Week 3 Update

Dear All,

With Big Kev getting married on Friday, the pressure is on (in more ways than one) so this week's update is short and sweet.

See the league tables for both the Premier League and the Conference League below.

Interesting to see how the leader of the Conference has more points than the leader of the Premier League at this stage but that the overall quality of the league is considerably poorer, as reflected by the Super League positions. In other words, one could say that winning money in the conference league would be akin to the extraction of a quantity of confectionary from a newly born infant.

Having said that, a note to Brother McDermott... even the Muppets are beating you!!!!

Speaking of the performance to date of Rafa's Goatee, this week's transfer password is, appropriately enough.... BULL.

Good luck in the transfer market over the weekend.

In the meantime....

READ 'EM AND WEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael R.
Diving in the Box FF League Chairman
Don't forget to check out http://divinginthebox.blogspot.com/ for all your FF needs.

League Name : DITB PREMIER LEAGUE


PRINCE OF DARKNESS LIGHTS THE WAY IN PREMIER LEAGUE!!!

League
Position Overall
Position Manager
Name Team
Name Week 3
Points Total
Points
1 1716 Mr G Sheehy PRINCE OF DARKNESS 53 128
2 2976 Mr M Molloy HARPIC AMSTERDAM 43 124
3 14462 Mr S O'Sullivan SHEER KIDOLOGY FAF!! 43 111
4 23596 Mr C Walls AU REVOIR THIERRY14 39 106
5 42659 Mr B Devlin BRENDYS BRUISERS 26 99
6 46035 Mr K Festraerts CHELSEA DAGGERS 37 98
7 53219 Mr A Kirby KIRBS CRAWLERS 43 96
7 53219 Mr B Shields THE HAPPY MONKEYS 41 96
9 56925 Mr O McNally MACLACTICOS 41 95
9 56925 Mr B Kelly FLEXYS FAIRIES 41 95
11 64928 Mr M Rafferty THE GRAPES OF RAFF 39 93
12 82683 Mr K McCauley KFC ACADEMICAL 37 89
12 82683 Mr P Brogan THE DOGS BALLACKS 36 89
14 102155 Mr G Johnston MINUS THREE FC 34 85
15 127772 Mr C McAvoy REAL GOLDFISH 34 80
16 143460 Miss C Baber MINYBABYBELLEFC 32 77
17 153779 Mr W Cherry CHERRY UNITED 26 75
18 200805 Mr J Eilledge TRUE BLUE STRIKERS 42 65
19 237484 Mr D Crudden YLNEVERBEATHEFRANKIE 28 54
20 257735 Mr J McDermott RAFAS' GOATEE 14 41

Super League average 113.60
Position in League of Super Leagues 803/12318

League Name : DITB CONFERENCE LEAGUE

LEAGUE OVER ALREADY AS YER MA STREAKS AHEAD???
League PIN : 8006681

League
Position Overall
Position Manager
Name Team
Name Week 3
Points Total
Points
1 196 Mr F Jones YER MA'S ATHLETIC 43 143
2 28264 Mr B Henry STEPRIGHTIN 37 104
3 78084 Mr M Stevenson YOU'LLNEVERWALKALONE 38 90
4 97169 Mr G McDonald GAZZA'S PIPING HOTS 33 86
5 107195 Mr B Henry GULLADUFF FF 30 84
6 117439 Mr B Corr BAZKINGATTHETOP 31 82
6 117439 Mr C Donnelly THE BUSTED CLAMPETS 39 82
8 122536 Mr A McGinley BOYS OF SUMMER 39 81
9 133064 Mr A Stewart MUCKAMORE UTD 10 79
9 133064 Mr G Bradley HOOFERS UTD 18 79
11 158858 Mr C McGinley CON VILLA 19 74
12 163960 Mr D Nightingale BLACK SOCKS RED TOPS 32 73
13 196578 Mr E Eastwood VIRGIN SURFERS 29 66
14 200805 Mr C Nugent THE WELL HUNGARIANS 18 65
15 209034 Mr A McCabe JOEYS MONSTERS 20 63
16 216355 Mr S O'Sullivan MERSEY MIRACLES 19 61
17 219791 Mr S O'Sullivan COOL DUDE ZOO 25 60
18 251054 Mr P Maynes FERNANDO MUPPETORRES 30 47

Super League average 101.40
Position in League of Super Leagues 4579/12318


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Week 2 Update

Dear All,

With three rounds of matches now under our belts, one tenth of the season is almost over already!!!

That's right, if you're top of the league now, the title's as good as won while if you're at the bottom, well I'm afraid it's already game over!

