I TELL YAH INVITATIONAL LEAGUE

SEASON TWELVE

WEEK 34

This week in the Premier League, Notts Forest thrashed Sunderland 5-0 away to ease their relegation fears. West Ham scored a late winner to beat Everton 2-1 at home to stay two points above the relegation zone. Spurs beat Wolves 1-0 away for their first win of the year, but remain in the bottom three.

Arsenal beat Newcastle 1-0 at home to go three points clear at the top. Man Utd beat Brentford 2-1 at home to virtually seal a Champions League place. Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at home to boost their Champions League hopes.

Fulham got a 1-0 home victory to help boost their European aspirations to dent Aston Villa’s hopes of Champions League qualification.

In a reduced ITYFL, two managers seem destined to battle it out until the final day. My old football club mate Darren Micheal has moved back to the top, via just five points, due to his superb free hit 61 point weekly score, thanks to captain B.Fernandes (10) Gibbs-White (13) Bowen (10) Porro (8) Saliba (7), and Virgil (4).

Coach Simz, Simeon Edwards will be disappointed with his performance as he moved down to second place following a modest 37 point week. With main contributions from captain B.Fernandes (10) Gabriel (8) Maguire (7) Bassey (6), and Mbeumo (3).

This week’s Highest Scorer was my long-time bredrin Francis Norville, who is possibly just about clinging onto faint title aspirations. He scored an excellent weekly score of 65 points, doing the business were captain B.Fernandes (10) Gibbs-White (13) Bowen (10) Raya (10) Dewsbury-Hall (8) Gabriel (8), and Xavi Simons (3).

Staying in fourth is former champ (ahem) Charles Denton, who scored a very modest 39 point week, mainly due to captain Havertz (8) Bowen (10) Gabriel (8) Mbeumo (3), and Tarkowski (3).

My middle son, Jahsiah Tobierrie, remains in fifth place with hopes of a Champions League finish, following a very decent 59 point weekly score. Following captain Bowen (20) Gibbs-White (13) Gabriel (8) B.Fernandes (5), and Martinez (3). Just seven points behind in sixth is Tommy Lee, who scored a superb weekly score of 64 points. With contributions from captain Bowen (20) Gibbs-White (13) Dewsbury-Hall (8) Gabriel (8) N.Williams (5), and Mavropanos (4).

In seventh is my youngest son and former champ Latrell Oscar, following a decent 54 point week, due to captain Watkins (4) Gibbs-White (13) Raya (10) Gabriel (8) Saliba (7), and B.Fernandes (5). Two-time champ Jeff Franklin moves up to eighth, with a superb 63 point weekly score and contributions from captain B.Fernandes (10) Andersen (11) Bowen (10) Raya (10) Gabriel (8) Virgil (4), and Mbeumo (3).

This week’s Highest Mover is my OldSkool mate Derick Fredericks, whose superb free hit weekly score of 64 points moved him up five places from 14th to 9th. Thanks to captain Watkins (4) Gibbs-White (13) Bowen (10) Dewsbury-Hall (8) Gabriel (8) Saliba (7) B.Fernandes (5), and Virgil (4). This sees Owen Barnes move down, but hold onto a top ten spot via just two points, despite a disappointing 26 point week, with contributions from only vice captain Rogers (4) Gabriel (8) B.Fernandes (5), and Garner (3).
Full steam ahead to week 35, just four more weeks to go. Make it count, y’all.