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On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:56:17 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

DF: [O. Diomande], Kossounou, Ndicka, Baba, Verdon
MF: Lemina, Ntcham
FW: [N. Pepe], Osimhen(c), Aubameyang, Prince Adu, Guessand,

Kossounou surprisingly starts, so he stays in the lineup. Maybe he'll
get his second ever career goal. Conference leagure Ntcham out,
Mohammed "2 red cards and zero goals in three matches" Diomande in.


DF: [O. Diomande], Kossounou, Ndicka, Baba, Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande
FW: [N. Pepe], Osimhen(c), Aubameyang, Prince Adu, Guessand

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On 20/01/2026 18.33, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

Flickers
DF: Tah, Mittelst|ndt, Beste
MF: Karl, Brandt, Wirtz, Nmecha
FW: Gnabry (C), Adeyemi, Woltemade, Undav, Lewelling

Gnabry on the bench. Keep, but move armband to Undav. Woltemade also
out, replace with random Stuttgarter.

Vikings
DF: Bj|+rtuft, Rasmus Kristensen, Gaaei
MF: Fet, Magn||sson, Odgaard, Kornvig
FW: Haaland (C), Hauge, H|+jlund, S|+rloth, Swedberg

Pointless tinkering.

Vikings
DF: Bj|+rtuft, Rasmus Kristensen, Gaaei
MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn||sson, Kornvig
FW: Haaland (C), Hauge, H|+jlund, S|+rloth, Swedberg

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On 20/01/2026 18:27, Werner Pichler wrote:

Wonderland
DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Okoh
MF: Sabitzer, Laimer, Wanner, Shaqiri
FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)

Conference Leaguer Okoh out, Flavius Daniliuc in.
Injured Sabitzer out, Darian Male+i in.

January Wonderland:

DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Daniliuc
MF: Laimer, Wanner, Shaqiri, Male+i
FW: Florucz, Arnautovi-c, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)

Later tinkering likely.

...because I forgot Laimer is injured.

Two Freiburg players in - Manzambi for Laimer and
Adamu for Ajeti


DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Daniliuc
MF: Wanner, Shaqiri, Male+i, Manzambi
FW: Florucz, Arnautovi-c, Monteiro, Adamu, Ndoye (c)


Ciao,
Werner
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On 20/01/2026 20:57, Werner Pichler wrote:

On 20/01/2026 18:27, Werner Pichler wrote:

On 20/01/2026 17:43, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:08:51 -0700, MH <MHnospam@ucalgary.ca> wrote:

On 2026-01-18 21:14, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Waffles
DF: Meunier, Mechele, Theate
MF: Vanaken, Onana , Vermeeren, Mokio
FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Openda, Vertessen, Heynen

Very early kickoff in Kazakhstan

Finally, a Champions League match in January in Central Asia!

For meteorological reasons they moved this from Almaty (where it's
currently -8-#C) to Astana where it's -15-#C, but the stadium's got a
closed roof and I see the Brugge players are mostly wearing short
sleeves (unlike the Kazakhs).

Later today, a match in Bod|+ where it's currently warmer than in
Prague. Thanks, Gulf Stream!



Bungs
DF: Burgess, Gu|-hi, Tavernier
MF: Foden, Rice, Madueke, Ju. Bellingham
FW: Rashford, Barnes, Saka, Kane (c), Nketiah

Conference Leaguers Gu|-hi (even though technically he's now a Champions
Leaguer) and Nketiah out.

Anthony Gordon and Rico Lewis in.
And to go all in on the early Man City kickoff, Nico O'Reilly in for
Jude Bellingham.


January Bungs:

DF: R. Lewis, Burgess, Tavernier
MF: Foden, O'Reilly, Rice, Madueke
FW: Rashford, Barnes, Gordon, Saka, Kane (c)

No Rice, no Madueke. Eze starts, so in he goes,
and Jude Bellingham also back in.

Djed Spence in for Burgess.

DF: [R. Lewis], Spence, Tavernier
MF: [Foden, O'Reilly], Eze, Ju. Bellingham
FW: Saka, Rashford, Barnes, Gordon, Kane (c)

Rashford on the bench but likely to score a sub goal...

Ah what the hell, Delap in for him.


