Summer is on it’s way! A few more fair weather teams have made their way back to Ballers this week, so the spaces that we have are starting to dwindle. If you’re thinking about getting involved, now is the time…..

LEAGUE NEWS

The BRAND NEW TUESDAY LEAGUE starts NEXT WEEK, and we are down to our FINAL SPACE! With United looking like departing the Champions League, this could be the ideal time to sign up!

Following closely on it’s heels, the BRAND NEW MONDAY LEAGUE kicks off on 4th March, and we’ve a couple of spaces in the bottom division to fill.

Sneaking up on us is the start of the NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE, which kicks off on 10th March. We WILL get to 5 divisions this time, so make sure you’re a part of it.

For details on any of the above, get in touch by filling in a ‘JOIN A LEAGUE‘ form on the homepage.

SUNDAY LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

An interesting early test for Morning Glory came this week as they took on the rapidly improving Beercalona in a game that looked like a tough one to call. It didn’t really live up to that, however, as Beercalona ran away with it after a tight opening. Luke Warburton scored 7 and Jay Ratcliffe 4 of their 16 goals as they ran out 16-4 winners. Stockport Eagles have struggled to be competitive at the top level this season, but put up a good fight against Kipsta Cobras this week before falling to a narrow 7-6 defeat, Simon Hackney scoring three of the Kipsta goals (we think, the score card did get quite wet….)

CHAMPIONSHIP

With the expected title decider between Nice Buns and Sevilla Lacatalent being scuppered this week by Buns rare cancellation, Sevilla had the chance to reclaim top spot if they could beat Polish Army, which they did at a bit of a canter. Sam Melling and Tom Jackson scored 4 each, meaning Bania’s three for the Poles was nowhere near enough as Sevilla won 11-4. Murder On Zidane’s Floor returned for the final few weeks, replacing Step Brothers who we will hope to see again next season, and their opening match upon their return was a tight one with The McMuffin Men. In the end, Danny Parkinson’s two goals were the difference as they ran out 4-2 winners.

LEAGUE ONE

With the split now in full effect, we’re at the business end of the season with the top 4 and bottom 4 playing off against each other. Fat Boys Run Wild went into this week’s round of games on top, but faced a strong looking Team Tom line up, who could yet crash the title party if they keep winning. They won this one to close the gap at the top, with Chris Philpot scoring 5 and Aaron Buczko 4 on their way to a 10-7 victory. That result meant that The Veterans could reclaim top spot with a win over Deportivo Lack Of Talent, and three goals each from Simon Grainger and Nathan Wilkinson meant they did just that in comfortable fashion with the final score ending 10-2.

Oh boy, Inter Your Sister and Roman FC didn’t make it easy for us this week, with both teams struggling for numbers as kick off time approached. WE got the game on though, and Inter ran out comfortable 12-5 winners with Leigh Edwards scoring 5 and Craig Johnson 4 as Inter look to ensure they finish as the best of the rest.

LEAGUE TWO

We were back to the start in the mini league that is League Two, with Pique Blinders looking to continue their 100% record since their return. That run started with a narrow 6-5 win over Pathetico Madrid, but it was a little more comfortable for them this time around as three goals each from Josh Borthwick and Chris Sinclair saw them run out comfortable 12-3 winners. ManTun were fresh from their first win last week, and had a chance to show how much they’ve improved as they faced Stront Bakken who hammered them 9-1 in the opening week. There were 8 different scorers of the 9 goals in this game, with just Dylan Marginarisa grabbing a double in a hard fought 6-3 win for the Bucket Boys.

FRIENDLIES

SK Six and FC AOTS were left high and dry by their opponents this week, but faced off in a competitive friendly, with SK again showing their ability to mix it at a much higher level than they’ve previously been able to, eventually losing this one 4-1 with Charley Hutchinson grabbing three of their goals.

THE NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE KICKS OFF ON 10TH MARCH – SPACES AVAILABLE AS WE LOOK TO ADD A 5TH DIVISION!

MONDAY LEAGUE

Diva Fever had the chance to claim the Championship title this week as they faced Ruby Kazam just a few weeks after a comfortable 9-1 win over the same opposition. Doubles from Joe Dodd, Shane Bridges and Nathan Wilkinson were enough for them to edge a much tighter game this time around, with Jahid Hussain’s 4 goals not enough to stop Kazam from falling to an 8-6 defeat. A defeat for Nice Buns against an impressive Pathetico Madrid would confirm Diva Fever as Champions, and while Buns dug in as much as they could to stay in this one, 4 goals from Joe Knight were enough for Pathetico to pick up a narrow 6-5 victory, but it looks likely that these two teams will go at it again next season in the top flight.

