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by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 15th March 2019

Well, we’re desperately looking forward to the Champions League draw so we know which Tuesday and Wednesday league night will be getting ruined in the next few weeks. It’s an absolute guarantee that United and City will be on different nights, causing absolute chaos…… And the weather has gone rubbish again…..

LEAGUE NEWS

No real league news to bring you this week, as three of the 4 leagues have just restarted, while the other one remains full with a couple of teams on a waiting list!

One thing we will be doing over the next few weeks is asking all of our customers to take 30 seconds of their time to fill in a quick customer survey. We will be using the data received from this survey to try and put a plan in place that will improve everything we have to offer within our leagues, so if you could take that small amount of time out your day to fill it in, it would be appreciated. The whole thing is made up of tick boxes, and you’ll only be asked to type two or three words……

SUNDAY LEAGUE

Our brand new, bigger than ever Sunday league kicked off this week, but that pesky Arsenal v United 4.30pm game meant that we weren’t able to have a full night of fixtures. Here’s what happened….

PREMIERSHIP

Only one game took place in the top flight on the opening night as Gangs Of Dwight Yorke were left high and dry by the cancellations from Beercalona, Kipsta Cobras and Sevilla Lacatalent. The one game that went ahead saw Duno FC minutes away from a win on their return to the Sunday league, but they threw away a three goal lead in the final 6 minutes as a Scott Norris hat trick rescued a 4-4 draw for Morning Glory.

CHAMPIONSHIP

There was a full house in the Championship with three very close games played out. The biggest win saw FC AOTS pick up a 7-4 victory over The Veterans, with Eoghan Scott helping himself to three of them, Steve Whittle and Adam Duty grabbing a brace each. Bangers & Pash dropped into the Championship this season, and will start as one of the favourites for an immediate return to the top flight. They beat Murder On Zidane’s Floor 5-3 with Rhys Clooney claiming three. The other relegated side, Stockport Eagles, didn’t have a good start to Championship life as they lost 5-4 to Nice Buns B, with Williamson’s Jimmy and Charlie both netting twice.

LEAGUE ONE

Polish Army would have been hoping for better times this season after they struggled through most of last season’s Championship campaign, but despite 4 goals from Bania they were beaten 11-8 by Inter Your Sister this week, with Scott Norris notching 6 of their goals, and Leigh Edwards three more. FC Stront Bakken returned to the full league after joining our mini league towards the end of last season, and they got off to a winning start, narrowly beating the returning Step Brothers 7-6 with Ryan Stringer scoring three and Dylan Marginarisa two. Jordan Simpson and Chris Moore both scored doubles for Step Brothers, but their return ended in defeat.

LEAGUE TWO

Carnage in the game between new team Las Vegas Dragons and SK Six as Vegas weren’t able to provide the required number of players at kick off time. No real surprise that SK were comfortable 6-1 winners with Harry Bridge and Henry Cooke both claiming two goals each. Pathetico Madrid picked up a first win since their return, beating CA FC 6-3 in the last game of the night, John Lodge and Michael Winn both scored twice for them. Another first time winner were ManTun FC, who beat Deportivo Lack Of Talent 6-5 with Mike Devitt scoring two, meaning doubles from Jamie Berrisford and Rob Parker were in vain.

THE SUNDAY LEAGUE IS CURRENTLY FULL!

MONDAY LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

Expected Toulouse look to be up for making amends after narrowly missing out on last season’s title, but looked to have a tricky task this week against a Grand Street Wanderers side who cost them the title last season. Two goals each from Liam Mottram and Waz Akram allowed them to recover from going behind early to pick up a 6-3 win that sees them make it two wins from two to start the new campaign. Champions Netsix & Chill and this weeks opponents Nice Buns were both looking to bounce back from opening day defeats , and it was the newly promoted side that came out on top here as doubles all round from Paul Cheetham, Jimmy and Charlie Williamson saw them run out 6-4 winners, with Wayne Reeves hat trick counting for nothing.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Delph & Safety look to be leading contenders for promotion after they pikec up a second successive comfortable win, beating Athletico Pathetico 9-1, with Mitch Massa scoring 4. Ruby Kazam are also looking good after a second straight win to start the season, 10-3 over Unprotected Cesc, with Jordan Cunningham and Howie Thomas-Leech both grabbing hat tricks.

FRIENDLIES

Phantom Brazilians and Diva Fever were both let down by their respective oppositions late on this week, so a hastily arranged friendly meant they both still got a game. It was a pretty decent one too as Paul Wilkinson’s 5 goals were the difference as Phantom ran out 7-5 winners.

WE CAN FIND SPACE FOR ONE MORE NEW TEAM IN THE MONDAY CHAMPIONSHIP – GET IN TOUCH FOR DETAILS!

TUESDAY LEAGUE

Only two games survived as City strolled into the next round of the Champions League, pretty much guaranteeing us further disruption in the coming weeks. Yay. The big game of the night saw Gangstas Allardyce and Club Tropicana put their unbeaten starts on the line, and this one was as close as we expected it to be. In the end three goals from Adam Needham were enough to give Gangstas a narrow 4-3 win, with Ben Cunliffe’s double for Tropicana not enough for them to get anything from this one. FC proved to be the stronger side in the final straight against Bandit Athletic this week, turning a 3-3 scoreline into a 10-3 win as Nicky Edwards scored three, Jay Willingham and Liam Booth two apeice.

THE TUESDAY LEAGUE REMAINS FULL! SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE THE BEST BETS FOR LEAGUE SPACES

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

The title would be just about done and dusted it Wellspring FC could see off second placed Stockport Eagles this week, and 6 goals from Mike Cocks ensured they did that, winning 8-4 to pick up a second straight Wednesday league title. They will be sure to face a stiff challenge from New Team next season, who continued their 100% start to Ballers life by beating a spirited Out Of Shape FC 8-2, having scored late in the first half to lead 2-1 at the break . Adams two goals for the Out Of Shapers weren’t enough as three from Phil Franklin and doubles from Adam Murphy and Matt Brown saw New Team to the win. Exeter Gently struggled to field a side this week, and when they eventually did that side found themselves 10-0 down at the break against FC Rhino Ket. A more ‘competitive’ second half saw a final score of 15-2 in Rhino’s favour, with Jack Kerton scoring 5, Dave Peters and Bevan Hibbert both claiming hat tricks.

THE WEDNESDAY LEAGUE IS CURRENTLY FULL! SUNDAY & MONDAY ARE YOUR BEST BETS….

by Mike Birchall

Ballers Blog – The Beginners Guide….

As we’re now two and a half years into Project Baller, we have a number of teams who’ve been with us for a while who have been able to establish their own way of playing. While we have divisions on each night to allow new teams to come in at a standard that hopefully suits them, any team that is brand new to the 6-a-side game will find themselves playing catch up in terms of how to best set themselves up. If you’re looking to get the lads together this year to get your first small sided team set up, or if you’ve played before but have a new set of lads, here’s some pointers that should hopefully allow a team of average players to get themselves set up to be competitive right from day 1…..

In the early days it is probably best to channel your inner Mourinho, rather than your inner Pep….

THE BASICS

Get behind the ball

While you are trying to work out your teams best way to play, the best way to start is to plan to concede as few goals as possible. An ideal start point is to go with the basic idea that when you give the ball away, immediately get as many players back behind the ball as you can. If you can avoid giving your opposition the time and space to play in your half of the pitch, you give yourselves the best chance of being competitive in those early games

Stick with your man

6’s is a lot different to 11’s, you can’t carry too many players who aren’t willing to do the work, so when you’ve picked up your man you need to stick with them. None of this zonal marking nonsense, pick your man, stick with them, and work your backside off to get back to them if they get away.

Split from the keeper

This is small sided 101. When your keeper has ball in hand or a goal kick, you need players to split either side of the goal area to give the keeper options of playing the ball out from the back. The opposition will probably retreat back towards their own half at this point, but if they leave players up to stop you from playing the ball out this way, it’s best that you DON’T PLAY A SHORT PASS OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE PITCH! If you try a short pass to a player inside your own half and that player loses the ball, the two defenders being split either side of the keeper will leave the opposition player with a free shot on goal. If the short pass is cut off, it’s best to go long.

Have an ‘out’ ball

It’s likely that every team you play against will leave someone at the back at all times, so you have the option of leaving someone up (this player still needs to be able to track the oppositions ‘last man’ if and when he gets the ball). When your team is under pressure it’s important that this player takes up a position where he is at least able to make life difficult for the opposition when the long ball gets played out. This means working across the width of the pitch depending on where the ball is in order to offer up the option of a ball being played down the line.

