Aardvark Abacus 1 v 0 Final Fantasy XI
Bassett Allsorts 2 v 5 Claymore Athletic FC
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 3 v 1 San Dimas High School
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 4 v 0 The Fabulous Artisans
Real Muppets 3 v 3 York’s Returning Glory
The Cow-Faced Juniors 1 v 2 The Dead Parrots
Trusted By Millions 2 v 1 Athletico Phoenix
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2 v 1 Mega Buck Bandits
A big win for Nil Satis sees Paul lead the league into 2010.
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Monday 28 December 2009
PCMT Final - Match Report
Aardvark Abacus 0
Vs (3)
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 1
Bent 17
Wembley Stadium, Att: 90,000
Teams:
Aardvark: Cech; Carvalho, Gallas, Cuellar, Hutchinson; Modric, M.Davies, Scholes, Aquilani; Adebayor, Carew. Subs: Kirkland; Hughes; Riise; Kuyt
Boston Rock: Robinson; King, Richards,Terry, G.Johnson; Milner, Wilshere, Jenas, Lampard; Defoe, D.Bent. Subs: Fielding; Smalling; Stanislas; Jerome
Despite the ice and snow there was a full house at Wembley for the traditional WSFFL Boxing Day showpiece, the Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final. Boston Rock were attempting to with the Trophy for the third year in a row and they were up against old rivals and the team they defeated 12 months ago, Aardvark Abacus.
Ady's team have been right out of form in recent weeks and they started slowly again today. Darren Bent had already gone close with a header but he made no mistake on 17 minutes when he timed his run to perfection to power Sheriff's team ahead. It was Bent's tenth goal in all competitions this season and follows on from his strike in last season's FA Cup Final. A man for the big occasion indeed.
The game wasn't a classic by any means with chances at a premium. William Gallas came closest to levelling the match on the hour but couldn't force the ball past a determined 'Sky Heroes' defence from close range. Sheriff's team held firm with few alarms after that and the final whistle confirmed his team as the first to win any WSFFL Trophy three years in succession.
Vs (3)
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 1
Bent 17
Wembley Stadium, Att: 90,000
Teams:
Aardvark: Cech; Carvalho, Gallas, Cuellar, Hutchinson; Modric, M.Davies, Scholes, Aquilani; Adebayor, Carew. Subs: Kirkland; Hughes; Riise; Kuyt
Boston Rock: Robinson; King, Richards,Terry, G.Johnson; Milner, Wilshere, Jenas, Lampard; Defoe, D.Bent. Subs: Fielding; Smalling; Stanislas; Jerome
Despite the ice and snow there was a full house at Wembley for the traditional WSFFL Boxing Day showpiece, the Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final. Boston Rock were attempting to with the Trophy for the third year in a row and they were up against old rivals and the team they defeated 12 months ago, Aardvark Abacus.
Ady's team have been right out of form in recent weeks and they started slowly again today. Darren Bent had already gone close with a header but he made no mistake on 17 minutes when he timed his run to perfection to power Sheriff's team ahead. It was Bent's tenth goal in all competitions this season and follows on from his strike in last season's FA Cup Final. A man for the big occasion indeed.
The game wasn't a classic by any means with chances at a premium. William Gallas came closest to levelling the match on the hour but couldn't force the ball past a determined 'Sky Heroes' defence from close range. Sheriff's team held firm with few alarms after that and the final whistle confirmed his team as the first to win any WSFFL Trophy three years in succession.
Thursday 24 December 2009
PCMT Final - The Contenders
Aardvark Abacus
Current League Position: 3rd
Route to the Final;
1st Round - 4-2 v Final Fantasy
Quarter-Final - 2-1 v Dead Parrots (after 1-1 draw)
Semi-Final - 2-0 v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Recent Results;
Week 14 - 3-3 v York's Returning Glory
Week 13 - 0-1 v Athletico Phoenix
Week 12 - 0-3 v The Fabulous Artisans
Week 11 - 6-2 v San Dimas High School
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Current League Position: 5th
Route to the Final;
1st Round - 3-0 v Fred West LG XI
Quarter-Final - 4-0 v Real Muppets
Semi-Final - 3-0 v Trusted By Millions
Recent Results;
Week 14 - 1-4 v Dead Parrots
Week 13 - 4-0 v Final Fantasy
Week 12 - 3-2 v York's Returning Glory
Week 11 - 2-1 v Athletico Phoenix
Recent meetings between the teams;
2009/10 Week 2 - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 2
2008/9 Week 19 - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 1
2008/9 PCMT Final - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 3
2008/9 Week 3 - Boston Rock 4 Aardvark Abacus 5
2007/8 Week 20 - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 2
2007/8 FAC R1 - Boston Rock 3 Aardvark Abacus 1
2007/8 Week 4 - Boston Rock 0 Aardvark Abacus 1
Only victories for Boston Rock in the last couple of years have been in the Cups. Interesting.
