Week 31: OFFL Cup Second Round RESULTS

High on the Happy Side: Russ Bielby takes the Number 1 Spot.

Like Wet Wet Wet and Bryan Adams, Pyeators have spent eighteen excruciating weeks at Number 1.

18.

But over the last few weeks sales of their catchy little number, written by Dave Clayton, have fallen off dramatically.  It's now the turn of former Champions [thrice-over] Livercoolio.  3 points was enough to land the top spot thanks, in part, to a minus 3 point score from Pyeators.  Bielby's boys lead the table by 2.

Tight.

Inter Milandrover, 5 points away in Third, have made up for last week's score-debacle by winning the Manager of the Week certificate for their Manager who steered them to a thrilling 8 points.  Too bad for Epic Yellowz however....

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OFFL Cup
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ROUND TWO, RESULTS

     Guess Hughton  2 v  2  Moreton Rovers
         Nick Reed          Edgar Rayner
       [Moreton Rovers go through on PpP]

  The Flying Geese  7 v  3  Minty's Minions
       Mandy Noble          Minty Colquhoun
  
Dowds Farm Goblins  1 v  0  Toby's Gang
      Nick Borrett          Toby Larking

           RS-TBOY  3 v  2  Moanchester United
     Rick Beecroft          Alex Blundell
           
Moobchester United  2 v  0  Crystal Phallus
          Jon King          Guy Salter

       Shutdown FC  0 v -1  The Trumpeteers
          Sam Reed          Donald Trump
       
Obi Wan Kenobi Nil -2 v  3  Starpratt Mustgo
       Chris Walsh          Malcolm Meaden-Pratt

 Inter Milandrover  8 v  5  Epic Yellowz
           Smasher          Kate/Stanley Wilson

The romance of the Cup...  is still alive.

Not dead.  It isn't dead.

T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points

   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot

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 1 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       54.8  3 322

 2 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         55.0 -3 320

 3 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              54.6  8 315

 4 Dowds Farm Goblins   Nick Borrett         54.9  1 308

 5 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       55.0  1 304

 6 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           54.2  0 299

 7 Epic Yellowz         Stanley/Kate Wilson  54.0  5 290

 8 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         54.7  5 290

 9 Moobchester United   Jon King             54.7  2 288

10 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        55.0  3 285

Week 30: OFFL Cup Round Two - IN PLAY!

Dave Clayton Wakes Up

It's Week 30 and Russell Bielby takes advantage of the mighty Inter Milandrover's massive mega-meltdown to take over the second place spot.

Meanwhile Guy Harewood has his Big Girl's Blouses billowing up into twelfth place after earning a Manager of the Week certificate-winning 18 points.

And in other news... Dave Clayton has submitted a couple of transfer requests to help hold off that heel-nipping chasing pack.

Finally, this week...

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OFFL Cup
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ROUND TWO, IN PLAY

     Guess Hughton  v  Moreton Rovers
         Nick Reed     Edgar Rayner
     
  The Flying Geese  v  Minty's Minions
       Mandy Noble     Minty Colquhoun
  
Dowds Farm Goblins  v  Toby's Gang
      Nick Borrett     Toby Larking

           RS-TBOY  v  Moanchester United
     Rick Beecroft     Alex Blundell
           
Moobchester United  v  Crystal Phallus
          Jon King     Guy Salter

       Shutdown FC  v  The Trumpeteers
          Sam Reed     Donald Trump
       
Obi Wan Kenobi Nil  v  Starpratt Mustgo
       Chris Walsh     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt

 Inter Milandrover  v  Epic Yellowz
           Smasher     Kate/Stanley Wilson

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
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 1 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         54.9  5 323
 2 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       54.8 12 319
 3 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              54.6 -5 307
 4 Dowds Farm Goblins   Nick Borrett         54.9  7 307
 5 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       55.0  5 303
 6 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           54.2  2 299
 7 Moobchester United   Jon King             54.7  6 286
 8 Epic Yellowz         Stanley/Kate Wilson  54.0  5 285
 9 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         54.7  6 285
10 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        55.0 11 282

Week 29:

Imagine the noise of the wind.

*Tumbleweed*

[Jon King is this week's Manager of the Week.  His Moobchester United wobbled in 23 points and pushing themselves together and up, back into the top ten cleavage of the League.]

[Will the Pyeators still be top of the Table next week? And if not, which of the approaching challengers will replace them?]

And just a reminder...