COMMUNICATION

Have a ‘talker,’ preferably someone at the back with a full view of everything. Ideally, the keeper is best placed to do this as they really can see everything, but if they aren’t the loudest or the most talkative, it is probably best being a defensive outfield player. The nominated player needs to be talking almost non-stop, keeping players on their toes and letting them know where the opposition players are going, who should be picking up who, and generally encouraging their players to keep going. Individually everyone needs to be talking to each other as well, it maybe that you need to ‘hand a player over’ to one of your team mates while you go and pick up someone else. Make sure you tell your team mates what you’re doing, otherwise it looks like you’re just going for a wander!

BE SUPPORTIVE

I’m not sure I’ve ever known any player get considerably better by having his team mates giving him a load of grief every time he gives the ball away. You’re all part of the same team and should all want the same thing. The early days are likely to be the most difficult, and also the time where players decide it might not be for them, so treat these early games as the learning curves they are, be positive and support each other when players make mistakes, and remember the chances are that the team you’re playing against have been doing this a lot longer than you! If you’re wanting to join a league for a new season, you’re best off taking up the option of any friendlies that might come up in the meantime, so you can get the team used to the style of 6’s before the real thing kicks off!

DON’T OVERPLAY

Unless you actually have your own David Silva or Kevin De Bruyne, chances are you’re going to want to throw Pep’s philosophy out of the window in your early days. An insistence on passing the ball around at the back is likely to see you giving the ball away in dangerous areas, so as soon as you’re in trouble you’re best off sending the ball down the line or putting the ball out of play so you can regroup, rather than trying a risky back pass to your keeper. You’re much better off making yourself hard to beat in the early games, as setting up to be destructive is a lot easier than going all out to play a peak Barca style game.

DON’T GIVE UP!

The first few weeks are going to be the most difficult, and as long as you realise that before you start you should be ok. What you don’t want to do in those early weeks is let a 4-5 goal deficit turn into a 9-10 goal defeat. If you’re 4-5 goals down with 10 minutes to go, it’s fair to say that the game is lost, but with 6-a-side football requiring a very specific type of fitness, you can at least work on that fitness by keeping on going right until the final whistle.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO ADD? ANYTHING YOU THINK WE’VE MISSED? IF SO, LET US KNOW.

by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 8th March 2019

LEAGUE NEWS

Finally, we have a few weeks where we don’t need to waffle on about what new leagues we’ve got starting, as the NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE STARTS THIS WEEK, quickly following up the new leagues on Monday and Tuesday.

The February Goal Of The Month competition is now live on all of our social media sites, so get yourselves over there and give us a vote!

So with very few spaces to fill we’ll just crack on with the review! If you or someone you know might be interested in joining a league, complete a ‘JOIN A LEAGUE’ form from the homepage.

SUNDAY LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

The final night of the Sunday season didn’t bring about the expected exciting ending as Gangs Of Dwight Yorke couldn’t field a side for their potential tittle decider with Kipsta Cobras. We’ll have to see what happens with that…. Beercalona did all they could, knowing that they needed a remarkable number of goals against Bangers & Pash to try and turn the goal difference in their favour, but this was a dogged display from Bangers as they fell to an 8-6 defeat to end their time in the Premiership for now. Jay Ratcliffe got 4 and Luke Warburton three for Beerclaona, while Chris Carroll scored three in a losing cause for Bangers.

CHAMPIONSHIP

All that really remained to be sorted in the Championship was whether Sevilla Lacatalent could end their title winning season unbeaten as they took on The McMuffin Men. The McMuffin’s put up a decent fight but Sevilla head into the Premiership on the back of a 7-4 win, with Jake Riley and David Witter scoring two each. Polish Army will be in League One for the new season as they were beaten 6-4 by FC AOTS, who finish third, but a long way off the top two. Adam Duty scored three of their goals, with Bania matching that amount for the Poles, who only finished two points behind this weeks opposition

LEAGUE ONE

Everything was pretty much sorted in League One before start of play this week, but Team Tom and Deportivo Lack Of Talent ended their campaign with a 3-3 draw after Deportivo scored two late goals to nick a point and end a difficult campaign. Inter Your Sister finished top of the 4 teams in the bottom half after the split as they beat CA FC 7-4 , with Chris Murray and Danny Derbyshire scoring two each, and Kieran Hughes doing the same for CA.

FRIENDLIES

Quite a few friendlies played this week as a number of teams didn’t have scheduled league games. Pathetico Madrid beat Roman FC 10-6 in a game with no official records as both teams desperately struggled to field a side. ManTun FC put up a decent performance against League One winners The Veterans, who scored two late goals to win 6-5. Sabri and Hamza scored a pair each for ManTun, but Andy Carrington’s double and the late goals from Simon Grainger and Mike Devitt gave The Vets the win. FC Stront Bakken and SK Six could be doing this again next season, after their meeting this week ended in a narrow 3-2 win for The Bucket Boys, Ryan Stringer grabbing two of their goals. On another week Morning Glory v Murder On Zidane’s Floor could have been a competitve game, but when Morning Glory would have been the favourites going into it, Murder were missing several regulars this week and will want to forget this 15-2 defeat as Scott Norris scored 7. However, if it was last goal wins, Murder would have had it…..

THE NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE STARTS THIS WEEK. WE WILL FIND SPACE FOR NEW TEAMS….

MONDAY LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

The opening night of the new Monday season saw mixed fortunes for last season’s Premiership top two. A shock looked on as Nice Buns lead 2-0 at half time against last season’s runners up Expected Toulouse, but a strong second half saw a flurry of late goals give them a 9-4 win that may have slightly flattered them. Waz Akram grabbed three with Liam Mottram and Ryan Dolan grabbing two each, with Jack Pogson also claiming a double for Buns. There was no such comeback for Champions Netsix & Chill, who found themselves 5-1 down at the break against Pathetico Madrid. 4 of Pathetico’s goals came from Tom Ottoway as they went 8-1 up early in the second half, and though Mark Carruthers grabbed three for Netsix, their comeback was in vain as Pathetico start the season with an 8-6 win. Grand Street Wanderers can be a funny team, but they had one of their good weeks this week as they started the season off with a comfortable 11-3 win over Diva Fever. Bevan grabbed three of their goals, with that number being matched by ‘own goals’ on a really bad night for the Divas.

CHAMPIONSHIP

This week’s Monday GOTD was a wise choice as Ruby Kazam and Phantom Brazilians could only be split by the odd goal in 17. Two own goals in a minute early in the second half didn’t help Phantom’s cause as they fell to a 9-8 defeat with doubles all round for Jahid Hussain, Jordan Cunningham and Josh Welsh for Ruby, while Matt Barton scored 4 on his return but still ended up on the losing side. Athletico Pathetico have waited a while for their league debut, but all of their pre-season friendlies paid off as they started the campaign with a 7-1 win over Unprotected Cesc, with George Moss top scoring with three of their goals. Another league debutant were Delph & Safety, and they also got off to a winning start, beating Rowntrees Randoms 9-2 with Mitch Massa scoring three, Aaron Widdowson and Liam Connor grabbing two apiece.

WE CAN, AT A PUSH, FIND SPACE FOR ONE MORE TEAM IN THE MONDAY LEAGUE – GET IN TOUCH FOR DETAILS

TUESDAY LEAGUE

Things are starting to take shape in the Tuesday league as we reach week three, with a variety of close and not so close games this week. Stroke Titty took their 100% record into a third week, but faced a tough task against For Fuch’s Sake, fresh off the back of their 19-0 win last time out. This one was a much tighter affair, and it was Joe Lailey and Same Tattersall’s late goals that rescued a point for Stroke after Fuchs had lead for most of the game, with Ryan Green scoring three of their goals in a 6-6 draw. Gangstas Allardyce will obviously be contenders if their first two games are anything to go by, as their mitch fitness and sharpness was too much for the recently returned Only Kruls & Horses. Gangstas turned a three goal lead at the break into an 11 goal victory as 7 goals from Adam Needham and 5 for David Crozier helped them to a 16-5 win, with James Thornley grabbing all 5 for Kruls, who will get better as we go along. Club Tropicana were also looking to follow up an opening night win with a tougher task against Michu At De Gea Ba, and after an even start they pulled away to claim a 7-2 win with Danny Moss getting three. Sons also picked up a second win as they continue their recovery from an opening day defeat, Reece Jeffs getting three of their goals in an 8-4 win over Ballotellitubbies, who drop back into the bottom half after last weeks win over Kruls. FC AOTS didn’t concede 19 this week, but they clearly had issues as they fell to another heavy defeat, with Jamie Stokes scoring half of FC‘s 14 goals as they also picked up a second win, 14-4.

