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Ian Mundford Gerald Richards John Richards Pos Team Name Team Owner Prev Week Total (+2) 1 Cork's Collapsos Ian Mundford 4734 283 5017 (-1) 2 The Has Beens Gerald Richards 4797 187 4984 (-1) 3 Ronnie's Iranis John Richards 4769 141 4910 4 Jafeica XI Matthew Rice 4709 176 4885 5 Buffy's Vampire Bats Will Fairweather 4591 155 4746 6 Barmy Army Bookmakers Mark Richards 4390 82 4472 7 Notts Bloody Likely Richard Evans 4159 160 4319 8 Gus is Great Lyndon Davies 3998 197 4195 9 Hansies Heroes Colin Bush 3892 200 4092 (+1) 10 Wild Willow Keith Taylor 3863 142 4005 (+1) 11 Belarus Binomial Bigots Chris Bland 3819 160 3979 (-2) 12 Wasted Fiver James Liddle 3880 96 3976 13 Plumbers Plungers Steve Flint 3750 192 3942 22/09/00 - Surprise Finish Well it's the final placings and a surprise winner. Just when we thought that Norwich would never win anything ever again, a big effort in the final week makes young Canary Ian Mundford the first person who isn't me to win the fantasy league. In the end, a combination of Aussie firepower and the bargain of the season (McGrath with 83, Warne with 56, and Cousins with 47) bowled him to an unlikely victory, having only broken into the top three for the first time last week. He finds himself £32.50 better off, with bookie's favourite Gerald in second place netting £4.50 (after his embezzled £15 is deducted) and John in third taking £13. Just below the money spots Matt ends the season in fourth place, despite closing the gap to 25 points with a late season run, while Will's season has dropped away alarmingly in recent weeks and he finishes a disappointing fifth. At the bottom, a special mention is due for Steve Flint. A season's high of 12th back in July and a cheeky attempt to clone Habib during the "Plumbergate" scandal back in May were the highlights of his season, and he duly collects his wooden spoon. And after 15 consecutive weeks in the bottom two, Chris Bland ends the season on a high as Wasted Fiver disappears down the drain. Some quick season statistics - the highest weekly team score went to Richard Evans with 450 (halfway through his six weeks at the top), while the lowest score went to Gerald with 49. Top donkey was Lampitt of Worcestershire and Plumber's Plungers - donkey of the week on three separate occasions, despite finishing with a more than respectable 453 points. And as the covers come on for the final time this summer, the bats are stored away, and we reach for our winter coats (or in my case, the cowboy hat and shorts) it only remains for me to thank my wife Nancy for all her help in calculating the scores with me each week. It would have taken me far longer without her - thanks love. 15/09/00 - Penultimate Shuffles One more week to go and there are now four teams jostling for position at the top. Mr Mundford appears from nowhere as the suprise mover this week and lies in third place, knocking Matt down into fourth. Will appears to have lost too much ground in fifth, and it's the Richards and Richards combination making up the top two. The gap between the top four teams has widened since last week, but there is still plenty of scope for a late surge from any of them. Elsewhere, it seems as if Hansie Cronje still has a few tricks up his sleeve - an inspired effort from Colin causes disruption to the bottom three, with Keith moving down into the twilight zone. With Chris only forty four points behind him, Keith is certainly looking over his shoulder going into the last week. And somewhere in between the two lies a happy medium. No chance of falling into the bottom and not a hope in hell of finishing in the money, Lyndon, Richard and myself define the term mid-table mediocracy. 08/09/00 - Top Teams Tangle for the Title With just two more weeks to go, and with fifteen points covering the top three it looks like being a tight finish unprecedented in recent fantasy league history. Gerald takes over at the top, as John is forcibly removed into third place. And from a position of strength several weeks ago, it now seems as if Will has blown his chances too, and is in danger of falling even further as Ian is only two points behind him in fifth. Looking at the teams in the top three, it occurs to me that it's about time I started collecting commissions on the team consultancy I provided. 