Wyrmgore Association Football Feed

by **Brigantii** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 3:18 pm

And we're back, and so is Fergus Davies to lead his rock bottom Rookscroft United to a 5-0 drubbing of Jonastown United, the shambolic form of the former champions has seen them rooted to the foot of the table for the first time in Premier League history, but they looked to be at their best with goals from Mjatovic, Gayle and debutant Andy Marshall. The valuable three points lifts them up to 17th and out of relegation.

MATCHDAY 11
Albertpool 1-1 Marketnewton F.C
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-1 Madonnachurch
Rookscroft City 1-3 Landfell
Rookscroft United 5-0 Jonastown United
Throstle Rovers 1-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Hogghampton
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-0 Brierthorne
Skyte City 0-0 Bishopbury F.C
Beckford 1-3 Almondvale F.C
Redfern Athletic 0-0 Westfield United

The red side of Rookscroft was celebrating again this week as they collected another three points, this time away at Hogghampton, who took the lead early on in the game. Table toppers Albertpool snagged another three points, with Michael Irwin scoring a late winner away at Madonnachurch. The Brigantii international has been in fine goal scoring fettle so far this season and is looking to return to the national team's starting XI.

MATCHDAY 12
Madonnachurch 0-1 Albertpool
Landfell 0-4 Marketnewton F.C
Jonastown United 2-2 Oxcastle Wanderers
Iron Bridge F.C 0-1 Rookscroft City
Hogghampton 1-2 Rookscroft United
Brierthorne 0-0 Throstle Rovers
Bishopbury F.C 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Almondvale F.C 1-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Westfield United 0-2 Skyte City
Redfern Athletic 3-2 Beckford

Reigning champions Marketnewton scored four for the second game in a row as they dominated local rivals Iron Bridge, who look a shell of the team that finished in the top four last year. The previous manager has taken Albertpool to new heights as they narrowly beat Landfell to retain their spot as league leaders.

MATCHDAY 13
Albertpool 2-1 Landfell
Madonnachurch 4-1 Jonastown United
Marketnewton F.C 4-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-0 Hogghampton
Rookscroft City 1-1 Brierthorne
Rookscroft United 3-1 Bishopbury F.C
Throstle Rovers 2-1 Almondvale F.C
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Westfield United
Belle-Isle on Sea 3-3 Redfern Athletic
Skyte City 3-0 Beckford

Torkingham's acquisition of Trevor Winter was seen as a brilliant piece of business and it has paid dividends so far, with the striker responsible for a quarter of the team's goals so far. His hat trick against a mediocre Beckford was his first in his career. After years of struggling and pumping in millions, Bishopbury finally look like the team they have threatened to be for years, taking full points off Oxcastle and bouncing back from defeat against Rookscroft.

MATCHDAY 14
Jonastown United 0-1 Albertpool
Iron Bridge F.C 1-3 Landfell
Hogghamton 0-3 Madonnachurch
Brierthorne 1-1 Marketnewton F.C
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Oxcastle Wanderers
Almondvale F.C 1-1 Rookscroft City
Westfield United 0-3 Rookscroft United
Redfern Athletic 2-0 Throstle Rovers
Beckford 1-5 Torkingham Wanderers
Skyte City 2-0 Belle-Isle on Sea

After shockingly finishing second last term, Almondvale have stuttered this season and returned to their much more usual spot of midtable, so, there one nil win over Marketnewton was a good way to buck this slide. Newby Lachie Donne finished neatly on the hour mark and the solitary goal was enough to seal victory.

MATCHDAY 15
Albertpool 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Jonastown United 2-1 Hogghampton
Landfell 1-2 Brierthorne
Madonnachurch 0-1 Bishopbury F.C
Marketnewton F.C 0-1 Almondvale F.C
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-0 Westfield United
Rookscroft City 2-2 Redfern Athletic
Rookscroft United 1-1 Beckford
Throstle Rovers 1-2 Skyte City
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Belle-Isle on Sea

9 games without a win and finally the Westfield fans had something to cheer about with their 2-1 victoryu over Madonnachurch. The three points may have come via a dubious penalty decision, but three points is three points innit? After a lunge by Nick Coulson brought down Terry Deane in the 87th minute, the striker's partner, Odin Isaksson stepped up and blasted the ball into the roof of the net.

MATCHDAY 16
Hogghampton 1-0 Albertpool
Brierthorne 1-2 Iron Bridge F.C
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Jonastown United
Almondvale F.C 1-1 Landfell
Westfield United 2-1 Madonnachurch
Redfern Athletic 2-1 Marketnewton F.C
Beckford 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Skyte City 2-2 Rookscroft City
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-4 Rookscroft United
Torkingham Wanderers 1-1 Throstle Rovers

Westfield, buoyed by the late winner against Madonnachurch decided to replicate the outcome this week in a nine goal thriller with Jonastown. Level after 80 farcical minutes of football (three red cards, an own goal and a missed penalty) Westfield's Dystermark international Oyvind Sorensen scored a contender for goal of the season with a thirty yard volley.

MATCHDAY 17
Albertpool 1-1 Brierthorne
Hogghampton 1-4 Bishopbury F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 2-0 Almondvale F.C
Jonastown United 4-5 Westfield United
Landfell 3-1 Redfern Athletic
Madonnachurch 3-1 Beckford
Marketnewton F.C 3-1 Skyte City
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-2 Belle-Isle on Sea
Rookscroft City 4-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Rookscroft United 2-1 Throstle Rovers

There aint no party like a score draw party. Particularly when your team is rock bottom of the league and hasn't managed more than one goal a game for the last six weeks. Bitter sweet really for the Beckford fans who were treated to a pretty good display of attacking football and also some woeful defending. Matchday 18 heralded the the Rookscroft derby and it was the red side of the city who came out on top. The last four times these two teams have met in the league have resulted in stalemates, including a 5-5 result. On this day however United were victorious courtesy of a Zack Wilbraham goal.

MATCHDAY 18
Bishopbury F.C 1-2 Albertpool
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Brierthorne
Westfield United 0-0 Hogghampton
Redfern Athletic 2-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Beckford 3-3 Jonastown United
Skyte City 0-1 Landfell
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-2 Madonnachurch
Torkingham Wanderers 0-0 Marketnewton F.C
Throstle Rovers 1-2 Oxcastle Wanderers
Rookscroft United 1-0 Rookscroft City

And here we are, comfortably nestled into the half way stage of the season. There were goals to be seen, results to be had, points to be made. Albertpool head the league and were able to move a little further clear with Bishopbury struggling at home to Westfield. Westfield are in a bottom three, including themselves, Beckford and Throstle Rovers who are now five points adrift of safety. The reigning champions have mustered a pretty disappointing defence of their title but their tonking of long time rivals Rookscroft United has gone some way to abating the voices calling for Flamini's head.

MATCHDAY 19
Albertpool 2-1 Almondvale F.C
Bishopbury F.C 0-0 Westfield United
Brierthorne 2-1 Redfern Athletic
Hogghampton 2-1 Beckford
Iron Bridge F.C 2-0 Skyte City
Jonastown United 1-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Landfell 2-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Madonnachurch 2-2 Throstle Rovers
Marketnewton F.C 4-1 Rookscroft United
Oxcastle Wanderers 4-3 Rookscroft City

League Table

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Albertpool                19  11   6   2  29  15  +14  39
02  Bishopbury F.C            19  10   5   4  36  23  +13  35
03  Landfell                  19  10   4   5  28  23   +5  34
04  Rookscroft City           19   8   6   5  32  25   +7  30
05  Marketnewton F.C          19   8   5   6  46  25  +21  29
06  Rookscroft United         19   8   4   7  37  29   +8  28
07  Brierthorne               19   7   6   6  32  24   +8  27
08  Iron Bridge F.C           19   8   3   8  29  27   +2  27
09  Jonastown United          19   7   5   7  32  43  -11  26
10  Madonnachurch             19   6   7   6  37  31   +6  25
11  Torkingham Wanderers      19   6   7   6  28  29   -1  25
12  Oxcastle Wanderers        19   7   4   8  24  30   -6  25
13  Hogghampton               19   7   4   8  17  27  -10  25
14  Belle-Isle on Sea         19   6   6   7  30  32   -2  24
15  Redfern Athletic          19   4  11   4  30  30   +0  23
16  Almondvale F.C            19   5   8   6  21  22   -1  23
17  Skyte City                19   6   4   9  23  34  -11  22
18  Throstle Rovers           19   4   5  10  18  26   -8  17
19  Westfield United          19   3   7   9  17  28  -11  16
20  Beckford                  19   3   5  11  24  47  -23  14

by **Brigantii** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:02 am

And we're back, not quite as long as a Peter Jackson movie based on a Tolkien book, but dragging it out, like a Netflix binge, when you know you should really just go to sleep.

Matchday 20 and there were no real surprises, unless if you count the revivified Bishopbury stuttering to a second draw with a team in the relegation zone. Belle-Isle on Sea beat Hogghampton as the two sides slogged it out in a match that only saw three shots on target.

MATCHDAY 20
Westfield United 0-1 Albertpool
Redfern Athletic 1-1 Almondvale F.C
Beckford 2-2 Bishopbury F.C
Skyte City 2-1 Brierthorne
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-0 Hogghampton
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Throstle Rovers 1-1 Jonastown United
Rookscroft United 1-0 Landfell
Rookscroft City 0-0 Madonnachurch
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-3 Marketnewton F.C

In what may have been the dullest day of the season so far, the combined fans of all 20 teams were treated to 13 goals in 900 collective minutes of football. Rather than watching football this weekend, fans could have instead watched paint dry, a documentary on the Railways Of Sargossa or the aforementioned Peter Jackson film.

MATCHDAY 21
Albertpool 0-0 Redfern Athletic
Westfield United 0-1 Beckford
Almondvale F.C 1-0 Skyte City
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Brierthorne 0-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Hogghampton 1-0 Throstle Rovers
Iron Bridge F.C 0-0 Rookscroft United
Jonastown United 1-3 Rookscroft City
Landfell 0-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Madonnachurch 1-0 Marketnewton F.C

Better day for goals, particularly for relegation threatened Throstle Rovers who put Bishopbury to the sword with a 4-0 mauling. Throstle have been in dreadful form this term and are one of the favourites at this stage to be going down, but fans will be hoping that this stellar result will inspire an upsurge in results.

MATCHDAY 22
Beckford 1-1 Albertpool
Skyte City 4-1 Redfern Athletic
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-0 Westfield United
Torkingham Wanderers 2-2 Almondvale F.C
Throstle Rovers 4-0 Bishopbury F.C
Rookscroft United 0-1 Brierthorne
Rookscroft City 2-0 Hogghampton
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Marketnewton F.C 2-1 Jonastown United
Madonnachurch 2-0 Landfell

Madonnachurch have been resurgent in the last few weeks, going 7 games unbeaten. Their latest three pointer came away at Iron Bridge, with Clem Batley leathering in a free kick. The midfielder has been Madonnachurch's star man for the last three seasons and has remained loyal despite offers from Landfell and Brierthorne to leave for more money.

MATCHDAY 23
Albertpool 2-1 Skyte City
Beckford 1-4 Belle-Isle on Sea
Redfern Athletic 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Westfield United 3-2 Throstle Rovers
Almondvale F.C 2-4 Rookscroft United
Bishopbury F.C 1-0 Rookscroft City
Brierthorne 2-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Hogghampton 1-3 Marketnewton F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 1-2 Madonnachurch
Jonastown United 3-0 Landfell

Ewan Holiday stormed up the tunnel at the final whistle after his league leading Albertpool side slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Belle-Isle. The goals, in the first five minutes and just before the half time whistle came against the run of play and left the manager riled. Watching his team maintain 80% of the possession and muster 22 shots on goal (although only 2 were on target) the former Iron Bridge boss blew his top and took off as soon as the 90 were up.

MATCHDAY 24
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-0 Albertpool
Torkingham Wanderers 1-3 Skyte City
Throstle Rovers 0-2 Beckford
Rookscroft United 4-1 Redfern Athletic
Rookscroft City 3-0 Westfield United
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-0 Almondvale F.C
Marketnewton F.C 1-1 Bishopbury F.C
Madonnachurch 2-0 Brierthorne
Landfell 3-0 Hogghampton
Jonastown United 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C

Anomalous? Is that a word? When something is an anomaly? Like the result at Skyte? Yeah, they were promoted (last year), and yeah they look good and yeah Rookscroft had a bit of a blip early on in the season, but 6-1? 6 goals to United's 1? How can you possibly describe this game? You can't...

MATCHDAY 25
Albertpool 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-1 Throstle Rovers
Skyte City 6-1 Rookscroft United
Beckford 1-1 Rookscroft City
Redfern Athletic 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Westfield United 0-3 Marketnewton F.C
Almondvale F.C 1-0 Madonnachurch
Bishopbury F.C 1-1 Landfell
Brierthorne 1-1 Jonastown United
Hogghampton 0-2 Iron Bridge F.C

Kim Dae Sung was at a point the most expensive player to move to Marketnewton, but since the arrival of Paul Gosselin has been somewhat frozen out, however, were it not for the midfielder from Hsien-Ko scoring off the bench Marketnewton would have lost at home to 19th placed Beckford.

MATCHDAY 26
Throstle Rovers 3-2 Albertpool
Rookscroft United 2-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Rookscroft City 4-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-1 Skyte City
Marketnewton F.C 1-1 Beckford
Madonnachurch 0-2 Redfern Athletic
Landfell 2-0 Westfield United
Jonastown United 1-1 Almondvale F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 2-1 Bishopbury F.C
Hogghampton 1-0 Brierthorne

Four games without a win and the league leaders were humbled at home to local rivals Rookscroft United. In an attacking tour de force the away team poured forward and laid siege to the neighbours to the west with Milan Mjatovic scoring a brace and young forward Zack Wilbraham grabbing one before setting up Serkan Aydin to drill home a fourth. Ensuring he kept his goal scoring run in tact, Michael Irwin tucked away a consolation goal. Another Rookscroft United player – Johannes Robertsson, played a key part in Belle-Isle's draw with Marketnewton. The on loan midfielder scored one before selflessly pulling the ball back for Xavier Tyrell to notch his 7th league goal of he season.

MATCHDAY 27
Albertpool 1-4 Rookscroft United
Throstle Rovers 2-0 Rookscroft City
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Oxcastle Wanderers
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-2 Marketnewton F.C
Skyte City 0-0 Madonnachurch
Beckford 1-2 Landfell
Redfern Athletic 1-1 Jonastown United
Westfield United 0-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Almondvale F.C 0-1 Hogghampton
Bishopbury F.C 1-2 Brierthorne

Fired up by their humbling last week, Albertpool savaged Rookscroft's other team, the light blue side, mercilessly in a 6-1 win. The win stops the recent slide that had seen the reigning champions make up ground on them and keeps them four points ahead of Marketnewton. Marketnewton have been up and down in their defence this year and are only ahead of Rookscroft United and Bishopbury on goal difference. The top five is rounded off by Landfell, who were third in the league until this weekend, following the 0-0 draw with Belle-Isle. The bottom three are made up of two teams that were promoted last season and Oxcastle, who sit below Throstle Rovers on goal difference.

MATCHDAY 28
Rookscroft City 1-6 Albertpool
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-3 Rookscroft United
Marketnewton F.C 2-1 Throstle Rovers
Madonnachurch 2-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Landfell 0-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Jonastown United 4-3 Skyte City
Iron Bridge F.C 1-2 Beckford
Hogghampton 2-0 Redfern Athletic
Brierthorne 1-0 Westfield United
Bishopbury F.C 3-3 Almondvale F.C

League Table

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Albertpool                29  14  10   5  43  28  +15  52
02  Marketnewton F.C          29  13   9   7  64  34  +30  48
03  Rookscroft United         29  14   6   9  61  42  +19  48
04  Bishopbury F.C            29  13   9   7  50  39  +11  48
05  Landfell                  29  13   7   9  36  32   +4  46
06  Rookscroft City           29  12   9   8  47  38   +9  45
07  Madonnachurch             29  11   9   9  46  41   +5  42
08  Belle-Isle on Sea         29  11   9   9  45  43   +2  42
09  Brierthorne               29  11   8  10  44  37   +7  41
10  Skyte City                29  12   5  12  45  46   -1  41
11  Jonastown United          29  10  10   9  47  56   -9  40
12  Torkingham Wanderers      29   9  12   8  42  42   +0  39
13  Iron Bridge F.C           29  11   4  14  39  39   +0  37
14  Almondvale F.C            29   8  13   8  34  34   +0  37
15  Hogghampton               29  11   4  14  24  40  -16  37
16  Redfern Athletic          29   6  15   8  38  45   -7  33
17  Throstle Rovers           29   8   7  14  33  38   -5  31
18  Oxcastle Wanderers        29   8   7  14  26  42  -16  31
19  Beckford                  29   6  10  13  40  63  -23  28
20  Westfield United          29   4   7  18  20  45  -25  19

Ooops, we seemed to have glossed over the 29th match day.. silly us...

Brierthorne played out an 8 goal game with Beckford, Rookscroft United hammered Madonnachurch and there were two no score draws... consider this the post credit scene, the disappointing one you wish you'd left before rather than hanging about for.

MATCHDAY 29
Albertpool 0-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Rookscroft City 1-1 Marketnewton F.C
Rookscroft United 5-0 Madonnachurch
Throstle Rovers 1-0 Landfell
Torkingham Wanderers 0-0 Jonastown United
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Skyte City 2-1 Hogghampton
Beckford 4-4 Brierthorne
Redfern Athletic 0-2 Bishopbury F.C
Westfield United 0-2 Almondvale F.C

by **Brigantii** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:34 am

The fourth and final stage of the season, did you all stay hyped?

While Albertpool has two teams, one of them currently sits top of the table, the other, have embedded themselves in the mid-table places. A combative 3-1 win over Belle-Isle on Sea at home lifted the fans, who were pleased to see Danilo Lobo score a brace and assist the third to get himself a man of the match award. Beckford picked up a vital win over Almondvale, who have struggled this season to balance league and champion's league commitments.

MATCHDAY 30
Marketnewton F.C 1-1 Albertpool
Madonnachurch 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Landfell 0-3 Rookscroft City
Jonastown United 1-3 Rookscroft United
Iron Bridge F.C 2-0 Throstle Rovers
Hogghampton 1-0 Torkingham Wanderers
Brierthorne 3-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Bishopbury F.C 1-0 Skyte City
Almondvale F.C 0-2 Beckford
Westfield United 0-1 Redfern Athletic

If you like goals, you tend to see dozens at Marketnewton, or on this particular day half a dozen. Goals for Gimbran (2), Gosselin, Ramsbottom and Nicot (2) took the teams' tally to 71 already this season. For the last two they have finished with 90 goals and to ensure they get close to that number again they'll need about 2.5 goals a game for the last few fixtures. If you were a betting man that might be a good one to take.

MATCHDAY 31
Albertpool 2-0 Madonnachurch
Marketnewton F.C 6-0 Landfell
Oxcastle Wanderers 2-2 Jonastown United
Rookscroft City 4-2 Iron Bridge F.C
Rookscroft United 1-0 Hogghampton
Throstle Rovers 0-1 Brierthorne
Torkingham Wanderers 0-1 Bishopbury F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-1 Almondvale F.C
Skyte City 0-0 Westfield United
Beckford 1-4 Redfern Athletic

Another five for Marketnewton who are desperately trying to chase down Albertpool, who managed another 3 points away to Landfell. Also ahead of them after a cataclysmic start to the season are Rookscroft United who eeked out a 1-0 win over fellow title contenders Bishopbury.

MATCHDAY 32
Landfell 0-2 Albertpool
Jonastown United 1-0 Madonnachurch
Iron Bridge F.C 1-5 Marketnewton F.C
Hogghampton 2-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Brierthorne 1-1 Rookscroft City
Bishopbury F.C 0-1 Rookscroft United
Almondvale F.C 0-0 Throstle Rovers
Westfield United 1-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Redfern Athletic 4-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Beckford 1-1 Skyte City

After a shock fourth place finish Iron Bridge fans expected more of the same, but with their former manager now leading the league at Albertpool they have found themselves in the wrong half of the table and all fingers are pointing at Gilchrist McNab, who moved from Flynn's Isle club Rothwell in the off-season. The team have only won one game in their last five and may be dragged into a relegation battle as the season wraps up.

MATCHDAY 33
Albertpool 2-1 Jonastown United
Landfell 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Madonnachurch 0-1 Hogghampton
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Brierthorne
Oxcastle Wanderers 2-3 Bishopbury F.C
Rookscroft City 1-1 Almondvale F.C
Rookscroft United 2-1 Westfield United
Throstle Rovers 1-2 Redfern Athletic
Torkingham Wanderers 3-4 Beckford
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-3 Skyte City

Ewan Holiday was expected to receive a frosty reception, returning to Iron Bridge, but the manager was applauded before and after the game as his new team won 1-0. Beckford didn't have the best odds going into their match against Rookscroft United, but stunned the bookies and United faithful with a great 3-1 win as they make a late bid for Premier League survival. Also involved in the relegation battle are Oxcastle Wanderers who took three points off Westfield, who at this point are confirmed as returning to League 1. It's been a tough season for the fans to stomach, but nobody really anticipated that they would set the league on fire.

MATCHDAY 34
Iron Bridge F.C 0-1 Albertpool
Hogghampton 3-3 Jonastown United
Brierthorne 2-2 Landfell
Bishopbury F.C 3-1 Madonnachurch
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Marketnewton F.C
Westfield United 0-2 Oxcastle Wanderers
Redfern Athletic 1-1 Rookscroft City
Beckford 3-1 Rookscroft United
Skyte City 1-3 Throstle Rovers
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-4 Torkingham Wanderers

13 points from their last 6 games and Bishopbury are a team in sublime form. Winning the FWFA Cup with Tiburtina, their new managed Masimilliano Abbitati came in with a solid reputation as a man who can achieve things. Nobody thought it was possible that his ageing Tiburtina team would win the title, but he did, good things are expected next season. A late goal to wrench a point from Jonastown was met with a passionate celebration from coach.

MATCHDAY 35
Albertpool 3-1 Hogghampton
Iron Bridge F.C 1-1 Brierthorne
Jonastown United 1-1 Bishopbury F.C
Landfell 3-1 Almondvale F.C
Madonnachurch 1-0 Westfield United
Marketnewton F.C 3-1 Redfern Athletic
Oxcastle Wanderers 4-0 Beckford
Rookscroft City 1-2 Skyte City
Rookscroft United 1-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Throstle Rovers 2-1 Torkingham Wanderers

The Albertpool derby, three points and the red side can claim the title and don't need to worry about the final two fixtures, or what their title opposition can do. A win for the blues and they can derail the title celebrations.Elsewhere Marketnewton were facing off against Skyte, Rookscroft United were away to Throstle Rovers while Bishopbury were hosting Hogghampton.The champions were left frustrated with Skyte coming back to draw four a piece, while United cruised to a 3-0 win. This piled the pressure on Albertpool, who were outmatched against a hungry Brierthorne, who hustled, harried, chased every loose ball and defended stoutly.They were rewarded with a 1-0 win courtesy of Lobo, who may be on his way out at the end of the season, with teams in Cusco chasing the forward.

MATCHDAY 36
Brierthorne 1-0 Albertpool
Bishopbury F.C 0-0 Hogghampton
Almondvale F.C 0-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Westfield United 3-1 Jonastown United
Redfern Athletic 2-0 Landfell
Beckford 1-0 Madonnachurch
Skyte City 4-4 Marketnewton F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-1 Oxcastle Wanderers
Torkingham Wanderers 4-1 Rookscroft City
Throstle Rovers 0-3 Rookscroft United

The penultimate game of the season and Ewan Holiday has done it, a comfortable win over Bishopbury ensured Albertpool are champions and have won the top league prize for the first time in the modern era. Goals for Michael Irwin (2) and Pequeno put the seal on an unlikely championship win after last season's 8th place finish. The relegation battle is wide open with Iron Bridge, Belle-Isle, Beckford, Throstle Rovers and Oxcastle all in trouble and desperate for three points. That draw then between Oxcastle and Throstle does neither team any favours. Belle-Isle's 4-0 win over Madonnachurch will see the club safe and remain in the Premier League for a third term.

MATCHDAY 37
Albertpool 3-0 Bishopbury F.C
Brierthorne 0-2 Almondvale F.C
Hogghampton 1-0 Westfield United
Iron Bridge F.C 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Jonastown United 3-0 Beckford
Landfell 1-1 Skyte City
Madonnachurch 0-4 Belle-Isle on Sea
Marketnewton F.C 2-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-1 Throstle Rovers
Rookscroft City 2-0 Rookscroft United

The last day. The title is wrapped up, but second place could still go to either of the previous champions. Marketnewton ensured they finished second for the second time in three seasons with a resounding 5-1 win over Rookscroft United. Bishopbury claim their highest finish in league history, with a lackluster 1-1 draw against bottom club Westfield. Results for Oxcastle and Throstle Rovers come to nought as Beckford ensure their place in the league next season with a 3-0 win over Hogghampton.

