Well what other photo did you expect? And how ironic that this week's winner is none other than Ben Terry..no relation (I assime!) and that the only result he didn't get right was at the Bridge. I certainly wasn't going to stick up a photo of Aaron Ramsey's dangling ankle on here. I feel sorry for him, but also for Ryan Shawcross. Mr Wenger seems to have forgotten that football is a contact game and plenty of players break their legs around the country every week
I thought it was time to have an in depth look at how the minileagues are going. I realise beating the person who sits next to you at work, the other half, a cocky son or worse dad is the main reason for most people to keep going now! Usual stats follow this update, Atb, Ciro
| A PLACE IN THE SUN - A NEW MINILEAGUE IN WHICH SIMON RAPLEY LEADS ANDY BRIDGE |
| BY 19 PTS, WHILST JOE O'SHEA AND GARETH RAPLEY ARE STILL IN CONTENTION. |
| PERHAPS THEY'RE PLAYING FOR A TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA? |
| ASCOT - I'M AHEAD HERE, AND FRANKLY GIVING ALL MY OLD SCHOOL CHUMS A BASHING. |
| THE KEVINS: RAMSKIR AND PHILPOTT ARE THE ONLY 2 WHO CAN REALISTICALLY |
| CATCH ME NOW. |
| BANKERS - OUR FAV MINILEAGUE! VERY CLOSE HERE WITH ONLY 60 PTS SEPARATING |
| THE TOP 6. JOHN NORRIS LEADS LEE HONEYWOOD BY 7 WITH STUART COX A FURTHER |
| 3 POINTS BEHIND. STILL ANYONE'S, UNLIKE OUR TAXES! :0 |
| BBC - CLOSE HERE TOO AS MICHAEL DAVIS LEADS GEOFF DOYLE BY 12, WITH PHIL WYE |
| A FURTHER 6 BEHIND. BUT DON’T COUNT OUT CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER, IAN DENNIS, |
| JUST YET . I HOPE THEY'RE NOT PLAYING FOR OUR LICENSE FEES! |
| BMW - LOOKS LIKE A 3 HORSE RACE WITH MARK BAXTER 11 AHEAD OF GLYN WEBB |
| AND DANNY MARINOVIC STALKING THEM IN 3RD. THE REST NEED A HUGE COMEBACK - |
| PERHAPS THE GOVT CAN DOUBLE THEIR POINTS UNTIL THE RECESSION IS OVER? |
| BODGERS - I PUT FRANK McAVENNIE IN AS GUEST HERE THIS SEASON - AND HE'S GIVING |
| THE BODGERS A RIGHT LESSON! THE REST ARE OVER 200 BEHIND, BUT THE FIGHT FOR 2ND |
| IS FULL ON WITH DAVID CUSCHIEIRI LEADING A PACK OF 6 SPREAD BY LESS THAN 100 PTS |
| BOGS - A NEW MINILEAGUE AND VERY MUCH A FAMILY AFFAIR. JOE PRICE HAS THE |
| BRAGGING RIGHTS WITH A 215 PT LEAD OVER STEVE CALVELEY |
| - NO-ONE ELSE REALLY COMES CLOSE! |
| BT - WYN ROBERTS HAS WON THIS BEFORE BUT JAMES LILLEY AND TIM EVANS |
| COULD STAND IN HIS WAY THIS TIME AS BOTH ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE. |
| THE REST HAVE BEEN CUT OFF! |
| CAL SYSTEMS - ANOTHER NEW LEAGUE WITH PLENTY OF FAMILY TIES. NEIL JEFFREY |
