THIS WEEKS FINES
DIVISION 1
DIVISION 2
DS 20k Fine. This player cannot play (inj/susp). CB T. Popovic
DIVISION 3
CUT PLAYERS
ALL FROM NH
DS C. Chivu
DS M.
Silvestre
AM L. Figo
AM S.
Pearson
AM G. Wall
S P. Coyne
PURCHASES FROM THE DRAFT
FI 551,000
for DS age 19 NSL 6,75
NH Bid
$475,000 for AM NSL 8 age 21, named D. Viollet
FI 163,000
for DS S. Lundeen age 26 NSL 9 (From OC)
TRADES
NW sends TB:
24 yo S Nsl
9.25 C. Kano
TB sends NW:
$300,000
SH -> FI
DS F. Up - 6.00 - 20 yo.
FI -> SH
AS Balao - 5,25 - 19yo.
+ 50,000
AA sends AR
DS 28 10.75 R. Neethling
AR sends AA
CM 23 8.5 O. Pulmao
JG > AR
CM H VanderWesthuizen 23 8.0
AR > JG
DS T Yorke 25 9.0
AR>JG
CM H VanderWesthuizen 23 8.0
MF J MPointer 20 7.0
JG>AR
MF H Ellraiser 25 9.75
CF D Draconis 22 6.0
PRESS REPORT
DIVISION 1
Alcohol Anonymous
A HISTORY OF SAEFL (Season 8) – DEFENCE
THE BEST FORM OF OFFENSE FOR CHAMPS
Season 7 saw NW win the league for the third season on the trot on goal difference from AA, who finished 2nd for the 6th season out of 7 (the other year they won the title).
So, with NW still boasting a monster squad full of talent, and with AA hot on their heels and JG building nicely, who would come out on top in Season 8?
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Week one started with more
of a bang than a whimper when NW played AA in an immediate battle between the
two dominant forces in SAEFL.
Of the two sides, AA
looked stronger than ever, fielding 108.5 NSL.
NW seemed to have taken a backward step, despite fielding over 100
NSL. In the end, the Alcies
would have been the more disappointed, beating their guests by 16 EMP and
creating 3 chances – but taking none of them.
JG had been touted around
the league as a possible title challenger to AA and NW – and they started in
dominating form as they confidently dispatched OC 10-5.
Of the promoted sides, FI
drew, with MR and AS getting 0 points. A wake-up call to these teams that Division 1 is no tea party.
Of the division 2 sides,
only EU – so close to netting promotion the season before – really stood out.
Right – let’s get to it. Player improvement time. And this one would prove more than a pain for
some managers than for others (more on why later)
AP – N. Hoffs (W) 12
JG – A. McPhysto (AS) 11.5
JG – A. Boateng (AM) 11
JG – B. Thornley (MF) 12
AA – B. Simpson (FB) 12.5
AA – B. Wictoria (CM) 10
NW – A. Nesta (CB) 10.75
LU – C. Cafu (FB) 12
GU – S. Nevland (DS) 10.75
TH – M. Lockwood (FB) 10.5
SH - F. Neitzche (CM) 11
Week 2, and the return of
World Cup football (and am I looking forward to WC 2006 and a victorious
As with real life, some
teams (like
GK A. Manchester 10, DS J.
Herrick 10, DS S. Nevland 10.75, CB H. Swift 10, CB
M. Gaulin 10, FB C. Cafu 12,
FB B. Simpson * 12.5, DM F. Frodo 10, WH C. GusJr 11,
AM G. Fossman 10, CF D. Suker
# 10
What a side. Any manager would have given his right eye at
that time for a defence like that. And,
to put the icing on a sweet, sweet cake, the
Week 2, and AA get back to
winning ways. No winning 2nd
game for NW though, as they are held by a strong JG outfit that come out all
guns blazing against Noshaki and actually out-perform
the home team.
Week 3 sees the cup, and
after a great start to the season, JG come down to a bump with a narrow defeat
to the now 2nd division IQ.
