Tuesday, March 06, 2007

FFL Week 29

I'm not going to do all that immature congratulatory stuff with 9 weeks still to go, but you have to admit that things are looking ominous for the chasers. A massive 18-pointer from Nick sees him open up a 14-point lead over Mike and a virtually insurmountable 28-point gap between himself and James. I'm sure there are many 'ifs' and 'buts' and 'I thought abouts' to come from that direction.

Instead, Nick top scores with 18, Defoe, Lennon and new boy Ashley Cole doing the damage. If Nick does go on to win, there should be a bottle of whisky in it for Theo. James had a calamitous week, scoring -1. 'That bloody Spurs defence again,' he'll say, quite rightly. In Mike's case, only 5 points scored, but Keane should be back next week.

The scores:

FFL 2006/07
LEAGUE TABLE
week29


Total Points Diff
1st Nick Ach 320
2nd Mike 306 14
3rd James 292 28
4th Sid 277 43
5th Nick Ath 259 61
6th Rico 253 67
7th Donald 244 76
8th Theo 222 98
9th Steve 220 100
10th Stathi 180 140

Transfers

2 transfers to report, both from the leader:
Out goes Ballack, finally, and in comes Jermaine Jenas (beating off bids from Sid and your humble Chairman).
Also out goes Defoe after his mild heroics on Sunday, and in comes Leroy Lita. Turning the screw, as they say.

FA Cup this week. Nick's got 5 players left in it and Mike 6. The destiny of the 12th Dwight Yorke Cup still hangs in the balance.

10 comments:

Collars Up said...

Well done Nick. Its in the bag now. Who would have thought that Ashley would win it for you eh?

Another new name to be etched on the trophy. And there's me thinking it was going to be the initials JN!

Sonofabaker said...

They will be, but JN will stand for Jammy-Nick...

Congrats re goumbare, an excellent season.

Smiling Assassin said...

Mike - that kind of shit won't rub. 14 points is nothing, as I remember all too clearly. I think Nick's midfield is slightly superior, with defence and forward line now fairly even too. If Rooney gets going towards the end, you could nick it. I fear James's challenge is over though. Defence is too weak and the midfield is underperforming. Adebayor's ban didn't help either.

Collars Up said...

Am I recalling correctly that second place pays £100 this season?

Oh, and Nick's midfield is 'slightly superior'? Try the words 'head and shoulders' or 'vastly' - they are more appropriate and a truer refelction.

Smiling Assassin said...

Can't remember the money split. Anyone?

I think it was £200 for 1st, £50 for 2nd and £50 for 5th.

Collars Up said...

Yep, I'll go with that Nick!

If anyone is interested (a bit of own trumpet blowing here) the Brotherhood United website's focus is on yours truly this week. What do you reckon?

www.brotherhoodutd.com

Smiling Assassin said...

It's like that section in Metro. Although I take issue with 'One can make mistakes and learn from them but one should never have regrets.' Are you telling me you don't regret buying Petrov & Aurelio or selling Martins?

Regret is what drives you to make changes next time. I love regret. The only thing I don't regret is regretting things as much as I do.

Smiling Assassin said...

I regret sending that last post.

Sonofabaker said...

i've had a few...

Collars Up said...

It was nailed on that sonofabaker would come out with that repsonse!!!

Petrov and Aurelio were mistakes. At the time they were calculated decisions. It's my fault. Regret doesn't come into. Its done. I've moved on.