| LOOKS TO HAVE THIS SEWN UP WITH A 260 PT LEAD OVER PETER CALLAGHAN |
| AND PAUL WAINWRIGHT |
| CURRY CUP - CONSIDERING JASON NICHOLAS IS THE OVERALL LEADER, RICHARD SPENCER |
| IS DOING WELL TO KEEP HIM IN HIS SIGHTS AND CAN OVERTURN A 200 PT DEFICIT. THE REST |
| ARE VICTIMS OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD HERE, THOUGH CURRY CUP LEGEND DAVE ATKO |
| DESERVES OUR THANKS FOR SUPPLYING MOST OF THE CUP PRIZES THIS YEAR! |
| DANCING BEARS - UNLIKE THE CURRY CUP MINILEAGUE, NO-ONE CAN MATCH LONG |
| TIME OVERALL LEADER, STEVE JOHNSTON HERE. HIS 478 PT LEAD IS THE EQUIVALENT OF |
| MAN UTD BEING 5-0 UP AT HOME WITH 10 MINUTES TO GO, AND THE OTHER TEAM |
| PLAYING WITH LANDON DONOVAN UP FRONT. |
| DANIEL GALVIN - THE UK'S FINEST HAIRDRESSERS AND THEIR CLIENTS DO BATTLE AND LINO |
| CARBOSIERO IS UNBEATEN IN THIS LEAGUE. HE'S AT IT AGAIN THIS YEAR, BUT |
| DARREN GERSHINSON IS ONLY 29 BEHIND AND BOTH JOSE McLAUGHLIN AND |
| DAVID SALT STILL HAVE HOPES |
| DEVONSHIRES - A MINILEAGUE FULL OF SOLICITORS SO BEST TREAD CAREFULLY. |
| MARK BARNARD HAS A 49 PT LEAD OVER ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMING LADIES, |
| CATHERINE MORRIS, WITH DANIEL SIMS STILL IN CONTENTION TOO. |
| CATHERINE IS MAKING UP FOR HER GAY BROTHER'S NON PARTICIPATION - |
| SURELY I CAN'T BE SUED FOR SAYING THAT? |
| DOWN THE LINE - THE SPURS FANS ARE SHOWING THE WAY HERE (BOOO!) WITH |
| MARC TRAINIS 41 AHEAD OF JON CROSSICK. PERSONALLY I HOPE 3RD PLACED MITCHELL |
| WOOLF, WHO SUPPORTS THAT NICE QPR TEAM, COMES THROUGH AND WINS. |
| BLOGMASTER DAVID RAKISON IS HAVING A MARE, THOUGH IS AT LEAST BEATING THE MISSUS! |
| FAT, BALD & UGLY - ROD PAYNE LEADS CHRIS RYMER BY 100 PTS, AND THE REST ARE |
| CLEARLY TOO BUSY LAMENTING THEIR LOOKS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! |
| FSG PREM - THE ONLY MINILEAGUE WITH RELEGATION AT STAKE! NOT A WORRY FOR |
| CLIFF AINGER WHO HAS A HEALTHY 126 LEAD OVER SIMON COLVEN, AND JUSTIN DUKE IS |
| STILL IN WITH A SHOUT. SEB MARR IS LOOKING THE FAVOURITE TO GO DOWN TO THE |
| FSG CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT YEAR, BUT A GOOD WEEK CAN CHANGE THAT |
| FSG CHAMPS - IT MUST RUN IN THE FAMILY AS JAMES AINGER EMULATES HIS DAD |
| (BROTHER?) AND SHOULD BE PLAYING WITH HIM IN THE FSG PREM NEXT SEASON. MARK LORD |
| IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TAKE THE TITLE FROM HIM. ANDY PAUL AND THE REST, INCLUDING |
| GARY DINSEY, WHO ORGANISES BOTH LEAGUES SO WELL, ARE MILES BEHIND |
| FUJITSU - IN BETWEEN WRITING AMAZING SOUNDTRACKS, JOHN WILLIAMS STILL FINDS |
