British fantasy football league

Yeah, Keane is on 7 points for the week according to The Telegraph. Jimbo has a five point lead at the top of the table, and the only thing sharpe has in reserve this week is Rio Ferdinand (Jimbo and sharpe both have Ronaldo). However, if United keep a clean sheet, Rio gets booked and Evra scores twice, then TDH is back in the lead.

The most amazing thing about this week has been 3 Lions rocket up the league. Currently in 14th place after scoring a crap load more points than anybody else.

Never underestimate good ol' Rio.

It looks like the Telegraph are now updating on a Monday, rather than their usual Wednesday, I'll do the new table now.

You can't! United v Wigan tonight is part of this week.

Fulham i believe

Does it matter if you get the points now or next week?

I met the cunt last week. I shouldn't think it's possible to underestimate him. (and yep, it's Fulham - I also met Danny Murphy last week and we spoke about the game )

Wigan, Fulham, it's all the bloody same to me.

Technically no. Logistically... er. I wouldn't worry about it too much mate. You've still got a goalkeeper playing in another league altogether.

David James? Which league is he in?

Since when have you had Calamity James then mate?

I made the transfer at the start of last month. Ken missed it but finally updated it last week. Remember he posted the standings on Tuesday and then posted them again with me higher up?

That's why...That and the fact that I brought in Emre and transfered Ljungberg out.

So here is the story so far this week. I'll update the table again on Wednesday/Thursday, it just depends on when the Telegraph puts the points in.

12 points?

That boy Stevie G has hit some form.. bastard!

Cheers Hazza, I did not know that.

@bluedave, you still have 3 players yet to play this week for United.

Changes over at You Essexy Thing I think - much like Ramos I've had enough of Spurs' defenders, though I might hold with our strikers...

Look on the bright side Jimbo. Tickets to see your team playing Bristol City, Plymouth, Hull, Scunthorpe and Colchester must be cheaper than they are now.

Some points to add for Ronaldo(Goal), Vidic(Assist) and a possible clean sheet for the scum at the moment(1-0).

Vidic just got booked (nobody has him anyway).

Now that's looking a bit more positive, 2 goals for Ronaldo and clean sheets for Van Der Sar and Ferdinand.

Edit : Just noticed that Ronaldo also got booked.

I reckon that Ronaldo will pick up MotM with his two goals as well.

I just want to get back in the top half by Xmas, a manager of my standing shouldn't be slumming it down in the nether regions of the league with the peasants ffs.

A city fan with 3 united players. Times are strange

Ronaldo should have been on 20 points for the appearance, a hat-trick and MoTM, but fell over Niemi with an open goal and got inexplicably booked by Rob Styles, Man of Mystery, Referee Extraordinaire, and all round Law Unto Himself. The man is collecting insane decisions this season. Expect him to show Rooney a red card when he's not even refereeing a United match.

So Ronaldo is currently on 10 points with MoTM yet to be announced.

Honestly, i find British referees very bad compared to other major ones, yet they are the least criticised by media

Ronaldo was MotM!
Shame about the Yellow, and Evra off at the half I hope this is not serious?

Well, assuming that Ronaldo got the MoTM, I get this prediction:

1 You Essexy Thing 511
2 Ihsan's Shade 510
3 Devils FC 507
4 Solent Gale 499
- Komland 499
6 Super Brits 480
7 Sin City FC 479
8 Crawlies Creepers 459
9 The Solettes 447
- The Puddings 447
11 Augustiner United 446
12 Spunkalot Rapalots 443
13 Expat XI 437
14 Five Man Back Four 436
15 Blue Moon FC 432
16 Windy City Waterboys 428
17 Gallus FC 423
18 Wee Mun Wanderers 414
19 FC Hazza Bollah 412
20 The Dog's Tackle 398
- UnitedWeRise 398

Everything has tightened at the top again.

So, only 1 game this wednesday. Newcastle vs Arsenal. I hope Fabregas makes it this time. I could not find any news on this. They'll probably put him in a fitness test today

My concern is Robbie Keane - when's the hearing for that red card - tomorrow? If it's upheld (and I suspect it may be), I'll have to pop somebody else up front until Christmas.

Edit: hearing is today in fact

Keane loses appeal over red card

Three game ban it is then.

Fabregas is not only out tomorrow but also can not make the weekend's game

HURRAH!

nightmare!!

I have Evra, Fabregras and Keane!!

That was a Royal Kiss goodbye to my top 4 spot!

I knew that i should replace Drogba with Adebayor long ago

Looks like Fat Sam is gonna get a maulin' tonight.

Interesting day so far.

Yakubu's hattrick might help me get away from the bottom and into the mid-table obscurity I've been trying to achieve...

Yep. That's got you on the highest score of the week so far mate: 37pts and still 2 players to play, plus MoTMs (which The Yak looks certain to get 3pts for).

I take that back. Crowes just hit 40pts with Hunt's penalty against Liverpool.

EDIT: Told you this was getting interesting. We have a new league leader at this very minute: Pompus

hello sin glad your keeping a close check on things, i cant remember my team i just got a new laptop so i need a a quick reminder if you could please.

@crowes,

I've got you down as Cech, Distin, Dunne, Toure, Clichy, Lampard, Ronaldo, Hunt, Dempsey, Martins and Torres.

Great day so far. The Arse got beat and Anelka has just missed a penalty.

the week i am replacing cech with reyna, liverpool takes 3. my faith in drogba made my downfall.

You had Reina for this weekend?

Weekend's MoTMs:

Javier Mascherano (Liverpool)
Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth)
Obafemi Martins (Newcastle)
Carlos Tevez (Man Utd)
Kevin Davies (Bolton)
Yakubu (Everton)
Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham)
Robert Green (West Ham)
Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

Which gives me this prediction:

1 You Essexy Thing 550
2 Solent Gale 547
3 Ihsan's Shade 540
4 Devils FC 536
5 Komland 534
6 Sin City FC 519
7 Super Brits 514
8 Crawlies Creepers 488
9 Augustiner United 487
10 Spunkalot Rapalots 485
11 The Puddings 483
12 Expat XI 479
13 The Solettes 477
14 Five Man Back Four 469
15 Gallus FC 467
16 Blue Moon FC 466
17 FC Hazza Bollah 457
18 Wee Mun Wanderers 455
19 Windy City Waterboys 434
19 The Dog's Tackle 434
21 UnitedWeRise 418

Highest scorer of the week was Solent Gale with 48. This week's Derby County Award goes to Windy City Waterboys with 6 whole points.

Was this the last update?

Here is this weeks table.

Wow! How come I was so far out with the prediction?

You didn't receive the twenty Euro bribe I gave 3 Lions.

3 Lions can be bribed? Are you sure?

Very sure. Give him a blow job for automatic Manager of the Month status. You'll notice I've not won that this year.