OMG It's Whaley Bee!!!!!!!

Well, that was truely epic, and unlike last year, when Whaley Bee made little difference to our standings, things were shaken up considerably this time round. We have a new leader for starters as Darren surged into first place. Friday and Saturday saw him racking up 3 pointers all over the place as Penny could only snatch at the odd single point here and there. Only Falkirk v Hamilton came up trumps for her in a very slow start to the Whaley Bee weekender. Ronan was also good for maximum points for the first 2 days and although he still languishes in third, the gap is diminishing. Penny eventually woke up to the situation by Wednesday and it was a strong showing here that prevented Darren disappearing into the sunset. It was with a heavy heart that she plumped for a 1-1 draw between Everton and Arsenal, but luckily head ruled heart and a vital 3 points added to her tally. Her total of 57 was behind Ronan's of 65 and Darren's impressive 68, but it keeps her up there.
This week will more than likely seem like an anti-climax but as we near the mid-way point of the season, every point counts...

Week 15 Table

Darren          155 pts
Penny           151 pts
Ronan           131 pts

Totally Round-Up Week 14

Strewth! Another (non) week where our Skillers achieve perfect harmony....4 is the magic number this time around. The upcoming Whaley Bee Bonanza may provide the shake up needed as it seems stagnation has crept into the League these last few weeks. Maybe it's lethargy or maybe it's just a pre-Xmas slump as everyone is treading rather too daintily and nobody is truly making a name for themselves.
In more exciting news, the Totally Skill Annual 2013 should be hitting shelves, eh...sometime before Xmas, and there will also be a stunning, limited edition 2013 Calendar available to the first 2 people to pre-order the annual. Maybe only one of them will actually get the calendar though. While stocks last and all that.......

WEEK 14 TABLE

Penny       94
Darren      87
Ronan       66

Plank of the Week

Obvious planks have been a bit thinner on the ground this season, until Adebayor decided to scythe into Santi Cazorla at the weekend that is. What possessed the man to get himself sent off when, until that point, Tottenham had been putting the fear of god into the Arsenal defence, one can only guess...

Totally Round Up Week 13

If you can imagine that Penny's belief in the restorative powers of Mick McCarthy are the icing, and Darren's knowledge of obscure German teams with funny names are the cherries, then Ronan's wild stab in the dark on the Real Zaragoza score is the humble sponge. It was only a much needed 2 points from the Spanish fixture that rescued Ronan's week from another of total disaster. As it was, a total of 3 points scored is hardly world-beating, but I'm sure he will take what he can at this point and hope to turn things around in the imminent Whaley Bee Extravaganza. He's going to have to pull a blinder though to make up ground on Penny and Darren.
Mitt Romney, I mean Mick McCarthy, really is working wonders at Ipswich and Penny's faith was rewarded with 3 points, giving her 5 in total. Darren likewise capitalised on his German homework and scored 5 too.
Alas, Wiltu Iggeery failed to score in the West Brom fixture but they still went on to win and so thwart all our competitors in the Premier League fixture.

Week 13 Table

Penny       85 pts
Darren     78 pts
Ronan      59 pts

Totally Round-Up Week 12

Five points all round this week....the Skillers all in tandem for what we believe could be the first time in Totally Skill history. Darren correctly predicted that A!F!C! would live to fight another day in the FA Cup and was rewarded with a three-pointer for his troubles, while Penny gained a handy three in the La Liga fixture. Next week, Ronan is off to his Scottish training camp, and had better hope they have something special up their sleeves for him to have any chance of mounting a serious challenge soon.
So it's 'as you were' after this weeks round of games, but with a Whaley Bee week on the horizon, that could all change very quickly...or stay pretty much the same. The excitement is palpable.

Week 12 Table

Penny             85
Darren            78
Ronan             59