Good luck to both managers.
Current League Position: 3rd
Route to the Final;
1st Round - 4-2 v Final Fantasy
Quarter-Final - 2-1 v Dead Parrots (after 1-1 draw)
Semi-Final - 2-0 v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Recent Results;
Week 14 - 3-3 v York's Returning Glory
Week 13 - 0-1 v Athletico Phoenix
Week 12 - 0-3 v The Fabulous Artisans
Week 11 - 6-2 v San Dimas High School
You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Current League Position: 5th
Route to the Final;
1st Round - 3-0 v Fred West LG XI
Quarter-Final - 4-0 v Real Muppets
Semi-Final - 3-0 v Trusted By Millions
Recent Results;
Week 14 - 1-4 v Dead Parrots
Week 13 - 4-0 v Final Fantasy
Week 12 - 3-2 v York's Returning Glory
Week 11 - 2-1 v Athletico Phoenix
Recent meetings between the teams;
2009/10 Week 2 - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 2
2008/9 Week 19 - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 1
2008/9 PCMT Final - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 3
2008/9 Week 3 - Boston Rock 4 Aardvark Abacus 5
2007/8 Week 20 - Aardvark Abacus 2 Boston Rock 2
2007/8 FAC R1 - Boston Rock 3 Aardvark Abacus 1
2007/8 Week 4 - Boston Rock 0 Aardvark Abacus 1
Only victories for Boston Rock in the last couple of years have been in the Cups. Interesting.
Good luck to both managers.
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Clive Joins MENSA...no, hang on, that's not right...
...Mensah joins Clive! I knew it was one or the other.
Claymore Athletic manager Clive Fenwick has snapped up Sunderland defender John Mensah to join his WSFFL strugglers.
Mensah signs for £500,000 and Clive will hope that the Ghanaian's presence will boost a side who have lost seven of their last nine matches.
Claymore Athletic manager Clive Fenwick has snapped up Sunderland defender John Mensah to join his WSFFL strugglers.
Mensah signs for £500,000 and Clive will hope that the Ghanaian's presence will boost a side who have lost seven of their last nine matches.
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Halfway House Report - Boston Rock
Sheriff sums up his season so far...
I'm going with Barack Obama and giving myself a B+ for my first half of the season, although I'm getting slightly concerned about my ability to keep up my momentum (as evidenced by my weekend crushing defeat to The Dead Parrots, admittedly one of my bogey teams, but still...)
As you know I've been a little disillusioned with the league turning into a hegemony of three or four teams taking all the plaques away, even if I'm one of them. So at the start of this season I decided to impose the following rules on myself;
1. English players only (which was something I'd been working toward anyway, and which my close-season trade of the Da Silva brothers plus cash for John Terry enabled me to adopt)
2. Squad shape to remain 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 9 midfielders and 6 strikers throughout the season
3. Continue to bring on young players in each position, rather than pack my squad with first teamers
This has led to some challenging situations, particularly recently, when I've had only 2 playing defenders (King, both Ferdinands and Davies all injured, Johnson "rested", Richards dropped and Smalling a young player not in the first team picture), but I've stuck to it rather than bring in a non-English playing defender to help out my squad (for example, I considered buying Hull's Paul McShane out of the pool, but he's Irish!).
In those circumstances, I believe Boston Rock has risen to the challenges and done pretty well. One could argue that with adding John Terry to a first team mix which finished second last year and won both cups, plus with Defoe and Bent guaranteed first teamers for the whole this season, I should damn well be doing well, but I think I overachieved last year, so I'm in better shape this year for a successful season.