MATCHDAY 38
Almondvale F.C 1-1 Albertpool
Westfield United 1-1 Bishopbury F.C
Redfern Athletic 0-1 Brierthorne
Beckford 3-0 Hogghampton
Skyte City 2-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-2 Jonastown United
Torkingham Wanderers 0-2 Landfell
Throstle Rovers 2-0 Madonnachurch
Rookscroft United 1-5 Marketnewton F.C
Rookscroft City 2-2 Oxcastle Wanderers

League Table

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Albertpool                38  20  12   6  58  33  +25  72 C
02  Marketnewton F.C          38  19  11   8  93  45  +48  68
03  Rookscroft United         38  19   7  12  74  55  +19  64
04  Bishopbury F.C            38  17  12   9  60  48  +12  63
05  Rookscroft City           38  15  13  10  63  51  +12  58
06  Landfell                  38  16   9  13  45  49   -4  57
07  Brierthorne               38  15  11  12  54  46   +8  56
08  Skyte City                38  15   9  14  59  57   +2  54
09  Hogghampton               38  15   6  17  33  50  -17  51
10  Almondvale F.C            38  11  17  10  42  42   +0  50
11  Jonastown United          38  12  14  12  62  72  -10  50
12  Redfern Athletic          38  11  16  11  53  53   +0  49
13  Torkingham Wanderers      38  12  12  14  57  57   +0  48
14  Madonnachurch             38  13   9  16  49  55   -6  48
15  Belle-Isle on Sea         38  12  12  14  55  62   -7  48
16  Iron Bridge F.C           38  13   6  19  46  53   -7  45
17  Beckford                  38  11  11  16  55  79  -24  44
18  Throstle Rovers           38  11   9  18  42  49   -7  42 R
19  Oxcastle Wanderers        38  10  11  17  40  54  -14  41 R
20  Westfield United          38   5   9  24  26  56  -30  24 R

League 1 Final Table

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  AFC Lakecombe            38  22   6  10  61  42  +19  72 C
02  Sellersfield United      38  19   8  11  57  39  +18  65 P
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03  Kerrdale City            38  18  10  10  49  31  +18  64 
04  Ashbury City             38  18  10  10  59  45  +14  64
05  Ridgemont Town           38  16  13   9  57  36  +21  61
06  Corpus Christi           38  16  13   9  66  56  +10  61
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07  Saddlewood Town          38  17   9  12  49  42   +7  60
08  Durness-in-Roe           38  16   8  14  56  47   +9  56
09  Valengren Kickers        38  14  10  14  63  60   +3  52
10  Harebury City            38  13  13  12  49  46   +3  52
11  Moorledge Town           38  13  13  12  39  39   +0  52
12  Copingham United         38  15   6  17  51  51   +0  51
13  Blackdale Wanderers      38  11  15  12  52  53   -1  48
14  Eden Forest              38  11  15  12  23  25   -2  48
15  Deighton F.C             38  13   6  19  36  46  -10  45
16  Greenhope Forest         38  12   9  17  54  76  -22  45
17  Peterford United         38  10  10  18  32  54  -22  40
18  Adamstown                38   9  12  17  28  47  -19  39 R
19  Kingston F.C             38   6  13  19  37  61  -24  31 R
20  Friarham F.C             38   7   9  22  48  70  -22  30 R

League 2 Final Table

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Belle-Isle Rovers         38  21   6  11  61  39  +22  69 C
02  Manford Town              38  19   9  10  56  41  +15  66 P
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03  Basham F.C                38  17  11  10  57  42  +15  62
04  Saint George Town         38  17  11  10  51  47   +4  62
05  Goose Island Town         38  17  10  11  65  45  +20  61
06  Throstle Academicals      38  18   7  13  36  27   +9  61
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07  Bridgette United          38  18   7  13  43  35   +8  61
08  Newsham Town              38  16   9  13  51  52   -1  57
09  Whiteham F.C              38  17   5  16  60  53   +7  56
10  Bilsdon Town              38  15  10  13  47  38   +9  55
11  Rigsby Spartans           38  16   6  16  59  58   +1  54
12  Castlefield Town          38  14  12  12  53  52   +1  54
13  Lisburn Town              38  14  11  13  51  44   +7  53
14  Wantworth & Selby         38  15   8  15  65  71   -6  53
15  Berryham                  38  12  15  11  49  43   +6  51
16  O'grady                   38  13  12  13  41  38   +3  51
17  Whitfield F.C             38  14   8  16  46  53   -7  50
18  Codgate                   38  13   6  19  51  64  -13  45
19  Allied Motor Trade        38  11  10  17  53  64  -11  43
20  Garry County              38  10  13  15  43  54  -11  43
21  Carrcroft Town            38  10  11  17  45  57  -12  41
22  Inglby                    38  11   8  19  50  68  -18  41
23  Smalling F.C              38  11   5  22  43  65  -22  38
24  University of Skyte       38   9   6  23  33  59  -26  33

by **Brigantii** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 3:09 am

League 1 Play-Offs

The Premier League, it's home to the biggest teams in Brigantii. It may not be the best league in the world (according to UICA rankings anyway) but is a shining beacon in the region. The best players from across Wyrmgore want to come play in the Premier League, the top managers want to lead teams out and sponsors, oh my, the sacks full of money they throw at this league, so, to win the League 1 Play-Offs, and get to reach this level, it's a dream come true.

In the first set of fixtures, the teams who finished 3rd and 5th in the league took on one another. Last year Kerrdale finished 11th in League 1, while their opponents were relegated from the Premier League. Ridgemont Town had seen a number of players exit on loan, but still had the bare bones of a premier team.

The first game was a battling display between the two sides as the lead swapped back and forth until Ridgemont took hold of the tie and scored a decisive third goal to ensure they finished the first leg winners. In front of the home fans Ridgemont won the second leg with a 1-0 win, courtesy of Nobby Greengrass, to take the tie 4-2 on aggregate.

Kerrdale City 2-3 Ridgemont Town
Ridgemont Town 1-0 Kerrdale City

In the second half of the play offs, 4th placed Ashbury took on Corpus Christi. Both teams missed out on promotion last year in the play offs and, for the fans it would be agonizing to go through it again. To ensure it wasn't their fans, Ashbury set about winning the first leg with goals from Jerome Cameron and Rodney Keane. The second leg was a more tense affair, with Corpus taking the lead early on, leaving them trailing by a goal on aggregate. Until Cameron scored another two goals for Ashbury in the play offs – leaving Bobby Buchanan's late goal for Corpus Christi just another consolation.

Ashbury City 2-0 Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi 2-2 Ashbury City

And then there were two. Both clubs had competed in the Premier League and were aiming for a return, but would have to go through each other to do so. Like Gladiators, they faced off in the national stadium with fans baying for blood. Well, not blood. But still. Ashbury took the first step in returning with the opening goal, Jerome Cameron nabbed his fourth goal in three games with a header at the near post. But it wasn't enough, towering local lad, John Coleman equalized for Ridgemont, before the lanky ginger forward turned provider to set up Umberto Soldado to put his laces through the ball and smash in a winner.

Ridgemont Town 2-1 Ashbury City

League 2 Play-Offs

Less exciting, really, isn't it? Anyway, 3rd vs 5th and 4th vs 6th in the standard fashion

Goose Island Town set about their journey to the final with a comfortable 3-0 win over Basham, the second leg, despite being a nil-nil was more than enough for Goose Island to head to the final.

Basham F.C. 0-3 Goose Island Town
Goose Island Town 0-0 Basham F.C.

Saint George Town is a historic town on the South coast of Brigantii and not renowned for their football prowess, meanwhile, the Academicals are the second club in Throstle and to be promoted would mean they were closer to their local rivals than years before. Saint George won the home leg and the goal difference was enough to see them through following the 1-1 away draw.

Saint George Town 1-0 Throstle Academicals
Throstle Academicals 1-1 Saint George Town

The final, who goes up a step? Both teams hadn't started the new era in the third division and had been relegated to League 2, Saint George Town the more recent. But instant returns don't often happen, even Jesus took three days and it looks like the team on the South Coast will be waiting a while longer.

Goose Island took the lead in the 20th minute through Quentin Masinga, with the Superior Volta born striker latching on to a short back pass and rounding the keeper to slot into an empty net.

Goose Island Town 1-0 Saint George Town

League Cup Final

The League Cup in Brigantii is played at the national stadium and is the final match of the regular season. It's the traditional end to the year and this year, two teams from the top division were going head to head. Until the semi-finals Rookscroft City had a pretty easy run, playing teams from the lower leagues. In the semis, the blue side of Rookscroft took on Jonastown and the two sides could only be separated by penalties. Their opponents Skyte had been to the national stadium in recent years, winning the League 1 Play Offs against Bilsdon Town.

Opening the scoring on his return to Willesden Stadium, Darrel Fry sent the northern fans into raptures. But the lead was soon levelled through Oleg Arshavin. Rookscroft City then took the lead in the 63rd minute through Brigantii international Russ Baker. City looked to be destined for the trophy, but Skyte piled forward in the last 5 minutes and laid siege to the Rookscroft goal. Their pressure was rewarded with a 92nd minute equalizer through Igancio Calderon.

But they were the final smiles on the Skyte faces. The two sides headed into extra time, tied up at 2-2. Three goals in twenty minutes of the additional 30 turned the tie round and made it look decidedly more one sided than it had been. Goals for Baker, Cosmo Inzaghi and Preciado were enough to ensure City took some silverware back to the north west.

Skyte City 2-2 Rookscroft City
2-5 AET

by **Dystermark** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:57 am

The Federation of Wyrmgore Football Associations, the FWFA, governing body of football in Wyrmgore overseas EVERYTHING. They're omniscient, all powerful and most certainly not corrupt... probably. The last FWFA tournament was held in Cusco and saw the final played out between an ageing Tiburtina team and Pays de Horreur (one of the pre-tournament favourites). Before anybody can compete at the next one a host nation must be decided upon by a panel of officials, and, like the previous tournament a number of host bids had been submitted for selection.

The first bid came from the previous tournament's runners-up, Pays de Horreur. Pays de Horreur is a proud footballing nation with a long history* of achievements in the sport. The country is a progressive, welcoming nation, with good public transport links and warm summers (ideal for playing football). To the north, there are the beaches of the Cote de Blanc and in the south the mountains of Venoix, the country is home to some of the most spectacular cuisine on the continent.. and don't forget some very interesting bits of swamp land...

The second bid to be considered was made by Dystermark**, the most north easterly nation in the region of Wyrmgore. Dystermark is one of only TWO kingdoms in the entire continent and is ruled over by King Christian Hygelac. It's cold there, like a lot of the time, with the northern most tip reaching temperatures as low as -16 degrees in winter. In the previous competition the men from Dystermark defied all expectations and romped to the semi-finals, winning all three of their group games – despite this the country is better known for their fish exports than their footballing exploits.

The other bid was a rehashed attempt from Osmio. The neighbour of Cusco, Osmio missed out on the hosting duties for 2014's competition and the people behind it thought they were still one of the better options. Osmio is warm with the largest area of jungle in continental Wyrmgore. The country takes it's name from the element Osmium – of which there are large deposits. The nation has always been considered inferior in football when compared to Cusco but they currently boast the region's top player Aldo Rafinha among their ranks (who happens to play in Cusco for Real Minanda).

The delegates had once again been gathered, alongside officials who had voted on the trio of bids, the media from the assorted countries and a couple of footballing celebrities. The FWFA President Jacques Domi was tasked with once again doing the honours of the big reveal and, with a theatrical pause and glance around the room he read the card with the name of the hosts “DYSTERMARK”***

In order to get to Dystermark in 2018, teams are going to need to qualify. The hosts themselves will be granted an automatic spot – a move some people will always suggest is a cop out, while the other 15 national teams will be divided into 3 groups of 5, with the top two from each plus the best third placed team going through to the tournament proper.

In Group 1; the reigning champions, Tiburtina, Brigantii, Gebranskia, Hsien-Ko and Jahat Debu.
Group 2; Pays de Horreur, Osmio, Dansak Minor, Palacios & Rodallega and Lua Vamoa.
Group 3; Cusco, Al Ittijab, Superior Volta, Flynn's Isle and Ang Grung.

The qualifying process will begin in the 2016-2017 season...

* Info is retconned
** Obviously Dystermark won the bid, hence the post under the nation.
*** Again, shocker

by **Al Ittijab** » Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:58 am

Association Codes

ALI Al Ittijab		JDU Jahat Debu 
ANG Ang Grung		KSN Kholmstan 
BAL Balta		KNO Kholodno
BRG Brigantii		LVM Lua Vamoa
CHR Cherny		OSM Osmio 
DMN Dansak Minor	PAR Palacios And Rodellage
DMK Dystermark		PDH Pays de Horreur
FLI Flynn's Isle	RUS Rus
HSK Hsien-Ko            SVA Superior Volta
IKK Ikkland		TIB Tiburtina
ISR Israev		URS Urskar

Qualifying Round 1

(DMK)           FC Bilröst 3-1 Young Lions             (JDU) 2-0 1-1
(DMN)             Allstars 2-4 Featherstone            (FLI) 1-2 1-2
(KSN)            FC Amkoly 2-1 Maccabi Yaffer          (ISR) 1-0 1-1
(CHR)   FC Spartaki Kartli 7-2 Tingley All Stars       (PAR) 1-2 6-0
(RUS)      Anzhi Magomedov 3-1 Tout-Puissant Kamalondo (SVA) 2-0 1-1
(URS) F.C. Olimpik Yuzivka 0-4 FC Manometr             (KNO) 0-3 0-1
(LVM)     Go Sushi Apo'olo 4-2 Atketik Kulup Khaldoon  (ALI) 0-0 4-2
(ANG)       K.C. Magzaram p2-1 FC Dynamo Qalaven       (BAL) 0-0 0-0
(IKK)         Jakobínarína 2-1 Tyongsang Sports Club   (HSK) 0-0 2-1

Qualifying Round 2

(RUS) Anzhi Magomedov 6-1 Go Sushi Apo'olo   (LVM) 3-0 3-1
(CUS) Racing Cruzeira 2-5 Royal Khaldoon     (ALI) 1-5 1-0
(PDH)      Kassel OSC 1-2 Rookscroft United  (BRG) 0-1 1-1
(URS) FC Dynamo Kbleb 3-1 Featherstone       (FLI) 1-1 2-0
(KNO)    FC Manometr p3-0 FC Spartaki Kartli (CHR) 1-0 0-1
(ANG)   K.C. Magzaram 2-3 FC Amkoly          (KSN) 1-2 1-1
(OSM)        Trasavia 3-1 Jakobínarína       (IKK) 1-1 2-0
(CUS)    Real Minanda 6-1 FC Bilröst         (DYM) 1-0 5-1
(TIB)    Lepanto F.C. 4-3 Spartak Mozkjova   (RUS) 3-2 1-1

Group Stage

Group A Standings

Pos Team                  P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Shakhtar Yuzivka      6  4  1  1  16   8   +8  13
02  Real Minanda          6  3  3  0  15   6   +9  12
03  Dynamo Mozkjova       6  2  1  3   6  10   -4   7
04  Jakobínarína          6  0  1  5   3  16  -13   1

Group B Standings

Pos Team                 P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Calcio Rebbibia      6  3  3  0  12  5  +7  12
02  Almondvale           6  2  2  2   5  8  -3   8
03  Villa Ortiz          6  1  3  2   6  7  -1   6
04  FC Amkoly            6  1  2  3   4  7  -3   5

Group C Standings

Pos Team                   P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Rookscroft United      6  5  1  0  11  3  +8  16
02  AS Cote de Blanc       6  2  2  2  11  9  +2   8
03  FC Dynamo Kbleb        6  2  1  3   6  7  -1   7
04  FC Manometr            6  0  2  4   1 10  -9   2

Group D Standings

Pos Team                P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
01  Lepanto F.C         6  4 1  1  7   4  +3  13
02  Marketnewton        6  3 1  2 10   5  +5  10
03  Santo Pedro         6  2 1  3 10  12  -2   7
04  Royal Khaldoon      6  1 1  4  6  12  -6   4

Quarter Final Round

(URS) Shakhtar Yuzivka   5-0    Almondvale        (BRG) 3-0 2-0
(TIB)          Lepanto   2-2a   AS Cote de Blanc  (PDH) 1-2 1-0
                       AS Cote de Blanc wins on away goals
(TIB)  Calcio Rebbibia   3-4aet Real Minanda      (CUS) 2-1 1-2
(BRG)  Marketnewton   aet4-3    Rookscroft United (BRG) 1-0 0-1

Semi Final Round

(URS) Shakhtar Yuzivka 5-7 AS Cote de Blanc (PDH) 1-2 4-5
(CUS)     Real Minanda 5-2 Marketnewton     (BRG) 2-1 3-1

Final

(PDH) AS Cote de Blanc 2-4 Real Minanda (CUS)

by **Brigantii** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 7:49 am

And lo, there was a fourth season.

Albertpool Football Club

Colours: Red jersey, red shorts, red socks
Previous season: 1st Champions
Manager: Ewan Holiday
Star Player: Michael Irwin
Transfers Of Note: In – Maurice Belanger, CB, AS Cote de Blanc, £5million, Irfan Darzi, CF, Smyrnaspor, £500,000
Ewan Holiday took over a midtable team last year and turned them into champions after some shrewd business in the transfer market. He's continued much in the same vein, adding centre back Maurice Belanger from Pays de Horreur club AS Cote de Blanc and exciting Al Ittijab forward Irfan Darzi.

Almondale Football Club

Colours: Claret jersey with blue piping, blue shorts, blue socks
Previous season: 10th
Manager: Sean Hanratty
Star Player: Shalom Pontecarvo
Transfers Of Note: Out – Carl Andrews, Brierthorne, £4million
After surprising everyone with a second place finish, Almondvale returned to midtable, with a thin squad potentially worn out with their Champion's League exploits – reaching the quarter finals. They've since seen international forward Carl Andrews depart for Brierthorne, meaning there will be more emphasis on Lachie Donne.

Beckford
Colours: Blue and white vertical striped jerseys, white shorts, white socks

Previous Season: 17th
Manager: Mitch McCarthy
Star Player: A.J. Rollins
Transfers Of Note:
Beckford clung to their place in the league, finishing 2 points above the relegation zone. Their biggest issue was their leaky defence who conceded 79, the most of any professional team in Brigantii last year. Unfortunately, their lack of funds means they haven't had an option to shore up their defensive frailties.

Belle-Isle on Sea

Colours: Blue and white chequered jerseys, white shorts, white socks
Previous Season: 15th
Manager: N/A
Star Player: Vernon Gray
Transfers Of Note: Out – Rowan Newell, RW, Ridgemont Town, £1million, Terence Shelby, CB, Madonnachurch, £2million, Andrew Erickson, Skyte City, £1million
Another mid-table finish for Belle-Isle, but their third season in the top flight is already off to a poor start, with money issues leading to Belle-Isle having to sell their top assets and seeing Hugo Poyet leave his position as manager, the sea-siders are now depleted and rudderless.

Bishopbury Football Club
Colours: Blue jersey, blue shorts, blue socks

Last Season: 4th
Manager: Masimiliano Abbiati
Star Player: Hercule Anholt
Transfers Of Note: In - Graziano Picarillo, CM, Calcio Calderari £3million
Abbiati steadied the ship and has led the big spending club to the top four in the league. He's got a lot of money at his disposal but has faith in the players already in the squad – including the now 38 year old Berlusconi. Will be hoping to consolidate the club's position in the top quarter of the league.

Brierthorne Football Club
Colours: Blue shirt, white shorts, white socks

Last Season: 7th
Manager: Damien Moores
Star Player: Carl Andrews
Transfers Of Note: In – Carl Andrews, FWD, Almondvale, £4million Out – Danilo Lobo, Villa Ortiz, £8million
Another year, another big player packing up and leaving with Osmio striker Danilo Lobo out the door, however, the money he's brought in has allowed the Albertpool club to strengthen, including Brigantii international Carl Andrews.

Hogghampton Football Club
Colours: Red jersey with yellow stripe, black shorts, red socks

Last Season: 9th
Manager: Andres Esteban Cuevas
Star Player: Trent Harrel
Transfers Of Note: In – Bonifacio Escamilla, FWD, Atletico Lavernas £7million, Aureliano Moles, LW, Universidad de Palampas, £100,000
Hogghampton have been a solid side under Stan Attree, but the mild mannered manager has been replaced by Andres Cuevas, who led Atletico Lavernas to fifth in the Cusco Primeria league. The new manager likes to employ a more attacking approach – which the fans will be pleased to see after only 101 goals in 114 Premier League matches under Attree.

Iron Bridge Football Club
Colours: Red and Navy striped jersey, red shorts, red socks

Last Season: 16th
Manager: Gilchrist McNab
Transfers Of Note: None to speak of
After a fourth place finish, the highest in their history things looked bright for Iron Bridge, who then lost their manager to Albertpool and narrowly avoided relegation. The team are now in an unfortunate place, a year after their best ever finish and now one of the favourites to go down.

Jonastown United
Colours: Blue and White Hooped Jersey, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Last Season: 11th
Manager: Andrew Windass
Star Player: Bruno Rey
Transfers Of Note: You wouldn't be interested
An improvement on their previous league position under the new boss and fans are looking forward to the new season for the first time in a while. There's still no transfer money to speak of, so Windass will be relying on loans and the emerging talent of Jaxson Mitchell who graduates to the first team.

AFC Lakecombe
Colours: Red and white vertival striped jersey, black shorts, red shorts with black trim.

Last Season: 1st (League 1)
Manager: Hedley Lou Bronson
Star Player: Sasha James
Transfers Of Note: None, just lots more veg
Lakecombe turned heads last year with the title win, having finished 16th the previous year. What did the coach attribute it to, the players mentality, the feeling of togetherness, the fans getting behind the team? No. The secret to his teams' success, kale. The curly green vegetable however may not be enough to keep them in the Premier League.

Landfell Football Club
Colours: White jersey with red horizontal stripes, white shorts and red and white horizontal striped socks

Last Season: 6th
Manager: Stan Attree
Star Player: Robbie Lambeth
Transfers Of Note: In - A couple of names you wouldn't be familiar with
A second 6th place finish for Landfell and the manager caught the eyes of the national team, replacing out going Brigantii coach Ron Winston. The owners have acted quick, gotten in a new man and handed him a wedge of cash to keep the south coast side in the top half.

Madonnachurch Football Club
Colours: Blue jersey, white shorts, white socks

Last Season: 14th
Manager: Saveli Kuznetsov
Star Player: Clem Batley
Transfers Of Note: Too hard to pronounce
One of three teams to finish on 48 points and narrowly avoid relegation. Madonnachurch are on a backward slide and to prevent things getting worse have replaced their manager with former Dynamo Mozkjova coach Saveli Kuznetsov. The man from Rus has Champion's League experience and will be hoping to turn the ailing team around.

Marketnewton Football Club
Colours: Cranberry jersey, white shorts, white socks

Last Season: 2nd
Manager: Alexandre Flamini
Star Player: Sylvain Nicot
Transfers Of Note: In - Kalechi Toure, CF, FC Cerise, £11million
A second, second place finish in three years and Marketnewton will feel aggrieved not to have retained their title, running roughshod over many of the leagues defences it looked a formality. A big money move for Dansak Minor striker Kalechi Toure has signalled their intent to regain the Championship.

Redfern Athletic
Colours: Red jersey, white shorts, white socks

Previous Season: 12th
Manager: Luke Rogers
Star Player: Matt Roland
Transfers Of Note: Some lad from the none league... Garth Benn.. keep an eye out for him
A fairly solid midtable finish for Redfern after failing to win any of their first ten back in the Premier League. It looked like they would be heading straight back down, but 11 wins, 11 loses, 16 draws and a goal difference of 0 left the average looking Redfern comfortably in midtable.

Ridgemont Town
Colours: Black and white vertical striped jersey, black shorts, red socks

Last Season: 5th, League 1
Manager: Gonzalo Guerrero
Star Player: Umberto Soldado
Transfers Of Note: In Rowan Newell, RW, Belle-Isle on Sea, £1million
Ridgemont returned to the Premier League after suffering relegation the season before. Their return sets up the always tasty north east derby between themselves and Skyte City.

Rookscroft City
Colours: Pale blue shirt, white shorts, white socks

Last Season: 5th, League Cup Winners
Manager: Alessandro Inzaghi
Star Player: Oleg Arshavin
Transfers Of Note: Meh
The pale blue side of Rookscroft managed another 5th place finish, behind United, but, unlike the red side, took home some silverware after winning the League Cup. Inzaghi's team will be looking to build on this and push for UICA and FWFA competitions.

Rookscroft United
Colours: Red jersey, white shorts, white socks

Last Season: 3rd
Manager: Fergus Davies
Star Player: Milan Mjatovic
Transfers Of Note: Tzafrir Warshawsky, GKP, Real Minanda, Free, Brodie Bardsley, CB, Moorledge United, £2million
Finishing 3rd, desptie being rock bottom after 10 games is something of a miracle for the former champions. After returning from illness, Fergus Davies turned his team's fortunes around and dragged them back up to the sumit of the table. They'll be hoping for a better start this year and a credible challenge for the championship.

Sellersfield United
Colours: Red and white striped jersey, red shorts, black socks

Last Season: 2nd, League 1
Manager: John Wilder
Star Player: Kazim Richards
Transfers Of Note: Bobby Harris is no longer match day parking supervisor and has gone to work for a private removal company..
After missing out on promtion the previous season, Sellersfield fans will be glad to see the team back up in the Premier League, finishing second and claiming the “other” automatic promotion spot. The return of Sellersfield won't mean very much to anybody outside of the “Steel City”.

Skyte City
Colours: Red jersey, red shorts, red socks

Last Season: 8th
Manager: Rafael de la Hoz
Star Player: Darrel Fry
Transfers Of Note:
Skyte vastly improved from their 17th place the previous year with a top ten finish and a run to the league cup final, in which they were level until extra time. But their lack of movement in the transfer market and a quiet summer overall (losing on a pre-season tour of Jahat Debu) maybe don't bode well for the northerners.

