Just 4 Premier League matches in the Gameweek. All-round low scores, but there were a few diamonds in the rough.
Here are the latest results:

On this page:
Premier League // Championship // League One // League Two
Gameweek 30 // The Belyea // The Big One // Postseason Preview

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Team of the Week:
East Loop United (2nd time)
37 Points

Score of the Season:
Smash & Grab – 89 FPts (GW27)

Game of the Season:
Smash & Grab 89 – 68 Sporting Wicker Park (GW27)

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Premier League

😲 Eye-Catching Stuff:
• A seven-point solo effort from Morgan Gibbs-White was enough to see off ninth-placed Boss and give El Dude Bros a cheeky three points. Gloopy (who scored 15), lost their game and their place.
• The top three all won their matchups last weekend, two games finishing with the exact same scoreline.
• Smash & Grab are now eight games unbeaten. A win next week would make them the first team this season to win nine games straight, beating all-comers.

🫣 The One to Watch:
Smash & Grab -v- Boss – 1st -v- 9th
GW 3: 44 – 33 // GW 12: 39 – 27 // GW 21: 46 – 60
On the face of it, it should be an easy win for the top team in the BFFA against the team ranked 33rd overall. Smash & Grab are on the verge of becoming the first, and possibly the only, team this season to do the Grand Slam – to beat every league opponent consecutively. However, in order to do that, they have to beat the last team to beat them. In GW 21 it was Gabriel Magalhães (17FPts) and Gabriel Martinelli (14) that stole the show and gave Boss that important win. Next week, the Arsenal duo face Stones, Rodri and Foden in Smash’s league-leading setup.

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Championship

😲 Eye-Catching Stuff:
• Vanishing Spray returned to winning ways with a frankly outstanding 36, more than trebling their opponents returns, and reclaim pole position.
• All Star Gunners quadrupled their opponents score and also move up a place.
• GoFys dominated A.F.C. Chester and also move up one place. Webuiltthis City now contemplating relegation.

🫣 The One to Watch:
Hung Like a Bony -v- Vanishing Spray FC – 2nd -v- 1st
GW 3: 56 – 23 // GW 12: 41 – 29 // GW 21: 58 – 38
It has to be, doesn’t it? Could this game decide the title? Could this game cost someone a promotion completely? Maybe too early to tell that much, but we can tell you that the bookies like Hung on the balance of past performances – all three previous league meetings have gone their way, and they’ve scored better overall. But will Hung Like a Bony be hindered by their Cup QF? They will be looking to balance their team against not just Muniz, Willian & Castagne (v Sheff United), but also Gordon, Jesus and Núñez in the Cup. The plot thickens…

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League One

😲 Eye-Catching Stuff:
• Peltier deliver a huge blow to the league leaders title attempt. The 36-12 runaway victory, rewarding their continued faith in Fulham, moves Peltier up a place and severely hinders Uncle Monty.
• De Bruyne Trousers win the billed League One main event, despite it not being quite as high-scoring as anticipated. Regardless, they are now just one point behind the leaders with a better points total.
• East Loop United are the Team of the Week with a superb 37 in a very shorthanded week.

🫣 The One to Watch:
Uncle Monty -v- StillluvQPR – 1st -v- 9th
GW 3: 53 – 37 // GW 12: 35 – 20 // GW 21: 38 – 42
The real focus here will be on ninth-placed StillluvQPR, reeling from losing a six-pointer to the team above them, as they take on both of the top two teams this weekend. If they beat #1 contenders Uncle Monty then they will give DBT the chance to return to the top, whilst also re-igniting their battle for survival. If they outscore DBT next week, then they will also make another appearance in the BFFA Cup Semi-Finals. Whatever happens, a good score will worry both of the top two.

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League Two

😲 Eye-Catching Stuff:
• Shams army get their third win over SkyPlayer and make a very real statement about moving out of the Wooden Spoon zone and into a potential IML Qualification place. They just need to get above DToS and they could be in the running for next season’s Europa League equivalent.
• Don’t Tripp on Silva on the other hand would rather not move down any further in the league and cling on to eighth with a one-point victory over Ole’s at the Wheel, thanks to Michail Antonio’s goal against the Villa and some pretty lousy Tottenham appeances.
• Goleta win the fourth Hotspur derby of the season, outscoring their opponents 18x over. These things happen on lame gameweeks, and Harambe will expect to enjoy some double gameweeks in the final seven.