| THE TIME TO LEAD HERE, THOUGH PAUL CHAPMAN IS ONLY 26 PTS BEHIND HIM. CAN DOWLS |
| OVERCOME HIS INJURY PROBLEMS TO MOUNT AN END OF SEASON CHALLENGE? |
| GREENO'S LEAGUE - 5 GREENWOODS HERE, AND NOT ONE ANYWHERE NEAR THE TOP! |
| THE LEADER IS JUAN LYALL, BARCA FAN AND RECORD PTS SCORER THIS SEASON (327) |
| ADRIAN SPROSTON IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULD CATCH HIM, BUT HAS 157 PTS TO FIND. |
| HMV - OUR BIGGEST COMPANY LEAGUE SEES JASON THOMAS LEAD THE WAY, 53 PTS CLEAR |
| OF STEVE NAPLETON. STEVE WEST (THE ONE IN HR!) AND GED HOPKINS STILL HAVE OUTSIDE |
| HOPES, WHILST GRAHAM AND PAULA SIM HAVE THE BRAGGING RIGHTS TO DECIDE IN |
| THE NEXT FEW WEEKS |
| JAMES GRANT - BEN SHEPHARD HAS GOT THE KRYPTON FACTOR IT SEEMS, 113 PTS AHEAD OF |
| ALAN CONLEY, WITH ANT A FURTHER 83 BEHIND. PRETTY CLOSE AFTER THAT AND LOTS OF |
| PERSONAL BATTLES STILL TO BE DECIDED |
| LINKS PLUS - ANOTHER LEAGUE WITH PLENTY OF FAMILY BATTLES BEING FOUGHT. MATT |
| MAGOWAN IS WINNING HIS, AND ALSO HAS A 55 PT LEAD OVER TOM NATHAN AT THE TOP, |
| WITH TOM'S BROTHER ADAM ALSO IN WITH A SHOUT. |
| LOGISTICS - ANOTHER NEW LEAGUE, AND THE INAUGURAL WINNER, WITH A LEAD OF 267, |
| LOOKS LIKES BEING GEOFF EMBLEY, UNLESS EITHER JOHN GREEN, LLOYD DUNN OR |
| DAVE DOWMAN CAN MAKE SOME SPECTACULAR PREDICTIONS, |
| A LA MAN CITY WINNING AT CHELSEA, IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS |
| MAX'S FRIENDS - MAX'S DOESN'T EVEN KNOW EVERYONE IN HERE, BUT HE CERTAINLY |
| DOES KNOW OLI HOLLAND (THEY RIG DAYS OF FUN TOGETHER), AND WILL PROBABLY BE |
| WONDERING HOW HE IS OVER 600 PTS BEHIND HIM! EOGHAN MURRAY IS CHASING OLI, |
| BUT IS 144 BEHIND, WHILST VISH DHALL IS THE ONLY OTHER PERSON WHO CAN WIN IT NOW |
| (SORRY JOHN KEANE - PROVE ME WRONG!) |
| MEDIA - JOHN CHILTON HAS BEEN LEADING HERE SINCE AUGUST AND CAN WIN THE OVERALL |
| LEAGUE TOO, THOUGH ROBIN McMURRAY IS DOING A DECENT TRACKING JOB AND COULD MAKE |
| UP A 219 DEFICIT WITH 2/3 GOOD WEEKS. THE REST OF YOU ARE NOT FARING VERY WELL, |
| BUT YOU AT LEAST BEATING THE OBSERVER SPORTS EDITOR, BRIAN OLIVER, WHO IS BRINGING |
| UP THE REAR LIKE HIS BELOVED POMPEY (SORRY BRIAN!) |
| MISFITS - THE LEAGUE FOR ALL THE WAIFS AND STRAYS, THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF |
| PEDIGREE WITH STEVE BOULTON SETTING A HIGH STANDARD. KEITH MAY IS 186 PTS BEHIND, |
| BUT I'M AFRAID THE REST OF YOU ARE PLAYING FOR PRIDE - EXCEPT MICHAEL WILKES, |
| WHO ONLY HAS ONE PLAYER BEHIND HIM IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE! |
| MUSIC - BRIAN ADAMS HAS BEEN LEADING FOR A WHILE NOW, AND RICK WAKEMAN LED |