For a change, Harpic Amsterdam will be cracking open the bubbly, as opposed to his usual form of crying his lamps out and claiming that the whole world is against him. In a period where matches have been unpredictable, and clean sheets few and far between with a plethora of unexpected injuries and suspensions, Brother Molloy's score of 81 points is more than respectable.

Just behing him, the Prince of Darkness, Brendy's Bruisers, Sheer Kidology FAF!! and Au Revoir Thierry14 will also be happy with their opening gambits this season.

The middle of the table is as tight as Baz's wallet but unfortunately the bottom three are already looking a bit off the pace - especially if you're in that bottom three. Otherwise, I suppose there's no 'unfortunately' about it. It's a good laugh actually if we're all being honest!

So that means that Rafa's Goatee, Ylneverbreathefrankie (deserves to go down with a name like that) and True Blue Strikers will all be a little concerned with their Man Utd-esque start to the season.

Not to worry lads, you (along with the rest of us) will be delighted to know that from tomorrow WE CAN MAKE TRANSFERS!!!!!!!

I'm out of the office for the next two days so if someone can pass on the password, that would be greatly appreciated.

In the meantime....

READ 'EM AND WEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!........


DIVING IN THE BOX PREMIER LEAGUE 2007/2008: Week two



1 (4) HARPIC AMSTERDAM 81 (45)

2 (1) PRINCE OF DARKNESS 75 (35)

3 (2) BRENDYS BRUISER’S 73 (34)

4 (3) SHEER KIDOLOGY FAF!! 68 (23)

5 (5) AU REVOIR THIERRY14 67 (31)

6 (7) CHELSEA DAGGERS 61 (32)

7 (15) THE HAPPY MONKEYS 55 (47)

8 (12) MACLACTICOS 54 (25)

8 (6) THE GRAPES OF RAFF 54 (21)

8 (12) FLEXY’S FAIRIES 54 (20)

11 (8) THE DOGS BALLACKS 53 (26)

11 (12) KIRBS CRAWLERS 53 (23)

13 (8) KFC ACADEMICAL 52 (21)

14 (11) MINUS THREE FC 51 (22)

14 (10) CHERRY UNITED 51 (17)

16 (16) REAL GOLDFISH 46 (25)

17 (17) MINIBABYBELLEFC 45 (24)

18 (20) RAFA’S GOATEE 27 (9)

19 (19) YLNEVERBREATHEFRANKIE 26 (8)

20 (18) TRUE BLUE STRIKERS 23 (1)





SUPER LEAGUE POSITION IN LEAGUE OF SUPER LEAGUES: 2489 (2503)



In the Conference League, Yer Ma's Athletic continues to set the pace with a magnificent 100 points, more than 30 poitns ahead of his nearest challengers. Muckamore Utd and Steprightin occupy the other promotion places at the moment.

No surprise that holding up both divisions are none other than our hapless duo Fernando Muppetorres and Cool Dude Zoo. All the big talk about this being their season has lasted for all of eight days!





DIVING IN THE BOX CONFERENCE LEAGUE 2007/2008: Week two



1 (1) YER MA’S ATHLETIC 100 (40)

2 (3) MUCKAMORE UTD 69 (31)

2 (2) STEPRIGHTIN 69 (27)

4 (8) HOOFERS UTD 61 (39)

5 (6) CON VILLA 55 (40)

6 (6) GULLADUFF F.F 54 (23)

7 (10) GAZZA’S PIPING HOTS 53 (24)

8 (13) YOU’LLNEVERWALKALONE 52 (25)

9 (4) BAZKINGATTHETOP 51 (19)

10 (8) THE WELL HUNGARIANS 47 (19)

11 (10) JOEY’S MONSTERS 43 (17)

11 (4) THE BUSTED CLAMPETS 43 (9)

13 (17) BOYS OF SUMMER 42 (28)

13 (14) MERSEY MIRACLES 42 (21)

15 (10) BLACK SOCKS RED TOPS 41 (20)

16 (16) VIRGIN SURFERS 37 (16)

17 (14) COOL DUDE ZOO 35 (21)

18 (18) FERNANDO MUPPETORRES 17 (4)



SUPER LEAGUE POSITION IN LEAGUE OF SUPER LEAGUES: 3349 (3099)


Finally, still a few managers outstanding with their payments. Can the following please show me the money post haste...

Paul Maynes - £25
Gazza Mac - £25
Cheeko - £25
Conor Donnelly - £31
Conor Nugent - £25
Stephen O'Sullivan - £80
William Cherry - £25

That's all for now folks. Enjoy your first foray of the season into the transfer market and good luck at the weekend.

Cheers,

Michael R.
Diving in the Box FF League Chairman

FF Update Week 1

Dear All,

Yes they're off and running at last - although stuttering and stumbling might be a better way to describe some teams' performances.

