Not so clever after all

Well, in the grand tradition of comedy league-running and with a wilful disregard for accurate reportage, I decided to take a chance yesterday and guess the result of the week 12 Queen's Head - Bramshill Hunt match. I guess that's why everyone knows me as Gambler Bill. I guess that also explains why I'm not living in Monte Carlo quaffing endless magnums of Krug in the Hotel de Paris, as I couldn't have got the result any wronger. It seemed reasonable to assume that the Queen's - topping the table with only two defeats to their name - might just make short work of the Brams, themselves propping up the league with only 2 legs to their name. But then this league, like a woman, has proved to be anything but sane and predictable, and with impeccable comic timing the Brams finally remembered how to play the game by trouncing the Queen's 3-0! As you can imagine, this has led to quite a seismic shift in the league table, with the Bell & Bottle marching to the top like Hitler annexing the Sudetenland. With only 3 points separating the top five teams, this thing is now wide open.

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Forfeit	Legs won	Legs lost	Points
.	Bell & Bottle	13	11	2	0	28	12	37
.	Queen's Head	13	10	3	0	28	11	37
.	Elephant & Castle	13	9	4	0	27	12	35
.	Wanderers	13	8	5	0	27	12	35
.	Jolly Farmer	13	9	4	0	25	14	34
.	Three Brewers	13	7	6	0	20	19	27
.	Pheasant	13	6	7	0	19	20	25
.	Norreys Barn	11	5	6	0	16	17	20
.	Frog & Wicket	11	3	8	0	12	21	14
.	Hope & Anchor	11	3	8	0	9	24	12
.	Dog & Duck	12	2	8	2	8	28	10
.	Bramshill Hunt	12	1	8	3	5	35	6