Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy 1st round draw

New boss Kiran pulled the names out of that like this...

Cheese Makers v FCK2

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Claymore Athletic FC

YTFIB v San Dimas High School

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Trusted By Millions

Mega Buck Bandits v Athletico Phoenix

Final Fantasy XI v Real Muppets

The Fabulous Artisans v Aardvark Abacus

The Wateringhole Society v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Kiran giving himself a tough draw against the FA Cup winners. PCMT holders San Dimas have a potential banana skin against YTFIB and their host of new players. The CFJs v Claymore is an early season cracker as is the Artisans against the Aardvarks.

Games to be played w/c 29 August.

2015/16 Provisional Fixture list

League Week 1: W/C 8 August 2015

Claymore Athletic FC v The Wateringhole Society

Mega Buck Bandits v Cheese Makers

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Real Muppets v Athletico Phoenix

San Dimas High School v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

The Fabulous Artisans v FCK2

Trusted By Millions v Aardvark Abacus

YTFIB v Final Fantasy XI

League Week 2: W/C 14 August 2015

Aardvark Abacus v YTFIB

Cheese Makers v Claymore Athletic FC

FCK2 v Athletico Phoenix

Final Fantasy XI v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Trusted By Millions

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Real Muppets

The Fabulous Artisans v Mega Buck Bandits

The Wateringhole Society v San Dimas High School

 League Week 3: W/C 22 August 2015

Athletico Phoenix v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Claymore Athletic FC v The Fabulous Artisans

Mega Buck Bandits v FCK2

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Aardvark Abacus

Real Muppets v Final Fantasy XI

San Dimas High School v Cheese Makers

Trusted By Millions v The Wateringhole Society

YTFIB v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

W/C 29 August: Paul Cartmell Memorial Cup First Round

League Week 4: W/C 12 September 2015

Aardvark Abacus v Real Muppets

Cheese Makers v Trusted By Millions

FCK2 v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Final Fantasy XI v Athletico Phoenix

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Mega Buck Bandits v Claymore Athletic FC

The Fabulous Artisans v San Dimas High School

The Wateringhole Society v YTFIB

League Week 5: W/C 19 September 2015

Athletico Phoenix v Aardvark Abacus

Claymore Athletic FC v FCK2

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Wateringhole Society

Real Muppets v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

San Dimas High School v Mega Buck Bandits

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Final Fantasy XI

Trusted By Millions v The Fabulous Artisans

YTFIB v Cheese Makers

League Week 6: W/C 26 September 2015

Aardvark Abacus v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Cheese Makers v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Claymore Athletic FC v San Dimas High School

FCK2 v Final Fantasy XI

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Athletico Phoenix

Mega Buck Bandits v Trusted By Millions

The Fabulous Artisans v YTFIB

The Wateringhole Society v Real Muppets

W/C 3 October: Paul Cartmell Memorial Cup and Charity Shield Quarter Finals

League Week 7: W/C 17 October 2015

Athletico Phoenix v The Wateringhole Society

Final Fantasy XI v Aardvark Abacus

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Fabulous Artisans

Real Muppets v Cheese Makers

San Dimas High School v FCK2

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Trusted By Millions v Claymore Athletic FC

YTFIB v Mega Buck Bandits

League Week 8: W/C 24 October 2015

Cheese Makers v Athletico Phoenix

Claymore Athletic FC v YTFIB

FCK2 v Aardvark Abacus

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Final Fantasy XI

Mega Buck Bandits v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

San Dimas High School v Trusted By Millions

The Fabulous Artisans v Real Muppets

The Wateringhole Society v The Cow-Faced Juniors

League Week 9: W/C 31 October 2015

Aardvark Abacus v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Athletico Phoenix v The Fabulous Artisans

Final Fantasy XI v The Wateringhole Society

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Claymore Athletic FC

Real Muppets v Mega Buck Bandits

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Cheese Makers

Trusted By Millions v FCK2

YTFIB v San Dimas High School

League Week 10: W/C 7 November 2015

Cheese Makers v Final Fantasy XI

Claymore Athletic FC v Real Muppets

FCK2 v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Mega Buck Bandits v Athletico Phoenix

San Dimas High School v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

The Fabulous Artisans v The Cow-Faced Juniors

The Wateringhole Society v Aardvark Abacus

Trusted By Millions v YTFIB

League Week 11: W/C 21 November 2015

Aardvark Abacus v Cheese Makers

Athletico Phoenix v Claymore Athletic FC

Final Fantasy XI v The Fabulous Artisans

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v The Wateringhole Society

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Trusted By Millions

Real Muppets v San Dimas High School

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Mega Buck Bandits

YTFIB v FCK2

W/C 28 November: Paul Cartmell Memorial Cup and Charity Shield Semi Finals

League Week 12: W/C 5 December 2015

Cheese Makers v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Claymore Athletic FC v The Cow-Faced Juniors

