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[Walcott\'s Wonderkids]

West Brom doing surprisingly well in all 3 games. Nice to see me beating Chelsea and drawing with Liverpool in weeeman's game.

Very secure in 2, stable in the other and currently lieing in tied 4th overall in the table.... very contented!!!

Here's to a solid 2nd half of the season for the Brom!!

KUTGW guys, really good stuff.

[~Ian~]

Secure, stable and precarious.

A good mix there, inconsistent though having Everton bottom in one and in a Champs League place in another.

[TigerJoe]

Wow, I'm bottom of the league in 1 update but I'm still stable in 2 and secure in 1.

[DiscoStu94]

Stable, stable and insecure.

[dafuge]

Looking like a real mixed bag for me in the three games with security of very insecure, stable and very secure.

[tomsmith1989]

A bit of an 'up and down' feeling in Canveys updates. The 2-0 defeat to Fulham is poor. Oh well, still secure in all three.

[el sid]

Doing reasonably well in all three saves with Stable in each Out of the Champions League in canvey's game though

[conners]

2 very secure, i love it

[JB]

Stable in 2, secure in the other. Cant complain.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

9th= as Jonte Rhodes moves to Very Secure in one of the games, also nice to see us defeating Juventus 1-0 as the only mention across the updates. I am exactly where I want to be, don't want to become hugely secure as that means overperforming and gives higher expectations in season 2. Lets keep it going boys. Lazio for midtable.

[Spleen!]

Joint 14th, that's not bad.

[Whoopy D]

Not looking very good right now for me, doing badly in two and average in the other. I thought West Ham would be easy

[SCIAG]

By all three reports, I'm doing really well. Two of the three writers even gave me MOTM. I'm really happy with that, but I wish my board would give me some credit "Merely" stable in all.

[ScottT!]

Been without internet access for ages, but nice to see this still going strong! Happy with my lofty position of eight, gives me time to work with

[weeeman27bob]

Weeman27bob - Update 6
Years: 0, Months: 6, Days: 177

As 2008 turns into 2009, we must say goodbye to one of our managers. Everton have sacked Brian McGuinness after a string of poor performances. McGuinness looks likely to be joined by many managers soon though, as eight of our hopefuls have their job status as Very Insecure, and another three as Insecure.

One of the Very Insecure managers is Torino’s dafuge who finds his team rock bottom of Serie A with just three wins and five draws from seventeen games. Also in the relegation zone are Neppo Monster’s Cagliari and Mathias Brunckhorst’s Chievo but neither of these managers find their position under threat. The same cannot be said of bermybhoy, manager of 17th placed Atalanta, who like dafuge is fighting a struggle to keep his job. It can only be assumed that uncapitalised names are not favoured by the game.

The final manager struggling in Italy is Lisa Jeffries, the manager of Juventus, with the former giants sitting 8th. They did, however, manage to qualify in first position in their Champions League group. With Sporting CP in second, that meant a swift exit into the UEFA Cup for Tom Smith’s Arsenal.

Their exit is quite bizarre as they sit top of the Premiership ahead of Andre da Conceiçao’s Chelsea, and with a goal difference of nearly twice that of their nearest rivals. Surprise packages Zach Machios’s Portsmouth and Leo Dodge’s Tottenham sit 3rd and 4th respectively. They are the filling in what I like to think of as the Big Four sandwich as Maurice Jobson’s Man United and Jeremy English’s Liverpool sit 5th and 6th, although both teams qualified for the knockout rounds of the Champions League, with Liverpool drawn against Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina. Many would expect the English team to dominate, but Fiorentina sit 4th in Serie A and have recorded a win over Juventus this month. The most exciting tie of the knockout rounds also involves a team from Italy, as Clark Aitken’s sixth placed Roma take on the financial might of Lucas Volman’s Real Madrid. The giants from the Spanish capital sit top of La Liga, closely followed by Haowan Madridstas’s Barcelona.

Jack Browne’s Sevilla are third despite losing 0-1 to both Lars Tommersen’s Villarreal and Lawrence Lazewski’s Valencia and so should be content with life. Valladolid, managed by Phill Ewles, are also doing well in a month which included a comfortable 2-0 victory over Neilio’s struggling Alméria. His team sit in 18th place and have conceded the most in La Liga, meaning that he finds his position Very Insecure. David Machine's Athletic find themselves in a similar position, kept out of the relegation zone only by a superior goal difference. Things aren’t all good for Saul Goode either with his Osasuna team sitting bottom of La Liga with a miserable thirteen points. Both these managers also find their statuses Very Insecure.

Neji Hyuuga’s Deportivo sit 12th, lower than expected, and whilst not catastrophic he must work harder to secure his position. Deportivo are through though to the next round of the UEFA Cup where they will face Da Hoover Man’s Sampdoria. Also through are Liam Ferguson’s Man City. Ferguson hasn’t had the best of months in which his team lost 2-3 to both Liverpool and Arnold J. Rimmer’s Bolton. This sees City sitting 9th in the Premiersihp. Two places above them are Robert Boyle’s Blackburn who had a thumping 4-1 victory over Liverpool this month. In eighth place, rather surprisingly, are Brucie Bonus’s West Brom. The Baggies beat both Newcastle and West Ham 2-1 this month which should please their fans.

Fans of Newcastle and West Ham shouldn’t be too pleased though. Shazad Ali and Whoopy Dee find their teams in 16th and 18th respectively and also find their job statuses Very Insecure. They are separated by Fréderico Canvey’s Stoke who lost every single game this month. Doing worse though are Ricky Nakano’s Middlesbrough who also lost all their games this month and sit bottom of the league. It is not a surprise to learn that his job is at threat.

In Serie A, Ben Cee’s Inter still lead the race after an unbeaten month including a hard fought 1-1 draw with their biggest rivals Will de Mote’s AC Milan. In fact only one team separates them in the league. That accolade goes to Tyler Burrow’s Udinese who scored an impressive nine goals in four games this month.

Towards the middle of the table are some teams who have performed admirably well. Despite not winning a game this month in the league Theo Stigarakis should be pleased, especially with a 2-2 draw against AC Milan and sit an impressive 10th. James Ridley’s Siena have also had a commendable month. Their most impressive performance was a 3-2 triumph over previous table toppers Lord Weeman’s Napoli, who have won only twice in eleven games. Napoli were also knocked out of the Italian Cup by Jonte Rhodes’s 7th placed Lazio, in what was the only shocking result of the round.

Manager of the Update

This month, the award goes to....

Brucie Bonus, West Brom.


There were no outstanding candidates this month. Leo Dodge and Zach Machios continue to impress in the Premiership, but were not outstanding. Theo Stigarakis continues to work wonders with his Catania team but again has not had an exceptional month. Bonus has lead West Brom on a march up the table and with some impressive results this month, the award is his.

Job Securities

Pos Username             Manager             Club        Security      Days   
1st  ssestig              Theo Stigarakis     Catania     Very Secure   177
  -  PluckaDuck           Tyler Burrows       Udinese     Very Secure   177  
  -  Blanco               Cristobal Blanco    Recreativo  Very Secure   177 
  -  Chimpos              Phill Ewles         Valladolid  Very Secure   177     
  -  KiddingChoc          Zach Machios        Portsmouth  Very Secure   177
  -  conners              Sirus Lannock       Málaga      Very Secure   177
  -  SCIAG                Leo Dodge           Tottenham   Very Secure   177  
  -  Walcott’s Wonderkids Brucie Bonus        West Brom   Very Secure   177
  -  hasdgfas             Tim Aubel           Fulham      Very Secure   177     
10th Martin_              Martin Bojangles    Hull        Secure        177  
  -  Almondo              Arnold J. Rimmer    Bolton      Secure        177
  -  Greasy Chip Butty    Andy Morton         Sporting    Secure        177
  -  ScottT!              Scott Tysoe         Sunderland  Secure        177
  -  jack.browne          Jack Browne         Sevilla     Secure        177
  -  m1234566778          Maz Armley          Racing      Secure        177
  -  JSalter              James Salter        Reggina     Secure        177  
18th hamilton162          Tom Hamilton        Mallorca    Stable        177   
  -  Ben Arsenal          Ben Cee             Inter       Stable        177   
  -  canvey!!             Fréderico Canvey    Stoke       Stable        177
  -  Haowan               Haowan Madridstas   Barcelona   Stable        177   
  -  clrkaitken           Clark Aitken        Roma        Stable        177   
  -  Waghlon              Lars Tommersen      Villarreal  Stable        177  
  -  weeeman27bob         Lord Weeman         Napoli      Stable        177  
  -  IlikeJellybeans      Jellybean Man       Numancia    Stable        177   
  -  super_lampard        Super Lampard       Lecce       Stable        177  
  -  mikeytwigge          Mikey Twigge        Palermo     Stable        177   
  -  AtilasMiserly        Will de Mote        A.C. Milan  Stable        177   
  -  pnefc22              Wobill Luman        Betis       Stable        177   
  -  spartans5            Lawrence Lazewski   Valencia    Stable        177   
  -  corinthiano          Mathias Brunckhorst Chievo      Stable        177   
  -  tomsmith1989         Tom Smith           Arsenal     Stable        177  
  -  Romanista1994        Lucas Volman        Real Madrid Stable        177   
  -  MikaelS              Mikael Schøler      Bologna     Stable        177  
  -  DiscoStu94           Da Hoover Man       Sampdoria   Stable        177   
  -  ian_1982             Maurice Jobson      Man United  Stable        177   
  -  Cardiovascular       Cardio Vascular     Genoa       Stable        177   
  -  fergysafc            Liam Ferguson       Man City    Stable        177   
  -  Lower Leagues Rule   Jonte Rhodes        Lazio       Stable        177   
  -  TaylorB              Ben Taylor          Fiorentina  Stable        177   
  -  Robert_296           Robert Boyle        Blackburn   Stable        177   
  -  JoeLatics            Joe Gleeson         Espanyol    Stable        177   
  -  brettney1980         Brettney Joven      Wigan       Stable        177   
  -  el sid               Cool Manager        At. Madrid  Stable        177   
  -  TigerJoe             Joe Seddon          Getafe      Stable        177   
  -  NepentheZ            Neppo Monster       Cagliari    Stable        177   
  -  tadr                 Andre da Conceiçao  Chelsea     Stable        177   
  -  PaulHartman71        Jeremy English      Liverpool   Stable        177   
  -  Ridleys              James Ridley        Siena       Stable        177  
49th markcator3006        Mark Cator          Aston Villa Insecure      177     
  -  Jack Rudd            Lisa Jeffries       Juventus    Insecure      177  
  -  Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo   Insecure      177  
52nd bermybhoy            bermybhoy           Atalanta    Very Insecure 177
  -  rancer890            Ricky Nakano        Middlesbro  Very Insecure 177
  -  WhoopyD              Whoopy Dee          West Ham    Very Insecure 177
  -  dafuge               dafuge              Torino      Very Insecure 177
  -  d-machine            David Machine       Athletic    Very Inseucre 177  
  -  Swafe                Saul Goode          Osasuna     Very Insecure 177     
  -  kashmirshazad        Shazad Ali          Newcastle   Very Insecure 177    
  -  Neilio               Neilio              Almería     Very Insecure 177
60th ~Ian~                Bryan McGuinness    Everton                   159

