13th Mega Buck Bandits (down two places on last season)
The good news for Dave was that he persuaded Cesc Fabregas to run the Mega Bucks midfield for another season. Not so good was the Spaniard's injury record and performance level which meant he made little impression on the season. Antonio Valencia was another midfield threat sidelined for much of the campaign. A punt on Charlie Adam paid off but there is work to do in the transfer market at both ends of the field if Dave isn't to bump around towards the bottom again next year.
Star Player: Charlie Adam (eight goals)
14th Bassett Allsorts (up one)
Overall a slight improvement for Ben but he must have concerns the way his team finished the season with just three league wins after Christmas. Any Allsorts success was built around Brede Hangeland at the back and there was improvement from Roman Pavlyuchenko too. Marouane Fellaini and Yossi Benayoun were sidelined for long periods which left the Allsorts midfield looking on the defensive side. There seems to be a bit of deadwood in this squad that needs clearing out in this close season.
Star Player: Brede Hangeland (four goals, 10 cleans)
15th Final Fantasy XI (down three)
After a much improved 2009/10 it was back to the lower reaches for Ceri's team. Record signing Andrei Arshavin looked lost at times and the big summer spend on Martin Jiranek never looked likely to bear fruit. Yaya Toure scored more goals than many pre-season judges expected and Demba Ba provided some late impetus up front after signing in February but an overhaul may be needed for Ceri to kick on. Ba is one of four Final Fantasy strikers to possibly leave the club over the summer.
Star Player: Chris Baird (two goals, seven cleans)
16th Nil Satis Nisi Optimum (down eight)
Paul's spectacular fall from grace is complete. After topping the table in week 19 last season Nil Satis have won eight of their last 41 matches and just one of their last 18. Paul's hands-off, settled team style didn't work at all in the second half of the season. With attacking threats Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill missing games through injury Heurelho Gomes and Seamus Coleman tried to stem the tide but to no avail. Paul says he'll be back in the groove next season - he'll need to be.
Star Player: Seamus Coleman (three goals, nine cleans)
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