FCK2 v The Wateringhole Society

Mega Buck Bandits v Final Fantasy XI

San Dimas High School v Athletico Phoenix

The Fabulous Artisans v Aardvark Abacus

Trusted By Millions v Real Muppets

YTFIB v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

League Week 13: W/C 12 December 2015

Aardvark Abacus v Mega Buck Bandits

Athletico Phoenix v Trusted By Millions

Final Fantasy XI v Claymore Athletic FC

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v The Fabulous Artisans

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v FCK2

Real Muppets v YTFIB

The Cow-Faced Juniors v San Dimas High School

The Wateringhole Society v Cheese Makers

League Week 14: W/C 19 December 2015

Claymore Athletic FC v Aardvark Abacus

FCK2 v Cheese Makers

Mega Buck Bandits v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Real Muppets

San Dimas High School v Final Fantasy XI

The Fabulous Artisans v The Wateringhole Society

Trusted By Millions v The Cow-Faced Juniors

YTFIB v Athletico Phoenix

26 December; Charity Shield Final

28 December; Paul Cartmell Memorial Cup Final

League Week 15: W/C 2 January 2015

Aardvark Abacus v San Dimas High School

Athletico Phoenix v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Cheese Makers v The Fabulous Artisans

Final Fantasy XI v Trusted By Millions

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Claymore Athletic FC

Real Muppets v FCK2

The Cow-Faced Juniors v YTFIB

The Wateringhole Society v Mega Buck Bandits

W/C 9 January 2015: FA Cup First Round

League Week 16 (reverse week 12): midweek 12/13 January 2015

Aardvark Abacus v The Fabulous Artisans

Athletico Phoenix v San Dimas High School

Final Fantasy XI v Mega Buck Bandits

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Cheese Makers

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v YTFIB

Real Muppets v Trusted By Millions

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Claymore Athletic FC

The Wateringhole Society v FCK2

League Week 17 (Reverse week 13): W/C 16 January

Cheese Makers v The Wateringhole Society

Claymore Athletic FC v Final Fantasy XI

FCK2 v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Mega Buck Bandits v Aardvark Abacus

San Dimas High School v The Cow-Faced Juniors

The Fabulous Artisans v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Trusted By Millions v Athletico Phoenix

YTFIB v Real Muppets

League Week 18 (Reverse week 10): 23 January

Aardvark Abacus v The Wateringhole Society

Athletico Phoenix v Mega Buck Bandits

Final Fantasy XI v Cheese Makers

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v FCK2

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v San Dimas High School

Real Muppets v Claymore Athletic FC

The Cow-Faced Juniors v The Fabulous Artisans

YTFIB v Trusted By Millions

Midweek 2/3 February: FA Cup Quarter Finals

League Week 19 (Reverse week 3): W/C 6 February

Aardvark Abacus v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Cheese Makers v San Dimas High School

FCK2 v Mega Buck Bandits

Final Fantasy XI v Real Muppets

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v YTFIB

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Athletico Phoenix

The Fabulous Artisans v Claymore Athletic FC

The Wateringhole Society v Trusted By Millions

League Week 20 (Reverse week 15): W/C 13 February

Claymore Athletic FC v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

FCK2 v Real Muppets

Mega Buck Bandits v The Wateringhole Society

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Athletico Phoenix

San Dimas High School v Aardvark Abacus

The Fabulous Artisans v Cheese Makers

Trusted By Millions v Final Fantasy XI

YTFIB v The Cow-Faced Juniors

League Week 21 (Reverse week 8): W/C 27 February

Aardvark Abacus v FCK2

Athletico Phoenix v Cheese Makers

Final Fantasy XI v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Mega Buck Bandits

Real Muppets v The Fabulous Artisans

The Cow-Faced Juniors v The Wateringhole Society

Trusted By Millions v San Dimas High School

YTFIB v Claymore Athletic FC

Midweek 1/2 March: FA Cup Semi Final

League Week 22 (Reverse week 9): W/C 5 March
Cheese Makers v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Claymore Athletic FC v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

FCK2 v Trusted By Millions

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Aardvark Abacus

Mega Buck Bandits v Real Muppets

San Dimas High School v YTFIB

The Fabulous Artisans v Athletico Phoenix

The Wateringhole Society v Final Fantasy XI

League Week 23 (Reverse week 4): W/C 12 March

Athletico Phoenix v Final Fantasy XI

Claymore Athletic FC v Mega Buck Bandits

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Real Muppets v Aardvark Abacus

