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Sooooo we're into week 9, over half way through the season and the league looks like this... http://goallineblitz.com/game/league.pl?league_id=59
The Minotaurs & Sentinals look to have the top 2 spots sewn up in Alpha, with the other 6 playoff spots still up for grabs with the Eagles, Tigers & Dream Bolts looking certain for a playoff bearth with everyone else down to the Massacre scrapping out for the remaining 3. The Storm, Frankfurt & Computers are out of it, with the PC's looking like they'll be the team to drop into A.
In Zeta things are a little more...interesting with the Hippos on top by 1 victory with the teams in 2nd, 3rd & 4th still to play, the Vikings, Demons & Firestorm are those 3 teams, they're all on 8-1 and they should make up the 4 home playoff teams. The Romantics are in 5th 2 games clear of Lightning, Whalers, Fire & Cheetahs who are all on 5-4, meaning one will miss out on the playoffs...i have no idea which one. The Cougars & Spartans will battle it out for last spot, which will come down to their meeting in week 14, which does mean one will remain for next season. The Panthers, Crotone & Bridges dont really have anything to play for this season, although i'm sure it's safe to say everyone here hopes the Panthers return to somewhere near their previous best in the very near future!

Right, onto week 9 results!

Alpha
No great suprise in game 1, the Portsmouth Computers crashed (see what i did there!) to defeat against the Avengers 53-0.
The Gloutons hammered Frankfurt 90-0 to record their biggest EVER victory.
The Sentinals put up 205yrds on the ground & 208yrds in the air in their defeat of Eindhoven to cement their place as #2 seed in Alpha, winning 13-6.
The Celts Massacred Brussels (see what i did again...i'm on Fire!!) 26-10.
The Dream Bolts of Paris were run closer than i would have expected by the Team from Springfield, but they still ran out 29-10 victors.
Team Liquid maintained their aerial assault on the league by beating the Berlin Storm 37-18, with another 269yrds for QB Drew Stanton.
Minotaurs continued their great start to the season with a 35-10 victory over the Mafia Dons and in the battle of the Jungle the Tigers came out on top, beating the Wild Boars 30-14.

Zeta
In Zeta Lyon gave a demon performance outscoring the Madrid Spartans 80-0.
The other Spartans, from Berlin (I thought the Spartans where Greek!!?) beat the Cougars 34-3.
In the Zeta game of the week, the Vikings managed to succeed where the Hippos failed by restricting the Romantics to only FG's, winning 17-9.
The NFLUK Manchester Fire started strongly against the Firestorm but couldn't maintain it losing 20-16.
The Lightning stuffed Crotone 76-19, a result that surprised very few!
The Cheetahs came flying out of the trap against London Bridges, scoring 42 points in the first 3 Quarters, eventually ending up 49-14 winners.
The Permian Panthers continued their streak losing 61-13 to the Husavik Whalers and the biggest surprised of the week was that the Hippos managed to beat the Conchords 85-31, to continue their philosophy of score as many as you like against us as we'll always score more!!

Oh yeah the Rankings...i almost forgot, here are the Week 9 Power Rankings for WE AA#2

1. London Minotaurs Record(9-0-0) Ranking(20.07) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 1 ( Same )]
2. Lyon Hippos Record(9-0-0) Ranking(19.09) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 2 ( Same )]
3. Frankfurt Sentinals Record(8-1-0) Ranking(17.89) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 3 ( Same )]
4. Hamburg Firestorm Record(8-1-0) Ranking(17.72) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 5 ( Up -1 )]
5. NFLUK Dover Vikings Record(8-1-0) Ranking(17.62) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 8 ( Up -3 )]
6. Lyon Demons Record(8-1-0) Ranking(17.51) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 7 ( Up -1 )]
7. Venice Romantics Record(7-2-0) Ranking(16.31) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 6 ( Down -1 )]
8. Paris Dream Bolts Record(7-2-0) Ranking(16.08) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 4 ( Down -4 )]
9. Eindhoven Eagles Record(7-2-0) Ranking(15.89) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 9 ( Same )]
10. Christiania Tigers Record(7-2-0) Ranking(15.89) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 10 ( Same )]
11. Team Liquid Record(6-3-0) Ranking(14.59) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 12 ( Up -1 )]
12. Húsavík Whalers Record(5-4-0) Ranking(13.37) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 11 ( Down -1 )]
13. NFLUK Manchester Fire Record(5-4-0) Ranking(13.07) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 13 ( Same )]
14. Hamburg Lightning Record(5-4-0) Ranking(12.77) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 16 ( Up -2 )]
15. London Avengers Record(5-4-0) Ranking(12.07) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 14 ( Down -1 )]
16. Arlanda Cheetahs Record(5-4-0) Ranking(11.83) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 15 ( Down -1 )]
17. Paris Gloutons Record(4-5-0) Ranking(10.55) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 17 ( Same )]
18. Little Italy Goodfellas Record(4-5-0) Ranking(9.86) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 19 ( Up -1 )]
19. Aberdeen Angry Scotsmen Record(3-6-0) Ranking(8.94) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 24 ( Up -5 )]
20. Buckingham Wild Boars Record(3-6-0) Ranking(8.91) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 23 ( Up -3 )]
21. Brussels Massacre Record(3-6-0) Ranking(8.53) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 18 ( Down -3 )]
22. Berlin Spartans Record(3-6-0) Ranking(8.24) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 26 ( Up -4 )]
23. Berlin Storm Record(2-7-0) Ranking(7.87) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 20 ( Down -3 )]
24. Atlanta Conchords Record(3-6-0) Ranking(7.8) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 22 ( Down -2 )]
25. Omaha Beach Blackshirts Record(3-6-0) Ranking(7.42) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 27 ( Up -2 )]
26. Permian Panthers Record(2-7-0) Ranking(7.02) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 21 ( Down -5 )]
27. London Bridges Record(2-7-0) Ranking(6.74) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 25 ( Down -2 )]
28. Achei Crotone Record(2-7-0) Ranking(6.09) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 28 ( Same )]
29. Eintracht Frankfurt Record(1-8-0) Ranking(3.81) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 29 ( Same )]
30. Madrid Spartans Record(0-9-0) Ranking(2.58) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 31 ( Up -1 )]
31. Copenhagen Cougars Record(0-9-0) Ranking(2.23) - Zeta Conference [Last Week Rank - 30 ( Down -1 )]
32. Portsmouth Computers Record(0-9-0) Ranking(1.62) - Alpha Conference [Last Week Rank - 32 ( Same )]