Torkingham Wanderers
Colours: Blue and White halved jerseys, blue shorts, white socks

Last Season: 13th
Manager: Hamish Day
Star Player: Kelly Nicks
Transfers Of Note: Best bit of business, keeping Kelly Nicks
A sub par season by the standards they set the previous season, fans were left disappointed when the Wanderers only managed to finish 6 points clear of relegation. There are rumours circulating a consortium from Jahat Debu is interested in taking over the club, but nothing solid yet.

by **Brigantii** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:13 pm

Two posts in one day, and I've done 5 job applications, that's the power of having a cold and being able to just sit in front of a computer all day, churning out posts for the FOURTH SEASON of the Premier League. The reigning champions Albertpool take on newly promoted Ridgemont while they'll have to keep an eye on Marketnewton and Rookscroft United who are looking to reclaim the league title. Towards the bottom end, it could go to the wire when it comes to relegation... but most likely, AFC Lakecombe.

Anyway, let's get to it, Patrick Stewart.

MATCHDAY 1
Albertpool 1-1 Ridgemont Town
Almondvale F.C 0-1 Sellersfield United
Bishopbury F.C 3-1 AFC Lakecombe
Brierthorne 1-1 Redfern Athletic
Hogghampton 3-2 Beckford
Iron Bridge F.C 1-0 Skyte City
Jonastown United 3-4 Belle-Isle on Sea
Landfell 0-0 Torkingham Wanderers
Madonnachurch 2-5 Rookscroft United
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Rookscroft City

Match day 1 and our reigning champions drop the ball with a score draw against newly promoted Ridgemont. Brigantii international forward Michael Irwin put the Reds ahead on the stroke of half time only for an 89th minute own goal to level the scores. Elsewhere, Marketnewton and Rookscroft City faced off in a game that saw the team from the capital come out on top with goals from Gosselin and Winter.

MATCHDAY 2
Sellersfield United 2-2 Albertpool
AFC Lakecombe 0-3 Ridgemont Town
Redfern Athletic 2-0 Almondvale F.C
Beckford 0-0 Bishopbury F.C
Skyte City 2-0 Brierthorne
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-2 Hogghampton
Torkingham Wanderers 1-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Rookscroft United 5-1 Jonastown United
Rookscroft City 2-0 Landfell
Marketnewton F.C 4-1 Madonnachurch

We're only two games in and Rookscroft United have scored ten goals! Ten! Thats a goal every 18 minutes.That's more regular than the 177 between Rookscroft St. Christopher Station and the corner of Culverton Way. The top scorer thus far, midfielder Johannes Robertsson, returning from a loan spell at Belle-Isle on Sea. The sea siders themselves played host to Hogghampton, who made it 6 points from a possible 6 under new manager Andres Cuevas.

MATCHDAY 3
Albertpool 1-2 AFC Lakecombe
Sellersfield United 2-4 Redfern Athletic
Ridgemont Town 0-1 Beckford
Almondvale F.C 1-1 Skyte City
Bishopbury F.C 2-2 Belle-Isle on Sea
Brierthorne 0-0 Torkingham Wanderers
Hogghampton 2-2 Rookscroft United
Iron Bridge F.C 2-3 Rookscroft City
Jonastown United 1-4 Marketnewton F.C
Landfell 1-1 Madonnachurch

The champions have claimed 2 points from 9 against the three teams who were promoted to the Premier League this season, this means they have so far mounted the worst title defence of any club after three games into their reign as champions ever... so, that's a stat I guess. Lakecombe, who have conceded three in their last two outings tightened up defensively for their trip to Albertpool and were rewarded with two well taken counter attacking goals to win the tie. Thank god for that delicious kale.

MATCHDAY 4
Redfern Athletic 1-3 Albertpool
Beckford 0-2 AFC Lakecombe
Skyte City 1-0 Sellersfield United
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-4 Ridgemont Town
Torkingham Wanderers 2-0 Almondvale F.C
Rookscroft United 1-2 Bishopbury F.C
Rookscroft City 0-3 Brierthorne
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Hogghampton
Madonnachurch 0-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Landfell 0-1 Jonastown United

One goal in four games and you've got to wonder, do the Landfell strikers even have feet or is it just Stan Attree at work again? The same goes for you lot playing in the Almondvale colours, don't think your lack of goals has gone unnoticed. The Bishopbury strikers however were in fine form this weekend, condeming Rookscroft to their first loss of the season. Goals for Lorenzo Fonda and Hercule Anholt were enough to secure the three points for the blue part of the capital.

MATCHDAY 5
Albertpool 2-0 Beckford
Redfern Athletic 1-2 Skyte City
AFC Lakecombe 2-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Sellersfield United 1-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Ridgemont Town 1-2 Rookscroft United
Almondvale F.C 1-4 Rookscroft City
Bishopbury F.C 1-1 Marketnewton F.C
Brierthorne 2-0 Madonnachurch
Hogghampton 1-0 Landfell
Iron Bridge F.C 0-1 Jonastown United

After conceding 13 goals in the first three games J-Town have turned around their defence and managed two consecutive clean sheets. It's a bit of a shock given Andrew Windass hasn't changed the way his team is lining up and can't account for the change... it may simply be down to the fact they've played some pretty mediocre offences in the last fortnight and the Jonastown manager failed to pick up on that. Rookscroft City put 4 past Almondvale in an away day demolition and looked comfortable, bouncing back from their 3-0 defeat to Brierthorne last week.

MATCHDAY 6
Skyte City 1-2 Albertpool
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-1 Beckford
Torkingham Wanderers 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Rookscroft United 5-1 AFC Lakecombe
Rookscroft City 1-1 Sellersfield United
Marketnewton F.C 3-1 Ridgemont Town
Madonnachurch 0-0 Almondvale F.C
Landfell 4-1 Bishopbury F.C
Jonastown United 1-0 Brierthorne
Iron Bridge F.C 0-1 Hogghampton

We'll stop picking on the Landfell attackers now shall we. Blasting four goals past the Bishopbury keeper they looked more like the team who finished 6th last year and less like a team with a new manager and no clue what they're doing. Bishopbury coach Masimiliano Abbiati was left spitting feathers after his team took the lead only to look completely ineffective. Belle-Isle have finally found a manager in Temur Arveladze, from the footballing powerhouse nation of Cherny... :eyebrow:

The former manager of Dinamo Ajara has a tough test next week when his new club faces the reigning champions.

MATCHDAY 7
Albertpool 6-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Skyte City 4-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Beckford 4-1 Rookscroft United
Redfern Athletic 1-1 Rookscroft City
AFC Lakecombe 1-2 Marketnewton F.C
Sellersfield United 0-0 Madonnachurch
Ridgemont Town 1-3 Landfell
Almondvale F.C 4-1 Jonastown United
Bishopbury F.C 2-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Brierthorne 0-2 Hogghampton

Fergus Davies rage quit after the final whistle, refusing to shake the hand of his opposite number and disappearing down the tunnel and refusing to speak to the media after his team were humiliated by Beckford. It was an unexpected result and if you'd put money on it you would have cleaned up quite nicely. That Jonastown defence failed to turn up again, taking a spanking off Almondvale and Albertpool kicked it up a gear with a resounding 6-0 win over Belle-Isle and their new manager.

MATCHDAY 8
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Albertpool
Rookscroft United 3-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Rookscroft City 2-2 Skyte City
Marketnewton F.C 3-0 Beckford
Madonnachurch 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Landfell 4-3 AFC Lakecombe
Jonastown United 2-4 Sellersfield United
Iron Bridge F.C 1-0 Ridgemont Town
Hogghampton 1-0 Almondvale F.C
Brierthorne 0-3 Bishopbury F.C

Marketnewton extend their unbeaten streak to 8 matches with a comfortable 3-0 win over Beckford. Ang Grung international Rruv Gimban scored twice and set up Sylvain Nicot for the third in a man of the match appearance. The winger will be hoping to bring that level of play when his national side take on Cusco in their opening qualifying match for Dystermark 2018. Across the city Iron Bridge earned their first win since the opening day of the season thanks to their centreback Randolf Cheshire, scoring his first goal for Iron Bridge in 5 years.

MATCHDAY 9
Albertpool 1-0 Rookscroft United
Torkingham Wanderers 5-0 Rookscroft City
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-1 Marketnewton F.C
Skyte City 4-2 Madonnachurch
Beckford 0-0 Landfell
Redfern Athletic 5-3 Jonastown United
AFC Lakecombe 1-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Sellersfield United 1-2 Hogghampton
Ridgemont Town 3-2 Brierthorne
Almondvale F.C 0-0 Bishopbury F.C

That's quite enough of that thank you, 26 goals conceded in 9 games and the Jonastown hierarchy have decided its the fault of the manager. Post match Andrew Windass was told his tenure as manager was over and that he should start looking for employment elsewhere. Brierthorne haven't looked great so far this season and looked pretty poor again in the second 45 minutes of this fixture. 2-0 up and coasting at half time, Brierthorne imploded and ended up leaving the north east with nothing.

MATCHDAY 10
Rookscroft City 0-1 Albertpool
Marketnewton F.C 4-3 Rookscroft United
Madonnachurch 3-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Landfell 1-2 Belle-Isle on Sea
Jonastown United 1-1 Skyte City
Iron Bridge F.C 3-0 Beckford
Hogghampton 4-0 Redfern Athletic
Brierthorne 2-1 AFC Lakecombe
Bishopbury F.C 1-1 Sellersfield United
Almondvale F.C 1-0 Ridgemont Town

Marketnewton clashed with Rookscroft United in a fiery game to close out the opening quarter of the season and remain unbeaten. The match saw the two rival clubs exhange goals and red cards, with Rookscroft's new boy Brodie Bardsley seeing red after only 17 minutes. Albertpool moved into third with a win over Rookscroft City while second placed Hogghampton hammered Redfern 4 goals to nil, with their new Cusco centre forward Escamilla bagging his first professional hat trick. Struggling Almondvale secured only their second win of the season and may have just saved Sean Hanratty his job for at least another week. Bizarrely the win moves them to within three points of 8th place – the league being WIDE OPEN at this stage of the season with 28 games to go.

League Table

Pos Team                      P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Marketnewton F.C         10  9  1  0  26   8  +18  28
02  Hogghampton              10  8  1  1  18   7  +11  25
03  Albertpool               10  6  2  2  20   9  +11  20
04  Torkingham Wanderers     10  5  3  2  17  10   +7  18
05  Skyte City               10  5  3  2  18  12   +6  18
06  Bishopbury F.C           10  4  5  1  15  10   +5  17
07  Rookscroft United        10  5  1  4  27  19   +8  16
08  Landfell                 10  3  3  4  13  12   +1  12
09  Iron Bridge F.C          10  3  3  4   9   9   +0  12
10  Rookscroft City          10  3  3  4  13  18   -5  12
11  Redfern Athletic         10  3  2  5  15  18   -3  11
12  Brierthorne              10  3  2  5  10  13   -3  11
13  Beckford                 10  3  2  5   8  14   -6  11
14  Ridgemont Town           10  3  1  6  14  16   -2  10
15  Sellersfield United      10  2  4  4  13  15   -2  10
16  AFC Lakecombe            10  3  1  6  14  21   -7  10
17  Madonnachurch            10  2  4  4  10  18   -8  10
18  Jonastown United         10  3  1  6  15  27  -12  10
19  Almondvale F.C           10  2  3  5   7  12   -5   9
20  Belle-Isle on Sea        10  2  1  7  11  25  -14   7

by **Brigantii** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:35 pm

And just like that we're back to season four, ya'll excited? What for? We're not even close to crowning a champion. We've still got 28 games to go before we get to that point, a long, gruelling, headache inducing 28 games.

Without further ado, let's crack on, Simon Le Bon.

MATCHDAY 11
Albertpool 2-1 Marketnewton F.C
Rookscroft City 0-2 Madonnachurch
Rookscroft United 0-0 Landfell
Torkingham Wanderers 3-0 Jonastown United
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-3 Iron Bridge F.C
Skyte City 1-2 Hogghampton
Beckford 1-0 Brierthorne
Redfern Athletic 2-0 Bishopbury F.C
AFC Lakecombe 0-3 Almondvale F.C
Sellersfield United 2-1 Ridgemont Town

The reigning champions took on the unbeaten league leaders and managed to hand them their first defeat in 11 games. Albertpool took the lead through Jarred Stevenson, the ageing captain finding the net for the first time this season, before doubling their lead through Brigantii international Michael Irwin. Marketnewton were gifted a consolation goal in the 88th minute through Aaron Ramsbottom but it was a case of too little too late. Elsewhere, Almondvale made it two wins on the spin, comfortably beating fellow strugglers AFC Lakecombe, while Hogghampton drew level on points at the top of the table with a hard fought win over Skyte.

MATCHDAY 12
Madonnachurch 1-1 Albertpool
Landfell 0-0 Marketnewton F.C
Jonastown United 1-1 Rookscroft City
Iron Bridge F.C 0-2 Rookscroft United
Hogghampton 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Brierthorne 1-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Bishopbury F.C 3-0 Skyte City
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Beckford
Ridgemont Town 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Sellersfield United 0-3 AFC Lakecombe

3 for 3 and Almondvale look like a different team all of a sudden. Particularly with Flynn's Isle striker Lachine Donne finding the net for the third time in as many outings. Belle-Isle on Sea are falling further behind and threw away three possible points in their 1-1 draw with Brierthorne, having took the lead in the 80th minute, the seaside club then gifted the home side a life line with centre back Raymond Savage cleaving down Jacob Barnes inside the box. Up stepped Carl Andrews to smash home the equalizer in the 84th minute.

MATCHDAY 13
Albertpool 4-1 Landfell
Madonnachurch 2-2 Jonastown United
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Rookscroft City 1-1 Hogghamton
Rookscroft United 0-0 Brierthorne
Torkingham Wanderers 4-2 Bishopbury F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-2 Almondvale F.C
Skyte City 2-1 Ridgemont Town
Beckford 1-1 Sellersfield United
Redfern Athletic 0-0 AFC Lakecombe

The north east derby, Skyte vs Ridgemont, the reds vs the black and whites.. The last time the two faced off in the Premier League, Ridgemont ran out 2-0 winners and prior to that won the earlier fixture in the season. Ultimately however, Skyte wound up the winners as they were spared relegation and finished 8 points clear of their rivals. This year, goals for Ignacio Calderon and Darrell Fry before half time were enough to ensure victory in the derby, and not even a Rowan Newell consolation goal to dampen the Skyte victory.

MATCHDAY 14
Jonastown United 1-2 Albertpool
Iron Bridge F.C 2-1 Landfell
Hogghampton 2-1 Madonnachurch
Brierthorne 0-1 Marketnewton F.C
Bishopbury F.C 4-1 Rookscroft City
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Rookscroft United
Ridgemont Town 1-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Sellersfield United 2-3 Belle-Isle on Sea
AFC Lakecombe 2-1 Skyte City
Redfern Athletic 4-1 Beckford

Goals were the order of the day for match day 14 with only one team failing to find the net. Brierthorne, were held at bay by Marketnewton's solid defence as the league leaders maintained their position at the top of the table. Elsewhere, Redfern rocked Beckford for four and Bishopbury put four past Rookscroft City – who have now failed to win in their last five matches – a statistic that has see their manager lose his job and the search for a replacement begin.

MATCHDAY 15
Albertpool 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Jonastown United 1-0 Hogghampton
Landfell 1-1 Brierthorne
Madonnachurch 0-1 Bishopbury F.C
Marketnewton F.C 0-1 Almondvale F.C
Rookscroft City 4-3 Ridgemont Town
Rookscroft United 1-1 Sellersfield United
Torkingham Wanderers 1-0 AFC Lakecombe
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Skyte City 5-1 Beckford

Hunter Vachon of Elmsley, Sellersfield put £2 on an unlikely accumulator, which included Almondvale to beat Marketnewton, Jonastown to beat Hogghampton and Belle-Isle on Sea to win at home to Redfern Athletic and won a nice £1100.. obviously there were a few fixtures from leagues 1 and 2 as well, but having the hindsight to pick those three Premier League fixtures. Marketnewton had only lost once until today while Hogghamton were flying high and Belle-Isle were rooted to the foot of the table. Meanwhile Rookscroft City have unveiled their new manager, former Bishopbury coach Jeraldo Moutinho.

MATCHDAY 16
Hogghampton 2-0 Albertpool
Brierthorne 2-2 Iron Bridge F.C
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Jonastown United
Almondvale F.C 1-2 Landfell
Ridgemont Town 2-3 Madonnachurch
Sellersfield United 2-1 Marketnewton F.C
AFC Lakecombe 1-6 Rookscroft City
Redfern Athletic 3-2 Rookscroft United
Beckford 2-0 Torkingham Wanderers
Skyte City 2-3 Belle-Isle on Sea

Moutinho's first game in charge of the Sky Blues and they devastated AFC Lakecombe's home fans with a resounding 6-1 win, goals for Oleg Arhsavin (2), Russ Baker, Sabura Gomaa, Austyn Denholm and Triston Ellis were enough to hammer last year's League 1 Champions. Their neighbours, United have now failed to win since week 12 and suffered another defeat this time at the hands of Redfern Athletic.

MATCHDAY 17
Albertpool 2-1 Brierthorne
Hogghampton 0-1 Bishopbury F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 1-0 Almondvale F.C
Jonastown United 1-1 Ridgemont Town
Landfell 2-0 Sellersfield United
Madonnachurch 0-1 AFC Lakecombe
Marketnewton F.C 0-1 Redfern Athletic
Rookscroft City 2-1 Beckford
Rookscroft United 2-1 Skyte City
Torkingham Wanderers 4-3 Belle-Isle on Sea

The Albertpool derby and the league champs came from behind to beat their neighbours with goals from Irwin and Irfan Darzi, scoring his first for the club since his summer transfer. Elsewhere, Marketnewton's sub par form of late continued, losing to Redfern (who understandably came into this one on the back of beating Rookscroft United). High flying Hogghampton were beaten by Bishopbury, courtesy of a solitary, solo effort from Hercule Anholt.

MATCHDAY 18
Bishopbury F.C 1-0 Albertpool
Almondvale F.C 1-1 Brierthorne
Ridgemont Town 2-1 Hogghampton
Sellersfield United 3-2 Iron Bridge F.C
AFC Lakecombe 4-0 Jonastown United
Redfern Athletic 2-3 Landfell
Beckford 0-2 Madonnachurch
Skyte City 1-4 Marketnewton F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-2 Rookscroft City
Torkingham Wanderers 0-1 Rookscroft United

Marketnewton returned to winning ways with a solid victory over Skyte, goals from Trevor Winter, Paul Gosselin and a brace for Sylvain Nicot were enough to put the memory of four loses in their last seven games to bed and potentially help Alexandre Falmini's team kick on in their title chase. The fans were beginning to turn on the manager, who has managed to keep the club in the top two for the past three seasons and will be relieved to see three points.

MATCHDAY 19
Albertpool 1-0 Almondvale F.C
Bishopbury F.C 1-0 Ridgemont Town
Brierthorne 3-2 Sellersfield United
Hogghampton 3-0 AFC Lakecombe
Iron Bridge F.C 1-1 Redfern Athletic
Jonastown United 2-2 Beckford
Landfell 3-2 Skyte City
Madonnachurch 5-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Marketnewton F.C 4-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Rookscroft City 0-0 Rookscroft United

Somehow Brierthorne's mediocre form had gone unnoticed, to the point we were totally unaware that the three points gained at home to Sellersfield lifted them off the foot of the table. It's that kind of vigilance that means the manager has kept his job and the chairman hasn't sacked him. Replacing them at the bottom of the table are Belle-Isle who were soundly beaten by Madonnachurch, who we might not have focused on much this season. The club are soundly in midtable and have a handful of new players from Gebranskia whose names are too hard to pronounce, several of whom scored today. Marketnewton's goal scoring form carried over to the 19th week as they gave fifth place Torkingham a thumping and kept themselves two points clear of Hogghampton and Albertpool – who took all three points late on against Almondvale.

League Table

Pos Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Marketnewton F.C          19  13  2   4  39  16  +23  41
02  Albertpool                19  12  3   4  33  17  +16  39
03  Hogghampton               19  12  3   4  30  15  +15  39
04  Bishopbury F.C            19  11  5   3  30  18  +12  38
05  Torkingham Wanderers      19  10  4   5  33  24   +9  34
06  Rookscroft United         19   8  5   6  36  26  +10  29
07  Landfell                  19   7  6   6  26  24   +2  27
08  Rookscroft City           19   7  6   6  30  32   -2  27
09  Redfern Athletic          19   7  4   8  28  27   +1  25
10  Almondvale F.C            19   7  4   8  19  20   -1  25
11  Skyte City                19   7  3   9  33  33   +0  24
12  Madonnachurch             19   6  6   7  26  27   -1  24
13  Iron Bridge F.C           19   6  5   8  20  21   -1  23
14  AFC Lakecombe             19   7  2  10  25  35  -10  23
15  Sellersfield United       19   5  6   8  26  32   -6  21
16  Brierthorne               19   4  7   8  19  24   -5  19
17  Beckford                  19   5  4  10  18  32  -14  19
18  Ridgemont Town            19   5  2  12  26  32   -6  17
19  Jonastown United          19   4  5  10  24  44  -20  17
20  Belle-Isle on Sea         19   5  2  12  24  46  -22  17

---AND NOW FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK---

by **Dystermark** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:57 pm

The destination, Dystermark 2018, the route, 8 qualifying matches against the other nations of Wyrmgore competing for a spot at the tournament.

Group 1 consists of the reigning regional champions, Tiburtina, who saw their coach leave his role to take over at Brigantii club Bishopbury. They've also seen a number of their title winning players retire from international football due to their advanced years, meaning retaining their title might be difficult – but the fans will still expect them to qualify. Also in group B, Hsien-Ko who romped to qualification for the previous tournament before being dumped out in the group stages following a 2-1 defeat to Tiburtina. The colossal mult-nation Gebranskian states, Brigantii (the home of Wyrmgore football) and Jahat Debu, who finished the previous qualifying campaign with only four points round out group 1.

Group 2 will see the previous tournaments runners-up Pays de Horreur take on Osmio, Dansak Minor, Palacios and Rodallega and Lua Vamoa. Pays de Horreur are clear favourites to top the group and go on to Dystermark relatively unchallenged, while Osmio are second favourites over Dansak Minor and Palacios and Rodallega, the second of whom are capable of causing an upset. Lua Vamoa will be lucky to manage 3 points over the course of qualifying.

Group 3, the third and final group will be headed by Cusco, the hosts of the last tournament and the best team in the group. Home to some of the best players in the region and the Wyrmgore champion's league winners Real Minanda, Cusco is the spiritual home of football in the region. They'll be up against Al Ittijab, Superior Volta who both qualified for the last tournament and neighbours Ang Grung and Flynn's Isle. The two teams met in qualifying last time around with Flynn's Isle claiming a win in the first fixture and the two playing out a draw in the return game, with the tie being Ang Grung's only point of the campaign.

MATCHDAY 1
Tiburtina 2-0 Jahat Debu
Hsien-Ko 0-1 Gebranskia

Osmio 3-1 Palacios and Rodallega
Lua Vamoa 0-2 Dansak Minor

Ang Grung 3-3 Cusco
Superior Volta 2-1 Al Ittijab

Tiburtina started their campaign with a routine 2-0 win over Jahat Debu with goals from Emidio Serpico and Bishopbury's central midfielder Graziano Picarillo who drove in a long range effort after 48 minutes. The other game in group 1 saw Gebranskia snatch three points with a late penalty courtesy of Dorofey Andreev. The Anzhi Magomedov forward was brought down in the box in the 3rd minute of stoppage time, dusted himself off and slotted past the home keeper giving Valerie Litvinenko's team three points.

In the second group, Real Minanda star Aldo Rafinha single handedly guided Osmio to a 3-1 win over Palacios and Rodellega, scoring twice and setting up former Brierthorne striker Danilo Lobo for the third. Elsewhere, group minnows Lua Vamoa were beaten in front of their 3500 fans who packed their diminutive stadium hoping to see an upset.

In group 3 Superior Volta edged out Al Ittijab with a 2-1 win to temporarily go top of the group. The defeat was the fourth in as many competitive games for Al Ittijab who crashed out of the previous tournament bottom of the group with zero points. The top seeds were held away at Ang Grung in a shock result as Marketnewton midfielder Rruv Gimban played a flawless game, scoring a hat-trick, including a stunning free kick past Premier Leaguer keeper Manuel Ferreira.

MATCHDAY 2
Jahat Debu 1-1 Brigantii
Hsien-Ko 2-2 Tiburtina

Palacios and Rodallega 0-2 Pays de Horreur
Lua Vamoa 0-2 Osmio

Cusco 2-0 Flynn's Isle
Superior Volta 5-1 Ang Grung

Norman Atkins first game as Brigantii manager ended in shambles as The Stags were held to a 1-1 draw with lowly Jahat Debu. The Lotuses opened the scoring through Amitabh Choudhary and then proceeded to play with ten men behind the ball, making it difficult for Brigantii to break them down. Only a late equalizer from Brierthorne centre forward Carl Andrews could rescue a point. Elsewhere in the group Tiburtina played Hsien-Ko in a match from matchday 3 of the previous tournament and the game ended in a draw.

