THIS WEEKS FINES
DIVISION 1
JG 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. DS B. Brant
TB 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). MF T. Mattisson
DIVISION 2
SH 20k
Fine. This player cannot play (inj/susp). CB A.
Stubbs
TJ 20k fine. Illegal formation played AS with only 3 defenders
DIVISION 3
FA 20k Fine. Cannot find this player (sub). S B. Harrison
SG 20k fine. Illegal formation played AS with only 3 defenders
BS 20k Fine. Fielded only 2 defenders
SS 50K FINE
– NMR
CUT PLAYERS
ES DS A. Minichiello nsl 6.5
ES CM T. Patusca
PURCHASES FROM THE DRAFT
FA $50 000 for GK NSL 9 J. Hird
TB Bid 966
K for CM H. Goodbey, 20 yo,
nsl 8
CA Bid 739
K for 20 yo NSL 8.5 MF named I. Aisatti
GU Bids
406K WH 9.00 22 y.o named K. Koulos
TRADES
FU -> ES
150k
ES -> FU
A. Bayes nsl 10 age
31
TB
sends LU
DM A. Bsint 9,5 21yo
LU
sends TB
800
k
AA sends OC
9 25 FB F. Ball
OC send AA
9.25 26 DS A. Woods
PRESS REPORT
DIVISION 1
Alcohol Anonymous
Well, with so many quality centre backs to choose from in the nominations list this week, it was always going to be difficult to pick a winner.
But in the end, despite
the likes of
So, who won?
Well, the vote was an incredibly tight affair, with the leading party swinging from Nesta to Mills, back to Nesta and so on …
In the end, it really was a question of which player got more first place nominations. Only 1 other player (Miller) received a first place vote.
And the player that won the battle was Mills. The AA stalwart helped secure the Alcies defence for many a season and was one of the main reasons that the club have had considerable success down the years.
This is not to downplay Nesta’s achievements – the CB freak was a quality asset for NW for many a season. But perhaps NW being a more offensive side might have gone against him.
No matter – whoever won was going to be a worthy addition to the all-star team.
For the record, the 1,2,3 was:
1. Mills (EU/AA)
2. Nesta (NW)
3. Boshier (PN/AR/FI)
The likes of
Mills therefore joins Mill and McGoo in the SAEFL hall of fame.
After taking a week out of research for party and house hunting reasons, it’s time to look at the FB situation. I want every manager to look at their rosters and see if they have any players who have played 70 or more games in total.
If this is the case, I would like you to send me the following information:
Total games played / total goals scored / total yellow / total red / international games / age
It would also be great to see managers writing some press about their individual teams best ever FB. Take a look at the SAEFL MR through the seasons … I’m sure some managers will be interested in the results. No doubt Peter will recognise your contribution to the all-star SAEFL team process with financial reward J J
The FB nominations will follow in full next week.
FORWARDS TAKE THE GLORY BUT ALTERCAPIO SHOWS TRUE CLASS IN AA ROMP
In a match that most fans expected to go down to the wire – what with LU showing just what a good outfit they were a week before, AA came out all guns blazing in a match they just had to win to keep alive their chances of league glory.
And it was the rather surprising tactical
selection of manager Foss, given the defensive jewels on display at the club,
hat made all the difference, as AA went WP, causing tactical confusion among
the ranks of
With LU employing a backs to the wall mentality, Poole, Essien, Heskey and co. flooded forwards on every occasion possible, hemming the opposition into the final 3rd of the field and breaking through to create several good goalscoring opportunities.
In the end, it was Hittingbricks who took most of the applause, with a superb hattrick that Rowbottom at his finest for JG would have been proud of.
But many of the commentators in the crowd, as well as astute fans, would have noted the display of DS Altercapio. Walter is now showing the kind of mesmerising form that Foss noted was possible when Foss plucked this lad from TB to be the eventual replacement for long-serving DS and hall-of-famer O. Sylfar.
‘The Cap’, as he is known, put the top on the display with his no-nonsense ability to communicate with others around him and make the kind of decision-making that only the best players are known for,
If Altercapio can keep up this sort of form, with the trading decisions AA are making, opposition forwards could face tough times ahead next season.
With AA building up a superb number of quality young FB and AS, it was a shock this week to find that manager Foss has traded one of his most sellable assets – FB Ball, to OC in a deal that sees the club pick up another defensive talent.
After lengthy (tee hee) negotiations with the man mountain that is Keith “The Killer” Myers, a deal was eventually struck in the late, late hours of Wednesday, which saw a straight trade as AA acquired 26 year old 9.25 DS Woods.
Foss explains the decision making process:
”Although we recognise the ability of Ball, the club felt that with the likes
of Altercapio, SylfarJr and
CatenaccioJr all improving and looking to be quality
players for the club now and in the future, the option of adding another
defensive rock to that list was just too good to pass up”.
“Now with 4 strong DS at the club, it may not be long before AA employs the kind of TC/TS tactics that caused opposition forwards so many difficulties a few seasons ago – while the trade does not take away too much from our other tactics, such as CP, ZD, BC, WP and the like”.
