12 May 2008

The very last day of the season *sob*.

These are the preliminary scores for the afternoons work, and there are still some battles being played out. There will be some assists and some other adjustments to the scores (on www.youthemanager.com … not by me) in the next few days. It’s all important because Shay is only 2 measly points ahead of the Hammers. Also sensationally, Dan Macs have leaped over Pat Murphy to take fifth spot and  pride of place, but again by only 3 points, so that may change.

hopefully the final final scores will be in tomorrow or the day after.

11 mai 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	1224	43	361
2 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	1136	37	336
3 (-)	Shaybees	1073	30	310
4 (-)	Hammer XI	1071	35	329
5 (+1)	Dans Macs	1056	44	314
6 (-1)	Pat Murphy	1053	37	260
7 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	1035	40	243
8 (-)	Sonya	1017	44	264
9 (-)	Dermot G	983	29	270
10 (-)	Mairead	961	48	226
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	911	22	241
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	880	26	247
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	762	25	165
14 (-)	Donal G	684	13	154

5 May 2008

The penultimate week has seen Shay making a dive for the line in an effort to oust DJ from third position, with a massive 23 point turn-around to pass DJ by a mere seven points … until next Sunday when all the last games are played. Now DJ has to hope that he doesn’t do the same thing next week and leave in Pat Murphy while he’s slowing up as he comes to the finish line.

This weekend has seen both Don and Dermot G edge away from their better halves…. but they’re not in the clear yet! We all know that women are liable to do anything !!!! (i’d better hide now )

In the Inter-transfer … well, embarrassingly so, I’m now 19 points ahead in that competition too, and unless Ola pulls some Polish magic out of her Leczebnik (charm book) … I’ll survive there next week too … thought I may be a newt at that stage! Also, I’m kinda wondering what to do with all this prize money now (that is if i ever get to see it (there’s a presumption of victory if I ever saw one) … hmmm €80 doesn’t go far on a dozen people.

Monday nights match (Newcastle v Chelsea) sees very few players in anyones teams togging out, so there’s not going to be many changes … chances are i’m not going to change my commentary after Monday night. I will however update the scores on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Of course next week is going to have some strange scoring too because managers are going to be trying out some of their lesser players in the top flight to see how they get on, so don’t expect any spectacular scores next week.

One final thing as well … Dan has promised revenge for some picture that I posted up of him … so get cracking on it … all submissions greatly appreciated … by Dan !

5 mai 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	1181	38	318
2 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	1099	23	299
3 (+1)	Shaybees	1043	40	280
4 (-1)	Hammer XI	1036	17	294
5 (-)	Pat Murphy	1016	25	223
6 (-)	Dans Macs	1012	36	270
7 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	995	33	203
8 (-)	Sonya	973	23	220
9 (-)	Dermot G	954	35	241
10 (-)	Mairead	913	15	178
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	889	23	219
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	854	23	221
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	737	25	140
14 (-)	Donal G	671	12	141

20 April 2008

Now that we’ve got the photos of Dans presentation and celebrations of his inter-transfer victory out of the way, we can get beck to the mundane business of finishing out the very last few weeks of this season. This is the fourth last week, and the jostling for positions is as intense as ever.

The Magicians again managed to pull something out of the bag this week. With all his players back playing again, goals from Santa Cruz, Agbonglahor, and Petrov … and a clean sheet from Pepe Reine, on 37 points, they were the only team in the thirties this week. Sixty points ahead, three games left, he’s beginning to finally feel assured of the ultimate glory for the season. The Eagles slipped up this week only managing an average score of 22 points, but they maintain their sixty point lead over the Hammers in third place.

Most teams scored around the 20 points for the week, but Shaybee used the opportunity to move into fourth place and into the money at the expense of Pat Murphys team of inexperienced boys (Alan Hansen said of them “You’ll never win anything with kids” … how right he was …. ) The Hammers were not looking too convincing this weekend and now see themselves with only 16 points to spare over fourth place. there’s nothing in it there.

Dermot and Máiréad both played out a stalemate this weekend with sixteen points a piece. Don gave up another four points to Sonya this weekend. (do that for the next three weeks and she’ll scrape past him by a single point!

The Vultures recent surge to life ground to a halt this weekend scoring only 11 points, and putting his hopes of catching Dermot Mc’s lads in jeopardy. Thirty points in three weeks, it’s still possible, though Dermot Mc may be looking at trying to catch Mairead who is 40 points ahead.

The last Inter-Transfer competition is hotting up as it also comes to an end with only two points separating the Eagles, Magicians and Hammers on top of the table. It’s going to be a doing dong battle for the last piece of silverware for the season.

update 21-Apr: Lots of assists came in on the scores today. I’ve updated the tables below.