LOL

"The other Spartans, from Berlin (I thought the Spartans where Italian!!?) beat the Cougars 34-3."

Spartans were Greek my friend
just FYI

well...neither Berlin or Madrid are in Greece or Italy...and it's been a long day...i've been working hard...i'm tired...it's the time of the month...i'm a little bit thick...please delete as prefered.

I'm just going to go and bury my head in the sand for the next week or so in embaresment, can someone else sort out the Predictions/Power Rankings until i feel confident enough to show my face again?

eeeerrrmmmm.....i mean......what are you on...it says Greece...do da do do do.....

good job ....

good writing...

thanks...

Originally posted by Phisch
well...neither Berlin or Madrid are in Greece or Italy...and it's been a long day...i've been working hard...i'm tired...it's the time of the month...i'm a little bit thick...please delete as prefered.

I'm just going to go and bury my head in the sand for the next week or so in embaresment, can someone else sort out the Predictions/Power Rankings until i feel confident enough to show my face again?

eeeerrrmmmm.....i mean......what are you on...it says Greece...do da do do do.....



you are just fine, thanks for the rankings - again!

Nans has said that he would do the predictions for the next round

Originally posted by Phisch
well...neither Berlin or Madrid are in Greece or Italy...and it's been a long day...i've been working hard...i'm tired...it's the time of the month...i'm a little bit thick...please delete as prefered.

I'm just going to go and bury my head in the sand for the next week or so in embaresment, can someone else sort out the Predictions/Power Rankings until i feel confident enough to show my face again?

eeeerrrmmmm.....i mean......what are you on...it says Greece...do da do do do.....



lol it's all good dude

Nice rankings, we(Lightning) need to go up some more

Originally posted by Indy_Clark

Nans has said that he would do the predictions for the next round

Oooooh another week off, my employers will think i'm working my todger off this week, i've been very productive!!!

I would like to take the chance to point out:

Grass Root Divots > Lyon Hippos.

Nice to see some upsets, and some underperforming teams. Husavik? Husavik? What's going on with Husavik. Sort it out!

Originally posted by Koncorde
I would like to take the chance to point out:

Grass Root Divots > Lyon Hippos.



I feel bad for you bro. Moving up and get smacked around like a little bitch. That's why I don't mind you coming here and talking smack. Even if its not true, I'll let you have that one. You need it more than me.

On the real, if you need any tips on player building or game planning, don't hesitate to hit me up. I'm an underdog at heart; I have a soft spot for them.

haha...you might have moved up last season but from the looks of it, there is a good chance that you will be staying put...if we get to move up, then we'll be able to test who's better...but until then, it's a moot point.

Just challenge them for a friendly scrimmage and you find out.

koncorde is the king of smack talk on the forums. thats all. lookin forward to the play offs right now. i see lyon making it all the way. hopefully we do too and we will see whos got the minerals in the final

Originally posted by Booya
Just challenge them for a friendly scrimmage and you find out.

we have and we are very much looking forward to this challenge, it should be a great game

true...i guess we will have to challenge them and settle this. should be a great game! Divots, you up for a scrimmage at the end of the season?

Originally posted by narcissus1
Originally posted by Koncorde

I would like to take the chance to point out:

Grass Root Divots > Lyon Hippos.



I feel bad for you bro. Moving up and get smacked around like a little bitch. That's why I don't mind you coming here and talking smack. Even if its not true, I'll let you have that one. You need it more than me.

On the real, if you need any tips on player building or game planning, don't hesitate to hit me up. I'm an underdog at heart; I have a soft spot for them.



Y'all know the Divots love you Zeta's.

And I recommend heartily making sure you have multiple multiple players of the same level. As a team - our starters can hold their own and probably push for a play-off spot - but our backups struggle in the division above especially against teams who have amazing depth. Some of the big Zeta's have 12 or so O-Linemen all level 27+. This means they can run on you all day long. Our issue has been going from what was a superb defensive unit and an explosive offence...to just having an explosive offence. We're now the Hamburg Firestorm of AAA

To be honest - we're spending a year rebuilding a bit because some of the changes have hit our builds in some areas. Next year, with a nicer schedule arrangement that doesn't involve playing the 7 best teams in the division in 8 weeks...and the top 3 in consecutive weeks...would be nice.

Originally posted by drunckenmonkee
true...i guess we will have to challenge them and settle this. should be a great game! Divots, you up for a scrimmage at the end of the season?

More than happy to. I'll accept the match-up later in the year, as I'm organising a few match-ups against some "friendly" teams and don't want to cram our schedule too much. You're not being ignored, we're just making sure we don't overbook.