Gameweek 8 results

	1	Sportingoffensivewig	Alex Ritchie	81	477
	2	Crazylegs Xi	David Caldicott	82	442
	3	{Your Ad Here}	Matthew Hopkins	72	440
	4	Rip Roaring Reds	Sean Whyton	77	433
	5	Shakin’ Stephens	P Hawkins	62	432
	6	The Magico	Rob Buttaci	64	428
	7	Bermie Utd	Glen Davies	67	417
	8	Neil Madrid	Neil Strong	64	417
	9	Upper Bullens	Scouse Mouse	44	411
	10	Romeo’s-honda-van	Rob Hewer	57	409
	11	Ciderheads	Darren Pope	65	408
	12	Hedgehog Corpse FC	Nick Smith	59	408
	13	Panza Grande XI	Stuart Baker	76	407
	14	Mid-Season Blip	Paul Bentz	68	407
	15	Uriah Rennie 2nd XI	Neil Greenwood	57	401
	16	Real Jorvik	Simon Brown	51	395
	17	pretty Schitty City	Alex Michaluk	61	390
	18	Kedah FA	David Spinks	60	386
	19	The Mindless Morons	John Seacroft	51	379
	20	Release the Hounds	Paul Mitchell	59	379
	21	NaboombuDirtyYellows	Andrew Swift	52	373
	22	Have a little dink	Ian Williams	56	366
	23	Shoelace Untied	Caroline Strong	39	362
	24	Inter Minan	Jordan Raper	56	346
	25	Rien Toulouse	Colin Goulding	50	344
	26	Biscuitmen	Chris Morton	49	338

 

Sortingoffensivewig has now opened a 35 point gap at the top of the league. Sporting’s margin would have been greater had they not inexplicably left David Silva on the bench. Silva managed 11 points this week. This would have amounted to 10 more points for Sporting if he’d have been picked ahead of one of their 1 point players. A total of 91 points would have bagged the manager of the week award. Not to be – this went instead to our new 2nd placed team, Crazylegs. Crazylegs’ high score this week relied heavily on the holy Arsenal trinity of Ozil, Ramsey and Giroud, and picking Luis Suarez as captain.

It’s probably a two horse race for the October award. Sporting hold a 13 point lead over Mid Season Blip. Others could close the gap, as the top eight in the October table are all in good form, and all notched 60+ scores this week, but it would take a spectacular collapse by the top two for a surprise winner….

	1	Sportingoffensivewig	Alex Ritchie	81	146
	2	Mid-Season Blip	Paul Bentz	68	133
	3	Bermie Utd	Glen Davies	67	116
	4	Shakin’ Stephens	P Hawkins	62	110
	5	Panza Grande XI	Stuart Baker	76	108
	5	Crazylegs Xi	David Caldicott	82	108
	7	{Your Ad Here}	Matthew Hopkins	72	106
	8	Neil Madrid	Neil Strong	64	105

 

Eden Hazard top scored for the week. His first meaningful contribution of the season comes (probably) just after everyone had booted him out of their team. It’s three goals in two now for Hazard, and five bonus points out of the last six on offer. His price, having dropped to 9 million from 9.5, will probably start shooting back up again.

There was much drooling over the Wilshere Arsenal team goal scored on Saturday against Norwich. This has probably been forgotten about now following Pajtim Kasami’s supervolley against Palace on Monday night. Despite starting seven of Fulham’s eight games, and scoring two goals, interest in Kasami as a cheap midfielder hasn’t been that strong. I’d expect that to change now, simply on the back of that goal, just as 23,000 of us bought into Andros Townsend based on his England performances. To some avail – he scored 10 points for the week.

Player of the week – Eden Hazard – 18 points. His season looks to have started.

Bargain of the week – Bryan Ruiz – 14 points. Assisted three of Fulham’s four goals.

Donkey of the week – Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa – -3 points. The second Newcastle player to see red this season.

Goal of the week – Pajtim Kasami. Goal of the season over with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iicXVirNdSk