Clint Gyllenhall

Great goal against Chelsea on Monday evening. He's really having a tremendous season. And all the while jetting in from various movie shoots around the globe. What a star.

STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS

News just in: the badly coiffed ball of rage that is Steve Evans has left Crawley to become the new manager of Rotherham. Although Rotherham are 14 points behind Crawley, reports suggest Evans was annoyed at the board's decision in january to sell key players including the legend that is Matty Tubbs. What does this mean for Crawley and Sergio?
Watch this space...

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

I am minded to reflect this week that in football, as in life, so often what joy is given with one hand is then taken away with the other.
Joy because there is a very real possibilty that the one and only Ricky Van Wolfswinkel could be gracing the Premiership next season judging by reports. Who could fail to be gladdened by his name being uttered by commentators of a Saturday night on telly? Although, is it just me, or does he look 12 years old?
And sadness because Martin O'Neill has confirmed they have no intention of making Niklas Bendtner's move to Sunderland permenant and will be shipping him back to the Emirates at season's end. If even Sunderland don't want him, what hope have we of offloading him elsewhere? Pah

WHALEY BEE HALF WAY ROUND UP!!!!

Never before in the history of the Totally Skill League have we had a Whaley Bee Bonanza Week and excitement on Friday was at fever pitch, with the prospect of over 150 games, over 6 days and the possibility of seeing the table turned completely on its head. And yet, at the half-way point, our Skillers are so evenly matched that it is pretty much as you were, although Penny is going to need to put in some sterling season end performances to see off Darren's challenge for 2nd if the next 3 days change little. There were signs that some of our competitors were finding the extra fixtures wearing by the end of the weekend, with Penny reporting a possible cramp, but she is hoping to run it off. Ronan went into the Bonanza carrying a slight knock, but such is his momentum, he has shown no sign of it affecting his game as yet, and indeed he has now passed the 300 mark. With 3 days of fixtures still to go though, anything could happen and only the previously reported Egg Plant reforming comes close to this level of excitement.
(Sorry, couldn't resist a pic of the Arsenal fans performing the famous Man City Poznan celebration on Sunday to rub it in...tee and indeed, hee!!!)

So, at this point, here is what's happened, with the weekends points tally first and then the league as it stands.

Ronan:  58 pts
Darren:  56 pts
Penny:  50 pts

League Table

Ronan    301 pts
Penny    268 pts
Darren   261 pts

EGG PLANT REFORM!!!

Industy rumours were rife over the past few weeks that seminal prog/folk/punk/nursery rhyme combo EGG PLANT were due to reform for a raft of high profile summer gigs...well we at Totally Skill can now exclusively reveal that IT'S HAPPENING!!! IT'S ON!!! YAAAAY!!!
The full tour dates have yet to be disclosed, but we have got word that they plan to kick off proceedings during the Galway Arts Festival with a show at the Big Top. Insiders have also claimed that Shakespeare and his cohorts plan to include an entire performance of their highly influential conceptual second album 'The Somerset House Peace Conference' as 2012 marks it's 426th anniversary.
Roll on the summer!!!!

PS It has not been finalised, but we also hear that THE BOGNESS may be supporting

PPS Reports suggest that EGG PLANT may also be readying the release of a new double A sided single to coincide with their imminent live return. 'SLAVEN LOVE' & 'I WAITED AND I WAITED (AND ALL I GOT WAS SANCHEZ WATT)' will be released on Bumblewhale Records on limted edition green vinyl 7" in the weeks running up to their summer shows

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

Too......much.....bogness.....can't....think....anymore....

TOTALLY ROUND UP WEEK 34

What a tight week this was; with so much to play for it looks like all our skillers are getting a touch nervous and the maximum scored this week was Penny's 5, with Darren scoring 4 and Ronan 3. The Bundesliga proved productive for Darren and Penny but otherwise everyone was far too cagey and so Penny and Darren failed to capitalise on Ronan's poor week. It looks like it's going to come down to whether or not Ronan can hold his nerve in the run-in. He's got anice 15 point cushion but will that be enough? Nerve-wracking for our competitors but of course great for the neutral. What  a great season this is turning out to be.


Week 34 Table

Ronan           243 pts
Penny           218 pts
Darren          205 pts