AND THE CIRCLE DOESN’T FIT ITS’ LITTLE SQUARE
The 2006/07 WSFFL FA Cup Final finished all square, details as follows;
Real Muppets 2-2 York’s Returning Glory
Viduka 2 (5,75) Luke Young (90)
El Karkouri (90) 90,000
The Muppets held sway early doors, following an early goal from Mark Viduka. Viduka added a second late on which looked to have sealed it, only for a late York’s fight-back, leading to goals from Young and El Karkouri to tie the game.
They replay next weekend, w/e 14 April, doubled up with the league fixtures. Seconds out, round two…
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF, BREAKING THE BACK OF LOVE
Aardvark Abacus take advantage of a slip by Trusted By Millions to take over top spot, following a Carvalho double-powered 3-1 win over Eleven Imaginary Boys. They move 2 points clear with 5 games to go, after Fred put in a POTW-winning performance to beat Trusted with a solitary Matt Taylor strike. Well done Fred!
This one ain’t over yet, though, and don’t discount 3rd placed Prettier Than You, 2 points further back following a 2-2 draw with fellow contenders Real Muppets, who stay 4th, albeit 7 points off the pace. The Groove Machine move level on points with Ryan after a Rio Ferdinand own goal handed them victory over fading Champs Boston Rock. Nil Satis also move up, following a 3-1 win over bottom club the Dead Parrots which put Paul in 6th, O’Shea, Zamora and Anichebe on target for Paul.
Elsewhere, San Dimas and Yorks drew a blank; Final Fantasy and Mega Bucks also played out a 2-2 stalemate; and Thommos scored a nevertheless impressive 4-1 win over Claymore Athletic, with Rochemback getting a rare goal for Pete.
I WROTE ELEGIAC STANZAS FOR YOU
Yeah, remember that? My occasional letters page? Well, I thought I’d resurrect it this week to print a superb riposte from Peej to my England/ McClaren rant last week. Check out the full fury of the Peejster – overleaf!
“A response to your rant
1. McClaren “Wave of Optimism”? Not from here. Why are we surprised that a man who was nobody's first choice is doing a terrible job? And what's surprising about a man who probably had more influence in the previous regime than he let on (and then employed Max Clifford to help him persuade us that he didn't) using the same boring tactics? The same tactics that he bored us all with at Middlesbrough! Scolari was the right choice, he'd have put a rocket up the players and the FA. When he turned it down I would have chosen Alan Shearer. He'd have been the shouty inspirational one and I'd have had Peter Taylor and a couple of other decent coaches working alongside him. It's not too late (or expensive) to do this.
2. The players Apart from thinking they're better and more important and they actually are I don't blame them, I blame the system. The tactics are completely alien. Does the pace of an international come close to a Premiership match? I'd play at 100 miles an hour and let other teams worry about us. We have won one major trophy in our history, that suggests we're probably going to get beaten at some point in a tournament. Let's go out 3-2 to someone playing great football rather than in a tame 0-0 penalty decision.
3. The FA Are the most compliant in all this. They have chosen another 'yes man' to do their bidding. Eriksson's biggest problem was that he was blinded by the 'celebrities' in the team and kept picking them. McClaren has seen that doesn't work from the inside and does it anyway. Why? Because the FA need him to. Who's better in a press conference to keep the sponsors happy and drive revenues up? Someone 'box-office' like Gerrard or Lampard, or a scrapper like Joey Barton? I know who I'd want if I was a sponsor (and it's not who I'd want as a spectator). It was the FA who let the Premiership clubs gain their power so they could dictate to England when and how long their players could appear for. The FA have also sold out to ITV and Setanta for the latest TV rights to help pay for Wembley, no thought to the armchair supporter who will need yet another subscription.
4. Another reason why the Premiership is not so good any more Because there are less footballers. There are more athletes. They look like sprinters or middle-distance runners or light-heavyweight boxers. Where are the ugly centre-halves like Dave Watson or Terry Butcher. (Not good for sponsors, ugly people). Would midfielders like Glenn Hoddle survive in the Premiership now? He didn't run much, he couldn't tackle (ok he could knock 60 yard balls to feet but we can't pick him because he doesn't get 'up and back' as much as the others!). What about tubby strikers who were brilliant over five yards to convert a cross but that was all the running they did (no good for the team ethic and sets a bad example to youngsters).