The question is with this kind of deal, will other teams be able to see the Trees for the Woods? Watch out all …
Apocalypse
Catbel Athletic
It's official: Catbel Athletic
is safe from relegation!
Already 7 matches before the end of the season, CA has
gathered enough points to secure the stay in division 1 for at least another
year.
However, it will be no surprise that -given the
positions on the table- avoiding relegation wasn't this years
nr. 1 goal. The Championship is what we're really
after now.
Sure, at the beginning of the season, even the CA
board would not have expected to go for it, but after some nice developments
(trades at the beginning of the season and the midseason aging), it already was
clear in the first half of the season that CA presented themselves as a
candidate for the title.
Now, at 2/3rd of the season, with 7 matches left, it
looks like CA and AA are the 2 teams left for the fight for the championship.
Sure, TB and JG can still be considered outsiders, but with 21 points left to
play for, they are 10 points behind, and they still have to play against each other,
so it is safe to say that at least one of them will definitely not win that
title.
No, of course I want to do everything possible to win
that nr. 1 position in the end, but if I have to point the team capable of
stopping me from that, it of course is AA, without any surprise I guess.
AA have the combination of 3
things:
1) They simply have the most points of all the other
teams. This is of course the most important reason, as that is what it's all
about. Sure, in the first half of the season, I sometimes wondered how they
managed to win all those points.
No offense Nathan, but in the beginning of the season,
you traded away some important players (like freak CM Wictoria,
and CM Bremmner to me, your current rival!), and
started building for the next season. And looking at the EMP in the AA matches
in the first half, I suppose at least 50% of the div 1 teams could have beaten
AA if they would have gone for it.
But apparantly they didn't,
and look where that brought AA! And now it's not in their best interest anymore
to go all the way against AA, so that is only good for them.
2) After midseason aging, AA have
developed into a very strong team. I still think that CA is just a little
stronger, but that is no guarantee to win matches week after week of course.
AA however, prove week after week that they are
capable of generating a lot of EMP, also in away matches, and that will
probably be why they will remain fighting for the title until the very end
3) AA have one of the best
managers in the entire game, Nathan.
This is, in my opinion, even more important than the
previous reason.
You can have a great team, but if you don't know how
to get the best out of your players, out of the possible tactics and styles,
and out of the possible tactics of your opponent, your good players might lose
just as easy. Nathan has proven to be a very skilled manager, who can get the
best out of his team. And like I said, that team already is good!
So, with all respect to Jeroen
and Bart (did I just write that???), of course Nathan and AA will be the nr. 1
rival, when it comes to who will stop CA from winning the title.
Besides some obvious other things, however, there is 1
very important difference between AA and CA this season.
The AA team is, like I already mentioned previously, a
team that is building for next season. They are very good already, so next
season I expect them to be even better. On the other side, CA has obtained some
old players, in an effort to win a prize this year. Quite some CA players are
in the fall of their careers, and if it weren't for the fact that we have been
very lucky that 7 out of 8 NSL 10 players remained NSL 10 at midseason aging,
this squad would have had a lot of dropping players.
Which means that, even if AA would not win
the title this year, they don't have to worry, as I think that next year their
chances will even be bigger.
And for CA, if we win the title or not, we sure have
to start rebuilding the squad, as I don't think that I will be lucky enough
that all those players remain NSL 10 again. So if CA has any chance of winning the division 1 championship for
the second time (although of course, it will be this managers first time), it
will be this season.
This week, we have to play against TH, who have done a
great job in reaching the semi-finals of the cup, and have proven to be a very
strong team. However, these achievements must have been fatigueing
for some TH players, so we expect that they have to rest.
However, CA is not in the position to take any risks,
and that is why we have to play a strong team anyway.
Let's hope it will bring us another 3 points, because
with 3 points more than AA (and a better goal difference), every win is a step
closer to the title.
Excelsior
F.C Inferno
Can this passing ONE team beat the counterpunches
expected from LU? At least this is the question we put before this game. LU
recently rested players and do need points to avoid relegation. In an away game
we are the potential target but we can put a good fight; LU are
favorites (maybe a grudge?) but nothing is impossible
InterQuartile Rangers
No red cards and only 9 yellows. Unfortunately, one team had 4 yellows in one
game!
A 0-0 tie. What's the
expression? It's kinda
like kissing your cousin.
Especially when there wasn't a single shot
by either team. The good news for us is it's the first time a
defensive tactic by IQ actually shut down the other team! So we're making progress. Still it would have been nice to stick in one
goal.