San Dimas High School v The Fabulous Artisans

The Cow-Faced Juniors v FCK2

Trusted By Millions v Cheese Makers

YTFIB v The Wateringhole Society

League Week 24 (Reverse week 5): W/C 19 March

Aardvark Abacus v Athletico Phoenix

Cheese Makers v YTFIB

FCK2 v Claymore Athletic FC

Final Fantasy XI v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Real Muppets

Mega Buck Bandits v San Dimas High School

The Fabulous Artisans v Trusted By Millions

The Wateringhole Society v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

League Week 25 (Reverse week 6): W/C 2 April

Athletico Phoenix v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Final Fantasy XI v FCK2

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Cheese Makers

Real Muppets v The Wateringhole Society

San Dimas High School v Claymore Athletic FC

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Aardvark Abacus

Trusted By Millions v Mega Buck Bandits

YTFIB v The Fabulous Artisans 

League Week 26 (Reverse week 7): W/C 9 April

Aardvark Abacus v Final Fantasy XI

Cheese Makers v Real Muppets

Claymore Athletic FC v Trusted By Millions

FCK2 v San Dimas High School

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Mega Buck Bandits v YTFIB

The Fabulous Artisans v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

The Wateringhole Society v Athletico Phoenix

W/C 16 April May: FA Cup Final

League Week 27 (Reverse week 1): W/C 23 April 2015

Aardvark Abacus v Trusted By Millions

Athletico Phoenix v Real Muppets

Cheese Makers v Mega Buck Bandits

FCK2 v The Fabulous Artisans

Final Fantasy XI v YTFIB

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v San Dimas High School

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

The Wateringhole Society v Claymore Athletic FC

League Week 28 (Reverse week 2): W/C 30 April

Athletico Phoenix v FCK2

Claymore Athletic FC v Cheese Makers

Mega Buck Bandits v The Fabulous Artisans

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Final Fantasy XI

Real Muppets v The Cow-Faced Juniors

San Dimas High School v The Wateringhole Society

Trusted By Millions v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

YTFIB v Aardvark Abacus

League Week 29 (Reverse week 11): W/C 7 May

Cheese Makers v Aardvark Abacus

Claymore Athletic FC v Athletico Phoenix

FCK2 v YTFIB

Mega Buck Bandits v The Cow-Faced Juniors

San Dimas High School v Real Muppets

The Fabulous Artisans v Final Fantasy XI

The Wateringhole Society v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Trusted By Millions v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

League Week 30 (Reverse week 14): W/C 15 May

Aardvark Abacus v Claymore Athletic FC

Athletico Phoenix v YTFIB

Cheese Makers v FCK2

Final Fantasy XI v San Dimas High School

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Mega Buck Bandits

Real Muppets v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

The Cow-Faced Juniors v Trusted By Millions

The Wateringhole Society v The Fabulous Artisans

Opening day fixtures announced.

The fixture computer has spat out the list and dealt us these games to start the 2015/16 season.

Claymore Athletic FC v The Wateringhole Society

Mega Buck Bandits v Cheese Makers

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Cow-Faced Juniors

Real Muppets v Athletico Phoenix

San Dimas High School v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

The Fabulous Artisans v FCK2

Trusted By Millions v Aardvark Abacus

YTFIB v Final Fantasy XI

Kiran's first game is against last season's champions Do they call that a baptism of fire?

2014/15 Co-Ord Round-up Part Last - Transfer dealings

As with previous years here's a bit about the fantasy dealings...

Income

Total received in 2014/15 was a new record of £473.3m. That was swelled by an individual team record. One of our number bringing in £103.65m. Four other teams bagged £44.5m plus.

Expenditure

Another record here too, a massive £613.5m! Some of that is recycled in the league but that's small potatoes compared to the rest. One team spent over £100m, three more over £65m. At the other end of the scale four teams didn't muster £15m in purchases.

Business

Overall losses fell for the fourth successive season - now to £140m, £20m less than last year. The biggest loss by one team was in excess of £40m, three more teams were over £20m down.

Four teams turned a profit on transfers but that only added up to just over £20m between them.

We have a nine season sample of these figures now, every team has lost between £70m and £130m in that period. Interestingly ten of our teams fall into a losses bracket of between £80m and £95m.

2014/15 Co-Ord Round-up Part Seven - Another VFM table

Because I've still got the calculation in the spreadsheet and well, why not, here's how many counters people got for their wage money...

