Week 12: The Ugly Truth

His Mum loves him

The ugly truth of it is that, unlike Brian Clough leaving Nottingham Forest, Alex Ferguson has left Manchester United at precisely the right time.  In doing so, he also left a right mess for the ever-so handsome David Moyes to clean up.  

Where most OFFL managers spotted the fragile defensive frailties in the current Premiership Champions before they picked their teams, others did not.  The more prescient people plumped for the usual alternatives - a Chelsea defender here, a Liverpool goalkeeper there - and overlooked Southampton's sturdy offering at the back.  Until now.

While OFFL common sense suggests it's only a matter of time before a South Coast thrashing comes along and Ruins It All, more transfers for Saints players come in.  When the inevitable calamitous goalfest occurs it should be comforting to return to the ever-improving face of David Moyes and mutter to oneself... "at least I never looked like THAT!"*

In the meantime, two managers share the Manager of the Week Certificate and it's the names of 'Bingham, Sarah' and 'Pratt, Malcolm' that get clumsily embossed on the cheaply framed card this week. Both teams scored a mighty 26 points giving the managers places one and two in the league.

Falling furthest [five places] and needing to pull his socks up in the transfer market is Ash Keeler with his It's a Snickers.  Shocking.

*David Moyes never really looked 'like that'. It's been a little bit photoshopped in time for Halloween.  And I mean 'little bit' - he was no David Beckham.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                       Manager       (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Fattered Tanj              Sarah Bingham   54.2 26 143
 2 1964 Prathletico Grande    Malcolm Pratt   54.9 26 136
 3 Livercoolio                Russ Bielby     55.0 18 133
 4 Inter Milandrover          Smasher         52.9 19 128
 5 Woolyback Returns          Guy Harewood    54.9 17 125
 6 Eggafield Rovers           Edgar Rayner    52.9 14 120
 7 Neil's Diamonds            Neil McConaghy  54.5  9 116
 8 Gone Poyet Gone            Nick Reed       54.6  8 109
 9 Moobchester Utd            Jon King        54.7 10 102
10 Mintal Institute           Minty Colquhoun 54.9  9 100

11 RS-TBOY                    Rick Beecroft   54.7 13  98
12 Blat Setter's Mad Hatters  Gavin Ward      52.1  9  95
13 Tierney's Twonks           Steve Tierney   53.6 15  95
14 Moanchester Ununited       Alex Blundell   55.0 13  95
15 Radnorshire Tigers         Alun Edwards    53.4 13  90
16 Pyeators II                Dave Clayton    54.0 16  90
17 Real Mcdrid                Craig McHugh    54.8 13  90
18 It's A Snickers            Ash Keeler      54.0  3  87
19 Irishpool                  Mike Smears     53.0  8  86
20 Johnny's Heroes            Sarah Bielby    54.8  9  80
21 Botley Yellow              Kate Wilson     54.4  6  76
22 Lashings Of Cheese         Chris Walsh     53.6  4  61
23 Which Team                 Rachel Jones    52.8  7  59
24 Mainly Bell Jam            Hercule Poirot  54.0  8  51
25 It Goes To Eleven          Tom Vamos       47.3  2  20


                              Week's Average Points    11
                              Total Average Points     95
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