Gameweek 1 results

Wow – how bad is the new site? It’s like the early days of the internet. Only then you marvelled at the slow, gradual, pixel by pixel reveal of a badly designed website. Maybe by the time the next gameweek starts, I’ll be able to update you on this one…….

And I can.

Firstly – some news. This week FPL are offering us unlimited free transfers up until the deadline for gameweek 2 on the 20th August. So you can all bring Aguero in, and get rid of Gervinho, Ferdinand, Vidic, Rafael and Kieron Dyer (?) and your QPR defenders at no cost. It’s the least they can do to make up for the site being down for the most crucial 24 hours of the season. I’m still not sure the site is working as it should, but at least we can log into it – which is much, much more than we were all able to do last Friday night and Saturday morning. As a result, two Buckets teams were unable to get their teams in on time. Both Pretty Schitty City and Shadwell Town are paying their entrance fee, and are happy to give us all a weeks head start. Good luck to them. I think, therefore, when I come to draw the cup competition, that both of these teams, regardless of their league position, will receive a bye into the second round. I think that’s only fair.

Anyway – at last – the gameweek update

	1	Crazylegs XI	David Caldicott	63	63
	2	magnificent fifteen	stephen kennerson	62	62
	3	Inter South Harrow	Paul Bentz	59	59
	4	Shoelace Untied	Caroline Strong	58	58
	5	Release The Hounds 4	Paul Mitchell	58	58
	6	Mustard Strike FC	Arron Fellows	56	56
	7	Neil Madrid	Neil Strong	55	55
	8	Uriah Rennie 2nd XI	Neil Greenwood	53	53
	9	none of the above	Jonny Mabbutt	51	51
	10	KAYS FC	Tom Rogerson	50	50
	11	Doing the 91	Colin Goulding	48	48
	12	Load Of Bull	Mike Vick	47	47
	13	Bermie Utd	Glen Davies	47	47
	14	TheBellsAreRinging	Damon Brown	46	46
	15	DIMBETWEENERS	dmitri wychrij	45	45
	16	Panza Grande XI	Stuart Baker	44	44
	17	ErectileFullfunction	Alex Ritchie	43	43
	18	Benson & Wedgies	P Hawkins	42	42
	19	Pescara Rangers	Stewart Pope	42	42
	20	Romeo’s-honda-van	Rob Hewer	38	38
	21	Rip Roaring Reds	Sean Whyton	38	38
	22	Cant think of a name	mark molloy	37	37
	23	Running On Empty Mk3	Dave Heighington	36	36
	24	Overpaid Pillocks	Ian Williams	34	34
	25	Real Jorvik	Simon Brown	32	32
	26	SHADWELL TOWN	Ed Carter	0	0
	27	Pretty Schitty City	Alex Michaluk	0	0

Crazylegs XI have made an annoyingly good start to the new campaign. Last years champions have picked up 63 points to win gameweek 1, ahead of newcomers Magnificent Fifteen. Manchester City and Bolton were the teams to pick for the first week. They, and six other teams kept clean sheets, resulting in 32 defenders picking up 5 points or more. Only 7 attackers scored goals. Magnificent Fifteen started with a back five who scored 45 of their 62 points. Defences were on top. I don’t think anyone had Aguero. I’m sure the unlimited transfer opportunity this week will change that.

• Player of the week. Sergio Aguero – 30 minutes. 2 goals. 1 assist. Carlos who?
• Bargain of the week. Gary Cahill – Clean sheet and a goal. Possibly the first and last of his season. Unless he moves to Arsenal.
• Donkey of the week. Clint Hill – A few contenders, but this dufus conceded four, then got his marching orders.

Goal o’t weekend