	Team	Counters	Wage Bill (£m)	Counters per £m
1	YTFIB	48	1.5705	30.564
2	Final Fantasy XI	65	2.28075	28.499
3	The Fabulous Artisans	72	2.7645	26.044
4	Cheese Makers	77	3.64725	21.112
5	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	85	4.635	18.339
6	Mega Buck Bandits	58	3.33375	17.398
7	Athletico Phoenix	75	4.359	17.206
8	FCK2	83	4.872	17.036
9	Claymore Athletic FC	113	6.70425	16.855
10	Trusted By Millions	98	5.89425	16.626
11	San Dimas High School	70	4.30515	16.260
12	Real Muppets	86	5.45925	15.753
13	Aardvark Abacus	75	5.4495	13.763
14	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	106	7.884	13.445
15	The Dead Parrots	53	4.01475	13.201
16	The Cow-Faced Juniors	91	8.18075	11.124

2014/15 Co-Ord Round-up Part Six - 1st - 4th

1st Claymore Athletic FC (up one place on last season)
Now the team by which all others must be judged. This was Clive's second title in four seasons and those wins sandwich two runners-up spots. There have also been four straight Cup Final appearances although this one ended in defeat to Fred. Claymore have the best striker in the league in Sergio Aguero and this season had the best defender in Branislav Ivanovic. Any team finishing above them next season will be upset if they don't win the league.
Star Player: Sergio Aguero (23 goals)
Disappointment: That Cup Final defeat

2nd Fred West LG XI (up six places)
Fred's return to the upper reaches is complete after four seasons of struggle, re-building and consolidation. In that order. He also picked up the FA Cup for the first time despite fielding an ineligible player. Wilfried Bony and Leo Ulloa led the line but Fred's penchant for expensive midfielders paid off with an excellent season for Eden Hazard. There's a solid defence too so they should be thereabouts next year.
Star Player: Cesar Azpilicueta (14 cleans)
Disappointment: Is it unfair to single out February no counters signing Juan Cuadrado?

3rd Athletico Phoenix (up ten places)
Another team bouncing back were the Phoenix who were always at the sharp end without having a squad to sustain a real threat to Claymore. Brian stuck his faith, and transfer record, in Diego Costa and was repaid with 19 goals. A good return for someone with a dodgy hamstring. Will his striking partner inspire RvP to former glories or is he now on his way out of Kingham Park? It will be an interesting window for Athletico.
Star Player: Diego Costa (19 goals)
Disappointment: Were the squad players up to it when they got the chance?

4th Trusted By Millions (down three places)
Beef's title defence was hardly a defence at all. The first half of the season was practically a write-off with the team in 13th after week 10. Things started to click after that and Trusted had cut the gap to five points with eight games to go but were never nearer and fell away again. The finger can be pointed at the forwards who failed to contribute anything like the number of 'counters' they needed to. The axe will fall on some of them before the new season.
Star Player: Gary Cahill (one goal, 14 cleans)
Disappointment: The front men

2014/15 Co-Ord Round-up Part Five - 5th-8th

5th San Dimas High School (up one place on last season)
Perhaps a bit lucky to finish so high San Dimas bumped along in mid-table without really threatening to go further. Highlight of the season was finally adding the PCMT to the trophy cabinet after three losing finals. Attacking-wise this looks a good team on paper but didn't match those expectations in the scoring department. The defence, so solid in 2013/14, now looks in need of a serious overhaul if the luck is to continue.
Star Player: Saido Berahino (ten goals)
Disappointment: Does the manager know his best team?

6th Real Muppets (down one place)
Another nearly season for Ryan who led the league early on but finished trophyless for the seventh straight season. An eight-game losing run in November and December did for his hopes this time. Goals were the problem for the Muppets who forked out £20m on Mario Balotelli who looked like a man who'd forgotten how to play at times. Daniel Sturridge could have been the saviour but spent more time on the treatment table than the pitch.
Star Players: Laurent Koscielny (two goals, eight cleans) and Alberto Moreno (ten cleans)
Disappointment: Balotelli or Sturridge's lack of game time? Take your pick.

7th FCK2 (up four places)
After two years languishing in the reserves Harry Kane got his chance and grabbed it with both hands scoring 14 times. Danny Ings and Diafra Sakho were also useful acquisitions making up for Andy Carroll's continued absence. John Terry continued to roll back the years in defence providing a solid base for Kevin's team to build on. If there is an area to address in this squad it could be the midfield although Wilshere and Grealish show promise.
Star Player: John Terry (three goals, 14 cleans)
Disappointment: Not turning enough draws into wins

8th Aardvark Abacus (down four)
How the mighty have fallen. And continue to fall. The team to have won most WSFFL trophies have gone five years without one. And this finish is the team's lowest since we went to a 16 team league. Ady's team did lead the league for eight weeks and were second after week 16 but came down with the Christmas lights losing 12 of their last 18 games. What next? Maybe a clear-out of the old guard and some young blood is what's needed to lift them back up.
Star Player: Phil Jagielka (three goals, ten cleans)
Disappointment: Adebayor, Jovetic, Nastasic, Coates. £63.5m spent, seven 'counters' between them.