Asunto: S27 - Race to the A-League

With 2 rounds to go, that's how the fixtures look for Promotion/Demotion

The Situation:
1- Larikan (II.01) 36pts +94 (to replace Achmid's Souls 0pt -152)
2- Snappa Serpents (II.03) 34pts +48 vs. Da Minkees 10pts -3
3- Frogs (II.02) 31pts +47 vs. Chelsea FC 12pts +24
4- Tupp Utd (II.04) 28pts +26 vs. Steel Fury 17pts +20

Things to consider in DII:
1- Larikan plays Trigger Lads in the last round, mathematically everything is still possible there
2- Snappa claimed the title a while back and enjoys a 13pts lead, waiting to benefit from Larikan's possible misfortune.
3- Frogs plays Krazy Cocos in the last round but the Frogs have 3pts lead and a 19 goals advantage
4- Tupp is the surprise package of II.04, finishing 5th last season but should bag the title with 2 easy games.

Things to consider in the AL:
1- Achmid's Soul will finish last, it's a given.
2- Da Minkees plays Chelseas FC in Rd13
3- Magpies and Fury could potentially swap places if Magpies don't secure at least 3pts in their last 2 games (vs DAU & Chelsea FC) while SF needs the 6pts (AS and TMP).

Nice one Minkee. First Three teams are nightmare quali. Good on Tupp Utd! Might have to throw my last game to earn a quali and weeks training! ;)

be careful what you wish for!!

Considering what we have been dished out with the current ME, I'd be careful too...
TMP lost a cup game this year and the odds must have been 1/1000...

But that's soccer :)

One round to go and things are seriously looking interesting in DII for the final seeding and even more so in the AL with a 3 way battle for 5th place.

The Situ:
1- Larikan (II.01) 39pts +95 (to replace AS 0pt -171)
2- Snappa S. (II.03 - 37pts +54) vs. Chelsea FC (12pts +22)
3- Frogs (II.02 - 34pts +48) vs. DM (13pts -1)
4- Tupp Utd (II.04 - 29pts +26) vs. DAU (20pts +29)

Things to consider in DII:
1- Massive game in II.01 next sunday: Larikan plays Trigger Lads, TL is 3pts behind and only 1 goal behind on GD. This is a grand final with a title and a qualifier at stake... massive game.
2- Snappa Serpents plays the respectable but not unbeatable by any means King XI Punjab for their last game of the season in II.02. If Larikan do not win, Snappa Serpents gets the auto-promotion, get it?!
3- The Frogs clinched the II.02 tittle last sunday (congrats!) and have to wait the outcome of the last round of the AL to know their opponent. Unless SS dramatically lose their last game, the Frogs will be seeded third, it's probably not really a true reflection of the potential of that team.
4- Tupp wrapped up the II.04 silverware last sunday, congratulations to them. DII.04 might not be the toughest of the league but to go from 5th to 1st in one season only is a rare occurence in DII.

Things to consider in the AL:
1- AS's last game in the AL won't change anything, a big name will disappear...
2- Seeding in the AL is a nightmare, anything can happen with 5 teams involved in the last round of musical chairs of the season...
- Chelsea (7th - 12pts +22) plays Magpies (3rd - 21pts +17), "Cup winner" versus " not surprising anymore and consistent package"
- DM (6th - 13pts -1) plays DAU (5th - 20pts +29), "inconsistently unpredictable" vs "bearish market says "downward trend""
- TMP (1st) plays SF (4th - 20pts +39), "aint finish till the fat lady sing" vs "training pops vs giving Cometer a chance vs shit can go wrong in a qualifier if I do my tactic after a bottle of rum"

The AL is at stake, the auto-promotion is at stake... Next sunday is a ripper!

So who's tanking their last game?!! :)

me

Is that tanking with 11 players or 0-5?

:)

According to my calculations, I'll be playing Tupp next week.

Qualification Games
Steel Fury - Tupp United
Da Minkees - Frogmeisters15
Chelsea.F.C - Triggers Lads

How did we get there from last week:
- TMP beat SF
- MM beat Chelsea
- DM-DAU 0-0
- Trigger Lads thumped Larikan 6-1
- Snappa Serpents got the auto-promotion as a result of the above result


Staring down the barrel of division II...

Predictions anyone?

I'll go for the 3 home teams after 90 mins.

You owe me one Snapper ;-)

home team in all cases easily. I'll go so far as saying the game will be over by half time. Frogs have a reputation for being a strong side though in recent years they haven't really been that strong and so long as Minkee puts out his 1st XI they'll win in regular time.

Check those match orders fellas!! :)

Good luck guys, all to play for. :)

Frogs can do it... they did in the Cup this season.
Ok I was missing a few players but still, they can produce a win on the day with the current erratic ME.
I'm not ruling them out.