That's right, while some managers have been threatening the upper echelons of the overall nationwide FF competition, others have been out of the traps slower than Steptoe's greyhound (and I'm not talking about Man Utd here!!!).

Speaking of which, I'm sure there are plenty of managers out there shaking their heads at the loss of Rooney and Ronaldo so early in the season. Points missed out on, transfers wasted, oh no my season is over already!!! Yes, I can hear it all now. Such is the competitive nature of DITB FF Football.

So let's get things underway why don't we.

It's obviously still early doors and it will be a little while yet before the leagues really settle down and take shape so don't worry too much about your position just yet. having said that, I'd rather be in the Prince's position than Gulladuff Mafia's at this stage!

Yes the Prince of Darkness, a somewhat unwilling participant this season ("just as I thought I was out, they dragged me back in!"), is topping the table midway through week two, ahead of Brendys Bruisers and Sheer Kidology FAF!! The UEFA Cup places are currently occupied by Harpic Amsterdam and Au Revoir Thierry14 - just ahead of a quartet of former champions in The Grapes, Chelsea Daggers, KFC Academical and The Dogs Ballacks.

At the bottom end of the Premier League, another former champion Gulladuff Mafia and cronie Decies Ant Atac are holding up the table. Both teams just about made the cut last season and look to have carried that form into this year. True Blue Strikers occupy the third relegation spot.


DIVING IN THE BOX PREMIER LEAGUE 2007/2008: Week one



1 (-) PRINCE OF DARKNESS 61 (21)

2 (-) BRENDYS BRUISER’S 51 (12)

3 (-) SHEER KIDOLOGY FAF!! 47 (2)

4 (-) HARPIC AMSTERDAM 45 (9)

5 (-) AU REVOIR THIERRY14 43 (7)

6 (-) THE GRAPES OF RAFF 40 (7)

7 (-) CHELSEA DAGGERS 39 (10)

8 (-) KFC ACADEMICAL 38 (7)

8 (-) THE DOGS BALLACKS 38 (11)

10 (-) CHERRY UNITED 37 (3)

11 (-) MINUS THREE FC 36 (7)

12 (-) FLEXY’S FAIRIES 35 (1)

12 (-) KIRBS CRAWLERS 35 (5)

12 (-) MACLACTICOS 35 (6)

15 (-) THE HAPPY MONKEYS 29 (21)

16 (-) REAL GOLDFISH 27 (6)

17 (-) MINIBABYBELLEFC 24 (3)

18 (-) TRUE BLUE STRIKERS 23 (1)

19 (-) DECIES ANT ATAC 21 (3)

20 (-) GULLADUFF MAFIA 17 (-1)



SUPER LEAGUE POSITION IN LEAGUE OF SUPER LEAGUES: 2503

The Conference League is off to a flyer with Yer Ma's Athletic storming ahead on 72 points. Brother Jones was actually 53rd nationwide after the weekend but has now slipped to 200 odd and will probably never see his name in the Telegraph. It's all downhill from here Frank. It reminds me of a card school in university when wee packie Hurson won the first hand of knockout whist, said it was going to be his lucky night and never won another hand... in about 10 hours. I think he's still paying off his debts from that one.

Steprightin (another classic name from Henry Senior) and Muckamore Utd take up the other coveted promotion positions, while it will surprise no-one to see Fernando Muppetorres at the very bottom of the pile. I suppose you could say that Brother Maynes is the lowest of the low!



DIVING IN THE BOX CONFERENCE LEAGUE 2007/2008: Week one



1 (-) YER MA’S ATHLETIC 72 (12)

2 (-) STEPRIGHTIN 53 (11)

3 (-) MUCKAMORE UTD 43 (5)

4 (-) BAZKINGATTHETOP 37 (5)

4 (-) THE BUSTED CLAMPETS 37 (3)

6 (-) CON VILLA 36 (21)

6 (-) GULLADUFF F.F 36 (5)

8 (-) THE WELL HUNGARIANS 35 (7)

8 (-) HOOFERS UTD 35 (13)

10 (-) GAZZA’S PIPING HOTS 31 (2)

10 (-) BLACK SOCKS RED TOPS 31 (10)

10 (-) JOEY’S MONSTERS 31 (5)

13 (-) YOU’LLNEVERWALKALONE 29 (2)

14 (-) MERSEY MIRACLES 24 (3)

14 (-) COOL DUDE ZOO 24 (10)

16 (-) VIRGIN SURFERS 23 (2)

17 (-) BOYS OF SUMMER 21 (7)

18 (-) FERNANDO MUPPETORRES 13 (0)



SUPER LEAGUE POSITION IN LEAGUE OF SUPER LEAGUES: 3099


So there you have it my friends.

