CFA League Preview (Part 2)

Originally written by Garry Pettigrew

The 2nd part of my preview - apologies in advance if I put the kiss of death on anyone
Casual FA Division Two - again a plethora of new teams. Again a very difficult league to predict - I think it gets harder from here and on! I expect Lanky Legs XI & El-Bombers to battle it out for the title with FC Ajaxtreesdown, Take Me To The Hospital and The K.L.A. making up the top 5. I wouldn't be too surpised to see Paul Inniss's highly expensive youngsters 4ytry make it either.

Who'll go down? Well King Street Rovers avoided the drop last season but unfortunately I don't think they escape this season, Joining them will be Longburton Wizards, Muppets Inc., sonicgroove and Baghdad Bears.

Casual FA Division Three - a league where activity can pay off. My tip for the top is PNE_33 who will be closely followed by Spartak Nickow, skegblade utd, Ajax Trees and Birchieboys. It's a very tight league and one where I fully expect to look foolish at the end of the season .
Anyway going down I think we'll see - I TAz Aston Villa, Third Lanark FC, SELHURST STARS, Foyle Athletic and The Wizzards.

Casual FA Division Four - the 2nd bottom league in the FA. Niko FC narrowly missed out on promotion last season but should manage it this time around. FC Hadouken should have enough about them to secure a promotion spot and I expect Newbury Pirates, Take Your Life 3000 and Rebel Pom United to join them.

Who's for relegation to the bottom tier of a 133 team FA - well sadly I expect the following teams to end there - Van Cortlandt Rangers, Peacemakers United, Arkham United, O.P.E Apple Raiders and Shepbecks County.
Finally Casual FA Division Five - pretty much all newcomers to the GW - so hello Who do I think will get those all important promotion spots - this one is the most difficult to predict . Lee's sunny siders fc restarted and his FML experience should help guide him to the top of the league. I've seen Peter actively asking for advice and I think he has what it takes to guide Saxo Rovers to a promotion spot on his debut season. Clough veteran Tahaa should have enough know how to ensure Argentine get promoted.
I have a good feeling about this one Tels LUFC watch out for him making his way up the leagues. And lastly my final league prediction - The Bazmanauts will be playing Division 4 football next season.

As it such a small leage all Division 5 sides have also been entered into the Casual FA Victory Shield - where I expect to see the 5 aforementioned sides competing for another honour

THE CUPS
Casual Football Association Cup - the Main event a knock out Cup with all FA members participating - expect to see Razorshot FC triumph, Dark Horses - Kung Fu Hamsters

Casual FA Elite Cup - for Premier League and Championship Clubs. Favourites - Little Badgers, Dark Horses - Marsh Factor.

Casual FA Challenge Cup - D1 and D2. Favourites - Relegation Fodder, Dark Horses - Lanky Legs XI.

Casual FA Trophy - D3 to D5. Favourites - Ajax Trees, Dark Horses - AFC Lions.

Thats it folks.

I wish you all the best of luck Have a good season and hopefully you'll hear from me soon with an update on how everyone has started.

CFA League Preview (Part 1)

Originally written by Garry Pettigrew

This is the first of hopefully many CFA round ups. (Anybody who wants to contribute please get in touch with either myself, Dave or Coach)

The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that the Casual Football Association now has a new logo - thanks to Craig "Tweej" MacLean I'm sure most of you will agree it definately looks the part. If not feel free to let me know
The CFA has now expanded to 133 teams - with many newcomers from other FAs and some brand new members to Clough. I hope you feel welcome. Teams have been placed as appropriately as possible in the correct league - without disadvantaging existing FA members.
Here's my thoughts on the forthcoming campaign - please take with a pinch of salt. If you disagree feel free to pin it up on your dressing room wall and use it as motivation.

First up the Casual FA Premier League with 4 Gold Cup places up for grabs competition is sure to be fierce - Favourites to retain their crown are Clough stalwarts Razorshot FC, a team that will hope to be hot on their heels are Harlesden Harriers. Which will leave 2 places and I can see several teams fighting it out for these - so pick 2 from:Marsh Factor, Red Arrow FC, Tycoons Gunners & LetsTalkAboutCesc. With 4 Silver Cup places also we'll see another scramble for places with 2 of the above qualifying and 2 from: Kavchester City, Davos United, Werder Preben. Which leaves us with a brand new UFFA competition - the Bronze Cup. 2 from the Premier League will enter this as well as the Championship winners. Which means top 10 in the Premier League qualifies for entry into UFFA competitons. Well I've named 9 sides so I might as well be brave and predict another to give you my top 10 so here it is - Pimpslord.