50% sounds about right. E-mail me now with your credit card details. Down in mid table, Richard gets the highest score of the week - Caddick, McGrath, Bicknell (the batsman) and Maynard all scoring well, and I have also closed the gap on Ian in fifth place. Mr Liddle get this week's lowest score and is left languishing in ninth place. He is also the proud owner of donkey of the week D. Law of Essex with -4. No substitutions this week, so I'll see you all again next Monday for the exciting run-in. 01/09/00 - Tight Finishes and Quick Exits Well it's getting tight at the top, with the corrupt two making up the top two positions. Not only have they still not paid their entry fee, but it now seems as if they've embezzled Ian's entry fee as well. Looks like it'll be coming out of their winnings, the fiends. Jafeica and Will are pushed down a place, as the Has Beens get a triple century scoring week thanks to James, with support from Elliott, Watkin and Fairbrother, while Ronnie's boys at the top get a bit of a shock, as a pathetic 129 points leaves them looking rather vulnerable. Down in fifth, Ian bags the highest score of the week, thanks to James (triple century), Cork (double century) and Warne (lots of wickets) to add himself to the fight for the money. Meanwhile, at the bottom it's the Plumber making a concerted effort to finish the season out of last place, as he too gets a rather large score thanks to James and Warne. However, his commendable efforts are somewhat balanced by his possession of Donkey ot the Week EJ Wilson with -8. Cunning substitution next week for Gerald with Bevan in for the injured Aussie Matt Elliott. Finally, rumours are abound this week about my imminent departure from this country to start a new life abroad. While these rumours are certainly true, the cricket league (thankfully) finishes the week before I do, so I should have enough time to organise the final positions and prize money. My email address after September will be welshmark10@hotmail.com, plus there is also the guestbook on my website. 25/08/00 - Matt Finish In a shower of Caddick wickets (with help from Cousins and Irani), this week sees Mr Rice climb to a season's best second place. knocking Buffy and the Has-Beens down a notch. Don't think Gerald's too worried though, as he has a triple century scoring Steve James and fellow centurian Matt Elliott up his sleeve. Come to think of it, I have Mr James too. Meanwhile, Richard goes some way toward redeeming himself with a better week moving him back up to eighth position. Barmy bookmakers (it's not too late) are also making ground on Ian who has, well, collapsed. No change at the bottom, although Colin and Chris are still giving the odd hint that they could soon be breaking out of the bottom three. Sadly, I think Steve's already sunk. No substitutions (or donkeys) for this week (does anybody have any left?) so normal service will resume next Monday. 18/08/00 - Caddick an Over In the week that England beat the West Indies within two days, fantasy finally dawns as I realise that I've used all my substitutions and five of my team are either sidelined by injury or playing abroad for Australia!!! Looks like my crown will be passing to somebody else this year, and what's worse it looks like that somebody will be my (evil entry fee defaulting) brother. Another good week for the league leader extends his advantage over Will (who is holding a Caddick up his sleeve), while my (equally as evil) dad gets the highest score of the week to keep Matt away from the top three. The only positional change this week sees Keith move ahead of Richard and both of them are within sight of Jim. However, sneaky Colin is lurking down in 11th and may yet haul himself out of the bottom three. And right at the bottom, poor Flinty gets another donkey of the week to keep him anchored there. Mr Lampitt has had quite a good season, but the odd lapse (such as this week's -9) has earned him another donkey award. Substitutions (you lucky things) for next week are the sole domain of Jim (Danny Law and Hoggard for Betts and whistle blower Lewis). 11/08/00 - Lord Stewart, Keeper of Wickets Well look at this - only one positional change this week, as Alec Stewart, the "Lord" of the England cricket team gives Matt a kick up into fourth place with the week's highest score. With only 32 points separating him from the money spots, Matt is already looking into opening several Swiss bank accounts into which to pour his plunder. Meanwhile, up in the vaulted positions, the two defaulters are sandwiching Will, who closed the gap on John this week. Gerald, however, is looking vunerable in third place, and has another six weeks in which to hold on. This week's Donkey of the week is an old favourite - Mr NMK Smith - weighing in with a stylish -8. Most of you have already transferred him out - I bet Mr Bland wishes he had too. And this weeks substitutions are for Matt Rice (Johnson for Welch), John (Stewart and Giles for Russell and McGrath), me (Gough for Caddick) and Will (Stewart, Fellows and Bicknell the bowler for Russell, Austin and Fraser). As ever, the updated spreadsheets, teams, latest tables and general chat (thanks Ian for that fascinating profile of Maynard) can be found on http://www.oocities.org/welshmark10/cricket.html. 04/08/00 - a Dreary Boycott Week Ok, firstly apologies again for the late writeup, but I was on test match duty on Monday and too busy yesterday and Wednesday. As I mentioned last week, the