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Good to see you supporting both Sourthern Yorkshire causes there GD.

Aha. It would appear that 'hope' works surprisingly well.

B

I meant the top scorer Holt.Sorry i didnt reply sooner but been busy with the decos

*gasps*

OOOOoooooh, hey Ormy, be afraid, be very afraid!

Rangers v. Celtic is now crucial unless my adding is supect!

Well if it's anything like your spelling, then he's got nothing to fear

6+ years around here and my spelling hasn't improved, don't hold your breath on that front.

I make it that you've pretty much won I think, Orcus - well done.

And I should be alright in 3rd I think... these were just rough calculations.

Well, stunning as it is (and I am in {pleasant} shock, sad as it may be, I didn't remotely expect to be in there at this point with an 11 point deficit) I think a 3 point lead (as I make it) is not decisive with a Glasgow derby to go. Particularly with Ormy having the bookie's result up there and me having rather cocked up my scorer prediction and relying on the legendary () generosity of Greydesk to hold that one up.


My god though, I'll bet it's put a bat up Ormy's nightdress!

You do realise that I've only looked at one of the scores so far. I haven't had a look at what anyone has predicted - with the exception of the warm glow of satisfaction I got from realising that I'd predicted the Blades result incorrectly

An that helped me too.
Old Rob Hulse was worth a few points last season so I thought I'd give him another punt this week - with top results

I won't be troubling the scorer too much this week.

I knew I'd forgotten something!!

Well talk about the wheels coming off. I used to be quite good at this game - I've even won one season, and have come second or third on a couple of occasions.

Nowadays I have to rely on some players not turning up to avoid being bottom of the league. I'm in last place of the regular players. I've even been beaten by Master-sodding-bloody-B, and that's never a pleasant place to be

As for the rest of the competition: well that was a turn up for the books. Ormy's recent run of poor form has continued into the final week, whilst Orcus seems to have found his predicting-legs again, and there's been a switch at the top. With a final flourish of 19 points (including a full house) this week, Orcus has taken the title! Well done sir

Also honurable mention should go to Nirvanite who has managed to rise three places up the table this week after a very positive 15 points. OK, so it's not as good as the early season form, but it does show that the potential is there

(Tries to stop ing into . Makes determined attempt to summon up some dignity.)

Er, yes, well... that was a little unexpected. Congratulations, Orcus, on what I believe is your first Fantasy Football Championship title. It is well deserved, after a truly superb performance in this crucial last week. Enjoy the mousemat!

I suppose it just goes to show that what goes around comes around. At the end of FF16 I was gleeful and triumphant because I'd beaten riotact in the final week. Now something similar happens to me. I really don't know what went wrong for me in the final weeks of this season. The best guess I can offer is that perhaps, like many a team, I tried to play safe and ended up being narrowly beaten.

Ah well. Life goes on. Thanks for another excellent competition, Mr Desk. A happy Christmas and New Year to all who read this.

And Orcus: enjoy your moment of triumph. But rest assured, the Orm v. Orc rivalry shall soon be resumed. And after this sneak theft of victory - in season 18, it'll be personal.

Not bad for my first (hopefully of many) season. and Congrats to Orcus.

Yeah, well, I was not bottom by a whole 49 points!
Actually, did Egon make a single prediction??

Wheeeeeee,

Many thanks to you all and - well - what a stunner of a last week!!!
Given that I nearly posted a comment along the lines of '*sigh* always the bridesmaid' after being in the top three in each of the three seasons I've played this then one can see I wasn't really expecting a turnaround of such magnitude.
Thanks for the congratulations all

I guess it was the weekend of the underdog - Leyton Orient (did anyone predict that?), West Ham and me

Oops and lest I forget, many thanks to Greydesk for yet another marvellously run FF competition.

Aye. Well done Desky, despite losing your spreadsheet at Week One.

B

Psycorp: seeing as how you're a Leeds supporter, it's good to see that you're able to look on being second from bottom in the table so positively.