FFL Week 25

Told you last week that the gap closing on Stathi didn't matter!

Nani not only probably ended the first team career of Hoyte at Arsenal but also handed Rico second place with an individual 7 point haul.

Sid, with his two Liverpool defenders and Toure in his backline left him with the dubious honour of having the season's lowest weekly score: -5, to slip further behind.

No transfers. Here is the table:

	1st	Stathi	376
79	2nd	Rico	297
83	3rd	Mike	293
100	4th	Sid	276
143	5th	James	233
146	6th	Nick PC	230
154	7th	Nick Ath	222
163	8th	Don	213
204	9th	Theo	172

I have stayed quiet on the weekend's events but like a rumbling volcano, today is the day to explode:

Q1. Why has the FA not charged Gallas for kicking out?
A1. He plays for Arsenal

Q2. Why did Flamini get away with a scandalous lunge at Nani with a clear 15 yeard run up?
A2. He plays for Arsenal

Q3. Why were the Sunday newspapers more concerned with Nani juggling the ball rather than Wenger's utter contempt for the FA Cup?
A3: It's Arsenal

Q4. Nani showboating? Give me a break. Watch it again. What should he have done? Boot the ball into row Z? He controlled the ball, kept it away from an opponent while running towards his goal, laid it off and then has to hurdle Flamini's atrocious challenge. Why?
A4: It's Arsenal. Remember when Pires and Henry tried THAT penalty? That my friends is showboating. What did the media say? Wonderfully inventive blah, blah, blah. That was more disrespectful in my opinion.

Q5: Talking about respect, Wenger claimed Nani tried to 'humiliate' his team. Really?
A5: The biggest disrespect that happened around Saturday's match was Wenger and his team not showing up. Tell that to my mate who paid in excess of £40 for a ticket, £3 for a programme, £25 travel and £15 for beer and food and then see Adebayor, Flamini and Clichy on the bench and more worryingly Traore and Hoyte on the pitch. Injuries? Oh yes. That's why the claimed hamstring injuries that kept the Elepahnt washer's son and Flamini wearing four layers of tracksuit finally saw them come on with 15 minutes to go when the game was finished and the temperature was -5 degress C pitchside. Very professorial Mr Wenger.

Also, just accept defeat. Please. For once. Just once. Moreover Wenger and his side should not lecture on respect and humiliation. Why? Pizzagate.

And finally, are Arsenal as a club under Wenger not the ones who religiously preach the virtues of the beautiful game and condemn anything contray to this? (Ask Allardyce when at Bolton for example). Does the display on saturday on the pitch and afterwards in interviews not contradict this? (the term is 'sour grapes')

They are the team the media creams its pants over whenever they put together a move of 5 or more passes. Hello, Arsenal did not INVENT 'pretty football'.

Rant over - I feel better now. I await your abuse!

Carry on Adebayor.............

Comprehension made easy...........

Carry On Adebayor!

It's back!

Sid, boss of 80's television, this is for you mate:

If Carlsberg made FA Cup Sixth Rounds.....................

they would go something like this......................



The look on Phil Thompson's face! Priceless.

FFL Week 24

Here are the scores before the FA Cup weekend.

No transfers.

Gap closes at the top to 74. But nothing to worry Stathi

Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	365
74	2nd	Mike	291
81	3rd	Rico	284
84	4th	Sid	281
132	5th	James	233
141	6th	Nick PC	224
143	7th	Nick Ath	222
154	8th	Don	211
204	9th	Theo	161

FFL Transfers

Transfers confirmed for this weekend..............

A three-way battle for Jermaine Defoe. Nick tried to do a Harry and get rid of Benjani but as he was only worth 5.7m he was beaten by McNick who chose to get rid of Agbonlahor (value 6.1m). However, he also was beaten to the capture of Defoe by Sid who finally gets rid of Shevchenko (value 7.1).

Nick does get manage to get rid of Bale for Hutton.