Pays de Horreur opened their tab with a routine 2-0 win over Palacios and Rodallega. Goals from Premier League faces Hercule Anholt and Sylvain Nicot were enough to ensure all three points for Les Bleus. In the other fixture Osmio remained top of the group after travelling to Lua Vamoa and sealing a 2-0 win. Both goals came courtesy of Trasavia striker Abel Demetrio Edu Palmeiro, who has been catching the eye of admirers across Wyrmgore.

Cusco bounced back from their opening day draw with a 2-0 win at home in the Estadio Olimpico. The match was much closer to how the fans expected the previous game to go with Cusco controlling the possession and limiting the away team's opportunities, the best of which fell to Almondvale striker Lachie Donne, who blazed wide. In their second game of qualifying, the positive feeling around Ang Grung dissipated as they were humbled 5-1 by a rampant Superior Volta. The Hawks have a new manager in Tamandani Kiwomya, who will be pleased with his team's performance and second win on the bounce.

Group Standings

Group A

Pos Team                    P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Tiburtina               2 1 1 0  4  2  +2  4
02  Gebranskia              1 1 0 0  1  0  +1  3
03  Brigantii               1 0 1 0  1  1  +0  1
04  Hsien-Ko                2 0 1 1  2  3  -1  1
05  Jahat Debu              2 0 1 1  1  3  -2  1

Group B

Pos Team                    P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Osmio                   2 2 0 0  5  1  +4  6
02  Pays de Horreur         1 1 0 0  2  0  +2  3
03  Dansak Minor            1 1 0 0  2  0  +2  3
04  Lua Vamoa               2 0 0 2  0  4  -4  0
05  Palacios and Rodallega  2 0 0 2  1  5  -4  0

Group C

Pos Team                    P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Superior Volta          2 2 0 0  7  2  +5  6
02  Cusco                   2 1 1 0  5  3  +2  4
03  Ang Grung               2 0 1 1  4  8  -4  1
04  Flynn's Isle            1 0 0 1  0  2  -2  0
05  Al Ittijab              1 0 0 1  1  2  -1  0

by **Brigantii** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am

After disappointing fans of the national team with a dismal 1-1 draw with Jahat Debu, it's back to Premier League action and the collective disappointment can eat it while smaller scale misery is in order.

With that in mind let's look at some scores, Keeley Hawes.

MATCHDAY 20
Ridgemont Town 0-2 Albertpool
Sellersfield United 0-1 Almondvale F.C
AFC Lakecombe 1-1 Bishopbury F.C
Redfern Athletic 0-2 Brierthorne
Beckford 0-1 Hogghampton
Skyte City 1-4 Iron Bridge F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 4-0 Jonastown United
Torkingham Wanderers 0-1 Landfell
Rookscroft United 3-0 Madonnachurch
Rookscroft City 0-1 Marketnewton F.C

Sublime goalkeeping displays were the order of the day, with Hogghampton's Brigantii international Trent Harrel making a number of saves to ensure his team's slender 1-0 win over Beckford. While Almondvale stopper Shannon Brook kept Sellersfield at bay with a 58th minute penalty stop. In front of goal, Belle-Isle put together their biggest win of the season and leap-frogged Jonastown with a resounding 4-0 win while table toppers Marketnewton stayed there with a 1-0 win over Rookscroft City, handing Jeraldo Moutinho his first loss as coach.

MATCHDAY 21
Albertpool 4-0 Sellersfield United
Ridgemont Town 3-1 AFC Lakecombe
Almondvale F.C 1-2 Redfern Athletic
Bishopbury F.C 5-1 Beckford
Brierthorne 3-0 Skyte City
Hogghampton 1-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Iron Bridge F.C 0-3 Torkingham Wanderers
Jonastown United 4-0 Rookscroft United
Landfell 1-1 Rookscroft City
Madonnachurch 1-1 Marketnewton F.C

Brierthorne have now won three games back to back and looked the better team all the way through their contest with Skyte. Midfielders Denny de Vroom and Giampaolo Alderisi gave Brierthorne a two goal lead before the break. After half time an own goal from Richie Ingham put the icing on the cake for Brierthorne. Across town, their neighbours Albertpool put Sellersfield to the sword with a comfortable 4-0 win with goals from Pequeno, Irwin, Yamaguchi and Samuels were enough to blow away the opposition, with Pequeno returning to goal scoring ways, having failed to score in his last 10 outings for Albertpool.

MATCHDAY 22
AFC Lakecombe 0-0 Albertpool
Redfern Athletic 1-0 Sellersfield United
Beckford 0-1 Ridgemont Town
Skyte City 0-3 Almondvale F.C
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-2 Bishopbury F.C
Torkingham Wanderers 2-2 Brierthorne
Rookscroft United 1-1 Hogghamton
Rookscroft City 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Marketnewton F.C 6-0 Jonastown United
Madonnachurch 3-1 Landfell

Roosevelt Tex (R.T.) Coburn sank into his seat and watched his team go down to another heavy defeat. He'd been a Jonastown fan for as long as he could remember and given that he was 97 he couldn't really remember much beyond lunch time. Although, shrinking further into his seat as Gimban added another to the tally he had an inkling that the week before they had put together an unlikely 4-0 win over Rookscroft United. So why now were they looking so inept away to Marketnewton and on the end of a 6-0 thrashing? Fingers crossed he'd forget this one by the time he got home.

MATCHDAY 23
Albertpool 0-2 Redfern Athletic
AFC Lakecombe 0-1 Beckford
Sellersfield United 1-0 Skyte City
Ridgemont Town 3-3 Belle-Isle on Sea
Almondvale F.C 5-4 Torkingham Wanderers
Bishopbury F.C 1-2 Rookscroft United
Brierthorne 2-0 Rookscroft City
Hogghampton 1-1 Marketnewton F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 0-1 Madonnachurch
Jonastown United 2-2 Landfell

A goal on average, every ten minutes in Almondvale today (not counting stoppage time). Almondvale looked to be cruising to victory, 3-0 up early on in the game, but the Wanderers put up a spirited fight back and found themselves back in this one, tied up at 3 a piece in the 74th minute. With only 16 to go, who would have foreseen another 3 goals?

MATCHDAY 24
Beckford 0-4 Albertpool
Skyte City 2-0 Redfern Athletic
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-1 AFC Lakecombe
Torkingham Wanderers 1-1 Sellersfield United
Rookscroft United 2-1 Ridgemont Town
Rookscroft City 1-2 Almondvale F.C
Marketnewton F.C 3-1 Bishopbury F.C
Madonnachurch 1-2 Brierthorne
Landfell 1-0 Hogghampton
Jonastown United 5-0 Iron Bridge F.C

Marketnewton have, for a while, been able to lay claim to being the biggest football club in the capital. Routinely being in the title chase and playing in the Wyrmgore Champion's League they are able to attract the top players from the region. Their local rivals, Bishopbury are a little ways off that yet, with their 4th place finish last year their best, while their ability to attract players is based mostly on the spending power of their billionaire owner. The 3-1 win on Saturday was comfortable and Marketnewton never looked threatened by Abbiati's side.

MATCHDAY 25
Albertpool 2-1 Skyte City
Beckford 1-3 Belle-Isle on Sea
Redfern Athletic 3-1 Torkingham Wanderers
AFC Lakecombe 3-1 Rookscroft United
Sellersfield United 0-8 Rookscroft City
Ridgemont Town 0-0 Marketnewton F.C
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Madonnachurch
Bishopbury F.C 3-1 Landfell
Brierthorne 4-2 Jonastown United
Hogghampton 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C

Rookscroft City put together not just their biggest win of the season, but THE biggest win of the season with their savage display against Sellersfield. Free-flowing attacking football and clinical finishing saw the blue side of Rookscroft annihilate the lacklustre home team, while Oleg Arshavin scored his first hat trick on Brigantii soil. Meanwhile, the red side of the city were soundly beaten by Lakecombe, who took a slither of revenge for the 5-1 thumping earlier in the season.

MATCHDAY 26
Belle-Isle on Sea 2-11 Albertpool
Torkingham Wanderers 0-1 Skyte City
Rookscroft United 2-0 Beckford
Rookscroft City 1-2 Redfern Athletic
Marketnewton F.C 5-0 AFC Lakecombe
Madonnachurch 0-1 Sellersfield United
Landfell 1-2 Ridgemont Town
Jonastown United 3-1 Almondvale F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 1-4 Bishopbury F.C
Hogghampton 1-1 Brierthorne

A 4-1 win is pretty good, a 5-0 win is even better... but 11-2 is stupendous, remarkable, almost unbelievable. But it did happen and is now a multiple record breaker; largest win in Premier League history, biggest away win in Premier League history, highest scoring match in Premier League history and for Brigantii international forward Michael Irwin a personal record for the most goals in a single match having bagged a double hat-trick in what can only be described as an other-worldly performance. There were also goals for Byron Samuels, Jarred Stevenson, Themba Arendse, Irfan Darzi and debutant Jody Matthewson.

MATCHDAY 27
Albertpool 1-0 Torkingham Wanderers
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-2 Rookscroft United
Skyte City 1-7 Rookscroft City
Beckford 6-1 Marketnewton F.C
Redfern Athletic 3-1 Madonnachurch
AFC Lakecombe 0-2 Landfell
Sellersfield United 1-3 Jonastown United
Ridgemont Town 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Hogghampton
Bishopbury F.C 1-3 Brierthorne

Marketnewton haven't lost in ten weeks, today, they were beaten by bad hotel food. Arriving in Beckford, Alexandre Flamini had a full strength team. At kick off they were reduced to 2 first teamers and a good few reserves/ under 21's. If the F.A. had seen fit they could have rescheduled, but that's apparently not how the Brigantii F.A. does things and the league leaders were taken apart.

MATCHDAY 28
Rookscroft United 3-0 Albertpool
Rookscroft City 3-4 Torkingham Wanderers
Marketnewton F.C 7-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Madonnachurch 2-1 Skyte City
Landfell 2-1 Beckford
Jonastown United 5-2 Redfern Athletic
Iron Bridge F.C 2-0 AFC Lakecombe
Hogghampton 0-2 Sellersfield United
Brierthorne 0-1 Ridgemont Town
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Almondvale F.C

Every now and then Fergus Davies likes to remind the other managers in the Premier League he is one of the elite and sent his Rookscroft United team out to take down the reigning champions. Goals for Zack Wilbraham, Milan Mjatovic and Johannes Robertsson were ample for United to take all three points. There were another couple of big scoring games as Marketnewton back to full strength obliterated Belle-Isle while Jonastown put 5 past Redfern and Torkingham-Rookscroft City was a seven goal thriller.

MATCHDAY 29
Albertpool 0-1 Rookscroft City
Rookscroft United 1-1 Marketnewton F.C
Torkingham Wanderers 2-0 Madonnachurch
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-1 Landfell
Skyte City 1-1 Jonastown United
Beckford 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Redfern Athletic 0-2 Hogghampton
AFC Lakecombe 1-1 Brierthorne
Sellersfield United 4-1 Bishopbury F.C
Ridgemont Town 2-1 Almondvale F.C

We've been treated to a monsoon of goals in the Premier League recently, maybe that's why this week feels a little light on the goals side with only 24 in ten games... Bishopbury were stunned by Sellersfield and dropped back to 4th behind Hogghampton who beat Redfern 2-0. Marketnewton moved two points clear of Albertpool who lost to Rookscroft City who are struggling down in tenth. Beckford moved to within a point of Iron Bridge after the two clashed at the Rounders Ground.

League Table

Pos Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Marketnewton F.C          29  18  6   5  65  27  +38  60
02  Albertpool                29  18  4   7  57  26  +31  58
03  Hogghampton               29  16  6   7  39  23  +16  54
04  Bishopbury F.C            29  16  6   7  51  36  +15  54
05  Rookscroft United         29  14  7   8  53  37  +16  49
06  Torkingham Wanderers      29  13  6  10  50  41   +9  45
07  Almondvale F.C            29  13  4  12  38  36   +2  43
08  Redfern Athletic          29  13  4  12  43  42   +1  43
09  Landfell                  29  11  9   9  39  37   +2  42
10  Rookscroft City           29  11  7  11  54  46   +8  40
11  Brierthorne               29  10 10   9  39  33   +6  40
12  Ridgemont Town            29  11  4  14  41  43   -2  37
13  Madonnachurch             29   9  7  13  36  43   -7  34
14  Sellersfield United       29   9  7  13  36  51  -15  34
15  Jonastown United          29   9  7  13  49  65  -16  34
16  Skyte City                29   9  4  16  41  56  -15  31
17  AFC Lakecombe             29   8  6  15  32  52  -20  30
18  Iron Bridge F.C           29   8  5  16  30  42  -12  29
19  Beckford                  29   8  4  17  30  52  -22  28
20  Belle-Isle on Sea         29   7  5  17  40  75  -35  26

by **Brigantii** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:42 am

And so we enter the final quarter of the season, but what happened to the qualifying games for Dystermark you ask (although you probably didn't), for now it doesn't matter.

Let's just see who wins the title, Harvey Keitel

MATCHDAY 30
Marketnewton F.C 1-1 Albertpool
Madonnachurch 0-1 Rookscroft City
Landfell 4-2 Rookscroft United
Jonastown United 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Iron Bridge F.C 2-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Hogghampton 2-0 Skyte City
Brierthorne 2-1 Beckford
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Redfern Athletic
Almondvale F.C 1-2 AFC Lakecombe

Former champions vs reigning champions for match day 30 and Marketnewton's mercurial centre forward Sylvain Nicot rescued a point for the league leaders. Trailing from Pequeno's 30th minute header, the home side took control of the fixture and pressed for an equalizer, being rewarded in the 88th minute for their persistence. Elsewhere Hogghampton and Bishopbury kept the pressure on the top two with wins over Skyte and Redfern respectively.

MATCHDAY 31
Albertpool 2-0 Madonnachurch
Marketnewton F.C 0-0 Landfell
Rookscroft City 3-3 Jonastown United
Rookscroft United 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Torkingham Wanderers 2-2 Hogghampton
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-3 Brierthorne
Skyte City 3-2 Bishopbury F.C
Beckford 1-2 Almondvale F.C
Redfern Athletic 1-2 Ridgemont Town
AFC Lakecombe 1-1 Sellersfield United

Albertpool took top spot with a 2-0 win over Madonnachurch, leapfrogging Marketnewton who were held to a score draw with Landfell. Goals from midfield stalwarts McNamara and Stevenson were enough to send the Reds top of the league. Jonastown continued their great form, having gone six games without defeat, the Hoops had to come back from a two goal deficit, trailing 3-1. The spirited display saw J-Town claw back two goals to end the game level.

MATCHDAY 32
Landfell 0-1 Albertpool
Jonastown United 3-1 Madonnachurch
Iron Bridge F.C 0-0 Marketnewton F.C
Hogghampton 1-2 Rookscroft City
Brierthorne 0-1 Rookscroft United
Bishopbury F.C 0-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Almondvale F.C 2-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Ridgemont Town 0-0 Skyte City
Sellersfield United 3-0 Beckford
AFC Lakecombe 0-1 Redfern Athletic

10 clean sheets... yawn. Sometimes you get good 0-0 games, full of action, goal mouth scrambles, superb saves, close calls.. sometimes you get a nil – nil that to all the world looks like nobody really gives a monkey's. That was the North East derby. The fated battle between the two biggest clubs in this glorious country's North East. Over the years there have been battles, bloody and brutal between two teams and two sets of fans who seek to prove their dominance, but today, on this fresh April afternoon, it was a damp squib and both sides, neither threatened by relegation or potentially heading into one of the TQCC or FWFA didn't press the other for a win.

MATCHDAY 33
Albertpool 3-0 Jonastown United
Landfell 2-2 Iron Bridge F.C
Madonnachurch 2-2 Hogghampton
Marketnewton F.C 0-0 Brierthorne
Rookscroft City 6-1 Bishopbury F.C
Rookscroft United 0-0 Almondvale F.C
Torkingham Wanderers 3-2 Ridgemont Town
Belle-Isle on Sea 3-1 Sellersfield United
Skyte City 3-0 AFC Lakecombe
Beckford 2-2 Redfern Athletic

Is there a sweeter feeling than returning to a former employer and beating them senseless? Well, maybe not beating them senseless, that's a little too violent. But finding some form of glorious retribution and proving to them that you are better than when you were? Jeraldo Moutinho welcomed Bishopbury to Rookscroft and soundly beat them 6-1 as the Sky Blue's continue to chase a spot in one of the FWFA competitions.

MATCHDAY 34
Iron Bridge F.C 1-1 Albertpool
Hogghampton 1-1 Jonastown United
Brierthorne 1-0 Landfell
Bishopbury F.C 2-0 Madonnachurch
Almondvale F.C 1-4 Marketnewton F.C
Ridgemont Town 1-4 Rookscroft City
Sellersfield United 1-2 Rookscroft United
AFC Lakecombe 1-4 Torkingham Wanderers
Redfern Athletic 3-1 Belle-Isle on Sea
Beckford 1-4 Skyte City

4-1, 4-1, 4-1, 4-1... 4 away teams, won by 4 goals to 1, are the Illuminati involved? I don't know. But Sylvain Nicot was for Marketnewton, only a day after declaring he won't sign a contract extension for the capital based club, alerting teams across Wyrmgore. The Pays de Horreur international is unhappy with the offer tabled and has decided he's off at the end of the season. Elsewhere Torkingham put together their biggest away win of the season and Rookscroft City continued their fine scoring form. Elsewhere Skyte travelled to relegation threatened Beckford and hit them for 4.

MATCHDAY 35
Albertpool 1-1 Hogghampton
Iron Bridge F.C 1-5 Brierthorne
Jonastown United 1-6 Bishopbury F.C
Landfell 1-2 Almondvale F.C
Madonnachurch 1-1 Ridgemont Town
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Sellersfield United
Rookscroft City 1-0 AFC Lakecombe
Rookscroft United 2-1 Redfern Athletic
Torkingham Wanderers 0-1 Beckford
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-1 Skyte City

Iron Bridge still aren't safe and the way in which they collapsed at home against Brierthorne won't fill the fans with much confidence of the team avoiding the drop. The team from Albertpool are pushing for another top ten finish and have only lost once in their last 7 games as they turn around their poor start to the season. Across town, Marketnewton returned to the top of the league, ahead of Albertpool on goal difference with their 2-0 win over Sellersfield Utd.

MATCHDAY 36
Brierthorne 2-1 Albertpool
Bishopbury F.C 1-2 Hogghampton
Almondvale F.C 0-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Ridgemont Town 0-0 Jonastown United
Sellersfield United 2-1 Landfell
AFC Lakecombe 0-1 Madonnachurch
Redfern Athletic 0-1 Marketnewton F.C
Beckford 2-4 Rookscroft City
Skyte City 1-1 Rookscroft United
Belle-Isle on Sea 0-2 Torkingham Wanderers

The title race looks to have swung in favour of Marketnewton, as the former league winners move three points ahead of Albertpool with a late win away to Redfern Athletic. The goal, courtesy of Kim Dae Sung, was the Hsien-Ko midfielder's first goal of the season as he has been reduced to a bit part player. Their title rivals were beaten in the Albertpool derby in a game that mirrored this time last year – with two fixtures remaining, Brierthorne tried to derail Albertpool's title challenge and managed a 1-0 win, however, as we've constantly reminded you over the course of the year, that result did little to halt the Red half of the city's march towards the championship. Defeat for Beckford means their chances of survival rest on goal difference and a hope Iron Bridge don't win in their last two games.

MATCHDAY 37
Albertpool 2-0 Bishopbury F.C
Brierthorne 4-2 Almondvale F.C
Hogghampton 2-0 Ridgemont Town
Iron Bridge F.C 3-0 Sellersfield United
Jonastown United 2-2 AFC Lakecombe
Landfell 1-4 Redfern Athletic
Madonnachurch 1-0 Beckford
Marketnewton F.C 1-2 Skyte City
Rookscroft City 2-0 Belle-Isle on Sea
Rookscroft United 5-1 Torkingham Wanderers

Oh my God.. It's nail biting time. A 2-0 win over Bishopbury sees Albertpool draw level on points with Marketnewton who lost at home to Skyte, meaning both clubs challenging for the title are on 73 points. Goals from Brigantii international Michael Irwin and midfielder Themba Arendse. AFC Lakecombe's chances of remaining in the Premier League were dashed as Iron Bridge ran out 3-0 winners of Sellersfield.

MATCHDAY 38
Ridgemont Town 1-1 Bishopbury F.C
Sellersfield United 2-0 Brierthorne
AFC Lakecombe 0-1 Hogghampton
Redfern Athletic 3-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Beckford 3-4 Jonastown United
Skyte City 1-5 Landfell
Belle-Isle on Sea 1-3 Madonnachurch
Rookscroft United 1-1 Rookscroft City

With relegation already determined, the big question was who would finish higher, Ridgemont or Skyte? Well, Skyte's comprehensive loss saw them fall behind their neighbours who pulled off a 1-1 draw with Bishopbury.

Elsewhere the Rookscroft derby ended in a draw, a result that wasn't enough for Rookscroft United to sneak into the FWFA Champions League.

The title was going to be decided on the final day of the season for the first time in three years. Both teams were away, their travelling fans would be celebrating or commiserating in a different city come the full time whistle. Albertpool needed a win to and hope Marketnewton lost, or drew. A win for both teams and Alexandre Flamini would claim a second league title with his club's superior goal difference.

Albertpool struck first, taking the lead in the 8th minute and causing a collective groan over in Torkingham as Marketnewton fans became aware of the score. The deposed league leaders however struck back in the 37th minute through want-away striker Sylvain Nicot to re-establish themselves at the top of the table.

The score came through and filtered through the Albertpool fans, whose collective tension must've had an effect on the team, who conceded a sloppy equalizer.

From there it got worse as Marketnewton's lead increased with a powerful drive from Gosselin.

The icing on the cake for Flamini and the Marketnewton faithful came when Trevor Winter nodded home in the 90th minute to ensure a routine 3-0 victory and all three points. Despite all their endeavour, Albertpool couldn't get back ahead against Almondvale and their hearts were broken as they finished 2nd, 2 points and 8 goals behind the champions.

Almondvale F.C 1-1 Albertpool
Torkingham Wanderers 0-3 Marketnewton F.C

League Table

Brigantii Premier League Standings

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Marketnewton F.C          38  22  10   6  77  31  +46  76
02  Albertpool                38  22   8   8  70  32  +38  74
03  Hogghampton               38  20  10   8  53  32  +21  70
04  Rookscroft United         38  19  10   9  68  46  +22  67
05  Bishopbury F.C            38  19   7  12  66  53  +13  64
06  Rookscroft City           38  18   9  11  78  55  +23  63
07  Brierthorne               38  16  11  11  56  42  +14  59
08  Torkingham Wanderers      38  17   8  13  64  56   +8  59
09  Redfern Athletic          38  17   5  16  59  53   +6  56
10  Almondvale F.C            38  16   6  16  49  50   -1  54
11  Landfell                  38  13  11  14  53  52   +1  50
12  Ridgemont Town            38  13   8  17  52  55   -3  47
13  Skyte City                38  13   7  18  56  69  -13  46
14  Madonnachurch             38  12   9  17  45  55  -10  45
15  Jonastown United          38  11  12  15  64  85  -21  45
16  Sellersfield United       38  12   8  18  46  67  -21  44
17  Iron Bridge F.C           38  11   8  19  40  55  -15  41
18  AFC Lakecombe             38   9   8  21  38  67  -29  35  R
19  Beckford                  38   9   5  24  41  74  -33  32  R
20  Belle-Isle on Sea         38   8   6  24  48  94  -46  30  R

League 1 Table

Pos Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Throstle Rovers          38  24   9   5  53  28  +25  81  C
02  Oxcastle Wanderers       38  18  12   8  43  23  +20  66  P
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03  Ashbury City             38  18  10  10  55  34  +21  64
04  Corpus Christi           38  17  10  11  56  44  +12  61
05  Belle-Isle Rovers        38  15  13  10  49  39  +10  58
06  Durness-in-Roe           38  15  12  11  45  43   +2  57
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07  Copingham United         38  14  14  10  44  42   +2  56
08  Moorledge Town           38  15   9  14  41  37   +4  54
09  Kerrdale City            38  12  17   9  56  45  +11  53
10  Harebury City            38  14  11  13  44  50   -6  53
11  Manford Town             38  14   9  15  52  58   -6  51
12  Westfield United         38  13  10  15  33  33   +0  49
13  Eden Forest              38  12  10  16  28  30   -2  46
14  Valengren Kickers        38  11  12  15  49  48   +1  45
15  Goose Island Town        38  11  12  15  50  59   -9  45
16  Greenhope Forest         38  12   8  18  49  60  -11  44
17  Blackdale Wanderers      38   9  14  15  32  43  -11  41
18  Deighton F.C             38   9  14  15  37  49  -12  41  R
19  Saddlewood Town          38   9   9  20  37  63  -26  36  R
20  Peterford United         38   3  15  20  29  54  -25  24  R

League Two Table

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Bridgette United          46  23  11  12  55  35  +20  80  C
02  Kingston F.C              46  22  12  12  69  51  +18  78
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03  Adamstown                 46  22  12  12  59  44  +15  78
04  Bilsdon Town              46  21  15  10  48  38  +10  78
05  Berryham                  46  19  13  14  63  47  +16  70
06  Whitfield F.C             46  19  13  14  66  54  +12  70
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07  Basham F.C                46  19  12  15  56  50   +6  69
08  Newsham Town              46  19  11  16  54  52   +2  68
09  Codgate                   46  20   8  18  64  67   -3  68
10  Inglby                    46  16  18  12  64  57   +7  66
11  Saint George Town         46  17  13  16  64  54  +10  64
12  Throstle Academicals      46  17  13  16  39  34   +5  64
13  Friarham F.C              46  17  12  17  76  66  +10  63
14  Castlefield Town          46  15  17  14  58  53   +5  62
15  Carrcroft Town            46  17  10  19  62  58   +4  61
16  Rigsby Spartans           46  14  16  16  63  63   +0  58
17  O'grady                   46  12  17  17  43  52   -9  53
18  Whiteham F.C              46  14  11  21  52  64  -12  53
19  University of Skyte       46  13  13  20  53  70  -17  52
20  Garry County              46  14  10  22  61  79  -18  52
21  Lisburn Town              46  14  10  22  44  64  -20  52
22  Allied Motor Trade        46  12  13  21  50  78  -28  49
23  Smalling F.C              46  12  12  22  46  60  -14  48
24  Wantworth & Selby         46  12  12  22  43  62  -19  48

by **Brigantii** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:04 am

League 1 Play Offs

It's that time of the season when hearts are broken and dreams are made, it's Play Off time! After the top 2 qualify for promotion automatically to the Premier League, the teams between 3rd and 6th face off in a knock-out style competition, with the last team standing reaching the Premier League... although you probably didn't need that explaining did you?

