Week 8 Results

Aardvark Abacus 1 v 0 Real Muppets
Athletico Phoenix 0 v 2 San Dimas High School
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 4 v 4 The Cow-Faced Juniors
Mega Buck Bandits 2 v 1 York’s Returning Glory
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 1 v 0 Final Fantasy XI
The Dead Parrots 0 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC
The Fabulous Artisans 3 v 4 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Trusted By Millions 2 v 0 Bassett Allsorts

What a way for the old Cromwell Street Stadium to sign off before it closes and Fred moves his franchise to South Africa. The Gardeners had only conceded four goals in seven league games before the game but were 4-1 down at half-time. Benjani, Anelka and two from Dempsey had put the CFJs in a strong position but a bizarre Nani goal put Fred back in the game with six minutes to go and they dug deep to find two cleans to get a point and keep their unbeaten record. The lead is down to a point as Boston Rock keep up their bid for back-to-back titles. It was another strange game that took place at the Goddard Stadium. A Kevin Nolan hat-trick (he's now the league's top scorer) and a last minute Darren Bent goal appeared to have completed a comfortable win for Sheriff but the Artisans then threw the clean sheet kitchen sink at their opponents only to come up one short.

The Muppets were in second but have dropped two places after defeat to Aardvark Abacus. One goal settled this one, an Emmanuel Adebayor penalty on 23 minutes, and was absolutely vital for Ady's team if they have any title aspirations. Ryan's Muppets have also dropped behind Trusted who picked up another victory without being convincing. It took cleans from Ridgewell and Carragher for Beef to beat the struggling Allsorts.

It's a surprise for me to San Dimas nearer the top than the bottom. First goals of the season from Nenad Milijas and Yakubu beat Athletico Phoenix. Brian's team aren't conceding many but are missing the cutting edge of Robin van Persie. The Dead Parrots close out the top half of the table but suffered a comprehensive home defeat to Claymore. The action came late down under, Branislav Ivanovic netting for Clive on 84 minutes who then added a couple of cleans for good measure.

Ahead of their big PCMT semi-final against the holders Nil Satis are quietly going about their business. It was a single goal victory for Paul over Final Fantasy thanks to a John Heitinga clean and it keeps Ceri bottom. Mega Buck Bandits pulled a few points clear of their Okus rivals with a win over York's. Adam and Varney scoring for Dave, a Luke Young clean coming too late for Julian.