THE TUESDAY LEAGUE IS CURRENTLY FULL! THERE ARE NO TEAMS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A SPACE, SO IF TUESDAY IS YOUR ONLY NIGHT IT’S STILL WORTH ENQUIRING….

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

New Team were back this week and looking to continue their 100% start against Stockport Eagles, who themselves were looking to maintain their title challenge. New Team were well in control at the break as three goals from Rob Elliott helped them to a 4-0 lead, and he added his 4th in the second half as they made it three wins out of three as they eased to a 7-3 victory. FC Rhino Ket and Out Of Shape FC were well matched throughout their game this week, and two goals each from Jon Shipman and Dawid ensured that we entered a final, frenetic few minutes with the scores level at 3-3. Chances came and went at either end, but the final scoreline remained the same as both teams leapfrog Exeter Gently in the race to avoid finishing bottom.

THE WEDNESDAY LEAGUE REMAINS FULL – SUNDAY & MONDAY REMAIN YOUR BEST BET IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER A NEW TEAM!

by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 22nd February 2019

Is that summer arriving in February this week? Quite a few fair weather footballers have been sneaking out of the woodwork in recent weeks, so long may this unseasonable weather continue!

LEAGUE NEWS

The BRAND NEW MONDAY LEAGUE kicks off a week on Monday, 4th March. At the time of going to press we’ve just filled one of the spaces we had, meaning there’s JUST ONE SPACE LEFT.

The NEW SUNDAY LEAGUE continues to sneak up on us, and kicks off in just a couple of weeks, on 10th March. We WILL get to 5 divisions this time, so make sure you’re a part of it.

Sunday and Monday are currently the only nights where we have minimum availability, and spaces have been filling quickly in recent week. Don’t mess about if you’re thinking about getting something going.

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

SUNDAY LEAGUE

PREMIERSHIP

Following a heavy defeat to Beercalona last week, Morning Glory could have been expecting more of the same against the other title contenders, Gangs Of Dwight Yorke this week. This one was an altogether closer encounter, and even 4 goals from Demell Cumberbatch couldn’t help Gangs go clear as Scott Norris’ third of the game in the closing stages gave Morning Glory a surprise 8-7 win. At the other end of the table, Stockport Eagles ended their campaign with a 7-3 win over Bangers & Pash, with both teams likely to meet again next season. Michael Winn got 4 of their goals as they pulled away in the second period.

CHAMPIONSHIP

As we’re now at the business end of the season, those titles will soon start getting claimed, and the first could go this week. A win for Sevilla Lacatalent over nearest rivals Nice Buns B would see them claim the Championship crown with a game to spare, and 4 goals from Jake Riley ensured that they did that with a 7-3 victory. Murder On Zidane’s Floor made it two narrow wins from two games to suggest that they will remain in the Championship for the new season. This week three goals from John Shenton were the difference as they beat FC AOTS 4-3. It’s yet to be determined what division the remaining teams will be in next season, but Polish Army and The McMuffin Men might well get the chance to have another go at each other next season after they couldn’t be separated this week as their game finished 2-2.

LEAGUE ONE

It was pretty much all or nothing for Team Tom this week as only a win over The Veterans could keep them in the hunt for the League One title. As it turned out, The Veterans claimed the title as two goals from Simon Grainger helped them to a hard fought 4-2 win. Inter Your Sister and SK Six drew 3-3 when these two teams met a few weeks ago, and they repeated the feat this week as Ryan Ross scored a late leveler after Chris Murray’s two goals had seen Inter go into the final 5 minutes with a 3-2 lead. CA FC will be (hopefully) looking forward to a genuine bottom division next season as they strive to find a settled, competitive team, and while Charlie Andrew and new boy ‘Callum’ got two each for them this week against Roman FC, 4 goals from Ibrahim and three from Ali (we’re sure all of these guys do have surnames) helped Roman to a 9-4 win.

LEAGUE TWO

Pique Blinders attempts to continue their 100% record in League Two looked under threat as they went 3-0 down in the opening 6 minutes to an improving ManTun FC, but they quickly improved and three goals from Ethan Toft helped them to a comeback 9-4 victory. Only FC Stront Bakken stand between them and a 6 out of 6 record, as they ran away with their game against Pathetico Madrid in the second period with Ryan Stringer scoring 4 of their goals in a 7-2 win. The Bucket Boys can win the mini league themselves next week if they can beat Pique and turn around the goal difference advantage.

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

MONDAY LEAGUE

Yay for Chelsea v Manchester United…… No league games this week, but Nice Buns and Ruby Kazam were up for a game enough to come down for a friendly. Jordan Cunningham grabbed 4 goals for Kazam, but it wasn’t enough to help them pick up a result as Charlie Williamson scored three of Buns 7 in a 7-5 win.

THE NEW MONDAY LEAGUE SEASON KICKS OFF ON 4TH MARCH – TWO SPACES AVAILABLE!

TUESDAY LEAGUE

The opening night of the new Tuesday league saw all 12 teams, including 4 new teams, involved in some highly competitive action. Having won the merged Championship last season, Bandit Athletic potentially start as favourites for the title this season, but it won’t be easy as this week’s game with For Fuchs Sake showed. They needed a late Connor Atkinson leveler, his second of the game, to take a point from a 3-3 draw. Two new teams met on the opening night, with Sons FC and Only Kruls & Horses showing that they will be able to compete with anything this league has to offer. A last minute Charlie Haines goal edged this 21 goal thrilled in Kruls favour, with James Thornley having scored 5 and Callum Coombs 4 of their 11, while 7 goals and a man of the match performance from Matt Peck couldn’t stop Sons from falling to a narrow defeat. Stroke Titty were back at Ballers for the opening night, and by their own admission the 8-3 win they picked up over Ballotellitubbies flattered them slightly, with Jamie Stokes scoring three and Joe Lailey two of their goals,

FC AOTS managed to keep the team going into another season and even had a sub this week as they got their campaign off to a winning start. Paul Buckley scoring twice in a 4-2 victory over another returning team, El Caliente. Another tight game saw Adam Porter score a late winner for Michu At De Gea Ba, who recovered from going two down in the opening 4 minutes to win 3-2, with the man known only as ‘Jake’ scoring their other two goals. Another team who love one word names (a bit like Madonna and Cher) are FC, who started their campaign with an 11-7 win over new boys Leve FC, with Jamie getting 4 and John Day, a lad who gave us his surname, getting three. Jon McKenna’s hat trick for Leve wasn’t enough to help them get anything from their first Tuesday league game.

THE TUESDAY LEAGUE IS NOW FULL! SUNDAY & MONDAY ARE YOUR TWO BEST BETS FOR GETTING AN IMMEDIATE DOSE OF BALLERS ACTION!

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

On a Champions League Wednesday with City playing, surprisingly only one game went down. Wellspring aren’t used to losing on a Wednesday, but they needed to bounce back from last week’s defeat to New Team if they were to remain in pole position for this season’s title. Perennial Wednesday ‘nearly men’ Stockport Eagles could have gone 6 points clear with a win, but braces all round from Mike Devitt, Shane Bridges and Lewis Arden saw Wellspring to a hard fought 7-3 victory. This week was the week for FC Rhino Ket who picked up their first win at the 5th attempt as they beat Exeter Gently 10-5. Jack Kerton netting 5.

THE WEDNESDAY LEAGUE REMAINS FULL – SPACES AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE…..

by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 15th February 2019

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……

SK BALLERS – STOCKPORT’S BEST 5-A-SIDE & 6-A-SIDE LEAGUES!

by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 9th February 2019

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

by Mike Birchall

NEW LEAGUES STARTING SOON!

With league spaces filling quickly as everyone looks to get back into it at the start of the year, here’s all you need to know about the new leagues that will be starting over the next few weeks.

When you’re thinking about joining a league, don’t forget all that we offer…….

? Fixed price of just £5 per player, per game, regardless of night

? Games filmed, edited down and the highlights posted on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, plus nightly live streaming of games

? Fully dedicated website with full team and player stats, tables, fixtures etc

? Full weekly review of all the action on the website

BRAND NEW THURSDAY 5-A-SIDE LEAGUE

Our BRAND NEW 5-a-side league, taking place at Cheadle Town FC starts on Thursday 7th February. We currently have TWO SPACES LEFT! We have one final mini tournament taking place on Thursday 31st January if there’s any teams out there who want to come and have a look at the set up before deciding if they want to sign up.

