Week 31: Reed In F.C. [for Clarkson]

Clarkson - not taking Road Safety seriously

Pending the inevitable, a double congratulations is in the offing for our very own celebrity Dr Nick Reed.

That he was the person seen swiping the last steak fillet from the buffet on the set of Top Gear is neither here nor there.  The fact that the absence of this lump of meat led to a fracas that, in turn, has resulted in a vacancy opening up for a TV presenting driving expert is also just happenstance.

Dr Reed's early TV career has so far been limited to early morning appearances on Breakfast TV and is rumoured to be losing interest with reading subsequent facebook messages from friends about how they dropped their spoons in their cornflakes every time his handsome fizzog catches them unawares on the Tellybox.

So, with an innocent eye on slipping into Jeremy Clarkson's still-warm shoes, this would seem the perfect time, then, to up his game and twang the braces of the BBC Bosses.

And Up His Game he has.  Oh yes.

By steering his OFFL team to a score of 15 points and being awarded the Manager of the Week certificate for this week we reckon the execs at the Beeb will have well and truly sat up and noticed.  Controversial Clarkson OUT, Reed IN - Now there's a transfer request that just works.

About the MotW certificate, Dr Reed said he "Couldn't Be Hyppia" and believes it's just the right springboard to further his career.

He didn't say any of that to be fair.  But we enjoyed imaging, briefly, that he had.

OFFL Cup

ROUND THREE

Being played this week

Irishpool                    v   Malcolmyouplaysobadly
Mike Smears                              Malcolm Pratt

Johnny's Heroes              v      Moobchester United
Sarah Bielby                                  Jon King

Blet Satters Mad Hatters     v      Radnorshire Tigers
Gavin Ward                                Alun Edwards

Not In Your Mum's Forest     v        The Flying Geese
Sarah Bingham                              Mandy Noble



T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                       Manager       (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Livercoolio               Russ Bielby      54.9  3 297
 2 Malcolmyouplaysobadly     Malcolm Pratt    54.4  9 292
 3 RS-TBOY                   Rick Beecroft    54.3  3 281
 4 Irishpool                 Mike Smears      53.7  5 272
 5 Johnny's Heroes           Sarah Bielby     54.8  1 272
 6 Inter Milandrover         Smasher          53.8  4 270
 7 Blet Satters Mad Hatters  Gavin Ward       54.6  6 261
 8 Not In Your Mum's Forest  Sarah Bingham    54.7  7 259
 9 Botley Yellow             Stanley Wilson   52.6  4 254
10 The Flying Geese          Mandy Noble      54.1  9 247

11 Which Team                Rachel Jones     55.0 14 235
12 Radnorshire Tigers        Alun Edwards     49.7  4 227
13 Pyeators                  Dave Clayton     54.3  7 227
14 Moobchester United        Jon King         52.1  0 214
15 Couldn't be Hyppia        Nick Reed        54.6 15 212
16 Obi Wan - Kenobi Nil      Chris Walsh      54.6 11 200
17 Moanchester Disunited     Alex Blundell    52.1 11 193
18 Didcot Rovers             Edgar Rayner     54.8 10 193
19 A Bit Temperamintal       Minty Colquhoun  55.0  4 189
20 It's A Snickers           Ashley Keeler    54.6  7 180
21 Neil's Diamonds           Neil McConaghy   54.8  8 178
22 Real Mcdrid               Craig McHugh     54.8  4 158
23 Awesome Athletic          Adrian Bradley   50.2 -4 106
24 Pedro's Plodders          Pete Braithwaite 46.7  0  96


                             Week's Average Points      5

                             Total Average Points     221