Sunday Drive to Devon

This Sunday sees the Sharks travel (for what will seem like an eternity) to Devon to play in the latest ESFL tournament hosted by the NorthDevon Dogs.Due to numbers, we'll only be travelling with a Sharks team this time, but hope to have the Thespians with us for next months tournament in Andover.For the guys that are coming on Sunday, please be at the car park ready for a 7.00am departure. Its quite a drive so we need to leave on time.See you all Sunday!
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Who needs new boots?

Guys, I've just noticed there are two pairs of brand new american football boots on sale on ebay.Both are currently £2.99 eachSize 9Size 9.5The auctions end at around 5.30am Thursday morning.Happy bidding
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Video Highlights from Sharks vs Thespians

Here it is - the eagerly awaited video of the tournament game between the Sharks and Thespians. This isn't the first time the two teams have faced off in competition but certainly the first caught on camera.It was a good day in Westergate, even if the results didn't always go the right way. Well done to all that played. Continued effort like in training this week, will only make us better teams.Enjoy the clipsWatch here(p.s. Sorry Ewan, we did catch the ball-versus-face encounter...)
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Season Update from the League

Recently the league reviewed the currently state of the standings on the league website. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is in full:Road to the Final Four24th August 2006After eight months of the 2006 ESFL season, the road to the Final Four is now becoming clearer. With teams needing to play in three ESFL qualifying tournaments to become eligible for the "Final Four" tournament, we now have six qualifying sides, with the prospect of at least two more (North Devon Dogs and the Chichester Thespians) becoming eligible over the coming weeks.The top four sides from the qualifying sides will then proceed to the Final Four competition where they will playoff for the ESFL Championship at Beach Bowl VI on Sunday 17th December in Southampton.Leading the way, and pretty…
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Live Fantasy Draft

For those that are playing fantasy football this year, the Draft is upon us. Wednesday night at 6.45pm you all need to be sat in front of your computers ready to make your selections.If you haven't taken a look yet, you'd better pull your finger out and get reading about how the draft works. Basically, the order of who picks when has been determined randomly by NFL.com. Here are the positions of the first round picks for Sharks players:2nd. Matt (Matt's Team)5th. Neil (Highland Warriors)6th. Felix (Hardstyle Packers)7th. Jon (Bognor's Peppered Fish)8th. Gary (GB Spartans)12th. Steve (America's Team) (Cameraman and Honorary Shark)Depending on position we each make our first pick. Once the 12th selection has been made, the order snakes around, so the person picking 12th also gets the 13th…
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Tournament Results

SHARKS ROCK!!!!Man, that last game was tense! I'm still buzzing from it the next day. What a way to beat the Babas.I watched the tape last night, and guys, that last drive of ours was perfect. Good play calling Neil, good choices, well done all receivers for catching everything and a huge back slap to Ben for a great catch over the Baba defender's head for the TD. We pulled it out the bag when we needed it most.Which leads me on nicely to the D's 'Last Stand'. Well done guys, goal line stands in flag are next to impossible, but you stopped them again and again. Dayle was on fire on that drive. The QB went to him on every play and he caught them all, running and sprinting…
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Fantasy Signup Time

For those playing in our fantasy league now is the time to join! (do it now - places go quickly)Go to nfl.com and register.If you have any difficulty with the State field on the form, just select Military Europe - stupidly there are no other countries listed.Then use the drop down box to find our league - select the date option 8-30-06. This will bring up the live drafts happening on the 30th August. Go through the list and find the league called 'International Fantasy League'. Click to join.Now all you need to do is read how the league works - particularly the live draft.Remember you need to be sat in front of a computer to slect your players on Wednesday August 30th at 6.45pm. Don't be late!
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Sunday Tournament

Hi AllHere are the details for Sunday:It's at -Six Villages Sports CentreLime AvenueWestergateChichesterPO20 3UEFor anyone that doesn't know, that's just North of Bognor - between Bognor and Barnham.It starts at 12 noon (but check back here before Sunday as there has been a request to start it earlier at 11am). Rather than meet at the car park like normal lets just meet at the Six Villages Sports Centre at 11am. This gives us time to warm up and do a little practice.If you need a lift let me know here or by text or email and I'll see if I can find someone to pick you up.See you all on Sunday!
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Fantasy Football – Live Draft – URGENT response!

Okay, for all of you that are interested in playing fantasy football take a read.The draft is live. This means we all sit in front of our computers and take turns picking our players. Unlike English fantasy soccer, only one team can have one player. This takes a couple of hours max.PLEASE ONLY JOIN UP IF YOU WILL PLAY THE WHOLE SEASON (UNTIL JANUARY) - AS ITS FLIPPIN' ANNOYING WHEN PLAYERS DROP OUT HALF WAY THROUGH.There are 3 things for you to do today:1) join up to NFL fantasy football. All you need to do is register at the moment. Once we have set the league up, I shall let you know which league you need to join (there are thousands listed)2) let me know NOW if there are any…
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G-TV Presents…

...the third video - Chichester vs Leicester.Watch hereThe frustrating thing about this game is that damned last second TD. Watching the game back, you can see that we had a strong 2nd half and if we'd just been able to make one or two big plays we would've had this game, I'm sure.Nevermind, thats all in the past now. I'm looking forward to our next game in a fortnight!
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