Week 33: Five Points In It

The tension mounts...

There comes a point in a season when everyone, here at OFFL HQ, can feel something odd happen.  It's often accompanied by a shiver down the back of the spine.  And indeed it is this week that a shift in the mood of the gods has been detected.

A Turning Point.

Usually, of course, when a Turning Point happens the very next week it all goes back to normal and we realise it was just the clocks going forward.

So this season's 'turning point' [which, this time next week, we'll know has come to nothing and has evaporated into a small cloud of ruddy-cheeked, embarrassed nostalgia] is the news that our Manager of the Week this week is Inter Milandrover's Smasher with a score of 18 points.

...for some managers at any rate.

Why the 'turning point'? I hear you ask... well, Smasher's team of Every-Years are Second in the League and have been eating away at the lead of Norma Snockers for a while.  It's been this week however that just as he gives notice to one of his players [Larsson SUN] then said player scores two goals for him as a farewell present. Not only that but the player coming in scores yet another week's goal as if to say 'look at what's coming into your team sunshine'.  And now Smasher's MotW!

Basically, things are going a bit too right for Inter Milandrover.  It has to stop.

Top two teams are now 5 points apart.

In other news, Highest Climber this week scales up SIX places in the league landing Alun Edwards in sixth place. Fame at last.

Don't look at Adriana Chittelborough. She'll get upset.


T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                  Manager            (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Norma Snockers FC      Sarah Bingham       54.7  6 392
 2 Inter Milandrover      Smasher             53.2 18 387
 3 Stay Poyet Stay!       Nick Reed           53.4 17 359
 4 Shamone Muddy FunkstersDave Clayton        53.8  9 339
 5 ADFC                   Adriana Chittelboro 53.7 -3 338
 6 Radnorshire Tigers     Alun Edwards        53.7 13 335
 7 Upmintster United      Minty Colquhoun     54.1  9 323
 8 BM Mingmongs           Neil McConaghy      53.8  5 322
 9 Sheep City             Martyn Field        54.5 -1 317
10 All Hail The Chairman  Rob Ivison          55.0 15 313

Week 32: Chasing Norma Snockers

Norma Snockers

Inter Milandrover's constant pursuit of Norma Snockers shows Smasher greedily closing in on the lovely Ms Bingham.  If you listen carefully you can hear him huffily breathe on his already-cupped hands to warm them in anticipation.

And while Smasher tries to be a top boy, It's A Snickers do nothing to quash the rumours that manager Ashley wants to be a Bottom Boy as he decides to change his team around the very week they score a healthily enormous score of 24 points.

Manager of the Week this week again... is Alun Edwards.  With some very Gylfull tactics he's pushed his team into a 36 point weekly haul. That's mahoosive.  Well, it is for most of you.

Inter Milandrover is chasing

And finally, we, here at Studmarks, have noticed that all top ten teams have tip-toed past the 300 point mark. And when one considers that last season's Champions won the League with 422 points, this season must be coming to an end soon.  Surely?

Rick Beecroft.  Eye. Ball. The. Off.




T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                  Manager            (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Norma Snockers FC      Sarah Bingham       54.7 19 386
 2 Inter Milandrover      Smasher             53.2 28 369
 3 Stay Poyet Stay!       Nick Reed           53.4 13 342
 4 ADFC                   Adriana Chittelboro 53.7 18 341
 5 Shamone Muddy FunkstersDave Clayton        53.8 15 330
 6 Radnorshire Tigers     Alun Edwards        53.7 36 322
 7 Sheep City             Martyn Field        54.5  8 318
 8 BM Mingmongs           Neil McConaghy      53.8 22 317
 9 Upmintster United      Minty Colquhoun     54.1 19 314
10 Livercoolio            Russell Bielby      54.1 12 305

Week 31: OFFL Cup Second Round Results

ALL HAIL THE CHAIRMAN! ...[the team] has just rewarded its manager with a Manager of the Week Certificate. Indeed, Rob Ivison drove his men on to a 21 point haul with a climb of five places and will now be in receipt of a £25 Ferrari voucher.  Though that last bit is just a rumour.

Were he to have been in the OFFL Cup Second Round he would surely have gone through to the next round.  But before we get on to that we observe that Wardy's Wanderers are now just 3 points away from rising off the bottom of the table. We're certain that Ashley Keeler is currently running around trying to think of sensible infers to make.

Yes, he's probably doing that right now.

Now.

Now.

What about NOW...

OFFL Cup Second Round Results

     Upmintster United   6 v   9  Radnorshire Tigers

     Minty Colquhoun              Alun Edwards

     

    Chi'Knees Czechers   6 v   4  Livercoolio

    Jirka Opatrny                 Russell Bielby

    

    Decimated Left Peg   0 v  11  Stay Poyet Stay!

    Neil Jukes                    Nick Reed

    

             Big Mally   6 v   6  BM Mingmongs*

             Malcolm Pratt        Neil McConaghy

             

    Lashings of Cheese   9 v   8  Norma Snockers FC

    Chris Walsh                   Sarah Bingham

    

              Phillham  12 v   7  Poyekhali

              Filip Vejdovský     Lester Clark

              

    Freddie's Dreamers   6 v   9  Double's United

    Francis Fox                   Rachel Jones

    

Shamone Muddy Funksters  9 v   6  Woolyback Town AFC

Dave Clayton                      Guy Harewood

*Goes through on Points per Pound

So, Congratulations go to all the victors who now make it through to the Quarter Finals of the OFFL Cup. You are now a step closer to winning the OFFL Cup Winners prize. You lucky LUCKY PEOPLE!