New team Athletico Pathetico have been showing signs of improvement in recent weeks, and faced a Phantom Brazilians who will be looking forward to a season in the Championship next time around. Max Paterson celebrated being freed from the ‘keepers shackles to score a hat trick as they picked up a 6-2 win to put an end to their recent rotten run. It looks like it was a defeat to Grand Street Wanderers that will cost Expected Toulouse the top division title, so they might be kicking themselves even more after they beat the same opposition 5-2 in a friendly this week, with Liam Mottram and Jordan Milne both scoring twice. Having scrambled a team together to give someone a game this week, we ended up getting Pathetico Madrid to stop on for a second game to give them a run out, but they looked fresh enough as Joe Knight scored another 6 to add to his earlier tally as they won 11-6.

THE NEW MONDAY LEAGUE STARTS ON 10TH MARCH – SPACES AVAILABLE!

TUESDAY LEAGUE

Nothing to see here. A combination of minimal league fixtures to be completed at the end of the season, and United in Champions League action, meant this week was a wash out.

THE NEW TUESDAY LEAGUE STARTS NEXT WEEK! AND WE ARE DOWN TO OUR FINAL SPACE…..

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

A strange week for the Wednesday league, with the regular and reliable Exeter Gently and Out Of Shape FC both failing to field a side, and FC Rhino Ket only doing so by the skin of their teeth. On paper the game of the night was new team, New Team, fresh from an impressive first win last week, taking on Champions Wellspring FC. It didn’t live up to the billing in the first half as the new team raced into a 4-0 half time lead, and while Wellspring improved in the second period and at one point reduced the lead to 6-3, the three goals each from John Shaw and Rob Elliott were enough to help New Team to a 7-3 victory. The surprising game of the night came on the other pitch as Stockport Eagles and Rhino Ket went into the break all square at 6-6. A much tighter second half Eagles nick it 8-7 thanks to Ben Waugh’s last minute goal in a game where goals came from all over the pitch!

THE WEDNESDAY LEAGUE REMAINS FULL (FOR NOW), SO FOR AN IMMEDIATE START LOOK ELSEWHERE*

* By elsewhere we mean another night with us, not another venue……

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Introducing our new, streamlined Weekly Round Up! A bit more of a light read, rather than an in depth break down of each individual game, but if you think there’s anything that happens in your game that is worthy of mention, make sure to let us know so we can include it!

LEAGUE NEWS

Our NEW TUESDAY LEAGUE will be starting on 19th February, and we have spaces to fill to get that league back to capacity. The standard of the current teams involved is fairly even across the board, so there’s a very decent chance we may go with one big division for the new season. If the idea of a long season and a large variety of opposition appeals to you, this could be your night.

Our NEW MONDAY LEAGUE will be starting on 4th March, but it’s getting pretty close to being full as it stands, so if you want to get involved you’ll have to get onto us pretty quickly.

The NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE is sneaking up on us, and will start on 10th March. With demand in this league always high we are looking again at the possibility of adding a 5th division to this night, with a couple of spaces still remaining.

Wednesday has very little to offer at the minute, so stick to the other nights we’ve currently got spaces and we’ll be able to get you started straightaway!

Fill in a ‘JOIN A LEAGUE‘ form from the homepage for more information or to join.

SUNDAY LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

Gangs Of Dwight Yorke bounced back from last week’s shock defeat to Beercalona to make light work of Stockport Eagles and retain their position at the top of the Sunday Premiership. Demell Cumberbatch scored 6 and Simon Hackney 4 of their goals as they romped to a 16-2 win against a team who can’t wait for the end of the current season so they can drop down to a lower level. Beercalona have become unlikely title contenders as their recently bolstered squad picked up a comfortable 13-4 win over Bangers & Pash, with Luke Warburton topping the scoring with 4, while Jay Ratcliffe and Tykio got three each. They are now level on points with Gangs, having played a game more.

CHAMPIONSHIP

A couple of games took place in the Championship this week, and Nice Buns B took advantage of Sevilla Lacatalent’s lack of a game this week to move two points clear after recovering from an early two goal deficit to run out 14-6 winners, with Charlie Williamson netting 5. The McMuffin Men and Polish Army are only playing for survival, and a really tight game went in The McMuffin Men’s favour as they edged a 7 goal thriller thanks to Logan Sherer’s third of the game 5 minutes from time.

LEAGUE ONE

We started the split in League One with a game between the top two that Fat Boys Run Wild won comfortably, beating The Veterans 6-1 to go level with this weeks opposition on 18 points. Mark Carruthers and Curt Rothwell got a brace each in the only League One game played this week.

LEAGUE TWO

League Two has half the number of teams as League One, but had twice the number of games this week! The two teams with 100% records after the opening two weeks faced off this week, and after falling behind early, Pique Blinders roared back to pick up a surprisingly comfortable 12-3 win over FC Stront Bakken, Josh Borthwick with 4 of the goals and Ethan Lockhart getting three. It’s congratulations to the newly named ManTun FC, who pick up a first ever Ballers win at the third attempt by beating Pathetico Madrid 10-4, Sabri picking up the MOTM award for his 4 goals.

FRIENDLIES

With Step Brothers unfortunately leaving us for a little while, it was a family affair as Sevilla Lacatalent took on Deportivo Lack Of Talent in friendly action this week. The Championship leaders unsurprisingly ran out 7-2 winners with Jake Riley helping himself to three of those goals.

THE NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE STARTS ON 10TH MARCH – SPACES AVAILABLE AS WE LOOK TO ADD A 5TH DIVISION!

MONDAY LEAGUE

The mix ‘n’ match Monday league is approaching it’s conclusion, but the title is yet to be decided in either division as we head into the final few weeks. Netsix & Chill needed 4 points from their final two games to claim the Premiership title, but were in trouble at half time against Championship side Ruby Kazam as they trailed 2-1. Champions find a way to win though, and that’s what Netsix did as they held on for a 6-5 win with Jimmy Leeson and Mark Carruthers scoring twice each for them. Phantom Brazilians are probably looking forward to a season in the Championship after a season of mostly struggle, and Grand Street Wanderers were the latest to take advantage as they ran out 10-4 winners, with Jay Bebbington scoring 4 and Joe Bowden grabbing three. Monday Night Albion continued their quest to find a settled team, and started off quite well against Championship promotion contenders Nice Buns this week. Charlie Williamson’s goal just before the break to put Buns 3-2 up was the key moment as they ran away with it in the second half. Tom Hall got three, Williamson and Connor Rabbett two each in an 8-2 win.

New boys Athletico Pathetico are finding their feet ahead of the start of their first full season, and they faced a tough task against Championship leaders Diva Fever this week. The step up in opposition was a little much for them at this time, as they were beaten 9-3 this week, with Joe Dodd helping himself to 5 of Diva’s goals. Pathetico Madrid had their toughest test since joining as they faced perennial title challengers Expected Toulouse, and they put up a decent fight before eventually losing 9-5, Toulouse killing the game off with two late goals Liam Mottram scored three of their 9, Jordan Milne and Joe Roche grabbing two each, while Joe Knight’s treble wasn’t enough for Pathetico.

THE NEW MONDAY LEAGUE STARTS ON 4TH MARCH – SPACES AVAILABLE!

TUESDAY LEAGUE

The final knockings of the Tuesday league saw the Championship title decided before Bandit Athletic had chance to kick off this week with the news that Shaka wouldn’t be back until the new season. FC were looking to spoil the title party and put up a decent fight, taking the game into the final couple of minutes at 2-2, before late goals from Ray Donnelly and Connor Atkinson added to Kyle Clarke’s earlier double to give Bandit a 4-2 win. Most games in the Tuesday league recently have been hard fought and the game between Michu At De Gea Ba and FC AOTS was no exception. In the end Eoghan Scott’s 4 goals for AOTS were not enough as Adam Porter’s treble and Fidelis Eberegbe’s double saw Michu to a 6-4 victory. Our newly formed Random team got off to a slow start against Ballotellitubbies in their first game, going 5-0 down at the break with Jason Higginson scoring all 5, but they improved in the second half as Andy Carrington grabbed three, but despite the improvement they still fell to a 6-3 defeat.

THE NEW TUESDAY LEAGUE STARTS ON 19TH FEBRUARY – SPACES AVAILABLE!

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

FC Rhino Ket let the side down this week, but fortunately Insole stepped in for a friendly to give us a full house of games. Stockport Eagles took the opportunity to go top by beating Out Of Shape FC 9-1, with 6 different players getting on the score sheet, and Mark Carruthers getting three of them. They take over from Wellspring who now have a game in hand and played out a competitive friendly with Insole which they won 5-3 with Joe Dodd and Mike Cocks picking up a pair apiece. We had a new team join us this week, who we’ve named New Team for now as the name they gave us wasn’t really appropriate, and they look to be a team to watch as they comfortably dispatched Exeter Gently by 12 goals to 2, with John Shaw claiming 5.

THE WEDNESDAY LEAGUE REMAINS FULL! LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR AN IMMEDIATE START