Author: Gary

Here is an update from the league on the Final Four...Following the Halloween Bowl, the top four look to have cemented their positions in the Final Four end of season English Championship. Only the London Liberty emerged from the tournament with more wins than losses, though they remain in second place behind the Leicester Eagles who went 2-3 at Halloween Bowl. Leicester still lead the way with a win/lose % of 76. The Barbarians had to pull out half way through Halloween Bowl due to be short of players after injury, and went 0-4, and dropped from 3rd to 4th in the overall league standings. They have been replaced in 3rd place by the Chichester Sharks. Team Voodoo and the North Devon Dogs still have a shot at a Final…

Following their good showing at the Voodoo tournament this past weekend, Thierry has written a match report for their four games.From the Spinning Frenchman himself...'Hello sports fans. On Sunday 29th of October the new Thespians team played their best tournament result so far. Scoring two touchdowns and winning a game (granted the win was by forfeit) but it’s the win that counts; we also had a tie against Voodont - who went on to win every other game they played up until Voodoo, but I don’t know what happened there. The grounds for the tournament where brilliant, there were changing rooms, toilets, somewhere to buy food and a place to stock up on football gear from MH football shop, which had a table beside the grandstand. It was by far…

Well done guys, for a fantastic effort on Sunday. The results may not have gone our way, but I saw a great determination and commitment from both teams. And it was a lot of fun!There were a lot of positives to take from the day:1) we entered two teams. This is impressive in its own right. Very few teams in the league are able to field the number of players we have on our squad. I'm very pleased to see how our team has grown this year. It was only 10 months ago that our squad numbers fell to 5-7 players. We were faced with the prospect of the team folding, but strong recruitment efforts - through word of mouth, in the papers and on the web - has built…

I've just realised that the clocks go back one hour this Sunday. This means that you gain an hour in bed! However, please remember to change you alarms clocks so no one misses the rendevous at the car park.I just know someone will...

Here are the details for Sunday's tournament in Andover.The tournament kicks off at 11am so we'll need to leave the car park at 9 a.m. This gives us enough time to meet up with Neil, get to the ground and have a warm up before the fun starts.Teams attending (confirmed):Team VoodooBarbariansMildenhall MayhemLondon LibertyChichester SharksChichester ThespiansChatham SharksLeicester EaglesNorth Devon DogsTeams interested but not confirmed:South Wales RebellionFen HarriersTeam BerkshireWe will be entering 2 teams - line ups to be confirmed on the day. Please ensure you bring a white shirt and a dark shirt for games.Also bring a few quid as there will be a £10 fee per team, plus a caterer onsite.Those of you first-timers to competition days, bring food, drink, waterproof coat and a change of clothes also.IMPORTANT: we need…

Click the TV screen below to view all the Chichester Shark videos. I'll be adding to this over time.

As of 19th October these are the current league tables:Due to an irregular number of games for each team, the positions in the table are determined by the team's W/L/T percentage (PCT).Prior to the final tournament of the year (Beach Bowl 17/12/06), the 4 teams with the highest percentages, who have played in a minimum of 3 ESFL tournament this season, will qualify for the Final Four. These four teams will fight it out for the league title.Recent good results by the Sharks have kept them in 4th place and on target to qualify for the Final Four. However, good showings at Andover (Oct) and Ruislip (Nov) will be necessary to secure the spot.Statistically, it looks likely that only a strong finish from the North Devon Dogs (and a poor…

If any of you guys are needing to top up on kit its worth taking a look ebay at the moment. They have loads of shirts from as little as £4.99/£9.99 and upwards. Might be handy for any of you new guys who want a white shirt for the next tournament...Anyway, here are links to boots and gloves that you might be interested in:Bootssize 9 £8.50size 10 £10.00 size 9.5 £10.50 size 10 £0.99size 12 £0.99Gloves large £11.84 XL £10.00

We have received an invitation from Dayle Kirby, who is involved with the England and Great Britain flag teams. It reads:Hope to see you at the OPEN trials for Team England this Sunday in Tidworth. I'll be in touch later with precise details about the venue and timings but we're aiming for 12 midday registration for a 1pm start. Please note that GB Lions Head Coach has stressed that Team England (and Team Scotland) will be the ONLY routes to GB selection for next year. Future Team England dates include a training session on Sunday 12 November and game against Team Ireland in Dublin on Saturday 18 November. Co-ordinators of Offence and Defence will be finalising the schedule for the day shortly, however, in keeping with the (kitted) National Programme,…

Sorry for the delay in updating the site - its been a busy week.For those of you not in the know we had a mixed result in Devon this past weekend - but there is a good upside too!On the day we finished 2-2, with narrow losses against Voodoo and Leicester. We racked up some nice points against the Plymouth Admirals, but most importantly on the day, we beat the North Devon Dogs.Why was that so important you may wonder? Well, the Sharks currently occupy the fourth spot in the qualification for the season ending Final Four. It would appear at the moment, that the Dogs are the only team that can realistically catch us. So beating them - and them finishing 1-3 on the day, further increases our lead…