Week 4, and both NW and JG
draw again, leaving AA to take up top spot in the
league with a 5-0 win against GU (you may start to see a picture emerging
soon).
In division 2, for many
years, SH were seen as the perennial wooden-spoon team. Not in Season 8 however, as Week 4 saw Historicals pick up their third straight win – and one
player, in a CP tactic, seemed particularly at home: CM F. Neitzche
* 11 18.75.
Week 4 also sees AA deal
with JG. Now some teams have their
trading nemesis. For AA, that seems to
be all teams L
- but this trade has particular significance, which will be highlighted later.
JG sends AA
MF Thornley
28 12
FB Skilgannon
19 6.5
S Avery 24 9
AA sends JG
DM Standing 29 12
DM Jack 24 9 (just to
clarify, this player was stationary from the season before).
150k
In the cup 2nd
legs, the tie of the round sees IQ defending a 1 goal lead against the mighty
JG. Jazz pull it back to 1-1 on aggregate, but go out on penalties with only 3
pens from 9 being scored in the contest (proving that it’s not as easy as many
people think!)
Week 6 and AA win
1-0. “One nil, to the Alcie boys” goes as well as “One nil to the Arse-naaal!” don’t you think (who
should be congratulated for a cracking win over Juve
tonight).
However, the title reign
of NW is surely over after a narrow 1-0 defeat at home at the hands of LU, who
also know how to throw a defensive party.
Their 3 titles back to back will surely take some beating in such a
competitive league. Well done to Mike –
he is one of the hardest working managers and deserves all the success he gets J. Week 7,
and AA let in a goal! … but manage to score more than
their customary 1 to steal the game.
On to fines,
and Week 7 is interesting …
OC 20k Fine. This
player cannot play (inj/susp) (sub). CF W. Patmore
OC 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. GK - S. Haffner
NW 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. CM P. Gascoigne
SH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player
(sub). FB T.THOR
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. GK Wilcox
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. DS Nicholl
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. DS Powell
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. DS Higginbotham
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. DS Foulkes
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. MF Charlton
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. MF Wilson
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player.
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. S Doughty
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player.
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player.
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). GK Culkin
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). DS Chivu
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). MF Turnbull
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub).
NH 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). S Bannister
ES 20k fine. Cannot find this player. DS P. Lomimer
DL 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). SU bs
Obviously NH didn’t like
money at this point. 320k in fines …
hmmm …
Week
8 and the fastest two yellows in SAEFL history. Take a bow, MF C. Jones of DS. He may have been a freak (11 NSL at this
point), but getting a booking and then another in 2 minutes against TB is something
even more freaky. For the record, the
Scientists still won 11-9.
Week 9 sees AA play
something other than a defensive tactic (WP to be specific), but CA do not have
enough in the NSL bank and the Alcies run out 4-0
winners.
The other interesting game
of the week sees a Juve of a side (if you watched
tonight’s game) in TJ playing an Arsenal of a side (well, not quite) in
AR. The Jazz had two men dismissed, on
79 and 90 mins, while the Renegades saw two men
injured. Still, like their Juve opponents, the red cards cost dear, and Adinorak ran out 2-0 winners.
The game is all about
opinions, and in Week 9, AR aired his on trading that week. His thoughts on the trade
between NW and DS is worth reading:
“NW sends DS 30 yo CF Nsl 9 Rowbottom
DS sends NW 200k.
I think that 200k is a lotta money for a 30yo, especially if his nsl is only 9, so this gets a : ( for DS.”
Well, for a normal CF I
might agree, but for a 5 5 5
capt legend, 200k is worth it just for the press you
can get out of Rowy ;)
Week 10, and NW are on a
march after their early season problems.
A NMR by MR (ooh, that’d be hard to say) sees Noshaki
Net (ooh again) a 25-0 win. Not bad for
the old goal difference!