⏰ Games kick off between 7pm and 9.15pm

NEW TUESDAY 6-A-SIDE LEAGUE

The new season of the Tuesday Reddish 6’s starts on 19th February, where we also have JUST TWO SPACES LEFT! Friendlies will be available over the next couple of weeks, but it’s worth noting that United play PSG on the 12th, so the 5th is the ideal time to get yourself booked in for a game!

⏰ Games kick off at 8pm or 9pm

NEW MONDAY 6-A-SIDE LEAGUE

The Monday Reddish 6’s kick off on 25th February – here we have JUST ONE SPACE LEFT! Friendlies are available over the next few weeks, with the Monday having a clearer schedule without the inconvenience of the Champions League.

⏰ Games kick off at 8pm or 9pm

NEW SUNDAY 6-A-SIDE LEAGUE

The new Sunday Reddish 6’s won’t be starting until early March, but it looks like this might be the season where we get that division 5, so don’t waste any time! We currently have enough teams to get back to the 4 full divisions after the short term drop over the Christmas period, but we also have a number of teams who are already looking for friendlies ahead of joining for the new season when it kicks off.

⏰ Games kick off between 4.30pm and 8.30pm

FOR MORE DETAILS OR TO SIGN UP TO STOCKPORT’S BEST 5 & 6-A-SIDE LEAGUES, COMPLETE A ‘JOIN A LEAGUE’ FORM FROM THE HOMEPAGE

 

by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 25th January 2019

The snow arrived this week, but it did nothing to stop us from having another busy week as we continue to build back up from the festive slump. Apologies to the Monday teams, the review of those games will be updated over the weekend so keep an eye out!

LEAGUE NEWS

Our BRAND NEW THURSDAY EVENING 5-A-SIDE LEAGUE will be kicking off at Cheadle Town FC on 7th February, with a couple of spaces still available for new teams. If you want to give it a try, we will be hosting mini tournaments next Thursday, 31st January. Sort a team out, get yourselves registered, and come and give it a go.

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 should also be starting at the back end of February / early 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.

Sunday and Wednesday have very little to offer at the minute, so stick to the other three 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

With Whoppers missing again this week, Gangs Of Dwight Yorke had the chance to close the gap at the top if they could see off Bangers & Pash. It looked like a tricky task early on as Bangers raced into a three goal lead with two goals from Rhys Clooney and one from Zach Widdowson. Gangs awoke from their slumber and scored three of their own in 5 minutes to send us into the break level, Demell Cumberbatch with a double and Chris Singleton their third. Clooney edged Bangers back in front just after the break, but two more from Cumberbatch and a Simon Hackney goal in the space of three minutes put Gangs in front for the first time. Clooney reduced that lead to one with 14 minutes left, but Gangs continued to score in bunches and added three more, another double for Cumberbatch and Hackney adding his second before an own goal in the dying seconds gave Bangers a consolation.

GANGS OF DWIGHT YORKE 9 BANGERS & PASH 6

MOM: DEMELL CUMBERBATCH (GANGS OF DWIGHT YORKE)

Beercalona bounced back well after their hammering against Gangs with a win over Eagles last week, and faced a Kipsta Cobras team who were back for a second straight week with some new recruits. One of those new recruits, Rob Cresswell, got their second after Connor Atkinson had given them an early lead, as they went into the break two goals to the good. On a frustrating evening for Beercalona, they couldn’t find a way through after the break, and a disastrous own goal sealed a second straight win for Kipsta.

BEERCALONA 0 KIPSTA COBRAS 3

MOM: LUKE WARBURTON (BEERCALONA)

With Sevilla absent this week due to illness in the Polish Army ranks, Nice Buns had the chance to go top of the Championship pile if they could pick up a win over Step Brothers. It was the Brothers who hit the front early with two magical Chris Moore finishes, but Buns roared back in the final 15 of the opening half as Paul Cheetham grabbed a hat trick and Charlie Williamson two to give them a three goal half time lead. The Brothers also started the second half better, as Dom Cioffi reduced the lead to two early on, but by the time he scored again with 7 minutes to play, three more goals from Williamson had taken the game away from them, and Jimmy Williamson wrapped up the victory with a goal in the final minute. If that’s actually who scored the goals…….

STEP BROTHERS 4 NICE BUNS B 9

MOM: CHARLIE WILLIAMSON (NICE BUNS B)

The McMuffin Men were back with a 7 man squad for a second straight week after their recent struggles, and flew out of the blocks against FC AOTS this week with Mark Bailey scoring three, Sam Delgado two and debutant Kyle Thomason grabbing the other as they lead 6-3 at the interval, Paul Buckley getting two and Tom Sheekey one in reply for AOTS. The McMuffin lead was extended by Bailey’s 4th in the opening minute of the second half, but AOTS hit back as Buckley got his third, Sheekey his second and Eoghan Scott a brace as they pulled themselves level. They couldn’t complete a turnaround though as Thomason grabbed two more in the final 10 minutes to give McMuffin Men their first win of the campaign.

THE MCMUFFIN MEN 9 FC AOTS 7

MOM: MARK BAILEY (THE MCMUFFIN MEN)

Fat Boys Run Wild are looking to lead the way heading into the halfway split in the League One table, and would have been expecting a comfortable three points against struggling CA FC this week. They were a player short this week, and went a goal down when Lorenzo Rodriguez gave CA a 9th minute lead. They quickly turned things around though as Jamie Kealy scored three and Matt Kealy got another as they headed towards the break with a three goal lead. Rodriguez got his second just before the break to give CA hope going into the second half, but Fat Boys were always in control and second half doubles from Aaron Donville and Ryan McAndrew, along with Curt Rothwell’s finish eased them to victory, with Jonny Barton also grabbing two and David Hughes a late consolation for CA.

FAT BOYS RUN WILD 9 CA FC 5

MOM:AARON DONVILLE (FAT BOYS RUN WILD) 

Deportivo struggled to field a side again this week, but with a little help they managed it as they looked to join this week’s opponents The Veterans on 9 points in the fight to stay in the top half of the table. A tight first half saw the teams go into the break all square as Simon Grainger and Andy Carrington scored to pull The Veterans level after Mike Devitt had twice given Deportivo the lead. Two more from Grainger and one each from Carrington and Paul Atherton gave The Vets a three goal lead with a Jay Berrisford reply for Deportivo in between. Deportivo had a go at trying to get something from this in the final 10, but despite two more goals from Devitt and an own goal, The Veterans picked up the win with goals from Atherton and Grainger.

DEPORTIVO LACK OF TALENT 6 THE VETERANS 8

MOM:MIKE DEVITT (DEPORTIVO LACK OF TALENT)

Inter Your Sister have been on the up of late, while Team Tom’s one match winning run came to an end against The Veterans last week. This was Ballers first ever 4.30pm kick off, and it seemed to catch some of the Inter players out as the Tommers raced into a 5-1 half time lead, three goals from Chris Philpott and one each for Aaron Crook and Carl Carter, with a solitary Brandon Byers-Wilkes goal in reply for Inter, who displayed a lack of fight in the opening period…… Aaron Buczko, who scored all 4 against SK Six a couple of weeks ago, turned up for the second half and fired in another 6 as Team Tom strolled to a second win of the season. Liam Bancroft and Philpott added their other goals in the second half, with Craig Johnson scoring two, Byers-Wilkes, Scott Norris and Danny Robinshaw with the others on a disappointing night for Inter.

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MOM:AARON BUCZKO (TEAM TOM)

SK Six and Roman FC were both looking for a second win of the campaign when they faced off this week, and in a very tight first half it was just a Harry Bridge goal 5 minutes from the break that gave SK the half time edge. Bridge’s second two minutes after the restart, put SK in control, and the result was out of doubt when Steve Blunsten added to an own goal to make it 4-0 with 10 minutes left. Henry Cooke got the final goal with two minutes remaining to send SK into the top half of the table for pretty much the first time.

SK SIX 5 ROMAN FC 0

MOM: HENRY COOKE (SK SIX)

4 teams played out the first game of our new mini league as we have teams waiting for spaces in our re-expanding Sunday league. Team Sabri had a tough opening night as a brand new team against the experienced FC Stront Bakken, with Rida’s goal, two minutes from the end of the game, denying Stront Bakken a clean sheet as 5 goals from Lukas Voveris, 4 from Ryan Stringer and one from Dylan Marginarisa gave Stront Bakken a comfortable start. A few weeks to get themselves organised and we’re sure Team Sabri will be just fine.