In the first fixture, 3rd played 5th and the two teams couldn't have been further a part in terms of history and prestige. Ashbury had been relegated from the Premier League 3 years ago and had since been beaten in the play-offs the last two years. Belle-Isle Rovers, were the neighbours of Belle-Isle on Sea and had only been promoted from League 2 last season having dropped to the third tier the year before. The first leg saw the away side pinch victory and head into the home game with a 1 goal lead. That lead however was nulified in the second leg with Ashbury centre forward Monty Arkwright bagging a double, but the plucky Rovers side fought back and found the goal to put them level and send the game to extra time. In extra time, Rovers found an unlikely winner with Ikkland defender Bjarni Antonsson heading in from a corner in the 107th minute.

Ashbury City 1-2 Belle-Isle Rovers
Belle-Isle Rovers 1-2 Ashbury City (2-2 AET, 4-3 agg)

The second fixture saw perennial play off chasers Corpus Christi take on Durness and comfortably win the home leg 2-0, with goals for Ricky Heath and Tanner Michaels. It's three years since Durness-in-Roe's heroics in the second leg of the League 2 play off in which they beat Berryham 5-1 to overturn a 2-0 deficit. There was no such heroics this time and the two sides played out a 0-0, sending Corpus through 2-0 on aggregate.

Corpus Christi 2-0 Durness-in-Roe
Durness-in-Roe 0-0 Corpus Christi (0-2 agg)

Going into the final at the Warbury stadium tension was high. Both teams were on the cusp of promotion to the Premier League. For Rovers, it would be their first time in the top division, for Corpus Christi, it would be a just dessert for several failed attempts. Unfortunately, this was set to be another bitterly disappointing finish for the Corpus fans. Rovers ran roughshod over their opposition and 3 early goals for Raine Truman, Casimir Fairclough and Conor Ledford meant the game was wrapped up before half time. Late on in the second half Fairclough added a second to put the cherry on the icing on the cake of the season and seal Belle-Isle Rovers second consecutive promotion.

Belle-Isle Rovers 4-0 Corpus Christi

League 2 Play Offs

Berryham were savage in their disposal of Adamstown, beating the side who missed out on automatic promotion by virtue of goal difference by 7 goals to 2 on aggregate and setting their sights on the final.

Adamstown 1-4 Berryham
Berryham 3-1 Adamstown (7-2 agg)

In the second fixture, it came down to a second leg blitz as Whitfield put Bilsdon to the sword and beat them comfortably 4-0.

Bilsdon Town 0-0 Whitfield F.C.
Whitfield F.C. 4-0 Bilsdon Town (4-0 agg)

Berryham secure passage to League 1 with a 2-0 win over Whitfield. Scoring in the 30th minute and 74th minute, top scorer Crispin Tuff took his season's tally to 20 goals.

Berryham 2-0 Whitfield F.C.

League Cup

Once again, the traditional end to the Brigantii season rolls into view, with the League Cup final the last game to be played in May. Once the turf has been relaid following the League 1 and League 2 Play-Offs, the fans, associated media and obviously the teams arrive in the capital city for the final. Meeting in the final, the league champions, Marketnewton, who started their path to the final with wins over lower league opposition. Their opponents in the final, the current cup holders who were looking to make it back to back cup wins.

Marketnewton had beaten the blue side of Rookscroft twice already this season, with a 2-0 win on the opening day of the season followed by a 1-0 win away. Jeraldo Moutinho was hoping to put an end to Marketnewton's winning ways and claim his first silverware in Brigantii, but it wasn't to be as the league champions Dansak Minor forward Kalechi Toure scored the only goal of a dour season finale. With neither side mustering many opportunities in front of goal, it fell to the Dansak striker to slot home after the hour mark and claim a historic double for the capital city club.

Marketnewton 1-0 Rookscroft City

by **Al Ittijab** » Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:23 am

Association Codes

ALI Al Ittijab		JDU Jahat Debu 
ANG Ang Grung		KSN Kholmstan 
BAL Balta		KNO Kholodno
BRG Brigantii		LVM Lua Vamoa
CHR Cherny		OSM Osmio 
DMN Dansak Minor	PAR Palacios And Rodellage
DMK Dystermark		PDH Pays de Horreur
FLI Flynn's Isle	RUS Rus
HSK Hsien-Ko            SVA Superior Volta
IKK Ikkland		TIB Tiburtina
ISR Israev		URS Urskar

Qualifying Round 1

(URS)       F.C. Dynamo Kleb 1-3P Club Athletique Nkuna (SVA) 1-1 1-1
(PAR)   Cape Jaune Tornadoes 4-2 Hsien-Ko Power Company (HSK) 1-0 3-2
(KSN)              FC Amkoly 0-2 Spartak Mozkjova       (RUS) 0-2 0-0
(DMN) Academie de Foot Issia 0-2 Rothwell               (FLI) 0-2 0-3
(BAL)      FC Dynamo Qalaven 6-2 Go Sushi Apo'olo       (LVM) 3-1 3-1
(IKK)               Angantyr 5-3 Super Sun Kelani       (JDU) 2-1 3-2
(ALI)             Smyrnaspor 3-3a FC Spartaki Kartli    (CHR) 3-1 0-2
          FC Spartaki Kartli wins on away goals rule
(KNO)            FC Manometr 2-3 Bell Ringers Coalition (ANG) 2-3 1-2
(ISR)      Hapoel Capharsaba 1-5 FC Bilröst             (DMK) 0-0 1-5

Qualifying Round 2

(SVA)  Club Athletique Nkuna 1-5 Villa Ortiz           (CUS) 0-3 1-2
(RUS)    Kuban Yekaterinodar 2-3aet Spartak Verhovinya (URS) 1-1 1-2
(PDH)       AS Cote de Blanc 2-3 Barbossa              (CUS) 2-0 0-3
(ANG) Bell Ringers Coalition 3-2 Spartak Mozkjova      (RUS) 2-1 1-1
(CHR)     FC Spartaki Kartli 5-6 Rothwell              (FLI) 5-3 0-3
(BAL)      FC Dynamo Qalaven 2-3p Santo Pedro          (OSM) 2-0 0-2
(TIB)     Calcio Rebbibia aet3-2Royal Khaldoon         (ALI) 1-1 2-1
(PAR)   Cape Jaune Tornadoes 1-2aet Angantyr           (IKK) 1-0 1-1
(DMN)             FC Bilröst 3-5 Rookscroft United     (BRG) 2-4 1-1

Group Stages

Group A Standings

Pos Team                     P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
01  Kassel OSC (PDH)         6  5 0  1  11   5  +6  15
02  Port Los Renato (CUS)    6  3 0  3  12   9  +3   9
03  Spartak Verhovinya (URS) 6  3 0  3   7   6  +1   9
04  Angantyr (IKK)           6  1 0  5   4  14 -10   3

Group B Standings

Pos Team                  P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Calcio Rebbibia (TIB) 6  5  0  1  14  5  +9  15
02  Trasavia (OSM)        6  3  1  2   6  8  -2  10
03  Marketnewton (BRG)    6  1  2  3   5  8  -3   5
04  Barbossa (CUS)        6  1  1  4   4  8  -4   4

Group C Standings

Pos Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Villa Ortiz (CUS)        6  5  1  0  21   7  +14  16
02  FC Spartaki Kartli (CHR) 6  2  2  2   3   6   -3   8
03  Albertpool (BRG)         6  1  3  2   7   8   -1   6
04  Borghese F.C. 1911 (TIB) 6  0  2  4   5  15  -10   2

Group D Standings

Pos Team                        P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Real Minanda (CUS)          6  6  0  0  23   1  +22  18
02 Rookscroft United (BRG)      6  2  0  4   8  11   -3   6
03 Bell Ringers Coalition (ANG) 6  1  2  3   5  10   -5   5
04 FC Dynamo Qalaven (BAL)      6  1  2  3   6  20  -14   5

Quarter Finals

(CUS)    Real Minanda 7-0 FC Spartaki Kartli (CHR) 4-0 3-0
(TIB) Calcio Rebbibia 4-1 Port Los Renato    (CUS) 4-0 0-1
(CUS)     Villa Ortiz 6-4 Rookscroft United  (BRG) 5-1 1-3
(PDH)      Kassel OSC 5-1 Trasavia           (OSM) 5-1 0-1

Semi-Finals

(CUS) Real Minanda 4-3 Calcio Rebbibia (TIB) 3-1 1-2
(CUS)  Villa Ortiz 4-5 Kassel OSC      (PDH) 3-4 1-1

Final

Kassel OSC 0-4 Real Minanda

Real Minanda secure their second title from three finals to maintain their dominance in Wyrmgore.

by **Brigantii** » Mon May 01, 2017 9:29 am

The fifth season of the Brigantii Premier League is upon us, here are the teams and some basic information...

Albertpool Football Club

Colours: Red jersey, red shorts, red socks
Previous season: 2nd
Manager: Ewan Holiday
Star Player: Gerrard Stevenson
Transfers Of Note: In – Adam Reziko, CF, FC Spartak Kartli, £5million, Susumu Hisakawa, MID, Daezu Vipers, £3million Out – Michael Irwin, CF, Real Minanda £12million, Stephen McNamara, LM, Real Minanda, £10million
Missing out on consecutive titles by a meagre two points and the Albertpool faithful can feel aggrieved. They may however be more dismayed at the sale of their star players to Wyrmgore super power, Real Minanda. With Irwin and McNamara gone, how has Ewan Holiday recruited? Poorly, is the response from the fans with £3million spent on unknown Hsien-Ko winger Susumu Hisakawa and another £5 million on Adam Reziko from Cherny based club Spartak Kartli.

Almondale Football Club

Colours: Claret jersey with blue piping, blue shorts, blue socks
Previous season: 10th
Manager: Sean Hanratty
Star Player: Shalom Pontecarvo
Transfers Of Note: Neither in or out has there been anything of interest.
In three of their last four seasons under Sean Hanratty, Almondvale have finished tenth, cementing themselves as perhaps THE most average club in the country, whether the fans can expect anything more this season is yet to be seen, given their movements in the transfer market it's not worth banking on.

Belle-Isle Rovers
Colours: Black and white vertical striped jerseys, black shorts, red socks
Previous Season: 5th, League 1
Manager: Clifton Hogarth
Star Player: Casimir Fairclough
Transfers Of Note: In – Kato Afolayan, CB, Rookscroft United, loan
Back to back promotions for Belle-Isle Rovers sees them elevated to the highest point on the Brigantii league pyramid, however, it's not all great news. It's bloody expensive to be part of the elite and in an effort to generate more money, the club have sold the naming rights for the stadium and now find themselves playing at the Stady McStadiumface Stadium.

Bishopbury Football Club

Colours: Blue jersey, blue shorts, blue socks
Last Season: 5th
Manager: Masimiliano Abbiati
Star Player: Hercule Anholt
Transfers Of Note: In – Dionisio Urbina, MID, £3million, Duarte Rosario, CB, £4million, Trent Harrel, GKP, £6million
Another finish in the right half of the league and Abbiati has been handed a bundle of cash to strengthen the squad by billionaire owner Ruben Muslimovic in a bid to push for those coveted Wymrgore Champion's League spots. A top three finish for the blue side of the capital is now a must, keeping in mind the owner's penchant for canning managers who displease him, could this be Abbiati's last season at the helm?

Brierthorne Football Club

Colours: Blue shirt, white shorts, white socks
Last Season: 7th
Manager: Damien Moores
Star Player: Carl Andrews
Transfers Of Note: Nope
A second successive 7th place finish and the belief of the fans is Damien Moores has probably taken the club as far as he can. With little money to invest in players Albertpool's “other” club may be entering a period of stagnation. Which blows when your next door neighbours are challenging for the title.

Hogghampton Football Club

Colours: Red jersey with yellow stripe, black shorts, red socks
Last Season: 3rd
Manager: Andres Esteban Cuevas
Star Player: Could be any of them..
Transfers Of Note: In – Rufino Bermudo Arriola, GKP, Atletico Lavernas, LOAN Out – Trent Harrel, GKP, Bishopbury £6million
Hogghampton battled for the title until the end of the season, with the new coach and his attacking philosophy proving to be a hit at Home Park. His philosophy has also seen him allow Brigantii international Trent Harrel leave for pastures new and bring in a keeper who can “play from the back” whatever that means.

Iron Bridge Football Club

Colours: Red and Navy striped jersey, red shorts, red socks
Last Season: 17th
Manager: Hugo Poyet.
Star Player: Vernon Gray
Transfers Of Note: In – Vernon Gray, CM, Belle-Isle on, £500,00, Sebastian Lavoie, CF, Belle-Isle on Sea, FREE.
A few late points at the back end of the season saved Iron Bridge from relegation, but the club from the capital are hovering desperately close to the trap door. Former Belle-Isle on Sea manager Hugo Poyet has stepped in to try and change their fortunes and has brought in some of his former players.

Jonastown United

Colours: Blue and White Hooped Jersey, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks
Last Season: 15th
Manager: Levi Martell
Star Player: Bruno Rey
Transfers Of Note: No thanks
Martell took over as head coach following Andrew Windass' dismissal, winning 8 and drawing 11 games of his 28 in charge and keeping the Hoops in the Premier League. Unfortunately, their position is under threat as they're just as skint as the other teams near the bottom, but they do have the bonus of the talented Jaxson Mitchell up front.

Landfell Football Club

Colours: White shirt with red horizontal stripes, white shorts, red and white striped socks
Last Season: 11th
Manager: Geraud Paternoster
Star Player: Robbie Lambeth
Transfers Of Note: In – Jeremie Emile, CF, La Ise Bourges, £1million, Edgard Lefevre, CM, La Isle Bourges £250,00
A slip into the other half of the table means Stan Attree's tenure in charge has been short and he's been replaced by Pays de Horreur coach Geraud Paternoster. The man from Horreur brings with him attacker Jeremie Emile and central midfielder Edgard Lefevre who played for him at La Isle Bourges – who finished 18th in the Pays de Horreur Premier League last season.

Madonnachurch Football Club

Colours: Blue jersey, white shorts, white socks
Last Season: 14th
Manager: Saveli Kuznetsov
Star Player: Malkhazi Misho
Transfers Of Note: In – Malkhazi Misho, CM, Dinam Ajara, £2million Out – Clem Batley, CM Torkingham Wanderers, £1.5million
14th, again, 3 points less than the season before, but ten points above the relegation zone, so a kinda mixed bag. Kuznetsov has seen Clem Batley leave for pastures new but he has brought in the highly regarded Cherny midfielder, Malkhazi Misho.

Marketnewton Football Club

Colours: Cranberry jersey, white shorts, white socks
Last Season: 1st
Manager: Alexandre Flamini
Star Player: Rruv Gimban
Transfers Of Note: In – Dorofey Andreev, CF, Anzhi Magomedov, £4million Out – Sylvain Nicot, CF, Rookscroft City, £7million
A magnificent double and Marketnewton are swiftly becoming the powerhouses of Brigantii football with a strength in depth the other teams in the league are clearly envious of. Winning the league and cup means their season will be much longer than most Brigantii clubs with Wyrmgore Champion's League games, UICA competitions and the Cygnus Cup to play for.

Oxcastle Wanderers

Colours: White jerseys, navy shorts, navy socks
Previous Season: 2nd, League 1
Manager: Ragnar Peterson
Star Player: Irwin Wilkie
Transfers Of Note: The manager was a pretty good one, but that was last year...
Boing! After finishing 19th in the Premier League and suffering relegation, Oxcastle rebound with a second place finish in League 1 and come right back. Their manager, Peterson has now led two clubs to promotion from League 1, but will be hoping his stay at the top table last more than 38 games this time around.

Redfern Athletic

Colours: Red jerseys, white shorts, white socks
Previous Season: 9th
Manager: Luke Rogers
Star Player: Garth Benn
Transfers Of Note: Errmm.. none.
Another good performance from the Redfern team who managed a solid mid-table finish. Despite their league finishes Redfern still feel underwhelming and lack any real standout stars. They should be safe if they continue plugging away and playing the way Rogers wants them to.

Ridgemont Town

Colours: Black and white vertical striped jerseys, black shorts, red socks
Last Season: 12th
Manager: Gonzalo Guerrero
Star Player: Umberto Soldado
Transfers Of Note: Ridgemont have made the most of their youth team and brought through some new faces.
Oi oi! The team from north east Brigantii returned to the Premier League and managed a mid-table finish to ensure they didn't find themselves yo-yo-ing back into League 1. Gonzalo Guerrero has got the team how he wants it and their position in the Prem' shouldn't be in doubt.

Rookscroft City

Colours: Pale blue shirt, white shorts, white socks
Last Season: 6th
Manager: Jeraldo Moutinho
Star Player: Sylvain Nicot
Transfers Of Note: In – Sylvain Nicot, CF, Marketnewton, £7million
A rocky start to last season saw a change in manager around the half way stage. The Rookscroft club have used their considerable wealth to bring in Nicot from the Champions with the promise of much higher wages... mercenary bastard and will be hoping to push for the Champion's League spots.

Rookscroft United

Colours: Red jersey, white shorts, white socks
Last Season: 4th
Manager: Fergus Davies
Star Player: Milan Mjatovic
Transfers Of Note: In – Teddy Lowe, RB, Corpus Christi, £500,000, Rickie Stacks, Beckford, CB, £1million, Raeburn Townsend, CF, unsigned.
Out – Manuel Ferreira, GKP, Barbossa, £4million, Dwight Gayle, CF, Throstle Rovers, FREE, Kato Afolayan, CB, Belle-Isle Rovers, LOAN, Harry Melville, RB, Skyte City, FREE
Despite finishing in the top four, fans will be disappointed as the club misses out on a Champion's League spot for the first time in years. Davies has had a clear out and looks to be starting again, with a fresh crop of youngsters, hoping to kick-start a new era at United. Whether they can catch Marketnewton with that approach however will have to be seen.

Sellersfield United

Colours: Red and white striped shirts, black shorts, white socks with red trim
Last Season: 16th
Manager: John Wilder
Star Player: Kazim Richards
Transfers Of Note: File under missing
Finishing clear of the relegation zone was probably John Wilder's job description... and he managed it. It wasn't exactly done with aplomb but it was done enough to ensure they stayed up.

Skyte City

Colours: Red jersey, red shorts, red socks
Last Season: 13th
Manager: Rafael de la Hoz
Star Player: Darrel Fry
Transfers Of Note: *shrug*
Skyte, slid backwards after an impressive 8th place finish and cup run and will be looking over their shoulders this season as they're one of half a dozen clubs who could be in trouble. No activity in the transfer market again means they're essentially playing with the same team who saw them promoted from League 1 three seasons ago.

Throstle Rovers

Colours: Red and green striped jersey, white shorts, white socks
Last Season: 1st, League 1
Manager: Ron Winston
Transfers: In - Dwight Gayle, CF, Rookscroft United, FREE, Sherrif Gomaa, RB, Atletik Kulup Khaldoon, LOAN
Star Player: Frank Collingwood
Bouncing straight back at the first go under the guidance of former Brigantii national team coach Ron Winston, Throstle Rovers ran away with the League 1 title. They've since strengthened their squad with Palacios and Rodallega international Dwight Gayle and Al Ittijab captain Sherrif Gomaa.

Torkingham Wanderers

Colours: Blue and White halved jerseys, blue shorts, white socks
Last Season: 8th
Manager: Hamish Day
Transfers: In – Clem Batley, CM, Madonnachurch, £1.5million
Star Player: Kelly Nicks
Rumours of a take-over last year yielded nothing, but those rumours are now intensifying with Rameshwar Patil, CEO of Jinkies (a meat processing company in Jahat Debu) seen meeting Torkingham owner Carlisle Avery at 4* restaurant Puccino's in July.

by **Brigantii** » Sun May 21, 2017 10:21 am

The fifth season, or the fourth anniversary of the Brigantii Premier League (in the modern era) is marked by the traditional anniversary gift of fruit. Last season Marketnewton managed the double while new challengers for the title emerged in Hogghampton. The scrap to avoid relegation this year is wide open, however newly promoted Belle-Isle Rovers are favourites to return to League 1.

With that in mind, let's see whose defence is tougher to crack than a coconut, which manager has the plums to make some bold choices and which team finishes top banana.

Almondvale extended a warm welcome to the Premier League to the new boys Belle-Isle Rovers with a 6-1 thumping that sends them second in the league behind a shockingly rampant Jonastown, whose home grown centre forward Jaxson Mithcell bagged two. Elsewhere, the champions tangled with former champions at the Manor Ground and played out an entertaining 0-0 draw with both sides creating multiple opportunities.

MATCHDAY 1
Almondvale F.C 6-1 Belle-Isle Rovers
Bishopbury F.C 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Brierthorne 2-3 Throstle Rovers
Albertpool 2-1 Ridgemont Town
Hogghampton 2-1 Sellersfield United
Iron Bridge F.C 0-0 Redfern Athletic
Jonastown United 6-0 Skyte City
Landfell 1-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Marketnewton F.C 0-0 Rookscroft United
Madonnachurch 2-1 Rookscroft City

Jonastown were brought crashing back down to Earth as Rookscroft United ran roughshod over them, hammering them with a 4-1 win. Goals for Milan Mjatovic, Zack Wilbraham and a double for Dystermark midfielder Johannes Robertsson. Marketnewton got the ball rolling with the goal scoring away to Madonnachurch after only three minutes, when utility midfielder Kim Dae Sung slammed in the ball from close range. This was followed by goals from Gosselin, Trevor Winter and a pair for Kalechi Toure. Going top after two games are Almondvale who pinched an 87th minute winner at Oxcastle.

MATCHDAY 2
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-1 Almondvale F.C
Throstle Rovers 2-1 Belle-Isle Rovers
Ridgemont Town 1-1 Bishopbury F.C
Sellersfield United 2-2 Brierthorne
Redfern Athletic 3-4 Albertpool
Skyte City 1-1 Hogghampton
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Rookscroft United 4-1 Jonastown United
Rookscroft City 1-0 Landfell
Madonnachurch 0-5 Marketnewton F.C

Sylvain Nicot angered Marketnewton fans when he refused to sign a new contract and instead moved to Rookscroft City, where he is now supposedly earning £175,000 per week. A ludicrous amount of money, despite being the Premier League's top scorerer in the past three seasons. The Pays de Horreur international opened his account for the Blues with a hat trick against a hapless Iron Bridge defence and helped his new side towards a 5-0 win.

MATCHDAY 3
Almondvale F.C 0-2 Throstle Rovers
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-1 Ridgemont Town
Belle-Isle Rovers 1-2 Sellersfield United
Bishopbury F.C 2-2 Redfern Athletic
Brierthorne 0-0 Skyte City
Albertpool 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Hogghampton 1-3 Rookscroft United
Iron Bridge F.C 0-5 Rookscroft City
Jonastown United 1-1 Madonnachurch
Landfell 1-2 Marketnewton F.C

12 points from a possible 12 on their return to the Premier League and Throstle Rovers thus far have been superb. Another goal for Dwight Gayle takes his tally to four already. Belle-Isle Rovers claimed their first point of the season with a draw against Skyte who have also failed to win in their first four games. Albertpool fought back from behind at Rookscroft City with a goal from captain Jarred Stevenson and an unfortunate own goal for Luis Preciado, whose desperate slide to block an Irfan Darzi attempt diverted it beyond keeper Ray Hurst.

MATCHDAY 4
Ridgemont Town 1-2 Almondvale F.C
Sellersfield United 0-1 Throstle Rovers
Redfern Athletic 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Skyte City 1-1 Belle-Isle Rovers
Torkingham Wanderers 2-3 Bishopbury F.C
Rookscroft United 1-1 Brierthorne
Rookscroft City 2-2 Albertpool
Madonnachurch 0-1 Hogghampton
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Landfell 5-1 Jonastown United

Oxcastle Wanderers return to the Premier League after a season away hasn't been heralded with much excitement or anticipation. I can't understand why, maybe it has something to do with the fact that they're not actually very good to watch. Four 1-0 defeats on the bounce and Oxcastle had played 360 minutes of Premier League football without a goal, so, their 2-0 win over Torkingham came as a surprise. When strawberry blond centre forward Merlin Bellamy got his head to the ball before the Torkingham defenders around him, he scored Oxcastle's first Premier League goal in 13 months, much to the relief of the fans and manager. A second came 20 minutes from time with Boyce Thomas tapping in at the far post from a corner.

