Fantasy League 2009-2010

The top 6 places are now occupied by Harriers players!! But they now have no more games – can the rest of the club play catch-up? Only a few weeks left! Biggest score of the week was 34 points from the Harriers’ Jess Oakhill, but since that was actually a double-points scoring game, this means that the highest unweighted score was from Sean Cox, with his goal and MOM in the Mens 4s win. Abi Flory was up there too, with 17 points, also from a goal and MOM in her win.

On the team front Ian McGregor’s ‘Aussie’s Heroes’ are stretching away!! The Sobeys are in pursuit but the gap is getting bigger every week! (How does he do it?). Andy Brown has had other things to concentrate on this week and as a result his team has suffered, with ‘And the winner is’ dropping out of the top 5, replaced by Sally Clark’s ‘The bananas that say mush’. In fact the female S. Clarks have had good weeks, with Sue picking up the highest score of the week (116) closely followed by Sally’s 111, mainly thanks to the Harriers’ elements in their squads.

No change at the top of the players table – can the Harriers hold on to the lead until the end of the season? They currently have all top five spots! Mark Crowley however has jumped from 50th to joint 7th, thanks to his brace and MOM in his double-points Senators game! However the most impressive score of the week has to be the season’s record so far – 30 points from Adrian Higgins! A clean sheet, 2 goals and MOM for the Chairman. Can anyone top that??

On the managers front the top 4 are unchanged (Ian McGregor, Ian Sobey, Wendy Sobey, Josh Tomlinson) however Andy Brown’s ‘And the winner is’ has just sneaked into the top five. Biggest score of the week was from Andy Clark’s ‘Dyslexia Untied’ – a huge 107 points from good all round scoring from almost all his players. Oh, and from having Mark Crowley. Lifelong Hawks supporter Kate Long was only a point behind Andy as ‘I hope this team is better than my dress sense’ picked up 106 points mainly thanks to Adrian’s ridiculously huge score. At the wrong end of the table there is no change, with Keith Taylor’s side still only having got 5 players who have scored him any points at all…

No change at the top of the players table as the Harriers still have the top 6 spots, headed up by Laura Scragg. The Falcons occupy the next three places, with Rogan Meadows, Ian Sobey and Steve Griffiths helping to lift the average age of the top ten. Biggest score of the week was from Peter Bennett in the Fledglings win, with 25 points for his hat-trick in their 6-1 win. Next biggest score is from the Mens 4s! Mike Hughes’ brace and MOM makes him the highest scorer for the Mens 4s. In fact, here are the top players by team after 10 weeks:

Mens 4s – Mike Hughes

On the managers’ front, Ian McGregor’s ‘Aussies Heroes’ still have top spot, 47 points (!) ahead of Ian Sobey’s ‘Grey Bears’. Sam Clark’s ‘Make my meal happy Blackburn!’ picked up the biggest score of the week with 106 points, thanks to good all round scoring from every one of his players. Josh Tomlinson’s ‘Spax’ has rocketed into the top ten with a huge 99 points mainly thanks to his Mens 1s combination of Nick Ferraby and Steve Collier. Keith Taylor’s cheapo team are still rock bottom, perhaps proving that the player pricing was indeed just about correct? George Ratcliffe and Andrew Sheridan have the next bottom two spots, with Sophie Wilson’s ‘Top Trumps Two’ keen to join the party in the basement.

No change on the top spot on the players table – Laura Scragg still holds on to that – but all the Harriers below have changed around a bit! Megan Wilds and Ella Markham now complete the top three. Biggest score of the week (remember it was double points for the Harriers again!) was for the Harriers’ Jess Oakhill with her goal and MOM in their 4-0 win earning her a huge 38 points!

On the team front we have a change! Who ever said that long distance doesn’t work? As Ian McGregor’s ‘Aussie’s Heroes’ have bumped Ian Sobey’s ‘Grey Bears’ off top spot. And to make things worse for Sobes, wife Wendy has trampled over him up to second too. Sally Clark has had the best week of everyone, with a huge 105 points moving ‘The bananas that say mush’ from 7th up to 4th. Henri Coles’ inspirationally named ‘Henri’s best team ever’ had the next best week, with her 95 points moving her to 11th. Jess Oakhill and Rogan Meadows are the main reason behind Henri’s success, while Sally has Laura Scragg, Pete Harvey and again Jess to thank. At the wrong end of the table there is no change, with Keith Taylor, George Ratcliffe and Sophie Wilson proudly hanging on to the bottom three.

Biggest player score this week came from Ella Markham, with her 28 point haul in the Harriers 2-0 win. Remember the Harriers games are worth double points as they have less fixtures! So in fact Guy Biggs 25 points from this week was sort of the highest score, as he scored a brace and got MOM in the Fledglings big win. The top 5 player scores are now all occupied by Harriers – but remember they have had effectively 9 games already whereas most teams have had only 4 or 5. Steve Griffiths is now the top Falcon as he has rocketed into the top ten with his 23 points from this week.

All this snow has caused a few Fantasy League headaches, but hopefully all the games will be rearranged shortly so we can amend the fixtures to be included. So the only games which have contributed to the FL this week are the Ladies 1s, 2s and Senators.