🫣 The One to Watch:
Ole’s at the wheel -v- Goleta Hotspur – 6th -v- 1st
GW 3: 36 – 38 // GW 12: 27 – 24 // GW 21: 57 – 27
I’ve chosen this one not because it’s so tight at the top, but because it’s so close in the race for third. While 3rd, 4th and 5th will be playing the teams in 8th, 9th and 10th respectively, sixth-placed Ole’s at the Wheel have a real chance at re-joining the mêlée. They have twice beaten Goleta recently and in their first meeting, OatWheel only lost by two. Two goals in the first four minutes for Forest meant that Onana and Dalot both lost a point each, and a yellow card for Onana just made things worse. However, as you can see, Ole have had better luck of late. But then, so have Goleta, winning six of their last seven and promising their fans a title this season. That said, Goleta also have to play The Phenoms in the Cup next weekend too…

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🌎 World Rankings 🌍

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Next Up:

Gameweek 30

BFFA Premier League	BFFA Championship
Smash & Grab -v- Boss 1st -v- 9th GW 3: 44 – 33 // GW 12: 39 – 27 // GW 21: 46 – 60 Barons -v- El Dude Bros 10th -v- 4th GW 3: 61 – 41 // GW 12: 35 – 45 // GW 21: 43 – 49 Farkelife -v- Housewives Favourite 7th -v- 2nd GW 3: 27 – 38 // GW 12: 45 – 30 // GW 21: 60 – 33 Sporting Wicker Park -v- Mighty fine feeling 6th -v- 8th GW 3: 32 – 54 // GW 12: 56 – 42 // GW 21: 50 – 22 Gloopy Yarbles -v- Route 57 FC 5th -v- 3rd GW 3: 48 – 46 // GW 12: 53 – 48 // GW 21: 46 – 51	Fergi Time -v- All Star Gunners 5th -v- 4th GW 3: 54 – 37 // GW 12: 42 – 31 // GW 21: 61 – 27 Cullen the herd -v- Atletico Topo Chico 3rd -v- 8th GW 3: 71 – 54 // GW 12: 43 – 28 // GW 21: 44 – 55 Allison Wonderland -v- GoFYS FC 9th -v- 6th GW 3: 56 – 35 // GW 12: 36 – 42 // GW 21: 48 – 68 Hung Like a Bony -v- Vanishing Spray FC 2nd -v- 1st GW 3: 56 – 23 // GW 12: 41 – 29 // GW 21: 58 – 38 A.F.C. Chester -v- Webuiltthis City 10th -v- 7th GW 3: 16 – 26 // GW 12: 51 – 67 // GW 21: 32 – 55
BFFA League One	BFFA League Two
De Bruyne Trousers -v- CG XI 2nd -v- 4th GW 3: 38 – 35 // GW 12: 44 – 40 // GW 21: 48 – 78 Chicken and Bane San -v- East Loop United 6th -v- 7th GW 3: 57 – 51 // GW 12: 48 – 46 // GW 21: 35 – 42 Whiskey De Bruyne -v- FC Santa Barbara 3rd -v- 10th GW 3: 29 – 16 // GW 12: 36 – 25 // GW 21: 56 – 45 BattleVAR Galactico -v- Peltier 8th -v- 5th GW 3: 55 – 48 // GW 12: 29 – 56 // GW 21: 51 – 30 Uncle Monty -v- StillluvQPR 1st -v- 9th GW 3: 53 – 37 // GW 12: 35 – 20 // GW 21: 38 – 42	Don’t Tripp on Silva -v- Alleviate the Tedium 8th -v- 3rd GW 3: 29 – 19 // GW 12: 20 – 55 // GW 21: 41 – 81 SkyPlayerInFPL BFFA -v- Boudi’s Crew 5th -v- 10th GW 3: 56 – 51 // GW 12: 61 – 24 // GW 21: 57 – 34 Ole’s at the wheel -v- Goleta Hotspur 6th -v- 1st GW 3: 36 – 38 // GW 12: 27 – 24 // GW 21: 57 – 27 Jaysokker -v- Shams army 4th -v- 9th GW 3: 50 – 36 // GW 12: 56 – 38 // GW 21: 46 – 54 Harambe Hotspur -v- The Phenoms 7th -v- 2nd GW 3: 37 – 69 // GW 12: 42 – 41 // GW 21: 36 – 57

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The Belyea Cup

Welcome back to The Belyea Memorial Cup, ‘Rewarding Excellence in Its Many Forms’, where everyone is a winner (except one).
The game is simple – if you get the best score of the remaining teams, you escape.
Each week at least one team gets out, sometimes more, because they are excellent!

▲ You get up to 38 gameweeks to remove yourself from consideration. ▲
The last team to be eliminated… gets the Belyea Cup. ▼🏆▼
If there’s more than one team left after the final gameweek then they all, you know, jointly receive this unique award!

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Route 57 finally book their ticket out with a score that not only enhanced their chances of finishing in the top three, but also improved their challenge on the PL’s silver medal position.
It was only 29 but on a week like this, it’s not about how big your winner is, it’s what you do with it that counts. Congrats and goodbye.

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Week Thirty: Only 9 teams remain –
A.F.C. Chester, BattleVAR Galactico, Boudi’s Crew, FC Santa Barbara, Harambe Hotspur, Jaysokker, Ole’s at the wheel, The Phenoms, Whiskey de Bruyne.

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The Big One

On top of hosting a league for the BFFA faithful, we are also involving some unsuspecting stars of the game in our classic league. Last week, Chris Mepham and the Cherries Cup 🍒. This week, as we head towards Non-League Day (23rd March), we are giving the spotlight to Gateshead FC’s FPL League and in particular, striker Connor McBride on his birthday. Many happy returns, Connor!