MATCHDAY 5
Almondvale F.C 4-0 Sellersfield United
Ridgemont Town 2-1 Redfern Athletic
Throstle Rovers 1-1 Skyte City
Oxcastle Wanderers 2-0 Torkingham Wanderers
Belle-Isle Rovers 1-3 Rookscroft United
Bishopbury F.C 4-2 Rookscroft City
Brierthorne 4-0 Madonnachurch
Albertpool 1-0 Marketnewton F.C
Hogghampton 0-0 Landfell
Iron Bridge F.C 4-3 Jonastown United

Marketnewton faced off against Bishopbury in the first “big” Eborum derby of the season, overlooking Iron Bridge the other week. Before kick-off Flamini and Abbiati shook hands, but after the final whislte, the two managers had to be pulled apart. An opening bombardment on the Marketnewton goal rewarded Lorenzo Fonda with first of the game, capitalizing on a spill from home keeper Webster Glass. An equalizer swiftly followed and Brigantii international Aaron Ramsbottom leathered the ball into the visitor's goal for 1-1. The game from there remained a stalemate with the two goalies managing a number of fine saves, however, the game swung in favour of the home team in the 89th minute when Kalechi Toure was adjudged to have been brought down in the box. Abbiati reacted furiously and was met by Alexandre Flamini who didn't like the insinuation his striker had taken a dive. The two bickered and barnied on the touchline and were separated while Trevor Winter slotted home the penalty. The two then continued their furious argument after full time as they headed down the tunnel.

MATCHDAY 6
Redfern Athletic 0-0 Almondvale F.C
Skyte City 1-1 Sellersfield United
Torkingham Wanderers 3-2 Ridgemont Town
Rookscroft United 2-0 Throstle Rovers
Rookscroft City 1-1 Oxcastle Wanderers
Madonnachurch 2-1 Belle-Isle Rovers
Marketnewton F.C 2-1 Bishopbury F.C
Landfell 3-0 Brierthorne
Jonastown United 0-1 Albertpool
Iron Bridge F.C 0-2 Hogghampton

Fergus Davies was left enraged. Incensed. Infuriated. Royaly P.O'ed. His Rookscroft United team set out to take all three points in the Steel City and a long range drive from Dystermark midfielder Robertsson set them on their way. But two red cards, one for Brodie Bardsley and the other for Rickie Stacks, saw Rookscroft reduced to 9 men and the candy striped Sellersfield capitalize. An equalizer, courtesy of Richards, was followed up with a winner from Bo Buchanan, the 24 year old left winger who has caught the eye of a number of top clubs with his impressive displays for Sellersfield in recent months.

MATCHDAY 7
Almondvale F.C 2-1 Skyte City
Redfern Athletic 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Sellersfield United 2-1 Rookscroft United
Ridgemont Town 0-5 Rookscroft City
Throstle Rovers 0-1 Madonnachurch
Oxcastle Wanderers 2-3 Marketnewton F.C
Belle-Isle Rovers 0-2 Landfell
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Jonastown United
Brierthorne 1-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Albertpool 1-1 Hogghampton

The Albertpool derby has failed to produce a high scoring match in some time and for the Brierthorne fans, they probably would have settled for another low scoring affair. Ewan Holiday's former league winners went out and obliterated their next door neighbours in comfortable fashion at the Hanging-Fields Stadium. An early goal from Irfan Darzi set Albertpool on their way and was added to by former Brigantii captain Stevenson. A third soon followed from Pequeno and the Cusco international made it 4-0 before the whistle blew for half time. Brierthorne rallied after the break and managed to make it 4-1 through Carl Andrews, but Pequeno finished off a hat-trick and made it 5-1. Letf back, turned left winger Byron Samuels made it 6-1 with a well taken free kick, before Brierthorne's Lua Vamoa midfielder Mark Vidmar added a second.

MATCHDAY 8
Torkingham Wanderers 1-0 Almondvale F.C
Rookscroft United 0-0 Skyte City
Rookscroft City 2-1 Redfern Athletic
Madonnachurch 0-1 Sellersfield United
Marketnewton F.C 4-0 Ridgemont Town
Landfell 1-2 Throstle Rovers
Jonastown United 2-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Iron Bridge F.C 3-0 Belle-Isle Rovers
Hogghampton 2-3 Bishopbury F.C
Albertpool 6-2 Brierthorne

Potentially exhausted from their demolition of Brierthorne, Albertpool stuttered to a 0-0 draw with Belle-Isle Rovers, who had gone 4 weeks without collecting a single point. Skyte City picked up their first win of the campaign in convincing fashion over Madonnachurch, having drawn 6 and lost twice. The valuable three points may have bought Rafael de la Hoz a little extra time in his job, but if we're honest, after two tough seasons, he may be looking forward to heading back home to Cusco.

MATCHDAY 9
Almondvale F.C 0-3 Rookscroft United
Torkingham Wanderers 2-3 Rookscroft City
Skyte City 4-1 Madonnachurch
Redfern Athletic 0-5 Marketnewton F.C
Sellersfield United 1-1 Landfell
Ridgemont Town 3-2 Jonastown United
Throstle Rovers 0-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-1 Hogghampton
Belle-Isle Rovers 0-0 Albertpool
Bishopbury F.C 1-2 Brierthorne

And lo, we reach the quarter mark, of sorts.

Albertpool move into second with a 1-0 win over Throstle Rovers, behind Marketnewton on goal difference. Marketnewton were beaten at home by Torkingham Wanderers, after a number of their players failed to make it back to Brigantii having had passport issues returning from their Cygnus Cup game. The capital based club were reduced to playing the reserves and paid the price in a 5-1 tonking.

Some people may think it's convenient that whenever they suffer a big defeat there is always an excuse.

Remaining rooted to the bottom, Belle-Isle Rovers have now gone 10 games without a win, being comfortably despatched by Bishopbury and their hulking striker Hercule Anholt.

Despite only losing twice so far, Hogghampton find themselves in 9th, picking up one too many draws so far, however, they are only a point behind both Rookscroft clubs, who had poor results today, with City falling to a high flying Almondvale and United getting beaten on the road to Madonnachurch.

MATCHDAY 10
Rookscroft City 0-1 Almondvale F.C
Madonnachurch 2-1 Rookscroft United
Marketnewton F.C 1-5 Torkingham Wanderers
Landfell 0-0 Skyte City
Jonastown United 1-2 Redfern Athletic
Iron Bridge F.C 0-1 Sellersfield United
Hogghampton 1-0 Ridgemont Town
Albertpool 1-0 Throstle Rovers
Brierthorne 3-1 Oxcastle Wanderers
Bishopbury F.C 3-1 Belle-Isle Rovers

League Table

Pos Team                      P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Marketnewton F.C         10  7  1  2  24  10  +14  22
02  Albertpool               10  6  4  0  19  10   +9  22
03  Bishopbury F.C           10  6  2  2  21  15   +6  20
04  Almondvale F.C           10  6  1  3  16   9   +7  19
05  Rookscroft United        10  5  3  2  18   8  +10  18
06  Rookscroft City          10  5  2  3  22  13   +9  17
07  Torkingham Wanderers     10  5  2  3  19  15   +4  17
08  Throstle Rovers          10  5  2  3  11   9   +2  17
09  Hogghampton              10  4  4  2  12  10   +2  16
10  Sellersfield United      10  4  3  3  11  13   -2  15
11  Brierthorne              10  3  4  3  17  18   -1  13
12  Madonnachurch            10  4  1  5   9  19  -10  13
13  Landfell                 10  3  3  4  14   9   +5  12
14  Skyte City               10  1  7  2   9  13   -4  10
15  Redfern Athletic         10  2  4  4  11  17   -6  10
16  Ridgemont Town           10  3  1  6  11  21  -10  10
17  Iron Bridge F.C          10  2  3  5   9  16   -7   9
18  Jonastown United         10  2  1  7  18  22   -4   7
19  Oxcastle Wanderers       10  1  2  7   7  14   -7   5
20  Belle-Isle Rovers        10  0  2  8   7  24  -17   2

by **Brigantii** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:56 pm

Season five, part deux.

Match day 11 and Rookscroft City welcomed Marketnewton. Tensions between the two clubs were high, following Marketnewton's top scorer, Sylvain Nicot's transfer in the summer. The visitors channeled this tension into a sound thrashing to remain top of the league with goals from Sung, Winter, Toure and two other guys... Meanwhile, Nicot was dragged off after 65 minutes and replaced by Oleg Arshavin who nabbed the consolation goal. At the other end of the league Oxcastle moved six points clear of Belle-Isle with their biggest win of the season and left the pitch to the loudest applause since gaining promotion.

MATCHDAY 11
Almondvale F.C 3-0 Madonnachurch
Rookscroft City 1-5 Marketnewton F.C
Rookscroft United 3-0 Landfell
Torkingham Wanderers 2-1 Jonastown United
Skyte City 1-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Redfern Athletic 1-0 Hogghampton
Sellersfield United 2-1 Albertpool
Ridgemont Town 0-0 Brierthorne
Throstle Rovers 2-1 Bishopbury F.C
Oxcastle Wanderers 3-0 Belle-Isle Rovers

Erp?! Jeraldo Moutinho has come under fire these last two weeks, following the 5-1 hammering at home to Marketnewton they suffered a second big defeat, this time to Jonastown, who find themselves second bottom in the league. The home fans were left ecstatic as they romped to a huge win BUT the visiting fans were left FURIOUS by their team's dissection. The homegrown hero Jaxson Mitchell nabbed a hat trick and caught the eye of the national team coach, who was watching in the crowd.

MATCHDAY 12
Marketnewton F.C 0-0 Almondvale F.C
Landfell 2-4 Madonnachurch
Jonastown United 4-0 Rookscroft City
Iron Bridge F.C 1-0 Rookscroft United
Hogghampton 3-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Albertpool 1-2 Skyte City
Brierthorne 2-1 Redfern Athletic
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Sellersfield United
Belle-Isle Rovers 1-1 Ridgemont Town
Oxcastle Wanderers 2-0 Throstle Rovers

The west coast of Brigantii is home to some big clubs, the Albertpool duo, the Rookscroft teams and obviously League 1's Manford Town... Today, two former league champions clashed as Rookscroft United faced Albertpool in another fixture in their storied rivalry. The home side opened the scoring through Milan Mjatovic, before the striker doubled the lead with a long range drive. United finished off the game in the 77th minute through Brigantii international Zack Wilbraham, who slid the ball beyond the Albertpool keeper at the back post. Over in the North Easterly portion of the country, Bishopbury put Skyte to the sword and hammered them 5-1.

MATCHDAY 13
Almondvale F.C 1-0 Landfell
Marketnewton F.C 2-0 Jonastown United
Madonnachurch 1-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Rookscroft City 0-1 Hogghampton
Rookscroft United 3-0 Albertpool
Torkingham Wanderers 1-1 Brierthorne
Skyte City 1-5 Bishopbury F.C
Redfern Athletic 1-0 Belle-Isle Rovers
Sellersfield United 0-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Ridgemont Town 1-0 Throstle Rovers

Goals, goals, goals, how do you like them? When do you like them? Well, I like them plentiful and right from the off, and that's what we got when Iron Bridge took on Landfell. Getting the ball rolling Iron Bridge's 17 year old left back Phillipe Bakayoko scored after only 6 minutes. Landfell returned fire 3 minutes later through Robbie Lambeth. Landfell then took the lead through (PLAYER A) only to be pegged back when (PLAYER B) combined with (PLAYER C) to slot home. After the break, the goals kept coming and Iron Bridge took the lead through (PLAYER D) who lept highest to meet a corner. The lead extended further when (PLAYER D) added his second of the match. A late 3rd for Landfell came when Lambeth was felled inside the box, dusted himself and converted the subsequent penalty. Last year's surprise contenders Hogghampton were despatched comfortably by reigning champions Marketnewton and look a shadow of the team from
the previous year. Rruv Gimban masterminded a masterclass in majestic midfield play as Marketnewton marched on. Although the Ang Grung winger didn't score, he did assist two of the away team's goals and made multiple opportunities that Kalechi Toure should have made more of.

MATCHDAY 14
Jonastown United 1-2 Almondvale F.C
Iron Bridge F.C 4-3 Landfell
Hogghampton 1-3 Marketnewton F.C
Albertpool 3-0 Madonnachurch
Brierthorne 2-3 Rookscroft City
Bishopbury F.C 2-1 Rookscroft United
Belle-Isle Rovers 2-3 Torkingham Wanderers
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-1 Skyte City
Throstle Rovers 2-0 Redfern Athletic
Ridgemont Town 0-3 Sellersfield United

The league's best paid centre forward found the back of the net twice as Rookscroft City toppled the league's bottom team 3-1. Sylvain Nicot, who moved to City in the summer, opened the scoring 22 minutes in to notch only his sixth of the season so far. His seventh came shortly after when a Russ Baker shot was parried into his feet and he slotted home. A third came the way of midfielder Jez Keane, with the 18 year old managing a goal on his league debut. Skyte and Ridgemont clashed in the north east derby and the black and white striped side came out on top, although, being the away side they weren't in the traditional black and white..

MATCHDAY 15
Almondvale F.C 2-0 Iron Bridge F.C
Jonastown United 1-2 Hogghampton
Landfell 1-3 Albertpool
Marketnewton F.C 1-0 Brierthorne
Madonnachurch 1-0 Bishopbury F.C
Rookscroft City 3-1 Belle-Isle Rovers
Rookscroft United 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Torkingham Wanderers 0-1 Throstle Rovers
Skyte City 0-2 Ridgemont Town
Redfern Athletic 0-2 Sellersfield United

Redfern have struggled for goals this season, but all their Christmases came early as the Skyte City defence fell apart and shipped four. The scoreline was probably more flattering than Redfern deserved, but, you know, it's nice their fans had a reason to smile. Torkingham fans were smiling for another reason, discovering before the game that the purchase of the club by Jahat Debu company Jinkies had been completed. The proposed purchase had been floated for over a year and the drawn out process finally came to a close. The result on the field however was a lacklustre performance and 1-1 draw with Sellersfield, having to snatch a point in the 85th minute.
Jinkies owner Rameshwar Patil gave this statement following the take over.

“We are honoured to be associated with a club of Torkingham Wanderers calibre, with whom we share many values.

Looking to the future we are aiming to turn Torkingham Wanderers into a global brand, recognised throughout the multiverse. We look to build on the hard work of the previous administration and continue to take Torkingham forward.

Within the next few years it is our goal to bring UICA football to Torkingham and for the fans of the club to be rewarded for their unwavering loyalty with great football.”

MATCHDAY 16
Hogghampton 2-3 Almondvale F.C
Albertpool 0-1 Iron Bridge F.C
Brierthorne 0-2 Jonastown United
Bishopbury F.C 1-2 Landfell
Belle-Isle Rovers 1-2 Marketnewton F.C
Oxcastle Wanderers 1-0 Madonnachurch
Throstle Rovers 1-0 Rookscroft City
Ridgemont Town 2-1 Rookscroft United
Sellersfield United 1-1 Torkingham Wanderers
Redfern Athletic 4-1 Skyte City

Six 1-0 wins. Six of them. What a brutally dull day of Premier League football. Unless you happened to be watching the Iron Bridge – Bishopbury clash. Iron Bridge raced into a two goal lead before half time and looked like they were cruising to three points until Abbiati's side returned to the field after the break and set about reducing the deficit. A goal for Hercule Anholt was added to by Lorenzo Fonda and the blue side of the capital kept pushing for a winner. The third and decisive goal came courtesy of Anholt who launched himself to ground in the box and conned a penalty from the officials. The Pays de Horreur forward converted the spot kick himself and stole all three points from the Iron.

MATCHDAY 17
Almondvale F.C 0-1 Albertpool
Hogghampton 1-1 Brierthorne
Iron Bridge F.C 2-3 Bishopbury F.C
Jonastown United 5-0 Belle-Isle Rovers
Landfell 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Marketnewton F.C 1-0 Throstle Rovers
Madonnachurch 0-1 Ridgemont Town
Rookscroft City 1-1 Sellersfield United
Rookscroft United 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Torkingham Wanderers 1-0 Skyte City

There was an almost deafening boo as Bishopbury's Hercule Anholt was awarded another dubious penalty, a week after he conned the ref to grab the winner against Iron Bridge. The travelling away fans, outnumbered by the home support made much more noise as Anholt hit the deck following minimal contact with Albertpool's Byron Samuels. The forward converted the spot kick, to add a third to midfielder Graziano Picarillo's double. Torkingham's new owners had an opportunity to watch their new acquisition and must have been delighted* with the team's performance as they were outmatched and outclassed on every inch of the pitch by Rookscroft United with Zack Wilbraham running riot and bagging a hat trick after 52 minutes.

*sarcasm

MATCHDAY 18
Brierthorne 1-0 Almondvale F.C
Bishopbury F.C 3-2 Albertpool
Belle-Isle Rovers 1-3 Hogghampton
Oxcastle Wanderers 0-2 Iron Bridge F.C
Throstle Rovers 2-2 Jonastown United
Ridgemont Town 2-0 Landfell
Sellersfield United 1-0 Marketnewton F.C
Redfern Athletic 1-0 Madonnachurch
Skyte City 0-3 Rookscroft City
Torkingham Wanderers 0-3 Rookscroft United

And season five reached the midway marker. Marketnewton remained top, having dropped points in their last two games, this week, limping to a 1-1 draw with third from bottom Skyte City. This gave Bishopbury a chance to close the gap and close the gap they did, with a third win in as many games, Masimiliano Abbiati's men hammering Almondvale 4-1. This win allowed Bishopbury to leap frog Almondvale who slip to third, ahead of Albertpool and Rookscroft United. United faced their neighbours in the first Rookscroft derby of the season and came off second best, a goal for Sylvain Nicot being the difference maker. At the bottom, and even at this early stage of the season, Belle-Isle Rovers look destined for the drop, suffering their 16th loss in 19 games, away to Brierthorne. Sellersfield's recent unbeaten run, including last week's surprise victory over Marketnewton came to an end against Jonastown, who were elevated out of the relegation zone with the valuable three points. Despite picking up the win, Torkingham parted ways with manager Hamish Day and will begin the second half of the season with a new manager.

MATCHDAY 19
Almondvale F.C 1-4 Bishopbury F.C
Brierthorne 3-0 Belle-Isle Rovers
Albertpool 1-0 Oxcastle Wanderers
Hogghampton 0-2 Throstle Rovers
Iron Bridge F.C 1-1 Ridgemont Town
Jonastown United 2-1 Sellersfield United
Landfell 1-0 Redfern Athletic
Marketnewton F.C 1-1 Skyte City
Madonnachurch 1-2 Torkingham Wanderers
Rookscroft City 1-0 Rookscroft United

League Table

Pos Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Marketnewton F.C          19  13  3   3  39  15  +24  42
02  Bishopbury F.C            19  12  2   5  42  28  +14  38
03  Almondvale F.C            19  11  2   6  28  18  +10  35
04  Albertpool                19  10  4   5  31  22   +9  34
05  Rookscroft United         19  10  3   6  31  14  +17  33
06  Throstle Rovers           19  10  3   6  21  16   +5  33
07  Torkingham Wanderers      19   9  4   6  31  28   +3  31
08  Rookscroft City           19   9  3   7  34  28   +6  30
09  Sellersfield United       19   8  6   5  23  20   +3  30
10  Hogghampton               19   8  5   6  25  24   +1  29
11  Ridgemont Town            19   8  4   7  21  27   -6  28
12  Brierthorne               19   6  7   6  27  27   +0  25
13  Iron Bridge F.C           19   6  5   8  21  27   -6  23
14  Redfern Athletic          19   6  4   9  19  26   -7  22
15  Landfell                  19   6  3  10  24  27   -3  21
16  Jonastown United          19   6  2  11  36  33   +3  20
17  Madonnachurch             19   6  2  11  16  33  -17  20
18  Skyte City                19   3  9   7  16  31  -15  18
19  Oxcastle Wanderers        19   4  4  11  14  20   -6  16
20  Belle-Isle Rovers         19   0  3  16  13  48  -35   3

by **Brigantii** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:04 am

This wicked game, it comes in to your life and for months, maybe years is a huge part, you have a compulsion to type stories about make believe countries, to RP and be involved in the wider community. Your KPB ranking, your UICA standings, oh Jesus if only we could crack the top ten... and then the urge begins to dwindle. Real life takes precedence. It's hard to find time in between work and studying. Suddenly you've missed a round of UICA fixtures. Then a World Cup has come and gone. How do you explain your nation's absence in keeping with how you roleplay? You can't . It's too late. It's three World Cups later, you've signed up, you've posted a roster, but you haven't had a chance to RP and your losing to Bumf*ck Island (probably from Atlantian Oceania). Oh forget it, I'm done, release me from your grip NationStates!

But those dormant tendrils have sprung forth and wrapped their tendril-y tendril bits round my neck again and are eagerly pulling me back in. Maybe it's just to finish this season. Maybe it's for another 5. Either way, they won't let me go. I can't rest when there's a reason to come back.

Hit fast forward chief. Season five is now complete, Brigantii's reigning Premier League champions Marketnewton were sitting pretty at the top of the table at the midway stage, four points clear of their local rivals, Bishopbury. After another 19 games they cemented their spot at the top of the league and finished 15 points clear, claiming their 3rd title in 5 years. Second through fourth place were separated by a meagre 2 points with Bishopbury and Rookscroft United claiming the other two Wyrmgore Champions League spots. Down the business end Belle-Isle Rovers immediately returned to League 1, having conceded a ludicrous 82 goals in 38 games. Going wi' 'em are the lads from the North East, Skyte City and an underwhelming Redfern Athletic whose slide backwards capitulated in their relegation.

Pos Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 01 Marketnewton F.C          38  25   6   7  80  41  +39  81
 02 Bishopbury F.C            38  20   6  12  68  46  +22  66
 03 Rookscroft United         38  19   8  11  58  36  +22  65
 04 Rookscroft City           38  20   5  13  65  48  +17  65
 05 Albertpool                38  18  10  10  53  44   +9  64
 06 Torkingham Wanderers      38  16  11  11  66  54  +12  59
 07 Throstle Rovers           38  16  10  12  37  34   +3  58
 08 Sellersfield United       38  16  10  12  48  46   +2  58
 09 Almondvale F.C            38  17   6  15  49  45   +4  57
 10 Hogghampton               38  15  10  13  57  55   +2  55
 11 Jonastown United          38  15   6  17  67  59   +8  51
 12 Landfell                  38  14   7  17  45  46   -1  49
 13 Brierthorne               38  11  13  14  54  56   -2  46
 14 Iron Bridge F.C           38  11  13  14  41  51  -10  46
 15 Ridgemont Town            38  12  10  16  36  55  -19  46
 16 Madonnachurch             38  13   6  19  40  57  -17  45
 17 Oxcastle Wanderers        38  12   7  19  30  37   -7  43
 18 Redfern Athletic          38   9   9  20  39  57  -18  36
 19 Skyte City                38   7  13  18  36  58  -22  34
 20 Belle-Isle Rovers         38   5  12  21  38  82  -44  27

They'll be replaced with Ashbury City who narrowly sealed the League 1 title via goal difference ahead of Copingham United. They'll be joined by one of Corpus Christi, Kerrdale City, Moorledge Town or Blackdale Wanderers.

League Cup

Results

In the League Cup final Madonnachurch squared off against Hogghampton, the two had taken very different paths to get to this point. Madonnachurch had dispatched lower league opposition in four of their five games to get to the final, including a penalty shootout win in the semi's against League 2 club Deighton F.C. Meanwhile, Hogghampton had to overcome 2 former Premier League/ League Cup champions away from home! At this point the fans started to feel as though they deserved the cup after the hard fought nature of their progress but this failed to materialize and Madonnachurch ran out 2-1 winners, leading the game from the 37th minute.

Hogghampton 1-2 Madonnachurch

by **Dystermark** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:23 am

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the group draw for Dystermark 2018.”

There was a light applause in the auditorium in downtown Copenholme. Up on the stage, the chairman of the Dystermark F.A. and the guests who were helping with proceedings, local actor and star of Dystermark crime drama “The Murdering” Bernhard Kristiansen and lead singer of Dystermark death metal band Hack-Phlegm Ragnhild Steffensen gave a little wave to the audience.

In pot A teams would be drawn from the winners of the qualifying groups and the hosts while group B included the runner's up and the best third placed team from qualifying. The plan, as it were, was to draw one team from pot A for group 1, then a second for group 2, before two teams from pot B, again, one for group 1 and then for group 2 and so on until all 8 teams had been drawn.

The draw was underway and Kristiansen cracked his knuckles before plunging his hand into the pot of balls. He gave them a vigorous stir, swirling them round before settling upon one. He took it out and handed it to the Chairman who cracked it open like a mediocre Kinder Surprise. No toy, just the name of a country. “Gebranskia” he read. Then it was the musicians turn, his normally gruff demeanor was replaced by a childlike excitement as he made a giddy little motion before reaching into the pot. He shuffled the balls around and pulled one out. Passing it to the Chairman there was a pause as he read it out loud. “Dystermark!” The hosts were out and they were in group B.

The remainder of the draw proceeded as follows.

Group A – Gebranskia, Cusco, Tiburtina, Osmio
Group B – Dystermark, Pays de Horreur, Dansak Minor, Flynn's Isle.

The way the groups had come together there was clearly a tougher group and.. another one? No less difficult, but perhaps not as exciting a prospect. Unless you were the hosts who were already imagining a semi final fixture.

