Tom Chat - Gameweek 3 (26/27)

Tom Iddon

Sep 8

5 min read

Gameweek 3 brought Matchweek 2 across all four divisions, while the early Masterleague tables continue to take shape. We are only three weeks in, but there is already plenty of movement at the top.

Masterleagues

UNBEATABLES remain top of AllSwengland on 251 points, but the gap has almost disappeared. MOATY'S MANIACS move up two places to second after a 73-point week and are now just three points behind on 248.

Reality League side FOREVERGAIS slip one place to third but remain right among the overall leaders on 245. MAFIA FOUR LIONS are fourth on 236, while FOSSIL PARK EAST make the biggest move near the top, climbing from 13th to fifth after scoring 76.

Pontus still has two teams right up there, with FOREVER QPR sixth overall on 223 as well as FOREVERGAIS in third. They remain first and second respectively in the Svenska Mästerligan.

In Masterleague 1, UNBEATABLES lead MOATY'S MANIACS and MAFIA FOUR LIONS, while FOREVER QPR and VICTORIOUS SECRET complete the top five.

FOSSIL PARK EAST retain a much healthier lead in Masterleague 2 on 227 points. Behind them there has been a big reshuffle, with Patrik Wedberg's ATLETERNA jumping from 12th to second after scoring 76, while BY 'ECK move from tenth to third following a 72-point week. LIVERHAM are back up to fourth after last week's stumble.

In the Reality Masterleague, FOREVERGAIS still lead on 245, but HOTSPUR AND BOTHERED move up to second on 222. MAFIA FOUR LIONS RL, NO KANE DO and WILLS WINGDINGS RL are all tied on 187 behind them.

Matchleague Premier

Three teams still have perfect records after two matches, with EZE DOES IT taking over at the top.

They followed up last week's win with a 57-51 victory over early leaders FOREVER QPR, moving onto six points.

JDEACON7 are also two from two after edging TASTUR BONDAI BARCA 46-44, while FOSSIL PARK EAST maintained their perfect start with another tight win, beating MOATY'S MANIACS 76-73.

There was a first Matchleague point of the season for both UNBEATABLES and REPLACEMENTS, who could not be separated in a 52-52 draw.

COYS FC got off the mark with a 59-45 win over CHACARITA, while WILLS WINGDINGS bounced back from their opening defeat to beat defending champions ST IVES SEAGULLS 58-42.

JURYSOUT also picked up their first victory, narrowly beating VICTORIOUS SECRET 58-55.

That leaves EZE DOES IT, JDEACON7 and FOSSIL PARK EAST as the only Premier teams with six points, while MOATY'S MANIACS and CHACARITA are still waiting to get off the mark.

Division 1

BADLY GOOD move top of Division 1 after the biggest Matchleague win of the week, hammering BECKENBAURFLY 76-26.

They are joined on six points by CORNISH REDS, who beat HOOFBALL 48-41, and GREMLINS, who made it two wins from two with a 54-47 victory over TRUMPTON TOWN.

Last week's leaders MAFIA FOUR LIONS suffered their first defeat, losing 72-52 to BY 'ECK, who move into the middle of a very congested table.

RED EXILES got their first win by beating REAL ALE ROVERS 58-43, while TEAM GOTLAND saw off COMMITMENTS 57-46.

MISSING LINK beat ALPHA ATHLETIC 56-34, and last season's Division 2 champions GLORY GLORY picked up their first win of the campaign with a comfortable 57-28 victory over DZEKO & THE BUNNYMEN.

So BADLY GOOD, CORNISH REDS and GREMLINS set the early pace, while COMMITMENTS, TRUMPTON TOWN and BECKENBAURFLY remain without a point.

Division 2

ATLETERNA are the early Division 2 leaders after making it two wins from two with a convincing 76-50 victory over MAKRILLARNA.

Both sides are managed by Patrik Wedberg, highlighting one of the quirks of Division 2 this season. Swengland normally keeps a manager's two teams in separate Matchleague divisions, but that is not always possible at the bottom of the pyramid. If both teams are relegated into Division 2, neither can simply be promoted back out without earning promotion and there is no lower division to move one into.

Patrik is not alone. Scales also has IFK HARLTONHAM and BONGO FURY in Division 2, while Rustan has TEAM GEORGIES BOYS and GOTHATTERS FC. It means there will be a few occasions this season when managers find themselves facing their own second team.

BONGO FURY maintain their perfect start after beating PELUQUEROS ILEGALES 65-52, while TEAM GEORGIES BOYS join them on six points following a 67-55 win against last week's leaders WHALLEY RANGE FC.

There was a strong response from LALJILAND FC, who beat REALSOCIABLEDAD 70-44, while newcomer DHILLON'S HATTERS picked up a first Matchleague victory with an impressive 69-48 win over KNEEJERK TITANS FC.

LIVERHAM bounced back from last week's defeat to beat KAMIKAZEES 66-47, while GOTHATTERS FC overcame HENRY C FC 45-32.

The tightest game saw IFK HARLTONHAM edge SPECKLED JIMS 41-35.

After two matches, ATLETERNA, BONGO FURY and TEAM GEORGIES BOYS are the only sides with perfect records. If they keep that up, promotion will solve the two-teams-in-one-division problem for us.

Reality Matchleague

HOTSPUR AND BOTHERED move to the top of the Reality Matchleague after making it two wins from two, beating BONGOHAM 64-44.

FOREVERGAIS are also perfect so far, beating WILLS WINGDINGS RL 54-39 to sit second.

There were some unusually low scores across the Reality League this week, largely because a number of managers made major squad changes before the Premier League transfer window closed. With Wildcards not permitted in the Reality League, every transfer beyond the available free allowance carried a four-point penalty. For some teams, that meant taking a sizeable points hit in order to get their squad set for the long stretch through to January.

The standout score came from Patrik Wedberg's GAIS, who thrashed MAFIA FOUR LIONS RL 77-26. RAUKENS BK were almost as dominant, beating UNBEATABLES RL 69-16.

NO KANE DO picked up their first win with a 45-38 victory against BITS AND PIECES.

There was also the first Reality League rules infringement of the season. BERRAS BOYS made seven transfers during the Premier League transfer window but had only one free transfer available. The transfers themselves were permitted because they were made during the window, but using the Wildcard to avoid the six additional transfer charges is not allowed under Reality League rules.

The resulting 24-point penalty reduced BERRAS BOYS from 37 points to 13, turning what would have been a 37-37 draw with WHATTHEHECKE into a 37-13 defeat.

BITS AND PIECES also made a transfer after the Reality League deadline had passed. Fortunately, the offending player never made it off the bench, so the infringement had no effect on their Gameweek score or Matchleague result. Dave has since corrected the team, so no harm done.

That leaves HOTSPUR AND BOTHERED and FOREVERGAIS as the only Reality Matchleague teams with two wins from two.

Manager of the Week

Manager of the Week goes to Patrik Wedberg after GAIS produced the highest score across AllSwengland with 77 points.

Patrik had a pretty decent week all round, with his other team ATLETERNA scoring 76, putting the two teams first and joint-second among the week's AllSwengland scores. ATLETERNA also moved up to second in Masterleague 2 and top of the Division 2 Matchleague.

The Wooden Spoon of the Week goes to Carl Strohmeier after BECKENBAURFLY scored 26 points in their heavy defeat to BADLY GOOD.