THIS WEEKS FINES
DIVISION 1
EW 20k fine. Cannot find this player. DM P. Lear
LU 20k Fine. Cannot find this player. DM J.Perestrelo
DIVISION 2
ES 20k Fine. This position does not exist. S. I. Drinktomuch
DIVISION 3
BS 20k Fine. This player cannot play (inj/susp). W C. Farrand
FU 20k Fine. This player cannot play (inj/susp). FB P. Novatianus-I
CUT PLAYERS
FA GK R.
FA GK B. McCarthyNSL 8 AGE 31
SH GK S. Haffner 9.50
33
SH S J. VanOldebarnevelt 7.00
27
PURCHASES FROM THE DRAFT
TRADES
PRESS REPORT
DIVISION 1
Alcohol Anonymous
Apocalypse
Catbel Athletic
Excelsior
From the
Excelsior Herald...
A sombre mood
has descended over
F.C Inferno
The dream of
reaching again the cup final is over. However, the dream was brave and fought
till the end. Just like we will do in the league. A
top 4 finish would be a dream...
InterQuartile Rangers
Last week's league game was interesting. By all rights it should have been a tie. Still we have to credit backup Keeper
Ferreira for stopping both shots. That
kept us in the game.
It's also nice to have enough depth to play more than
one tactic/style. That was our lot in
life through the first half of this season.
I think that's part of the reason for the better performance since the
aging. We can be more unpredictable.
The cup game was a pleasant surprise. I tried BC since it is useful against
CP. Although I still don't have enough
strong players in necessary positions.
TH not having a grudge was extremely helpful. It would have given him enough of an
advantage, especially since Keller didn't seem to be having a particularly good
day. I was also lucky to avoid the card
demon. There were 3 yellows and 1 red in
only 2 games! Maybe SAEFL is using some
of the misplaced World Cup refs? Our
shooting wasn't bad with 4 players shooting over 50%. MarriageMarchSeven
taking advantage of what may be his last appearance in SAEFL shot 66%,
contributing 2 goals. He has announced
his retirement and we are going to miss him.
He was instrumental in helping the team through a bleak couple of years
when I first took over the team.
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 |
93.24 |
126.74 |
1.36 |
99 |
85.75 |
142.3 |
110.84 |
13.25 |
31.46 |
|
AP |
96.11 |
120.91 |
1.26 |
100.5 |
87.5 |
138.84 |
104.5 |
13 |
34.34 |
|
CA |
99.45 |
135.23 |
1.36 |
102.5 |
96.25 |
151.43 |
118.16 |
6.25 |
33.27 |
|
EW |
91.2 |
113.9 |
1.25 |
94 |
86 |
135.45 |
87.42 |
8 |
48.03 |
|
FI |
93.88 |
121.71 |
1.3 |
97.25 |
90 |
131.41 |
90.1 |
7.25 |
41.31 |
|
IQ |
96.03 |
123.56 |
1.29 |
99.75 |
91 |
133.93 |
105.78 |
8.75 |
28.15 |
|
JG |
94.41 |
121.45 |
1.29 |
99.5 |
87.75 |
137.05 |
102.01 |
11.75 |
35.04 |
|
LU |
93.24 |
123.62 |
1.33 |
97.5 |
86 |
144.76 |
94.85 |
11.5 |
49.91 |
|
NW |
93.32 |
124.62 |
1.34 |
97.75 |
89.25 |
134.66 |
110.18 |
8.5 |
24.48 |
|
OC |
95.35 |
124.54 |
1.31 |
99 |
86.75 |
144.26 |
107.99 |
12.25 |
36.27 |
|
TB |
95.95 |
132.26 |
1.38 |
99.5 |
84.5 |
152.98 |
109.78 |
15 |
43.2 |
|
TH |
91.73 |
123.38 |
1.35 |
100.25 |
81.75 |
137.79 |
96.03 |
18.5 |
41.76 |
|
|
94.49 |
124.33 |
1.32 |
|
|
|
|
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NoShaKi WC98
The Boelewieten
Boelewieten In Sight
A major blow last week, superb ZD play and failing to score, losing three very
important points and also losing the battle for the first and even second
place.
CA and AA are continuing their battle, TB will be forced to look already to
next season, and how be my youngsters from the transfer list doing, is my
financial status not alarming and last but not least; why the hell did we not
play CP in the game against InterQuartile
Rangers? Normally the manager makes a table with the styles and tactics played
by the teams during the season. We did not do that in this season, lack of
time, laziness and the expectation that TB would not finish in the top of the
table are some reasons to explain this.
So I
looked back, not far, just the last game of IQ, they played a strong BC against
AA. So the laziness won from the ratio, I did not look further back seeing the
power play that IQ’s ONE is capable of. And that ONE was also supported by TB’s
ZD, a terrible loss for us, a great victory for manager Rooker,
who managed IQ almost in the SAEFL cup final AND is midtable
in the league. Congrats to you Terry, a fine job you already did this year!