RIP

The Flowers of Manchester..................................................

6th February 1958

3:04pm

FFL update (weeks 21, 22 and 22.5!

As promised, after putting nehind me the my appeal to the FA, here are teh updates including the midweek games (hence teh 22.5)

On the appeal, I ahve just realised, if that fat scouse *&^**&**/ reads it then I have no chance. In fact 84 days will very easily become 84 years!!!

Anyway, no commentary today. Just the table:

Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	350
78	2nd	Rico	272
84	3rd	Mike	266
93	4th	Sid	257
132	5th	Nick PC	218
137	6th	Nick Ath	213
137	7th	James	213
151	8th	Don	199
192	9th	Theo	158

Transfers:

Me: Ben Haim OUT Skrtel IN (don't ask!)
Sid: Lehmann OUT Hart IN
McNick: Kapo OUT McFadden IN

I promised myself I would not publish a post and mention how Liverpool fans embraced their American owners when they came, but now want them out after they realised they would mortgage their club to the tune of £30m of interest payments A YEAR! And they still have to find the money to build a new stadium. Karma is a wonderful thing...................................oops!

In the meantime...

...Wise joins Keegan at Newcastle:


...and Stathi is spotted on a glacier in Patagonia:

RE: FFL

No scores Mr Chairman? I guess I am the only one who cares??!
Your 84 day KOPA ban should have freed some of your time??!!

RE: Interesting Facts

1) The average age of the 14 Arsenal players used was 22.8. For Spurs 25.8.
So yes they were a little younger.

2) The Arsenal starting XI cost £51m to Spurs £39m. Including the 3 subs used this becomes £62m Arse to £53m Spurs.

3) The 14 players used by Spurs have started 279 games between them this season, the Gooners 14 have started 214 between them.

4) There were 11 players out of the 14 for Arsenal who have full international caps. Spurs had only 10.

5) The total caps held by the 14 goons is 261 (hardly kids eh!) to Spurs 341.

6) 2 players for the goons have won the World Cup. That's not bad for experience!!

7) The injury ravaged Spurs team that played in the league game at the Emirates had a younger average age than the gooners and played them off the park with everyone at the game agreeing that they should have won the game.

8) After 60 minutes, Spurs took off their first choice attack and Lennon, allowing some of the reserves to join in with the fun.

Special one has a new job...........

Obviously not seen by many as its on Setanta!!

Amen to that!

Rooney revealed his frustration at the Dubious Goals Committee’s recent decision not to credit him with the opener in the 2-2 draw at Arsenal in November.

“I don’t know who gives and doesn’t give these goals,” he said. “Over the last three years Frank Lampard has had about 50 deflected goals and never had one took off him.

“I’ve had one deflected goal and had it took off me, so maybe they need to look at the game a bit closer.

Get in there son!

Silly season in full flow.........

Transfer windows. Don't you just love them?

Is it me or does the rumour below not sound right? If anyone can find a more ridiculous transfer rumour than this then please post it:

"Chelsea will ask Barcelona for Lionel Messi or AC Milan for Kaka if Didier Drogba decides to join either team in the summer" (from the Daily Mirror)

RE: Boobs

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Shameless self publicity

For those who haven't noticed, Eleftheria Newspaper is now online (only took 10 years!)

I have put a link to the right for those who want to read it and maybe have a look at my latest rant in print!

SPOT ON!

Click on the link.

MARY POPPINS GETS WHAT HE DESERVES

Having read it I had to do a double take and make sure it wasn't actually ME who wrote it!!!

FFL Week 20

Slowing but surely? Is Rico timing his second half of the season run to try and overtaken the leader? Well, based on the last two weeks the facts speak for themselves. Rico has made up 15 points and is currently 42 points adrift - certainly not an impossible position with which to snatch his first FFL title.

Rico again top scored with a stonking 19 points. Stathi could only manage 11. Yours truly even beat Stathi's scores and how many times has the nailed on one been beaten into third in the weekly points totals?