The following week sees AA
ship 7 in the cup! (don’t panic AA fans – they score
23). But the goal leaking led to the
following comments by Peter, which summed up just how good Simo,
Slyfar and co. were for the Alcies
at this time:
“You
can't take one thing away from EU: scoring seven times against AA with Simpson
in the team, is something that Michael, Bart and Christer
dream about!!”
Sometimes the silly
mistakes in SAEFL are vital. And I know
that Bart would be man enough to hold his hands up when this: -4% emp formation error cost
JG all three points (well, maybe) against JG, as they slipped further behind
the Alcies in the title race – who beat LU 1-0
despite the home side netting 146 EMP with a BC (they didn’t even register a
shot).
TB, EW, SH and EU are
battling it out for top spot at this stage in the season, with none of the
sides pulling away.
Week 12 sees me holding my
hands up, as AA make a formation error, costing them a couple of goals (as the Alcies ship 4) but score 12 against AP.
Week 13 sees the title
race wide open again in Division 1, as JG put up a monster performance against
AA.
Played at
: Bouwfraude
Attendance
: 30000 Locked out : 14584
The Jazz Greats 2(3) G. Boateng 0 (1) M. Milamber 2 (2)
Pens
: 0 (0)
Alcohol Anonymous 0(0)
Pens
: 0 (0)
JG ZD AD Grudge
GK B. Lathouwers
10 11.40 Saves 0, FB C. Prates_1 10 15.72, AS U. Nick 9.5 15.91, AS C. Canon 10
15.27, AS A. McPhysto 11.5 17.67, DM M. Piper Booked
9 13.98, DM W. Jack 9 14.24, DM M. Standing Booked 12 20.18, MF G. vanMaasakkers Booked 10 16.19, AM G. Boateng
* # 11 15.97, S M. Milamber 11.5 16.05 103.5 161.19
AA TC AD Grudge
GK A. Java 10 11.33 Saves
1, DS O. Sylfar 12.5 20.93, CB T. Titzlinger
8.25 12.46, CB D. Mills 10 16.94, FB U. Sam 10 16.71, FB L. Grimelsky
10 15.45, FB B. Simpson * 12.5 22.60, CM B. Wictoria
SENT OFF 6 10 0.84, MF B. Thornley 12 14.75, S R.
Avery 9 13.68, CF M. Forssell # 9 14.19 103.25 148.56
The sending off of Wictoria might just of cost AA a
point, but netting 161 EMP put shivers up my back, and rang cheers around the
SAEFL world.
Week 14 sees the return leg
in the league:
Played at
: The Local Pub
Attendance
: 35000 Locked out : 15460
Alcohol Anonymous 0(0)
Pens
: 0 (0)
The Jazz Greats 0(0)
Pens
: 0 (0)
AA TC ST Grudge
GK A. Java 10 10.74 Saves
0, DS O. Sylfar 11.75 18.85, CB S. Santiago 9 11.89,
CB S. Ward 9 13.05, CB F. Cannavaro 10 15.03, FB S. Skilgannon 9 13.66, FB B. Simpson # 12.25 20.51, CM B. Bremmner 10 12.80, MF B. Thornley
12.5 14.62, W J. Milner Booked 9.75 14.53, CF D. Dada * Booked 9 10.94 102.25
145.87
GK B. Lathouwers
10 11.10 Saves 0, FB C. Prates_1 10 15.36, AS U. Nick 8.5 13.93, AS C. Canon 10
14.02, AS A. McPhysto injured 5 ro
17 12 1.00, DM M. Piper SENT OFF 55 9.25 8.73, DM W. Jack 10 15.74, DM M.
Standing 12.5 20.94, MF G. vanMaasakkers Booked 10
14.86, AM G. Boateng * 11.75 16.71, S M. Milamber # Booked 11 15.03, FB M. Brammer
SUBON 5 9 14.51, 105
150.82
Markers
U. Nick,R. Avery
C. Canon,D. Dada
JG more than hold their own once again, and the battle for the top is
on. Another interesting point is that Slyfar and Simo slip back from
12.5 to 11.75 and 12.25 respectively. Worrying times indeed for the Alcies.