Connor is managing Backstreet Moyes who are currently seventh in the Gateshead FC League. Top of their league (and over 200 points ahead) is Greg Olley’s (finely named) Rubber Digne Rapids on 1579 FPts. This weekend, Gateshead are away at the team that are one point and one place above them in the league – Altrincham FC. Altrincham currently occupy seventh place, a playoff place, but Gateshead have a game in hand and a better goal difference. It’s going to be an important result. Good luck to the Tynesiders.

Postseason Preview

Over the next few gameweeks I will try to keep you updated here on how the postseason is shaping up and what to look out for. Here’s a brief overview of how the postseason will play out.

Postseason Tournaments

In the final two gameweeks, all forty teams will be involved in one of the postseason tournaments. Click on the drop-downs to see more detail about each:

⇘ Champion of Champions

⚽︎ The Champions of each league, the BFFA Cup Winners and the Champions League Winners will take part in a Champion-of-Champions tournament.
This season, as there is potentially five or six teams in the CoC, the top two scores will qualify for the GW38 Grand Final.

⇘ Runners-Up Trophy

⚽︎ The 4x Second-placed teams, the 4x Third-placed teams, the Champions League Runners-Up (Gloopy Yarbles) and the BFFA Cup Runners-Up will play in a Runners-Up pool. They will play to see who can get the best total out of the final two gameweeks.

⇘ Champions League Qualifiers

⚽︎ The 4x Fourth-placed teams will play-off for two Champions League places.

The fourth-placed teams will be seeded by their Fantasy Points total.
#1 will play #4 over two legs, and #2 faces #3.

If, however, either the Champions League winners (Sporting WIcker Park) or the BFFA Cup winners (TBD) finish in fourth place, then the topscoring fourth-placed team will automatically be entered into next season’s Champions League, and the other two will playoff (across GWs 37 & 38) for the remaining slot.
If something strange happens and both the CL winner AND the Cup winner both finish in fourth place, then both of the other two fourth-placed finishers will automatically go to the Champions League.

⇘The Intramural League Qualifers

⚽︎ The teams in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th will play in IML Qualifiers.
One team from each League will play in next season’s Intramural League.

For the 2024 Intramural League, each league hosts a mini-qualifying tournament to put one team forward.
GW37: 5th v 8th and 6th v 7th
GW38: Winner v Winner.
If the CL/Cup winner(s) finish in 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th, then the highest-placed remaining team gets a bye to their division’s IML Qualifier Final.

⇘The Wooden Spoon

⚽︎ And the teams finishing the season in 9th and 10th will play in a Wooden Spoon pool. The worst two scores in GW37 will play in a GW38 head-to-head where the loser gets the wooden spoon.

Some teams will be involved in more than one competition (for example, the Playoff teams will also be involved in the RUT or IMLQ’s).

As you can see, if the tables remain as they are at the end of GW36, the teams in yellow would be involved in the Champion of Champions tournament. This will also include the BFFA Cup winners. The remaining eight teams in the Cup have a ‘(C)‘ beside their name. Sporting Wicker Park will be involved as CL Winners. Gloopy Yarbles will be entered into the Runners-Up Trophy Pool no matter where they finish, and will also be entered into the IML Qualifiers if they finish 5th-8th.

The teams that finish 8th will be involved in the IMLQ’s from Gameweek 37, and the teams next to the purple positions (3rd and 8th) will also have a playoff game to contend.

Playoffs

After the end of Gameweek 36, we will be able to confirm the final league positions of all 40 teams.
All the top three teams will be awarded a payout.
The top two teams (Champ., Lge 1 & Lge 2) will get promotion and the bottom two teams will be doomed to relegation.

We will then also have the fixtures for our three Play-offs:

⚽︎ 8th, Premier League -v- 3rd, Championship ⚽︎
⚽︎ 8th, Championship -v- 3rd, League One ⚽︎
⚽︎ 8th, League One -v- 3rd, League Two ⚽︎
Two legs, best aggregate score wins the place.

The 2024 Champions League

There will be sixteen teams entered into next season’s Champions League:
⚽︎ The top three from each League,
⚽︎ 2x postseason qualifiers (from the fourth-placed finishers),
⚽︎ The current Champions League Winners (Sporting Wicker Park),
⚽︎ The BFFA Cup Winners (one of the eight remaining).

If the Champions League Winners (Sporting Wicker Park) and/or the BFFA Cup Winners finish in the top three in their league, then the open place will go to the highest-scoring team(s) that finish below a top three place (see the reserve list in the graphic above).
If the CL/Cup winners finish in fourth place then the highest-scoring fourth-placed team will get an automatic place in the 2024 Champions League.
If the Champions League winners and the BFFA Cup winners are the same team, then there will definitely be at least one of the reserve teams in the CL next season.

The Best-ish Team of Season Ten

Finally, the Best-ish tournament will continue right until the end of Gameweek 38.
The team that finishes top of the leaderboard will win the prize money and have their names written down in history (by which we mean – on the Teams page here). Shiny.