DF: [R. Lewis, Spence], Tavernier
MF: [Foden, O'Reilly, Eze, Ju. Bellingham]
FW: [Saka], Delap, Barnes, Gordon, Kane (c)


Ciao,
Werner
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:25:36 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Preliminary Armata:

DF: Dimarco, Mancini, Scalvini, Spinazzola
MF: Grifo, Barella, Miretti, Orsolini (c), Cambiaghi, Lo. Pellegrini
FW: Scamacca, Pio Esposito

Not even much room for tinkering here. Scalvini out, Pisilli in, for a
nice 3-7-2 formation.

DF: [Dimarco, Spinazzola], Mancini
MF: [Barella], Miretti, Grifo, Orsolini (c), Cambiaghi, Lo.
Pellegrini, Pisilli
FW: [Pio Esposito], Scamacca


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On 20/01/2026 18.35, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 20/01/2026 18.27, Werner Pichler wrote:

Later tinkering likely. I want to put in a Sturm player
because I'll be at the match in Rotterdam, but I also want
to score points in this game.

Rotterdam in January can not be recommended.

The hospitality you can expect in Rotterdam on 22/1: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uzr89cut3df0nms8vz37p/2025-01-22-20.49.02.jpg?rlkey=bnoz5wkp0s30rmrcd4w61x3k2&st=mrtgmpgu&dl=0
And that's after waiting 90 minutes in the rain to get in.

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On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:29:38 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:14:03 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Default lineups the ones that finished MD6:

Standings after the Tuesday matches:

Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Bungs 1 [Ju. Bellingham]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Rockers 1 [Oluwaseyi]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Armata, Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0

Standings after the Wednesday matches:

Bungs 7 [Ju. Bellingham, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes]
Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Rockers 2 [Oluwaseyi, McKennie]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Armata 1 [Scamacca]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0


BIG day for the Bungs, who now become odds-on favorites to win the
whole thing, barring any shocking developments tomorrow. Who knew that
the solution to the Gordon vs Barnes dilemma was to pick them both?







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On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:29:38 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:14:03 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Default lineups the ones that finished MD6:

Standings after the Tuesday matches:

Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Bungs 1 [Ju. Bellingham]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Rockers 1 [Oluwaseyi]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Armata, Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0

Standings after the Wednesday matches:

Bungs 7 [Ju. Bellingham, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes]
Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Rockers 2 [Oluwaseyi, McKennie]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Armata 1 [Scamacca]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0

BIG day for the Bungs, who now become odds-on favorites to win the
whole thing, barring any shocking developments tomorrow.

Yeah that went well. And there I was on Tuesday,
thinking the Bungs could be doomed when Dominic
Solanke shooting against his own feet was the only
goal on the table.

Kane even missed another penalty, which practically
never happens unless itrCOs a high-profile match for
England.

Who knew that
the solution to the Gordon vs Barnes dilemma was to pick them both?

No Conference League was a blessing in disguise.


Ciao,
Werner
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Werner Pichler <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

On 20/01/2026 18:27, Werner Pichler wrote:

Wonderland
DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Okoh
MF: Sabitzer, Laimer, Wanner, Shaqiri
FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)


Conference Leaguer Okoh out, Flavius Daniliuc in.
Injured Sabitzer out, Darian Male+i in.


January Wonderland:

DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Daniliuc
MF: Laimer, Wanner, Shaqiri, Male+i
FW: Florucz, Arnautovi-c, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)

Later tinkering likely.

...because I forgot Laimer is injured.

Two Freiburg players in - Manzambi for Laimer and
Adamu for Ajeti

DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Daniliuc
MF: Wanner, Shaqiri, Male+i, Manzambi
FW: Florucz, Arnautovi-c, Monteiro, Adamu, Ndoye (c)

Lienhart injured, Adamu and Manzambi on the bench,
and so is Monteiro.

W|+thrich for Lienhart
Weinhandl (17-year-old Sturm debutant) for
Manzambi
Ajeti back in for Adamu
Ljubi-ii-c for Monteiro


DF: [Akanji], W|+thrich, Daniliuc
MF: [Wanner], Ljubi-ii-c, Male+i, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
FW: [Florucz], Arnautovi-c, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)


Ciao,
Werner


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On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:33:48 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

DF: [Dimarco, Spinazzola], Mancini
MF: [Barella], Miretti, Grifo, Orsolini (c), Cambiaghi, Lo.
Pellegrini, Pisilli
FW: [Pio Esposito], Scamacca

Orsolini, Cambiaghi and Grifo not starting...this is looking grim.
Pobega in for Orsolini, who was considered the least likely to start.
Grifo and Cambiaghi stay in, because there are literally no better
options. I'll switch the captain's armband to Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Maybe I could naturalize Soule on the spot?