Theo and James jointly won the 'Newcastle defence against Ronaldo' award for the inability to get anywhere near double figures.

Here is the table:

Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	302
42	2nd	Rico	260
66	3rd	Sid	236
80	4th	Mike	222
111	5th	James	191
111	6th	Nick Ath	191
113	7th	Nick PC	189
128	8th	Don	174
156	9th	Theo	146

Transfers:
Rico swaps Michael Essien for Shaun W-Phillips (typical, I get rid of the vertically challenged, some may harshly say ability challenged one, and he goes and scores last weekend!)

FOOTNOTE:
Of course all teh good vibe about this season's FFL possiblly turning into a comeptition rather than a procession was blown out of the water when the overrated one (a lot of ones in this synopisis today! Does that make sense??) scored a hat-trick against a goalkeeper who couldn't kick, a semi-retired forward who used to play for Liverpool playing at centre-half and a bunch of players who were more intent on saving their legs and energy in the hope of getting paid to play football. Sums up this FFL season really. Another hearty well-done to Stathi.

PS read the link posted in the blog above. Wonderful stuff.

FFL Week 19

After this week’s cup exploits, when Dave Kitson claimed he didn’t “give two shits about the FA Cup” well can he tell that to Sid please? The FA Cup gave Sid almost as many points as there are letters in Havant & Waterlooville; 13 in all to give him a total for week 19 of 26.

Added to last week’s phenomenal 42 and he has accumulated 68 points in two weeks or to put it another way more than a third of the total for the season from any of the teams in fifth place to last! 24 of those points have come from Berbatov! Lets see where he will be come the end of January! (rumour I have heard is that should Spurs knock Arsenal out of the Carling Cup he is United-bound at the end of the season. If Arsenal’s wondrous young team who are paying football better than anyone has ever seen ever in the history of the world (trademark The Sun, The Mirror, The Star and another London-based rag) get to Wembley then Ramos is ‘happy’ to get the money and spend in January with a view to the summer and beyond. (please don’t shoot the messenger!!)

Back to FFL and needless to say Stathi maintains first position with a score of 20. Rico closes the gap slightly with the week’s top score of 27. The David ‘Shit I picked the wrong team for the FA Cup’ Moyes award for crap score is Theo with a rather Chasetown total of FIVE to leave him languishing in last place.

James closes the gap on those above him and has fifth place of higher in his sights as he seeks to maintain those averages!

Here is the table:

Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	291
50	2nd	Rico	241
63	3rd	Sid	228
82	4th	Mike	209
106	5th	Nick Ath	185
106	6th	Nick PC	185
108	7th	James	183
124	8th	Don	167
148	9th	Theo	143

One transfer to report: Both yours truly and Rico tried to get Michael Ballack but I won having got rid of the kid from Diff'rent Strokes who cost more than Michael Essien.

FFL Week 18 - updated

It's nice to be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (is it F***!) I will be blunt and to the point.

I have lumped together the Christmas points from the past week and updated week 18 on the spreadsheet. This is to facilitate a smooth transition to the normallity of the football and FFL week.

A remarkable run of form from Berbatov saw him accumulate 16 points last week. Cynics pointed out that this had more to do with the opening of the transfer window than anything to do with wanting to see his side win a few games. For those unbelievers, watch his performance against Arsenal where there was more movement from his arms than his legs (this game obviously was played pre-trasnfer window!!)

Personally, I think Spurs should take the money and invest in some players who know what
a) marking is,
b) know how to tackle and
c) know how to organise that thing in football that is meant to prevent goals from being conceded.

At the moment, Joey Barton has a better defence than Spurs (and he's guilty as sin)

This gave Sid an amazing 42 points which elevated into third place. Stathi (obviously) stays on top with a more than credible 28 points helped by Santa Cruz. Lets hope this seasonally named forward stops scoring once the days get longer and the sun comes out. Rico keeps plugging away in second thanks to 17 points.