[Ridleys]

Update 6 - Ridleys
Years: 0, Months: 6, Days: 177

Things are starting to get very interesting now, the first sacking has taken place in the competition and I don’t believe it will be too long until another one follows. Jeremy English was sacked just 165 days in to his job at Liverpool after extremely poor performances in the League, where they are in 14th position. Joe Gleeson looks like he could be next to join Mr English on the unemployment list as he is said to be Precarious at his club Espanyol and could get the sack any time soon.

However, it’s not all bad news this month. Leo Dodge’s Tottenham continued their excellent form in the League with three wins including an excellent 2-0 win over Bryan McGuinness’s Everton, who are also in good form. Tottenham have won all their league games since they drew with Mark Cator’s Aston Villa at the end of October. Mr Cator had a less inspiring month than Leo Dodge and Bryan McGuinness however. They won only one game, in the UEFA Cup, against Ukranian side Metalist. They lost all three league games this month as well as getting thrashed against Tom Smith’s Arsenal 1-4 in the League Cup Quarter Final.

It was also a good month for two managers in Italy, Theo Stigarakis and dafuge, managers of Catania and Torino. Both English managers are punching above their weight in the league with Torino still on for a place in Europe for next season. Wobill Luman’s Betis are still performing above expectations as they are in 3rd place in La Liga. The English manager has had consistent form from his team all season, with their lowest position being only 8th place. Tom Hamilton’s Mallorca continue to underperform and are only 1 point outside the relegation zone. Mr Hamilton will hopefully be looking at some new strikers in the forthcoming transfer window as his team has netted only 5 goals in their last 10 league games.

The Italian Cup brought no shocks with Will de Mote’s A.C. Milan and Da Hoover Man’s Sampdoria scoring 9 goals between them. A.C. Milan beat Catania 5-1 and Sampdoria overcame Neppo Monster’s Cagliari 4-0. Cagliari are also struggling in the league: with the worst goal difference and the lowest amount of goals scored, it is not going well for them. Sampdoria are up against Ben Cee’s Inter, whilst A.C. Milan will be playing away at Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina in the Quarter Final.

The draw for the Semi Final in the English League Cup has been made after the Quarter Finals took place this month. Shazad Ali’s Newcastle became the first Semi Finalist after beating Robert Boyle’s Blackburn with relative ease. Portsmouth, managed by Zach Machios, thrashed their League One counterparts Scunthorpe 5-1, with John Utaka netting 3 of the 5 goals for Pompey. Everton beat Arnold J. Rimmer’s Bolton and Arsenal beat under pressure manager Mark Cator and his team Aston Villa 4-1 to seal their places in the Semi Final. Newcastle will be playing Arsenal and Portsmouth will play Everton in the next round.

In the Champions League it was not good news for Roma and their Canadian manager Clark Aitken, as they were the only team from this competition to be knocked out in the Group Stages, drawing all 6 of their games. Lars Tommersen’s Villarreal were on top form in the Group Stages, staying unbeaten throughout and winning their group by 8 points. Managerless Liverpool also qualified from that group. Spanish Champions Real Madrid, managed by Lucas Volman, English Champions Manchester United, managed by Maurice Jobson and Italian Champions Inter, managed by Ben Cee, all won their respective groups. Villarreal are to play against Zenit in the next round, Real Madrid will be playing Werder Bremen, Manchester United will face Portuguese side Sporting CP and Inter will be up against Arsenal.

In the UEFA Cup two of the teams from this competition have been knocked out in the Group Stages. Maz Armley’s Racing were knocked out in Group B after three defeats in their last three Group games. Lord Weeman’s Napoli were also knocked out after finishing bottom of Group D. Jack Browne’s Sevilla and English side Portsmouth both qualified from that group. Tyler Burrows’s Udinese won their group and were the only team to not concede a goal. Big spenders ManchesterCity, managed by Liam Ferguson, won their group with Lawrence Lazewski’s Valencia finishing in 2nd place. Sevilla are playing Fenerbahçe in the First Knockout Round, Udinese will be playing Ajax, ManchesterCity will face Greek side Panathinaikos and Valencia are up against Porto.

Manager of the Update
My manager of the update has to go to;

Wobill Luman, Betis

Another consistent month for Wobill Luman, manager of Betis, as they moved up to 3rd place in La Liga. Lars Tommersen, manager of Villarreal, was also a contender after a great performance in the Champions League and dafuge was also a possible winner after a good month at Torino.

    Pos  Username             Manager             Club          Security      Days
    1    Almondo              Arnold J. Rimmer    Bolton        Very Secure   177
    -    pnefc22              Wobill Luman        Betis         Very Secure   177
    -    ssestig              Theo Stigarakis     Catania       Very Secure   177
    -    conners              Sirus Lannock       Málaga        Very Secure   177
    -    IlikeJellybeans      Jellybean Man       Numancia      Very Secure   177
    -    kashmirshazad        Shazad Ali          Newcastle     Very Secure   177
    -    Swafe                Saul Goode          Osasuna       Very Secure   177
    -    Blanco               Cristobal Blanco    Recreativo    Very Secure   177
    -    Greasy Chip Butty    Andy Morton         Sporting      Very Secure   177
    -    ScottT!              Scott Tysoe         Sunderland    Very Secure   177
    -    dafuge               dafuge              Torino        Very Secure   177
    -    SCIAG                Leo Dodge           Tottenham     Very Secure   177
    13   ~Ian~                Bryan McGuinness    Everton       Secure        177
    -    TaylorB              Ben Taylor          Fiorentina    Secure        177
    -    hasdgfas             Tim Aubel           Fulham        Secure        177
    -    TigerJoe             Joe Seddon          Getafe        Secure        177
    -    ian_1982             Maurice Jobson      Man United    Secure        177
    -    KiddingChoc          Zach Machios        Portsmouth    Secure        177
    19   Ben Arsenal          Ben Cee             Inter         Stable        177
    -    canvey!!             Fréderico Canvey    Stoke         Stable        177
    -    Haowan               Haowan Madridstas   Barcelona     Stable        177
    -    clrkaitken           Clark Aitken        Roma          Stable        177
    -    spartans5            Lawrence Lazewski   Valencia      Stable        177
    -    Jack Rudd            Lisa Jeffries       Juventus      Stable        177
    -    Chimpos              Phill Ewles         Valladolid    Stable        177
    -    rancer890            Ricky Nakano        Middlesbrough Stable        177
    -    super_lampard        Super Lampard       Lecce         Stable        177
    -    tomsmith1989         Tom Smith           Arsenal       Stable        177
    -    PluckaDuck           Tyler Burrows       Udinese       Stable        177
    -    weeeman27bob         Lord Weeman         Napoli        Stable        177
    -    Ridleys              James Ridley        Siena         Stable        177
    -    Lower Leagues Rule   Jonte Rhodes        Lazio         Stable        177
    -    Romanista1994        Lucas Volman        Real Madrid   Stable        177
    -    JSalter              James Salter        Reggina       Stable        177
    -    Neilio               Neilio              Almería       Stable        177
    -    Cardiovascular       Cardio Vascular     Genoa         Stable        177
    -    Martin_              Martin Bojangles    Hull          Stable        177
    -    fergysafc            Liam Ferguson       Man City      Stable        177
    -    MikaelS              Mikael Schøler      Bologna       Stable        177
    -    Waghlon              Lars Tommersen      Villarreal    Stable        177
    -    Whoopy D             Whoopy D            West Ham      Stable        177
    -    brettney1980         Brettney Joven      Wigan         Stable        177
    -    Walcott’s Wonderkids Brucie Bonus        West Brom     Stable        177
    -    el sid               Cool Manager        At. Madrid    Stable        177
    -    jack.browne          Jack Browne         Sevilla       Stable        177
    -    NepentheZ            Neppo Monster       Cagliari      Stable        177
    -    tadr                 Andre da Conceiçao  Chelsea       Stable        177
    48   AtilasMiserly        Will de Mote        A.C. Milan    Insecure      177
    -    markcator3006        Mark Cator          Aston Villa   Insecure      177
    -    corinthiano          Mathias Brunckhorst Chievo        Insecure      177
    51   bermybhoy            bermybhoy           Atalanta      Very Insecure 177
    -    d-machine            David Machine       Athletic      Very Insecure 177
    -    Robert_296           Robert Boyle        Blackburn     Very Insecure 177
    -    Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo     Very Insecure 177
    -    hamilton162          Tom Hamilton        Mallorca      Very Insecure 177
    -    mikeytwigge          Mikey Twigge        Palermo       Very Insecure 177
    -    m1234566778          Maz Armley          Racing        Very Insecure 177
    -    DiscoStu94           Da Hoover Man       Sampdoria     Very Insecure 177
    59   JoeLatics            Joe Gleeson         Espanyol      Precarious    177
    60   PaulHartman71        Jeremy English      Liverpool                   165
  

[canvey!!]

