Nick PC is better than Wenger (back-to-back titles!)

Ahead for so long, then relinquishing the lead, a stunning last week points haul sees Nick PC crowned as the 2022 Dwight Yorke Cup Champion. In 27 years, Nick has achieved what Arsene Wenger didn't manage to do...retain the title. And this is also the first time it has happened in the 27 year history of the DYC.

A valiant effort from Harry but he came up short. He will surely rue the 24 point difference when he swapped Salah for Ronaldo - a mistake that will go down in the annals of FFL history alongside Litmanen, Berbatov and Simon Osborne. 

I came third for a record fourth time.

Other records this year:

Stathi accrued the 5th worst score in history and now has two entries in the top five worst scores. Stathi leapfrogs the champion to claim three wooden spoons, same as Don but behind Theo who has five. 

(all the above without the data for 2018 season)

Final table:

Best team:

And that is it.

I therefore bid you farewell as the outgoing chairman, but also tender my resignation as a manager in the DYC. It's been a fabulous 22 years but personally, this year was one too many. Maybe being chairman made it a drag as I couldn't quite stabilise a work-life-FFL balance. United having their worst season in decades didn't help either!

Have a great a summer - I may yet change my mind, but not sure I will.

Over and out

Mike

TOO CLOSE TO CALL....

13 points separate Harry and Nick PC from the 'coveted' title. 

2 points separates third to fifth.

Roll on Sunday - get your calculators out...

Table after audit:

No transfers to report. Someone tried to transfer in Gabriel Jesus but he was already taken. 

Squeaky bum time

With a handful of games to go, here is the latest and long awaited update.

All change at the top with Harry grateful for the GOAT's 18 points over the past couple of weeks sending him soaring beyond Nick PC into first place by 10 points.

Beyond that it is a fight for third with 17 points separating current incumbent Sid with Alex in 6th. 

Stathi and James are rooted to the bottom a mammoth 180 and 166 points behind top spot respectively and this is already a greater margin between top and bottom for three seasons.

Table:

 

One transfer to note:

McNick

Wilson OUT Lacazette IN (effective several weeks ago but doesn't matter as he has scored zero points in that time)

Too close to call?

The race is back on!

After a thorough audit after I discovered I had double counted one week (in addition to some incorrect player scores), plus the FFLs penchant for adding and removing scores throughout the season, the race for FFL XXVII is very much ON.

Long time leader Nick PC has seen his lead whittled down to just two assists: four points!

I'm in second with Harry a further 7 behind pilling on the pressure. Sid is third just 20 points behind. 

I don't think you can count out Rico who is 35 points adrift, especially with Salah up front and a whopping seven transfers to play with - what you waiting for bruv?. 

It will be a tall order for anyone else to enter the running, but making up 48 points (both Don and Alex) can and has been done before. Still plenty of weeks to go...

Taking up the rear is Stathi who is rock bottom, a massive 148 points from the summit - more than a Clive Allen season of goals!

(The table below does not include Spurs - Everton match last night)

Table

Transfers:

Alex

Rashford OUT Mahrez IN

Nick PC

Vlasic OUT Pepe IN

Transfer Update

Transfer update. These were made LAST week so became active THIS week. 

TRANSFERS:

Sid 

Greenwood OUT Wood IN

Traore OUT Kulusevski IN

Alex 

El-Ghazi OUT Ramsey IN

There was also a bid for Mahrez but the sub used was a midfielder. Mahrez is a forward in the game. 

FA Cup Weekend Update

FA Cup Weekend Update

Gap opening up at the top. 

If Nick PC wins it this year, it will be the first time anyone has defended the title. 

Quite the irony given that as an Arsenal fan he never saw the great Arsene Wenger do that in real life.

Achieving this feat would pretty much break the game too...something several managers are secretly hoping for!

Here's the Table:

TRANSFERS:

Mike (beats Don and Alex by a combined £0.2m) to the signing of Coutinho:

McGinn OUT Coutinho IN

Trincao OUT Dele IN

Sid

Gray OUT Ziyech IN

Harry 

Pinnock OUT Kilmann IN

Here are the teams for all managers. In parenthesis next to name is number of transfers LEFT for each manager. 

Over and out...(just like United. FFS)

New Year, New Hope?

 

Happy New Year all.

2022 - new year, new hope?

Bit of a gap opening at the top. Nick PC is now 15 ahead of Harry. 27 points separates the top four. A fantastic battle is meeting for the wooden spoon – only one point in it now!

Table:

 

Transfers:

 

Harry

Klich OUT and Lanzini IN

 

Sid

Dawson OUT and Ben White IN

Pogba OUT and Henderson IN

 

FA Cup this weekend

See you all in a couple of weeks

 

MP

 

 

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