The likes of Terry, Bent, Defoe and Lampard are performing as I'd expect them to, so I'd say my star of the season thus far (edging David Dunn into a close second) is James Milner. He's popped up with some vital goals and superb performances too, and looks to be a shoe-in for the England World Cup squad for South Africa. Go on my son!
I'm going with Barack Obama and giving myself a B+ for my first half of the season, although I'm getting slightly concerned about my ability to keep up my momentum (as evidenced by my weekend crushing defeat to The Dead Parrots, admittedly one of my bogey teams, but still...)
As you know I've been a little disillusioned with the league turning into a hegemony of three or four teams taking all the plaques away, even if I'm one of them. So at the start of this season I decided to impose the following rules on myself;
1. English players only (which was something I'd been working toward anyway, and which my close-season trade of the Da Silva brothers plus cash for John Terry enabled me to adopt)
2. Squad shape to remain 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 9 midfielders and 6 strikers throughout the season
3. Continue to bring on young players in each position, rather than pack my squad with first teamers
This has led to some challenging situations, particularly recently, when I've had only 2 playing defenders (King, both Ferdinands and Davies all injured, Johnson "rested", Richards dropped and Smalling a young player not in the first team picture), but I've stuck to it rather than bring in a non-English playing defender to help out my squad (for example, I considered buying Hull's Paul McShane out of the pool, but he's Irish!).
In those circumstances, I believe Boston Rock has risen to the challenges and done pretty well. One could argue that with adding John Terry to a first team mix which finished second last year and won both cups, plus with Defoe and Bent guaranteed first teamers for the whole this season, I should damn well be doing well, but I think I overachieved last year, so I'm in better shape this year for a successful season.
The likes of Terry, Bent, Defoe and Lampard are performing as I'd expect them to, so I'd say my star of the season thus far (edging David Dunn into a close second) is James Milner. He's popped up with some vital goals and superb performances too, and looks to be a shoe-in for the England World Cup squad for South Africa. Go on my son!
Monday 21 December 2009
Week 14 Results
Athletico Phoenix 1 v 1 Real Muppets
Claymore Athletic FC 1 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Final Fantasy XI 0 v 3 The Cow-Faced Juniors
Mega Buck Bandits 0 v 2 Bassett Allsorts
San Dimas High School 3 v 3 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The Dead Parrots 4 v 1 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
The Fabulous Artisans 1 v 2 Trusted By Millions
York’s Returning Glory 3 v 3 Aardvark Abacus
Top of the table compressed still further after this set of results. Nil Satis are on top of the pile on goal difference going into Christmas.
Claymore Athletic FC 1 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Final Fantasy XI 0 v 3 The Cow-Faced Juniors
Mega Buck Bandits 0 v 2 Bassett Allsorts
San Dimas High School 3 v 3 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The Dead Parrots 4 v 1 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
The Fabulous Artisans 1 v 2 Trusted By Millions
York’s Returning Glory 3 v 3 Aardvark Abacus
Top of the table compressed still further after this set of results. Nil Satis are on top of the pile on goal difference going into Christmas.
Sunday 20 December 2009
Artisans Dump Record Signing
The league-topping Fabulous Artisans have sensationally released record signing Johan Elmander.
Artisans manager Ben Warr paid £11.5m for the Swede but injuries and lack of form restricted the striker to five goals last season and he has yet to hit the target this term.
Whether this has been done by Ben to exert his authority and reduce complacency in his table-toppers or simply to reduce wage bill and increase buying power in January remains to be seen.
Elmander is looking for a new WSFFL side and there could be a few suitors.
Artisans manager Ben Warr paid £11.5m for the Swede but injuries and lack of form restricted the striker to five goals last season and he has yet to hit the target this term.
Whether this has been done by Ben to exert his authority and reduce complacency in his table-toppers or simply to reduce wage bill and increase buying power in January remains to be seen.
Elmander is looking for a new WSFFL side and there could be a few suitors.
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Week 13 Results
Aardvark Abacus 0 v 1 Athletico Phoenix
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2 v 0 Bassett Allsorts
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Claymore Athletic FC (postponed)
Real Muppets 0 v 1 The Fabulous Artisans
The Cow-Faced Juniors 3 v 0 York’s Returning Glory
The Dead Parrots 0 v 3 Mega Buck Bandits
Trusted By Millions 6 v 0 San Dimas High School
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 4 v 0 Final Fantasy XI
We have new leaders. It's a fabulous night for the Artisans.
