Harbour Sharks – Big Surge by Jangle United! Shakeup at the top and bottom of table!
September 27, 2009 (AP) Despite Manager Paul Marin’s Slurgie’s Nightmare selection taking over top spot (324 pts) and opening up a slim 4 point lead over last week’s table toppers Nhor Burgundy (320), the real story this week is the surge by Jangle United (292 points) up from sixth to third place. And they have done so at the expense of LightBlues FC who dropped precipitously from third to tie with ReggaeArsenal, also on sixth. Freddy is God United remain in fourth and Christ Church FC remain unmoved but precariously perched (as they were last week) in the fifth place spot. The bottom half of the table also saw a shake up, but more on that later.
The weekend’s action in the top half of the table clearly has ruffled the feathers of former title favourites LightBlues FC. When reached for comment, Manager Twan could only mumble as if in a daze “Mi nuh know wha’ happen. Fi real. But fi wi fans nuh fi mine, nex’ week wi ago wheel an’ tun...we have nuff work fi do dis week ya, but we will be back on track. Mi promise di fans dem, we ago knock Jangle Unted back down to size. We are not out of it – no way.” Despite the manager’s optimism, many pundits are questioning whether Twan’s expensively assembled underperformers have the mettle to challenge for the title, let alone secure a spot in Europe.
TK, manager of fourth placed Freddy is God United was also forced to address the new situation. Earlier in the week, he was quoted as saying “As far as I am concerned Jangle was never in this league to begin with” Now he finds himself staring up at them. “Crosses...as soon as I open my big mouth no sooner does that blasted bwoy Jangle pass me in the standings. Oh the shame..” at which point TK broke into tears.
In the post match day interview, Manager Jangle was quick to bestow credit on his players. “Well, as ev’rybady know, mi strategy fi di season did get nyam by mi dawg di day before season sta’t. It has taken a likkle while, but we now firmly back on track an’ will renew our pledge to our fans to win dis league an knock Slurgie’s Nightmare off their perch. Mi know seh nuff ah di fans dem neva like seh we bring Liverpool players into the line up, an tru, we have more a dem dan Manu players, but hey, wha’ u expec’? Some might seh is mi true colours a shine true, I jus’ tink seh it is practical. Afterall, we cyan win di league widout Torres. And as for that brute Paul Marin, I have dis to seh - Marin, yuh stay deh try read my methods. I will continue to bamboozle the whole a unuh all season. I can now see the whites in your eyes Paul and the sweat dripping from your brows. I'm coming for ya!!!!” Big words, let’s see if he can follow through.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the table, the bottom half also had their share of drama with last week’s 11th and 12th placed teams -- Chelsea Lions and LiverpoolXXX -- leapfrogging past Tantos-C-Bar and Per Curiam, leaving the latter squads firmly rooted at the bottom of the standings in 11th and 12th place respectively. Eighth place remains the dominion of Manager Shola’s Gooner Hill FC. “Cho, although we are currently in a mid-table struggle we are very optimistic about our chances to make a run at the top. We had a few injuries that set us back at the start of the season, but we have quality players that are regaining their fitness and are motivated to show their true potential. Expect big things from the hillside team in the upcoming weeks.” Seeing that he also said this for the past 3 weeks, we will have to wait and see what upcoming weeks he means.
As has been the case all season, we couldn’t find Mr. Gamma, Per Curiam’s elusive manager for a comment on his new found status as league table cellar dweller, but the word on the street is that he got an offer his multi-million pound mansion just moments after BetFred.com raised the odds on him being the first manager of the season to get a pink slip.
We were however, successful in speaking with Paul Marin, manager of league leading Slurgie's Nightmare who was asked once again if he agreed with the pundits that this is a two horse race. “I have to chuckle when I hear some of these clowns crowning us or Nhor Burgundy champions this early in the season,” he said. “It is ridiculous. Anything can happen in football.” When pressed to comment on the possibility of Manager Gamma’s Per Curiam winning the title, Mr. Marin was noticeably disturbed “I know Gamma, he is a friend of mine...I think he is just trying to reorganise himeself...and by the way didn’t I just say ‘Anything can happen in football?’ Didn’t I? What’s wrong with you people in the media? Well I'll say it again - Anything can happen in football, EXCEPT maybe for Per Curiam winning the title.”