| BEFORE HIM. SUCH A SHAME CLIFF RICHARD COULDN'T GET HIS BROADBAND WORKING. |
| BRIAN ISN'T THE GROOVER FROM VANCOUVER BUT HE DOES HAS A HEALTHY 217 PT LEAD |
| OVER PAT DUNNE AND LOOKS ODDS ON TO WIN. MEANWHILE, IT LOOKS LIKE GARETH DAVIES |
| MAY SOON OWE OWEN PUGH ANOTHER CASE OF WINE! |
| THE LEAGUE ORDINARY OF GENTLEMEN - ALAS, MOST OF YOU ARE LIVING UP TO YOUR BILLING, |
| BUT DAVID SEDIN HAS BEEN TROUBLING THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE AND COULD BE IN THE |
| MONEY. JIM McNAMARA IS THE ONLY OTHER PLAYER IN THE TOP 100 AND COULD |
| MAKE UP HIS 223 DEFICIT IN THE FINAL 10 WEEKS - ITS ONLY 23 PTS A WEEK! |
| POLY - SEEING AS I'M ONLY A GUEST HERE, GARY MARTIN IS THE ACTUAL LEADER. |
| ANDY FOLWELL HAS 129 PTS TO FIND, BUT THE REST OF YOU ARE SCRAPPING |
| FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLACES. DANNY COLLINGTON LEADS THAT BATTLE |
| PR & MARKETING - THOSE INGENIOUS PEOPLE - WHO NEVER LET A LIE GET IN THE WAY |
| OF A GOOD STORY- ARE LED BY SAM HODGES, WITH KEVIN ELLIS ONLY 81 BEHIND. |
| 3RD PLACED RICHIE CULLINAN SCORED WELL IN WEEK 28 AND HASN’T GIVEN THIS ONE UP YET |
| RADIO & TV - AN INTERESTING CROWD IS LED BY ANDY HOSIE, WHO COULD EVEN GO ALL |
| THE WAY IN THE OVERALL LEAGUE. HE LEADS MUNCHER ROSE BY 225 PTS BUT THE REST OF |
| YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE NOW, SO I EXPECT A LATE RUN FROM ONE FOR YOU. PERHAPS |
| FROM AINSLEY HARRIOT WHO HAS ALREADY WON A WEEK THIS SEASON - OR JIM |
| PROUDFOOT - THE VOICE OF ESPN! |
| READING COUNCIL - ANOTHER VERY CLOSE LEAGUE WITH CRIS BUTLER HOLDING A 20 PT |
| LEAD OVER DAVID LEE, AND TIM BOYLE A FURTHER 7 BEHIND. ANYONE IN THE TOP 10 HERE |
| COULD STILL WIN IT - SHOULD BE AS CLOSE AS THE NEXT COUNCIL ELECTION! |
| SCOTTISH - AHH THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE - OUR BIGGEST MINILEAGUE AND PROBABLY THE MOST |
| COMPETITIVE!. ALUN WOODWARD HAS A 42 PT LEAD OVER STEWART WILSON , WHILST |
| ANDREW SAVAGE, ONE OF MANY SCOTS WHO HAS PLAYED PREM PREDICTIONS SINCE DAY 1, |
| HIS MID-SEASON LEAGUE. THEY'LL ALL BE PLEASED THEY'RE BEATING PAT NEVIN IN ANY CASE! |
| SEYMOUR - ANOTHER NEW LEAGUE SEES DUNCAN SHEARER HOLD A COMFORTABLE 217 |
| PT LEAD OVER MATT WINSOR. NICE TO SEE SOUTHAMPTON AND PORTSMOUTH DOING WELL |
| SOMEWHERE, BUT I BET VANESSA HILL WISHES SHE HADN'T ASKED THEM TO PLAY NOW! |
| SMITHS NEWS - PERENNIAL LEADING LADY HAILEY ACKRILL HAS ALL BUT WON HERE, |
| WITH A HUGE 353 LEAD OVER FORMER CHAMP PHIL WILLIAMS. THIS LEAGUE HAS GIVEN US 3 |