Now for relegation With 5 teams down I feel it will be quite a battle to beat the drop - as in real life some of last seasons Championship teams may struggle so with that in mind I predict that 5 from these 6 will face the dreaded drop - Seeteufel Konstanz, Papagaios do Rio, Donkey Rovers, Real Garda Claudia, AS Saint Dicky & Alea Iacta Est. Folks I wish you luck and hope you prove me wrong .

Next up the Casual FA Championship a notoriously difficult division to get out of. This season it gets even harder with the addition of Little Badgers, The Birmingham Bearded Women and Erdington Villans whom add on newly promoted from Division 1 - Balls Of Steel as well as Ann Arbor Arsenal, Southsea & Citadel Benfica and we've got 7 very good teams and only 5 promotion places.

Going down I see The Wright Stuff, Petworth Panthers, Basildon Town Y.F.C, Gothia FC, PITSIOTA FC having a hard time and are my pick for the drop.
Casual FA Division One another league with lots of newcomers to the FA. Another tough league to call in terms of the promotion contest. It's too tight for me to call an outright favourite but I see Relegation Fodder & Sloane Square Rangers fighting it out for top spot. Closely followed by Kung Fu Hamsters, Belesta SV, Old Avenellonians who will go up alongside them.

For the chop - Rejects United, Swansea Jacks AFC, Insane S.F., Highbury United and Alrewas Athletic

Thats my predictions for the top 3 Divions Divisions 2-5 will follow and you never know I may even find the time to look at the Youth or Cup competitions.

Like I said at the start please don't take it too seriously - it's just my opinion.

Good luck to everybody this season and don't be afraid to let me know what you think

WCA Season 6 Preview

UFFA Qualifiers
- Gold Cup: LetsTalkAboutCesc & Matosinhos SC
- Silver Cup: Davos Utd, Euclydian Dynamo & Crimson Fists
- Cup Winners Cup: Grantchester Utd, Band of Brothers & Team Extreme
- Youth: LetsTalkAboutCesc & Crimson Fists

As always the WCA News wishes all the participants the best of luck as they try to bring some glory to the WCA.

Player of the Year Awards
The results of the 2nd annual WCA Managers Player of the Year awards are in.

The Premiership Player of the Year Award was won by LetsTalkAboutCesc's Marek Matusiak with 63% of the vote. Marek also won the Young Player of the Year for the 2nd year running with 50% of the vote.

The Championship Player of the Year was won by Brayzil's Matt Derbyshire with a massive 80% of the vote.

Thanks to all who took the time to vote.


WCA League & Cup News

WCA News Victory Shield: Thats right folks. A brand spanking new competition sponsored by the WCA News. With the low numbers in the WCA (although we are up to 35 now) it was decided that a new FA competition was in order. So - no prize money, no UFFA spot, simply for prestige. A Champions League Style competition starting with 8 groups with the winners progressing to the quarter finals. Good luck with it next season.

WCA Leagues: Currently looking at a Premier League of 16 and a Championship of 19 with 3 up and down for next season. The promotions from the Championship may increase depending on the number of WCA members next season.


Transfer News

Championship Major Transfers: In the Championship only Bushby Babes have been active signing Kakha Kaladze (250k) and Fernando Ance (450k) as they look to gain promotion back to the Premiership.

Premiership Major Transfers: Band of Brothers have been active with Yossi Benayoun leaving for 350k and Davis Curiale joining in a wage auction for a fee of 250k. Scottish fullback Mark Wilson was also signed for 200k in a transfer auction. Euclydian Dynamo spent 525k on Charles Kaboe and a further 220k on Rafael Dida. Last years runners up Matosinhos SC have yet to strengthen their squad but have let Rene Mihelic leave for a fee of 600k.


So that's it. Will anyone challenge LetsTalkAboutCesc? With 5 new members in the WCA will we see a first timer gain promotion to the Premiership?

Here's to another great season.