Update 6 – canvey!!
Years: 0, Months: 6, Days: 177

There was good news for two of our managers this month as the English League Cup Quarter Finals were played. In one tie, Championship Reading ousted their fellow second-tier opponents Cardiff, while all of the others had Premier League managers in action for one of the season’s earlier pieces of silverware. However, it was not to be for Liam Ferguson, whose Manchester City team lost on penalties to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jeremy English, in the middle of a mini-revitalisation at Anfield, knocked out Andre da Conceiçao’s Chelsea, while the other two Big Four teams were in action in the other tie, with Manchester United knocking out Tom Smith’s Arsenal.

There was further good news for Rwandan Red Devils boss Maurice Jobson, as his side travelled to Japan for the Club World Championship, where Tevez and Berbatov goals lifted them the title with a 3-1 win over Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel. Such an amount of cup fixtures means United have two games in hand over the majority of the Premier League, yet they still sit top, with two wins out of two this month.

England weren’t the only country hosting a cup this month, and it is over to Italy where the First Round of the Italian Cup took place. Perhaps the best win of the round was that of Atalanta, manged by bermybhoy, who knocked out Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina away. There were convincing wins for Inter Milan, A.C. Milan and Da Hoover Man’s Sampdoria, while Lord Weeman’s Napoli squeaked past Mikel Schøler’s Bologna on penalties. Roma, Juventus and Mikey Twigge’s Palermo join these teams in the Quarter Final.

There was also action in Serie A, and Clark Aitken’s Roma hold a magnificent eight point lead at the top, despite dropping two points this month with a 2-2 draw away to Inter. They also found themselves top of their Champions League group, the only points lost being as a result of a 0-0 draw with Jeremy English’s Liverpool this month, with qualification having already been secure. It’s a similar story down the bottom end, with Mathias Brunckhorst’s Chievo stuck seven points from safety. The Insecure manager failed to pick up a point this month, with two 0-1 defeats sandwiching a 0-4 destruction by Theo Stigarakis’s Catania, who are currently 15th.

In Spain, Joe Seddon’s Getafe find themselves in the relegation zone despite a very good month this month. Defeating Racing and Wobill Luman’s Betis 2-0 were the highlights, with the only blip a 0-0 away draw, but at the hands of in-form Atlético Madrid it was not a bad effort at all. Atlético also won all month with the exception of that Getafe game, Cool Manager guiding them to the UEFA Cup with a third-placed finish in a tough Champions League group with a 1-0 win over Rangers. Málaga and Neilio’s Almería found themselves victims of Manager’s unbeaten run, suffering 1-4 and 1-2 respectively.

Atlético Madrid weren’t the only team to fail to qualify for the next round of the Champions League, and they certainly weren’t the worst of those that didn’t. While Roma and Liverpool denied progression for the team from Spain’s capital, Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina were sent to the UEFA Cup when Celtic sneaked ahead, and this combined with the cup result meant a very patchy month for Taylor: good in the league but poor in other competitions. The biggest wins this month were for Lars Tommersen’s Villarreal over FC Twente and for Lucas Volman’s Real Madrid over Shalke, both 3-0. The next round beckons, with three ties where both teams are managed by our managers. Lisa Jeffries’s Juventus playing Man United is perhaps the most interesting tie, with Liverpool vs. Real Madrid a close second.

Half of the English Premier League season has been played, and it is a woman who is bottom of the pile. Brettney Joven takes charge at Wigan, but hasn’t fared particularly well and is currently 20th, and is currently Very Insecure. Wigan picked up a point this month with a home draw against Fulham, but lost their other three games. Joining the Latics in the drop zone are Fréderico Canvey’s Stoke and Zach Machios’s Portsmouth. The former is Stable while the latter is Insecure, although the southern team picked up a decent points tally this month, undefeated except for a 0-2 defeat at the Stadium of Light against a high-flying Sunderland.

Yes, Scott Tysoe’s team is currently rolling in money and overperforming. They beat three of the teams in the bottom four this month when welcoming them to the Stadium of Light, but an away fixture in the FA Cup Third Round to Chelsea will not be a delight, as the London team beat them 4-0 in an identical League Cup tie in September. However, a 2-2 draw at the Emirates this month might give Tysoe hope of causing an upset. Sunderland’s rivals Newcastle find themselves camped securely in the top half, but after winning their first game of the month, 2-0 over Bolton, Shazad Ali’s team drew their remaining three games.

Mark Cator’s Aston Villa had an increase in fortunes this month as they propelled themselves up the table with three consecutive wins, knocking back West Brom, Fulham and Robert Boyle’s Blackburn. However, a visit to Old Trafford saw the Birmingham team dished a 0-5 thrashing. The good news is that Cator seems out of the storm for the moment, his Job Status now Stable. Whoopy Dee and David Machine also found themselves Very Insecure at the end of last month, and West Ham boss Dee still finds himself on the brink of a sacking despite a 4-0 victory over Hull this month. However, Machine, at Athletic, has salvaged his position for now with a win, a loss and a draw this month.

Also in Spain this month, Joe Gleeson’s Espanyol had a troublesome time, but picked up a point right at the death with a 3-3 draw against Andy Morton’s Sporting. Yet the Englishman is still Very Insecure, and is one of a number of managers that could be receiving their P45 very soon. Deportivo and Neji Hyuuga also did not have a great month, a win at the start being marred by two losses, the second of which was at home to Tom Hamilton’s Mallorca. Yet the island team were also not perfect, losing at home too, but Hamilton’s position is Stable.

At the top of La Liga, it is the usual one-two, Real Madrid holding the slender advantage over Haowan Madridstas’s Barcelona. Lawrence Lazewski’s Valencia lie five points behind, and progressed this month in the UEFA Cup. Not all of our teams did that, however, with Lord Weeman’s Napoli losing out to Besiktas, CSKA Moscow and Anderlecht. Manchester City also crashed out, meaning their trophy hopes drop from four to two in one month. A win over Czechs Banik Ostrava this month resulted in their only points of the group, and they failed to progress behind Stuttgart, A.C. Milan and Feyenoord.

Neppo Monster’s Cagliari find themselves struggling in Serie A, and are in 19th place, but a win this month over Sampdoria brings about some hope. S.S. Lazio, under the control of Jonte Rhodes, find themselves where predicted, in 11th, and they won, lost and drew this month. Finally, Lecce are in 14th place, losing two games but winning at the end of the month against Cardio Vascular’s Genoa.

It seems that Spain is the place to find security at the moment, with four of our managers, that’s 20%, stationed there being Very Secure. Peruvian Cristobal Blanco had a decent if unspectacular month at Recreativo, Jellybean Man lost all three games this month, dropping his Numancia to 12th, and Phill Ewles’s Valladolid also had a decent month, despite a 0-4 defeat to Barcelona.

Next month brings mouthwatering league games in all three countries, but for some it may be the excitement of a knockout competition that attracts them. In England, both the League Cup and the FA Cup will be playing their next rounds, with the Third Round of the latter bookmarked on any football fan’s calendar. All 20 of our Premier League managers will compete, with five of them guaranteed to be eliminated. In Spain, there is the small matter of a two-legged Cup Fifth Round, while Italy have the Quarter Final of theirs. Europe holds nothing until February, but perhaps it is the potential of first managerial blood being drawn that excites you; nine of our managers are in danger it is only a matter of time before one of them drops off the map.

Manager of the Update
There’s little choice in the matter this month, as the best performer was trophy-winning

Maurice Jobson, Manchester United

who took his side to Japan where they lifted the Club World Championship. He is the first manager to get two trophies, having already won the European Super Cup. Clark Aitken’s Roma was a candidate for a third award, and Lucas Volman perhaps sought to get his first, but with six wins out of six this month and a piece of silver to go in the cabinet, not even Scott Tysoe, whose Sunderland only dropped points in a draw away to Arsenal, could stop the Rwandan seizing this mantle.