Here are the stats
for Div 1:
TEAMS |
NSL avg |
EMP avg |
EMP/NSL |
max NSL |
min NSL |
max EMP |
min EMP |
Diff NSL |
Diff EMP |
AA |
93.08 |
125.59 |
1.35 |
99 |
85.75 |
142.3 |
110.84 |
13.25 |
31.46 |
AP |
96.58 |
120.66 |
1.25 |
99.75 |
88.5 |
138.84 |
107.84 |
11.25 |
31 |
CA |
99.26 |
136.19 |
1.37 |
102.5 |
96.25 |
151.43 |
120.94 |
6.25 |
30.49 |
EW |
90.97 |
113.04 |
1.24 |
94 |
86 |
135.45 |
87.42 |
8 |
48.03 |
FI |
93.98 |
121.33 |
1.29 |
97.25 |
90 |
131.41 |
90.1 |
7.25 |
41.31 |
IQ |
95.33 |
122.1 |
1.28 |
99 |
91 |
132.37 |
105.78 |
8 |
26.59 |
JG |
94.67 |
121 |
1.28 |
99.5 |
87.75 |
132.58 |
102.01 |
11.75 |
30.57 |
LU |
91.98 |
122.65 |
1.33 |
97.5 |
86 |
144.76 |
94.85 |
11.5 |
49.91 |
NW |
92.83 |
125.17 |
1.35 |
97.75 |
89.25 |
134.66 |
110.18 |
8.5 |
24.48 |
OC |
95.73 |
124.58 |
1.3 |
99 |
90.5 |
144.26 |
107.99 |
8.5 |
36.27 |
TB |
95.3 |
128.71 |
1.35 |
99.5 |
84.5 |
140.48 |
109.78 |
15 |
30.7 |
TH |
91.98 |
123.04 |
1.34 |
100.25 |
81.75 |
137.79 |
96.03 |
18.5 |
41.76 |
|
94.31 |
123.67 |
1.31 |
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The
good news this week is that at last LU got a new player. A point against TB
would be gold.
We’ll
play CP, maybe ZD would be more secure but we need to score goals.
CONGRATULATIONS
to NATHAN for is dedication and (wonderful) work in is press involving us all.
THANKS MATE
NoShaKi WC98
The Boelewieten
The Jazz Greats
Tottenford Heats
DIVISION 2
Adirondak Renegades
Adirondak
Press (AP): I do believe in miracles! The Renegades are in fifth place, an
actual playoff position!
Manager
Fulmer (MF): We need to take a picture and frame it. Our schedule is about to
get much tougher.
AP: Lets
enjoy the present, then we can look towards the
future. This week saw another key win from AR.
MF: Yes, I
am very happy with how this still young team is performing. 23 yo AM GoodmanJr
had his second straight hat trick. 22 yo WH Ittermik also had a hat trick, and 21 yo
GK W Evans saved 8 of 12 chances. Old man Mitreski,
who is 25, also scored 3 goals.
AP: OK,
enough celebrating. This week AR has a tough match against PN, who are one
place below you in the standings.
MF: Very
tough. They are at home, but more importantly Kelly rested Nol
and Greene last week. I'm sure she will have them ready to come out blazing
against us. They were held without a goal against GU last week, so I'm sure
they will want to make up for that against us.
AP: They
were held without a goal, but against GU that is very common. PN still managed
a draw, a very good result against GU.
MF: I agree
that was a very good result, but a group of players with the strong attacking
mindset PN's players have won't be satisfied with
being held scoreless, no matter what the result.
AP: The
schedule doesn't get easier after PN, with matches against GU and TJ.
MF: Lets
focus on this week first, then we will worry about
future matches.
African Selection
Whoa baby.
The mighty mighty Selects host the Storm and they
take three points from the visiting team. WHO cares if it was on an NMR? WHO
cares if it was on a penalty? Yeah baby, three more points. We are now
officially on our way to avoiding relegation!
Hope all is
well with you out there.
Dead Scientists
Druss Legends
Englehart Storm
Grammar United
Melchester Rovers
Stannington Historical
"SH is really starting to heat up," were the
words of SH Manager
The Jazz
DIVISION 3
It ain't over 'till
it's over
Last week
On paper
though with the players that played for FE last week, you would have to say the
The win
puts AK 7 points out of the playoff zone with 7 games remaining and with an
away match against SS a win will certainly help their cause and could mean
depending on how well VA play this week that a win the following week against
VA will only put them 1 point behind them.
Let's get
out there and keep supporting the lads in their push for the playoffs.
Stephanie
Burrows
Comments to
Commish
Aros VSK
Blue Storm FC
Hi All. great to see that you are still spending your time reading
this press release.
Coach and
Manager,
hoping
that this will allow the guys another opportuninty to
play together.
keep and
eye out for some action packed soccer this week.
see you
in the stands!
Defrosted TunaFish
next few games are gonna be hard - but
I can promise ya they gonna
be entertaining! Yeha! And remember… stay YelloW!
Deo Volente
Falcons
After slipping into the red the falcons have to dig
deep to get themselves out of the mess they have gotten themselves into.
Unfortunately we are playing FE one of the stronger teams in the division this
week so we don't think things are quite going our way atm.
Fanatics United
Travis,
Travis, Travis, I don't know where you have gone, but you need to come back to
earth.
Good old
DV, I know how it feels when you have player that was on your team that now
plays against you. I have every player, but one, that
was on your team is playing in this game.
We know
this, because we both themed our teams.
Anyway I
have sent all the girls back to the island, and I am focusing on the games.
This is an
advert for next weeks game, come watch FU vs. DT at
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