WELL I’M NOT GOING BACK TO THE SLOW LIFE, ‘COS EVERY STEP IS A DRAG
Thanks to everyone for getting back to me promptly about next season’s WSFFL. Thanks for all your enthusiasm for continuing this game of ours, and specifically thanks to those of you who offered help in sharing the co-ord workload next season.
So, I’m able to announce that WSFFL will continue next season, under the control and operation of our new co-ordinator, Mr. Paul Garratt! Peej has decided to take on the co-ord role lock stock and barrel. His comments on this point are, “after a great deal of thought I’d like to tackle the whole co-ordinator job and not farm out certain aspects of it. I think the lines of communication could become blurred with one person holding finances, one players, and one sat in the middle trying to equate the two. If I find it too much work though, or if the managership think I'm doing a rank bad job I may call [for help from managers who have offered it]”
As for the managership, there’s still a full complement next season, albeit following 2 departures. Pete Thompson had already decided to leave the WSFFL at the end of this season. He will be joined by Prettier Than You boss Rachel in departing the league. Rachel won’t be lost totally from the league, as she is joining the management structure of You Know Your Boston Rock FC, and of course is having a baby in the Summer, which will keep both of us occupied! Without wishing to sound biased, I think Rach has done a superb job with limited resources, particularly this league campaign, and I’m looking forward to a few, erm, debates about the “Sky Heroes’” line-up next season!
But fear not, as 2 new managers, namely Tim Owen and Kevin Gunning (both of whom are known to most of you) will be taking over these vacant teams.
Peej and I will be getting together shortly to discuss handover of responsibilities etc. However, there will be a transfer freeze following the final games of this season, until the Summer AGM (date TBC). As usual, I will be operating the “Summer Dump” rule, and will be asking whether managers will retain any relegated players and if so whom. I’ll do this officially in the final newsletter of this season, but please give it some thought now, as I’ll be needing an earlier than usual response.
There will still need to be some streamlining of the rules, and to that end Peej has asked me to ask your availability for an EGM on Sunday 27 May, likely in the evening, venue TBC. Could you let Peej know whether you’re available on that date?
I PICKED IT UP AND I JUST THREW IT AWAY
Aardvark Abacus are doing their best to throw the league title away – they still head the table going into the last weekend of the season, but now only by goal difference from their nearest pursuers Prettier Than You, and by one point from FA Cup winners Real Muppets. Any one of these 3 teams could still end up being champions this season!
Aardvark Abacus slipped up 2-0 against a strong-finishing Fred West team, their second defeat in a row coming courtesy of goals from Berbatov and Brown, which earned Fred the POTW £500,000 award! Well done Fred. The Whitby Grove derby saw Prettier Than You score a 1-0 victory thanks to an Ashley Young strike to move level with the Abacus. Real Muppets also staked their claim to complete the league and cup double with an emphatic 4-2 win over the Groove Machine, Tevez scoring twice for Ryan’s team.
So, next weekend’s fixtures will determine the destination of the title. Leaders Aardvark Abacus host outgoing Champions Boston Rock FC, who will be reluctant to give up their crown without one final flourish. Prettier Than You travel to in-form Fred West, who’ve already beaten one title contender this weekend and would be happy to make it two in a row. Finally, Real Muppets entertain Trusted By Millions, who after being tipped to win it all this season, will want to end the campaign strongly. Tricky fixtures all!
Elsewhere this weekend, Nil Satis rose to 4th after Arteta, Yobo and Silva goals gave Paul a 3-1 win over Thommos. Mega Bucks leap into the top half of the table with a 4-1 win over San Dimas, and Claymore also jump 2 places to 9th following their 3-1 win over the Dead Parrots.
HE WAS LISTENING TO THE WORSENINGS OF MY LITTLE BLUE BOY
After bigging up Manchester City and Eleven Imaginary Boys midfielder Joey Barton earlier this season for popping the egos of some of his fellow professionals, it’s only fair that we should take the boy down a peg or two when he deserves it. So here’s closet Man City fan and new co-ordinator Peej, doing just that;
“We’ve praised Caesar this season so it would be unfair of us not to bury him too.
After angling for a move last season I thought he’d grown up and was committed to the City cause but it seems like he’s been eyeing a lucrative exit again. A contract with an exit clause wasn’t enough for him, so after criticising his team mates didn’t get him anywhere near the transfer list he decided to pummel one of them in training.