DF: [Dimarco, Spinazzola], Mancini
MF: [Barella, Miretti,] Grifo, Pobega, Cambiaghi, Lo.
Pellegrini(c), Pisilli
FW: [Pio Esposito, Scamacca]







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On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:23:05 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:33:48 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

DF: [Dimarco, Spinazzola], Mancini
MF: [Barella], Miretti, Grifo, Orsolini (c), Cambiaghi, Lo.
Pellegrini, Pisilli
FW: [Pio Esposito], Scamacca

Orsolini, Cambiaghi and Grifo not starting...this is looking grim.
Pobega in for Orsolini, who was considered the least likely to start.
Grifo and Cambiaghi stay in, because there are literally no better
options. I'll switch the captain's armband to Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Maybe I could naturalize Soule on the spot?

DF: [Dimarco, Spinazzola], Mancini
MF: [Barella, Miretti,] Grifo, Pobega, Cambiaghi, Lo.
Pellegrini(c), Pisilli
FW: [Pio Esposito, Scamacca]

How could I forget Juri Cisotti? In for Pobega.


DF: [Dimarco, Spinazzola], Mancini
MF: [Barella, Miretti,] Grifo, Cisotti, Cambiaghi, Lo.
Pellegrini(c), Pisilli
FW: [Pio Esposito, Scamacca]


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On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:54:13 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:56:17 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

DF: [O. Diomande], Kossounou, Ndicka, Baba, Verdon
MF: Lemina, Ntcham
FW: [N. Pepe], Osimhen(c), Aubameyang, Prince Adu, Guessand,

Kossounou surprisingly starts, so he stays in the lineup. Maybe he'll
get his second ever career goal. Conference leagure Ntcham out,
Mohammed "2 red cards and zero goals in three matches" Diomande in.

DF: [O. Diomande], Kossounou, Ndicka, Baba, Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande
FW: [N. Pepe], Osimhen(c), Aubameyang, Prince Adu, Guessand

Prince Adu and Guessand not starting, aaargh!

Edmund Baidoo and Sebastien Haller in.


DF: [O. Diomande], Kossounou, Ndicka, Baba, Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande
FW: [N. Pepe], Osimhen(c), Aubameyang, E, Baidoo, Haller
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On 2026-01-20 12:29, MH wrote:

On 2026-01-20 12:27, MH wrote:

On 2026-01-20 12:20, MH wrote:

On 2026-01-20 10:20, MH wrote:

On 2026-01-19 15:08, MH wrote:

On 2026-01-18 21:14, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Default lineups the ones that finished MD6:

No Conference like.-a Going to be rough for my guys, especially

the Gaels.

Gaels
DF: Tierney, Scales, A. Robertson
MF: McTominay (C), McGregor, A. Gray , Watts, Barron
FW: Parrot , Br. Johnson, Evan Ferguson, Nisbet

Parrot, Watts, Nisbet, B. Johnson all gone.

DF: Tierney, Scales, RObertson, Souttar
MF: mcTominay (C), McGinn (Villa), McGregor, Barron, L. Ferguson

(Bologna)

FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny,

Changes sure to come

Added Souttar.

Nope, Souttar out, Archie Gray back in.

Unable to tinker earlier. Barron out Scott McKenna (D. Zagreb) in.

Rockers
DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest
MF: Tilman, LUIS PALMA, Olusaweyi, McKennie
FW: Pi|#eda, J. David, Buchanan, P. David, Balogun(c)

Needs work, but less affected by conference league being over

DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest
MF: Tilman, McKennie, Eustaquio, Olusaweyi
FW: J. David (C), T. Buchanan, T. Weah, P. David, Balogun

Tilman only on the bench, but I will leave him in. >

Will see if Davies starts....

Got a goal from Trusty. Nothing left to do here.