TEAM SABRI 1 FC STRONT BAKKEN 9

MOM: LUKAS VOVERIS (FC STRONT BAKKEN)

Pathetico Madrid and Rooneytunes also made their Ballers return this week, and theirs was a much more competitive match up. Rooneytunes twice came back to go into the break all square at 2-2, with Josh Borthwick scoring twice after Carl Reynolds and James Norton had given Pathetico the lead. Chris Sinclair put Rooney in front for the first time early in the second half, but Adam Norton quickly drew Pathetico level again. An own goal and two more from Borthwick looked to have given Rooney the win, but they were made to sweat when Reynolds got two more in the final few minutes, but they held on for the win.

PATHETICO MADRID 5 ROONEYTUNES 6

MOM: JOSH BORTHWICK (ROONEYTUNES)

MONDAY LEAGUE

Finally…… Giant slayers Grand Street Wanderers looked to keep their recent impressive run going back in the Championship against promotion hopefuls Nice Buns, but it was Buns who hit the front inside the opening 10 minutes as Jimmy Williamson struck the first goal. GSW hit back and went into the break level as Rob Morris got a 14th minute leveler, but they were behind again when Tom Hall got Buns second 5 minutes after the restart. Paul Cheetham and Tom Dempsey quickly added to that lead and Buns were able to see out the final 10 minutes as Grand Street couldn’t find another way past Buns ‘keeper Dale Kirkham, who picked up the MOTM award.

NICE BUNS 4 GRAND STREET WANDERERS 1

MOM: DALE KIRKHAM (NICE BUNS)

Diva Fever continue to lead the way in the Championship going into this week’s games, and they took early control of their game with Ruby Kazam as goals from Lewis Arden, Joe Dodd and Shane Bridges gave them a 3-0 half time advantage. Things didn’t get much better for Ruby in the second period as Diva continued to find the net on a regular occurrence. Mike Devitt and Bridges added two more, with Dodd getting his second to put Diva 8 goals to the good. They were denied a clean sheet by Josh Welsh’s last minute consolation, but they look good for a return to the Premiership for the new season.

RUBY KAZAM 1 DIVA FEVER 8

MOM: JOE DODD (DIVA FEVER)

The new Pathetico Madrid were back for a second game this week, and on paper it was another tough one against Phantom Brazilians. The first half was fairly even, with the quality of the finishing the major difference as Pathetico went into the break 4-0 up as Joe Knight’s three were added to by Shane Hammonds one.Knight made it 5 just after the break, and though Andrew Shaw pulled one back for Phantom, Pathetico quickly pulled away as Knight, Hammon and Alex Whelan all added doubles and Ben Watts another, with Matt Holbrook grabbing a couple of late consolations for Phantom, who will be looking forward to a season back in the Championship.

PATHETICO MADRID 12 PHANTOM BRAZILIANS 3

MOM: AARON SHAW (PATHETICO MADRID)

Expected Toulouse were without a league opposition this week, but a competitive friendly awaited them against a combination of players from Morning Glory and Insole. Ryan Dolan got 4 goals in the first half as Toulouse carried a two goal lead into the break, Jack Grundy got their other goal with Jack Beswick, Connor Atkinson and Scott Norris getting the replies. Kurtes Curran pulled another back from the kick off at the start of the second half, but Toulouse were always able to stay one step ahead, and 5 different scorers ensured they ran out 10-7 winners. Grundy, Dolan, Joe Roche, Wasim Akram and Liam Mottram got their goals, with two more from Atkinson and another from Norris not enough to give the scratch team anything from this one.

EXPECTED TOULOUSE 10 MORNING INSOLE 7

MOM: RYAN DOLAN (EXPECTED TOULOUSE)

Monday Night Albion continue to strive for a regular starting line up, and faced the brand new Athletico Pathetico this week. The still more experienced Albion were in control at the break as Gaz Marsh got two, Peter Bushell three and Raymond Wyatt the other as they lead 6-1, with Chris Sinclair’s solitary reply for the new boys. The second period was better for the new team as they settled into Ballers life, and they won the half as Jake Smallwood, Sean O’Kane, Wayne Hartigan and Sinclair all scored, with William Hemmings and Andy Ingleson scoring the only second half Albion goals.

ATHLETICO PATHETICO 5 MONDAY NIGHT ALBION 8

MOM: PETER BUSHELL (ATHLETICO PATHETICO)

TUESDAY LEAGUE

The snow arrived this week, but it didn’t stop us from getting a few games on as we approach the end of the current Tuesday league season. FC AOTS put up a good fight against Bandit last week, so would have expected a bounce back win over struggling FC. After taking an early two goal lead thanks to goals from Tom Sheekey and Adam Atherton, AOTS fell apart as Nicky Thirkill scored 4 to give FC a two goal lead at the break. The teams shared 4 goals in the early stages of the second period as Kibs and Charley Hutchinson kept AOTS within two despite Nicky and Phil’s goals for FC. FC looked to have it wrapped up when they went 5 up with 10 to play as Nicky got his 6th to add to two goals from Mark. AOTS closed to within two again as Kibs, Atherton and Hutchinson all scored within 5 minutes, but two more Hutchinson goals weren’t enough to give AOTS anything from this one as Ryan added two more and Phil has second to give FC an impressive win.

FC AOTS 9 FC 12

MOM: NICKY THIRKILL (FC)

Michu At De Gea Ba finally got their first win over Championship opposition last week and were looking to make it back to back wins against Ballotellitubbies. It looked to be all but done by half time as Adam Porter and Fidelis Eberegbe scored either side of a Ryan Greenwood double to send Michu into the break 4-0 up. Ballo made a fight of it in the second half, and halved the deficit thanks to two goals from Chris Reeves, but Michael Jennison ensured their would be no late shock with Michu’s 5th 5 minutes from time. Jason Higginson scored a late third for Ballo, but they slip to another defeat.

BALLOTELLITUBBIES 3 MICHU AT DE GEA BA 5

MOM: RYAN GREENWOOD (MICHU AT DE GEA BA)

New boys Leve FC joined us this week, and faced the toughest of opening night’s against leaders Bandit Athletic. They held their own in the opening stages as Callum quickly leveled up after Ray Donnelly’s early Bandit opener, but the more experienced team took control as the half went on and lead 5-1 at the break with two goals from Michael Winn and one each from Kyle Clarke and Connor Atkinson. The Leve lads remained competitive in the second period, with Callum scoring two more and Jon and Mike getting their names on the score sheet, but Bandit ran out comfortable winners, with braces all around for Donnelly, Winn and Kurtes Curran completing the scoring.

BANDIT ATHLETIC 11 LEVE FC 5

MOM:BAILEY CARROLL (LEVE FC)

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

Wellspring were looking to maintain their 100% start to the season against a newly kitted out Out Of Shape FC. They held a three goal lead at the break as Lewis Arden got two, Mike Devitt and Joe Dodd the other, with Karol’s reply on the stroke of half time giving Shape a hint of hope. Milosz Zawila got their second two minutes after the restart, but that’s about as close as they go as Arden added three more, Devitt two and Mike Cocks the other as they ran out 11-6 winners, with Tomek Trepka grabbing three and Zawila his second in reply.

WELLSPRING FC 11 OUT OF SHAPE FC 6

MOM: JOE DODD (WELLSPRING FC)

Stockport Eagles remained second going into this week’s games, despite defeat last week, but they got back on the horse early doors in this one as Paul Waugh, Ben Waugh and Ray Donnelly gave them an early three goal lead against Exeter Gently. Kristian Igo pulled one back hLf way through the period, but Ryan McAndrew made it 4-1 11 minutes before the break. Rob Milarvie made it a two goal game before half time, but Eagles killed the game off with goals from Ben Waugh and Donnelly before a couple more Igo goals with 5 minutes left were too little, too late for Exeter.

STOCKPORT EAGLES 4 EXETER GENTLY 4

MOM: MARK CARRUTHERS (STOCKPORT EAGLES)

This might be the last week for now for Unprotected Cesc, as the struggle for players has hit home, but they looked to go out on a high against a Rhino Ket team, still looking for their first points since their return. It looked like it could happen this week, as Jon Shipman and Louis Moore gave them a 2-1 lead after 6 minutes, with Kurtes Curran having briefly leveled up for Cesc. Cesc took control as the half went on, and two more from Curran and one each from Matthew Atkinson and Mike Pentland gave them a 5-2 lad before Jon Shipman reduced that with a goal on the stroke of half time. There was no second half comeback though, as Cesc added goals from Atkinson, Pentland, Danny Muprhy and two from Josh Armitage to ease them to a comfortable victory.

UNPROTECTED CESC 9 FC RHINO KET 3

MOM: KURTES CURRAN (UNPROTECTED CESC)

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by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 18th January 2019

The second full week of 2019 and things are starting to pick up nicely following the blind panic of wondering where all the teams had gone before Christmas. At this rate our leagues will be bigger than ever by the end of the month!