| OVERALL PREM PREDICTIONS WINNERS - COULD HAILEY MAKE IT 4? |
| STREAM PUBLISHING - DARREN STYLES SET UP THIS NEW LEAGUE - CLEARLY WITH THE |
| INTENTION OF WINNING IT, BUT WITH CRAIG LEWIS 9 PTS BEHIND, AND ROGER JENNS ONLY 1 PT |
| FURTHER BACK, HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE WIRE TO DO SO. DON'T COUNT OUT |
| MATTHEW JENNS YET EITHER, THOUGH THE REST HAVE A HARD JOB ON THEIR HANDS |
| TIGERS - AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, HULL FANS DOMINATE THIS LEAGUE, BUT 5 OF THEM |
| TRAIL GUEST LEGEND PETER BEARDSLEY! BUT WITH ONLY 4 PTS TO MAKE UP, IAN HALDER |
| CAN STILL GIVE THE TIGERS A HOME WIN - AS CAN CHRIS BLENKIN, A FURTHER 87 PTS BACK |
| TOTTENDEEN - A NEW LEAGUE PUT TOGETHER BY A TOTTENHAM AND ABERDEEN FAN - SO |
| THEY'LL BE DELIGHTED THAT BLACKBURN FAN AL ANDERSON LEADS VILLA FAN QASIR ASLAM |
| BY 15 PTS. BUT STUART GREEN CAN PUT THAT RIGHT AS HE IS ONLY A FURTHER 11 PTS BACK. |
THIS WEEK'S £50 WINNER. Well done to:
BEN TERRY - 180 (His predictions were:)
| Bonus | Home Team | | | | Away Team | Bonus | Points |
| | Birmingham | 2 | v | 0 | Wigan | | 17 |
| | Bolton | 2 | v | 1 | Wolves | | 14 |
| | Burnley | 1 | v | 2 | Portsmouth | | 50 |
| | Chelsea | 3 | v | 1 | Man City | | -12 |
| | Stoke | 0 | v | 3 | Arsenal | 1 | 27 |
| | Liverpool | 2 | v | 1 | Blackburn | | 30 |
| | Sunderland | 1 | v | 1 | Fulham | | 24 |
| | Tottenham | 2 | v | 1 | Everton | | 30 |
TOP 20 SCORERS
| 1 | BEN TERRY | 180 |
| 2 | STEWART WILSON | 173 |
| 3 | PHIL ASHMAN | 170 |
| 4 | STEVE PHILCOX | 164 |
| 5 | NICK BARBER | 157 |
| 6 | STUART FOLWELL | 156 |
| 7 | FRANK McAVENNIE | 150 |
| 8 | JON CROSSICK | 150 |
| 9 | MARK ABERY | 150 |
| 10 | DANIEL SIMS | 150 |
| 11 | CRAIG GOGAY | 150 |
| 12 | MARK EVANS | 150 |
| 13 | PETER BRANCH | 147 |
| 14 | ALAN JAMES | 144 |
| 15 | STEVE COOMBS | 141 |
| 16 | ANDY DICKSON | 140 |
| 17 | JUAN LYALL | 140 |
| 18 | JIM McNAMARA | 140 |
| 19 | BEN BURGER | 140 |
| 20 | ANDY SMITH | 140 |
THE OVERALL TOP 10
| PREV | POS | NAME | WEEK 28 | BONUS | TOTAL |
| 1 | 1 | JASON NICHOLAS | 97 | 0 | 2973 |
| 3 | 2 | STEVE JOHNSTON | 91 | 0 | 2939 |
| 2 | 3 | JOHN CHILTON | 34 | 0 | 2897 |
| 6 | 4 | ANDREW HOSIE | 97 | 0 | 2864 |
| 10 | 5 | FRANK McAVENNIE | 150 | 0 | 2843 |
| 4 | 6 | CIRO CASTALDO | 61 | 0 | 2842 |
| 7 | 7 | HAILEY ACKRILL | 91 | 0 | 2835 |
| 11 | 8 | JUAN LYALL | 140 | 0 | 2825 |
| 9 | 9 | RICHARD SPENCER | 70 | 0 | 2773 |
| 14 | 10 | WYN ROBERTS | 137 | 0 | 2769 |
BONUS TEAM
Stoke City, 8 mins v Arsenal
# Pts won: 28
# Players correct: 18
Most Popular Choice: Burnley - 103