Anywhoo, you may be curious as to how we got here? The cold, frigid North East of Wyrmgore? Well, check below the spoiler..

MATCHDAY 3
Brigantii 0-0 Gebranskia
Jahat Debu 1-1 Hsien-Ko

Pays de Horreur 3-0 Dansak Minor
Palacios and Rodallega 0-0 Lua Vamoa

Flynn's Isle 1-2 Al Ittijab
Cusco 2-1 Superior Volta

MATCHDAY 4
Hsien-Ko 0-0 Brigantii
Tiburtina 2-1 Gebranskia

Lua Vamoa 0-3 Pays de Horreur
Osmio 1-1 Dansak Minor

Superior Volta 2-2 Flynn's Isle
Ang Grung 1-4 Al Ittijab

MATCHDAY 5
Brigantii 0-0 Tiburtina
Gebranskia 2-0 Jahat Debu

Pays de Horreur 5-3 Osmio
Dansak Minor 1-1 Palacios and Rodallega

Flynn's Isle 4-0 Ang Grung
Al Ittijab 0-2 Cusco

MATCHDAY 6
Jahat Debu 1-0 Tiburtina
Gebranskia 0-0 Hsien-Ko

Palacios and Rodallega 1-3 Osmio
Dansak Minor 2-0 Lua Vamoa

Cusco 1-2 Ang Grung
Al Ittijab 2-2 Superior Volta

MATCHDAY 7
Brigantii 4-0 Jahat Debu
Tiburtina 0-0 Hsien-Ko

Pays de Horreur 1-1 Palacios and Rodallega
Osmio 3-1 Lua Vamoa

Flynn's Isle 1-1 Cusco
Ang Grung 2-1 Superior Volta

MATCHDAY 8
Gebranskia 1-0 Brigantii
Hsien-Ko 1-0 Jahat Debu

Dansak Minor 1-0 Pays de Horreur
Lua Vamoa 0-2 Palacios and Rodallega

Al Ittijab 0-1 Flynn's Isle
Superior Volta 0-4 Cusco

MATCHDAY 9
Brigantii 1-1 Hsien-Ko
Gebranskia 1-1 Tiburtina

Pays de Horreur 1-0 Lua Vamoa
Dansak Minor 1-1 Osmio

Flynn's Isle 3-2 Superior Volta
Al Ittijab 1-1 Ang Grung

MATCHDAY 10
Tiburtina 2-1 Brigantii
Jahat Debu 0-3 Gebranskia

Osmio 1-1 Pays de Horreur
Palacios and Rodallega 0-1 Dansak Minor

Ang Grung 1-1 Flynn's Isle
Cusco 1-0 Al Ittijab

Group A Standings

Pos Team            P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Gebranskia      8  4  3  1  9   3   +6  15 Q
02  Tiburtina       8  3  4  1  9   6   +3  13 Q
03  Hsien-Ko        8  1  6  1  5   5   +0   9
04  Brigantii       8  1  5  2  7   5   +2   8
05  Jahat Debu      8  1  2  5  3  14  -11   5

Group B Standings

Pos Team                        P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Pays de Horreur             8  5  2  1  16   6  +10  17 Q
02  Osmio                       8  4  3  1  17  11   +6  15 Q
03  Dansak Minor                8  4  3  1   9   6   +3  15 Q
04  Palacios and Rodallega      8  1  3  4   6  11   -5   6
05  Lua Vamoa                   8  0  1  7   1  15  -14   1

Group C Standings

Pos Team                P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
01  Cusco               8  5  2  1  16   7  +9  17 Q
02  Flynn's Isle        8  3  3  2  13  10  +3  12 Q
03  Ang Grung           8  2  3  3  11  20  -9   9
04  Al Ittijab          8  2  2  4  10  11  -1   8
05  Superior Volta      8  2  2  4  15  17  -2   8

The Teams

Gebranskia
Coach: Platon Medved
Star Player: Vitalik Shvets
Formation: 4-4-2

Teams from Gebranskia have often struggled for coherency as coaches have tried to meld players from the seven states that make up the Federation. New coach Platon Medved, hand picked by the Federation's Minister of Sport has chosen to try keep it simple and has picked the majority of his players from Rus. It means great players from Urskar, Cherny, Israev etc. have missed out, but it has made his team more cohesive, with one language spoken by players and coaches alike and a number of the players playing together in the Rus Premier League. Star forward Vitalik Shvets finished top scorer for Spartak Mozkjova and is gaining a bit of a following across Wyrmgore for his exuberant goal celebrations.

Cusco
Coach: Luis Miguel Alonso
Star Player: Pequeno
Formation: 3-2-3-2

Five wins in eight games saw Cusco easily qualify for Dystermark. Cusco hosted the previous tournament and managed to reach the semi-finals before being eliminated on penalty kicks by Pays de Horreur and will be hoping for at least a repeat. There's a few familiar faces for Brigantii Premier League fans with former Rookscroft United keeper Ferreira in goal, Bishopbury defender Abel Hernandez captaining the side and Premier League winner, Pequeno leading the forward line.

Tiburtina
Coach: Luigi Pagani
Star Player: Lorenzo Valenti
Formation: 4-3-3

The reigning Champions finished second in their qualifying group, the same as they did at the previous tournament... with the same number of points? Simply coincidence or spooky bit of foreshadowing. For the massively Catholic country any kind of precognition or fortune telling would be witch craft, so they're going with coincidence. The majority of the Championship winning squad has now retired from international football, paving the way for a younger crop of players who will be looking to emulate the team that came before them. Number 10, Lorenzo Valenti is one to watch out for.

Osmio
Coach: Fernando Pinheiro
Star Player: Aldo Rafinha
Formation: 4-3-3

Osmio have been accused of being a one man team, but with Real Minanda midfielder Aldo Rafinha edging closer to his 33rd birthday they may need to start looking elsewhere. Elsewhere may be two of the front three, Costa and Da Costa, the pair are easily confused, thanks to the near identical names and the fact they look so alike! Were it not for the fact there is a three year age gap you'd swear they were twins. Two draws at the previous Championship saw the Rubies crash out at the group stage, but the traveling fans who are not accustomed to the cold may want to get the most out of the hats and scarves they bought especially for the trip and at least reach the semis.

Dystermark
Coach: Oscar Garrido
Star Player: Kristoffer Leonhardsen
Formation: 4-4-2

The hosts haven't played a competitive game since the previous championship where they ran away with the group stage and looked every bit the potential champions. Unfortunately they came unstuck against the stalwarts of Tiburtina. The team since then have grown up and several have gone on to play for some of the bigger clubs in Wyrmgore, the home fans are just hopeful Oscar Garrido's side aren't too rusty having not played together for a bit.

Pays de Horreur
Coach: Marcel Petit
Star Player: Paul Gosselin
Formation: 4-4-2

Marcel Petit remains in charge after guiding Les Bleus to the previous final. His side romped to qualification, losing only once and look strong heading into the tournament. His mercurial midfield maestro Paul Gosselin has since won three Premier League crowns with Marketnewton and looks every bit the next great Wyrmgore footballer. Petit will be hoping Gosselin will have a major influence on the Pays de Horreur team, similar to his league performances but also has former Premier League top scorer Hercule Anholt up front who is more than capable of finding the back of the net.

Dansak Minor
Coach: Marcel Matampi
Star Player: Issama Mulumbu
Formation: 3-5-2

The "other" Marcel in Group B brings Dansak Minor to the tournament and to say they play with spirit is probably a little more derogatory than intended. The Trois Etoiles Noires finished third in their qualifying group, only missing out on the top spot by two points. Dansak Minor are unfancied due to their lack of household names in the squad but Matampi's men have already faced Group B opponents Pays de Horreur in recent months and came out on top, so there's potential there for an upset.

Flynn's Isle
Coach: Padraig MacWilliams
Star Player: Cillian Doherty
Formation: 5-4-1

Even if Flynn's Isle had lost their final game to Ang Grung they had more or less secured their position at Dystermark 2018 with a superior goal difference. As it were, the only representatives from Bretagnion managed a 1-1 draw with local rivals Ang Grung in their final fixture in a dour match. The match itself may have been the drizzling sh*ts, but the post game celebrations brought about a near three day bender in Flynn's Isle with the streets flowing with heavy stout and whiskey. The coach has already declared that the team are not just here to make up the numbers, but as the second lowest ranked side in the competition may have to settle for that role and just bring the party.

by **Dystermark** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:36 am

Group A
Gebranskia 4-3 Osmio
Cusco 2-1 Tiburtina

Group B
Dystermark 1-1 Flynn's Isle
Pays de Horreur 1-1 Dansak Minor

"Mine damer og herrer, vær så venlige for nationalsangen"* the voice over the public service announcement system announced. It was the first day of the tournament in Dystermark and the hosts were facing off against Flynn's Isle. Out on the field the players lined up, stood arm to arm stoically as they sang the Dystermark national anthem at the top of their lungs, right hand on their chest. They'd not played competitively since the semi-finals of Cusco 2014 and were a little nervous. The nerves were evident as Flynn's Isle snagged an early goal and shuck their hosts. A Flanagon long ball was over hit but miscommunication between Raske and Antonsen led to the two colliding and the ball coming loose for Doherty to tap into an empty net. 6 minutes in and the Flynn's Isle fans were already up and bouncing, as was the coach who raced along the length of the touchline to celebrate with his players. The hosts hustled and harried their opposition following the opening goal but all their endeavor seemed to be for naught, chasing every player down, every loose ball, every lost cause and generally running themselves into the ground. Exhausted, the final whistle beckoned and Flynn's Isle seemed to have picked up the valuable three points only for a last gasp equalizer. Once again, chasing a lost cause Johannes Robertsson managed to prevent the ball going out for a goal kick, looked up and saw Simonsen in the box, his cross was blocked and from an almost certain goal kick Dystermark had a corner in the 87th minute. Every player piled into the Flyyn's Isle box, including the keeper who was partially at fault for the opposition goal. Leonhardsen whipped the ball into the box and found Mikkelesen who jumped highest to meet it, directing it goalward. In the ensuring scramble to block the effort, bodies flailed, arms outstretched and jaws dropped aghast as Dystermark leveled.

In Group A Gebranskia and Osmio played out a seven goal thriller, in the kind of end to end match you really had to be at to appreciate....goals for Gebranskia were scored by Shvets (2), Pasternak and Ivanov while Osmio's Costa and Da Costa scored once and twice respectively. (It might be similar to the City-Spurs game, so, I dunno, read a match review)

The reigning champions began their title defence in disappointing fashion succumbing to a 2-1 defeat to Cusco. It was a slightly nippy 9 degrees Celsius for the evening fixture and the summer sun was beginning to wane as the two sides lined up, the assembled fans huddled together for extra warmth. It took 24 minutes for Cusco to take the lead after some neat play between Toledano and Gomez on the edge of the box, Gomez chipped the ball across to the right side of the six yard box where Pequeno raced on to the ball and powered it beyond Pietri at his near post. Gomez was instrumental in midfield for Cusco and assisted the second goal following more intricate play between himself and Toledano, Gomez found himself on the left side of the box and lobbed the ball towards the penalty spot where Cabrera got between Delvecchio and Nervetti to slot home. At 2-0 Cusco sat a little deeper and looked to consolidate all three points but were caught off guard by a long range Abbadelli effort. The San Saturnino midfielder is a new addition to the Tiburtina squad having impressed in the Serie A this year and managed to pick out the back of the net with a long range thunderbolt. Having breezed past Santos and Gomez he had the three defenders lined up in front of him, and rather than look for a pass or attempt to beat them, he lifted his head and let loose with his right boot from 30 yards.

Pays de Horreur and Dansak Minor had already met twice in qualifying with both teams claiming a victory, so it was only fitting that at the tournament proper they would play out a 1-1 draw. Marketnewton's Paul Gosselin picked out Jordan-Michel Lyon at the near post for a tap in after only 8 minutes and the quick goal seemed to suggest Pays de Horreur may be about to run away with the fixture. A further 6 minutes in and Dansak Minor were level through Jonas Zola who burst past two defenders to meet a Lunanga through ball and dink it over Dufort who came rushing out to meet him. The next 76 minutes saw few chances on goal as the two teams canceled each other out, perhaps a little too familiar with how each side played, leaving all four teams in Group B level on a point and separated most arbitrarily by alphabetical order.

Group A

Pos Team            P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Gebranskia      1  1 0  0  4  3   1   3
02  Cusco           1  1 0  0  2  1   1   3
03  Tiburtina       1  0 0  1  1  2  -1   0
04  Osmio           1  0 0  1  3  4  -1   0

Group B

Pos Team            P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Dansak Minor    1  0 1  0  1   1  0   1
02  Dystermark      1  0 1  0  1   1  0   1
03  Flynn's Isle    1  0 1  0  1   1  0   1
04  Pays de Horreur 1  0 1  0  1   1  0   1

*Ladies and gentlemen please be upstanding for the national anthem

by **Dystermark** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:34 am

Group A
Tiburtina 0-2 Gebranskia
Cusco 3-0 Osmio

Group B
Dansak Minor 1-2 Dystermark
Pays de Horreur 2-0 Flynn's Isle

It's a rivalry as old as time between Cusco and Osmio. The two nations at the western most point of Wyrmgore have been nemeses since the age of sea exploration and, centuries on continue to do battle on the football field. In their last encounter, during Cusco 2014 the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the opening fixture. This time, the two have traveled the length of the continent to Dystermark to face off in the group A fixture. Unlike their previous encounter Cusco came out definitive winners on this occasion with a rousing 3-0 demolition. Albertpool striker Pequeno opened the scoring with an 18 minute tap in, finding himself unmarked in the six yard box, Osmio keeper Castro pushed out a Santos long range effort only as far as Pequeno and tapped it in. Cusco's lead was doubled through a Cabrera free kick, after Vargas was felled outside the Osmio box. The third and decisive goal came in the 65th minute when Rubem Chaves picked up the ball from a Toledano pass, with his back to goal he shrugged off the defender, dropping his shoulder the opposite direction he span he raced into the box and as Castro closed down on him Chaves "did him" with his eyes and passed the ball into the opposite corner of the goal. The win put Cusco into the driving seat in Group A and left Osmio on the cusp of elimination.

The reigning champions tournament came to a premature close as Tiburtina were eliminated by Gebranskia. The well drilled Iron controlled the game from the first whistle with their midfield duo of Bogomolov and Ivanov quashing any Tiburtina attacks and getting Gebranskia going forward. Spreading the ball to the wingers Pasternak and Viktorov, the two proved too quick and wily for the Tiburtina defenders . Pasternak found Shvets in the box who opened the scoring with a powerful header into the ground that bounced up and cleared the sprawling Pietri. The second goal, another header, came from a corner as Havrylyuk came up and bundled his way through the opposition before connecting with the ball. Showing the kind of strength he has become known for in the Rus Premier League the big center back scored his first ever goal for the national team and ensured his country's place in the semi finals and consigned Tiburtina to an early exit.

In group B the hosts took on Dansak Minor and took three valuable points after battling back from behind. Idrissa Mbemba put Dansak Minor ahead after only 6 minutes (the second game running in which the hosts conceded in six minutes). Putting pressure on Antonsen, the Dystermark defender tried to play the ball out from the back and was closed down by Mbemba. Panicking his pass back to the keeper was short and Mbemba was first there and darted round the goalie and had an empty net to slot into. With the crowd a little deflated the game dragged to half time with Dystermark making few successful forays into the Dansak half. Once the second half began there was a renewed sense of urgency among the home players who pushed on for an equalizer. Eventually they were rewarded with a Robertsson goal. The Rookscroft United winger cut inside before unleashing a thunderbolt with his right boot that saw the ball fly into the roof of the goal. The winger was then on hand to assist the second, a cheeky back heel between the legs of Bokadi allowed Mortensen to run onto the ball and side foot beyond the keeper.

Pays de Horreur climbed off bottom spot with a routine 2-0 win over Flynn's Isle. Goals for Anholt and Leclercq in the first half were enough to seal all three points in an important fixture. The win takes Pays de Horreur to 4 points, level with Dystermark before the two square off in the final fixture. Group B is wide open with any of the four teams able to qualify for the next round.

Group A

Pos Team            P  W D L For Ag =/- Pts
01  Cusco           2  2 0 0  5  1   4   6
02  Gebranskia      2  2 0 0  6  3   3   6
03  Tiburtina       2  0 0 2  1  4  -3   0
04  Osmio           2  0 0 2  3  7  -4   0

Group B

Pos Team            P  W D L For Ag =/- Pts
01  Pays de Horreur 2  1 1 0  3  1   2   4
02  Dystermark      2  1 1 0  3  2   1   4
03  Dansak Minor    2  0 1 1  2  3  -1   1
04  Flynn's Isle    2  0 1 1  1  3  -2   1

by **Dystermark** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:22 am

Match day 3, the decider, every fixture has something to play for, although some of the "things" are a little less meaningful than the others. To ensure there are no shenanigans all four fixtures are played simultaneously.

Match 1: The Battle To Save Face

Tiburtina had surprised every one at the previous tournament, going all the way to lift the title with an ageing squad. Here in Dystermark they had failed to register a single point. Their opposition, Osmio, had also failed to register a single point and currently sat below Tiburtina on goal difference, the cruelest, but a traditional decider. Squaring off in Bilrost the two teams were looking to save face before bowing out and actually claim a win. In keeping with how their competition had gone thus far neither kept a clean sheet with Tiburtina striking first through Lorenzo Valenti. The Borghese F.C. striker played a neat one-two with Fonda before hammering the ball into the bottom corner of the Osmio goal. An equalizer soon followed as Real Minanda talisman Aldo Rafinha took hold of the ball in midfield and beat two players, cutting in from the left wing, he continued to race towards the Tiburtina goal with the ball tightly controlled, leaving Longo sprawled on the floor after a missed lunging tackle. Looking up he could see Pietri setting his feet and fired the ball, curling it into the top corner. 1-1 and the two teams were remaining where they were in the group, still separated by the dreaded goal difference. The second half came and both teams were now 45 minutes removed from going home. The fans in attendance were beginning to prep their luggage for the journey home in their head "dirty laundry, separate bag, which coat to wear home, can I leave my toiletries, I don't really need to take half a bottle of shampoo home" and then, snapped back into the present with an Abbadelli thunderbastard. The midfielder was pottering about the edge of the box unmarked where Picarillo picked him. Changing things up from a corner, Picarillo opted to swing the ball outwards rather than into the box where Abbadelli was waiting, knocking it down with his chest he volleyed the ball beyond Castro and ensured Tiburtina leave the championship with 3 points.

Match 2: The Battle For The Top

Gebranskia had kicked it up a gear since the previous campaign, having failed to qualify for Cusco 2014 they'd been on something of an international renaissance and were now guaranteed at least a semi-final spot. Cusco meanwhile had continued to be a powerhouse in Wyrmgore football, losing just once since their semi-final defeat at the previous tournament. The Iron were now a well drilled machine, playing a set 4-4-2 with a standout centreforward, Vitalik Shvets. Cusco however, had one of their own, Pequeno. The Albertpool striker had scored twice in as many games and made it three from three with the opening goal of the contest with a rare headed goal. Cusco's lead was in place for nearly the entirety of the fixture, but Gebranskia, with their new steely reserve continued to chip away and were rewarded with an 86th minute equalizer. Their star forward beat the offside trap set by the Cusco defence, as they lurched forward he managed to stay onside and broke through onto a through ball, former Rookscroft United keeper Manuel Ferreira came out and managed to thwart Shvets attempt but the ball spilled out and to the feet of Bogomolov who tapped the ball into the gaping net.

The result left the top two as they were with Cusco on top and Gebranskia second, separated by goal difference.

Match 3: The Battle Between Two Sides, One Of Whom Could Still Fail To Reach The Semi's

Pays de Horreur and Dystermark were currently one and two in group B, but, should results not go their way either team could fail to reach the semi-finals. Ensuring they got their first Pays de Horreur opened the scoring as once again Dystermark found themselves behind early on in the first half. A Hercule Anholt goal put the previous runners-up in the driving seat and left Dystermark coach Oscar Garrido sweating. His side however had come from behind twice so far in the competition and set about doing so once again. An equalizer for Mortensen and both teams were on 5 points and headed for the semis. A second for Mortensen before half time and the hosts were on 7 points and finishing top of the group. Elsewhere in the group goals were going in and having an effect on the standings, but we'll come to that. It was looking bleak for Les Bleus going into half time and Marcel Petit marched down the tunnel, muttering to himself, his midfield maestro had failed to deliver in the big game and his defence had proven to be less than robust when called upon. Coming back out for the second 45 minutes the Pays de Horreur side struck back almost immediately. After a long range Dystermark effort that drifted harmlessly wide, Dufort played the ball out to Couture who found Travert open on the wing. Travert looked up and saw the run of Fosse who was racing from the middle of the field towards the Dystermark box, he was unmarked and received the ball to feet, with no opposition defenders around him he had the freedom to look up and pick his spot, curling the ball into the top left corner of the goal. 2-2, the Group B table was now back to how it had been before kick-off with Pays de Horreur and Dystermark heading into the semis. It wasn't to stay the same however as Pays de Horreur snatched victory in the dying embers of the game. A scuffed long range effort came to Lyon who flicked the ball on to Gosselin who neatly finished and gave Pays de Horreur the three points and the table top position.

Match 4: The Battle To Prove Miracles CAN STILL Happen

Flynn's Isle had thus far been underwhelming and needed a miracle to keep their tournament dreams alive - well, not so much a miracle, but a three, maybe four goal swing in their favour and results elsewhere to go their way. Dansak Minor had a fainter chance of qualification, but still needed things to go their way in the other game. Oh, and to win. They set about doing the bit they had in their own hands and put Flynn's Isle to the sword. A goal for Jonas Zola put them in front after 22 minutes. The pacy midfielder out ran Sterling and played the ball across to Mbemba who then played it round the corner for Zola who continued his run and nutmegged the Flynn's Isle keeper. The Trois Etoiles Noires continued attacking and were 2 up before the break when Mbemba was left unmarked in the six yard box when two defenders tried to close down Assambalonga who fed the ball back to the striker. In the other game across town it was 2-2 and despite all their endeavor and attacking play it looked as though Dansak Minor were headed out. To further compound their misery Dansak Minor nabbed a third as Flynn's Isle collapsed. A diving header from Mulumbu, leaping like a salmon between two defenders killed off Flynn's Isle miracle. 3-0 and Marcel Matampi's side had cruised to victory. The fans were relatively pleased, but that turned to all out jubilation when the news of Pays de Horreur's third goal filtered through. Dystermark and Dansak Minor were level on points, but sweet, sweet goal difference had them in pole position. All they needed to do now was hold on and pray Dystermark didn't find an equalizer.

Group A
Gebranskia 1-1 Cusco
Tiburtina 2-1 Osmio

Group B
Dystermark 2-3 Pays de Horreur
Dansak Minor 3-0 Flynn's Isle

Group A

Pos Team            P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Cusco           3  2 1  0  6  2  +4  7
02  Gebranskia      3  2 1  0  7  4  +3  7
03  Tiburtina       3  1 0  2  3  5  -2  3
04  Osmio           3  0 0  3  4  9  -5  0

Group B

Pos Team                 P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Pays de Horreur      3  2 1  0  6  3  +3  7
02  Dansak Minor         3  1 1  1  5  3  +2  4
03  Dystermark           3  1 1  1  5  5  +0  4
04  Flynn's Isle         3  0 1  2  1  6  -5  1

Semi Final Fixtures

Cusco vs Dansak Minor

Pays de Horreur vs Gebranskia

by **Dystermark** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:48 am

And lo, the elimination portion of the tournament rolled into view. Do or die time. Group A winners Cusco clash with Dansak Minor while Pays de Horreur take on Gebranskia.

Semi Final

Dansak were clear underdogs, their league, significantly lower quality to Cusco's. In the Wyrmgore Champion's League Real Minanda had played in the last 4 finals* while Dansak Minor's league champions had failed to progress through the qualifying stage. Cusco's star man, Pequeno had signed for former Brigantii champions Albertpool for £11 million while Dansak Minor's Issama Mulumbu had been subject to a speculative offer from Pays de Horreur club Saint Trinitie, with the mid-table side putting forward a £2 million offer. But, both teams had got to this stage and were hoping to progress further, either through skill, luck, plucky attitude or a cold blooded dismantling of their opposition.

Cusco set about their journey to the final with the opening goal. A speculative effort from Cabrera was pushed round the post for a corner by a sprawling Mbemba. The midfielder took the corner and swung it in with Pequeno jumping highest to meet the ball and heading it into back of the net. The hearts of the Dansak players and fans alike sank. It was only the 11th minute. But, it was only the 11th minute, there was time to get back into this. And get back into this they bloody well did. Jonas Zola who had proved to be near impossible to defend against throughout the tournament took off once again down the wing, jinking between two players before rolling a ball into the feet of Mulumbu, Mulumbu played the ball back to Zola who continued his run into the box before lashing a low effort goalward, Ferreira got down and managed to block the shot but the ball deflected into the path of Ikoko who tapped into the gaping net. The two teams traded attacks and came close to finding a second but both keepers were on their A game and would not allow the ball past them. Then, as the game became stretched, Cusco sought a winner. Another corner, late, laaaate, in the game Cabrera swung the ball into a crowded box, Cusco had filled it looking for a winner and weren't expecting Dansak Minor to break out. Their defensive rock Bokadi headed the ball away to Zola, the winger, with boundless energy took off again, racing towards the Cusco goal. The only men in front of him were the Cusco keeper and centreback Hernandez. Running at full tilt, the other 19 men on the pitch pursued him, Cusco players desperately trying to get back and defend their goal while Dansak players streamed forward in support. Hernandez stood his ground and managed to direct Zola away from goal and prevent him getting the ball into the box to the on coming Mulumbu and direct the ball out for a corner.