LEAGUE NEWS

Our BRAND NEW THURSDAY EVENING 5-A-SIDE LEAGUE will be kicking off at Cheadle Town FC on 7th February, with a couple of spaces still available for new teams. If you want to give it a try, we will be hosting mini tournaments over the next couple of Thursdays, 24th and 31st January. Sort a team out, get yourselves registered, and come and give it a go.

Our NEW TUESDAY LEAGUE will be starting in February (actual start date will be confirmed next week), 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 should also be starting at the back end of February / early 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.

Sunday and Wednesday have very little to offer at the minute, so stick to the other three 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

With Whoppers and Gangs not playing this week, the remaining 4 Premiership teams looked to close the gap in what is a probably ‘race’ for third place. Beercalona were hammered by Gangs last week, but they got off to a decent start this week when Luke Warburton gave them a first minute lead against Stockport Eagles. This had the makings of a close game and Eagles fought back twice to go in level at 2-2 at the break with Ben Waugh and Michael Winn scoring either side of Jay Ratcliffe’s 21st minute goal. a frantic start to the second period saw 5 goals in the first 8 minutes as goals from Ryan McAndrew and Waugh for Eagles were clawed back each time by goals from Tom Ratcliffe and Warburton, before Warburton’s third put them back in front. Tom Ratcliffe’s second with 15 to play opened up a two goal lead for the first time in Beercalona’s favour, before Warburton’s 4th 8 minutes from time sealed the win.

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MOM: LUKE WARBURTON (BEERCALONA)

It’s been a season of struggle just to field a team for Kipsta Cobras this time around, but they were here and ready to take on a Bangers & Pash team who could go second with a win. Another tight first half saw Kipsta recover from Chris Carroll’s 7th minute opener to lead through two goals in a minute from Mike Pinder and Kieran Mills, before an own goal meant we went in level at the break. Carroll gave Bangers an early lead again in the second half, but again a quickfire double from Pinder and James Radcliffe turned things in Kipsta’s favour. Alex Fowell looked to have rescued a point for Bangers three minutes from time, but Kipsta nicked it in the dying seconds through Mills second of the game to give Kipsta a first win of the season.

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MOM: KIERAN MILLS (KIPSTA COBRAS)

Just a few weeks ago Sevilla Lacatalent were begging to drop into the bottom division as they were struggling, but they went into this week’s round of games top of the Championship and staring promotion to the Premiership in the face. They got off to a good start against FC AOTS this week as Daniel Ward and Tom Jackson gave them a two goal lead inside the opening 20 minutes, before Adam Atherton halved the deficit just before half time. A burst of three goals in 4 minutes left Sevilla 4 goals up with 12 minutes left, as Jake Riley got two before an own goal made it 5-1. Kibs pulled one back for AOTS, but Sevilla kept them at arms length with Jackson scoring two more either side of an Adam Duty goal for AOTS as Sevilla pick up a fairly comfortable looking victory.

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Another team who are hopefully back for a run after a dodgy spell are McMuffin Men, who were looking to derail Nice Buns promotion push this week. Another game with all the makings of a close one saw Buns narrowly lead 2-1 at the break with Jimmy Williamson and Sean Cope twice putting them in front after Mark Bailey had leveled things up. McMuffin started the second half the stronger and were level with 16 minutes left as Sam Delgado finished, but they weren’t able to pick up their first point of the season as Tom Dempsey and Dale Kirkham scored in the final 10 minutes to give Nice Buns their 4th win of the season.

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MOM:TOM DEMPSEY (NICE BUNS B)

A full house of Championship games were completed by Step Brothers clash with Polish Army, with the first half action squeezed into 5 minutes as Polish Army turned a one goal deficit into a 2-1 lead with Sebastian and Pawel getting their goals after a magic finish from Chris Moore had put the Brotherhood on front. Moore got his second a minute after the restart to level things up again, but it was the Poles who took control with goals from Sebastian, Grzegorz and Filip, with Moore keeping Brothers in touch with his third 12 minutes from time. He scored again to keep Step Brothers in touch after Mateusz had briefly restored Poles three goal lead, but two goals in the final three minutes from Pawel and Sebastian eased the Army to their second win of the season.

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MOM: GRZEGORZ (POLISH ARMY)

Fat Boys Run Wild are looking to lead the way at the halfway point of the League One season, and if they wanted to stay ahead of the chasing pack they needed to pick up a win over SK Six. Aaron Donville gave them an early lead, but Max Blunsten’s equiliser meant that we looked like heading into the break all square. Donville’s second of the game just before half time gave Fay Boys the advantage, and they eased to victory as Michael Winn and Jamie Kealy scored in the final 10 minutes to give them a far from comfortable victory.

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MOM: AARON DONVILLE (FAT BOYS RUN WILD)

The Veterans remain the closest contenders for top spot at the split, but technically Team Tom had a 100% record to defend heading into this week’s clash The Tommers have only actually played one game, and their ‘run’ looked to be ending as they trailed 3-0 at the break with two goals from Chris Murray either side of a Mike Devitt strike. Simon Grainger made it 4 just after the restart, and though Aaron Crook pulled one back with 20 minutes still to play, Murray’s third and Grainger’s second in the final 10 minutes gave The Veterans a comfortable victory.

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MOM: DEAN MINSHULL (THE VETERANS)

A rejuvenated Inter Your Sister would have been heavy favourites going into this week’s game with Roman FC, but things don’t always go to plan and they found themselves two down inside 20 minutes as Brandon Daisley and Jamie Capper gave Roman a shock advantage at the break. Craig Johnson got Inter on the board a minute after the restart, and they turned the game on it’s head with thre goals in 4 mintes from Dave Smythe, Leigh Edwards and Brandon Byers-Wilkes. Edwards second clinched the win, with Capper’s second with 5 minutes to go just a consolation for Roman.

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MOM: JOSH ALLEN (ROMAN FC)

A stronger lookind FC Stront Bakken squad were back for a second week, and set about making it a long night for CA FC as they went 3-0 up in the opening 11 minutes as Ryan Stringer, Shaun Jemison and Dan White all got on the board. Jonny Barton pulled one back for CA, but it was 4-1 by the break as Stronger got his second in the 23rd minute. The second half provided a steady stream of goals, all into the one net as Jemison and Stringer got two each, White another and Benjamin Dean the final goal having come out of net for the final few minutes, having saved a penalty earlier in the game. He’d never forgive us if we didn’t mention that…..

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MOM: RYAN STRINGER (FC STRONT BAKKEN)

MONDAY LEAGUE

Fresh off the back of damaging Netsi & Chill’s Premiership title hopes last week, Grand Street Wanderers were looking to do the same again against Expected Toulouse. Toulouse were made aware of how tough the job was going to be as they went 3-1 down in the opening 12 minutes as Jay Bebbington, Joe Bowden and Matthew Moores got the GSW goals, with Ryan Dolan briefly having leveled things up after the opener. Toulouse dragged themselves level before the break as Jordan Milne scored two in the final 7 minutes of the half, but GSW took control again after the break as a freak own goal and Rob Morris’ finish opened up a two goal lead again. Dolan’s second kept Toulouse in touch, but Bebbington matched him in the scoring charts to keep GSW at arms length. Milne’s third with 10 to play meant we were in for a frantic finish, but Bebbington’s third, 4 minutes later, ended Toulouse’s hopes, and put Netsix back in control of the destiny of the Premiership title.

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MOM: JAY BEBBINGTON (GRAND STREET WANDERERS)

Nice Buns and Netsix have become very familiar over the past 12 months, but hadn’t played each other for a while since Netsix went up a level, but Buns could do damage to Netsix Premiership title hopes if they could deny them a win this week. Netsix edged a close first half as James Bamgbose strike in the final minute of the half saw them go into the break 3-1 up after Charlie Williamson had leveled up for Buns after Jimmy Leeson’s early opener, with Mike Pinder edging Netsix back in front. Leeson’s second opened up a three goal lead 6 minutes after the break, but Jimmy Williamson kept Buns in the running with a goal two minutes later. Goals in quick succession from Pinder and Matty Aked took the game away from Buns, and Mike Pentland added a 7th in the final minute to take Netsix level on points with Toulouse with a game in hand.

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MOM: JIMMY LEESON (NETSIX & CHILL)

We won’t dwell on this one too much….. Monday Night Albion had another couple of new players in their team for this week’s game with Phantom Brazilians, and they just about managed to hold out for the first 15 minutes before 4 goals in the final 10 minutes, two from Daniel Clayton and one each from Matt Barton and Andrew Shaw, saw Phantom go into the break 4-0 up. The lack of fitness kicked in for the Albion players in the second period as Paul Wilkins scored 4, Ryan Clayton three, Shaw two and Daniel Clayton the other as they ran out 14-1 winners, with the solitary (ahem) consolation for the Albion.