Week one is behind us, just another 38 or so torturous weeks ahead.

Hope you enjoyed the break. Welcome to Hell.

Michael R.
Diving in the Box FF League Chairman

PS: I forgot to say.... READ 'EM AND WEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back!!

Dear All,

It's hard to believe but tomorrow afternoon kicks off a brand new DITB season.

Yes, it's 'squeaky bum' time as a grand total of 37 teams in two divisions prepare themselves pre-season for another long, hard battle.

The pre-season transfer deadline has passed so you're stuck with your current starting 11 until Wednesday August 22.

Now it's time to sit back, relax (if that's possible) and watch your team helplessly from the sidelines for a couple of weeks.

This season is a milestone in DITB history as, for the first time ever, the league has been divided into two separate divisions.

The creme de la creme of the Fantasy Football world have all converged in the DITB Premier League and one look at the teams involved should make managers proud to be amongst the elite, while at the same time aware that the competition will be more fierce than ever - whether you're fighting for the league title or to avoid relegation.

The rest are in the DITB Conference League.

I am pleased to report that after painstaking efforts by the chairman (I'll have to talk about that at a later date!!) we will have a full quota of 20 teams competing in the Premier League. The line-up is as follows...

DITB PREMIER LEAGUE

Harpic Amsterdam - Mark Molloy

The Grapes of Raff - Michael Rafferty

Flexys Fairies - Brendan Kelly

The Happy Monkeys - Brian Shields

Chelsea Daggers - Kurt Festraerts

Rafas' Goatee - John McDermott (apostrophe in the wrong place lad!)

Ylneverbeathefrankie - Declan Crudden (the less said about that team name the better, obviously in a rush Decie!)

Au Revoir Thierry14 - Conor Walls

Brendys Bruisers - Brendan Devlin

True Blue Strikers - Jules Eilledge

KFC Academical - Kevin McCauley

Sheer Kidology FAF!! - Patrick O'Sullivan

Cherry United - William Cherry

Minus Three Fc - Geoff Johnston

Minibabybellefc - Claire Baber

Real Goldfish - Conor McAvoy

The Dogs Ballacks - Paul Brogan

Maclacticos - Owen McNally

Prince of Darkness - Gavin Sheehy

Kirbs Crawlers - Andy Kirby



There will be 17 teams competing in the Conference League (possibly one more to come in the shape of The Busted Sofas who I believe are in Canada!). The line-up is as follows:

DITB CONFERENCE LEAGUE

Hoofers Utd - Gareth Bradley

Fernando Muppetorres - Paul Maynes

Steprightin - Brendan Henry

Bazking at the Top - Barry Corr

Boys of Summer - Austin McGinley

Yer Ma's Athletic - Francis Jones

Gazza's Piping Hots - Gary McDonald

Joeys Monsters - Andy McCabe

Black Socks Red Tops - David Nightingale

Muckamore Utd - Alan Stewart

You'llneverwalkalone - Mark Stevenson

Con Villa - Connell McGinley

Virgin Surfers - Eamon Eastwood

Cool Dude Zoo - Stephen O'Sullivan

Mersey Miracles - Joe O'Sullivan

The Well Hungarians - Conor Nugent

Gulladuff FF - Matthew Henry



Prize money this year will be as follows...

DITB PREMIER LEAGUE

First Place & Champions League Qualification £200 plus trophy
Second Place & Champions League Qualification £125
Third Place & Champions League Qualification £75
Fourth Place & UEFA Cup Qualification £25
Fifth Place & UEFA Cup Qualification £25

The bottom three teams in the Premier League will be relegated into The Conference League for the following season and also pay a forfeit.
Third from Bottom £10 forfeit
Second from bottom £15 forfeit
Last position £20 forfeit


DITB CONFERENCE LEAGUE

First place and promotion to Premier League £125
Second place and promotion to Premier League £100
Third place and promotion to Premier League £50

The bottom three managers in the Conference League will pay a cash forfeit at the end of the season.

Third from Bottom £10 forfeit
Second from bottom £15 forfeit
Last position £20 forfeit


FFA CUP WINNER £50 plus trophy (open to all teams in both divisions)


As far as I'm aware, scores will be updated online on a daily basis but I will try to continue my Wednesday updates.

So who will be sitting proud as punch at the top of each division after the weekend?

Who will suffer the ultimate humiliation of being bottom of the table after week one?

I'm sure I speak for all managers when I say that all we want at this stage is a decent start to the season... is that too much to ask?

At the end of the day, someone has to be top and someone has to be bottom... only time will tell.

Good luck tomorrow and keep your eye on the ball.

Michael R.

Diving in the Box FF League Chairman

Don't forget to check out http://divinginthebox.blogspot.com/ for all your FF needs.