Update 06/09/08

Dear All,

Good to see that the updates have come in earlier this week - although still no weekly scores.

There are two words, as you all know, for this... RIDICULOUS!

Anyway, the good news after week three is that the The Grapes of Raff are top of the Premier League.

The bad news is that... well, actually, there is no bad news.

Happy Days!!!

Until next week....

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

Michael R.
Diving in the Box FF League Chairman
http://divinginthebox.blogspot.com/



No seriously, I suppose I may as well give some others a mention too.

As I said, the chairman tops the table by just one point from Kirbs Crawlers with a host of teams within touching distance, as one would expect at this early stage of the season.

These include Diaby Does Dallas, True Blue Strikers and Minus Three FC who complete our top five.

Premiership new boys Yer Ma's Athletic, Gazzas Piping Hots and Gulladuff FF have yet to reach the 100 point mark, the latter looking an early candidate to go straight back down to the Conference.

Sister Baber still holds up the table, in particular the Gulladuff contigent - but there's nothing to wory about yet. In fact I think that the three teams in the relegation zone are employing the tactic that if they stay just behind defending champion Making History, they'll do very well. So the tactic is working, it's just that Brother Festraerts is fourth from bottom at the moment.

In the Conference League, it's a brave man to give his team a name like Probably The Best but Brother Stevenson is proving that he just might be, sitting proudly on top of the table.

Of course, he might still look like a complete Terry Feckwit at the end of the season, but we'll let him enjoy nhis lofty position while it lasts.

Also off to a good start is Sheer Kidology with Chuckle Brother Junior obviously making a big effort to return to the top flight at his first attempt. Can't blame him - apparently it stinks down there!

Newcomer Barry's Elite XI occupies third place and will be hoping to emulate his brother's feat last year, in which Yer Ma was promoted. Flexy, Mickey Harte and Bazking are all off to a good start also, while The Fernandos, Busted Sofas and Hoofers Utd are presently the worst teams in the league. Real Goldfish are off to a slow start. Unfortunately, taking into account the memory span of a goldfish, Brother McAvoy probably can't remember that he was relegated and still thinks he's in the comfortable surroundings of the Premiership! Poor lad.

We have an international break this weekend, although it's probably still not enough time to get Torres and Gerrard back for the big game against Man Utd, who will have Berbatov in their ranks for the first time.

If anyone is tempted to put the Berb, or City's new superstar Robinho, into their teams, the password this week is SEAMAN.

So, enjoy your break this weekend. It's been a nice easy start but it really gets serious from next week.

Until then, and this time for real,....

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



Michael R.
Diving in the Box FF League Chairman
http://divinginthebox.blogspot.com/



Here is the current DITB PREMIER LEAGUE leaderboard.

Pos Overall Manager Team Tot Pts
1 7858 Mr Michael Rafferty The Grapes of Raff 124
2 8920 Mr Andy Kirby kirbs crawlers 123
3 16862 Mr Paul Brogan Diaby Does Dallas 118
4 19417 Mr Jules Eilledge True Blue Strikers 116
5 24076 Mr Geoff Johnston Minus Three FC 114
5 24851 Dr Owen McNally Maclacticos 114
7 33360 Mr Declan Crudden HIT THE BAR 110
7 33977 Mr Brendan Devlin Brendys Bruisers 110
9 35967 Mr Conor Walls Feeder club MUFC 109
10 43200 Mr William Cherry Cherry United 107
11 68089 Mr Brian Shields the blue monkeys 100
12 72178 Mr Fra Jones Yer Ma's Athletic 99
13 102702 Mr Gary McDonald Gazzas Piping Hots 92
14 134820 Mr Mark Molloy Harpic Amsterdam 85
15 142077 Mr Gavin Sheehy Prince of Darkness 84
16 148280 Mr Kevin McCauley KFC Academical 82
17 156111 Mr Kurt Festraerts Making History 80
18 164609 Mr Matthew Henry Gulladuff F.F 78
19 181627 Mr John McDermott ABCDE FC 73
20 209170 Miss Claire Baber MINIBABYBELLEFC 62


Your league is placed 1319 out of 10589 with an average score of 119.

Here is the current DITB Conference League leaderboard.


Pos Overall Manager Team Tot Pts
1 5358 Mr Mark Stevenson PROBABLY THE BEST 127
2 10124 Mr Simon Patrick O'Sullivan Sheer Kidology 122
3 23996 Mr Barry Jones Barry's Elite XI 114
4 36071 Mr Brendan Kelly flexys fairys 109
5 41228 Mr colly mckenna micky hartes x1 108
6 64555 Mr Barry Corr bazkinginglory 101
7 89566 Mr Austin McGinley Boys of Summer 95
8 111511 Mr Simon Jenkins Stickshifter FC 90
9 126693 Mr Brendan Henry HOWRTINGS 87
10 134784 Mr Alan McCabe Dirty Dubs XI 85
11 142273 Mr Alan Stewart Muckamore Uld 84
12 144544 Mr Connell McGinley Mighty Con Villa 83
13 160009 Mr Andrew McCabe Joeys Monsters 79
14 175038 Mr Conor Nugent The Well Hungarian 75
14 177153 Mr Stephen O'Sullivan Mersey Miracles 75
16 184457 Mr conor mc avoy REAL GOLDFISH 72
17 194839 Mr Stephen O'Sullivan Cool Dude Zoo 69
17 194950 Master Eamon Eastwood Virgin Surfers 69
19 204875 Mr Philip McCabe Chamonix Albion 64
20 206908 Mr Gareth Bradley Hoofers UTD 63
21 210531 Mr Conor Donnelly The Busted Sofas 61
22 213632 Mr paul maynes The fernandos 60


Your league is placed 2150 out of 10589 with an average score of 116.