Dansak Minor replicated Cusco's tactic and flooded the opposition box, this was their chance. It was the 88th minute. A goal now and they would be through for sure. Assombalonga lofted the ball into the box and Mbemba jumped to meet it, he flicked the ball towards goal, Ferreira's through a hand up to stop it, but wasn't quick enough, it was heading in, this was the moment, then Pequeno threw his hand up and punched the ball out of the air and away from the goal. The whistle blew and kept blowing as a fracas erupted in the Cusco box. Arms were flailing, players were grabbing each other and, once the referee got control of the situation, a red card was flashed and Pequeno's tournament was over. Disgraced, he was sent off and a penalty was awarded. This was Dansak Minor's moment. Mbemba placed the ball on the spot, inhaled deep, the cameras beaming the action into millions of homes across Wyrmgore briefly panned to Pequeno. Then, Mbemba ran up, he connected sweetly with the ball and launched it, clean over the bar. He sank to his knees as the ball sky rocketed into the crowd and Pequeno celebrated wildly on the side of the pitch.

The game was headed for extra time...

E.T. came and went home and both sides scored again. Dansak Minor, after 101 minutes of football thought they had the winner. Mulumbu scrambled the ball over the line after some dodgy defending only for the ten man Cusco side to snag an equalizer. 116 minutes of football and Santos scored the fourth of the game with a long range freekick. The pressure was on for the Salaga midfielder with time ticking away, however, he effortlessly lifted the ball over the wall and under the crossbar to send the game to penalties.

The shoot out was comical and not befitting of the match that had come before it as Cusco - now the villains, scraped by 2-1 to ensure passage to the final and dash the dreams of the Dansak.

Cusco 1-1 Dansak Minor
2-2 AET
2-1 PKS

Semi-final two, electric boogaloo.

Pays de Horreur had been here before and in some weird irony.. or symmetry.. they played the team in the other semi final in a game that went to penalties after a 2-2 draw. Their opposition, had, to this point proved to be pretty good, especially in front of goal, leading the scoring with 7. Pays de Horreur however made light work of them with Hercule Anholt scoring the opener after 22 minutes. Neat work down the right flank from Leclercq allowed him to whip the ball into the box for the powerful striker to bundle into the net with his chest in an unorthodox finish. It took Les Bleus 11 seconds to double their lead, Jordan-Michel Lyon chased down the ball from the kick off and as Tchaikovsky looked to send the ball up field it struck the striker in the chest and went towards the Gebranskia goal. Lyon raced onto the loose ball and got there before Ignatiev and placed the ball into the right hand corner of the goal. Pays de Horreur continued to dominate and the stats at half time looked like it was professionals against amateurs. 78% of the possession, 8 shots on goal, 5 on target, 168 passes and 4 corners... while, Gebranskia, were, on the field. Their coach, a former military man was beginning to lose his cool, as their only effort on goal, a limp shot that floated well wide he launched a bottle of water to the ground and took off down the tunnel to prepare for his team talk.

Whatever he said at half time didn't help as Pays de Horreur continued their onslaught and were 3-0 up in the 52nd minute. Their journey to the final was complete with 38 minutes of the semi final to spare. A curling left foot cross/ shot from Travert caught Ignatiev off guard and the keeper had to back peddle to desperately claw the ball away from the goal, unfortunately in doing so the ball landed at the feet of Fosse who had an easy tap in to put the game beyond Gebranskia's reach.

Gebranskia 0-3 Pays de Horreur

The Final

Cusco vs Pays de Horreur

And then there were two. Marcel Petit's team's journey to redemption had started two years ago with a win over Palacios and Rodallega in their first qualifying match. The disappointment of losing the previous final was almost completely gone as they had gone from strength to strength, losing only once since then. In the other corner, Cusco had finished five points clear of Flynn's Isle in qualifying and, until their last fixture, neutral fans may have been behind them. Pequeno's heinous hand ball that prevented a possible Dansak Minor winner had soured the fans. The Albertpool striker was now suspended and would miss the final. He was replaced by Joaquim Patricio Rosario who plied his trade in the Cusco league for Universidad de Palampas. The 18 year old striker was the youngest player called up to the national team and has impressed in the league.

The two teams stood proudly side by side during their respective national anthems. Cusco, decked out in their traditional white boomed out "La cancion de la gente" while Les Bleus sang "Tirer les canons".

The first couple of minutes was a cagey, tense match with neither team looking like breaking the deadlock. Until a Chaves effort blasted against the post and sparked the game to life. Minutes after Pays de Horreur took the lead after Gosselin danced round a few defenders and powered the ball into the back of the net. The lead was short lived when Chaves, with his second attempt of the game found the back of the net with a header. A looping ball from Toledano found the striker at the back, unmarked to level the score.

From there Cusco took control of the game. Their young striker, Rosario found the back of the net for his first goal for the national team, beating Mercier to a loose ball that was heading out for a goal kick, he shrugged off the defender when he closed him down before racing inside the box from the left. Cutting back round Daniau he curled the ball with his right foot, bending it beyond Dufort. Buoyed by his first international goal the Palampas forward scored again, with a scissor kick in the 74th minute. Once again Toledano was on hand for an assist, crossing the ball from the right, Rosario squeezed between Mercer and Daniau to volley powerfully into the top of the goal and finish the game, or so it seemed. A second defeat in as many finals for Pays de Horreur, they would not stand for it. Rallying they sent every man forward looking for a way back into the game. They pushed and wrestled for every ball. They chased and harried every lost cause. They shot every chance they had and, in honesty, should probably have been more focused. Times when the ball broke loose to Gosselin or Fosse they snatched at it, lashing the ball at goal when they should have played it out wide. Cusco defended stoutly when the ball did go out wide and back into the box, heading it clear and away from the danger zone. When they needed to take pressure off, the young striker showed wisdom beyond his years, running to the corner flag and keeping the ball until he was cynically hacked down by a frustrated defender.

The final whistle went and Cusco were jubilant, they were champions of Wyrmgore - it was champagne and confetti time. For Pays de Horreur it was another crushing blow, a second defeat in as many finals and four more years of hurt.

Cusco 3-1 Pays de Horreur

by **Brigantii** » Wed May 08, 2019 5:39 am

Ladies and gentlemen, the 4th edition of the Wyrmgore Champions League. At some point we'll decide it's necessary to quantify how qualifying works exactly and maybe put together some coefficient rankings, but that day, is not today.

Association Codes

ALI Al Ittijab		JDU Jahat Debu 
ANG Ang Grung		KSN Kholmstan 
BAL Balta		KNO Kholodno
BRG Brigantii		LVM Lua Vamoa
CHR Cherny		OSM Osmio 
DMN Dansak Minor	PAR Palacios And Rodellage
DMK Dystermark		PDH Pays de Horreur
FLI Flynn's Isle	RUS Rus
HSK Hsien-Ko            SVA Superior Volta
IKK Ikkland		TIB Tiburtina
ISR Israev		URS Urskar

Qualifying Round 1

(ANG)          Fenrir Jorvik 4-2 Iron Mongers Federation (FLI) 2-0 2-2
(ISR) Hapoel Jabal Mar Elyas 1-2 Vidblain                (DMK) 0-1 1-1
(KSN)              FK Akmoly 1-4 Kavadah Sioni           (BAL) 1-2 0-2
(CHR)             FK Windawa 2-3 FC Manometr             (KNO) 1-1 1-2 (aet)
(HSK)   Ponang Football Club 1-2 Express FC              (DMN) 0-1 1-1
(SVA) Tout-Puissant Kamalado 2-5 St. Clementine FC       (PAR) 2-3 0-2
(JDU)            Young Lions 0-1 Isambard Boys Club      (LUA) 0-1 0-0
(IKK)              Einherjer 1-1 Anzhi Magamedov         (RUS) 1-1 1-1
                             3-1 PKs
(URS)        FC Dynamo Kbleb 4-0 Royal Khaldoon          (ALI) 1-0 3-0

Qualifying Round 2

(PDH)         OGC Paname 2-0 Vidblain        (DMK) 1-0 1-0
(CUS)        Villa Ortiz 6-1 Hogghampton     (BRG) 2-1 4-0
(KNO)        FC Manometr 3-0 Trasavia        (OSM) 0-0 0-3
(PAR)  St. Clementine FC 0-5 FC Dynamo Kbleb (URS) 0-2 0-3
(BAL)      Kavadah Sioni 2-3 Dynamo Mozkjova (RUS) 1-2 1-1
(FLI)      Fenrir Jorvik 3-2 Port Los Renato (CUS) 2-0 1-2
(URS)   Shakhtar Yuzivka 1-0 Einherjer       (IKK) 1-0 0-0
(LUA) Isambard Boys Club 0-5 Calcio Rebbibia (TIB) 0-2 0-3
(DMN)         Express FC 0-1 Yamanlaspor     (ALI) 0-0 0-1

Group Stages

Group A Standings

Pos Team               P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
01  OGC Paname         6  4  0  2   9   7  +2  12
02  Marketnewton       6  3  1  2  13   7  +6  10
03  AS Termini         6  2  2  2   7  10  -3   8
04  Fenrir Jorvik      6  1  1  4   7  12  -5   4

Group B Standings

Pos Team                  P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Shakhtar Yuzivka      6  4  1  1 10  5  +5  13
02  Villa Ortiz           6  2  2  2  9 10  -1   8
03  Dynamo Mozkjova       6  1  3  2  3  4  -1   6
04  AS Cote de Blanc      6  1  2  3  6  9  -3   5

Group C Standings

Pos Team                 P  W D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
01  Real Minanda         6  5 1  0  16   4  +12  16
02  Santo Pedro          6  3 1  2  11  10   +1  10
03  FC Manometr          6  1 1  4   4  12   -8   4
04  Calcio Rebbibia      6  1 1  4   7  12   -5   4

Group D Standings

Pos Team              P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
01  Albertpool        6  3  2  1  11  7  +4  11
02  Barbossa          6  3  1  2  11 10  +1  10
03  Dynamo Kbleb      6  1  4  1   5  6  -1   7
04  Yamanalspor       6  1  1  4   4  8  -4   4

Quarter Finals

(PDH)   OGC Paname 4-5 Villa Ortiz      (CUS) 1-0 3-5
(BRG) Marketnewton 3-4 Shakhtar Yuzivka (URS) 3-2 0-2
(CUS) Real Minanda 4-1 Barbossa         (CUS) 4-0 0-1
(BRG)   Albertpool 0-4 Santo Pedro      (OSM) 0-1 0-3

Semi-Finals

(CUS) Villa Ortiz 4-2 Shakhtar Yuzivka (URS) 2-1 2-1
(CUS)Real Minanda 7-4 Santo Pedro      (OSM) 5-1 2-3

Final

(CUS) Villa Ortiz 2-2 Real Minanda (CUS)
2-2 AET
3-2 PKs

Villa Ortiz are crowned champions! Los Amarillos journey to the title has been a long one, eliminated in the semi finals of the previous tournament, they've come back, via the qualifying stage to overcome their league rivals and become the third team to win the crown in 4 seasons.

by **Brigantii** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:30 am

The sixth season of the Brigantii Premier League is upon us, Marketnewton have dominated for the last two years, will it be another title winning season for the Cranberries or will a new challenger emerge?

Albertpool Football Club

Colours: Red jersey, red shorts, red socks
Previous season: 5th
Manager: Ewan Holiday
Formation: 3-4-3
Star Player: Pequeno
Starting XI: Chowynk, Belanger, Gallagher, Harley, Samuels, Stevenson, Yamaguchi, Hisakawa, Pequeno, Nicot, Reziko
Transfers: Sylvain Nicot LOAN from Rookscroft City
A backward slide for the former champions has seen them lose a spot in the Wyrmgore Champions League and the bonus money that comes with playing in the tournament. They finished 2 points off second place in a close finish to the season but were way off the title as Marketnewton finished 17 points clear of them. They’ve managed to hold on to Pequeno whose performances in the Wymgore Championships attracted interest from back home in Cusco and have combined him with Pays de Horreur international Sylvain Nicot - while only paying half his exorbitant wages.

Almodvale Football Club

Colours: Claret jersey with blue piping, white shorts, blue socks
Previous season: 9th
Manager: Sean Hanratty
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Shalom Pontecarvo
Starting XI: Avery, Harper, Domi, Maddison, Wright, Everett, Boon, Pontecarvo, Godfrey, Lacy, Glover
Transfers:
Almondvale once again secured a mid-table finish and seem to be set to remain there. There transfer policy of recent years seems to be the reason for their lack of traction, sticking with essentially the same squad for the last few seasons and relying on emerging youth team talent to break into the starting XI.

Ashbury City

Colours: Green and yellow striped jersey, green shorts, green socks
Previous season: 1st, League 1
Manager: Blair Mounce
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Star Player: Malkhaz Giorgadze
Starting XI: Hadaway, Sargent, Mitchell, Stevens, Fairburn, Langdon, Tirrell, San Nicolas, Boothman, Bryant, Giorgadze
Transfers:
Four years since their relegation Ashbury City have returned to the Premier League, winning the first division on their way back. They’ve been helped greatly with the goals from Cherny attacker Malkhaz Giorgadze who finished the previous season top scorer with 19 goals in 38 games.

Bishhopbury Football Club

Colours: Blue jersey, blue shorts, blue socks
Previous season: 2nd
Manager: Masimiliano Abbiati
Formation: 3-5-2
Star Player: Hercule Anholt
Starting XI: Harrel, Rosaria, Hernandez, Queen, Wallace, Leonhardsen, Picarillo, Urbina, Bogomolov, Fonda, Anholt
Transfers: Dmitri Bogomolov £8million from Dynamo Mozkjova, Sergio Costa £5.5million from O’learys
Bishopbury managed to achieve their highest finish in league history as they secured second place behind capital city rivals Marketnewton. The cosmopolitan club have spent a fortune in recent years amassing a team of internationals and have added Dmitri Bogomolov and Sergio Costa to their ranks as they look to push on and claim the big one and make a splash in the Champions League at the same time.

Brierthorne Football Club

Colours: Blue jersey, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 13th
Manager: Roger Baron
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Carl Andrews
Starting XI: Brant, Raines, Emmet, Alden, Barr, Ross, Alfarsi, Vidmar, Brock, Hibbert, Andrews
Transfers:
Brierthorne’s dismal season saw them finish 13th and heralded the removal of manager Damien Moores. Moores had been in charge for 5 years and has been replaced by unpopular option Roger Baron. Baron was manager of hated local rivals Albertpool and his unveiling as coach was met with a frosty reception - compounded by a lack of movement in the transfer market.

Copingham United

Colours: Gold shirt, black shorts, gold socks
Previous season: 2nd, League 1
Manager: Jordao Araujo
Formation: 4-5-1
Star Player: Florencio Nunes
Starting XI: Garcia, Glover, Everly, Small, Speight, Martel, Nunes, Machado, Cruz, Gaspar, Pereira
Transfers: Florencio Nunes £4million from Santo Pedro
Transforming a mid-table League 1 side into a promotion chasing team didn’t prove overly difficult for Araujo who, upon being installed as manager brought with him a number of Osmio compatriots who helped change the team’s fortunes. They now play some really attractive football and will be worth watching in their debut season in the Premier League.

Hogghampton Football Club

Colours: Red jersey with yellow stripe, black shorts, red socks
Previous season: 10th
Manager: Park Yo Han
Formation: 5-3-2
Star Player: Bonifacio Escamillia
Starting XI: Akiyama, Randell, Hamilton, Wickham, Layton, Doctor, Ree, Parks, Moles,Escamillia, Bulat
Transfers: Jong-su Ree £2million from Hsien-Ko Power Company, Ren Akiyama £1million from Tyongsang Sports Club
The coach’s philosophy of “play from the back” caught them out and, after initial improvement, saw them slide back down the league and manage a mediocre 10th place finish resulting in another post season casualty. He’s since been replaced by former Hsien-Ko international coach Park Yo Han

Iron Bridge

Colours: Red and navy striped jersey, blue shorts, blue socks
Previous season: 14th
Manager: Hugo Poyet
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Vernon Gray
Starting XI: Darby, Bakayoko, Shelby, Thompsett, Sandford, Phan, Sukur, Gray, Moorehouse, Vihljalmsen, Townsend
Transfers: Messiah Sandford £3million from St. Clementine F.C., Benji Thompsett £1million from Ashbury City, Raeburn Townsend On Loan from Rookscroft United, Terence Shelby £2million from Madonnachurch
Iron Bridge finished well above the relegation zone but miles away from the top half of the table. The capital city club averaged 1.08 goals a game and conceded 1.34 goals per game, to combat this they’ve spent a combined £6million on defenders including journeyman defender Terence Shelby and fringe player Raeburn Townsend to play up front.

Jonastown United

Colours: Blue and white hooped jerseys, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 11th
Manager: Levi Martell
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Star Player: Bruno Rey
Starting XI: Brewer, Kitchens, Ingham, Sharrow, Virgil, Blue, Rios, Hobson, Courtney, Rey, Mitchell
Transfers: Newt Courtney £1million from Rookscroft City
J-Town crept up the league and managed an 11th place finish, well above the relegation zone. In Martell’s second season in charge they’ll be hoping for an upward trend and to see Jonastown move into the top half of the table.

Kerrdale City

Colours: Sky blue jersey, sky blue shorts, sky blue socks
Previous season: League 1 Play Off winners
Manager: Gordon Strahan
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Mostafa Hadji
Starting XI: Hedman, Burrows, Breen, Boland, Shaw, Chippo, McAllister, Hadji, Miller, Dublin, Huckabee
Transfers: Mostafa Hadji £3million from Smyrnaspor
Kerrdale reached the Premier League for the first time in their history, coming up through the Play-Offs. Their squad is a little thin on the ground with only the addition of Mostafa Hadji during the summer. The Al Ittijab midfielder is set to be the key man playing alongside the ageing Barry McAllister.

Landfell Football Club

Colours: White shirt with horizontal red stripes, white shorts, red and white striped socks
Previous season: 12th
Manager: Geraud Paternoster
Formation: 4-3-3
Star Player: Robbie Lambeth
Starting XI: Durand, Rose, Forest, Nakashima, Gomaa, Pasternak, Lefevre, Richards, Emile, Lambeth
Transfers: Saburo Gomaa £500,000 from Rookscroft City, Kazim Richards £1.75million from Sellersfield United
Landfell continue their steady slide backwards down the table and finished an uninspiring twelfth and the owners, the Matsuda family, much like the fans are beginning to get a little bored of mediocrity. Paternoster’s head is on the block this season and should he fail to deliver an improvement we’re likely to see a replacement on the South coast.

Madonnachurch

Colours: Blue jersey, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 16th
Manager: Saveli Kuznetsov
Formation: 3-2-3-2
Star Player: Malkhazi Mishko
Starting XI: Rowntree, Eisenhower, Stepanenko, Donati, Whitney, Harman, De’Cruze, Mishko, Kinglsey, Hooper, Beck
Transfers: Yash De’Cruze £4million from Young Lions
Yash De’Cruze becomes the most expensive player from Jahat Debu in history, costing Madonnachurch a whopping £4million. The midfielder has some Champions League experience, playing in the first qualifying round twice in three seasons. A switch to Brigantii from tropical Jahat Debu and the question persists, can he do it on a wet Wednesday night in Madonnachurch.

Marketnewton

Colours: Cranberry jersey, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 1st
Manager: Alexandre Flamini
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Rruv Gimban
Starting XI: Ignatiev, Breckinridge, Lyon, Bassong, Longo, Leclercq, Gosselin, Ramsbottom, Gimban, Andreev, Toure
Transfers: Patrice Leclercq £8million from OGC Paname, Sergei Ignatiev £5million from Anzhi Magomedov, Alessandro Longo £4million from Spagnola 1947
A third league title in five years and now only the big one eludes coach Alexandre Flamini, the Wyrmgore Champions League. He’s recruited well over summer with internationals who featured at the tournament in Dystermark and will be looking to add yet more silverware to the capital club’s cabinet. It’s hard to see them slipping up and not collecting a fourth title, particularly as Ang Grung captain Rruv Gimban goes from strength to strength and looks every bit the world beater.

Oxcastle Wanderers

Colours: White jersey, navy shorts, navy socks
Previous season: 17th
Manager: Ragnar Peterson
Formation: 3-5-2
Star Player: Djbril Sissoko
Starting XI: Foster, Bird, Marlowe, Hume, Jokumsen, Ibenge, Wilkie, Black, Ellsworth, Tate, Sissoko
Transfers: Laurits Bensen £500,000 from Vidblain, Sebastian Kim Jokumsen £500,000 from Vidblain, Pepito Rana £200,000 from Atletico Palampas
Oxcastle finished seven points clear of the trap door upon their return and will be struggling to remain clear of it this year. They’ve spent a little cash, adding promising youngsters Bensen and Jokumsen to their squad while Pepito Rana is an odd signing. The unheard of Cusco striker was recommended to them by football agent Federico Hernan Diaz - the man responsible for the majority of the Cusco transfers to the Premier League.

Ridgemont Town

Colours: Black and white vertical striped jerseys, black shorts, red socks
Previous season: 15th
Manager: Gonzalo Guerrero
Formation: 3-5-2
Star Player: Issama Mulumbu
Starting XI: Hurst, Dexter, Attaway, Thorpe, Newell, Soldado, Yamaguchi, Mazza, Greengrass, Mulumbu, Beringer
Transfers: Ray Hurst £2.4million from Rookscroft City, Issama Mulumbu £1.5million from Academie de foot Issia
One of three teams to finish on 46 points, by the grace of least favourable goal difference they finished 15th rather than 13th. Couple of good signings for the North East club and maybe those fanatical shirtless fans will have something to cheer about.

Rookscroft City

Colours: Pale blue jersey, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 4th
Manager: Jeraldo Moutinho
Formation: 4-3-3
Star Player: Russ Baker
Starting XI: Statham, Chambers, Knox, Preciado, Howard, Combs, Baker, Sparks, Collins, Duke, Arshavin, Inzaghi
Transfers: All out going
Missing out on the Champions League on goal difference has rocked City who have been knocking on the door for years, they've spent multiple millions, borrowed against future gate receipts and now need to recoup some of the money. A shadow of the team from last year, they’ve sold on a number of their bigger earners but are still having to pay half of Sylvain Nicot’s wage while the Pays de Horreur striker plays for Albertpool.

Rookscroft United

Colours: Red jersey, red shorts, red socks
Previous season: 3rd
Manager: Fergus Davies
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Milan Mjatovic
Starting XI: Warshawsky, Lowe, Stacks, Bardsley, Finn, Santos, Robertsson, Vargas, Paulson, Wilbraham, Mjatovic
Transfers: Anselmo Vargas £8million from Port Los Renato, Donal Finn £2million from Rothwell, Helge Mortensen £2.5million from Hoy
United return to the Champions League after failing to qualify the year before, narrowly pipping Albertpool and City. They’ve reinforced over the summer and will be looking to push on from third place to challenging for some silverware. Fergus Davies turns 71 this year and has said in interviews this might be his last season in charge.

Sellersfield United

Colours: Red and white striped jersey, black shorts, white socks
Previous season: 8th
Manager: John Wilder
Formation: 4-4-2
Star Player: Matt Roland
Starting XI: Pietri, Nowell, Mills, Walters, Crane, Michaels, Roland, Batts, Kemp, Fry, Truman
Transfers: Matt Roland £750,000 from Redfern Athletic, Darrell Fry FREE Skyte City, Enzo Pietri LOAN from Bishopbury
The Northerners shocked everyone with an 8th place finish. They’ve not got much in the way of resources and have sold star striker Kazim Richards. He’s been replaced with a freebie from relegated Skyte and gritty midfielder Matt Roland.

Throstle Rovers

Colours: Red and green striped jersey, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 7th
Manager: Ron Winston
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Star Player: Frank Collingwood
Starting XI: Mbemba, Gomaa, Hunnicut, Endicott, Burnham, Benton, Collingwood, Moses, Hershe, Gale, Galloway
Transfers: Lomanu Mbemba £2million from Express FC, Sheriff Gomaa £1.75million from Atletik Kulup Khaldoon
After a superb season last year, Al Ittijab captain Sheriff Gomaa has joined on a permanent basis and is joined by keeper Lomanu Mbemba. The Rovers fans will be hoping it wasn’t just luck that saw them finish in the top half and that former Brigantii coach Ron Winston has galvanised this team.

Torkingham Wanderers

Colours: Blue and white halved jerseys, white shorts, white socks
Previous season: 6th
Manager: Stan Attree
Formation: 3-5-2
Star Player: Kelly Nicks
Starting XI: Robertson, Jarrett, Head, Hancock, Udoh, Batley, Nicks. Finlay, Royce, Killman, Horsfall
Transfers: Lapo Robustelli £250,000 from A.S. Termini, Soso Maisuradze £1million from FC Spartak Kartli, Thorvald Antonsen £500,000 from Bilrost, Arie David £1.5million from Hapoel Capharsaba, Leon Harman £400,000 from Tingley All Stars
The new owners had promised big money moves, Champions League football, a new stadium, cheerleaders, prawn laksa instead of pies and so far they’ve bought a couple of players nobody’s heard of and former Hogghampton boss Stan Attree has taken charge. Attree has a decent team to work with but how he is going to integrate these new players is anybody’s guess having had no say in their signing whatsoever.

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