scores, teams and spreadsheets can now be found online at http://www.oocities.org/welshmark10/cricket.html. Let me know if there are any problems accessing them. Fantasy league news (what there is of it) this week is driven by Mr Flint's successful re-emergence at the bottom. Donkey of the week Habib (of Plumbergate fame) helps him on his way and the bottom three remain pretty much out on their own (although Keith does seem to have designs on their monopoly positions with the weeks lowest score). At the top, John extends his lead over the new challenger, Worcester Will, who has pegged my dad back into third place, while Ian dumps the Rice boy down to 5th place. And that's about it - pretty boring week really. Not even any substitutions to regale you with. Let's hope it's a better one next week. 28/07/00 - Great No-Balls of Fire Firstly, apologies for the late running of this weeks scores, but I had the day off yesterday. Anyway, I'll start with news of a new leader as John shoves Will off his pedestal and climbs to pominence for the first time this season. John has Bicknell the bowler to thank (along with another five of you) for his efforts, and emerges as the new favourite, while Will is still quietly confident in his bowling trio of Caddick "the ears", Warne "the phone operator" and Giles. Gerald has also moved into second place thanks to Bicknell and is getting far too smug for his own good. At the alternative end of the table, Mr Bland wins this weeks battle for top spot and knocks Mr Flint off bottom. In an emotional statement last Friday, Flinty blamed Bicknell the bowler for his "loss of form" and moves up to 12th. Chris will no doubt be hoping to hold on to his three point advantage next week. This week sees another first of a dubious nature for Richard. The Mansfield renewal supporter finds himself hurtling down the table to land amongst the double figure placings. Richard has continued to maintain that his interest in cricket will not be rekindled until he recaptures his former glory. Guess I'd better have your test match tickets then, Rich. And elsewhere, other movements this week upwards for Lyndon and Liddle, both of whom had Bicknell the bowler and downwards for Keith who didn't. Substitutions scored from next Friday's Telegraph for Richard (Ostler and Hoggard for Cassar and Millns), Ian (Ganguly and Strauss for Fairbrother and Maynard), me ("wonderman" Trescothick for "wonder what he's doing" Hemp) and Jim (Trescothick, Shaw, Betts and Gough for Solanki, Ripley, Silverwood and Millns). 21/07/00 - England in a Stewie One day matches may be to cricket what McDonalds is to high class cuisine, but Alec Stewart's one day performances for England have shot Mr Rice up into 4th place with all the force of a big mac and fries. A season's best score of 170 for the Surrey do-it-all opening batsman cum captain cum wicketkeeper cum half time orange maker now offers the Rice boy a hope of finishing in a money position (yeah, right). On the flip side, Mr Bland has the dubious honour of owning the biggest donkey of the week since Hick. West Indies captain Jimmy Adams storms into form with a whopping great -24 points, but didn't do enough to prise Flinty off the basement position. His crappness is more of a team effort. Elsewhere, it's bumper weeks for Keith and myself, finally storming back up the table at the expense of Richard (I don't like cricket anymore) Evans and James (do you bounce) Liddle - ha ha, sorry guys. At the top, Will is sweating under the threat of evil John and the Iranis, who have cut the lead back to 29 points, while the wily veteran is lurking in third place waiting for his chance to pounce. Finally, the substitutions scored from next week are Colin (Ostler for Wood) and Steve (Bicknell the bowler and Chapple for Sheriyar and Millns). 14/7/00 - Notts any More Week 11 finally sees Richard's departure from the world group of the fantasy league, a pitiful score dropping the big soft lad down to fifth place as the top three start to edge away from the chasing pack. Those top three include Richards and Richards, crooked entry fee defaulters who represent the seedier side of modern day fantasy league. Keeping these hound dogs at bay is an Ashley Giles and (man of the moment) Marcus Trescothick inspired Will, looking comfortable and the bookie's favourite in the top spot. Just below the money men, Ian Mundford (self confessed founder of the "let's shoot Ally Brown where it hurts" society) makes a bid for glory with a great week of scoring. Would have been better if you hadn't dropped the 95 point Surrey smasher though Ian. Congratulations also this week to the plumber, who regains his favoured position down at the alternative end of the table. A remarkable effort and much deserved, as Mr Bland is swept aside by Mr Flint's collection of wild swings and half vollys. And finally, it is with a heavy heart that I report donkey of the week to be the lion-hearted world class Glamorgan captain Matthew Maynard with -14 points. I am sure this great player will bounce back from a traumatic week to astound the critics with breathtaking displays of strokemaking and fantasy league point gathering. And finally finally, substitutions for next week include Chris Bland (Bevan, Ostler and Mushtaq for Hussain, Bailey and (ahem) Giddins) and Colin (Bicknell the bowler for Sheriyar). 