Co-Ord Round-up Part Three - 5th-8th

5th The Fabulous Artisans (up two places)
Despite improving on last year's finishing position and setting 'franchise' records for wins and points Artisans manager Ben may feel a little disappointed with fifth place. The Goddard Stadium club spent the vast majority of the season in the top four and looked genuine title contenders. The manager has not been afraid to chop and change his squad or his team on matchdays and it doesn't take a great leap of faith to see them in the shake-up next season.
Star Player: Richard Dunne (two goals, 13 clean sheets)

6th Fred West Landscape Gardening XI (up four)
After last year's blip the Gardeners are heading towards where we might expect to find them. Fred's team notched their second-highest points return and were the league's third-highest scorers. They did lead the league for three weeks in the early part of the season but a winless January, when Didier Drogba was at the African Cup of Nations, started the slide. It's nearly ten years since the Cromwell Street club won some silverware and the trophy cabinet is now referred to as 'The Cabinet'!
Star Player: Didier Drogba (19 goals)

7th The Cow-Faced Juniors (down three)
Like Boston Rock the CFJs have played in the semi-finals of the last four cup competitions. Unlike Boston Rock they only have two runners-up plaques to show for it. Chris's team spent the last two-thirds of the season in 7th, 8th or 9th place and he may be more apprehensive than most about the next campaign. Plenty of the CFJs spent time in the sick bay last season and the manager will need to decide whether to trust them to return to some form or start a clear out.
Star Player: Chris Samba (four goals, 11 cleans)

8th Nil Satis Nisi Optimum (up three)
If Claymore are the mid-table specialists, Nil Satis are the nearest we have to a yo-yo team. The last four seasons have seen Paul's side finish 4th, 14th, 11th and now 8th. This time round they even topped the league for eight weeks and were second with two-thirds of the season completed. Seven defeats in the last ten games had the team looking over their shoulder and clinging on to a top-half finish. I think we can guess Paul's summer transfer policy, what we don't know is which direction they'll head in next.
Star Player: Heurelho Gomes (10 cleans, three saved penalties)