Scrooge award for lame points total is Theo with a a rather Ebeneezerly tight 9 which keeps him bottom.

Table:

Diff	Manager		Points	Defence	Midfield	Attack
	1st	Stathi	271	92	101	67
57	2nd	Rico	214	97	57	48
69	3rd	Sid	202	84	62	45
81	4th	Mike	190	57	70	63
97	5th	Nick Ath	174	73	55	34
102	6th	Nick PC	169	88	36	20
110	7th	James	161	76	49	36
126	8th	Don	145	38	18	71
133	9th	Theo	138	60	34	7

I have included the full table as we are now at the half-way point of the season. Next week is FA Cup weekend. Here's hoping Adebayor scores ten against Burnley while Fabregas is obviously rested.

The points from New Year's day onwards will be included in next week's round-up. As it stands before Santa Cruz scores a shed load against Sunderland tonight, Stathi maintains his 57 point lead at the top. James is this week's biggest mover so far with 17 points!

Finally, can I wish everyone a wonderful New Year. We have EURO 2008 on the horizon - anyone fancy a road trip to Salzburg for the 14th June Greece -Russia game? (It's a Saturday we can leave Friday)
Elsewhere, lets hope football continues to bring us joy - not just in the form of incisive, quality football not seen anywhere on this planet in the history of the game ever, ever, ever by such a young team that contains only teenagers ('trademark AFC' - as the London press keep telling us)

My hopes for the New Year include (apart from the obvious)
1) That that detestable little scrotum Eboue finally gets what he deserves. What a snidy little shit he is.

2) That Benitez keeps his job and keeps playing Kuyt

3) That football finally wakes up and stops giving very average footballers 50K+ a week contracts. Anyone see Reo-Coker on MTV Cribs? How can a player with no pace, little skill and an amazing inability to retain posession have the money to buy a holiday home in Orlando that he "uses two weeks a year" which has five bedrooms, swimming pool etc etc. Also see Antoine Sibierski (yes him) and his palatial home in Cannes as well as as Robbie Savage's amazing abode. Why? How?

4) A media realisation that some English footballers (you know who I mean!) are rather good - not WORLD class.

5) That Sam 'fat brown envelope' Allardyce keeps his job. I ma enjoying watching him squirm. Arrogant man who has an unhealthy and elevated opinion oif himself. I wouldn't mind if he did get his P45 just to see Mary Poppins have a go and send them down!

Regards, your chairman

Will Fabio give us quotes like these?

Read some of these quotes below. Now I know footballers (managers) are not the brightest bunch but can you really see the likes of Kilnsmann, Van Basten, Capello, Lippi, Hiddink etc etc coming out with amount of rubbish that came from the mouth of Kevin Keegan?

'It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle, up pops a yellow card.'

'The ref was vertically 15 yards away.'

'There are two schools of thought on the way the rest of this half is going to develop; everybody's got their own opinion...'

'Goalkeepers aren't born today until they're in their late twenties or thirties.'

'This could be a repeat of the final.'

'The game has gone rather scrappy as both sides realise they could win this match or lose it.'

'I don't think there's anyone bigger or smaller than Maradona.'

'England can end the millenium as it started - as the greatest football nation in the world.'

'They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different'

'Despite his white boots, he has real pace...'

'You can't do better than go away from home and get a draw...'

'He can't speak Turkey, but you can tell he's delighted.'

'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight.'

'...using his strength. And that is his strength, his strength.'

'One of his strengths is not heading'

'Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice.'

'I'm not disappointed - just disappointed.'

'The tide is very much in our court now.'

'Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose.'

'That would have been a goal if it wasn't saved.'

'I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's totally different.'

'A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off.'

'The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game'

'The substitute is about to come on - he's a player who was left out of the starting line-up today.'

'That decision, for me, was almost certainly definitely wrong.'

'I know what is around the corner - I just don't know where the corner is. But the onus is on us to perform and we must control the bandwagon.'

'Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries...'

'In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg.'

'The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful.'

'England have the best fans in the world and Scotland's fans are second-to-none'

'It's understandable that people are keeping one eye on the pot and another up the chimney.'

'I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half-time.'

'It could be far worse for me if it was easy for me.'

'Discipline is not only very important, it's crucial.'

'Young Gareth Barry - he's young'

'Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America.'

'They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that.'

'You don't get two chances at this level, or at any other level for that matter.'

'You're not just getting international football, you're getting world football'

'Kanu, a guy with a heart as big as he is'

'Luis Figo is totally different to David Beckham, and vice versa'

'Football's always easier when you've got the ball'

'They don't come every three days, like they come after this one'

'I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection.'

'The tide is very much in our court now.'

'There's a slight doubt about only one player, and that's Tony Adams, who definitely won't be playing tomorrow.'

'We have spent three matches chasing a football.'

'It’s no longer an 11 man game.'

'The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23'

'For some it's the ultimate job, for the others it's the last job.'

'I've had an interest in racing all my life, or longer really.'

'We managed to wrong a few rights.'

'We are three games without defeat is another way of looking at it. But if we are honest we have taken two points from nine'

'He'll also be very dangerous from set-pieces. That means he'll be a threat from free-kicks and corners in the final third of the field.'

'Danny Tiatto is not going to make a mistake on purpose'

'I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again'

'You need 88 points for the title and we’ve got 61 at present with 16 games to go, but if you set targets you limit yourself'

'We deserved to win this game after hammering them 0-0 in the first half'

'He’s got a heart as big as his size, which isn’t big, but his heart’s bigger than that'

'Well, if that's true then it would be a big suprise, but then nothing surprises me in football these days.'

'You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison.'

'Not many teams will come to Arsenal and get anything, home or away'

'Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger'

'Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal for £23million and they built a training ground on him'

'As far as I'm concerned, Danny Tiatto doesn't exist'

'One team with destiny already decided...'

'Maine Road was a great football stadium but as time moved on it stayed where it is...'

FFL week 18

Right, let's get this over and done with. I've got the outlaws coming round in about an hour and haven't even started peeling potatoes. Fuck the herald angels sing.

No one got into double figures in a frankly shit week of fantasy football. Mick and Theo came closest, scoring 9 each. Again, I finished bottom with no points and more injuries. Theo was right - this game is utter shite and rather childish if you think about it. Here are the scores:

c	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	243
46	2nd	Rico	197
63	3rd	Mike	180
80	4th	Nick Ath	163
83	5th	Sid	160
84	6th	Nick PC	159
##	7th	James	139
##	8th	Don	128
##	9th	Theo	129

No transfers.

Merry Xmas.

ffl week 17

Well, not much commentary is needed this week. Everyone saw the devastation wreaked by Stathi's team for themselves. One thing's for sure though: there'll be no Santa puns on this blog.

So, Stathi scores a massive 21 points. In a week in which only 1 other manager, James, gets into double figures (with 12). As for moi, it's a pathetic 4. Theo was right - it's a fucking stupid game for kids this FFL bollocks. Scores:

c	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	236
47	2nd	Rico	189
65	3rd	Mike	171
73	4th	Nick Ath	163
81	5th	Sid	155
82	6th	Nick PC	154
99	7th	James	137
##	8th	Don	121
##	9th	Theo	120

Again, no transfers. What's the point, eh?

Separated at birth?

Midfield class

I know its still early, I know its (very) biased but the future of midfield players in WORLD football is these two.


















We all know Cesc's qualities but anyone who has watched Anderson recently will reaslise why Ferguson paid so much for him.

Both can play with the ball at their feet. Both are two-footed. Both can pass - short and long. Both (to coin a Stathi-sim) are continuity players. One is 19 years old and has played here since September, while the other is 20. Both have the world at their feet.