07/07/00 - Fairweather Scoring In the week that England once more demonstrate they are a better 3 day than a 1 day side, Richard is finally knocked off the top spot by Will, who seems to own all the form players at the moment. The question now is can anybody stop the stylish Tibberton left hander? Third place meanwhile witnesses the battle between the two evil team owners, John and my dad. Time is running out on these tearaways - all suggestions of suitable punishments/fines/docked points etc. to me please. Top score of the week, meanwhile, goes to another defaulter - the Carribean Calypso kings sent packing by a Dominic Cork fuelled Mundford, up three to number six, which means a dropping of one place for good law abiding team owners like myself and the Northants supporting hustler Mr Rice. Still, on the lighter side and with all the skill and cunning of a Norwich City man, he has just dropped Ally Brown (who scored a scorching 290 this weekend) for Maynard (one day International return of 3 and 0) - nice one Ian. And in the quietest week yet for substitutions, that's the lot. See ya next week for another exciting and fully justified load of abuse for everybody except me. 30/06/00 - Windies Corked In the week that fantasy league favourites Andy Caddick and Dominic Cork help England fight back to dramatically win the second test match against the Windies, Richard again sees his lead cut at the top of the table, donkey of the week Solanki helping him to donkey score of the week and cutting his advantage over new challenger Will to just three points. Will, who has become inspired since Buffy arrived, moves into second past my dad, who is still batting under a cloud. The other rebel without an entry fee, newly employed John (congratulations buddy) moves up to fourth place. In mid table, the mysterious shadowy figure of Saqlain Mushtaq heralds a new dawn for Keith's team, the highest score of the week shooting him three places up the table and ready to challenge Ricey, who also had a good week and is now challenging me (the cad!!!). For Lyndon, his substitutions (Maynard, Solanki, Shaw, Irani and Bicknell the bowler for Cox, Bailey, Turner, Lewis and Martin) cannot come quickly enough. The only other substitution for next week is a comedy one for John (McGrath for Caddick - hahaha better luck next time). 23/06/00 - Mid Season Turbelance Week 8 sees Richard's lead cut at the top, but thanks to his commanding performance last week he still has a breathing space of 147 points, despite owning donkey of the week Hick (who deserves a standing ovation for taking the official Daily Telegraph "worst score of the week EVER" title with his blistering -36). Co-owner Colin was there to witness his record breaking nick behind and, in a statement rather reminiscant of Hansie Cronje describes it as "a waste of £36". By contrast, the week's top scorer is Will, whose 345 points takes him into the top three for the first time this season. Will's points came from a fine team effort, topped by Ashley Giles' 90 points. Might even have scored more if he hadn't dropped Thorpey. Will has also decided to keep his "Buffy" team name, narrowly beating off the rather witty challenge of "the Six Maniacs". Of course, when a team leaps up the table, there's always one that goes the other way, and this week it's me!!! Yes, my set of finely toned and highly skilled athletes have been transformed overweek into mid-season pot bellied "lowest score of the week" laggards by a combination of poor form, bad luck and Ed Giddins. The Warwickshire seam bowler seems to have developed the knack of taking the shine off the new ball by testing out the boundary boards with it. Needless to say, the former Sussex party animal is dropped. Another with his parachute at the ready is Ian, as he slips down into 10th place. Substitutions can't come fast enough for the caged canary boy who has been bypassed by Lyndon, Matt and Colin. Substitutions that will be scored from next week include Steve (Millns for McCague), Richard (Cassar for Bailey) and me (Shaw and McGrath for Speight and [ahem] Giddins). Finally, a special mention for my dad who has objected to threats of his expulsion from the league on grounds that he hasn't paid his entry fee yet. Sorry dad, you've still got to pay - litigation is pending!!!! 