35,427
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 3-1 Claymore Athletic FC
Van Nistelrooy Owen
Given
Babayaro 67,765
Mega Buck Bandits 0-5 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
(1) Lampard 2
Carr
King
Defoe 34,742
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 0-0 Eleven Imaginary Boys
42,146
Real Muppets 1-1 York’s Returning Glory
Djibril Cisse (1) Miller 29,583
San Dimas High School 0-0 Prettier Than You
(2) 37,189
Thommo’s Titans 1-0 Trusted By Millions
Henchoz (2) 52,280
22 Legged Groove Machine 0-5 Final Fantasy XI
(1) Francis
Morton Gamst Pedersen 2
Garcia
Nolan 27,733
Performance of the Week: Thommo’s Titans
THE WSFFL LEAGUE TABLE, Season 2005/06
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As at 26 September 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
|
The Dead Parrots
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
10
| |
2
|
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
2
|
12
|
9
| |
3
|
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
4
|
8
|
9
| |
4
|
Trusted By Millions
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
9
| |
5
|
Eleven Imaginary Boys
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
8
| |
6
|
Thommo's Titans
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
-3
|
6
| |
7
|
San Dimas High School
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
5
| |
8
|
Claymore Athletic FC
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
5
| |
9
|
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
-2
|
5
| |
10
|
Prettier Than You
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
-4
|
5
| |
11
|
Final Fantasy XI
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
4
| |
12
|
Real Muppets
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
4
| |
13
|
Aardvark Abacus
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
8
|
-1
|
4
| |
14
|
Mega Buck Bandits
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
-9
|
2
| |
15
|
York's Returning Glory
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
-5
|
1
| |
16
|
22 Legged Groove Machine
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
-13
|
1
| |
TOTAL
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64
|
23
|
18
|
23
|
94
|
94
|
0
|
87
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