August 16th and 17th - For the second season in a row, Man United started with a new manager against Swansea. After a decent pre-season hopes were high around Salford that a corner had been turned. However, the Swans had different ideas and a late winner from Gylfi Sigurdsson saw the van Gaal era off to a bad start. Crosstown rivals Man City started the defence of their title with a good two-nil win at Newcastle - David Silva and Sergio Aguero scored the goals in that one.

Arsenal needed a very late winner against Crystal Palace to earn the three points. Aaron Ramsey scored with couple of minutes to go against the managerless Eagles. Eric Dier marked his debut for Spurs with an injury-time winner at West Ham - a good way to introduce yourself to your new club.

Liverpool began life after Suarez with a laboured two-one win over Southampton at Anfield. Daniel Sturridge scored the decisive goal in that game after Nathaniel Clyne had equalised an opener from Raheem Sterling.

Saturday was a mixed day for the newly promoted sides. Leicester came from behind twice to earn a point at home to Everton. James Chester scored the only goal at Loftus Road as Hull beat QPR.

Elsewhere, Aston Villa had a very good one-nil win at Stoke - Andreas Weimann was the match winner in that one. West Brom and Sunderland played out an entertaining two-all draw at the Hawthorns.

Our first leaderboard of the season sees three people leading on 50 points each - well done to Fiachra Moynihan, Shane Horan and Maria Jordan for setting the pace early on. Full details below:
 


Tony Pulis does his best to break the
competition before it even starts....


Even Moyesie took four
points off this lot boss....

August 23rd and 24th - Ahead of the big game on Monday night between Man City and Liverpool, only three teams made it two wins from two so far. Chelsea followed up Monday night's win at Burnley with another handy victory over one of the promoted teams. Diego Costa scored his second goal of the season as they beat Leicester City two-nil at Stamford Bridge. Eden Hazard was also on the mark in that game.

Swansea beat Burnley one-nil at the Liberty Stadium thanks to a Nathan Dyer goal to keep up their good start. Spurs put four past QPR on Sunday to go top of the early table. It was a very unhappy return to White Hart Lane for Harry Redknapp as Rangers shipped goals to Chadli (2), Adebayor and Dier to drop to the bottom of the table.

Arsenal needed a late comeback at Goodison Park to earn a two-all draw against Everton. Goals from Seamus Coleman and Steven Naismith had the Toffees reaching for the dvd recorders but two goals in the last seven minutes from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud saw the spoils shared.

Elsewhere, Man United picked up a vital point in the relegation battle. They drew one-all at Sunderland - Juan Mata opened the scoring but Louis van Gaal's side were pegged back by a Jack Rodwell equaliser. Hull are still unbeaten - they drew one-all with Stoke to make it four points from two games. Aston Villa and Newcastle couldn't muster a point between them at Villa Park. Likewise at St Marys where it finished scoreless between Southampton and West Brom. Time stood still at Selhurst Park where Stweart Downing, Carlton Cole and Marouane Chamakh were all on the scoresheet as West Ham beat Crystal Palace three-one.

Rhona Devlin is the new leader for August with a score of 100 points. She's five points clear of newcomer Anthony Hughes with Wayne Donovan a further five points behind - all to play for with a week to go in the first monthly competition of the season:

 


Twiffic, just twiffic....



Costa makes it two goals in
two starts for the Blues....

August 30th and 31st - Goals galore on Saturday as the champions fell to a shock defeat at home to Stoke. Mame Biram Diouf scored the only goal at the Etihad as Man City failed to score at home for only the second time in seventy-one matches. That defeat meant Chelsea and Swansea went joint top with three wins from three after Saturday's action.

Diego Costa scored in the first and last minute at Goodison Park as Chelsea won six-three at Everton. That game included a remarkable five goals in ten minute spell as Jose Mourinho's side laid down an early season marker at what has been a bogey ground for them over the years. Swansea beat West Brom three-nil at the Liberty Stadium to continue their great start to the season. Nathan Dyer scored twice in that game.

Man United are still without a win. They drew nil-all at Burnley in the early kick off. Angel di Maria made his debut but was unable to inspire Louis van Gaal's side to victory. Sean Dyche's side were happy to pick up their first point of the season. there was better news for one of the other promoted sides. QPR scored their first goal and earned their first victory of the season beating Sunderland at Loftus Road.

Southampton also recorded their first victory of the season. They picked up a very decent three points winning three-one at West Ham. Neil Warnock celebrated his return to the hot seat at Crystal Palace overseeing a three-all draw at Newcastle. Wilfried Zaha, back on loan from Man United, scored an injury time equaliser for the Eagles in that one.

