Week 17: Not called 'Shaky' for nothing

This year's OFFL Cup prize.  Might actually be worth something.

Woof.  Look at that score!  48 points in just one week AND a brand new Loopy album.  Loopy Groupie and new Booster8 owner, Russ Bielby, becomes the undisputed Manager of the Week for having a team consisting of Suarez, Aguero, Messi, Ronaldo, Pele, Cruyff, Maradona, Michael Jackson and Shakin Stevens.

And while that last sentence careers off into a tree of nonsense, we look at how the league has been affected by the week's extra midweek bonanza of points.

Not called Shaky for nothing: 

Unconvincingly looking for a penalty

Smasher has moved into second after his current Champions, Inter Milandrover, scored 34 points - now meaning a lag of 32 points behind Livercoolio.

Other notable scores came from Steve Tierney's Tierney's Twonks [37], Chris Walsh's Lashings Of Cheese [36], Rachel Jones' Which Team [34] and, of course, Ash Keeler's It's a Snickers [-5] - all of whom will be celebrating their 'notable scores' by purchasing a keenly priced album by Loopy from the Loopy Shop here http://loopytheband.bandcamp.com, I shouldn't wonder.

[I *do* wonder]

But this is what we've really been waiting for, isn't it? ...

The OFFL Cup, Group Stage

To be played over the 'Christmas Period'. Bottom team in each group gets knocked out.  The rest of the teams enter a draw for the next round of 16 fixtures.

And this year's prize?  It's Stanley Mathews' Football Album from 1949[AD].  Something for Mr Smears to hanker after, surely.  Or had you given up collecting football lit by then?  Might be worth something on eBay.  *Checks Quickly* - it IS worth something on eBay, dagnammit.  Foof, this is actually worth something.

Group A  

Maradona relaxing at home.
Listening to Booster8, probably.

  Livercoolio
  Eggafield Rovers
  Neil's Diamonds
  RS-TBOY
  Botley Yellow

Group B  
  Inter Milandrover
  Blat Setter's Mad Hatters
  Moanchester Ununited
  Lashings Of Cheese
  Radnorshire Tigers
  
Group C  
  Fattered Tanj
  Tierney's Twonks
  Moobchester Utd
  Which Team
  It's A Snickers
  
Group D  
  1964 Prathletico Grande
  Pyeators II
  Mintal Institute
  Real Mcdrid
  Mainly Bell Jam
  
Group E  
  Woolyback Returns
  Gone Poyet Gone
  Irishpool
  Johnny's Heroes
  It Goes To Eleven

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                       Manager       (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Livercoolio                Russ Bielby     54.4 48 212
 2 Inter Milandrover          Smasher         52.8 34 180
 3 Fattered Tanj              Sarah Bingham   54.2 12 175
 4 1964 Prathletico Grande    Malcolm Pratt   54.9 11 175
 5 Woolyback Returns          Guy Harewood    54.9  8 169
 6 Eggafield Rovers           Edgar Rayner    52.9 24 168
 7 Blat Setter's Mad Hatters  Gavin Ward      52.1 25 162
 8 Tierney's Twonks           Steve Tierney   53.2 37 160
 9 Pyeators II                Dave Clayton    55.0 33 160
10 Gone Poyet Gone            Nick Reed       54.1 20 148

11 Neil's Diamonds            Neil McConaghy  54.2  6 142
12 Moanchester Ununited       Alex Blundell   55.0 14 136
13 Moobchester Utd            Jon King        54.7  7 132
14 Mintal Institute           Minty Colquhoun 54.9 13 130
15 Irishpool                  Mike Smears     54.6 29 129
16 RS-TBOY                    Rick Beecroft   54.6  9 126
17 Lashings Of Cheese         Chris Walsh     54.4 36 122
18 Which Team                 Rachel Jones    52.8 34 119
19 Real Mcdrid                Craig McHugh    54.8 13 115
20 Johnny's Heroes            Sarah Bielby    54.8  4 112
21 Botley Yellow              Kate Wilson     54.4  5 102
22 Radnorshire Tigers         Alun Edwards    53.4  8 101
23 It's A Snickers            Ash Keeler      54.0 -5  93
24 Mainly Bell Jam            Hercule Poirot  54.0 12  86
25 It Goes To Eleven          Tom Vamos       47.3 -3  26


                              Week's Average Points    17
                              Total Average Points    135