20 Apr 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	1119	41	256
2 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	1057	26	257
3 (-)	Hammer XI	997	25	255
4 (+1)	Shaybees	977	29	214
5 (-1)	Pat Murphy	972	23	179
6 (-)	Dans Macs	953	27	211
7 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	945	22	153
8 (-)	Sonya	934	26	181
9 (-)	Dermot G	891	16	178
10 (-)	Mairead	883	20	148
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	839	23	169
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	812	15	179
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	703	14	106
14 (-)	Donal G	641	22	111

14 April 2008

It was a big weekend for the teams on top of the table. Man United look odds on now to collect their second league title in a row., thought there’s one game left before the final scores for the week can be counted. Wigan V Chelsea tonight really should see the Chelsea players pick up a few more points, but there’s not too many Chelsea or Wigan players left on peoples teams.

Updated 11pm 14-Apr: WHHOOOOOO  HOOOOOOOOOO! Chelsea only drew tonight and have virtually handed the league title to United. Now that I’ve gotten that little rant off my back, I can get back to business here. The magicians like United are holding their own on top of the table. Now only 4 games left and 47 points ahead, it’s looking more and more likely as the weeks pass that it’s all done and dusted at this stage.

Similarly the Eagles and the Hammers XI have strengthened their positions in second and third. It looks at this stage that unless there’s a momentous change of fortunes for some of the other teams, Pat ‘daddy’ Murphy and Shay Byrne are going to battle it out for the last paying spot of fourth place.

One time leaders -the Deadlies have now slumped to seventh position, mainly due to his lack of one Christiano Ronaldo, but what’s worse for his point of view is that he has lost another 12 points to Sonya and he’s now got only 15 points of breathing space now. Likewise Dermot lost 5 points to Mairead, and is now only 12 ahead of her. 4 weeks of nerves ahead for some, but it’s at the end when the cream really comes to the top.

14 avr. 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	1078	44	215
2 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	1031	42	231
3 (-)	Hammer XI	972	46	230
4 (+1)	Pat Murphy	949	38	156
5 (-1)	Shaybees	948	34	185
6 (+1)	Dans Macs	926	44	184
7 (-1)	Don’s Deadlies	923	24	131
8 (-)	Sonya	908	36	155
9 (-)	Dermot G	875	26	162
10 (-)	Mairead	863	31	128
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	816	22	146
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	797	32	164
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	689	11	92
14 (-)	Donal G	619	20	89

Out of nowhere! Transfer Window 3

Congrats (eventually) to Dan Mac who stormed to victory in the third installment of the transfer window, a full forty seven points ahead of the Magicians in second place (nobody ever remembers the losers). He is shown below sporting the trophy that now adorns his coffee table (cos it’s too big to put anywhere else). I don’t know why he looks so glum, maybe it’s because his team has virtually fallen apart in the meantime, and is no longer really challenging for a place in the top four which would have seen him move up into the prize-money. Or maybe it’s bacause he hasn’t received any of his prize-money which should have gone with the trophy. He’ll have to push hard to get it!

But it was a well deserved victory for Dan. He had a drastic clear-out at Christmas when he was convinced they were a bunch of sooners, and would come to no good for the rest of the season.

12 March 08	Inter-Transfer 3 Final Table
	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Dans Macs	742	41	346
2 (-)	Mikes Magicians	863	27	309
3 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	800	45	299
4 (-)	Mairead	735	25	275
5 (+3)	Pat Murphy	793	63	274
6 (-)	Hammer XI	742	22	262
7 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	792	31	261
8 (-3)	Shaybees	743	14	254
9 (+2)	Pats Vultures	633	46	246
10 (-)	Sonya	753	43	246
11 (-2)	Dermot G	713	19	223
12 (+1)	Donies Dynamos	597	60	194
13 (-1)	Dermot Mc	670	34	181
14 (-)	Donal G	530	63	161

06 April 2008

Player of the week has to be Garth Barry. Nineteen points for Sonya and Ola, which really pushed them to the head of the weeks scorers.

The magicians have passed the thousand point mark, now only 55 points ahead of the Eagles in second who are in turn fifty nine points ahead of third. With only five games remaining, those top positions appear secure, but there’s lots of fun in the chasing pack. Hammers XI who have been floundering in mid-table all season have made a break for it this week, leap-frogging three teams and tentatively holding third position. But with three teams within 21 points of him, he’s got a lot to worry about. The real truth will come at the very end of the season and the final positions are revealed.

Update: Portsmouth 1 – 0 West Ham. The Eagles gained some more ground on the Magicians on top. It’s down to 45 points with five games to go now. It was 80 points a few weeks ago. I’m getting a little worried now. This was never in the script!