Arsenal defenders are comfortable at full-back or centre-back. Midfielders like Gilberto Silva and Essien can play in defence perfectly easily. A lot of strikers now seem to be advance midfielders. Where are the specialists in their positions? This is why we celebrate the likes of Crouchy and SWP. Because they are different. They have succeeded despite their physical appearance, which no longer fits the norm.
Rant over.” Thanks very much Peej!
ALL I WANT IS SOME TRUTH, JUST GIMME SOME TRUTH
I just read the following on soccernet;
“Middlesbrough skipper George Boateng has been disciplined by his club after warning Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo that due to his antics, “one day, someone will hurt him properly”.”
Discipline him? They should give Boateng a medal the size of a dustbin lid!!!
TRANSFER NEWS
None – again!
THE FF£100,000 QUESTION
Which Premiership team had the longest unbeaten start to this season, 2006/07, out of all 4 top English Divisions?
Answers to me by close of play Saturday 14 April 2007. As usual, first correct one out of the metaphorical hat gets the dosh.
The tallest Premiership player this season is Final Fantasy XI and Manchester City goalkeeper Andreas Isaakson, who chips in at an impressive 1m 99cm tall. This towers above Peter Crouch by a single centimetre, Crouch and Fulham’s Zat Knight only managing a pygmy-like 1m 98cm in comparison.
I got just the one correct guess, from Rich, so the Groove Machine are £100,000 richer. Well done Big Man!
I also got a wrong ‘un from Clive, who went for Crouch, thinking I was doing a double-bluff. I wasn’t!
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 25, W/E 7 April 2007
Eleven Imaginary Boys 1-3 Aardvark Abacus
Anelka Cech
Carvalho 2 35,612
Mega Buck Bandits 2-2 Final Fantasy XI
Heskey Isaakson
McCarthy Francis 24,211
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 3-1 The Dead Parrots
O’Shea Neill
Zamora
Anichebe 32,572
Prettier Than You 2-2 Real Muppets
Vaughan Viduka 2
Dunne 60,098
San Dimas High School 0-0 York’s Returning Glory
(2) 25,534
Thommo’s Titans 4-1 Claymore Athletic FC
Bocanegra Friedel
Ball
Collins
Rochemback 24,121
Trusted By Millions 0-1 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Matt Taylor 41,864
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 1-2 22 Legged Groove Machine
Steven Taylor Arbeloa
Ferdinand (OG) 41,424
Performance of the Week: Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
THE 2006/07 WSFFL LEAGUE TABLE
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As at Saturday 7 April 2007
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Team
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P
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W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Diff
|
Pts
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1
|
Aardvark Abacus
|
25
|
14
|
5
|
6
|
63
|
35
|
28
|
47
| |
2
|
Trusted By Millions
|
25
|
13
|
6
|
6
|
56
|
34
|
22
|
45
| |
3
|
Prettier Than You
|
25
|
12
|
7
|
6
|
39
|
35
|
4
|
43
| |
4
|
Real Muppets
|
25
|
11
|
7
|
7
|
55
|
41
|
14
|
40
| |
5
|
22 Legged Groove Machine
|
25
|
11
|
7
|
7
|
36
|
33
|
3
|
40
| |
6
|
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
|
25
|
11
|
6
|
8
|
57
|
46
|
11
|
39
| |
7
|
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
|
25
|
11
|
6
|
8
|
50
|
48
|
2
|
39
| |
8
|
San Dimas High School
|
25
|
11
|
5
|
9
|
35
|
43
|
-8
|
38
| |
9
|
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
|
25
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
52
|
49
|
3
|
35
| |
10
|
Mega Buck Bandits
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
10
|
39
|
37
|
2
|
33
| |
11
|
Final Fantasy XI
|
25
|
8
|
6
|
11
|
40
|
45
|
-5
|
30
| |
12
|
Claymore Athletic FC
|
25
|
8
|
5
|
12
|
47
|
54
|
-7
|
29
| |
13
|
Eleven Imaginary Boys
|
25
|
7
|
7
|
11
|
32
|
46
|
-14
|
28
| |
14
|
Thommo's Titans
|
25
|
6
|
7
|
12
|
36
|
44
|
-8
|
25
| |
15
|
York's Returning Glory
|
25
|
7
|
2
|
16
|
34
|
52
|
-18
|
23
| |
16
|
The Dead Parrots
|
25
|
4
|
7
|
14
|
28
|
57
|
-29
|
19
| |
TOTAL
|
400
|
153
|
94
|
153
|
699
|
699
|
0
|
553
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