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2 v 0 Bassett Allsorts
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Claymore Athletic FC (postponed)
Real Muppets 0 v 1 The Fabulous Artisans
The Cow-Faced Juniors 3 v 0 York’s Returning Glory
The Dead Parrots 0 v 3 Mega Buck Bandits
Trusted By Millions 6 v 0 San Dimas High School
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 4 v 0 Final Fantasy XI
We have new leaders. It's a fabulous night for the Artisans.
Sunday 13 December 2009
Week 12 Results
Athletico Phoenix 1 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors
Bassett Allsorts 1v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Claymore Athletic FC 0 v 1 Trusted By Millions
Final Fantasy XI 3 v 0 The Dead Parrots
Mega Buck Bandits 3 v 3 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
San Dimas High School 3 v 3 Real Muppets
The Fabulous Artisans 3 v 0 Aardvark Abacus
York’s Returning Glory 2 v 3 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Artisans turn over the Abacus and we have a title race. Nil Satis are sticking in there and Boston Rock now only four points off the summit.
Bassett Allsorts 1v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Claymore Athletic FC 0 v 1 Trusted By Millions
Final Fantasy XI 3 v 0 The Dead Parrots
Mega Buck Bandits 3 v 3 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
San Dimas High School 3 v 3 Real Muppets
The Fabulous Artisans 3 v 0 Aardvark Abacus
York’s Returning Glory 2 v 3 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Artisans turn over the Abacus and we have a title race. Nil Satis are sticking in there and Boston Rock now only four points off the summit.
Saturday 12 December 2009
FA Cup 1st Round Draw
The first round draw for the WSFFL FA Cup was held during a littering ceremony* at the Savoy in London** last night.
The co-ordinators KMLC cohorts Messrs Kibble and Gould drew the home and away teams respectively. The names came out of the yellow bag as follows...
Aardvark Abacus v Fred West LG XI
Athletico Phoenix v York's Returning Glory
Bassett Allsorts v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Mega Buck Bandits v The Fabulous Artisans
Real Muppets v San Dimas High School
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Final Fantasy XI
The Dead Parrots v You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Trusted By Millions v Claymore Athletic.
A long trip down under for holders Boston Rock, last year's runners-up the CFJs face improving Final Fantasy while Aardvark v Fred appears to be the pick of the ties.
Ties to be played over the weekend of 2/3 January.
*This is not true
** I meant the Savoy in Swindon, easy mistake to make!
The co-ordinators KMLC cohorts Messrs Kibble and Gould drew the home and away teams respectively. The names came out of the yellow bag as follows...
Aardvark Abacus v Fred West LG XI
Athletico Phoenix v York's Returning Glory
Bassett Allsorts v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Mega Buck Bandits v The Fabulous Artisans
Real Muppets v San Dimas High School
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Final Fantasy XI
The Dead Parrots v You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Trusted By Millions v Claymore Athletic.
A long trip down under for holders Boston Rock, last year's runners-up the CFJs face improving Final Fantasy while Aardvark v Fred appears to be the pick of the ties.
Ties to be played over the weekend of 2/3 January.
*This is not true
** I meant the Savoy in Swindon, easy mistake to make!
Sunday 6 December 2009
Week 11 Results
Aardvark Abacus 6 v 2 San Dimas High School
Final Fantasy XI 3 v 4 Mega Buck Bandits
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 4 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Real Muppets 2 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC (revised from 2-2)
The Cow-Faced Juniors 1 v 2 The Fabulous Artisans
The Dead Parrots 1 v 0 York’s Returning Glory
Trusted By Millions 2 v 0 Bassett Allsorts
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2 v 1 Athletico Phoenix
Aardvark still have a five-point cushion. Artisans now the closest pursuers. Guess who are playing each other next week...
Final Fantasy XI 3 v 4 Mega Buck Bandits
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 4 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Real Muppets 2 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC (revised from 2-2)
The Cow-Faced Juniors 1 v 2 The Fabulous Artisans
The Dead Parrots 1 v 0 York’s Returning Glory
Trusted By Millions 2 v 0 Bassett Allsorts
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 2 v 1 Athletico Phoenix
Aardvark still have a five-point cushion. Artisans now the closest pursuers. Guess who are playing each other next week...
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