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MOM: DANIEL CLAYTON (PHANTOM BRAZILIANS)

We welcomed new boys Pathetico Madrid (not THAT one) to the Monday league this week for the first of hopefully many games, and it became evident quite early on that we had picked a good first game for them against Diva Fever. A goal late in the first half from Shane Bridges, his second of the half, ensured that Diva only trailed by one at the break after two goals from Joe and one from Ben (first names only for now) gave Pathetico a slight advantage at the break. The game turned in a three minute spell early in the second half where Diva three to turn the deficit into a two goal lead, Bridges with two more and Lewis Arden the other. Arden’s second half way through the period seemed to have confirmed the win for Diva, but Shane kept Pathetico in it with a goal two minutes later. Arden’s third, three minutes from time meant there was no way back this time for Pathetico, but Joe did complete his hat trick before Bridges capped the win for Diva in the final seconds.

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MOM:SHANE BRIDGES (DIVA FEVER)

TUESDAY LEAGUE

The last time FC AOTS and Bandit Athletic met, it was a walkover 9-0 win for Bandit as they started their march towards the Championship title, but this time around was an entirely different proposition as AOTS went into the break 2-1 up after Eoghan Scott and Kibs (who’s real name we might find out one day) turned it around after Ray Donnelly had given Bandit an early lead. They didn’t hold onto that lead long after the restart as Kyle Clarke leveled two minutes in, and Bandit looked in control when Donnelly and Connor Atkinson scored within a minute half way through the period. AOTS hit back with two quick goals of their own through Charley Hutchinson and Scott sent us into the final 8 minutes at 4-4. Atkinson put Bandit back in front with 6 remaining, and AOTS resistance was broken as Donnelly and Bailey Carroll added a couple more in the final few minutes to ease Bandit to a hard fought win in a very good game.

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MOM: KYLE CLARKE (BANDIT ATHLETIC)

The new look FC were back this week, with a pretty tough looking task against Michu At De Gea Ba in front of them, but they held their own in the opening period as Nicky Thirkill’s goal just before the break meant they trailed 3-2 at half time. Ryan Greenwood had given Michu an early two goal lead, and Adam Porter had restored that two goal lead after Mark had pulled one back for FC. The story so far for FC reads, ‘competitive in the first half, collapse in the second,’ and that’s what happened again this week as Greenwood added three more, Porter and Paul Rice two apiece, and Jack Jennison the other as Michu won the second half 9-0. The extra fitness of a settled team playing every week and things could quickly turn around for FC in the future.

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MOM:RYAN GREENWOOD (MICHU AT DE GEA BA)

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

Wellspring were looking to make it three wins from three to start their title defence, but faced last season’s runners up Exeter Gently this week. They took early control through a Mike Devitt brace in the opening 6 minutes. Rob Milarvie pulled one back on 14 minutes, but Lewis Arden restored the Wellspring two goal lead a minute later. Devitt’s third made it 4-1 5 minutes from the break, but an own goal on the stroke of half time kept Exeter in contention. Goals from Devitt and Shane Bridges looked to have secured the victory for Wellspring in the first 5 minutes af the second period, but two goals from Tom Wood meant there was two goals in it again with 10 minutes to go. Devitt’s 5th with three minutes left meant it was definitely over this time, meaning an Exeter goal from an unnamed man in the final minute meant very little.

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MOM: MIKE DEVITT (WELLSPRING FC)

Stockport Eagles were the only other team looking to make it three wins on the spin to start the season, but faced the improving Unprotected Cesc in what looked like a tough one to call. Cesc edged the first half as two Scott Norris goals either side of Ray Donnelly’s leveler for Eagles saw Cesc hold a slender 2-1 lead at the break. Carl McEvoy put them two up 5 minutes into the second half, but Eagles hit back with two goals in three  from Paul Waugh to make it 3-3 heading into the final 10 minutes. Donnelly’s second looked to have completed the Eagles comeback with 6 minutes left, but Mike Pentland and McEvoy quickly struck for Cesc to give them a narrow win.

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MOM:SCOTT NORRIS (UNPROTECTED CESC)

FC Rhino Ket were hoping for better from their second game back with us after their hammering by Eagles last week, but they quickly fell behind to Tomasz Glebiowski’s first minute goal for Out Of Shape FC. Kurtes Curran drew Rhino level on 7 minutes, and Dave Peters put them in front half way through the period. Their lead lasted just a minute as Marcin quickly drew Shape level, and they lead by two at the break as Grzesiek Tkaczyk and Karol both scored in the final minute of the half. Milosz Zawila made it a three goal lead 6 minutes after the break, but Jon Shipman gave the Ketters hope with a goal 7 minutes from time. The hope was quickly extinguished as Karol got his second a minute later as Out Of Shape pick up their first win of the season.

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MOM: KAROL (OUT OF SHAPE FC)

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by Mike Birchall

Weekly Round Up – 11th January 2019

And we’re back for the first review of 2019. We hope everyone had a fantastic festive period and all the best for the new year. Fingers crossed we’ll see plenty of people back at it in the early part of the year.

LEAGUE NEWS

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SUNDAY LEAGUE

With Whoppers absent this week, the rest had the chance to narrow the pretty big gap that’s been established. Gangs Of Dwight Yorke look the most likely challengers and faced Beercalona this week knowing a win would take them to within 6 points of the leaders with a game in hand. This looked highly likely in the first half as they went 5 up in the opening 16 minutes, Demell Cumberbatch with two, Callum Jones, Simon Hackney and Wayne Reeves with the others. Jay Ratcliffe got Beercalona on the board 6 minutes before the break, but it was by no means the start of a comeback as the wheels well and truly fell off for them in the second half. Cumberbatch and Hackney got 4 more each, Chris Singleton three, Reeves and Jones one each, with just the solitary Dave Seton(?) goal in reply for Beercalona who will quickly want to forget that this week happened……

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MOM: DEMELL CUMBERBATCH (GANGS OF DWIGHT YORKE)

It’s going to take a major effort for either Stockport Eagles or Bangers & Pash to make a push for the top two this season following their recent squad changes, but a win for either team this week would see them join Gangs on 6 points. There was only one goal in the first half, Zach Widdowson giving Bangers the edge at the break, and they seemigly had the game won when Olly McDonagh’s goal with 14 minutes left was quickly followed by an own goal to make it 3-0. This is how the score remained going into the final 5 minutes, where Ryan McAndrew’s 47th minute goal looked to have done nothing more than ruin Bangers chances of a clean sheet. When Michael Winn scored a minute later Eagles had two minutes to snatch an unlikely point, and they did so thanks to Ben Waugh’s last ditch leveler. Eagles never give up, but Bangers will be kicking themselves.

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MOM: OLLY MCDONAGH (BANGERS & PASH)

Sevilla Lacatalent were looking to make it 4 wins out of 4 to start their Championship promotion campaign, and faced Step Brothers in only their second game of the season. Their first was a narrow defeat, and this one looked likely to be just as close as Sevilla turned a two goal deficit into a 3-2 half time lead as Jake Riley’s double and Sam Melling’s strike turned things around after Chris Moore and Chris Sinclair had given Step Brothers the early advantage. Things turned back in the Brotherhood’s favour early in the second period as Sinclair and Josh Borthwick scored in the opening 5 minutes to give them the edge, but we were all square again with 18 to play as Melling got his second. Despite the best efforts of both teams, there were no more goals as Sevilla drop their first points of the season, while Step Brothers pick up their first.

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MOM: JAKE RILEY (SEVILLA LACATALENT)

Polish Army returned from their Christmas break with a game against FC AOTS that looked (as most games in this division do) too close to call. Paul Buckley and Steve Whittle gave AOTS an early two goal lead, but Bania quickly halved the deficit before Buckley restored the two goal lead with just 8 minutes on the clock. He scored again to keep them two clear after Filip had again reduced the AOTS lead, but there was only one goal in it at the break as Bania got his second 4 minutes from the whistle. There’s a slight possibilty that the festive excesses might have caught up with the Army in the second period, as AOTS ran away with it with three goals from Buckley, and two each from Adam Duty and Whittle, with just a late pair of Bania goals in response from the Poles.