There are some other interesting inter spouse tussles going on at the moment. Don has been falling and is now only 17 points ahead of Sonya,  while Dermot and Mairead have been tooing and frowing all season and there is again only 17 points between them.

6 avr. 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	1034	40	171
2 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	989	62	189
3 (+3)	Hammer XI	926	44	184
4 (-)	Shaybees	914	27	151
5 (-2)	Pat Murphy	911	19	118
6 (-1)	Don’s Deadlies	899	15	107
7 (-)	Dans Macs	882	31	140
8 (-)	Sonya	872	46	119
9 (-)	Dermot G	849	28	136
10 (-)	Mairead	832	21	97
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	794	24	124
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	765	30	132
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	678	13	81
14 (-)	Donal G	599	9	69

24 March 08

just the scores for now. commentary and individual player scores to follow later

24 mars 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	950	57	87
2 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	883	50	83
3 (-)	Pat Murphy	868	44	75
4 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	852	42	60
5 (-)	Shaybees	848	53	85
6 (-)	Hammer XI	832	51	90
7 (+1)	Dans Macs	814	43	72
8 (-1)	Sonya	791	19	38
9 (+1)	Dermot G	789	49	76
10 (-1)	Mairead	789	32	54
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	722	29	52
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	692	25	59
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	648	32	51
14 (-)	Donal G	570	22	40

13 March 2008

So Dan wins the Inter-Transfer 3 Competition. Please get your last changes in for the end of the season.

12 mars 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	863	27	309
2 (+1)	Ola’s Eagles	800	45	299
3 (+1)	Pat Murphy	793	63	274
4 (-2)	Don’s Deadlies	792	31	261
5 (+3)	Sonya	753	43	246
6 (-1)	Shaybees	743	14	254
7 (+2)	Dans Macs	742	41	346
8 (-2)	Hammer XI	742	22	262
9 (-2)	Mairead	735	25	275
10 (-)	Dermot G	713	19	223
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	670	34	181
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	633	46	246
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	597	60	194
14 (-)	Donal G	530	63	161

09 March 08

Pat Murphy is back with a bang. He has shot up two positions this week and put himself into second place overtaking Ola’s Eagles and Don’s Deadlies thanks in main to his Liverpool pair Torres and Gerrard who both scored 22 points each. And all this goes on while he’s otherwise preoccupied with a new addition to his squad!

There was more shuffling around in the middle of the pack this week as a few more personal battles are being played out. Long may the friendly rivalry continue!

Dan Really does look destined for top spot in the inter-transfer window now. 29 points ahead and only 3 games left … surely he has it in the bag!

The scores include last Wednesday’s game and will include the three games next Wednesday, and then the transfer window will open for three days.

9 mars 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	860	24	306
2 (+2)	Pat Murphy	790	60	271
3 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	783	28	282
4 (-2)	Don’s Deadlies	782	21	251
5 (+3)	Sonya	742	32	235
6 (-1)	Shaybees	742	13	253
7 (-1)	Hammer XI	741	21	261
8 (+1)	Dans Macs	733	32	337
9 (-2)	Mairead	726	16	266
10 (-)	Dermot G	712	18	222
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	667	31	178
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	622	35	235
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	567	30	164
14 (-)	Donal G	503	36	134

06 March 08

Only one game this midweek, just a catch-up game for teams that had played a game less than the others in the league. It finished  Liverpool 4 – 0 West Ham, with a hat-trick for Senyor Torres, and another for the Stevie Gerrard despite the fact that he says they are just not good enough. Liverpool as about as good as I’d like them to be, that is to say that they’re languishing in the upper-mid table, of no threat to anyone.

Pat Murphy who has been steadily creeping up the table again, and is now only two points behind third position, having moved himself away from the chasing pack for the moment. He has the pedigree from last year … but has he left it too late?

Dan continues his meteoric rise up the table, and will soon be looking at fifth if at all possible, and then hopefully for him into the real prize-money. He looks odds on now for the inter-transfer crown as he’s 31 points ahead with only one round of games remaining.

7 mars 08	Overall Leaderboard
Position (change)	Team Name	Total	Week	Inter-Trans
1 (-)	Mikes Magicians	842	6	288
2 (-)	Don’s Deadlies	766	5	235
3 (-)	Ola’s Eagles	757	2	256
4 (-)	Pat Murphy	753	23	234
5 (-)	Shaybees	729	0	240
6 (-)	Hammer XI	720	0	240
7 (+1)	Sonya	716	6	209
8 (+1)	Dans Macs	715	14	319
9 (-2)	Mairead	710	0	250
10 (-)	Dermot G	697	3	207
11 (-)	Dermot Mc	647	11	158
12 (-)	Pats Vultures	602	15	215
13 (-)	Donies Dynamos	544	7	141
14 (-)	Donal G	480	13	111