Week 24: Remarkable Sheep

Rearmarkable Sheep

The Unlikely Manager of the Week this week is Martyn Field.  His unremarkable Sheep City scored a remarkable 31 points moving themselves up one place.  One.

The Sheep are no longer second from bottom.

We, here in the Studmarks offices, still find the word 'bottom' amusing.

Now, everybody look at Gavin Ward's weekly score... EVERYONE!

Snnnnngggr.

And as if you could forget: OFFL Cup soon.

And it looks like this...

========
OFFL Cup
--------
ROUND TWO, Wk26

Moobchester United     v  Radnorshire Tigers
Pogboom                v  Pyeators
Livercoolio            v  What's Scotland For?
Inter Milandrover      v  Johnny's Heroes
Irishpool              v  Game Of Throw Ins
Bayern Bru             v  Ali McMoist
Brighton Beautiful     v  Minty's Minions
Neil's Diamonds        v  RS-TBOY

Got any transfers you want to make?

T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points

   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot

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

 1 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       49.7 24 1097

 2 Moanchester United   Alex Blundell        49.4 18 1059

 3 Bayern Bru           Guy Harewood         49.6 23 1057

 4 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         50.0 20 1009

 5 Pogboom              Nick and Sam Reed    49.3 26  998

 6 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       50.0 11  984

 7 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        49.8 17  983

 8 Brighton Beautiful   Karyn Meaden-Pratt   49.1  6  975

 9 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              49.9 20  970

10 Game Of Throw Ins    Craig McHugh         49.0  8  948

Week 23: Being Alex Blundell

Being Alex Blundell

Oh my goodness they've switched places again. Current Champions, and the team being managed by this week's Manager of the Week Certificate winner, Neil's Diamonds have leapfrogged Moanchester United to land in top spot once more.  Is there really nothing that Mr Blundell can't moan about? Like, for instance, the construction of that second sentence?  Like, for instance, already being out of the OFFL Cup?  Like, for instance, being Alex Blundell?

Tough gig that.

========
OFFL Cup
--------
ROUND TWO, Wk26

Moobchester United     v  Radnorshire Tigers
Jon King                  Alun Edwards

Pogboom                v  Pyeators
Sam & Nick Reed           Dave Clayton

Livercoolio            v  What's Scotland For?
Russell Bielby            Matilda Larking

Inter Milandrover      v  Johnny's Heroes
Smasher                   Sarah Bielby

Irishpool              v  Game Of Throw Ins
Mike Smears               Craig McHugh

Bayern Bru             v  Ali McMoist
Guy Harewood              Alison Faulkner

Brighton Beautiful     v  Minty's Minions
Karyn Meaden-Pratt        Minty Colquhoun

Neil's Diamonds        v  RS-TBOY
Neil McConaghy            Rick Beecroft

Round Two is to be played over Week 26, so get your transfers in and let's see who can knock the cup out of Inter Milandrover's trophy cabinet first, shall we?  Mrs Bielby?  You're up next.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       49.7 58 1073
 2 Moanchester United   Alex Blundell        49.4 25 1041
 3 Bayern Bru           Guy Harewood         49.6 33 1034
 4 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         49.9 37  989
 5 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       50.0 51  973
 6 Pogboom              Nick and Sam Reed    49.3 47  972
 7 Brighton Beautiful   Karyn Meaden-Pratt   49.1 48  969
 8 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        49.8 35  966
 9 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              49.2 50  950
10 Game Of Throw Ins    Craig McHugh         49.0 39  940

Week 22: One Thousand Points

For the first time ever in OFFL history we have teams that have passed the 1000 point mark.  Which just goes to show how ridiculous the scoring system is these days and that all these young fantasy footballers don't know they're born and we blame the parents.

And all that.  

Isn't it though.

More excitingly, First and Second Place in the League are merely one point apart while Third Place Bayern Bru rest a mere 16 points from usurping both.

Karyn Meaden-Bloody-Pratt is this week's Manager of the Week Certificate winner as she watched her all things Brighton Beautiful score a rather impressive 78 points, pushing her up a total of zero places in the league to remain in Eighth.