Job Securities

  Rank Username             Manager             Club        Security       Days   
   1st ScottT!              Scott Tysoe         Sunderland  Very Secure     177
     - IlikeJellybeans      Jellybean Man       Numancia    Very Secure     177
     - Greasy Chip Butty    Andy Morton         Sporting    Very Secure     177
     - Chimpos              Phill Ewles         Valladolid  Very Secure     177
     - Blanco               Cristobal Blanco    Recreativo  Very Secure     177
   6th clrkaitken           Clark Aitken        Roma        Secure          177
     - spartans5            Lawrence Lazewski   Valencia    Secure          177
     - ssestig              Theo Stigarakis     Catania     Secure          177
     - JSalter              James Salter        Reggina     Secure          177
     - hasdgfas             Tim Aubel           Fulham      Secure          177
     - kashmirshazad        Shazad Ali          Newcastle   Secure          177
     - ian_1982             Maurice Jobson      Man United  Secure          177
     - MikaelS              Mikael Schøler      Bologna     Secure          177
     - Waghlon              Lars Tommersen      Villarreal  Secure          177
  15th canvey!!             Fréderico Canvey    Stoke       Stable          177
     - Walcott’s Wonderkids Brucie Bonus        West Brom   Stable          177
     - Martin_              Martin Bojangles    Hull        Stable          177
     - hamilton162          Tom Hamilton        Mallorca    Stable          177
     - Swafe                Saul Goode          Osasuna     Stable          177
     - Ben Arsenal          Ben Cee             Inter       Stable          177
     - Haowan               Haowan Madridstas   Barcelona   Stable          177
     - conners              Sirus Lannock       Málaga      Stable          177
     - mikeytwigge          Mikey Twigge        Palermo     Stable          177
     - AtilasMiserly        Will de Mote        A.C. Milan  Stable          177
     - pnefc22              Wobill Luman        Betis       Stable          177
     - Jack Rudd            Lisa Jeffries       Juventus    Stable          177
     - Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo   Stable          177
     - rancer890            Ricky Nakano        Middlesbro  Stable          177
     - super_lampard        Super Lampard       Lecce       Stable          177
     - tomsmith1989         Tom Smith           Arsenal     Stable          177
     - PluckaDuck           Tyler Burrows       Udinese     Stable          177
     - weeeman27bob         Lord Weeman         Napoli      Stable          177
     - Romanista1994        Lucas Volman        Real Madrid Stable          177
     - ~Ian~                Bryan McGuinness    Everton     Stable          177
     - DiscoStu94           Da Hoover Man       Sampdoria   Stable          177
     - Cardiovascular       Cardio Vascular     Genoa       Stable          177
     - fergysafc            Liam Ferguson       Man City    Stable          177
     - Lower Leagues Rule   Jonte Rhodes        Lazio       Stable          177
     - bermybhoy            bermybhoy           Atalanta    Stable          177
     - TaylorB              Ben Taylor          Fiorentina  Stable          177
     - Robert_296           Robert Boyle        Blackburn   Stable          177
     - el sid               Cool Manager        At. Madrid  Stable          177
     - jack.browne          Jack Browne         Sevilla     Stable          177
     - SCIAG                Leo Dodge           Tottenham   Stable          177
     - NepentheZ            Neppo Monster       Cagliari    Stable          177
     - tadr                 Andre da Conceiçao  Chelsea     Stable          177
     - PaulHartman71        Jeremy English      Liverpool   Stable          177
     - Almondo              Arnold J. Rimmer    Bolton      Stable          177
     - m1234566778          Maz Armley          Racing      Stable          177
     - d-machine            David Machine       Athletic    Stable          177
     - markcator3006        Mark Cator          Aston Villa Stable          177
  52nd dafuge               dafuge              Torino      Insecure        177
     - corinthiano          Mathias Brunckhorst Chievo      Insecure        177
     - TigerJoe             Joe Seddon          Getafe      Insecure        177
     - Ridleys              James Ridley        Siena       Insecure        177
     - KiddingChoc          Zach Machios        Portsmouth  Insecure        177
  57th brettney1980         Brettney Joven      Wigan       Very Insecure   177
     - JoeLatics            Joe Gleeson         Espanyol    Very Insecure   177
     - Neilio               Neilio              Almería     Very Insecure   177
     - Whoopy D             Whoopy D            West Ham    Very Insecure   177

[hamilton162]

Stable, Very Insecure and Stable.

Mixed bag there, i need to pick up some form in Ridley's game and fast :S

kutgw

[Walcott\'s Wonderkids]

2 stables, 1 very secure and 1 manager of the month award. Brucie is sitting in a solid position at the moment!

KUTGW guys.

[tomsmith1989]

Still stable in all three. Happy with that for now. Shame about getting knocked out in the group stages of the Champs League in Weeeman's update. Hopefully, we can dominate the UEFA cup.

Kutgw!

[hasdgfas]

Very Secure, Secure, Secure

[conners]

quietly going about my business. KUTGW

[JB]

Secure, stable and stable. Cant complain! KUTGW boys

[~Ian~]

First to go! 159 days.

Looks like it'll be up to the incarnation of Bryan McGuinness in Ridleys updates to try and make a success fo this.

[el sid]

Pleased with a stable in all 3 games. Doing well in canvey's game in the Euro Cup too

KUTGW mates

[canvey!!]

Writer's Notes: If it's any consolation to those who have been fired, ~Ian~ predicted perfectly the month of his demise (or the first demise) while PaulHartman71 was only one month out. Other perfect guessers were TigerJoe, Haowan (who predicted the first transfer window) and weeeman27bob before he got inside information. d-machine, DiscoStu94 and pnefc22 were also only a month out.

Lives Table
Years: 0, Months: 6, Days: 177



Manager of the Update - Previous Winners

Update canvey!!                    Ridleys                   weeeman27bob
Jul 08 James Salter, Reggina       Liam Ferguson, Man City   Whoopy Dee, West Ham
Aug 08 Lawrence Lazewski, Valencia Bryan McGuinness, Everton Tom Smith, Arsenal
Sep 08 Clark Aitken, Roma          Ben Taylor, Fiorentina    Tom Hamilton, Mallorca
Oct 08 Clark Aitken, Roma          Bryan McGuinness, Everton Ben Taylor, Fiorentina
Nov 08 Leo Dodge, Tottenham        Theo Stigarakis, Catania  Leo Dodge, Tottenham
Dec 08 Maurice Jobson, Man United  Wobill Luman, Betis       Brucie Bonus, West Brom

[Robert_296]

stable, very insecure, stable. Not bad I suppose.

Beat Liverpool 4-1 as well

[super_lampard]

No mention in any of the updates although i am stable in all three, KUTGW lads

[PluckaDuck]

Up to 11th overall and Very Secure with Weeman!!!

KUTGW guys!!

[brettney1980]

I think next canvey update i'll be gone. Still stable in the other 2 though!

[Swafe]

Think my days in Weemans are nearly up, although doin excellent in Ridleys and not too bad in canvey!!s

[BenArsenal]

Does canvey not like me? No mention at all.

Stable in all three. Nothing spectacular, although unbeaten in one.

[Spleen!]

Joint 11th at the moment, things are going nicely in Reggina. KUTGW guys.

[fergysafc]

Stable in all three not to bad

[canvey!!]

Does canvey not like me? No mention at all.

Stable in all three. Nothing spectacular, although unbeaten in one.

You were mentioned in the update before this one!

[ssestig]

Joint 2nd .

[TigerJoe]

Secure, stable and insecure and a perfect guess!!!

Life's great

[clrkaitken]

Great stuff guys.

2 Stables and a Secure, I'll take it. But what a way to get knocked out of the Champions League.

Drawing all 6 games? That's got to be harder than losing all 6 or running the table.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Very stable, I like it Lazio is keeping at expectations with mid-table positionings across the board keeping the plan on target good work boys.

[~Ian~]

Writer's Notes: [I]If it's any consolation to those who have been fired, ~Ian~ predicted perfectly the month of his demise (or the first demise)

It's all part of the masterplan.

[SCIAG]

Two very secures and a secure. No mention in one update, which I'll take as a good sign.

Joint fifth, and quietly confident.

[Whoopy D]

Well I'm not quite bottom of the table but I'm not far off it

Great work on the updates guys KUTGW

[IlikeJellybeans]

Joint 5th wooo

[TaylorB]

Two stables and a secure, not too shabby..

[DiscoStu94]

Very insecure

[ScottT!]

Joint 2nd

[Ridleys]

Writers Note: The other two updates will follow shortly.

Update 7 - Ridleys
Years: 0, Months: 7, Days: 208

7 months in and another manager has felt the pressure of being a manager and has lost his job. This time it was Neji Hyuuga, formerly the manager of Deportivo, but now unemployed. The English manager had been under pressure for a few months and the board had had enough and he lost his job. Also feeling the pressure over the New Year was Joe Gleeson, manager of Espanyol. Mr Gleeson has had the fans on his back for a few months now and it can’t be long before he gets sacked if things carry on.

It’s not all bad news this month, however. James Ridley, manager of Siena, has been celebrating some good form recently as his team have moved up to 9th place in Serie A. Mr Ridley is now labelled as Very Secure by Siena. Mark Cator’s Aston Villa also had a good month, as they moved into the top half of the table. The English manager has moved back from Insecure to Stable. Bolton’s Arnold J. Rimmer continues to do well as his side are still chasing for a Champions League place for next season (how crazy is that?)!

This month also marked the opening of the January transfer window, which saw 6 of the top 10 highest transfers coming in the English Premiership, as well as 3 of them coming for Liam Ferguson’s ManCity. The Englishman brought in 5 more players for a combined fee of £57.3 million. They also swapped Vincent Kompany + £7.75 million for Bryan McGuinness’s star defender, Phil Jagielka. Tom Smith, manager of Arsenal, made the biggest money purchase of the transfer window, spending £25 million on Lucho Gonzalez to improve their chance of chasing Premiership leaders Chelsea, managed by Andre de Conceiçao. Chelsea also made two big money transfers, purchasing Jérémy Toulalan and Fabio Quagliarella for a combined fee of £38 million.