On to ageing, and the
following players made an impression:
AA – B. Thornley (MF) 12.5
JG – A. McPhysto (AS) 12
JG – M. Standing (DM) 12.5
JG – W. Jack (DM) 10
JG – A. Boateng (AM) 11.75
AP – B. Peeters (CF) 10
SH – F. Neitzche (CM) 11.5
DL – K. Ontebonker (FB) 10 - Just ‘cause it’s a great name J
DS – J. Young (CM) 12
Oh, and a trade of
note. Just as JG are
in with a shot at the title, they go and sell their star AS McPhysto
to CA.
Week
16. and the title picture
shifts again as GU hold JG to a 0-0 draw while AA win 5-0.
In the 2nd
Division, it’s really tight. Two great
games see DL beat the then top of the table EU to move within two points of
their opponents at the top of the league.
This allows TB to sneak in with a 1-0 win at SH and therefore move top
by a point, much to the despair of
By this point, players are
getting tired and making mistakes. The
week saw 10 injuries and 8 sending offs!
Week 17, and AA win
5-0. JG only manage
a draw with TH and all of the sudden the gap is 5 points. Mind you, other managers are not writing Jazz
off:
“Can JG still make a run
for the title? 5 points is now the gap,
but they still have a better GD than AA and both sides have interesting
run-ins. It's not over till it's over,
and I'll still put a sneaky wager on JG” (Peter: Only Ivo could have written this @;-))
Week 8 – JG win 1-0 and AA
draw 0-0 so it’s back to a 3 point gap and all to play for with the
aforementioned better JG goal difference.
In the 2nd Division, it’s still 1 from 4, with EU leading the
pack after ES NMR.
Boy oh boy – by this stage
things are getting really twitchy in the AA-JG camps, and fights are breaking
out about which manager is uglier (NF wins hands down, as he looks like a
donkey, apparently).
The big game of the week
sees AA facing NW and TH in the cup and league respectively. With players tiring, Nath
has to make tactical decisions – and where brains are involved, he usually gets
it wrong.
The club is beaten 1-0 by
NW in the cup. In the league, TH create three chances, but score 0, and AA steal it with a
Avery penalty. Are the gods with the Alcies?
Maybe not, as JG sneak a
15-13 win against
Division 2 teams are also
sweating, and EW, on the brink of the 1st Division footy, get held against bottom team TJ 0-0! DL then lose to SH
to reduce their chances of an automatic spot.
TB deliver, winning 5-0 and joined EW in 2nd
spot. EU net 4 against AR and take the
lead in the division to 3 points. 1 foot in the first division? Let’s see …
Week 21, and JG and AA
both net victories by 1 goal. It’s still
so so tight, and fingernails and toenails (well, just
mine) are being bitten to the quick. OC
and MR are relegated this week.
In Div 2, EU and EW
win. DL are
charging late and net 3 points, but TB lose, as the bunnies and u21 cement
their 1st Division credentials.
Team
: AA
Peter – After
one week of press The Pressman disappears again “
Blimmin
cheek from Peter! He should try holding
down a decent job and writing press at the same time … hold on – who’s that
saying I don’t hold down a decent job!
Week 23 sees NW and TH
advance to the final of the cup. It also
sees a HUGE week in the league. AA draw
1-1 with MR as Dada sees red. Surely a chance for JG to cut the gap to 1 point? No, as it happens. Bento sees red for Jazz and they only manage
a 1-1 draw with FI. So the Alcies have a 1 point gap at the top and it’s their title
to lose.
The week also sees EU and
EW win, and gain promotion to the top flight.
Quality jobs by both managers – and in particular from Nuno with a threadbare squad.
