BABY GUNNERS

Joel wrote (29 July): - Do they do Premiership romper suits for adults too? I disapprove of encouraging young children to support Arsenal (on moral grounds), but I would totally buy a Reading romper suit for myself.... oh, hang on, Reading aren't in the Prem any more :(

Aodh replied (31 July): - Thanks Joel. Your moral objections are noted. Let me assure you that in addition to Adam's daily two-hour classes on the history of Arsenal, he also gets a 'balanced' view of other clubs, especially Spurs.

NEW SEASON OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN QUAD

The 2008/2009 UCCFFC season was officially launched in the Main Quadrangle of UCC on Tuesday 22 July. The above picture shows (from left to right): - Martina Beckett, Declan Jordan, Eric Moore, Aodh Quinlivan, Adam Quinlivan, Michael Byrne, Emmanuelle Schon, Mark Mulcahy, Mary Foley, Evan Healy, Ray Foley and Sinead Hackett.

2008/2009 SEASON

Dear all,



The new season is nearly upon us and it promises to be a cracker! The basic rules of the game are the same as last year but you should note the following: -



The entry deadline is FRIDAY 8 AUGUST. This is a week before the Premier League season starts and will give us a chance to enter all of the teams and get our system set up.

As I will be out of the country on Friday 8 August, please submit your team to me via e-mail using the official entry form.

The entry fee for the full season is €50 and this should be paid to the club Treasurer, Fiona Buckley, in the Department of Government, ORB 2.45.

After submitting your team on Friday 8 August, you can make up to three changes to your selection by 4:30pm on Friday 15 August which will not count as official transfers. However, do not interpret this as meaning that the deadline is the 15th – it is FRIDAY 8 AUGUST.

The budget is £70m and the selection criteria are the same as always, i.e. 2 goalkeepers, 2 full-backs, 2 centre-backs, 4 midfielders and 4 strikers. No more than 2 players can be selected from any one club.

NB. NEW RULE NB. Your team must contain at least ONE player from the trio of newly promoted clubs – Stoke, Hull, and West Brom. At all times throughout the season you must have one player from these clubs. Please note that this is one player in total, not one from each of the three clubs.