Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Week 16: Top Trumps

With the help of Mike Smears
History, they say, is written by the victorious.  And as with most snappy little epithets, the OFFL comprehensively counters with a Chris.

Yes, Obi Wan Kenobi Nil are making history after yet another week of negativity and a Week 16 point total that's never been so low for the League.  What Mr Walsh is wistfully gruntling about down there is anyone's guess but we can speculate it might be something along the lines of 'if only I could submit my team again'.  To which the OFFL rules suggest he bloody well can.  In time for the OFFL Cup?

For anyone suffering from our recent turbulent times, succour can be secured from Mike Smears' thoughts on a potential new team.  He writes...
"I think that in keeping with these desperate times, you should include a team named after Donald Trump. The team would remain at the foot of the league because, although its defence would be solid, having built a wall across the penalty area, it would be composed solely of right-wingers and be unable therefore ever to score. This would make us all feel better."

To which OFFL HQ have challenged
"if anyone can cobble together a mildly relevant 'Donald Trump' team we'd gladly enter it into this year's OFFL Cup for pure top bants and lunatic laughs cos we're crazy funny like that".
Quite.

Meanwhile, Jon King nabs another Manager of the Week certificate after honking in a massive 28 points this week, lifting his Moobs nine places into Fourteenth.

Happy Birthday to current OFFL Champions' Manager Minty Colquhoun.

Team of the Month for November is Guy Salter's Crystal Phallus.

Pos Name                Total
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13 Crystal Phallus        46
 1 Pyeators               45
14 Moobchester United     42
 2 Moanchester United     41
19 Radnorshire Tigers     41
 6 Dowds Farm Goblins     38
 5 Neil's Diamonds        36
 3 Absolutely Fabregas    35
16 Guess Hughton          35
 8 Johnny's Heroes        35
 .
 .
 .

25 Game Of Throw Ins      15
27 Moreton Rovers         15
15 Shutdown FC            14
24 Roll all the dice FC   13
28 Ali McMoist             5
29 Obi Wan Kenobi Nil      1

COMING SOON!
The OFFL Cup.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
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 1 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         55.0 10 159
 2 Moanchester United   Alex Blundell        54.9 15 150
 3 Absolutely Fabregas  Sarah Bingham        55.0 14 148
 4 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              54.9 11 144
 5 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       53.9 15 137
 6 Dowds Farm Goblins   Nick Borrett         54.3 12 135
 7 Epic Yellowz         Stanley/Kate Wilson  54.8  9 134
 8 Johnny's Heroes      Sarah Bielby         54.6 14 133
 9 Starpratt Mustgo     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt 55.0 14 132
10 Big Girl's Blouses   Guy Harewood         54.6 20 125
11 Minty's Minions      Minty Colquhoun      54.6  9 125
12 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       54.8 13 123
13 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           54.7 18 122
14 Moobchester United   Jon King             54.7 28 119
15 Shutdown FC          Sam Reed             54.4  5 118
16 Guess Hughton        Nick Reed            54.3 17 117
17 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        55.0  8 117
18 Toby's Gang          Toby Larking         55.0 12 116
19 Bourneslippy         Karyn Meaden-Pratt   54.7  4 113
20 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         54.9 16 113
21 Irishpool            Mike Smears          53.7  4 110
22 It's A Snickers      Ashley Keeler        54.9  4 105
23 The Flying Geese     Mandy Noble          54.8  9 101
24 Roll all the dice FC Gavin Ward           54.9 11  99
25 Game Of Throw Ins    Craig McHugh         54.9 11  95
26 Sheep City           Martyn Field         53.9  5  84
27 Moreton Rovers       Edgar Rayner         55.0  7  63
28 Ali McMoist          Ali Larking          46.8 -4  46
29 Obi Wan Kenobi Nil   Chris Walsh          46.1 -6   7


                        Week's Average Points         10
                        Total Average Points         113
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T r a n s f e r s   a n d   s t u f f
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Bourneslippy
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   From: Karyn Meaden-Pratt
     To: Chairman@LittleSmasher.com

After some serious work-avoidance this afternoon, please may I humbly request the following transfers please:

440 Mata IN
494 Capoue OUT

225 Holebas IN
206 Soares OUT

402 Coutinho IN
421 Sterling OUT

I do hope the new members fulfil their promise and the ex-members nosedive. Fingers crossed I haven’t made any embarrassing decisions, seeing as they have all been made without context and based only on stats….

Thank you for letting me play!

Lots of love

xxx

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Chairman responds:
No real embarrassments, I suppose.  Not really.  Well... 

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Inter Milandrover
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   From: Smasher
     To: Chairman@LittleSmasher.com
Subject: Cooteenio

With news that Coutinho may be out for a while our new injury-based transfer policy is permitting us to bring in the unlikely named Spaniard, Pedro.

IN 
355 MF Pedro CHE 

OUT
Coutinho LIV


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Chairman responds:
Astute.  As always.

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Game Of Throw Ins
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   From: Craig McHugh
     To: Chairman@LittleSmasher.com

Greeting Mr Chairman

Its all change down at the wall... -4 tut tut...

In                    Out
640  FB M Alonso      234  FB A Cresswell       
204  FB R Bertrand    230  FB C Dawson          
238  CB L Koscielny   283  CB C Smalling
244  CB G Cahill      262  CB R Huth
402  MF P Courtinho   346  MF C Fabregas
325  MF T Walcott     369  MF R Barkley
508  MF M Antonio     478  MF D Alli
586  ST H Son         589  ST O Ighalo

Thank you kindly sir... :-)

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Chairman responds:
Sweeping.

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

Esteemed Mr President

As you rightly say, passing my 101st birthday this week has proved to be an unequal trial of strength. I cannot yet rise to the usual level of peremptory abrasiveness which should accompany my seniority. Therefore, I shall ask you, Sir, simply to implement two proposals forthwith with your usual efficacy.

1 Could you please arrange the following transfers:

OUT
141 Lloris
222 Walker
389 Albrighton

IN
110 Courtois
640 Alonso
388 Snodgrass.

Thank you Sir.


2 I think that in keeping with these desperate times, you should include a team named after Donald Trump. The team would remain at the foot of the league because, although its defence would be solid, having built a wall across the penalty area, it would be composed solely of right-wingers and be unable therefore ever to score. This would make us all feel better.

I remain

Brexit from Bassett

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Chairman responds:
Such comforting thoughts you offer.  Thank you.

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