October 14, 2008

Runaround................Now!

Grezz once said "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen", and at game 16 of season 10, that's exactly what he did. Yes, Grezz made the backward leap from the Manta Premiership to Manta Division 8 to take on a new challenge with a team that was lying in 19th position. He renamed his new charges 'Ex Mundi' and set about climbing up the table. The club finished season 10 in 4th place winning every game under Grezz's management. A fantastic achievement.

He was followed soon after at game 22 by Rocketman, who left his post at Chelski of the Eros Premiership. Rocketman took over Ghosts AFC who finished a respectable 8th position.

I, Webby, joined the Division 8 challenge at the end of season 10 after taking Lancaster Bombers to 12th position in the Manta Premiership following many seasons of relegation battles. I renamed my new club, who finished 19th in season 10, Ancestral Bombers as a respectful nod to my previous club. I'm happy to say that Ancestral Bombers were the first team to beat Grezz's Ex Mundi in game 2 of this season, winning 2-1 at home.

It's an interesting new challenge here in division 8, and the manager hopping doesn't end yet. JamieHutber, former manager of Manta Championship outfit Bulletboys, decided to turn down the opportunity of managing in the Premiership (they won the Championship) to take on new foes down here in division 8. Jamie is now managing Bowen FC.

Funnily enough, as I write this, at game 10, you could cover the four of us with a blanket, we're that close, and I don't mean in some homo-erotic way. Take a look at this screenshot:



Anyone else want to join the adventure?

October 7, 2008

Manager Nationalities in Manta

I've merged the England into the UK numbers, so don't be surprised if you don't see it :)

Country Prem Champ Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4 Div 5 Div 6 Div 7 Div 8 Total
UK 9 13 9 9 11 11 9 10 11 10 102
Bulgaria 3



1
1

5
Croatia


1
1 1
1
4
USA 1




1

2 4
Australia 1
1




1
3
Belgium




1
1 1
3
Finland 2






1
3
Romania

1

1 1


3
Ireland
1

1




2
Netherlands 1



1



2
Singapore

1


1


2
France


1





1
France, Metropolitan






1

1
India

1






1
Macedonia


1





1
Marocco

1






1
Mexico
1







1
New Zealand
1







1
Norway



1




1
Phillipines
1







1
Russia







1
1
Scotland

1






1
Sweden 1








1
Yugoslavia



1




1
Zimbabwe


1





1
Vacant 2 3 5 7 6 4 7 7 4 8 53

September 4, 2008

IAG problems again?

Is anyone else having trouble getting on IAG?

August 20, 2008

How many...

While I was working on a lazy wednesday afternoon a friend of mine shared something with me and I decided to post it in here.

So let's see how many five year olds could you take in a fight...

My score is 23 and I'm proud of it. Go get them tigers...

23

August 6, 2008

Manta Friendly Tournament

Tournament format:
- Two groups of 4 teams playing home and away fixtures
- Top 2 from each group play in a direct elimination, single-fixture phase with lower ranked teams given home advantage, while the ones finishing 3rd and 4th play in a another tournament with the same rules. There will be 3rd-4th and 7th-8th place games. Every fixture in this phase will be arranged until penalties

Groups:

Group A
Team P W D L GS GA GD Points
Botev Plovdiv 6 4 1 1 13 8 5 13
Liverpool City 6 2 2 2 8 9 -1 8
Inter Milager 6 1 4 1 8 8
0
7
Tomson Ramblers 6 0 3 3 6 10
-4 3

Group B
Team P W D L GS GA GD Points
Volvo United 6 5 1 0 13 3 10
16
Chaos Shumen 6 4 0 2 11 5 6 12
Killamarsh FC 6 2 1 3 7 4 3 7
Burnthouse 6 0 0 6 0 19 -19 0


Fixtures:

Group Fixtures
Round 1 – 09.08.08
Botev Plovdiv 2 v 1 Inter Milager
Tomson Ramblers 1 v 2 Liverpool City
Chaos Shumen 1 v 0 Killamarsh FC
Burnthouse 0 v 3 Volvo United
Round 2 –10.08.08
Liverpool City 1 v 1 Inter Milager
Tomson Ramblers 2 v 2 Botev Plovdiv
Volvo United 1 v 0 Killamarsh FC
Burnthouse 0 v 4 Chaos Shumen
Round 3 – 11.08.08
Liverpool City 1 v 2 Botev Plovdiv
Inter Milager 1 v 1 Tomson Ramblers
Volvo United 3 v 1 Chaos Shumen
Killamarsh FC 3 v 0 Burnthouse
Round 4 – 12.08.08
Botev Plovdiv 3 v 1 Liverpool City
Tomson Ramblers 1 v 1 Inter Milager
Chaos Shumen 1 v 2 Volvo United
Burnthouse 0 v 3 Killamarsh FC
Round 5 – 14.08.08
Inter Milager 2 v 2 Liverpool City
Botev Plovdiv 3 v 1 Tomson Ramblers
Killamarsh FC 1 v 1 Volvo United
Chaos Shumen 3 v 0 Burnthouse
Round 6 – 15.08.08
Inter Milager 2
v 1
Botev Plovdiv
Liverpool City 1
v 0
Tomson Ramblers
Killamarsh FC 0
v 1
Chaos Shumen
Volvo United 3
v 0
Burnthouse

Final Phase
Semi-finals - 17.08.08
Chaos Shumen 2(5) v 2(4) Botev Plovdiv
Volvo United 1 v 2 Liverpool City
3rd Place Playoff - 18.08.08
Volvo United 1
v 3
Botev Plovdiv
Final - 18.08.08
Liverpool City 2
v 1
Chaos Shumen
Semi-finals - 17.08.08
Burnthouse 0 v 3 Inter Milager
Tomson Ramblers 0 ff 3 Killamarsh FC
7th Place Playoff - 18.08.08
Burnthouse 3 ff 0 Tomson Ramblers
5th Place Playoff - 18.08.08
Killamarsh FC 2(4)
v 2(3)
Inter Milager


* Lower ranked clubs play at home

Stats:

Goalscorers
Name Team Goals
J Yates Chaos Shumen 8
L Much Inter Milager 8
B Lysen Botev Plovdiv 7
M Genest Volvo United 5
Q Dudfield Botev Plovdiv 4
B Patasso Liverpool City 4
I Brekke Liverpool City 4

Assists
Name Team Assists
M Abrantes Botev Plovdiv 3
D Bishop Chaos Shumen 3
H Nyborg Inter Milager 3
A Lopez Inter Milager 3
B Castonguay Volvo United 3

Discipline
Name Team YC RC
M Hadfield Chaos Shumen 3 0
T Ison Chaos Shumen 3 0
D Horner Killamarsh FC 3 0
C Vinson Tomson Ramblers 3 0

Name Team MoMs
M Hiuspää Volvo United 4
C Walsh Inter Milager 4
J Huntley Chaos Shumen 3
I Brekke Liverpool City 2
D Cameron Killamarsh FC 2

August 1, 2008

Manager Nationalities in Manta

For a number of reasons, my posting regularity has declined severely and in an attempt to make up for this, I thought it would be a good idea to acquaint the Manta managers with the variety of nationalities our beloved Itsagoal has presented us with.

Now then, there's little to say on the subject and I'll leave any comments to you, so here's the table: