THIS IS FOR “WE NEED TO TALK”
Just a reminder that the January Transfer Window Auction takes place tomorrow, Monday 5th February, round ours, 7 for 7.30 prompt start. Please try and be there for the kick-off as there are some issues which need discussion, as per the agenda which I circulated last week, and I’d like the views of as many managers as possible. See you then!
SUCKING ON A HOLIDAY TREAT
Ady should go away more often! The weekend he departs on a skiing holiday with Fred, his team Aardvark Abacus return to the top of the WSFFL league table, as the 3 teams above him all either lose or draw. Ady’s trip to the top came thanks to an emphatic 5-0 win over fellow contenders the Groove Machine, with 5 different players on target for the Abacus.
Previous leaders Prettier Than You continue their indifferent recent form, slipping to 3rd after losing 3-0 to Trusted By Millions. Leroy Lita struck twice for Trusted, who go up to 5th place and win the POTW £500,000 in the process. Well done Beef! Real Muppets spurned the chance to go top, losing 2-1 to the similar piste-bound Fred, and Nil Satis did likewise, only drawing 1-1 with Mega Buck Bandits.
Yorks stay 5 points adrift at the bottom, following a 3-0 defeat by Claymore Athletic. Final Fantasy climb one place and a few points away from the basement, after defeating fellow strugglers the Dead Parrots 3-0 with a Morten Gamst Pedersen double. San Dimas beat Thommo’s 2-1 to send the Titans down 2 places to 14th. And Champions You Know Your Boston Rock FC continue their sorry run, as Anelka and Shorey give Eleven Imaginary Boys a 2-1 win over “The Sky Heroes”.
BOYS KEEP SWINGING, BOYS ALWAYS WORK IT OUT
The FA Cup Semi Finals will be contested without our female colleagues, as both Daves came up against the other Dave’s wife in the Quarter Finals, and knocked them out, the pair of cads. Holders You Know Your Boston Rock FC eased their way to the semis with a 3-0 win over Final Fantasy XI, young defenders Andrew Taylor and Glen Johnson on the scoresheet for the “Sky Heroes”. Whilst Mega Buck Bandits needed a replay to beat last year’s finalists Prettier Than You 1-0 with a Lee McCulloch goal, following a 1-1 draw in the first game.
York’s Returning Glory won at the first time of asking; a Peter Crouch goal giving Julian a 1-0 win over Thommo’s Titans and the Quarter Final midweek POTW half a million. Well done Julian! The final Semi-Final position is yet to be decided, as 2 games have yet to separate Trusted By Millions and Real Muppets, both games finishing 2-2 thus far. They replay again this weekend, doubled up with their league fixtures, as we’ve yet to devise a WSFFL equivalent to extra time and penalties!
TRANSFER NEWS
Player From To Fee
Hernan Crespo (A) Trusted By Millions Pool £1.8m
(Crespo is still a Chelsea player but is out on loan until the end of his Chelsea contract)
James McEveley (D) Pool Trusted By Millions £500K
Jonathan Fortune (D) Final Fantasy XI Pool £250K
Lloyd Doyley (D) Final Fantasy XI Pool £250K
Graham Stack (D) Final Fantasy XI Pool £250K
Paul Huntingdon (D) Pool Final Fantasy XI £500K
Glen Little (M) Pool Final Fantasy XI £500K
Stephen Quinn (M) Pool Final Fantasy XI £500K
Lauren (D) Pool Cooling Down Prettier Than You £1m
Callum Davenport (D) Prettier Than You Pool £250K
Darren Potter (M) Real Muppets Wolves £250K
Edgar Davids (M) Eleven Imaginary Boys Ajax Amsterdam Free
Simon Walton (D) York’s Returning Glory Pool £250K
Talal El Karkouri (D) Pool York’s Returning Glory £500K
Massimo Maccarone (A) Real Muppets Siena £0K
There’s no pool “cooling off” period this week as the January Auction event is an “open pool” night. So get there early if you want to buy any of these players!
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Following last week’s guest question from Rich, here’s one from Clive this week, the first of 3;
In 1994, British Steel withdrew their sponsorship of Middlesbrough. Why?
Answers to Clivem by close of play Saturday 10 February 2007. First correct one out of the metaphorical hat gets the dosh (Clive, please let me know Sunday 11th who the lucky winner is, and who the other correct and incorrect guesses were from). If no–one gets it right, of course, Clive’s £100,000 richer. So have a go!
Here’s the skinny from the Big Man, on his guest question regarding how many overseas players were playing in the Premiership, in its’ first season (1992/93);
“6 guesses in total. You (Sheriff) went for 81, Peej went for 18, Ceri went for 19, MC went for 22, Clive went for 11, which was the number of starters on first Premiership day. A number which you (Sheriff) and Ryan also got as starters.
