Week 28: Meaningless Triumphalism

Mike Smears [in red] organised his own private
Manager of the Week awards ceremony last week.

Manager of the Week this week is @LordBeeky of Beecroft, Mr Rick.  Indeed, with 18 points netted, RST-Boy finally look to be on the verge of entering the OFFL top ten which has remained unchanged for 346* weeks.

Meanwhile, Russell "Justin" Belielby takes a pause from his cruise to the championship allowing some of the chasing pelaton to mistakenly belieb that their chance of catching him is coming.

It isn't.  Let's face it.  The League's a write off.  All we have is the Cup and Mike Smears' meaningless triumphalism before we commit to late night World Cup Match watching.

* factually incorrect.

And talking of both...

OFFL Cup

ROUND THREE, to be played in Week 31

           Mainly Bell Jam  v RS-TBOY
           Gone Poyet Gone  v Woolyback Returns
                Which Team  v Livercoolio
   1964 Prathletico Grande  v Pyeators II

Mike Smears' Meaningless Triumphalism

Irishpool
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   From: Mike Smears
     To: Chairman@LittleSmasher.com

Honourable Mr President

I write in my Official Capacity as Manager of the Week (are you sure it's not the Month?) and I assume your cheque to me is in the post. Speaking with this authority, may I propose that you introduce some gravitas (look it up in the dictionary) into the league by dismissing all managers below the age of 60, especially those five teams who at present lie between  Irishpool and a well-deserved Championship award. Please be so good as to implement this without delay.

I suppose you will disregard this proposal with your usual obduracy, so could you instead enact the following transfer please:

OUT 341 - Oscar
IN  334 - Hazard.

I shall be most obliged,

Yours respectfully,


"Bulldozer" of Bassett

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T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points

   Team                       Manager       (GBPm)Wk Tot

 --------------------------------------------------------

 1 Livercoolio                Russ Bielby     54.4  6 366

 2 Blat Setter's Mad Hatters  Gavin Ward      53.5 10 321

 3 Pyeators II                Dave Clayton    55.0 14 311

 4 Inter Milandrover          Smasher         54.1 12 298

 5 Irishpool                  Mike Smears     54.3 16 295

 6 Fattered Tanj              Sarah Bingham   53.4  3 290

 7 1964 Prathletico Grande    Malcolm Pratt   54.4 15 286

 8 Eggafield Rovers           Edgar Rayner    52.9 10 277

 9 Woolyback Returns          Guy Harewood    54.9 10 275

10 Tierney's Twonks           Steve Tierney   53.3  5 267

11 RS-TBOY                    Rick Beecroft   55.0 18 263

12 Gone Poyet Gone            Nick Reed       54.8  3 243

13 Neil's Diamonds            Neil McConaghy  53.8  5 241

14 Which Team                 Rachel Jones    52.8  3 231

15 Lashings Of Cheese         Chris Walsh     54.4 11 230

16 Real Mcdrid                Craig McHugh    53.0 14 226

17 Moanchester Ununited       Alex Blundell   55.0  4 223

18 Mintal Institute           Minty Colquhoun 54.9  2 217

19 It's A Snickers            Ash Keeler      54.0  9 205

20 Radnorshire Tigers         Alun Edwards    52.5 11 204

21 Moobchester Utd            Jon King        54.7 -2 196

22 Johnny's Heroes            Sarah Bielby    54.8  9 196

23 Botley Yellow              Kate Wilson     54.4 15 189

24 Mainly Bell Jam            Hercule Poirot  54.0  4 178

25 It Goes To Eleven          Tom Vamos       47.3  7  96

                              Week's Average Points     8

                              Total Average Points    244