TTFE

Jon Ridout

So Jon Ridout (left) has taken the first victory of the first game of the first round of the first ever Team Picker Cup!

Jon’s team won it in an intense game where opponent Gareth “Gaji” Jenkins put up a valiant effort to take victory. Gaji’s team had led the game all the way through up until the last 5-10 minutes when it all went wrong, or right depending on your viewpoint.

Either way, I’m sure a match report will follow from other editors/publishers but this writer is all about looking forward and wondering who get’s the next set of bragging rights in the next game James Pugh vs Billy Collins.

Gareth ‘Big G’ O’Neill will be taking the place of Germon!

I’m sure there will be more to follow, but for now, just know you read it here first!

Dave Germon falls even before the first game having stated he is now OUT unless stated, this free’s up a place for a new entry or means Joe ‘Shabba’ Newbury will get a by to the Semi’s without even having to work for it!

Some have expressed outrage at this potential situation;


Newbury through without having to play for it! Disgusting! I didn’t think he’d even muster a team that could score a goal or stop a shot!


Others have been more kind about Joe’s chances however they have asked not to be quoted because they are in fact, fictitious people!

… and a final comment from this reporter…

How can Joe get a by, he only got married last week?! It’s time lift dealt him a slap to take that grin off his face, how about Chris ‘the odds on favourite’ Phillips gives him a pasting in the final… I think that sounds likely!

It’s fever pitch down TTFE at the moment as the first ever Team Picker Cup is only a few days away. Starting this Thursday, eight brave combatants will strategise, exercise and fantasise in an attempt to get their hands on a brand new T-Shirt especially made for the occasion! To add to the pressure it’s knockout from the off so it’s make or break in every game, with each key decision potentially meaning it’s time to be a champion.. or it’s curtains for you.

The opening fixture promises to be an explosive encounter with mean attendance streak Gaji facing the returning Ridout, fresh from a short absence. Who will prevail? Who will prove to pick the right team and then will have the nous to lead their team to glory?

The banter is already rife in the forum. True to form, Chris has already staked his claim to the cup by predicting he will defeat Gaji in the final. Jon has bounced back stating that without him on Gaji’s team, there’s no way the opposition will get the better of him! Check out the forum now to get involved…

So who do you think will lift the trophy?