Wanderer

HT: 0-0 FT: 2-0 1st ICT: McKay 1st Opp: Harkins Time of 1st Goal: 35 **Joker**

Butcher OUT!

NPL winner 'sad' at doping questions Two-time NPL Champion Wanderer of Team Summer Wine has admitted his frustration at constant questions about doping. Wanderer faced more doping questions ahead of Round One of the 2013/14 NPL season . “ I've also believed in people who have turned out to be cheats and liars and users of vodka based chasers but I can assure you I'm not” He said: "It's sad that we're sitting here after the biggest victory of my life talking about doping." And Team Summer Wine boss Norah Batty said she is prepared to give the World NPL Anti-Doping Agency (Wanda) all her team's data in an attempt to allay suspicions. Scottish-born Briton Wanderer, 28, notched his second NPL championship last May but his success has not been universally acclaimed, despite Wanderer and Batty insisting that Team Summer Wine are predicting clean. Wanderer said on Monday: "My Summer Wine team-mates and I have been away from home for months training together on our predicting techniques and working hard to get here, we've slept on volcanoes, ridden in tin baths and had to endure sticky days in the company of Compo’s wellies to get ready for this, and here I am accused of being a cheat and a liar. That's not cool." Summer Wine’s legal team are preparing to sue anyone who continues to imply that Wanderer was self-administering real ale while predicting.

I've been increasingly aware over the years of there being some scepticism about the very existence of the predicting holy grail, the NPL trophy. Understandable really given that so few of you will ever have seen one...let alone TWO (a bit like seeing a unicorn riding on the back of Nessie or Elvis riding home to victory aboard Shergar at Ascot...or indeed Shane Sutherland scoring when through one-on-one with Jennifer Lopez!) So, in order to inspire you to greater heights for the forthcoming season I have the pleasure in providing photographic evidence of the existence of that we all aspire to... Enjoy it guys, 'cause you won't be seeing its like again...next year there will be 3 on show. (By the way, note the subtle design changes the NPL Awards Committee have employed over the years - while remaining contemporary, relevant, cool - a magnificent addition to anyone's mantelpiece.) Good luck to all the NPLers...you'll need it!

And to think my taxes are spent on GCHQ monitoring this stuff...

15 point deduction, mass redundancies, registration ban (!), relegation, dwindling season ticket sales...ridicule and contempt from all corners... A signing ban is the least of their worries...

"As regards the club itself, we can only express our deepest condolences to its supporters, who have been lied to for so many years. It had to happen sooner or later. They have lived beyond law and all morals, and should now be declared beyond the pale" Vladimir Romanov 21st June 2012 (on the demise of Rangers)

That, plus the fact that 3 sides of the ground was maroon, effectively making it a home game... Not that I'm harbouring any residual resentment...oh no....

May as well tikka chance when it's offered...

Show us your medals... VV VV VV VV V VV V V VV V V VV V V VV V V V V VVV V

Had the same thought...

Yep, agree with all that's been said. On his day a real joy to watch. Now, when we sell him ( ) whatcha bet he'll be our first £1.0m player sale 2 years later... ?

Like this?

Who'd have thought Jonny Hayes was a bed wetter...?

Gringo, where to begin? Another brilliant NPL season draws to a close and I humbly accept the title for the SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS!!! Thanks to all the participants of this competition; seeing you all trailing in my wake has been as thrilling as winning it. And Gringo...excellent job once again ...you can put the abacus away for a few weeks now and enjoy your Saturday night curry in peace! So here's to next season...more thrills on the pitch and another reassuring NPL victory for Wanderer

HT: 0-0 FT: 0-2 1st ICT: McKay 1st Opp: Vigurs Time of First Goal: 36 Crowd: 5888

HT: 1-0 FT: 2-0 1st ICT: McKay 1st Opp: MacKay-Steven Crowd: 3682 Time of first goal: 15

Anybody fancy reading an intelligent well-written article about Moyes/Everton...here's one. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2fa7ef1e-b2c0-11e2-8540-00144feabdc0.html#slide0

Funny what you learn with these things: "Offside", states that there is no offside infringement if a player receives the ball directly from... a. a goal kick b. a corner kick c. a throw in d. all of the above I got that one wrong!

I'll bet Derek Adams is seething that his name hasn't been linked...

HT: 0-0 FT: 0-0 1st ICT: Mckay 1st Opp: Higdon Time of First Goal: 46 min Crowd: 3,778

HT: 0-1 FT: 0-2 1st ICT: McKay 1st Opp: Davidson Time of First Goal: 38min Crowd: 3,848

John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, "Here's to spending the rest of me Life, between the legs of me wife !" That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night ! He went home and told his wife, Mary, "I won the prize for the Best toast of The night." She said, "Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?" John said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife." "Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!" Mary said. The next day, Mary ran into one of John's drinking buddies on the street Corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, "John won the prize the othernight at The pub with a toast about you, Mary." She said, "Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he's only been in there twice in the last four years. "Once I had to pull him by the ears to make him come, and the other time he fell asleep".

Andrew, I wish you massive success in your next football job. Thanks for your significant input into the ICT story...