Barcelona, managed by Haowan Madridstas, were the biggest spenders in La Liga. They spent £19 million to take Hulk from Porto. They will be hoping he can bring in some much needed goals, after some poor results in recent months. Rivals Real Madrid, managed by Lucas Volman, decided not to spend any money during the January transfer window. Madrid are nine points clear at the top of the table. The other side from the Spanish capital, Cool Manager’s Atlético Madrid, did decide to spend some money however, as they brought in Rodrigo Palacio from Argentine side Boca and Carlos Diogo from Zaragoza.

In Italy, Will de Mote’s A.C. Milan were the biggest spenders, splashing out just over £30m on 3 players, including £18.25 million on Andrés Guardado from Deportivo. AS Roma, managed by Clark Aitken, also spent a fair bit of money, spending £15.25 million just to co-own Marek Hamsik who plays for Lord Weeman’s Napoli. Lisa Jeffries’s Juventus were the only other side too spend more than £10 million this January as they spent £11.25 million on attacking midfielder Alex from Internacional. Top of the league, Inter, managed by Ben Cee, spent £7.5 million to co-own Zdravko Kuzmanovic from Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina who are 4th in the table.

In the Italian Cup is approaching its final stages, with the Semi Final being played this coming month. The Quarter Finals were played in January. There were two big surprises, with Fiorentina knocking out A.C. Milan and Da Hoover Man’s Sampdoria knocking out Inter. Juventus beat Udinese, managed by Tyler Burrows, and Roma beat Cardio Vascular’s Genoa. Juventus against Roma and Fiorentina are to play Sampdoria in the Semi Final which is played over two legs.

The Spanish Cup has also reached the Semi Final stages with the Quarter Finals finishing just two days ago. The only real surprise team was Sirus Lannock’s Málaga who knocked out Sevilla on aggregate. Barcelona overcame big rivals Real Madrid, while their were also results for Lars Tommersen’s Villarreal, who beat Espanyol, and Wobill Luman’s Real Betis, who beat Joe Seddon’s Getafe 2-1 on aggregate. Betis are up against favourites Barcelona in the Semi Final whilst Málaga will play Villarreal.

Over in England there has been a lot of domestic cup football this month, with the Semi Finals of the League Cup being played as well as the Third and Fourth Rounds of the FA Cup. In the FA Cup seven Premiership teams have been knocked out so far, however none were knocked out by teams from a lower league, meaning that there have not been any real shocks in the competition as of yet. Maurice Jobson’s Manchester United struggled to overcome Reading in the Third Round, beating them 2-1, however they performed a lot better in the next round, beating Coventry 3-0.

Middlesbrough, managed by Ricky Nakano, were the only team who couldn’t win their Third Round game in the 90 minutes as it took them a penalty shootout to beat Aston Villa. They could not progress any further than the Fourth Round as they crashed out to Robert Boyle’s Blackburn. Leeds are the only side from below the Championship still in the competition and they held their own again Premiership side Sunderland, managed by Scott Tysoe, as they drew 1-1 in the Fourth Round and will be replaying the game next month. In the Fifth Round Manchester United are up against Tim Aubel’s Fulham, Blackburn will play at home against either Chelsea or Brettney Joven’sWigan.

In the League Cup, Tom Smith’s Arsenal beat Shazad Ali’s Newcastle in the Semi Final 3-2 on aggregate, and Everton, managed by Bryan McGuinness, also beat their opponents, Zach Machios’s Portsmouth, 3-2 on aggregate. Therefore Everton will face Arsenal in the League Cup Final on the 1st March at Wembley.

Next month is a big month in Europe, with the Knockout Stages of both the Champions League and UEFA Cup taking place, as well as the first legs of the Spanish Cup Semi Final. Barcelona face Real Madrid in the league in a must-win game. Roma will face Inter in Serie A in a game which could see them go top of the table.

Manager of the Update
My manager of the update has to go to;

James Ridley, Siena

I didn’t really want to give it to myself, but seeing as it is the first time I have got a mention in my own update I must have done well this month! Also moving up to Very Secure at my club helped me give myself the award. Once again Arnold J. Rimmer came close after another fantastic month! Mark Cator also had a much better month, coming third in the Premiership manager of the Month competition for January.

   Pos  Username             Manager             Club          Security      Days
    1    Almondo              Arnold J. Rimmer    Bolton        Very Secure   208
    -    pnefc22              Wobill Luman        Betis         Very Secure   208
    -    ssestig              Theo Stigarakis     Catania       Very Secure   208
    -    conners              Sirus Lannock       Málaga        Very Secure   208
    -    kashmirshazad        Shazad Ali          Newcastle     Very Secure   208
    -    Swafe                Saul Goode          Osasuna       Very Secure   208
    -    Blanco               Cristobal Blanco    Recreativo    Very Secure   208
    -    Ridleys              James Ridley        Siena         Very Secure   208
    -    Greasy Chip Butty    Andy Morton         Sporting      Very Secure   208
    -    ScottT!              Scott Tysoe         Sunderland    Very Secure   208
    -    dafuge               dafuge              Torino        Very Secure   208
    12   tadr                 Andre da Conceiçao  Chelsea       Secure        208
    -    hasdgfas             Tim Aubel           Fulham        Secure        208
    -    ian_1982             Maurice Jobson      Man United    Secure        208
    -    JSalter              James Salter        Reggina       Secure        208
    -    Waghlon              Lars Tommersen      Villarreal    Secure        208
    17   AtilasMiserly        Will de Mote        A.C. Milan    Stable        208
    -    Neilio               Neilio              Almería       Stable        208
    -    tomsmith1989         Tom Smith           Arsenal       Stable        208
    -    markcator3006        Mark Cator          Aston Villa   Stable        208
    10   el sid               Cool Manager        At. Madrid    Stable        208
    -    Haowan               Haowan Madridstas   Barcelona     Stable        208
    -    MikaelS              Mikael Schøler      Bologna       Stable        208
    -    ~Ian~                Bryan McGuinness    Everton       Stable        208
    -    TaylorB              Ben Taylor          Fiorentina    Stable        208
    -    Cardiovascular       Cardio Vascular     Genoa         Stable        208
    -    TigerJoe             Joe Seddon          Getafe        Stable        208
    -    Martin_              Martin Bojangles    Hull          Stable        208
    23   Ben Arsenal          Ben Cee             Inter         Stable        208
    -    Jack Rudd            Lisa Jeffries       Juventus      Stable        208
    -    Lower Leagues Rule   Jonte Rhodes        Lazio         Stable        208
    -    super_lampard        Super Lampard       Lecce         Stable        208
    -    fergysafc            Liam Ferguson       Man City      Stable        208
    -    IlikeJellybeans      Jellybean Man       Numancia      Stable        208
    -    KiddingChoc          Zach Machios        Portsmouth    Stable        208
    -    Romanista1994        Lucas Volman        Real Madrid   Stable        208
    -    clrkaitken           Clark Aitken        Roma          Stable        208
    -    canvey!!             Fréderico Canvey    Stoke         Stable        208
    -    SCIAG                Leo Dodge           Tottenham     Stable        208
    -    PluckaDuck           Tyler Burrows       Udinese       Stable        208
    -    spartans5            Lawrence Lazewski   Valencia      Stable        208
    -    Chimpos              Phill Ewles         Valladolid    Stable        208
    -    Walcott’s Wonderkids Brucie Bonus        West Brom     Stable        208
    -    Whoopy D             Whoopy D            West Ham      Stable        208
    46   NepentheZ            Neppo Monster       Cagliari      Insecure      208
    -    corinthiano          Mathias Brunckhorst Chievo        Insecure      208
    -    rancer890            Ricky Nakano        Middlesbrough Insecure      208
    -    weeeman27bob         Lord Weeman         Napoli        Insecure      208
    -    mikeytwigge          Mikey Twigge        Palermo       Insecure      208
    -    jack.browne          Jack Browne         Sevilla       Insecure      208
    -    brettney1980         Brettney Joven      Wigan         Insecure      208
    53   bermybhoy            bermybhoy           Atalanta      Very Insecure 208
    -    d-machine            David Machine       Athletic      Very Insecure 208
    -    Robert_296           Robert Boyle        Blackburn     Very Insecure 208
    -    JoeLatics            Joe Gleeson         Espanyol      Very Insecure 208
    -    hamilton162          Tom Hamilton        Mallorca      Very Insecure 208
    -    m1234566778          Maz Armley          Racing        Very Insecure 208
    -    DiscoStu94           Da Hoover Man       Sampdoria     Very Insecure 208
    59   Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo                   201
    60   PaulHartman71        Jeremy English      Liverpool                   165
  

[dafuge]

My favourite of the three updates

[PaulHartman71]

been fired in Ridleys game

kutgw lads

[canvey!!]

Update 7 – canvey!!
Years: 0, Months: 7, Days: 208

It’s January and the most important weekend on any English football fan’s calendar is the FA Cup 3rd Round weekend. However, first it’s over to Italy for an entirely different cup.

The Italian Cup Quarter Final took place this month, and perhaps the most interesting tie was that of Juventus against Will de Mote’s A.C. Milan. Holders Roma would also travel to Atleti Azzurri d’Italia to face bermybhoy’s Atalanta. But the most convincing win of the round came for Napoli, as Lord Weeman’s team defeated Mikey Twigge’s Palermo 3-0 in the battle of the original co-runner and his replacement. Juventus did take extra time to edge past A.C. Milan 2-1 while Clark Aitken’s side won their match, a 2-1 Roma victory. These three teams will enter into the two-legged semifinal, where they will be joined by Ben Cee’s Inter.

