This time last year i thought we were the better team and would win it.
this year however i think all the teams have been a bit inconsistent throughout the season and it being too hard to pick.
would love a cat v olympic gf tho as its normally a good game.
as for olympic keeper, what was he doing in ressies at the start of the year. I know politics play a role in player selection but i think anyone can see the difference in quality between the two.
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I can say, that as Mussy's first grade keeper I'd be doing my nut if the boys didn't play at 100% against a pack of one legged, retarded refugees in a preseason friendly, let alone the last game of the season heading into the finals. We'll be there to win. Anything else wouldn't be fair on any club involved in the race to the semi's.
Not to mention the minor (major) premiership may hang in the balance, and personally, I'd much rather that than the GF.
Hey dreaded are you guys putting in for promotion should you take out the minor prem? Might have to play one more season for the trip up there againOriginally Posted by The Dreaded Keeper
I'm honestly not sure Ranger09. We haven't really spoken about it as Jesmond are still the team to beat, however in years gone by we've struggled for three teams. Shit, we struggle for two most weeks at the moment, which I don't mind because every keeper is a frustrated striker just waiting to rain bombs and it means I get a run in ressies!!!
Yeah not the only club around to struggle for numbers, I think Wallsend, Suburbs and the Bay are about the only 3 teams I have seen with good numbers this season in ZL1, good luck for your remaining games.
And to you my Ranger brother!!!
Ain't u a central midfield dreaded??? I remember u playing there in first grade one day
Every time I see one of your posts, the song "Drunken Sailor" immediately gets stuck in my head, but with "Ranger" replacing the word "Sailor" along with an image of a drunken bushranger taking to the football field.This can play on loop for a few hours. Think I need to find a busier job...
What's drunken sailor I could do with a theme song lol reworded of course plus I no longer look like a bushranger I had a shave much to my girlfriends delight lol
and what direction would you like this post to go?
Well... not to change the subject or anything...
but Uni's win in reggies on the weekend (combined with charlie's loss) sealed up the minor premiership for Uni with 2 weeks to go.
Interestingly enough Westlakes currently in 2nd could end up 5th and charlie currently in 5th could end up 2nd if results go one way or another.
2 interesting weeks coming up in reggies.
aaaaand resume 1st grade talk... go!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qGyPuey-1Jw
Drunken Sailor with lyrics
Congrats to UNI for wrapping up the Minor Premiership in reggies
it goes alright Lol
Congrats to Uni! Great achievement to seal the minor premiership with games to spare. Muz, what's your predictions for the final standings in reggies?
I may have been a bit premature actually.. Charlie have a game in hand and funnily enough as the 5th placed team are the only ones who can pip us to minor premiers (on goal difference).
A Uni player and I still cant do maths... sigh
Anyway, Uni take on second placed Westlakes at home this weekend and then Charlie on the final day so our fate is in our own hands, a loss against Westlakes could make things interesting (wont happen though :P especially with their entire backline in first grade every week (which technically makes them first graders by now does it not? but anyway..))
Jeso and Westlakes both have byes so my prediction is Olympic to win their last two and smash their way into second, with westlakes losing to us and jeso winning on the final day to seal third. Westlakes fourth and charlie missing out on goal difference alone after winning on the final day also. Uni to win both remaining games, albeit doing it tough like we did against Jeso.
So my prediction for reggies
Uni 38pts
Olympic 31
Jeso 29
Westlakes 26
(charlie 26 also so this will come down to goal difference)
Could go any way yet though.
arnt westlakes already on 28 points???
Also charly to play tenambit and mussy at home ud think they can squeeze atleast 2 wins out there.
Yeah you're right, sportingpulse was showing me only up to a certain round. Good if there was a uni course on how to use it :P
Right disregard all that I said.
Mussy will be pushing hard in first and so reggies will probably be short travelling away to Charlie and Olympic and so yeah, you'll get 2 wins or 1 and a draw there at least against tenambit and mussy. I keep forgetting that game in hand...
-So yeah, Still think we'll get top, only needing 1 draw in 2 games, both times against teams pushing hard in firsts and so possibly a bit short in reggies (although with everything to play for in both grades so who knows, we had a howler against charlie at home in the first round, could happen again...) both decent teams, but we're first for a reason I guess so I'm confident we'll get a point at least.
-Still think Olympic will get second in reggies (have Mussy at home and Merewether away) so I'd expect them to win both and get to 31 points, they've got a solid squad. Although a draw in either game gets them to 29
-Jesmond will win their remaining game in reggies and climb to 29 points and third
-Charlie (apologies to you guys again) will get at least 4 points from their remaining 3 games and get to 27 or 29 points if they have 2 wins
-Westlakes with a bye and us (at Uni) and will get a draw at best (hopefully) to get to 29 also.
So yeah, 2/3/4/5 Could all, within reason, end up on 29 points. Goal difference is key. Westlakes have a SLIGHT advantage there +19, with Charlie and Olympic on +16 and it will be Jeso who suffer with +8 at the moment.
Everything to play for and only Uni can miss the semis out of all top 5 teams.
So yeah, a few key games to come and both Charlie and Olympic's form to be of key significance. Could be a very nervous final day for Westlakes and Jeso depending on results.
Charlie V Tenambit could be a key game. Who knows yet? Best of luck everyone regardless!
-Uni
-Olympic
-Charlie
-Jeso
-Westlakes
Very interested in other's view of the final standings though. Who can guess first grade at the moment either for that matter... Jeso/Mussy looking very strong for 1 and 2 though.
I've been avoiding giving predictions so far as to my thoughts on who will finish where in firsts, due to not wanting to jinx anything. Regardless of the results, the fact that Mussy play both Hamilton and Charlestown means we have a fairly big role to play, goes without saying in firsts, but also in ressies. If our ressies win one of those games and loses the other, judging from what you've said Muz, it could have a fairly significant impact on who finished where. I wouldn't discount our ressies from causing an upset in either of those games, as well. We drew with Charlestown in Round 1 I believe, and we weren't full strength. Hamilton, looked a pretty class out fit when we played them first round, however I think a few may have been playing down from 1sts to make up numbers. The main reason I think we could be due an upset in ressies but, is the fact that at present, we have a full strength first grade outfit (all bar 1 of our long term injured player have returned) and this has filtered down and really strengthened our ressies, which I think has been evident with 3 wins from the last 3, albeit against lower table opposition. As long as I don't have to draw from ressies too often for the rest of the season, they could give a few of the top boys a bit of a shake. I'll be keeping schtum on first grade though, as I really have no idea how that will pan out. Such an exciting end to the season though, very interested to see both ladders at the end of it.
Tenambit V Merewether Tonight in a game that has a huge baring on absolutely nothing.
With Tenambit needing an absolute miracle to avoid the wooden spoon for the second year running like winning all of our remaining three games which due to the fact we only have won once all year and are scratching for players every week.
Our first grade keeper is once again playing res. And I myself will be playing first. Goal keepers on the field every coaches dream haha.
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