That did the trick! Suspended from the club and probably no future under the current regime. What’s more, every team now know that City want rid so won’t even bother to offer the £5.5m stipulated in the contract. A bit more for Joey and his agent's pockets then. Good work Joey!”
TRANSFER NEWS
The pool is still open, but get ready for the big freeze!
THE FINAL FF£100,000 QUESTION!!!
It might be a bit obscure, but I’ve been saving this one up for just this occasion…
Which footballing legend was namechecked in punk legends The Skids’ song “Albert Tatlock” (recorded on the B-side of their “Into The Valley” single with the title of “TV Stars”?
A clue – The Skids (for the toddlers amongst us) were a Scottish band.
Answers to me by close of play Saturday 12 May 2007. As it’s the last ever NewsQ, I’ll give £100,000 for every correct answer received, plus half a mill for the first out of the hat!
The 3-time loser is John Barnes, who lost in the FA Cup Final for Watford (1984), Liverpool (1988 and 1996) and Newcastle (1998). Don’t feel sorry for him, though, I reckon he won it at least a couple of times as well…
I got just the one correct guess, from Clive, so Claymore pocket the cash. Well done Clive!
SHORTS
· Ironic that Carlos Tevez’ transfer to West Ham is now causing controversy (and BTW, I think the Hammers should be docked points for this). Wasn’t this the same Tevez who caused similar controversy within the WSFFL, initially joining Fred West LGXI at the August Transfer Window Auction, then joining Real Muppets after Fred didn’t have the cash to back up his winning bid?
WSFFL RESULTS;
Week 29, W/E 5 May 2007
Claymore Athletic FC 3-1 The Dead Parrots
Mellberg (1) Shittu
Rocha
Pogatetz 26,339
Final Fantasy XI 2-1 York’s Returning Glory
Bouma Speed
Mokoena 24,554
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2-0 Aardvark Abacus
Wes Brown (1)
Berbatov 60,102
Mega Buck Bandits 4-1 San Dimas High School
Phil Neville (1) Essien
Nelson
Roberts
Chimbonda 39,619
Thommo’s Titans 1-3 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Dempsey (2) Yobo
Arteta
Gilberto Silva 34,404
Trusted By Millions 2-1 Eleven Imaginary Boys
Knight (1) Van Der Sar
Dawson 47,244
22 Legged Groove Machine 2-4 Real Muppets
Niemi Ronaldo
Rosenior Tevez 2
Viduka 51,226
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 0-1 Prettier Than You
(1) Ashley Young 42,551
Performance of the Week: Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
THE 2006/07 WSFFL LEAGUE TABLE
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As at Monday 7 May 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
|
29
|
16
|
5
|
8
|
68
|
42
|
26
|
53
| |
2
|
Prettier Than You
|
29
|
15
|
8
|
6
|
45
|
37
|
8
|
53
| |
3
|
Real Muppets
|
29
|
15
|
7
|
7
|
67
|
46
|
21
|
52
| |
4
|
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
|
29
|
14
|
7
|
8
|
69
|
50
|
19
|
49
| |
5
|
Trusted By Millions
|
29
|
14
|
7
|
8
|
58
|
39
|
19
|
49
| |
6
|
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
|
29
|
13
|
8
|
8
|
56
|
51
|
5
|
47
| |
7
|
22 Legged Groove Machine
|
29
|
13
|
7
|
9
|
43
|
39
|
4
|
46
| |
8
|
Mega Buck Bandits
|
29
|
11
|
7
|
11
|
46
|
42
|
4
|
40
| |
9
|
Claymore Athletic FC
|
29
|
11
|
6
|
12
|
55
|
56
|
-1
|
39
| |
10
|
San Dimas High School
|
29
|
11
|
5
|
13
|
37
|
51
|
-14
|
38
| |
11
|
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
|
29
|
10
|
7
|
12
|
57
|
56
|
1
|
37
| |
12
|
Final Fantasy XI
|
29
|
10
|
7
|
12
|
46
|
50
|
-4
|
37
| |
13
|
Eleven Imaginary Boys
|
29
|
8
|
7
|
14
|
36
|
54
|
-18
|
31
| |
14
|
Thommo's Titans
|
29
|
6
|
9
|
14
|
40
|
52
|
-12
|
27
| |
15
|
York's Returning Glory
|
29
|
7
|
2
|
20
|
38
|
63
|
-25
|
23
| |
16
|
The Dead Parrots
|
29
|
5
|
7
|
17
|
33
|
66
|
-33
|
22
| |
TOTAL
|
464
|
179
|
106
|
179
|
794
|
794
|
0
|
643
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