But there were even more cup games in Spain, where the two-legged Fifth Round and the two-legged Quarter Final of the Spanish Cup were played. Saul Goode’s Osasuna had the most convincing victory in the Fifth Round, a 7-1 aggregate tally over Neilio’s Almería, but their win was less convincing in the Quarter Final, where they squeaked past Getafe 1-0 on aggregate. Joe Seddon’s team had perhaps endured the closest Fifth Round match as they ousted Cristobal Blanco’s Recreativo 5-4 on aggregate. Despite this, Blanco is Very Secure in his position, and the Peruvian won one, drew two and lost one league game this month. Villarreal knocked out Atlético Madrid while Real Madrid beat Jack Browne’s Sevilla in the Quarter Final, with these three teams joining Valladolid in the final four.

It is little surprise who is top of the English Premier League, even though Maurice Jobson’s Manchester United just lost 0-2 to Middlesbrough at the Riverside. That was one of two blemishes this month, the other being a 1-1 FA Cup 3rd Round draw with Milton Keynes Dons, an error soon righted with a 3-0 replay victory. They welcomed Hull and Newcastle to Old Trafford and then shunned them both with 3-0 victories, but it was a trip to Anfield that was perhaps the most damaging.

Having already lost one of his lives in this competition, Jeremy English’s hopes were on tenterhooks. And with results such as a 0-2 home defeat to your close rivals, courtesy of a Carlos Tevez brace, you’re not going to survive long. Survive long was not what English did, and just 204 days into his tenure he got the sack at Liverpool. The Reds, taken over by none other than Rafa Benítez, went on to win their final game of the month, 2-1 over Whoopy Dee’s West Ham. As for the other two Big Four managers, who are both still in their jobs, Tom Smith’s Arsenal are in second despite losing to Manchester City this month, and Andre da Conceiçao’s Chelsea lie fourth, winning their first three games of the month and drawing their next four in all competitions.

Of course January brings with it transfers, with all the clubs eager to bring in reinforcements or to make some money. It will come as no surprise who bought a large number of expensive players this month, as Liam Ferguson’s Manchester City single-handedly propelled Everton into riches. Mikel Arteta and Joleon Lescott made the move from Goodison to Eastlands, the former in the month’s highest valued transfer, of £25.5M and the latter for £18.75M. Tim Cahill joined the Sky Blues for £13.75M and Phil Jagielka for £8.5M. They also shelled out £23M for Roque Santa Cruz from Robert Boyle’s Blackburn. With such a loss of personell, Bryan McGuinness had to bring in replacements, and did so with three transfers from European clubs, one from United Arab Emirate side Al-Ain and one from Portsmouth.

Despite this culling of the squad for inconceivable riches, the Merseyside club did quite well in their matches this month, losing only once, although that was a home tie against Martin Bojangles’s Hull. West Ham and Bristol City were despatched in the FA Cup, while Ricky Nakano’s Middlesbrough, Tottenham and Bolton failed to get any points out of meetings with Everton.

English teams weren’t the only ones bringing in players this month, although they were certainly brokering some of the larger deals. A.C. Milan manager Will de Mote agreed two co-ownership deals, from Napoli and from Palermo, totalling £36.75M. His rival Ben Cee, at Inter, spent £4M less on two deals, and one was a proper ownership deal, the £16.5M transfer of Gökhan Inler from Tyler Burrows’s Udinese. In Spain, the two giants bought big, with Lucas Volman’s Real Madrid giving CSKA Moscow £15M for Yury Zhirkov and Haowan Madridstas’s Barcelona giving Boca £14.25M for Rodrigo Palacio. Atlético Madrid spent £8M on Cicinho from Clark Aitken’s Roma.

They, by the way, still lead Serie A with a comfortable 10 point cushion over Juventus. They won three league games this month without conceding a goal, including a 3-0 victory over James Ridley’s Siena, yet Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina handed them a 0-3 thrashing when they travelled to Artemio Franchi. At the bottom of the table, Mathias Brunckhorst’s Chievo are tied with Neppo Monster’s Cagliari on 13 points, and both are five points behind Siena, with Catania safe just one point further ahead. Lord Weeman’s Napoli had a good month. As well as the cup victory already mentioned, the Englishman’s team dropped points only once when battling his fellow co-runner James Ridley away. He also made a £11.75M profit, all while signing Fábio Aurélio from Jeremy English’s team, twenty days before English’s departure.

Over in Spain there is a close battle for first place, with no surprise as to who is involved. Lucas Volman’s Real Madrid are currently edging ahead by one point, despite two losses this month. They faced Sevilla and Deportivo three times each this month, beating Neji Hyuuga’s Deportivo in the Spanish Cup Fifth Round but losing to them in the league and conquering Sevilla in both competitions. The other defeat came at the hands of Lars Tommersen’s Villarreal, at the Bernabéu no less. Málaga find themselves bottom thanks to Sirus Lannock’s leadership, yet the Englishman finds his job Stable. They didn’t score this month although they picked up a point with a surprising draw against Barcelona. Maz Armley finds himself Insecure with a poor showing this month, although they faced Tom Hamilton’s Mallorca three times and won in the league while progressing in the cup’s Fifth Round.

Next comes the news you’ve all been waiting for, with the English FA Cup progressing through two rounds this month. Five of our managers saw their teams sent home in the Third Round, them being Shazad Ali, Newcastle, Tim Aubel, Fulham, Ricky Nakano, Middlesbrough, all at home, and Whoopy Dee, West Ham and Scott Tysoe, Sunderland, both away. There were plenty of goals in the Third Round although no side scored more than four, with Bristol City joining Everton and Manchester City in achieving that total. Hull needed a replay against Brighton but squeezed through nonetheless while Brettney Joven’s Wigan, bottom of the Premier League, beat Oldham at the first time of asking.

Three Premier League teams went out in the Fourth Round, including the two just mentioned. Perhaps for Wigan it was most shameful as they fell 0-2 away to Ipswich. The other team was Jeremy English’s Liverpool, as Arnold J. Rimmer and Bolton saw the Reds’ demise at the Reebok. Portsmouth, Blackburn and Man City all scored four goals, against Nottingham Forest, Grimsby and Derby respectively. Watford took Chelsea to a replay after a 2-2 draw at Vicarage Road.

In the next round, the most interesting fixture will be Bryan McGuinness’s Everton facing Tom Smith’s Arsenal, while Fréderico Canvey’s Stoke, along with Chelsea if they make it, are confident of progressing further with Championship opposition at home. Zach Machios’s Portsmouth and Bolton will face Championship sides away. That’s all to come next month, along with league fixtures, the first part of the Spanish Cup semifinal, the first part of the Champions League First Knockout Round and all of the UEFA Cup one. As well as that, there is the potential for a second, third, fourth or even more firings, with 15 managers on the edge.

Manager of the Update
It wasn’t easy this month, but the Manager of the Update will go to;

Bryan McGuinness, Everton

for the successful spinning of a £47M profit. They did drop points against Hull, but were not alone in doing so. Lord Weeman at Napoli was in contention, what with a profit, dropping only two points, Cup progression and bringing in Fábio Aurélio, but their profit was four times less that of the English side. Even table-toppers suffered this month, with Maurice Jobson losing to Middlesbrough, Clark Aitken to Fiorentina and Lucas Volman to two teams. McGuinness’s shrewd financial transactions (offering all his players to the rich clubs) earn him this month’s prize.