Compare with these two:















Both are very good footballers. I'm not saying they are horrendous at what they do by any stretch of the imagination but they are as good as they are going to get. One is 27 years old and can't retain possession for his team and loves the 'hopeless but great when it comes off three times out of 20 forty yard pass' while the other is 30 years old next birthday and must be bricking it the day Makelele retires and is asked to track back.

On this Grand Slam, Super Doupa Sunday, both were OUTCLASSED by a younger player who possesses immeasurable more talent than either..........................

Let the debate begin.

FFL Week 16

Apologies for the late posting of scores. I blame Christmas.

Well, another strange week. Mike's charge up the table continues with an impressive 15 points, in a week in which the next highest scorer was his brother with just 7. Everyone else scored 6 apart from Sid who only managed 3.

Scores:

	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	215
31	2nd	Rico	184
50	3rd	Mike	165
56	4th	Nick Ath	159
68	5th	Sid	147
70	6th	Nick PC	145
90	7th	James	125
##	8th	Theo	114
##	9th	Don	113

No transfers. That's all folks!

Chrsitmas Nativity....................

....................on Merseyside!!!!!

FFL Week 15

This season is turning out to be the FFL equivalent of Groundhog Day. This week, it's the bit where Bill Murray punches the guy in the face on his way to the park.

Again, almost everyone gets into double points - Theo, this time you really are the exception, with 8 points. Again, Stathi pulls ahead with a 20-points haul. Again, one of his players has an outstanding week. Since Week 4, he's had a player score at least 6 points (with the exception of Week 11). It started with Fabregas (7 points twice) with the baton subsequently handed to Lescott, Hreirdarsson, Rooney (twice), Jenas (yes, even fucking Jenas) and now Gerrard (2 goals and 4 assists in 2 games). This translates into the following weekly totals: 12, 15, 10, 08, 16, 15, 9, 15, 17, 24, 7, 16, 15 and 20. Consider also the fact that he's had injuries to contend with, most notably Rooney and more recently Fabregas and Jenas (not to mention Hreirdarsson losing his place).

Anyway, enough bullshit. Here are the scores:

	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	209
32	2nd	Rico	177
56	3rd	Nick Ath	153
59	4th	Mike	150
65	5th	Sid	144
70	6th	Nick PC	139
96	7th	James	113
##	8th	Don	108
##	9th	Theo	108

With January within touching distance, it's no surprise that no transfers were made this week. Tonight, it's Newcastle v Fabregas-free Arsenal. Sigh.

FFL Week 14

A rare occurrence this week: everyone gets into double figures except poor Donald (not Theo, as someone previously stated), with just 7 points. This trend would suit Stathi at the top, who managed another decent score, 15, despite having both strikers out and Fabregas suspended.

It's hard to see how he'll be caught just now, but Mike's looking the most likely to do any catching. Again, he top scores with 18 and is taking tentative steps towards the front. However, his team has more weaknesses than Stathi's at the moment: Ben Haim and Milner are in and out, Sorensen doesn't look like he'll ever play again and Hleb is injured for a few weeks. By January though, this could all be very different. Scores:

	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	189
27	2nd	Rico	162
48	3rd	Nick Ath	141
51	4th	Mike	138
60	5th	Sid	129
61	6th	Nick PC	128
93	7th	Don	96
89	8th	Theo	100
89	9th	James	100

No transfers this week, but we did get an email from Legacy Hotels titled 'Expecting Friends and Family This Christmas?' Penis enlargement and debt consolidation emails, here we come.

The scores above don't include the midweek game between Blackburn and Villa. Until next week...

Best advert ever?

Quality advert.

World Class?

More like:


Now will people PLEASE accept that these two muppets are good footballers but nowhere near world class.
Is it really that difficult to pass the ball to someone who is wearing the same shirt as you?

RE: The Genius that it Steven Wright...

Just a few..

All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.

OK, so what's the speed of dark?

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.

Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.

Many people quit looking for work when they find a job.

I intend to live forever - so far, so good.