Waffles
DF: Meunier, Mechele, Theate
MF: Vanaken, Onana , Vermeeren, Mokio
FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Openda, Vertessen, Heynen

Injuries taking a toll, but should manage without Conference league >>> -a>> guys. There are none in this default lineup.

DF: Meunier, Mechele (1), Theate
MF: Vanaken (1), Tielemans, Mokio, Heynen
FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Openda, Vertessen, Fofana (Lyon)

Doku on the bench, so maybe should have changed him

Lukaku on the bench. Dare I ?-a Sure, I dare.-a Openda out, Lukaku in.

And Trossard starts so in he goes. UEFA says he is a MF.

DF Meunier Mechele 1, Theate
MF TROSSARD, Vanaken 1, Tielemans, Heynen
FW LUKAKU, Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Vertessen, Fofana

Stilll Heynen, Vertessen and Meunier to come and all are starting so I
guess I can't improve on that.

Wonderland
-a-a DF: Akanji, Lienhart, Okoh
MF: Sabitzer, Laimer, Wanner, Shaqiri
FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)

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<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

DF: [O. Diomande], Kossounou, Ndicka, Baba, Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande
FW: [N. Pepe], Osimhen(c), Aubameyang, E, Baidoo, Haller

Last attempt at tinkering: Ndicka out, Benie Traore in; Haller out,
Dele (Ferencvaros) in.


DF: [O. Diomande, Kossounou, Baba] Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore
FW: [N. Pepe, Osimhen(c), Aubameyang], E. Baidoo, Dele
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:39:47 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:29:38 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:14:03 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Default lineups the ones that finished MD6:

Standings after the Tuesday matches:

Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Bungs 1 [Ju. Bellingham]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Rockers 1 [Oluwaseyi]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Armata, Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0

Standings after the Wednesday matches:

Bungs 7 [Ju. Bellingham, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes]
Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Rockers 2 [Oluwaseyi, McKennie]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Armata 1 [Scamacca]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0

BIG day for the Bungs, who now become odds-on favorites to win the
whole thing, barring any shocking developments tomorrow. Who knew that
the solution to the Gordon vs Barnes dilemma was to pick them both?

Two big Viking goals (Kornvig and Swedberg), may be enough to keep
them within striking distance of the Bungs in MD8.


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On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:07:11 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:39:47 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:29:38 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:14:03 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Default lineups the ones that finished MD6:

Standings after the Tuesday matches:

Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Bungs 1 [Ju. Bellingham]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Rockers 1 [Oluwaseyi]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Armata, Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0

Standings after the Wednesday matches:

Bungs 7 [Ju. Bellingham, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes]
Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Rockers 2 [Oluwaseyi, McKennie]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Armata 1 [Scamacca]
Vikings 1 [Hauge]
Flickers, Gulfers and Wonderland 0


BIG day for the Bungs, who now become odds-on favorites to win the
whole thing, barring any shocking developments tomorrow. Who knew that
the solution to the Gordon vs Barnes dilemma was to pick them both?

Two big Viking goals (Kornvig and Swedberg), may be enough to keep
them within striking distance of the Bungs in MD8.

Some action in the back of the pack, reshuffling the bonus points.

MD7 quickie standings:

Bungs 7 [Ju. Bellingham, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes]
Armata 3 [Scamacca, Pisilli 2]
Rockers 3 [Oluwaseyi, McKennie, Trusty]
Vikings 3 [Hauge, Kornvig, Swedberg]
Gaels 2 [McTominay (x2)]
Gulfers 2 [M. Diomande, Dele]
Waffles 2 [Vanaken, Mechele]
Jogo 1 [Vinicius Jr.]
Flickers and Wonderland 0

Not a great week for the German speakers.

Full report to follow.