In the meantime, as we hear the tinkle of broken glass fall to the floor following the slamming shut of the Premiership transfer window, we might as well have a look at our very own transfer quota state of affairs...  and it's looking good for Neil's Diamonds.

Transfers Remaining
-------------------

Lge                                               Transf
Pos Team                Manager             Value Remain
----------------------------------------------------------
 2 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       49.7   12
 5 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        49.8   12
 9 Game Of Throw Ins    Craig McHugh         49.0   12
16 What's Scotland For? Matilda Larking      49.2   12
17 Suits You Sur-man    Sarah Bingham        49.3   12
19 Ali McMoist          Alison Faulkner      49.3   12
21 RockRollford United  Edgar Rayner         48.0   12
22 Wardy's Wasters      Gavin Ward           49.4   12
23 Sheep City           Martyn Field         49.9   12
24 Crystal Phallus      Guy Salter           48.5   12
 1 Moanchester United   Alex Blundell        49.4   11
 6 Pogboom              Nick and Sam Reed    49.3   11
15 Rushden Academicals 2Malcolm Meaden-Pratt 49.9   11
 4 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         49.9   10
11 Johnny's Heroes      Sarah Bielby         48.1   10
 3 Bayern Bru           Guy Harewood         49.6   8
12 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         50.0   8
13 Moobchester United   Jon King             49.7   8
14 Irishpool            Mike Smears          48.2   7
18 Minty's Minions      Minty Colquhoun      49.1   7
 7 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       50.0   6
10 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              49.2   4
20 Obi Wan Kenobi Nil   Chris Walsh          44.5   4
 8 Brighton Beautiful   Karyn Meaden-Pratt   49.1   1

Oh dear Chris Walsh.  DON'T LOOK AT HIM!  He might cry.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Moanchester United   Alex Blundell        49.4 70 1016
 2 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       49.7 77 1015
 3 Bayern Bru           Guy Harewood         49.6 75 1001
 4 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         49.9 72  952
 5 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        49.8 66  931
 6 Pogboom              Nick and Sam Reed    49.3 76  925
 7 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       50.0 60  922
 8 Brighton Beautiful   Karyn Meaden-Pratt   49.1 78  921
 9 Game Of Throw Ins    Craig McHugh         49.0 66  901
10 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              49.2 68  900

Week 21: Leaves

Due to the numerous and wrong leaves falling on the lines there has been a delay in the arrival of this email.

But it's OK because nobody noticed.

Hmm?

Manager of the Week is Craig McHugh.  Game of Throw Ins scored 57 points.  Which is a lot.

Week 20: Winning and Whining

Not that kind of 'whining'

Alex Blundell is still whining about his first round OFFL Cup exit.  And while we ignore that snigger at the back, we continue by pointing out that this week his fortunes have taken a turn for the better as Moanchester United nick back the League's top spot from Neil's Diamonds.

Radnorshire Tigers leap into the top ten this week by scoring a walloping 62 points earning Manager Alun Edwards a second consecutive and well-deserved Manager of the Week certificate.  He joins Mike Smears in winning the most certificates [3] this season which really does question the already suspect relationship between number of certificates earned and League loftiness.

Argh, brush it under the carpet.  Like the rest of this season's little anomalies.

T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                 Manager             (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Moanchester United   Alex Blundell        49.4 40  897
 2 Neil's Diamonds      Neil McConaghy       49.7 28  888
 3 Bayern Bru           Guy Harewood         49.6 38  870
 4 Pyeators             Dave Clayton         49.9 25  841
 5 RS-TBOY              Rick Beecroft        49.8 20  820
 6 Livercoolio          Russell Bielby       50.0 41  808
 7 Pogboom              Nick and Sam Reed    49.3 42  801
 8 Brighton Beautiful   Karyn Meaden-Pratt   49.2 27  787
 9 Radnorshire Tigers   Alun Edwards         50.0 62  787
10 Inter Milandrover    Smasher              49.8 29  781