Week 07: Dearly Beloved

Portman Road receiving Our Most Gracious Chairman

This past weekend, while OMG Chairman went to Portman Road to press the flesh, kiss some babies and watch Ipswich Town knock Nick Reed's beloved Brighton & Hove Albion about, the OFFL received another cantankerous rant from Old Man Smears [see 'Transfers and Stuff'] who is basically demanding points for being old.

Fellow Liverpool-loving loon Russ Bielby becomes this week's Manager of the Week after his beloved limb-chewing chum, Luis 'Suspended' Suarez, comes back to play for his beloved Liverpool.  Our beloved Bielby brought his beloved Livercoolio a moderate 14 points moving them up four places into fifth - leaving Bielby's actual Beloved [Sarah] twelve places behind.  Where's the chivalry?

Notable among other more rational movers and shakers in the league is 1964 Prathletico Grande who fall four, down from second into sixth. Boo.

Keeping this week's Studmarks blissfully short, thanks to the need to urgently optimise the time afforded to us by an 8 month old's morning nap while prioritising the necessitous laundering of underwear for the week, we'll end with wishing Manager Rick Beecroft a happy anniversary for Thursday - Lord and Lady Beeky: still together after a lengthy four year marriage.  Congratulations both.

T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points
   Team                       Manager       (GBPm)Wk Tot
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 1 Neil's Diamonds            Neil McConaghy  54.5  8  81
 2 Woolyback Returns          Guy Harewood    54.9  7  77
 3 Fattered Tanj              Sarah Bingham   55.0  6  76
 4 Inter Milandrover          Smasher         54.9  7  72
 5 Livercoolio                Russ Bielby     55.0 14  72
 6 1964 Prathletico Grande    Malcolm Pratt   54.9 -2  71
 7 Gone Poyet Gone            Nick Reed       54.6  7  67
 8 Mintal Institute           Minty Colquhoun 54.9  0  66
 9 Blat Setter's Mad Hatters  Gavin Ward      55.0  9  66
10 It's A Snickers            Ash Keeler      54.9  5  65

11 Eggafield Rovers           Edgar Rayner    54.8  8  63
12 Botley Yellow              Kate Wilson     54.4  3  60
13 Radnorshire Tigers         Alun Edwards    53.4  4  59
14 RS-TBOY                    Rick Beecroft   54.4  2  59
15 Pyeators II                Dave Clayton    55.0  2  53
16 Real Mcdrid                Craig McHugh    54.7  1  52
17 Johnny's Heroes            Sarah Bielby    54.8  5  51
18 Moobchester Utd            Jon King        54.7  5  49
19 Irishpool                  Mike Smears     54.5  8  46
20 Tierney's Twonks           Steve Tierney   53.6  8  45
21 Moanchester Ununited       Alex Blundell   55.0  5  44
22 Lashings Of Cheese         Chris Walsh     53.8 12  31
23 Mainly Bell Jam            Hercule Poirot  54.0 -2   9
24 It Goes To Eleven          Tom Vamos       45.9  3   8
25 Which Team                 Rachel Jones    53.6  2   3


                              Week's Average Points     5
                              Total Average Points     53
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