First Prize: AllStars Football Book from 1975, intro by Colin Todd

Second Prize: a CD of popular Football anthems

Click 'ere to avva butchers at these little beauties 

http://goo.gl/ZiQr9

Norma Snockers Knocked Out. What a sarcastic shame.

T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points

   Team                  Manager            (GBPm)Wk Tot

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

 1 Norma Snockers FC      Sarah Bingham       54.7  8 367

 2 Inter Milandrover      Smasher             53.2 12 341

 3 Stay Poyet Stay!       Nick Reed           53.4 11 329

 4 ADFC                   Adriana Chittelboro 53.7  6 323

 5 Shamone Muddy FunkstersDave Clayton        54.9  9 315

 6 Sheep City             Martyn Field        54.5  6 310

 7 BM Mingmongs           Neil McConaghy      53.8  6 295

 7 Upmintster United      Minty Colquhoun     54.1  6 295

 9 Livercoolio            Russell Bielby      54.1  4 293

 9 Chi'Knees Czechers     Jirka Opatrny       55.0  6 293

Week 30: Do we have a Champions League Radar?

Nick Reed
[Say what you see]

Manager of the Week is Nick Reed, 24 points. Mr Reed's been sneaking his Stay Poyet Stay! under the radar into the Champions League places.  Has anyone else noticed?

And this week we're playing the Second Round of the OFFL Cup.  You remember the OFFL Cup don't you?



OFFL Cup Second Round


          Upmintster United  v Radnorshire Tigers
          Minty                Alun
          
         Chi'Knees Czechers  v Livercoolio
         George                Russell
         
         Decimated Left Peg  v Stay Poyet Stay!
         Neil                  Nick
         
                  Big Mally  v BM Mingmongs
                  Mal          Neil
                  
         Lashings of Cheese  v Norma Snockers FC
         Chris                 Sarah
         
                   Phillham  v Poyekhali
                   Filip       Lester
                   
         Freddie's Dreamers  v Double's United
         Francis               Rachel
         
    Shamone Muddy Funksters  v Woolyback Town AFC
    Dave                       Guy




T h e   T a b l e
                                            Value Points
   Team                  Manager            (GBPm)Wk Tot
 --------------------------------------------------------
 1 Norma Snockers FC      Sarah Bingham       54.7 13 359
 2 Inter Milandrover      Smasher             53.2 19 329
 3 Stay Poyet Stay!       Nick Reed           53.0 24 318
 4 ADFC                   Adriana Chittelboro 53.7 13 317
 5 Shamone Muddy FunkstersDave Clayton        54.9 21 306
 6 Sheep City             Martyn Field        54.5  7 304
 7 Decimated Left Peg     Neil Jukes          53.8 10 292
 8 BM Mingmongs           Neil McConaghy      53.8  6 289
 8 Livercoolio            Russell Bielby      54.1 15 289
 8 Upmintster United      Minty Colquhoun     54.1  5 289

Week 29: OFFL Cup Second Round Draw

Manager of the Week is Neil Jukes of Decimated Left Peg.  His bunch of limp losers notched up a portly 21 points moving his team up two places.  Hmmm.

Careful Mr Keeler.  You're going down.

And don't forget... there be prizes to be won...

OFFL Cup Second Round

         Upmintster United   v Radnorshire Tigers

         Minty                 Alun

          

         Chi'Knees Czechers  v Livercoolio

         George                Russell

         

         Decimated Left Peg  v Stay Poyet Stay!

         Neil                  Nick

         

                  Big Mally  v BM Mingmongs

                  Mal          Neil

                  

         Lashings of Cheese  v Norma Snockers FC

         Chris                 Sarah

         

                   Phillham  v Poyekhali

                   Filip       Lester

                   

         Freddie's Dreamers  v Double's United

         Francis               Rachel

         

    Shamone Muddy Funksters  v Woolyback Town AFC

    Dave                       Guy

The fixtures will take place over Week 31.

And that's enough from us this week, don't you think?

T h e   T a b l e

                                            Value Points

   Team                  Manager            (GBPm)Wk Tot

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

 1 Norma Snockers FC      Sarah Bingham       54.7 19 346

 2 Inter Milandrover      Smasher             54.9  9 310

 3 ADFC                   Adriana Chittelboro 53.7 18 304

 4 Sheep City             Martyn Field        54.5  9 297

 5 Stay Poyet Stay!       Nick Reed           53.0 17 294

 6 Shamone Muddy FunkstersDave Clayton        54.9 17 285

 7 Upmintster United      Minty Colquhoun     54.1 17 284

 8 BM Mingmongs           Neil McConaghy      53.8 15 283

 9 Decimated Left Peg     Neil Jukes          53.8 21 282

10 Chi'Knees Czechers     Jirka Opatrny       55.0 13 279