So, the final week in the
regular season sees AA and JG slugging it out for the title. JG do their bit with
a comprehensive 2-0 win over Oaklake. What could AA do? They faced their “nemesis“
in NW, who would surely try to stop the party. Well no, as it happens. They had the Cup Final to think about,
allowing AA to win comfortably (2-0) and win the title for the 2nd
time in their history.
So to the play-offs, and
DL, NH, TB and SH face off. DL sneak through on pens after a 0-0 against NH, who came on
all guns blazing in the 2nd half of the season. TB beat SH 6-2 in the other semi.
In the final, it’s a tight
old affair, as CP plays CP and no side excels.
The match gets drawn 0-0, and on to penalties. In the end, DL’s
keeper Mejohan is the hero, saving three TB shots to
take the Legends into the top flight.
The Cup Final sees NW and
TH facing off, in an all ZD affair. This
led to a pretty boring stalemate, and eventually pens. Again, a goalie was the hero – TH’s Spreksl (hmmm, he can’t be
much good J) saving
4 pens out of 5 to hand Totts the game, and start a
glorious spell for the Heats.
Oh, and lastly on games,
Players
of the year time – and time to put the case for Simpson as the best defender in
SAEFL history.
Before he came along, no defender had won player of the season. Simpson didn’t just do it in Season 7 – he
also did it in Season 8, netting 433 EMP.
FarleyJr
(DS - GU) scored the young player of the year award; O. Ardiles
(CM – NW) was named midfielder of the year; J. Euell
(CF – MR) was forward of the year.
Bart and Nuno Lima took manager of the year in their respective
divisions.
Now for the results of the
pop quiz.
So, season 8 is over. What for season 9?
Next week, and the league
sees a triple MVP, Bart gets his revenge, and a Winger wins forward of the
year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apocalypse
Catbel Athletic
Excelsior
F.C Inferno
Playing against Nuno is always tough, a very strong defensive line can stop
us or a CP can turn this game in a GK battle. Let's wait and see!
InterQuartile Rangers
What disappointment?
I don't expect to win any games, therefore it's
hard to be disappointed. I just don't
have the right kind of luck for SAEFL's random number
generator. Look at last week's
game. Even though I had more than 3 NSL
less, the difference in EMP was 0.91.
Yet it was an 8 goal difference!
There was at least one other game with a EMP
difference of 1 and it was a 1 goal game.
You can't blame it entirely on my keeper. Yes he was .5 NSL less but the difference in
EMP was 0.29. But he missed all those
saves....
Here are the stats:
|
TEAMS |
NSL avg |
EMP avg |
EMP/NSL |
max NSL |
min NSL |
max EMP |
min EMP |
Diff NSL |
Diff EMP |
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AA |
93.47 |
122.05 |
1.31 |
99 |
85.75 |
129.42 |
110.84 |
13.25 |
18.58 |
|
AP |
98.09 |
119.59 |
1.22 |
99 |
93 |
131.97 |
107.84 |
6 |
24.13 |
|
CA |
99.45 |
136.5 |
1.37 |
101.75 |
96.25 |
151.43 |
120.94 |
5.5 |
30.49 |
|
EW |
92.19 |
118.16 |
1.28 |
94 |
88 |
135.45 |
98.19 |
6 |
37.26 |
|
FI |
95.06 |
123.49 |
1.3 |
97.25 |
90 |
131.41 |
90.1 |
7.25 |
41.31 |
|
IQ |
94.5 |
122.74 |
1.3 |
97 |
91 |
128.1 |
116.24 |
6 |
11.86 |
|
JG |
95.38 |
123.82 |
1.3 |
99.5 |
87.75 |
131.71 |
104.71 |
11.75 |
27 |
|
LU |
92.4 |
124.3 |
1.35 |
94.75 |
88.75 |
134.11 |
104.9 |
6 |
29.21 |
|
NW |
93.16 |
125.17 |
1.34 |
97.75 |
89.5 |
134.66 |
116.34 |
8.25 |
18.32 |
|
OC |
96.97 |
127.21 |
1.31 |
99 |
95.25 |
144.26 |
116.01 |
3.75 |
28.25 |
|
TB |
95.72 |
126.34 |
1.32 |
99.5 |
84.5 |
140.14 |
109.78 |
15 |
30.36 |
|
TH |
92.91 |
122.69 |
1.32 |
100.25 |
82 |
133.87 |
96.03 |
18.25 |
37.84 |
|
|
94.94 |
124.34 |
1.31 |
|
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|
|
|
NoShaKi WC98
The Boelewieten
The Boelewieten In
Sight
Like i said last week, we had to rest players
for the two matches coming and make sure that the backup team performed decent.
