Well, my link to the league table doesn't seem to work. Super. Here it is in shit form instead. I'm sure you get the idea.
Incidentally, the Three Brewers Open Championship was retained by the reigning champion, who everyone agreed was by far and away the deserved winner, as well as being a thoroughly splendid fellow into the bargain. There he is pictured above. What a very handsome chap he is.
As you all know games will resume next week (3rd) with our usual week 3 fixtures. Here at the Brewers we will be having our very own open championship this week as we're not all that bothered about watching Barcelona stuff the Mancs. If anyone fancies coming along then feel free - come and etch your name in Three Brewers' folklore. The winner also gets to trouser everyone's entry fees (£3), not to mention a spectacularly shit plastic trophy. Stick-off is at 8, for those who are interested. See you there!
Week 2 of the league is in the can, and with any luck most teams actually read their e-mails and worked out which sodding team they were supposed to be playing this week. Unfortunately this failed to happen at the Bramshill Hunt, where the Three Brewers pitched up to play their game, swiftly followed by the Frog & Wicket, apparently oblivious to the fact that they were meant to be at the Emmbrook Inn. Much hilarity ensued. Happily the Frog swiftly got the message and fucked off to their expected venue - which was fortunate for them, as they ended up winning 2-1. As, incidentally, did the Brewers. Hurrah for both of us.
Here are some provisional scores for Week Two. Please don't forget - PLEASE, FOR FUCK'S SAKE, DON'T FORGET - that there are no games next week owing to the Champion's League final. You'll just have to entertain youselves.
Probably a bit pointless to do this after only one week, but there you go. We had one forfeit this week (the Brams) and one postponement. The forfeited game goes down as having been played, with the Queen's Head officially winning 3-0, although they only get 3 points.
P.S. Apologies for the crapness of the league table. I didn't write it to look like that but for some reason it came out like that anyway. I'll try harder in the future.
Well this season's league didn't exactly start as planned for many of the teams, not least of all us at the Brewers, with 3-0 victories raining down from all sides. Anyway, it's a good job the first game is the 'official warm-up game', and therefore doesn't count towards the overall standings. I did tell everyone that at the meeting, didn't I?
I will post all the results once I have them in, but for now you can feast your eyes on the very latest schedule. I'm sure it won't be the last.
Don't forget to send those results in!
Week 1 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Pheasant .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Wanderers v The Dog & Duck .........
Week 2 ......................
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Pheasant .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Wanderers v The Frog & Wicket.........
Week 3 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Pheasant v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Dog & Duck .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Wanderers .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Frog & Wicket.........
Week 4 ......................
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Wanderers v The Pheasant .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Queen's Head v Norreys Barn .........
Week 5 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Wanderers .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Pheasant v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Three Brewers v Norreys Barn .........
Week 6 ......................
......... The Dog & Duck v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Wanderers v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Queen's Head v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Pheasant .........
Week 7 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Wanderers .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Pheasant .........
Week 8 ......................
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Wanderers .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Pheasant v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Bell & Bottle .........
Week 9 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Wanderers v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Pheasant .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Bell & Bottle .........
Week 10 ......................
......... Norreys Barn v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Pheasant v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Wanderers .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Hope & Anchor .........
Week 11 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Three Brewers .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Pheasant .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Wanderers v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Hope & Anchor .........
Week 12 .....................
......... The Pheasant v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Wanderers .........
Week 13 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Pheasant v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... Norreys Barn v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Wanderers .........
Week 14 ......................
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Pheasant .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Wanderers v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Queen's Head .........
Week 15 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Pheasant v The Wanderers .........
......... The Three Brewers v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... Norreys Barn v The Queen's Head .........
Week 16 ......................
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Wanderers v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Pheasant .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Three Brewers .........
Week 17 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Wanderers .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Pheasant v The Three Brewers .........
Week 18 ......................
......... The Wanderers v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Bramshill Hunt.........
......... The Three Brewers v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Pheasant v The Elephant & Castle .........
Week 19 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Wanderers v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Dog & Duck v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Pheasant .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Elephant & Castle .........
Week 20 ......................
......... The Queen's Head v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... Norreys Barn v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Three Brewers v The Wanderers .........
......... The Pheasant v The Dog & Duck .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Hope & Anchor .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Bramshill Hunt.........
Week 21 ......................
......... The Jolly Farmer v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Queen's Head v The Three Brewers .........
......... The Frog & Wicket v The Pheasant .........
......... The Wanderers v The Elephant & Castle .........
......... The Dog & Duck v The Bell & Bottle .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Bramshill Hunt.........
Week 22 ......................
......... The Three Brewers v The Jolly Farmer .........
......... The Pheasant v Norreys Barn .........
......... The Elephant & Castle v The Queen's Head .........
......... The Bell & Bottle v The Frog & Wicket.........
......... The Bramshill Hunt v The Wanderers .........
......... The Hope & Anchor v The Dog & Duck .........
Obviously my faint hopes that the previous fixture list I posted would be the last were short-lived, as we now have two more entrants in the league. The Dog & Duck are welcomed back after an absence of several years, whilst the Wanderers are also in after an absence of about 5 days. Whoever came up with the idea to bar them in the first place is obviously a slack-jawed idiot. Anyway, rest assured that the first week of fixtures go ahead as planned, with a scheduling rejig due in the next day or two. Apologies for titting about with the schedule as I'm sure it benefits no-one. I'd like to say it's not my fault, but ultimately it probably is. Soz.
Good luck all. Except the Elephant & Castle, obviously, as we're playing them in Week One.
Well the pre-season meeting had something for everyone - tears, laughter, discrimination, recriminations, and as ever a trembling undercurrent of violence. Hours of fun! Anywho, with the late addition of Norreys Barn we're now up to a nice round ten. Here is the revised - and, with any luck, final - fixture list. Let's get those sticks in the air!
Well the teams are finalised and, with any luck, everyone's ready to rock and roll. For those who don't already know, the captains' meeting is at the Three Brewers at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and the season's stick-off takes place the Wednesday after (13th). Here, for those who are interested, are the teams and their fixtures:
