29 Nov 07

Blackburn 0 – 4 Aston Villa from game last night. (I didn’t even know it was on myself). And there ar2 2 late assist points from the weekend for Stevie Gerrard included here too (Don, alas you were probably right when you were totting up your scores). Sonya was the big mover here with Garth Barry scoring form the spot, to add to a clean sheet also. Oh me of little faith in him any more! And Pat Murphy pulled a little more away on top. He being the only man with Scott Carson in goals, and those with Villa defender Martin Laursen got the clean sheet.

Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter Trans
1 (-)	Pat Murphy	338	8	103
2 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	324	2	103
3 (-)	Sonya	318	9	106
4 (+1)	Mikes Magicians	308	7	113
5 (-1)	Shaybees	304	0	82
6 (-)	Hammer XI	298	5	111
7 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	293	7	108
8 (-)	Donies Dynamos	282	4	69
9 (-)	Mairead	276	2	60
10 (-)	Dermot Mc	275	2	86
11 (-)	Dermot G	265	2	82
12 (-)	Dans Macs	256	2	51
13 (-)	Donal G	255	2	76
14 (-)	Pats Vultures	212	3	57

26 Nov 07

Overall Table

 

Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter Trans
1 (-)	Pat Murphy	330	29	95
2 (+2)	Don’s Deadlies	322	39	101
3 (-)	Sonya	309	24	97
4 (-2)	Shaybees	304	15	82
5 (-)	Mikes Magicians	301	25	106
6 (-)	Hammer XI	293	25	106
7 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	286	20	101
8 (+1)	Donies Dynamos	278	18	65
9 (-1)	Mairead	274	12	58
10 (+1)	Dermot Mc	273	39	84
11 (+2)	Dermot G	263	35	80
12 (-2)	Dans Macs	254	19	49
13 (-1)	Donal G	253	25	74
14 (-)	Pats Vultures	209	15	54

 

Weekly Table

 

Team Name	Total	Week	Inter Trans
Dermot Mc	273	39	84
Don’s Deadlies	322	39	101
Dermot G	263	35	80
Pat Murphy	330	29	95
Donal G	253	25	74
Hammer XI	293	25	106
Mikes Magicians	301	25	106
Sonya	309	24	97
Ola’s Eagles	286	20	101
Dans Macs	254	19	49
Donies Dynamos	278	18	65
Pats Vultures	209	15	54
Shaybees	304	15	82
Mairead	274	12	58

 

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12 Nov 07

These scores are after Monday nights game. They look like they’re the final scores for the weekend.
Don and the Magicians temporarily held second and third spots respectively over Sunday night, but the performance of Alexander Hleb (10 points) has pushed Shaybee and Sonya back into their rightful(?) positions again, though Shaybee has passed out Sonya into second spot, albeit by a couple of points.
Pat Murphy on top of the table as usual lost a little ground on the closing pack this weekend again. They’re quietly going about their business, but I expect them to have one big week now soon, and reopen the gap that he held previously. It’s so frustrating when he’s just sitting up there on top, grinding out results.
The big movers of the week were the Hammers XI with a super 40 points. All players contributed to his points, but that goal by Nicky Shorey, just before the death of the Reading v Arsenal game meant that he leapfrogged over two players in one foul swoop.
Mairead however continues to tumble down the table. I hear she’s back from her leave of absence, and has taken the reigns of her team again, so they’ll surely start to make up for lost ground in the near future.
Dermot Mc has started to resurrect his team from the foot of the table, climbing two places this week, and will pass his ailing brother soon if the current form prevails. But then there’s a gap emerging to the next position in the table. It may take till Christmas to make that move … but he’s looking confident for the near future.
But in truth, it’s tight for everyone in the bottom five. Nobody wants to be down there in that pitched battle.
The Inter-transfer competition is only in it’s second week, but already a trend is emerging as three teams have blistered away from the other, all on 81 points. There aren’t many challengers yet, but we all remember what happened at Christmas last year when Pat golden came with a late charge to take glory with some huge scores. It can and will happen very easily again.

• No games next weekend because there’s international games going on … so we’ll have to wait for two weeks before the next bout of pushing and shoving.

Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter Trans
1 (-)	Pat Murphy	301	28	66
2 (+1)	Shaybees	289	37	67
3 (-1)	Sonya	285	27	73
4 (-)	Don	283	32	62
5 (-)	The Magicians	276	32	81
6 (+3)	Hammer XI	268	40	81
7 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	266	28	81
8 (-2)	Mairead	262	22	46
9 (-1)	Donies Dynamos	260	23	47
10 (-)	Dan Macs	235	17	30
11 (+2)	Dermot Mc	234	33	45
12 (-)	Dermot G	228	23	45
13 (-2)	Donal G	228	21	49
14 (-)	The Vultures	194	21	39

04 Nov 07

Now that most of the transfers have been made, we can see the effects of what a good transfer policy can do for you. Ola is getting stronger every week and it’s the third week in a row that she has topped the weekly scores with a massive 53 points. Quite and achievement for a team that was languishing in obscurity only six weeks ago, with an air of resignation over the whole team, and seasoned ticket holders tearing up their tickets in disgust. But methinks she’s using dirty tactics. We all saw that she used some illegal elbows to catch that bouquet last week … so now she’s obviously instructed her team to use similar tactics to elbow their way unceremoniously up the table! You couldn’t watch her.
Pat Murphy, fresh after putting his latest awards into the trophy cabinet, seemed at first to have only an average week, but he has still managed to create more daylight between himself and the chasing pack. Fifteen points clear out on top he is now, thanks in part to superb strike from defender George McCarthy, and should have been another four points ahead if only the Hammers had not conceded in the 92nd minute! He’s looking good to hold his place if he can manage to hold off some of the newer contenders for the title.
Sonya has made a big jump up into second from sixth, with a performance (46pts) that will have her in the lead soon if that keeps up. Disappointment for Don (30pts) and Shaybee (30pts) as their form slips, and they now seem to be looking at the long painful slither down the table, and out of contention. (How’s that for dismissing them off hand. I will probably pay for that comment.)
Good progress by the Magicians too with the second highest score of the week (49pts) as they strive to keep their heads above the side managed by his better half, who is biting at his heels. It seems to be a feature of this mini-league that the women have made most of the shrewd choices, and now look down the table on their partners, gleefully rubbing their hands in excitement at the thought. The Magicians made a rash of changes to preserve their integrity, and their slim margin has been reduced, but it’s still there. Just remember, there’s a long way to go girls!
The Hammers XI have been on form this week too. His old team would have brought him a paltry 13 points for the week, but some astute changes mean that he got 41 points for the week. That’s some difference, and it seems like the Hammers XI are a team to watch out for in the coming weeks.
The McCarthy brothers have fallen like stones this week scoring 12 points apiece for their teams. Dermot falls four places, while Dan falls three places. They need to regain their composure and concentration, if they’re going to have any chance of catch-up at this stage.
The Vultures manager was missing on Saturday so he wasn’t able to complete his transfers. They badly need strong management at this stage … and quickly.
As for Dermot and Mairead, hopefully they’re thinking of much better things while they’re away. We’ll sort them out when they get home. Meanwhile, their teams look worn out but soldier on regardless. They badly need those changes.

• No team listings for now, because some have yet their changes … so they’ll have to do their own team research, to try to keep things fair.
• An asterix (*) after the team name indicates a team that had no changes made during the transfer window. An amnesty will apply for those teams for this week… So no third chances after this.
• Alex has now called her team “Ola’s Eagles”
  

Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter Trans
1 (-)	Pat Murphy	273	38	38
2 (+4)	Sonya	258	46	46
3 (-1)	Shaybees	252	30	30
4 (-1)	Don	251	30	30
5 (+3)	The Magicians	244	49	49
6 (-2)	Mairead *	240	24	24
7 (+4)	Ola’s Eagles	238	53	53
8 (-3)	Donies Dynamos *	237	24	24
9 (+1)	Hammer XI	228	41	41
10 (-3)	Dan Macs	218	13	13
11 (+2)	Donal G *	207	28	28
12 (-)	Dermot G *	205	22	22
13 (-4)	Dermot Mc	201	12	12
14 (-)	The Vultures *	173	18	18

What would have been!

I was wondering how things would have fared if we had not made any transfers this week, so before I change the teams, here are the scores as they would have been. Sonya would have been going great guns again, and would be looking to take out Pat Murphy in the next few weeks … but that’s the way it goes … I’ll have the new changes up soon enough.

05/11/07	Team Name	Total	Week
	Pat Murphy	260	25
	Sonya	251	39
	Shaybees	244	22
	Don	240	19
	Donies Dynamos	237	24
	Mairead	235	19
	Michael’s Magicians	223	28
	Dan Macs	213	8
	Alex	212	27
	Dermot G	205	22
	Donal G	202	23
	Dermot Mc	202	13
	Hammer XI	200	13
	The Vultures (Pat G)	168	13