And they did perform decent, even more than decent.
That 1 point felt like a victory and with good result in the coming two
matches, leaguematches, we can keep the gap between
TB and CA small enough to make a reall effort winning
seasons 11 title. Yes, we will go for that in the second half this season. And
off course, a decent aging would help, and again some moaning about the GK, FB
and striker section, confidence though about the AS and DM, not sure about the
MF section.
This week against AA. Trying to surprise nathan with a CP CA play, i
am curious about his tactic.
The Jazz Greats
Tottenford Heats
DIVISION 2
Adirondak Renegades
Adirondak
Press (AP): Well, no shots and no goals last week
Manager
Fulmer (MF): Let’s go for the hat trick. No shots, no goals, no press
conference.
AP: Wait a minute, we have to have a press conference. I have bills to
pay!
AP: Don.
AP: DON
AP: DON!!!!
AP:
Alright, we’ll just talk after your loss to PN next week.
MF: I
rested my top players last week. Now I’m going to have a beer and rest the
manager. Bye.
African Selection
Yipee, a win for the Selects. Two more of those and we could be
as high as 7th. There is quite a log jam there!
Hope all is
well with you all. Not much time for press. I am still working on some trades
so don't lose hope just yet!
Colin
Dead Scientists
Druss Legends
Englehart Storm
Grammar United
Melchester Rovers
Well somehow we ended up losing again last week. If we keep this up, we are going to end up
relegating to Division Three. So now we are in seventh place, but you could
think of it as being tied for third from the last, which is obviously not a
great place to be. Of the three weeks
left before mid week aging, in two of them we play teams that we are tied with
at the time being right now. Both of
these games will be big ones so we have a chance to finish in an ok spot for
the middle of the season.
Hopefully we will have a good aging and will come out
in the second half of the season winning.
Our goal is just to make the playoffs this season- I don't think we are
quite ready to be promoted unless we have a great aging. Either way, we need to win this week, which
could be hard because we are resting a couple of players who are getting low
stamina. I think we can still pull it
off though, hopefully.
Stannington Historical
"We are playing it rather close to the vest in
this week's matchup vs.
EU. If we can come away with a single
point in this one, SH will be very happy. I think we are about ready for
an upswing in our club's fortunes.
But this is dependent upon our ability to score which
has been almost non-existent. Our Kiddie Corp is
holding up well despite all of the stick they have been taking.
The SH squad feels things have been rather quiet
throughout the SAEFL so far this season, despite the usual jabbering between
our Dutch comrades and the South Africans. Well, starting next week, SH has
decided to stir the pot a little.
Stay tuned.
The Jazz
DIVISION 3
Can we turn
things around?
I asked
this question to Manager David Thomas earlier this week after losing in both
games last week.
"We
will certainly try to Stephanie. In the
cup it was a dissappointment but the league we rested
a few of the main players to keep them fresher for this week and the next cup
game. It is a big goal difference to
make up and it will be a test for the lads to get up."
"There
has been speculation in the last couple of weeks regarding a possible trade of
star AM Mats Swansson. Can you confirm or deny these rumours?"
"In
any sporting team especially ones that are struggling, there are always going
to be rumours of transfer speculation regarding star players. Sure, Mats hasn't been performing well lately
but then neither has anyone else really including myself, whether I be up front
scoring goals or on the sidelines managing."