Top scorer of the week was Senators keeper Jim Felix with MOM in their win helping him towards his 14 point haul, followed closely by the Ladies 1s MOM Fi Walton who picked up 12. But still heading up the players table is the Harriers’ Laura Scragg, followed by Charis Knighton, with the Senators Ed Baldock slowly creeping up the ranks into 3^rd!

No change at the top as Sam Chilvers’ ‘Hit and Miss’ still holds top spot, but hot on his heels is Sally Clark’s ‘The bananas that say mush’ who has jumped into second. Biggest score of the week was from Phil Hargraves’ ‘Pukka Pies’ with a whopping 70 points, mainly thanks to the hat trick from Tom Ward. At the wrong end of the table we amazingly have a change! Keith Taylor’s team of cheapies had a good week, mainly thanks to £4 defender Dunners scoring and getting MOM, So he has jumped above………..Andre Moriaty! His ‘Titans’ are now in last place (although admittedly it is a tie for last place but for some reason Andre is listed last!!).

For all those managers who were glad to see Sandra Satterly on the scoresheet – don’t celebrate too soon as I’m afraid that since she was listed as a Ladies 4s player at the time of ‘purchase’ her points from the Ladies 2s win will not count as the 4s did not have a game on the same day!! (Sorry H!) I know it’s an annoying rule but it’s in place to stop players getting points from more than the maximum of 13 fixtures….heh heh I love making the rules!

We have a change at the top! Sam Chilvers’ ‘Hit and Miss’ is now sitting in top spot. Now for those observant ones out there, you will notice that Sam didn’t feature in last week’s team list, but don’t worry - it’s all legit!! His team was indeed entered on time but needed one change which has only just been made. So Ian McGregor’s ‘Aussie’s Heroes’ is pushed into second spot with Linda Phillips’ ‘Spitfires jumping up to third, mainly thanks to big scores from her Harriers Sally Clark and Ella Markham. At the wrong end, Keith Taylor’s ‘Cheapest Team and Nick Ferraby’ still proudly prop up the table, but they are facing stiff competition from ‘Sheri’s Stunners’, managed by Andrew Sheridan. Biggest score of the week came from Gill Petrokovsky’s ‘Bruise Brothers and Sisters’ who picked up 118 points to jump to 5th, mainly from the sticks of Rogam Meadows, Megan Wilds and Linda Phillips.

On the players front, a goal, clean sheet and Man of the Match from the Harriers defender Laura Scragg has not only given her the highest score of the week – she now has top spot in the Players table! Chris Debney picked up 28 points with his hat trick in the Mens 2s win, but unfortunately the only person to benefit from this is ….. Chris Debney! Sorry – no-one else bought you!

Again remember that not all teams have had games which contribute to the Fantasy League – this weekend coming will be the first one where all games count! But there is a change at the top with Ian McGregor’s ‘Aussie’s Heroes’ stealing the top spot, mainly thanks to having big points hauls from Mark Crowley in the Senators win, and Alex Cherry and Kirsty Davies from the Ladies 4s. He’s only two points ahead of Catherine Taylor’s ‘Taylors Trophy Team’. Catherine’s husband Keith is not faring so well as he sits in last place with a mere 13 points. His team name ‘The Cheapest Team and Nick Ferraby’ might give you an indication why? (Nick – not because you are in it just in case you were wondering…). In third place is ‘Evelyn’s Swifts’ managed by Evelyn Hargraves who has also had a good week thanks to Mark Crowley and Linda Phillips. Special mention to John Kaluza’s ‘Bish Bash Bosh’ with the biggest score of the week – his 57 points have brought him just inside the top ten, mainly coming from the sticks of Ed Baldock and Mark Crowley, and also Pip Quested from the Ladies 4s.

It's up and running!! The top scorers on the pitch are dominated by the Harriers, with Charis Knighton leading and Sally Clark and Laura Scragg not far behind. Remember the results from the first week or two may be a bit misleading, as not all teams have played games which contribute to the Fantasy League (for example, the Harriers only have 9 games in their season so all the ones which have already taken place will count for points, and all remaining ones count for double points!). Each team has 13 participating games - to find out which ones are included, check out the ‘Fixtures’ tab on the website. The early leader on the Team front is Molly Warne’s ‘The Best Team Ever!' with Ian McGregor’s Aussie’s Heroes not far behind. Sue Clark is then just ahead of daughter Sally with Linda Phillips’ ‘Spitfires’ making up the top five.

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Prizes will be awarded to the teams with the most points as follows:
1st place: £40
2nd place: £20
3rd place: £10

Additionally, there are prizes for players - the players who finish with the highest points/price ratio, the most points overall, and the most points in a single game will each win prizes. (Player prices have been created based on last season’s results and games so far this season).

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The first scores will be published after the weekend of 5th/6th December. Watch this space and Squawks for more updates.

	Place	Score	Team Name
	1	809	Aussie's heroes!
	2	736	Grey Bears
	3	723	Black Bears

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	Place	Score	Player
	1	169	Laura Scragg
	2	145	Megan Wilds
	3	125	Ella Markham

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