After 3 rounds of the Golden Boot competition, we have a three-way tie atop the standings as Kevin M, Steve Merc and Toby are all locked on 17 goals each. Steve and Toby have continued on from their great finish to last season that saw them both promoted to the B-League, while the returning Kevin is rolling back the years, it is as though you never left Kev!

Looking at the also-rans (or is that also-runnings?), Chris V is the best of the rest on 16, one ahead of Liam H, Lynn D, Matthew A, Robert G and Steve Mirf who are all on 15 goals.

Down at the bottom Zac M started week one well but needs to get back on the horse after falling off these past couple of weeks. C'mon Zac you can do it! Other managers who are experiencing a slow start are Kris O, Scott B, George M, Kobe F and Louis M. But thankfully it is early days and still another 23 rounds to go for them to turn it around!

With 3 games under our collective belts, the League season is now in full swing. In the A-League, White Line Fever and The Yahoos are the early pacesetters, while Middleton Academicals and InThain FC are still finding their feet.

With the League breaking for Round Two of the Cup this past weekend (a welcome break for some), let's see what the Game 4 (Gameweek 15) has in store over the weekend of 22-25 Nov

After the opening 3 games, perennial underachievers Edwardstown Thistle are surprise leaders in the B-League with Koan United, Meniscus Kickers and Tobs FC hot on their heels. Poor old Tartan Soup Thistle appear to be everyone else's punching bag and as a result are propping up the rest.

Taking a look at the C-League, new boys FC FC have started their Alfalfa life with a perfect record to top the table, with returning Alfalfaites Full of Ham FC and The BigOnion FC also enjoying the early stages of their return to the fold. The same cannot be said for Freakbob and Konnerloby FC who are looking quite forlorn with no points so far. Hopefully their luck improves when the league returns this weekend.

Round Two of the Cup saw some incredible contests take place, and many goals scored which is of course what we wanna see. Looking at the ties that were decided in Regulation Time, how about Molineux Mixers, InThain FC and Rads FC who both bagged 6 goals each in their respective games. Rads edged out a plucky FC Metal 6-5 at Greenhill Arena, while Mixers shocked The Yahoos 6-4 at Yahoo Arena. At Tennents Park, InThain finally found their groove after a slow start, defeating Tartan Soup Thistle 6-5, TST seem to be everyone's punching bags so far this year, they have the leakiest defence by far!

There were 3 ties that ended 5-4. Melchester Rovers, Edwardstown Thistle and White Line Fever were on the right side of those 9 goal thrillers, knocking out Beaza Boys, Canucks United and Pistol Knights FC in the process. Klopp of the Pops also advanced by scoring 5 goals, a 5-3 win over Konnerloby FC did the trick for them, into the hat they go! NFI United also got the job done in regulation time, a tight 4-3 victory over Hat Bitt United in the end saw them through at Crock Park.

There were also some very one sided contests. A number of sides are clearly focusing on the league this year as Citydale United, Winterfell FC, Beercelona Citeh, Invincible Eleven and Tobs FC sauntered into Round Three at a canter with their opponents offering no resistance.

Three contests required at least Extra Time to determine a winner, with one of them going to penalties. Perhaps the match of the round saw defending Champs Max Power edge out Middleton Academicals 7-6 at Academic Arena, an incredible game that had it all. But wait! There is an identical contender for the match of the round crown as FC Reality and Burra Boys also played out a 13 goal thriller, this time it was the hosts Reality who emerged victorious from this clash at The Bolshoi.

At Physio's Waiting Room, an absolute calamity ensued as both Meniscus Kickers and AEK produced a stalemate of epic proportions... for all the wrong reasons. Both sides seem to be putting the League campaign first and after a reluctant 120 minutes where neither side mustered an attempt on goal, it was AEK who went through to Round 3 in the shootout, a mammoth 7-6 score after 10 penalties each.

Keep an eye out for the Round 3 draw.

Two weeks ago, we saw the conclusion of the League Phase of the all new ACL competition. Invincible Eleven were the best team over the 8 games, finishing top of the table on 19 points, three clear of Edwardstown Thistle and Beaza Boys. A-League stalwarts Max Power and Klopp of the Pops rounded out the top five places. There was plenty of excitement in the battle for the top 16 with Koan United being the 'lucky last' side to qualify, edging out Tartan Soup Thistle by the smallest of goal difference margins. The competition now moves into the Knockout Phase with both legs of the Round of 16 taking place at the end of the month. The fixtures for this round have been made and are based on the final league positions (i.e. 1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th, 3rd vs 14th etc).

Visit the FIXTURES/RESULTS page of the site to view both 1st leg (Gameweek 16) and 2nd leg (Gameweek 17) fixtures.

The shots have been added to the website for this competition and competitors are firing away. The final task is to generate and upload the Alfalfa fixtures for this competition, we'll let you know when it's done! However in terms of top goalscorers so far, Game 1 (Gameweek 101) saw both West Boinging Albion and Tobs FC score a very impressive 8 goals each (from 10 shots), for their sake, I hope that when the fixtures get generated the don't end up having played against each other!

While in Game 2 (Gameweek 102) the scoring wasn't quite as high, however White Line Fever and Short Skirts FC still grabbed a handy 6 goals each. And just last weekend in Game 3 (Gameweek 301) it was West Boinging Albion once more setting the example alongside Beaza Boys who both grabbed a very handy 7 goals each.

Let's see what Game 4 (Gameweek 4) has in store this weekend.

Congratulations to 2024 Cup Winners Max Power who defeated 2024 A-League double Championship and Premiership winners Klopp of the Pops 8 goals to 7 in the Community Shield season curtain raiser.

With both sides locked together at 5-5 after regulation time, Extra Time was needed to determine a winner and it was the Cup specialists who prevailed