But Ryan guessed at 37 “Johnnies” and is correct. Well done to The Muppets manager. Actually, not so much guessed, but Ryan even supplied me with names and countries of origin! That boy has too much f**king time on his hands.”
Or simply the best search engine…
SHORTS
· There were 2 candidates for January Manager of the Month, as 2 teams navigated through the month unbeaten. However by virtue of fewer draws, Ryan Moore of Real Muppets wins the January 2007 Manager of the Month award, pocketing £250,000 for his unbeaten January. Well done Ryan.
· Forgot to put under the Lauren transfer in last week’s “Transfers” table the key phrase “Undisclosed Therefore Refund”. Hope this placates those of you who were puzzled as to why Ady got £5m back for dumping Lauren… actually, I don’t care if it placates you or not. That’s why I did it. End of story.
WSFFL RESULTS;
FA Cup Quarter Finals, Tuesday 30 / Wednesday 31 January 2007
Final Fantasy XI 0-3 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
(1) Glen Johnson
Andrew Taylor
Lampard 49,201
Mega Buck Bandits 1-1 Prettier Than You
Heskey (1) Ashley Young 55,872
Thommo’s Titans 0-1 York’s Returning Glory
Crouch 38,000
Trusted By Millions 2-2 Real Muppets
Lita (1) Ronaldo
Milner Gary Neville 76,032
Performance of the Week: York’s Returning Glory
FA Cup Quarter Final Replays, W/E 3 February 2007
Prettier Than You 0-1 Mega Buck Bandits
(2) McCulloch 15,093
Real Muppets 2-2 Trusted By Millions
Ronaldo (3) Lita 2
Gary Neville 18,722
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 19, W/E 3 February 2007
Aardvark Abacus 5-0 22 Legged Groove Machine
Martins (1)
Scholes
Upson
Riise
Carvalho 44,234
The Dead Parrots 0-3 Final Fantasy XI
(1) MG Pedersen 2
Bouma 24,340
Eleven Imaginary Boys 2-1 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Anelka (1) Lampard
Shorey 27,111
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 1-1 Mega Buck Bandits
Yobo (2) McCulloch 38,676
Prettier Than You 0-3 Trusted By Millions
(2) Gary Cahill
Lita 2 41,202
Real Muppets 1-2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Ronaldo (4) Vidic
Giggs 36,146
San Dimas High School 2-1 Thommo’s Titans
Yakubu (1) McBride
Helguson 31,122
York’s Returning Glory 0-3 Claymore Athletic FC
Mellberg
Ingimarsson
Henry 20,917
Performance of the Week: Trusted By Millions
THE 2006/07 WSFFL LEAGUE TABLE
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As at Sunday 4 February 2007
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Team
|
P
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W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Diff
|
Pts
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1
|
Aardvark Abacus
|
19
|
10
|
4
|
5
|
47
|
28
|
19
|
34
| |
2
|
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
|
19
|
10
|
3
|
6
|
44
|
32
|
12
|
33
| |
3
|
Prettier Than You
|
19
|
10
|
3
|
6
|
29
|
27
|
2
|
33
| |
4
|
Real Muppets
|
19
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
42
|
28
|
14
|
32
| |
5
|
Trusted By Millions
|
19
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
39
|
28
|
11
|
32
| |
6
|
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
|
19
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
37
|
34
|
3
|
31
| |
7
|
22 Legged Groove Machine
|
19
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
27
|
26
|
1
|
31
| |
8
|
San Dimas High School
|
19
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
30
|
35
|
-5
|
30
| |
9
|
Mega Buck Bandits
|
19
|
8
|
3
|
8
|
33
|
29
|
4
|
27
| |
10
|
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
|
19
|
7
|
4
|
8
|
36
|
36
|
0
|
25
| |
11
|
Claymore Athletic FC
|
19
|
7
|
3
|
9
|
40
|
41
|
-1
|
24
| |
12
|
Eleven Imaginary Boys
|
19
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
25
|
30
|
-5
|
23
| |
13
|
Final Fantasy XI
|
19
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
29
|
33
|
-4
|
22
| |
14
|
Thommo's Titans
|
19
|
5
|
5
|
9
|
27
|
33
|
-6
|
20
| |
15
|
The Dead Parrots
|
19
|
4
|
5
|
10
|
24
|
42
|
-18
|
17
| |
16
|
York's Returning Glory
|
19
|
4
|
0
|
15
|
19
|
46
|
-27
|
12
| |
TOTAL
|
304
|
122
|
60
|
122
|
528
|
528
|
0
|
426
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