"So,
is that a confirmation or denial then?"
"Mats
and I have sat down and spoken about this and we are very good friends having
known each other for 20 years. Whatever
happens there will be no breaking up of our friendship."
"It
seems like your dodging the question and trying not to answer."
"Yourself and the readers will read into anything and draw
their own conclusions anyway whether I confirm or deny. The truth is that no player on this squad is
beyond being transferred so as long as the club itself
benefits. All the players know this and
let's face it, should a multi-million dollar offer come along or the right
players in a trade that will improve the team in the long run, would the fans
really hang me up by my boot strings."
"There
are some very vocal fans out there not beyond a bit of violence and
hooliganism, so who knows David."
David
chuckles, "I guess you right Stephanie.
But realistically I don't think any of them, (though they barely have a
brain between the 200 of them) , would hold a grudge
against me for doing something that in the next couple of years may get the
club up the the second division and possibly
challenging for promotion to first division."
"Thanks
for your time and insight David."
"Always a pleasure Stephanie."
So Kickers
fans, though he didn't confirm or deny the rumour, it looks like he might be
entertaining thoughts of selling off Mats Swansson to
rebuild the squad and try to get the team out of the league cellar.
Stephanie
Burrows
Aros VSK
"Manager
on vacation".
Enjoying
some sun in Lanzarote with his family.
"Nice to get away from all snow in
Blue Storm FC
Trial and
Error... This is the what coach and manager Bryan Banfield had to say at last weeks press report. "It's
a matter of finding a winning combination." Coach Banfield
is still optomistic about this season but he knows
that is gonna take some time every week to find that
winning team.
Most of these player have never player together and he feels that a
little more trust is needed in the team.
This week
will be and interesting out-come.
We are
looking forward to seeing you in the stands.
Defrosted TunaFish
Deo Volente
I've been
trying to trick Brian into lining up his top 11 and perhaps even waisting a boost or grudge.
There is no
way i can win this away game against FU even with my
best lineup and a grudge. The difference in NSL is
just to big, not even counting the 7% morale gap.
Brian
doesn't even has to field his best top eleven to win
from DV at home before the aging.
So a
perfect game to test 2 of my new players, a new captain and rest all key
players.
A very
small price for a temporary grave stone...:)
midseason
aging is only a few weeks away and more games against FU will follow.
Week 19 is
the week for a stronger lineup from DV
DV will
probably not be a top team this season, but with so many young players next
year is looking very promising.
I'm still
aiming for the 5th spot on the league table, after this game I expect DV to
loose 3 more points before the aging. Hopefully that will be enough to stay in
the top half of the table.
Falcons
A solid win at home last week kept us 3 points clear
of the relegation zone. FE are just 5 points ahead of
us in the playoff zone so we are going to attempt to close the gap. The choice
was whether to play a grudge or a boost and because FE lost last week and we
won and we are at home we've decided that a boost may be sufficient to give us
a result.
Nik Albert [FA]
Fanatics United
Good game
last week and that will be the last time that I ever wish luck to the
opposition.
The grudge
card was a surprise and not expected, and with out it you would have lost. The
one thing I want to know though is, do you really not like the Fanatics or do
you play the card as a "boost" to you team.
I feel that
the grudge card is there for teams that you don't like and have a
"grudge" against, boosts are used for just that a boost. I know that
after aging I will properly have a grudge card every game. I know this because
everyone else hates a winner, like Man UTD say in there article, "We are
not hated anymore, and we care".
I will
update the grave stones next week (no time this week), it will have AV in it,
but they will be coming out of the grave with a broken grave stone. This because the grudge card should not have been played, they were
under ground and the grudge card just saved them.
Or on the
reverse side, maybe it is time for the Fanatic to drop in the league table,
only time and aging will tell.
Fantastic eleven
Had a
really bad lose last weekend hope it will go better this week.
Smoking Guns
Speedsters
Trav Spoodle
I
think I just farted…
Vitesse Arnhem