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On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:14:03 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

MD7 lineups and scores:

Bungs 7
DF: R. Lewis, Spence, Tavernier
MF: Foden, O'Reilly, Eze, Ju. Bellingham 1
FW: Saka, Delap, Barnes 1, Gordon 1, Kane (c) 2(x2)

Armata 3
DF: Dimarco, Mancini, Spinazzola
MF: Grifo, Barella, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Lo. Pellegrini (c), Pisilli 2,
Cisotti
FW: Scamacca 1, Pio Esposito

Rockers 3
DF: Trusty 1, Murillo, Dest
MF: Tilman, McKennie 1, Eustaquio, Oluwaseyi 1
FW: J. David (C), T. Buchanan, T. Weah, P. David, Balogun

Vikings 3
DF: Bjortuft, Rasmus Kristensen, Gaaei
MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn.sson, Kornvig 1
FW: Haaland (C), Hauge 1, Hojlund, Sorloth, Swedberg 1

Gaels 2
DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson
MF: McTominay (C) 1(x2), McGinn, McGregor, Barron, L. Ferguson, A.
Gray
FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny

Gulfers 2
DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Kossounou, Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore
FW: N. Pepe, Osimhen (c), Aubameyang, E. Baidoo, Dele 1

Waffles 2
DF: Meunier, Mechele 1, Theate
MF: Vanaken 1, Tielemans, Trossard, Heynen
FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Lukaku, Vertessen, M. Fofana

Jogo 1
DF: Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley
MF: B. Guimaraes, Joelinton, Ederson, Gabriel Sara
FW: Jopo Pedro, Martinelli (c), Richarlison, Vin0cius Jr. 1, Estnvpo

Flickers 0
DF: Tah, MittelstEdt, Beste
MF: Karl, Brandt, Wirtz, Nmecha
FW: Gnabry, Adeyemi, Random Stuttgarter, Undav (c), Lewelling

Wonderland 0
DF: Akanji, Wnthrich, Daniliuc
MF: Wanner, Ljubicic, MaleU, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)


MD7 Points:
-----------
Bungs 7 + 10.00 = 17.00
Armata 3 + 4.33 = 7.33
Rockers 3 + 4.33 = 7.33
Vikings 3 + 4.33 = 7.33
Gaels 2 + 1.00 = 3.00
Gulfers 2 + 1.00 = 3.00
Waffles 2 + 1.00 = 3.00
Jogo 1 + 0.00 = 1.00
Flickers 0 + 0.00 = 0.00
Wonderland 0 + 0.00 = 0.00


Standings:
----------
Team TotGoals TotPoints
Bungs 32 67.1
Vikings 26 55.43
Gulfers 27 52
Flickers 21 40.6
Rockers 17 36.5
Armata 20 34.26
Jogo 19 31.5
Wonderland 12 26
Waffles 13 21
Gaels 13 17.6

That's a big gap at the top, surely even the Bungs can't bungle it
now?
Flickers slide from almost title contenders to best of the mid-table
bunch, while the Rockers make strides. Waffles and Gaels at the
bottom, despite scoring more goals than the Wonderland.


Optimal Lineups
---------------
Armata 5
DF:
MF: Pisilli 2 (x2)
FW: Scamacca


Bungs 11
DF: Maitland-Niles
MF: Ju. Bellingham, Sancho
FW: Solanke, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes, Rowe

Flickers 2
DF: Kratzig (x2)
MF:
FW:

Gaels 2
DF:
MF: McTominay (x2)
FW:

Gulfers 3
DF:
MF: M. Diomande
FW: Dele (x2)

Jogo 6
DF:
MF:
FW: Gabriel Jesus 2 (x2), Vinicius Jr., Brumado

Rockers 4
DF: Trusty
MF: Oluwaseyi (x2), McKennie
FW:

Vikings 10
DF: Starfelt
MF: Soltvedt
FW: Hogh 2 (x2), Hauge, J. Larsson, Gy%keres, O. Edvardsen, [N. Holm,
W. Swedberg, Agbonifo]

Waffles 6
DF: Mechele
MF: Vanaken, Vanhoutte, Heymans
FW: Vermant (x2)

Wonderland 0
DF:
MF:
FW:


Comments to follow
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:45:22 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

Optimal Lineups
---------------
Armata 5
DF:
MF: Pisilli 2 (x2)
FW: Scamacca

Quasi-perfect efficiency (wrong captain)

Bungs 11
DF: Maitland-Niles
MF: Ju. Bellingham, Sancho
FW: Solanke, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes, Rowe

Bungs top of the optimal goals as well.

Flickers 2
DF: Kratzig (x2)
MF:
FW:

Worst week ever for the Flickers?

Gaels 2
DF:
MF: McTominay (x2)
FW:

Perfect efficiency.