Job Securities

  Rank Username             Manager             Club        Security      Days   
   1st ScottT!              Scott Tysoe         Sunderland  Very Secure    208
     - IlikeJellybeans      Jellybean Man       Numancia    Very Secure    208
     - Greasy Chip Butty    Andy Morton         Sporting    Very Secure    208
     - Blanco               Cristobal Blanco    Recreativo  Very Secure    208
     - Walcott’s Wonderkids Brucie Bonus        West Brom   Very Secure    208
   6th clrkaitken           Clark Aitken        Roma        Secure         208
     - spartans5            Lawrence Lazewski   Valencia    Secure         208
     - ssestig              Theo Stigarakis     Catania     Secure         208
     - JSalter              James Salter        Reggina     Secure         208
     - hasdgfas             Tim Aubel           Fulham      Secure         208
     - ian_1982             Maurice Jobson      Man United  Secure         208
     - MikaelS              Mikael Schøler      Bologna     Secure         208
     - Waghlon              Lars Tommersen      Villarreal  Secure         208
     - Martin_              Martin Bojangles    Hull        Secure         208
     - Jack Rudd            Lisa Jeffries       Juventus    Secure         208
     - super_lampard        Super Lampard       Lecce       Secure         208
     - tomsmith1989         Tom Smith           Arsenal     Secure         208
     - el sid               Cool Manager        At. Madrid  Secure         208
     - Almondo              Arnold J. Rimmer    Bolton      Secure         208
  20th kashmirshazad        Shazad Ali          Newcastle   Stable         208
     - canvey!!             Fréderico Canvey    Stoke       Stable         208
     - Chimpos              Phill Ewles         Valladolid  Stable         208
     - hamilton162          Tom Hamilton        Mallorca    Stable         208
     - Swafe                Saul Goode          Osasuna     Stable         208
     - Ben Arsenal          Ben Cee             Inter       Stable         208
     - Haowan               Haowan Madridstas   Barcelona   Stable         208
     - conners              Sirus Lannock       Málaga      Stable         208
     - mikeytwigge          Mikey Twigge        Palermo     Stable         208
     - AtilasMiserly        Will de Mote        A.C. Milan  Stable         208
     - pnefc22              Wobill Luman        Betis       Stable         208
     - Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo   Stable         208
     - PluckaDuck           Tyler Burrows       Udinese     Stable         208
     - weeeman27bob         Lord Weeman         Napoli      Stable         208
     - Romanista1994        Lucas Volman        Real Madrid Stable         208
     - ~Ian~                Bryan McGuinness    Everton     Stable         208
     - DiscoStu94           Da Hoover Man       Sampdoria   Stable         208
     - Cardiovascular       Cardio Vascular     Genoa       Stable         208
     - fergysafc            Liam Ferguson       Man City    Stable         208
     - Lower Leagues Rule   Jonte Rhodes        Lazio       Stable         208
     - bermybhoy            bermybhoy           Atalanta    Stable         208
     - TaylorB              Ben Taylor          Fiorentina  Stable         208
     - SCIAG                Leo Dodge           Tottenham   Stable         208
     - tadr                 Andre da Conceiçao  Chelsea     Stable         208
     - markcator3006        Mark Cator          Aston Villa Stable         208
  45th Robert_296           Robert Boyle        Blackburn   Insecure       208
     - jack.browne          Jack Browne         Sevilla     Insecure       208
     - NepentheZ            Neppo Monster       Cagliari    Insecure       208
     - m1234566778          Maz Armley          Racing      Insecure       208
     - dafuge               dafuge              Torino      Insecure       208
     - corinthiano          Mathias Brunckhorst Chievo      Insecure       208
     - Ridleys              James Ridley        Siena       Insecure       208
     - KiddingChoc          Zach Machios        Portsmouth  Insecure       208
  53rd rancer890            Ricky Nakano        Middlesbro  Very Insecure  208
     - d-machine            David Machine       Athletic    Very Insecure  208
     - TigerJoe             Joe Seddon          Getafe      Very Insecure  208
     - brettney1980         Brettney Joven      Wigan       Very Insecure  208
     - JoeLatics            Joe Gleeson         Espanyol    Very Insecure  208
     - Neilio               Neilio              Almería     Very Insecure  208
     - Whoopy D             Whoopy D            West Ham    Very Insecure  208
  60th PaulHartman71        Jeremy English      Liverpool                  204

[weeeman27bob]

Update 7 – weeman27bob
Years: 0, Month: 7, Days: 208



Fortunately for our managers, we have had no sackings this month. That isn’t to say though that none of our managers’ positions are under threat. Chief among them are bermybhoy’s Atalanta who have not won a game since November, and managed a measly point from their four games this month. Even with their shocking form, bermbhoy’s team still sit 16th in Serie A and therefore above the relegation zone.

The same cannot be said of Neppo Monster’s Cagliari. Despite an extremely exciting 2-1 victory over high flying AC Milan, managed by Will de Mote, Cagliari sit 19th in the league, sandwiched between James Ridley’s Siena and Mathias Brunckhorst’s Chievo. All three of these managers have Insecure Job Statuses.

January is infamous for its transfer dealings, and this year is no exception. In England, the top two of Tom Smith’s Arsenal and Andre da Conceiçao’s Chelsea have spent a mind-boggling £65 million on just three players.

Arsenal’s massive outlay didn’t stop them losing 1-3 to West Ham. Whoopy Dee has not had the easiest of times at Upton Park, but a string of impressive results, including a surprising victory at home to Man City .

This does mean that some other teams have slipped towards the bottom of the table . Fréderico Canvey’s Stoke slip down to 18th, despite an inspired 2-1 triumph against Jeremy English’s Liverpool. Poor months from Newcastle and Aston Villa won’t please Shazad Ali and Mark Cator as they slip closer towards the sack.

There were a fair few shock results in the Third and Fourth rounds of the FA Cup. Scott Tysoe’s Sunderland and Fréderico Canvey’s Stoke both went out to Championship opposition in the Third round, whilst Arnold J. Rimmer’s Bolton succumbed to League One Carlisle in a five goal thriller.

Brunton Park, where Carlisle ply their trade, is a long way from the Santiago Bernabéu, which is where the current leaders of La Liga are. Lucas Volman had to endure a shock 0-3 defeat to Joe Seddon’s Getafe. However the team performed better in the Spanish Cup, winning both of their ties, including a 10-0 aggregate win over Cristobal Blanco’s Recreativo.

Blanco’s team sit 14th in La Liga, despite losing all but one of their games this month. Their only victory came in a 1-0 victory over the last placed team, Saul Goode’s Osasuna. Goode can draw hope from his side’s shock win over Joe Gleeson’s Espanyol who sit a lofty fourth.

Between them and Real Madrid are Haowan Madridstas’s Barcelona and Jack Browne’s Sevilla. Browne’s men trail Madridstas’s by eight points with their 1-3 loss against David Machine’s 12th placed Athletic not helping their cause. Browne also find’s himself out of the Spanish Cup after going down to Andy Morton’s Sporting.

In Italy, Theo Stigarakis continues to punch above their weight. Their fans won’t be too pleased though as there were only two goals in their four games this month. One of these goals was scored by Super Lampard’s Lecce. Lampard’s team sit 13th, five places above what’s expected of them. They’ve have some tough games recently though, including a 0-3 loss to league leaders Inter. Ben Cee’s team haven’t lost since October and have a five point cushion over second placed AC Milan. Lazio are third after an unbeaten month which included a 5-0 thumping of dafuge’s Torino.

Torino are rapidly working their way up the league however, after an impressive month in which they won three games by a two goal margin. Chief among those was the defeat of Lord Weeman’s Napoli away from home. Clark Aitken’s Roma sit a dismal eighth, winning only one of their games this month. Within touching distance are Cardio Vascular’s Genoa who had an impressive month losing only one game. Their solitary loss came against Mikael Schøler Bologna, where they went down by two goals. Lisa Jeffries’s Juventus have also done well. As well as an unbeaten month, they scraped a victory on penalties over Inter in the Italian Cup. They join AC Milan, Roma and Ben Taylor’s Fiorentina in the semi finals.

Looking back at the top of the Premier League, we see Zach Machios’s Portsmouth drop out of the Champions League places. This is mainly due to a superb month from Maruice Jobson’s Man United, who won every single game this month, including a game away at Portsmouth themselves.

Robert Boyle’s Blackburn were one of the teams beaten in Man United’s winning streak. However, apart from the defeat, they had a rather splendid month indeed. They were unbeaten in the league, seeing their position rise to seventh. They thumped Brighton and Burnley in the FA Cup, but also beat Leo Dodge’s Tottenham in the semi-finals of the League Cup 5-0 on aggregate. This sees them through to the final, where they will play Chelsea.

Liam Ferguson’s Man City have had a changeable month to say the least. They won both of their FA Cup ties, but not only suffered an embarrassing defeat to West Ham, but they also lost 0-1 in a shock game to Middlesbrough.

Finally, turning to the bottom of La Liga, we see a very tight situation. Only one victory separates the relegation zone and 14th place. Wobill Luman in particular finds his team sliding towards the bottom of the table, as Real Betis have not recorded a win since November and so now sit just outside the relegation zone in 17th. Also doing poorly are Jellybean Man’s Numancia who have scored two goals or more in a league game only twice this season. Their goal scoring impotence sees them sitting 19th in the table.

Manager of the Update

This month we return the award to one of our managers…

Whoopy Dee, West Ham.

There are a few genuine contenders for the award this month. Robert Boyle’s Blackburn had a simply fantastic month, as did Maurice Jobson’s Man United and both came agonizingly close to the award. Theo Stigarakis continues to do well in Italy but is not exceptional. However, Dee has really struggled in the league this season up until this point, but has managed to turn his fortunes around with some astonishing victories.