Here are the standings as the end of Round 7:
Pos. Team Points
1. Slurgie's Nightmare-324
2. nhor burgundy's XI-320
3. Jangle United-292
4. Freddy is God United-289
5. Christ Church F.C.-285
6. ReggaeArsenal-271
6. LightBluesFC-271
8. Gooner Hill F.C-241
9. Chelsea Lions-234
10. LiverpoolXXX-228
11. tantos c-bar-225
12. per curiam-215
September 27, 2009 (AP) Despite Manager Paul Marin’s Slurgie’s Nightmare selection taking over top spot (324 pts) and opening up a slim 4 point lead over last week’s table toppers Nhor Burgundy (320), the real story this week is the surge by Jangle United (292 points) up from sixth to third place. And they have done so at the expense of LightBlues FC who dropped precipitously from third to tie with ReggaeArsenal, also on sixth. Freddy is God United remain in fourth and Christ Church FC remain unmoved but precariously perched (as they were last week) in the fifth place spot. The bottom half of the table also saw a shake up, but more on that later.
The weekend’s action in the top half of the table clearly has ruffled the feathers of former title favourites LightBlues FC. When reached for comment, Manager Twan could only mumble as if in a daze “Mi nuh know wha’ happen. Fi real. But fi wi fans nuh fi mine, nex’ week wi ago wheel an’ tun...we have nuff work fi do dis week ya, but we will be back on track. Mi promise di fans dem, we ago knock Jangle Unted back down to size. We are not out of it – no way.” Despite the manager’s optimism, many pundits are questioning whether Twan’s expensively assembled underperformers have the mettle to challenge for the title, let alone secure a spot in Europe.
TK, manager of fourth placed Freddy is God United was also forced to address the new situation. Earlier in the week, he was quoted as saying “As far as I am concerned Jangle was never in this league to begin with” Now he finds himself staring up at them. “Crosses...as soon as I open my big mouth no sooner does that blasted bwoy Jangle pass me in the standings. Oh the shame..” at which point TK broke into tears.
In the post match day interview, Manager Jangle was quick to bestow credit on his players. “Well, as ev’rybady know, mi strategy fi di season did get nyam by mi dawg di day before season sta’t. It has taken a likkle while, but we now firmly back on track an’ will renew our pledge to our fans to win dis league an knock Slurgie’s Nightmare off their perch. Mi know seh nuff ah di fans dem neva like seh we bring Liverpool players into the line up, an tru, we have more a dem dan Manu players, but hey, wha’ u expec’? Some might seh is mi true colours a shine true, I jus’ tink seh it is practical. Afterall, we cyan win di league widout Torres. And as for that brute Paul Marin, I have dis to seh - Marin, yuh stay deh try read my methods. I will continue to bamboozle the whole a unuh all season. I can now see the whites in your eyes Paul and the sweat dripping from your brows. I'm coming for ya!!!!” Big words, let’s see if he can follow through.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the table, the bottom half also had their share of drama with last week’s 11th and 12th placed teams -- Chelsea Lions and LiverpoolXXX -- leapfrogging past Tantos-C-Bar and Per Curiam, leaving the latter squads firmly rooted at the bottom of the standings in 11th and 12th place respectively. Eighth place remains the dominion of Manager Shola’s Gooner Hill FC. “Cho, although we are currently in a mid-table struggle we are very optimistic about our chances to make a run at the top. We had a few injuries that set us back at the start of the season, but we have quality players that are regaining their fitness and are motivated to show their true potential. Expect big things from the hillside team in the upcoming weeks.” Seeing that he also said this for the past 3 weeks, we will have to wait and see what upcoming weeks he means.
As has been the case all season, we couldn’t find Mr. Gamma, Per Curiam’s elusive manager for a comment on his new found status as league table cellar dweller, but the word on the street is that he got an offer his multi-million pound mansion just moments after BetFred.com raised the odds on him being the first manager of the season to get a pink slip.
We were however, successful in speaking with Paul Marin, manager of league leading Slurgie's Nightmare who was asked once again if he agreed with the pundits that this is a two horse race. “I have to chuckle when I hear some of these clowns crowning us or Nhor Burgundy champions this early in the season,” he said. “It is ridiculous. Anything can happen in football.” When pressed to comment on the possibility of Manager Gamma’s Per Curiam winning the title, Mr. Marin was noticeably disturbed “I know Gamma, he is a friend of mine...I think he is just trying to reorganise himeself...and by the way didn’t I just say ‘Anything can happen in football?’ Didn’t I? What’s wrong with you people in the media? Well I'll say it again - Anything can happen in football, EXCEPT maybe for Per Curiam winning the title.”
Here are the standings as the end of Round 7:
Pos. Team Points
1. Slurgie's Nightmare-324
2. nhor burgundy's XI-320
3. Jangle United-292
4. Freddy is God United-289
5. Christ Church F.C.-285
6. ReggaeArsenal-271
6. LightBluesFC-271
8. Gooner Hill F.C-241
9. Chelsea Lions-234
10. LiverpoolXXX-228
11. tantos c-bar-225
12. per curiam-215
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