With two
weeks to come and the strong and healthy impression CA made in its last weeks
game, I expect that this team will take season 11. And admit,
they have faced some serious attacks on their leader position, several grudges
and boosts. I will not go in detail what this means for RL, but you can imagine
that manager Kroon must have felt loneliness and has
spent some quality hours without friends in the pub. So the biggest respect to
this manager.
Nr 2 on
the table is AA, I really hope they still loose some points this season, but
reality is they have a manager with enough skill to bring those points home. AA
will be a big favorite for season 12, a young and
promising team, a great DS a leader, man, still sick I ever traded that DS!
They are a multiple tactics team, capable of adapting to stronger opponents,
and I am afraid that adapting is not necessary next season, they will dictate!
This
week’s game we play against NW. This team still pays big for their battle last
season; they traded away youngsters for a shot at the title and came up empty
handed. Second reason is the lack of time that the current manager has and turn
things around. Third reason is, but this is only a suspicion, EW wants to play
in division 2 and work their way back up again. The CA trail as y can call it,
and when carried out in a good way, well, look at CA!
For TB
this is the week we present two of our four new players, all bought from the
transfer list this year. CF B. ArtsWish, nsl 8, 24 y old, (and when this guy ages bad I going to
kill at least one commish!) and CM H. Goodbey, nsl 8, 20 y old, from
which we expect he has some great captain skills, yes, already at his age.
Since the
switch from WP to ZD/CP we were not capable to find top attacking players. We
had one transfer, S Blank, nsl 10 from AR, but traded
him because he had a temper problem (but temper with great stats). Since that
time I bought to strikers, both nsl 9, and both
falling in nsl. With CF B. ArtsWish
we have a older CF, coming from the
transfer list and assuming he is stilling growing in his skills, so an
expectation of attacking benefit for at least 2 seasons! CM H. Goodbey is a promising CM looking at the nsl/age ratio. We play now CP with mostly DM in the
line-up. Whit this CM we strengthen our midfield, and I hope that with one or
two CM’s from the youth draft and from the trading
market we will be capable of playing even a strong CP and BC.
The Jazz Greats
Tottenford Heats
DIVISION 2
Adirondak Renegades
Adirondak
Press (AP): Another step closer to the playoffs!
Manager
Fulmer (MF): Yes, indeed. It was a somewhat fortunate step, as we defeated a SH
side that played very well, probably should have won.
AP: Take
the positive result while you can because there are certainly times when the
soccer gods are against you. Is AR ready for the playoffs?
MF: We have
to get there first, and while I think we will, it is not a sure thing. We have
an away match against AS this week. Even though they will be delegated, I'm
sure they will give us a tough match. They did last time and I don't think this
will be any different.
MF: Before
we move on, I want to mention the performance of 22 yo AM S
Mann. She made her first appearance of the season and scored 6 GOALS.! She is one of the players that gives
us good depth, and good youth. That is why I am excited about next season.
AP: So your
roster is pretty much set for next season?
MF: Welll..... We have the talent and depth, particularly at AM
and WH , to play a strong attacking ONE tactic.
However, I am not satisfied with the development of an alternate tactic. It is
something I will focus on in the offseason.
AP: I
assume this involved trading?
MF: Of
course :)
AP Can you
give us a sneak preview?
MF I'd be
glad to. The e-mail to the league has already been written. It will just need
updating after aging, then it will be sent.
AP:
Actually, my "sources" have furnished me with what I believe is a
copy. Does it look something like this?
AR are looking to make a change in their alternate tactics, or
maybe you could say develop an alternate tactic. We are looking for
CM or AS, 9+ and rising for current use, or promising youth players.
The preferred positions for youth are FB, AS,
CM, MF, DM. I will consider DS, CB, AM, WH, S/CF.
The
following AR players are available. All except Neethling
rose the last aging:
WH W Hell
24 9.75
DM C Albers
25 9.5
DS D OFire 21 7.0
DS R Neethling 29 9.5
CB
CB F Assassino 23 7.75
CB K Hickey
25 8.75
CB C Smith
27 8.75
CB C Miles
25 8.75
CB M
FB T Barker
25 8.5
S D
S R Tilley
20 7.0
S D Astokachi 22 7.75
CF D Draconis 23 6.25
MF: HOW DID
YOU GET THAT E-MAIL????
AP: :)
African Selection
Dead Scientists
Druss Legends
Englehart Storm
Grammar United
Melchester Rovers
Well we are still in third place, which is really good
after our disappointing start to the season.
We got a big win last week but we did not move up any spots in the standings
though we did move slightly closer to EU who are now
one point ahead of us. GU won their game
too and are still tied with us for third place but we
are in front of them because of our goal differential. This is all good for us IF we manage to win
this week.
