Ok, let's get the formalities out of the way - Utd are Champs and the Hammers are down. That Rooney inspired comeback at Upton Park really was the key moment for both clubs, though at least one man who lacked any inspiration finally got his come uppance - 4 months too late though. But it's still going to be the most nail biting last day ever for supporters of the 5 clubs still down there. Personally, I hope they all go down!
I've never known a week as bad or as tough as this. It was a minus-fest with 66% of you scoring negative points. One person who didn't was Lee Honeywood and his invaluable 18 pts have taken him back to the top by the slenderest of margins - he is 1 pt ahead of Marie Stone. Yep, it's gonna come down to one goal - and it will probably come injury time! Those 2 have a 67 pt cushion to Stuart Folwell in 3rd, but any of the top 5 can realistically win this - after that, a few big risks need taking!
Only 4 of you scored 100+ and the best by far was Sam Knowles' Fulham inspired 147 - well done to you Knocker! The minus scores also turned a few minileagues on their heads. The worst score was -102 by Dan Whiteman! As I see it, a few of the minileagues now look done and dusted (Lee Honeywood's 727 pts lead in the Side Pot Lead might take some catching) but the majority still have all to play for. Here are the 10 closest with the pts gap between 1st and 2nd
Tigers - 47
Down The Line - 44
Ordinary Gentlemen - 42
Scottish - 43
Daniel Galvin - 19
Stream - 14
Tottendeen - 12
Seymour - 12
Smithsnews - 12
FSG Championship - 4 pts separate the top 3!
So, just one week to go before a very quiet summer - I hope you have got you Week 38 scores in! Atb, Ciro
ps - Nice to see so many of you voting in the new poll! - hopefully this one is a bit more interesting!
THIS WEEKS £50 WINNER. Well done to:
Sam Knowles - 147 - who predicted the following:
| Bonus | Home Team |
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| Away Team | Bonus | Points |
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| Blackburn | 1 | v | 1 | Man Utd |
| 50 |
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| Blackpool | 2 | v | 1 | Bolton |
| 8 |
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| Sunderland | 0 | v | 1 | Wolves |
| 21 |
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| West Brom | 2 | v | 1 | Everton |
| 14 |
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| Chelsea | 2 | v | 0 | Newcastle |
| -6 |
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| Arsenal | 3 | v | 1 | Aston Villa |
| -9 |
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| Birmingham | 0 | v | 2 | Fulham | 1 | 50 |
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| Liverpool | 3 | v | 1 | Tottenham |
| -12 |
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| Wigan | 2 | v | 1 | West Ham |
| 14 |
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| Man City | 3 | v | 1 | Stoke |
| 17 |
TOP 20 SCORERS
| 1 | SAM KNOWLES | 147 |
| 2 | DAN LEACH | 109 |
| 3 | ROD PAYNE | 104 |
| 4 | KELVIN BALL | 103 |
| 5 | ALAN GREENWOOD | 97 |
| 6 | CHRIS UNDERHILL | 97 |
| 7 | GORDON BRYAN | 96 |
| 8 | RICHARD NORRIS | 90 |
| 9 | ALAN JAMES | 89 |
| 10 | LEE BANNISTER | 88 |
| 11 | KEVIN RAMSKIR | 86 |
| 12 | TERRY KENTON | 84 |
| 13 | IAN DOW | 82 |
| 14 | ADAM BYRNE | 81 |
| 15 | PAUL BURGER | 80 |
| 16 | PAUL CHIDGEY | 80 |
| 17 | NICK DEAR | 78 |
| 18 | LIAM CULLETON | 78 |
| 19 | PAUL WAINWRIGHT | 77 |
| 20 | AMIT CHAKRABORTI | 77 |
THE OVERALL TOP 10
| PREV | POS | NAME | WEEK 37 | BONUS | TOTAL |
| 2 | 1 | LEE HONEYWOOD | 18 | 0 | 3402 |
| 1 | 2 | MARIE STONE | -2 | 20 | 3401 |
| 3 | 3 | STUART FOLWELL | -18 | 0 | 3334 |
| 6 | 4 | PAUL WORSLEY | -26 | 0 | 3297 |
| 4 | 5 | JULIE WRIGHT | -52 | 0 | 3292 |
| 5 | 6 | KEVIN ELLIS | -46 | 0 | 3287 |
| 7 | 7 | DECLAN SHORTISS | -40 | 0 | 3272 |
| 11 | 8 | GARY MARTIN DUFAUR | 10 | 0 | 3272 |
| 8 | 9 | IAN GREENWOOD | -12 | 0 | 3268 |
| 10 | 10 | MARK WRIGHT | -19 | 0 | 3245 |
BONUS TEAM
Chelsea, 2 mins v Newcastle
# Pts won: 20
# Players correct: 56
Most Popular Choice: Man Utd - 59