Job Securities

 Pos Username             Manager             Club        Security      Days   
1st  ssestig              Theo Stigarakis     Catania     Very Secure   208
  -  PluckaDuck           Tyler Burrows       Udinese     Very Secure   208  
  -  Blanco               Cristobal Blanco    Recreativo  Very Secure   208 
  -  Chimpos              Phill Ewles         Valladolid  Very Secure   208     
  -  conners              Sirus Lannock       Málaga      Very Secure   208
  -  Lower Leagues Rule   Jonte Rhodes        Lazio       Very Secure   208    
  -  Walcott’s Wonderkids Brucie Bonus        West Brom   Very Secure   208
  -  super_lampard        Super Lampard       Lecce       Very Secure   208    
  -  hasdgfas             Tim Aubel           Fulham      Very Secure   208     
10th Martin_              Martin Bojangles    Hull        Secure        208  
  -  Almondo              Arnold J. Rimmer    Bolton      Secure        208
  -  Greasy Chip Butty    Andy Morton         Sporting    Secure        208
  -  ScottT!              Scott Tysoe         Sunderland  Secure        208
  -  jack.browne          Jack Browne         Sevilla     Secure        208
  -  ian_1982             Maurice Jobson      Man United  Secure        208     
  -  m1234566778          Maz Armley          Racing      Secure        208
  -  AtilasMiserly        Will de Mote        A.C. Milan  Secure        208  
  -  Robert_296           Robert Boyle        Blackburn   Secure        208     
  -  KiddingChoc          Zach Machios        Portsmouth  Secure        208  
  -  TigerJoe             Joe Seddon          Getafe      Secure        208     
  -  el sid               Cool Manager        At. Madrid  Secure        208     
  -  JSalter              James Salter        Reggina     Secure        208  
23rd hamilton162          Tom Hamilton        Mallorca    Stable        208   
  -  Ben Arsenal          Ben Cee             Inter       Stable        208   
  -  canvey!!             Fréderico Canvey    Stoke       Stable        208
  -  Haowan               Haowan Madridstas   Barcelona   Stable        208   
  -  SCIAG                Leo Dodge           Tottenham   Stable        208    
  -  Waghlon              Lars Tommersen      Villarreal  Stable        208  
  -  weeeman27bob         Lord Weeman         Napoli      Stable        208  
  -  IlikeJellybeans      Jellybean Man       Numancia    Stable        208    
  -  spartans5            Lawrence Lazewski   Valencia    Stable        208   
  -  tomsmith1989         Tom Smith           Arsenal     Stable        208  
  -  Romanista1994        Lucas Volman        Real Madrid Stable        208   
  -  MikaelS              Mikael Schøler      Bologna     Stable        208  
  -  DiscoStu94           Da Hoover Man       Sampdoria   Stable        208   
  -  Cardiovascular       Cardio Vascular     Genoa       Stable        208   
  -  fergysafc            Liam Ferguson       Man City    Stable        208   
  -  TaylorB              Ben Taylor          Fiorentina  Stable        208   
  -  JoeLatics            Joe Gleeson         Espanyol    Stable        208   
  -  brettney1980         Brettney Joven      Wigan       Stable        208   
  -  tadr                 Andre da Conceiçao  Chelsea     Stable        208   
  -  PaulHartman71        Jeremy English      Liverpool   Stable        208  
  -  Jack Rudd            Lisa Jeffries       Juventus    Stable        208  
44th NepentheZ            Neppo Monster       Cagliari    Insecure      208
  -  corinthiano          Mathias Brunckhorst Chievo      Insecure      208
  -  clrkaitken           Clark Aitken        Roma        Insecure      208
  -  Ridleys              James Ridley        Siena       Insecure      208  
  -  Swafe                Saul Goode          Osasuna     Insecure      208
  -  Neilio               Neilio              Almería     Insecure      208    
50th markcator3006        Mark Cator          Aston Villa Very Insecure 208  
  -  bermybhoy            bermybhoy           Atalanta    Very Insecure 208
  -  Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo   Very Insecure 208    
  -  rancer890            Ricky Nakano        Middlesbro  Very Insecure 208
  -  pnefc22              Wobill Luman        Betis       Very Insecure 208     
  -  WhoopyD              Whoopy Dee          West Ham    Very Insecure 208
  -  Neji                 Neji Hyuuga         Deportivo   Very Insecure 208    
  -  dafuge               dafuge              Torino      Very Insecure 208
  -  d-machine            David Machine       Athletic    Very Inseucre 208  
  -  kashmirshazad        Shazad Ali          Newcastle   Very Insecure 208    
60th ~Ian~                Bryan McGuinness    Everton                   159

[Cardiomolester]

Still stable in all 3!! KUTGW lads!

[MikaelS]

stable in all 3 but only a single mention. But hey, I can live with a win over Genoa

Kutgw guys!

[tomsmith1989]

Stable in all three. Not so sure about the £25m spent on Lucho Gonzalez will be worthwhile in Ridleys update. The other transfer dealings in Weeemans update sound a little more promising. Possibly. Could I ask who those were? I hope they prove to be worth it.

[hamilton162]

Very Insecure, Stable and Stable. Things could be better :S

Kutgw lads, excelent updates as usual

[weeeman27bob]

Stable in all three. Not so sure about the £25m spent on Lucho Gonzalez will be worthwhile in Ridleys update. The other transfer dealings in Weeemans update sound a little more promising. Possibly. Could I ask who those were? I hope they prove to be worth it.

I can't see it doing much harm.

Andrés Guardado and Jérémy Toulalan.

But I'm not telling anyone else who they signed.

[super_lampard]

Stable, secure and very secure

KUTGW lads

[tomsmith1989]

I can't see it doing much harm.

Andrés Guardado and Jérémy Toulalan.

But I'm not telling anyone else who they signed.

I'm happy enough with those. Especially Guardado. Like him a lot. Thanks Weeeman

[fergysafc]

stable in all 3

[canvey!!]

Lives Table
Years: 0, Months: 7, Days: 208



Manager of the Update - Previous Winners

Update canvey!!                    Ridleys                   weeeman27bob
Jul 08 James Salter, Reggina       Liam Ferguson, Man City   Whoopy Dee, West Ham
Aug 08 Lawrence Lazewski, Valencia Bryan McGuinness, Everton Tom Smith, Arsenal
Sep 08 Clark Aitken, Roma          Ben Taylor, Fiorentina    Tom Hamilton, Mallorca
Oct 08 Clark Aitken, Roma          Bryan McGuinness, Everton Ben Taylor, Fiorentina
Nov 08 Leo Dodge, Tottenham        Theo Stigarakis, Catania  Leo Dodge, Tottenham
Dec 08 Maurice Jobson, Man United  Wobill Luman, Betis       Brucie Bonus, West Brom
Jan 09 Bryan McGuinness, Everton   James Ridley, Siena       Whoopy Dee, West Ham

[PaulHartman71]

oh no fired in canvey's now

doubt I'll last much longer

[hamilton162]

Paul, i'm afraid i think you're going out first!

[canvey!!]

My odds on who's to go first:
003-1 PaulHartman71
006-1 Neji
009-1 ~Ian~
013-1 fergysafc
024-1 d-machine
024-1 rancer890
049-1 bermybhoy
049-1 Whoopy D
200-1 ssestig
200-1 Blanco
099-1 All others

Those are good odds for you Paul, I'd grab them while you can.

[tomsmith1989]

I'm going to put my money on Blanco. hope for a big win for me, and a big fall from grace for him

[el sid]

Very happy with 'Secure' in 2 games and 'Stable' in the other Not mentioned in any of the updates though

Commiserations Paul

kutgw lads

[brettney1980]

Well got an Insecure, a Very Insecure and a Stable. So here's hoping i can hang onto that Stable.

[PluckaDuck]

Stable in two, while Very secure with Weeeman despite not getting a mention.

KUTGW guys!!!!

[Neji]

I can't believe how well I'm doing....

[Whoopy D]

I <3 weeeman

Those two Manager of the Update's are about all I have to shout about

[Haowan]

still safe so far =D

[spartans5]

1 Secure and 2 Stables (but no horses)

[hasdgfas]

still joint 5th, liking that.

[coldkohmew]

can't wait to see the first one fall...

[AtilasMiserly]

Great efforts on the updates.

From stable, insecure, stable in update 6 to stable, stable, secure in season 7. Well done A.C Milan and Will de Mote.

[weeeman27bob]

I <3 weeeman

Those two Manager of the Update's are about all I have to shout about

When are you sending the money?

[hamilton162]

I'd have a little bet on Paul going first, followed by Neji and then fergysafc

[Robert_296]

a very insecure, insecure and secure, steadily getting worse.

Ridleys giving himself manager of the month

[BenArsenal]

Still stable in all 3.

I'm boring...

[Ridleys]

Ridleys giving himself manager of the month

I'm surprised you're the only one too comment on that so far

[PaulHartman71]

would love it now if my Liverpool manager in weeeman's game went on to have an SAF-like career for them

[bermybhoy]

Great stuff guys. 'Stable' in one of them, which is great. Got to think a couple of bad results in the others will see me out the door.

[TigerJoe]

Secure in 2 and very insecure in canveys

Also my Getafe beat Real Madrid 3-0 away in weemanbobs update

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Hmmm Stable Stable and Very Secure. I think Lazio must be doing something right :P

Personally I think Paul is about to fall on his own sword.

[IlikeJellybeans]

Good updates, joint 12th not bad

[pnefc22]

I like Ridleys updates the best

He has given me a manager of the month and told me the news that I am in the Semi-Final of the Spanish Cup, albeit against Barcelona. Plus, I am Very Secure in his game.

Two stables from weeman and canvey show that things are looking shiny for Wobill Luman.

[~Ian~]

Damn, I only have two versions of McGuinness anyway and their Everton sides are being torn apart.

Jagielka is a big loss in Ridleys' update, but getting Vincent Kompany in return for him is good.

Being named Manager of the Month in Canvey's update is all well and good, but I think I'd rather still have Jagielka there. And Arteta. And Cahill. And Lescott. Balls.

[TaylorB]

Paul

Three stables, I'll settle for mediocrity

[Greasy Chip Butty]

Am not getting many mentions but I am joint second and very secure in two games ... Quietly going about my business off the radar of the commentators ...

KUTGW fellas!

[Cardiomolester]

Going on holiday on the 7th for a week - internet will most probably be limited.

[clrkaitken]

Any way that I can lend some of my 10-point lead in canvey!!'s game to weemans? Because Roma in 8th is simply shocking.

keep it up guys. I'm expecting some fireworks now that we're past the halfway mark of the first season.

[dafuge]

He's alive \o/

[Ridleys]

Welcome back mikey.

Where on earth did you go?

[Robert_296]

he's deleted his post :S

[Ridleys]

He's gone again /o\

[PaulHartman71]

mikey not dead \o/

[hamilton162]

He's deleted his post, but he's alive \o/

[SCIAG]

Bad month for me

Having said that, I'm still stable.

[conners]

not liking canveys update but maybe a chance of silverware in ridleys

[JB]

Secure and two insecures, not good!

[ScottT!]

Still joint second

KUTGW lads!