And this week we play DL, easily the best team in
Division 2 so we have a slim chance of winning (just being realistic). The good thing is that GU and EU play each
other this week too, which should be a pretty good game. Now, the outcame (regardless of what it is) should be good
for us if we can manage to pull off a win, or maybe even a tie. We do not have any grudge cards left so that
can't help us but neither does DL so at least we will not be completely
annihilated. Because their WP is so much stronger than ours, we probably would
not win even if we played our top eleven with WP, which we can't because many
of them have low stamina. So we are
venturing out of our WP box and playing OFF because DL is more than likely
going to play WP like they think we are.
We are still going to try and win by playing some offense but mostly we
just beefed up our defense. Either way,
we will just hope for the best.
Stannington Historical
I agree with the comments made in the match report
about our recent match vs. AR. "SH hasn't had any luck this season at all,
which is true." However, we at SH, aren't sitting around crying in our
spilt milk. Full credit must go to AR and their 'keeper' for the win over us.
This was a match where the action didn't stop until
the final whistle.
It was what the SAEFL is all about. Crackin' goals, excellent saves by the 'keepers at both
ends, no diving(unlike certain WC teams like .....?
right
SH Manager
Lear said," With two matches left, we still aren't going to back off. We
gave it our best shot versus AR and came up a little short. That was perhaps
due to our lack of experience in the Kiddies'
Corp. But it bodes well for the future of SH. When we can
put a young lineup on the pitch and give older opposing teams a bloody good go , it shows what is going down at SH over the next season
or two. Sure, we are in D-3 next season but we fully expect to be right back up
after that.
In this week's match vs. DS, SH's
lineup features 1 26 yo., 1 25 yo., and everyone else is
under the age of 24 with our attack force's average age being around 22. We are
happy with this. SH wants to be known as the "spoilers" in our last
two matches."
In other
news from the SH camp is that the club has released the following players: GK
S. Haffner(conduct
unbecoming of the club- on and off the pitch), and fan favourite
S J. VanOldebarnevelt (due to declining skill level
and just didn't fit into SH's plans for the future.)
Comments to Commish I am rather happy with what is in
my roster. One more good aging and we should have a close to D-1 type roster.
The Jazz
DIVISION 3
Still A Glimmer Of Hope?
The Kickers
still have a glimmer of hope in making the playoffs. However luck is needed as the teams above
need to lose the last two games and the Kickers have to win both. 5 points is not impossible with two games
remaining but is very improbable.
SB:
DT: It tells me I should concentrate on the team
during the season and spend time with you in the off season.
SB: So I'm to blame for you not managing.
DT: Yes.
SB: How can I be the problem.
DT: It was YOUR car that ran out of fuel on the
way back from our little trip on the morning of the game. Then we had to wait for 2 hours for someone
to bring us some fuel to put in the car.
SB: Fair enough.
Moving on.
The question on the all the fans lips is this. Will the Kickers make the playoffs?
DT: With being 5 points behind with 2 games
remaining, we are going to need lots of luck.
I'm pretty confident in winning next week against SG but we need to beat
AV this week and hope to get help with 2 other teams losing to make it
easier. We are going to give it our best
shot but honestly I don't think we will make it. We left our run too late.
SB: If you were managing 2 weeks ago, would the
team have won instead of losing?
DT: I'm sure we would have done well and
won. It would only leave us 2 points
behind whichi is a far easier proposition.
SB: How do you think the team has performed
overall this season?
DT: I will do an end of season report next week.
SB: Thanks for your time
DT: No
problems.
Stephanie
Burrows
Aros VSK
Blue Storm FC
Well the
second last game of this season sees Wayne United pitched agains
Trav Spoodle. Trav Spoodle is under new management
and it will prove interesting to see two new managers perform against each
other.
Hope to see
you in the stands.
Defrosted TunaFish
|
Congratulations
on winning the First ever Division 3 League :) |
|
DT
: Thanks very much! Was a very close game
last week with a 1 single goal seperating us… |
|
Press
: SO winning the league, u now progress
to DIV 2, how do you feel u will do there? |
|
DT : only time
will tell, especially with the ageing coming up going into Div2 - it will definetly be an experience going against some of saefls best and also having FU there and another team :)
so at least there will be some Div 3 feel to it for us |
|
Press
: FU's comments for u were to watch |
|
DT
: well, not really a drop the soap in the
shower kind of guy… so, cant really comment on that :) |
|
DT
: what I can and will comment on is FORZA
AZZURI!!!! WORLD CHAMPS!! 4 stars :) YEHA!!!! |
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Deo Volente
Falcons
I'm going to test a
tactic change this week as we don't think we can beat FU who are
20+ points above us on the log.
Fanatics United
Second last
game of the season, and I have nothing to say. I was the big mouth in the
beginning of the season... lol. I feel that my goals
for this season have been achieved perfectly and I think maybe I beat TS a bit to hard. Don't think
P.S. FU
this is not the same b team from last week, so I hope you bring it.
Fantastic eleven
My team is
in the playoff zone so we will rest the team.
Smoking Guns
Speedsters
New manager decides to stick with tried and tested team and keep
the continuity going. Team on a high since their win last week and hope to add
to that.
Trav Spoodle
I
will make this team a powerhouse!
Vitesse Arnhem