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OFFL Cup
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ROUND TWO, to be played over Week 31

     Guess Hughton  v  Moreton Rovers
         Nick Reed     Edgar Rayner
     
  The Flying Geese  v  Minty's Minions
       Mandy Noble     Minty Colquhoun
  
Dowds Farm Goblins  v  Toby's Gang
      Nick Borrett     Toby Larking

           RS-TBOY  v  Moanchester United
     Rick Beecroft     Alex Blundell
           
Moobchester United  v  Crystal Phallus
          Jon King     Guy Salter

       Shutdown FC  v  The Trumpeteers
          Sam Reed     Donald Trump
       
Obi Wan Kenobi Nil  v  Starpratt Mustgo
       Chris Walsh     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt

 Inter Milandrover  v  Epic Yellowz
           Smasher     Kate/Stanley Wilson

T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points

   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot

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 1 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         54.9  6 318

 2 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              54.6 16 312

 3 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       54.8  8 307

 4 Dowds Farm Goblins   Nick Borrett         54.9  7 300

 5 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       55.0 13 298

 6 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           54.2  4 297

 7 Epic Yellowz         Stanley/Kate Wilson  54.0 15 280

 8 Moobchester United   Jon King             54.7 23 280

 9 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         54.7  8 279

10 Starpratt Mustgo     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt 55.0  8 276

Week 28: Draw

A drawing of a drawer

You can't take your eye of that Bielby [Mr] for a moment can you?

As soon as everyone turns their backs on an FA Cup week, the solitary Premiership fixture in that week only goes and gifts the gaffer a goodly and great 10 points.

Not only does this gift give again in the form of a Manager of the Week Certificate but it also presents Livercoolio a lift into Second Place. A mere 13 points behind the current leaders, Pyeators.

We'd better be careful here... this might start to become 'exciting'.

So what of the OFFL's own premier cup competition?  The draw has been drawn...

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OFFL Cup
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ROUND TWO, to be played over Week 31

     Guess Hughton  v  Moreton Rovers
         Nick Reed     Edgar Rayner
     
  The Flying Geese  v  Minty's Minions
       Mandy Noble     Minty Colquhoun
  
Dowds Farm Goblins  v  Toby's Gang
      Nick Borrett     Toby Larking

           RS-TBOY  v  Moanchester United
     Rick Beecroft     Alex Blundell
           
Moobchester United  v  Crystal Phallus
          Jon King     Guy Salter

       Shutdown FC  v  The Trumpeteers
          Sam Reed     Donald Trump
       
Obi Wan Kenobi Nil  v  Starpratt Mustgo
       Chris Walsh     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt

 Inter Milandrover  v  Epic Yellowz
           Smasher     Kate/Stanley Wilson

So, there we are and off we pop.

Till next week.  Cheerio.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
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 1 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         54.9  0 312
 2 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       54.8 10 299
 3 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              54.6  0 296
 4 Dowds Farm Goblins   Nick Borrett         53.2  5 293
 5 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           54.2  0 293
 6 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       55.0  0 285
 7 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         54.7  3 271
 8 Starpratt Mustgo     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt 55.0  0 268
 9 Epic Yellowz         Stanley/Kate Wilson  54.5  0 265
10 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        55.0  3 261

Week 27: Broken Seals

Penniless Pup: A seal what is broke

It was Week 11 when Sarah Bingham's Absolutely Fabregas broke the OFFL's 100 point seal and, then, Week 19 when Dave Clayton skipped over the 200 point mark.  It's now Week 27 and The Dave's Pyeators, albeit looking a little weary, are still at the top of the pile and marching happily across the 300 point mark all by themselves.  The belief that the Championship is theirs remains strong.

Not only does this signify that the end of the season is hovering just below the horizon but it also means that the rest of the managers had better get a boogie on if they're going to challenge for this most prestigious of prizes.

Smasher of Inter Milandrover fame has got the message and has recently put on a lethargic spurt to claim Second Place in the table.

Three paragraphs in and still no jokes, gags or smile-worthy funniness.  With shoulders slumping in embarrassed dejection, we make our way towards the exit, tossing the last crumpling of necessary info over our shoulder...

Guy Harewood earns the Manager of the Week certificate this week for cheering on his Big Girls Blouses to a pleasingly billowy 22 points.  Mr Harewood needed some good news as his season was slowly disappearing into the murky mist of mid-table mediocrity.  The Blouses climb four into Sixteenth.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
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 1 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         54.9 14 312

 2 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              54.6 19 296

 3 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           54.2 15 293

 4 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       54.8 17 289

 5 Dowds Farm Goblins   Nick Borrett         53.2  8 288

 6 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       55.0 11 285

 7 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         54.7 11 268

 8 Starpratt Mustgo     Malcolm Meaden-Pratt 55.0  8 268

 9 Epic Yellowz         Stanley/Kate Wilson  54.5  6 265

10 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        55.0 12 258