16/06/00 - Midsummer England Collapses In a season of surprises, here's another one. We have a runaway leader, and it's not me. Richard strides ahead with the season's top score of 450, making him suddenly the man to beat. Thankfully, his main batsman (Hick) just got a pair in the test match which will no doubt peg him back a bit. Another surprise in an otherwise uneventful week is the sudden form of Mr Rice. His transfer spree has netted him a sudden run of form and he is closing in on the mid table tribe, while at the bottom, the Plumber extends his breathing space over Mr Bland and his Binomial Bigots languishing in bottom. Gentle reminder to Ian, John and my dad - you still haven't paid your £5 yet. Expulsion from the league beckons. And finally, in the week that he finally comes good, Thorpe is substituted out by Will, along with Wells. Trescothick and Ostler will be strutting their stuff for him from next week. Will has also decided to keep Buffy as his teamname (and lets face it, who wouldn't). Thanks go to Colin for thinking that one up - well done. 09/06/00 - Global Warming - Cronje to Blame Week 6 sees Hansie Cronje offer me $20,000 to throw a week. I didn't do it, thought he was joking, but still see the need to confess, because "satan made me do it" - loony. Back in reality, Steve Flint provides the shock of the season as he moves off bottom for the first time ever. Chris Bland is the unlucky replacement with this week's lowest score of 91 (Neil Smith outstanding with -9). Matt Rice also moves up a place, despite being lumbered with donkey of the week Laney (sporting a well crafted -15). At the top, the Has Beens have been transformed into bright young things as a highest weekly score of 311 sweeps them into second place behind the pride of Notts, who have extended their lead to a massive 8 points. I have slumped into third, and am now being challenged by James, who has made up a lot of ground this week, despite dropping a place. John is also emerging as an outside threat and is leading the chasing pack in mid-table. Substitutions valid from next week for Colin (Dakin for donkey Smith), Richard (Rose and McGrath for Martin and donkey Smith), Matt (Elliott, Stewart and Cousins for Thomas, Turner and donkey Laney) and John (Russell for Turner). Spreadsheets are now being sent out seperately due to problems for hotmail users. Please also note that any sarcastic references to Glamorgan and cup finals will result in points being deducted, so be warned Richard!!!! Finally a special mention for Keith, who I haven't mentioned for a while. He's sitting happily in 10th place, preparing for a mid season charge. Well done Keith. 02/06/00 - Notts Table Topping Well week 5 sees changes all the way down the table, with Richard taking his turn for a week at the top. James Liddle is this weeks top mover, rising five places in his efforts to reclaim his fiver and removing the Has Beens from the money, while John goes the other way - a Hemp inspired collapse dropping him down to 8th. All this means, of course, that the Richards and Richards (honest bookies) match fixing scam scandal has finally been disproved. In other surprise news, it's the Plumber with the highest (legal this time) score of the week, closing the gap on Matt who is rapidly falling away after a good start, while the middle order shuffles itself about. And that's about it really, apart from the fact that Glamorgan have reached their first one day final for 30 years, having dropped Darren Thomas (as has just about everyone else who picked him in the fantasy league). Come on boys!!!!! Finally, substitutions for Richard (Franks for Thomas), Matt (Ostler for Ratcliffe), me (Giddins for Thomas) and Gerald (Ostler and Russell for Cunliffe and Speight) take effect from next week. See you all then. 25/05/00 - PlumberGate Well it was, they were and they have been, but not any longer, because the Has Beens have been knocked off top spot, and in the process capture Matt's lowest scoring record with a total of England middle order proportions (49). I take over as the leading light, but there's no rest for the wicked as I am immediately faced with the Notts inconsiderable challenge of Richard, whose top score of the week propels his rhino like charge into second place. Elsewhere, the discovery of less savoury incidents dominate this week's proceedings. With all corruption activity focussed on Cronje, the crooked Plumber takes advantage of my less than perfect policing ot the transfer market, and manages to clone one of his players (Habib). He has been docked all points gained by the fictitious twin brother (and who has now been replaced in retrospect), fined several beers, and made to explain his "Helen Harris from York" reference. Meanwhile, back in the pavilian, John is also on the move this week, passing Lyndon and Will into 4th place. Chris Bland also has a good week with his Ed Giddins induced delirium moving him up three places into 9th. We also have a new entry in the "name a team for Will" competition. Will, can you work out who's come up with