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MOM: PAUL BUCKLEY (FC AOTS)

With neither The Veterans or Deportivo Lack Of Talent playing this week, Fat Boys Run Wild had the chance to go three points clear at the top if they could beat Roman FC, who are still adapting to Ballers life and trying to nail down a settled squad. It all looked fairly straightforward for the promotion candidates in the first half as 4 goals from Curt Rothwell, two from Marcus Dean and one from Nicky Edards saw them lead 7-3 at the break, with Michael Winn scoring two and Kristian Anderson the other in reply for Roman. Dean and Edwards scored either side of a Bevan Hibbert goal to increase the Fat Boys lead to 5, but Roman won the second half as three late goals from Winn, against the one from Dean for Fat Boys was only enough to ensure a respectable final scoreline.

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MOM: CURT ROTHWELL (FAT BOYS RUN WILD)

Stront Bakken were back this week, but it remains to be seen if they have a permanent league spot to go into. They took on Inter Your Sister this week who are in the process of rebuilding, but that process started well with a big win over Deportivo last week, and they lead 3-1 at the break thanks to goals from Chris Murray, Scott Norris and Craig Johnson, with Ryan Stringer grabbing Stront Bakken’s first goal on their return. Having got their team together at relatively short notice, with a couple of lads missing and no subs this week, it’s no surprise that the Bucket Boys fell away in the second half, with Leigh Edwards and Brandon Byers-Wilkes grabbing two, Dave Smythe, Johnson, Murray and Norris adding to an own goal as they ran out 12-3 winners, with Declan Matthews grabbing two in reply.

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MOM: CHRIS MURRAY (INTER YOUR SISTER)

At one point we never thought we’d see Team Tom back with us, but they were here for their first game of the season this week against SK Six. New boy Aaron Buczko got their first goal on 4 minutes, and doubled their lead on 17, before Kane Jordan pulled one back for SK before the break. Buczko looked to have given The Tommers the points with two goals in three minutes half way through the second period, but Harry Bridge pulled one back with 5 minutes remaining, and they got another through Henry Cooke, but didn’t have chance to chase a leveler as this was the last kick of the game.

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MOM: AARON BUCZKO (TEAM TOM)

MONDAY LEAGUE

Grand Street Wanderers had the look of a team who could throw a spanner in the works of the top division title race in these cross over weeks, as they have adapted well to Ballers life after the first few weeks, and this week they faced title favourites Netsix & Chill. They got off to a flyer as Paul Langan smashed them in front in the first minute, and after Matty Aked levled things up rather fortunately in the 10th minute, the same two players exchanged goals to leave us at 2-2 7 minutes from the break. Langan added two more to his personal tally in the final 5 minutes of the half to put GSW in control, but as you can probably imagine, Netsix aren’t where they are for no reason and they hit back with goals from Aaron Campbell and James Bamgbose to make it 4-4 half way through the second period. Langan’s 5th of the game with 7 minutes remaining put GSW in front for the 4th time, and this time there was no coming back as Joe Bowden sealed victory in the last minute.

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MOM: PAUL LANGAN (GRAND STREET WANDERERS) 

Netsix slip meant that Expected Toulouse could make top spot theirs with a win over Phantom Brazilians. The last time these two met it was a very one sided affair, but the early signs were that this one was going to be a little tighter as Daniel Clayton leveled for Phantom after Jordan Milne had given Toulouse an early lead. It looked like we would still be level at the break until Liam Mottram edged Toulouse in front a minute from the whistle, and we headed into the final 15 minutes with just the one goal in it. Milne and Mottram scored two in three minutes to ensure the points would be heading the Expected way, and Mottram and Niall Hillen added the gloss before Clayton grabbed a late consolation for Phantom. Expected are three points clear of Netsix, who have a game in hand.

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MOM: JORDAN MILNE (EXPECTED TOULOUSE)

The Championship top two went haed to head this week this week, with Diva Fever having the chance to open up a 7 point lead if they could beat Nice Buns. An open first half saw three goals in the opening 7 minutes as Buns lead twice through Paul Cheetham and Jimmy Williamson, with Lewis Arden scoring for Diva in between. Tom Dempsey increased the Buns lead on 15 minutes, but Nathan Wilkinson pulled one back just two minutes later. Buns lead by two at the break as Williamson got his second, but it was game on again as Joe Dodd made it 4-3 with 16 minutes left. Tom Hall edged Buns towards victory with a goal 9 minutes from time, but they were hanging on when Wilkinson got his second 5 minutes from time. They managed to see the game out, and it’s now all to play for at the Championship summit.

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MOM: PAUL CHEETHAM (NICE BUNS)

TUESDAY LEAGUE

The remaining Premiership teams have been temporarily re-homed in the Championship as the Tuesday league approaches it’s conclusion, but both Michu At De Gea Ba and Beercalona were defeated on their first Championship appearances before Christmas. Michu had a tough one this week against league leaders Bandit Athletic, and were quickly two down as Michael Winn and Connor Atkinson got on the score sheet in the opening 16 minutes. Michu hit back before the break to take us in all square at half time, Paul Rice and Alex Brady with the goals, but Bandit took a firm grip on the game early in the second period. Atkinson got two more in the first 11 minutes of the period, either side of further goals from Dylan Feast and Kyle Clarke to put them 4 in front. Matt Barton reduced the arrears for Michu with 12 to play, but Atkinson completed the scoring late on to give Bandit an impressive win.

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MOM: RAY DONNELLY (BANDIT ATHLETIC)

The second of the Premiership teams, Beercalona, faced second placed Shaka, and again it was the top division side who were up against it early on as Rob Cresswell, James Radcliffe (2), Liam Paull and Jonny McAuley all scored to put Shaka 5 up just before the break. Tom Ratcliffe pulled one back on the stroke of half time, but Matthew Pownall and Paull both scored to increase the Shaka lead in the first 5 minutes of the second half. Scott Williams and Ratcliffe both scored to reduce the Shaka lead to 4 with 12 minutes still to play, but Pownall, Paull and McAuley all added to the Shaka tally in the final 8 minutes to give them a comfortable win.

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MOM: LIAM PAULL (SHAKA)

FC AOTS faced a last minute patch up job in El Caliente, but it didn’t seem to negatively affect the mix ‘n’ match team in the first half as Nathan Wilkinson, Mike Devitt, Danny Murphy and Steve Sammons gave them the edge at the break with Adam Atherton grabbing a couple and Tom Dennerly the other for AOTS. Atherton briefly made the scoreline level in the second minute of the second half, but Fidelis Eberegbe restored Caliente’s lead a minute later. From here on in, the more settled team took control, and from the minute Atherton leveled things up with 19 minutes to play they were never behind again. Kibs put them in front with 5 minutes left, and Atherton got his 5th with a minute left to play to ease them to a hard fought victory.

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MOM: ADAM ATHERTON (FC AOTS)

The new look FC were back after a few issues towards the back end of last year, and they were facing the hit and miss Ballotellitubbies. Ballo lead 4-1 at the break after Dave Murphy, Jaden Heywood, Gary Peers and Stuart Barrignton had turned things around after Nicky Thirkill had given FC the lead. FC were first on the board again in the second half as Nicky Edwards pulled one back for them with 10 minutes left to play, but Murphy kept them at arms length with his second 5 minutes later. An own goal gave FC a glimmer of hope with 11 to play, but Murphy and Jason Higginson got two each in the final 10 minutes to give the scoreline a slightly flattering look.

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MOM: DAVE MURPHY (BALLOTELLITUBBIES)

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

FC Rhino Ket made their Ballers return this week against the ever reliable Stockport Eagles, and they looked rusty from the start as two goals each from Ben Waugh, Ryan McAndrew and Mark Carruthers after a Michael Winn opener saw Eagles into the break with a 7-0 lead. They at least got off the mark in the second half, as Dave Peters and Jack Kerton got their first two goals since returning, but they did nothing to stop them from going in at the other end as Winn and McAndrew got two more, Waugh, Carruthers and Paul Waugh one each as Eagles started the new year with a comfortable win.

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MOM: PAUL WAUGH (STOCKPORT EAGLES)

Unprotected Cesc had fun and games fielding a side this week, but the team they put out were involved in a competitive game with Out Of Shape FC, with Mike Pentland’s goal two minutes from the break the only goal of the opening half. They lost that lead in the opening minute of the second half as Tomasz Glebiowski made it 1-1, and Mariusz Koszla turned things right around with their second three minutes later. When Milosz Zawila scored with 16 minutes left to play they looked well in control, but Wes Hodkinson reduced the arrears 4 minutes later and we headed in to the final 10 minutes at 3-2. Pentland’s second 6 minutes from time made it all square again, and it was Cesc who nicked it with Danny Murphy’s last minute goal to give them their first win of the season.

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MOM: STEVE SAMMONS (UNPROTECTED CESC)

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