Join the Army, meet interesting people, kill them.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.


Link...http://www.weather.net/zarg/ZarPages/stevenWright.html

FFL Update

No games this week, so only a transfer to report. Predictably, your stand-in chairman gets rid of that ex-footballer Michael Owen and buys Gabriel Agbonlahor. Sometimes, you've just got to surrender to the farce.

Pulling no punches................

Journalist comments on Rangers v Barcelona match. Translated from the editorial in the Elmundo Deportivo newspaper

"Dear Rangers supporters, never come back to Barcelona again. And not because your players themselves aren't a legitimate team. No, it's not because of that - the Nou Camp frequently hosts teams who are lazy, boring, who only defend, who run and kick their opponents, and who shouldn't be in elite competition. On top of this, Rangers merely defend, run at the opposition and play dirty. Their defenders are butchers, their midfielders, heavy-footed; and their strikers just stand there like the furniture.
But even apart from the footballing aspect, the best thing would be for Rangers never to return to Barcelona, because every time they do, they make a mess of the place. 35 years ago, you (the Rangers supporters) destroyed the seats at the Nou Camp. This time we have enjoyed no less than 48 hours of brawls, provocation, rackets, fights and common drunk women throughout the whole city, which you have fouled however you pleased.
Stay at home and vomit in your own living-room, urinate in your sitting-room corners, fight with your neighbours, the Celtic supporters (who deserve a prize just for putting up with you) and foul the streets of Glasgow instead. Don't come back here again, because it is not a laughing matter. And, by extension, don't play in the Champions League either. You are not at that level neither in a sporting nor human sense"

Self Pity City...............

And another example.

LINK

Photoshop Fabregas..............

The original photo has been 'altered'. Funny?

FFL Week 12

Points galore again this week. It's looking like a record-breaking season in terms of FFL points with all the top teams scoring plenty of goals. Top of the pile this week is Mike who seems to be putting together some good scores together after a slow start. With 20 this week, he's managed 37 in 2 weeks to mount a stout defence of his title.

However no one's competing with Stathi, despite the loss of Rooney for a month. When a potential blank week appears, up steps Jenas. With 16 points again this week, Stathi's lead stretches to 26. It's yet another poor week for Theo (6 points) who now joins James at the foot of the table, which looks like this:

	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	174
26	2nd	Rico	148
44	3rd	Nick Ath	130
54	4th	Mike	120
57	5th	Sid	117
61	6th	Nick PC	113
85	7th	Don	89
89	8th	Theo	85
89	9th	James	85

There were no transfers this week. Internationals coming up now too, so that'll be it for a couple of weeks. Mike, where are you?

FFL Week 11

Firstly, happy birthday to the soul brothers. Perhaps we'll be blessed with their presence on this blog one day. I know old people tend to be technophobic, but surely they can get a nephew to help them or something.

Our current champion Mike top scores this week with an impressive 17, after leader Stathi faltered somewhat with his lowest score of the season so far, 7. Things are beginning to bunch up for the chasing pack now and the next few weeks should see some movement there.

Fuckwit of the week is your chairman, with 5 pissy little points. I won't moan about injuries and all that crap. Who wants to hear it anyway?

So, the scores:

	FFL 2007/08 LEAGUE TABLE
Diff			Total Points
	1st	Stathi	158
24	2nd	Rico	134
37	3rd	Nick Ath	121
52	4th	Sid	106
53	5th	Nick PC	105
58	6th	Mike	100
77	7th	Theo	81
81	8th	James	77
87	9th	Don	71

Transfers:
Nick (that's me): OUT Sibierski (he's soooo shit) IN Kapo.
Sid: OUT: Scholes IN: PB Diop (as if Shevchenko wasn't bizarre enough last week - Sid, I expect a telephone argument soon).

Theo tried to buy Benni McCarthy. Hilarious mate. You might as well bid for Rooney and Fabregas while you're at it.

That's all for another week. Back to some midweek injury-watch.