this one? It shouldn't be too difficult - answers on a postcard please. Finally, a transfer for Steve (Wilson for Weston) has been vigorously checked and will take effect from next week. 17/06/00 - Matt's Middle Order Well the big mover in week 3 is Matthew Rice - sadly in the wrong direction. He drops 5 places, taking the Plumber's record for the lowest weekly score with a grand total of 65 - even Zimbabwe managed more!!! As for the Plumber, his plunging days seem to be over, not only because he's bottom and can't plunge any further but because his substitutions have gone some way to improving his flagging fortunes, he's closing the gap at the bottom, and nobody's sent me any more plumber jokes!!! Moving slowly up the table, Ian's Cork(less) Collapsos are up to a season's best 10th place, and Cronje's crooked ways are paying off for Colin who is up into 7th. Look out for a Giddins and Caddick fuelled Chris Bland to power up the table next week. Meanwhile, just below the European prize places, Will drops down to 5th but picks up a temporary team name on the way - if anybody can think of a better one (or Will comes up with one) then let me know. Richard replaces him in 4th as the number one contender to the money slots but has a bit of ground to make up on the top 3. And up at the top, it's a second week at number 1 for the wily veteran, former Briton Ferry captain my dad who has unaccountably extended his lead. However, there is also some good news as I've moved up to second place at the expense of Lyndon. A change in the substitution rules this week to close a loophole. From now on, if you want your substitution to be scored from the next week, it must be emailed to me by Midday on Wednesday (not Friday). Otherwise, they will not come into force until the week after. Those substitutions that will become effective from next week are for Keith (Blackwell for Watkinson), Ian (Fleming and Bicknell for Cork and Thomas) and John (Caddick for Warne). 12/05/00 - It was Better in my Day Well week 2 sees a blow struck for the older generation as my dad leaps 7 places to become the new (temporary) leader, knocking Lyndon off top spot. Meanwhile, Chris and Colin go into freefall mode and plummet down the table, but neither are able to challenge the mad plumber, who is some way adrift and left fiddling with his taps down in last place. He's hoping that his substitutions will breathe new life into his flagging fortunes next week - Chris, Ian and Colin hope not. In mid-table, Irani's "good arm" take him up a place to tie with Mr Liddle, whose initial investment has been devalued dramatically, and they are both being chased by Keith in 9th. Meanwhile, the Jaceica crew are on the charge this week, challenging Mr Evans who has had a disappointing week and appears to be on his way down (hahaha). Player of the week is Nick Knight, a career best double century giving him 89 fantasy points, while donkey of the week is Lampitt of Worcester and Plumber's Plungers with -10. Substitutions for Keith (Mushtaq for Headley), Steve (Habib and Russell for Lara and Marsh), Matthew (Fairbrother for Cassar), John (Powell (Warwickshire) for Evans) and myself (Chapple for McCague) will be scored from next week. As ever, all requests for substitutions should be emailed to me by midday on Friday, along with suitably insulting suggestions for Will's team name and any good plumber jokes. 05/05/00 - Fat Gatt ate my Bat Well after the first week of fantasy cricket, it's lucky starts for Messers Davies, Evans and Liddle (well invested fiver), off to flyers and attempting to fend off Cronje and his Bookmakers, lurking in fourth and fifth place. With thirteen players in the league this year, those three already have their hands in the till with the prize money for first, second and third standing at £32.50, £19.50 and £13 respectively, but with weather causing havoc in week one, not all players have yet had the chance to show any form, and team selection is still as much luck and guesswork as anything else. In the bottom half of the table, weather and injuries to key players have not helped, with Steve and his big boiler bringing up the rear. (Hint to Keith - Dean Headley is out for the rest of the season. Substitute him now). As in previous years, lack of a team name will pretty soon result in me providing a suitable insulting one, so hurry up Will, or face the consequences. Spreadsheets updated with the first week's results (in excel and 1-2-3 format) are attached below for team fine-tunings. Don't forget you're allowed up to 6 substitutions, which much be emailed to me by midday on a Friday and will be scored from the following week. Also please get the £5 entry fees in or I'll set one of the top three on you. And finally, my thought of the week. Richard's started the season flying the flag for Mansfield in second place, but will he still be there by the end? Notts bloody likely!!!