Gulfers 3
DF:
MF: M. Diomande
FW: Dele (x2)

Quasi-perfect efficiency.

Jogo 6
DF:
MF:
FW: Gabriel Jesus 2 (x2), Vinicius Jr., Brumado

The resurrection of Jesus, about two months early.

Rockers 4
DF: Trusty
MF: Oluwaseyi (x2), McKennie
FW:

Quasi-perfect efficiency.

Vikings 10
DF: Starfelt
MF: Soltvedt
FW: Hogh 2 (x2), Hauge, J. Larsson, Gy%keres, O. Edvardsen, [N. Holm,
W. Swedberg, Agbonifo]

Way too many Viking forwards, and way too many players with the same
name.

Waffles 6
DF: Mechele
MF: Vanaken, Vanhoutte, Heymans
FW: Vermant (x2)

Heymans late goal instead of Heynen hurts the waffles.

Wonderland 0
DF:
MF:
FW:

You can't make omelettes without eggs.
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Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@stofanet.dk> wrote:

On 20/01/2026 18.35, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 20/01/2026 18.27, Werner Pichler wrote:

Later tinkering likely. I want to put in a Sturm player
because I'll be at the match in Rotterdam, but I also want
to score points in this game.

Rotterdam in January can not be recommended.

The hospitality you can expect in Rotterdam on 22/1: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uzr89cut3df0nms8vz37p/2025-01-22-20.49.02.jpg?rlkey=bnoz5wkp0s30rmrcd4w61x3k2&st=mrtgmpgu&dl=0
And that's after waiting 90 minutes in the rain to get in.

I thought that was a tunnel now I know itrCOs the bridge.

It wasnrCOt too bad, actually, or at least not as bad as
the match afterwards.

But it seems pretty obvious that the whole cage setup
is laid out for the Worst Ajax Case.


Ciao,
Werner

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On 23/01/2026 06:45, Futbolmetrix wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:14:03 -0500, Futbolmetrix
<futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

MD7 lineups and scores:

Bungs 7
DF: R. Lewis, Spence, Tavernier
MF: Foden, O'Reilly, Eze, Ju. Bellingham 1
FW: Saka, Delap, Barnes 1, Gordon 1, Kane (c) 2(x2)

Armata 3
DF: Dimarco, Mancini, Spinazzola
MF: Grifo, Barella, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Lo. Pellegrini (c), Pisilli 2, Cisotti
FW: Scamacca 1, Pio Esposito

Rockers 3
DF: Trusty 1, Murillo, Dest
MF: Tilman, McKennie 1, Eustaquio, Oluwaseyi 1
FW: J. David (C), T. Buchanan, T. Weah, P. David, Balogun

Vikings 3
DF: Bj|+rtuft, Rasmus Kristensen, Gaaei
MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn||sson, Kornvig 1
FW: Haaland (C), Hauge 1, H|+jlund, S|+rloth, Swedberg 1

Gaels 2
DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson
MF: McTominay (C) 1(x2), McGinn, McGregor, Barron, L. Ferguson, A.
Gray
FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny

Gulfers 2
DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Kossounou, Verdon
MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore
FW: N. Pepe, Osimhen (c), Aubameyang, E. Baidoo, Dele 1

Waffles 2
DF: Meunier, Mechele 1, Theate
MF: Vanaken 1, Tielemans, Trossard, Heynen
FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Lukaku, Vertessen, M. Fofana

Jogo 1
DF: Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley
MF: B. Guimaraes, Joelinton, Ederson, Gabriel Sara
FW: Jo|uo Pedro, Martinelli (c), Richarlison, Vin|!cius Jr. 1, Est|-v|uo

Flickers 0
DF: Tah, Mittelst|ndt, Beste
MF: Karl, Brandt, Wirtz, Nmecha
FW: Gnabry, Adeyemi, Random Stuttgarter, Undav (c), Lewelling

Wonderland 0
DF: Akanji, W|+thrich, Daniliuc
MF: Wanner, Ljubicic, Male+i, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)

MD7 Points:
-----------
Bungs 7 + 10.00 = 17.00
Armata 3 + 4.33 = 7.33
Rockers 3 + 4.33 = 7.33
Vikings 3 + 4.33 = 7.33
Gaels 2 + 1.00 = 3.00
Gulfers 2 + 1.00 = 3.00
Waffles 2 + 1.00 = 3.00
Jogo 1 + 0.00 = 1.00
Flickers 0 + 0.00 = 0.00
Wonderland 0 + 0.00 = 0.00

Standings:
----------
Team TotGoals TotPoints
Bungs 32 67.1
Vikings 26 55.43
Gulfers 27 52
Flickers 21 40.6
Rockers 17 36.5
Armata 20 34.26
Jogo 19 31.5
Wonderland 12 26
Waffles 13 21
Gaels 13 17.6

That's a big gap at the top, surely even the Bungs can't bungle it
now?

Don't underestimate me!

Back from Rotterdam (and some groundhopping in Dordrecht), everything
was pretty great apart from the actual game.

Flickers slide from almost title contenders to best of the mid-table
bunch, while the Rockers make strides. Waffles and Gaels at the
bottom, despite scoring more goals than the Wonderland.

Optimal Lineups
---------------
Armata 5
DF:
MF: Pisilli 2 (x2)
FW: Scamacca

Bungs 11
DF: Maitland-Niles
MF: Ju. Bellingham, Sancho
FW: Solanke, Kane 2(x2), Gordon, Barnes, Rowe

Flickers 2
DF: Kratzig (x2)
MF:
FW:

Gaels 2
DF:
MF: McTominay (x2)
FW:

Gulfers 3
DF:
MF: M. Diomande
FW: Dele (x2)

Jogo 6
DF:
MF:
FW: Gabriel Jesus 2 (x2), Vinicius Jr., Brumado

Rockers 4
DF: Trusty
MF: Oluwaseyi (x2), McKennie
FW:

Vikings 10
DF: Starfelt
MF: Soltvedt
FW: H|+gh 2 (x2), Hauge, J. Larsson, Gy||keres, O. Edvardsen, [N. Holm,
W. Swedberg, Agbonifo]

You have Kornvig above, but he's missing here.
Soltvedt is a defender, not that it matters much.

I think this is the first matchday where the Swedes (Gy||keres, Larsson, Agbonifo, Swedberg, Starfelt) carry the intra-Viking title.

Waffles 6
DF: Mechele
MF: Vanaken, Vanhoutte, Heymans
FW: Vermant (x2)

Wonderland 0
DF:
MF:
FW:

Ironically, it's no surprise that mid-January is a particularly bad
period for the Winter Wonderland. Until the revamp of the UEFA
competitions this was simply never the time to play competitive football
around here. Right now they should be on training camp in Turkey, not
losing heavily to Feyenoord.



Ciao,
Werner
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Wonderland 0
DF:
MF:
FW:

You can't make omelettes without eggs.

Where's the 'Perfect efficiency!' ?


Ciao,
Werner
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:57:01 +0100, Werner Pichler
<wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

On 23/01/2026 07:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Wonderland 0
DF:
MF:
FW:

You can't make omelettes without eggs.

Where's the 'Perfect efficiency!' ?

Zero divided by sero is undefined. No perfect efficiency for you.


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On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:56:25 +0100, Werner Pichler
<wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

That's a big gap at the top, surely even the Bungs can't bungle it
now?

Don't underestimate me!

Some healthy anti-weaufxing never hurt anybody.

Vikings 10
DF: Starfelt
MF: Soltvedt
FW: Hogh 2 (x2), Hauge, J. Larsson, Gy%keres, O. Edvardsen, [N. Holm,
W. Swedberg, Agbonifo]

You have Kornvig above, but he's missing here.
Soltvedt is a defender, not that it matters much.

Fixed, and efficiency scores updated. We actually have tight race for
the efficiency title

Armata: 0.571
Rockers: 0.548
Gaels : 0.520
Waffles : 0.520

I think this is the first matchday where the Swedes (Gy%keres, Larsson, >Agbonifo, Swedberg, Starfelt) carry the intra-Viking title.

How the mighty have fallen.

Ironically, it's no surprise that mid-January is a particularly bad
period for the Winter Wonderland. Until the revamp of the UEFA
competitions this was simply never the time to play competitive football >around here. Right now they should be on training camp in Turkey, not
losing heavily to Feyenoord.

Gulfers also penalized by the AFCON business. We wuz robbed.



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