Sunday's games saw Liverpool bounce back from defeat at Man City with a comprehensive three-nil win at Spurs - Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard and Alberto Moreno scored the goals for Brendan Rodgers who celebrated his 100th game in charge of the Reds in fine style. Aston Villa's good start to the season continued with a two-one win over Hull. They were two up with goals from Agbonlahor and Weimann before Jelvic pulled one back for the visitors. Arsenal rounded off the weekend's action by dropping points again - they were held one all by Leicester despite Alexis Sanchez opening the scoring.

Padraic Carney's decision to opt for a one-all scoreline in the Leicester vs Arsenal game was a wise one - it gave him the ten points that was enough to win the August monthly competition. He had five points to spare over Anthony Hughes, David Cooney, Rhona Devlin and Wayne Donovan. You can see the final standings for August below:

 



Now it's beginning to make sense....



Diouf, diouf, diouf
is on fire ....


No.
Name
Team Name
Points
Support the Site:
1
Padraic Carney
Sheep Shaggers
135




2
Anthony Hughes
Tekkerslovakia
130
3
David Cooney
Ranaghan City
130
4
Rhona Devlin
LFC Rhoz
130
5
Wayne Donovan
Thy Kingdom Come
130
6
Maria Jordan
Ria's Rovers
125
7
Brian Sotolongo
Punchin' Horses For Fun
120
8
Gerry Draper
Everton 10
120
9
Alan Boyle
What For Ref?
115
10
Barry Healy
Dangleberries United
115
11
Brian Prendergast
Gunnersaurus
115
12
David Byrne
In Parry I Trust
115
13
Gerry Moore
Gunning For Title
115
14
Javier Suarez Barreiro
Tiki Taka
115
15
Joe Behan
Melchester Rovers
115
16
Kevin Donohoe
LTFC
115
17
Mike Hall
Azpilicueta We Call Him Dave
115
18
Andy Dunne
AC Pozallo
110
19
Dave Green
Hope It's This Year
110
20
Dave McGinley
Reservoir Dubs
110
21
David Keavney
YaJokinArnYa
110
22
Eamon Fox
Saoirkat
110
23
Ralph Goodwin
Sky Blue Army
110
24
Sharon Behan
Holly's Heroes
110
25
Simon Purdue
Game of Throw-Ins
110
26
Tom McHugh
Crystal Pulis
110
27
Aidan White
Lambert's Puppet Theatre
105
28
Anastas Popov
FC Botev
105
29
Brian Mullen
Plumbers Mate
105
30
Colin McAnaspie
AC A Little Silhouette of Milan
105
31
Con McSweeney
Glassey_Alleys
105
32
David Bone
Brunton Blues
105
33
Fiachra Moynihan
What's Another Year
105
34
Gareth Pierpoint
Balotellitubbies
105
35
Joe Turner
While My Qatar Gently Weeps
105
36
Jonathan Fox
Lallanas In Pajamas
105
37
Keith Horan
Death By Football
105
38
Paul Prendergast
The Untouchables
105
39
Paul Stainton
Don't Slip Stevie
105
40
Philip Jordan
Vale 46
105
41
Tiago Moreira
Moriera United
105
42
Conor Horan
Ricky Lamb Legs
100
43
Gary McGurk
Barksdale's Crew
100
44
Paul Moore
"We Go To Norwich"
100
45
Peter Behan
FC Nerazzuri
100
46
Shane Horan
ShaneyHoransFC
100
47
Siobhan Murphy
Kopout
100
48
Terry Behan
Utd4Ever
100
49
Aiden Desch
Yid Army
95
50
Brendan Maguire
Back on Top
95
51
Chris Hall
Kangaroo Court
95
52
Ciaran O'Hart
Riverchapel Plate
95
53
Jenny Ellis
Ellis Eleven
95
54
Konstantin Kulev
Benkovski Byala
95
55
Kris Stainton
Van Gaal's Galore
95
56
Liam Geraghty
All Aboard Jose's Big Blue Bus
95
57
Oisin O'Reilly
Battle Cruiser
95
58
Ray Ellis
Hodge Ball FC
95
59
Richard Johnston
Let There Be No Panic
95
60
Aidan Knight
Unaganaguna
90
61
Cillian Conway
Big Dick Dunne XI
90
62
Joe O'Hehir
Louis De First
90
63
Liam Butler
Happy Hammers
90
64
Niall Carroll
Baker's Corner
90
65
Pat Jordan
Zac Attack
90
66
Phil Doyle
FC Muertos Vivientes Goteo de Snr Z
90
67
Sean Moloney
66/1 Outsider
90
68
Gavin Morgan
Route One
85
69
Ian Healy
Foffyz Fuzz
85
70
Aaron Byrne
Crash n Byrne
80
71
Aidan Scanlon
Kilflynn Santos
80
72
Kevin Philpott
Kevin van Philpott
80
73
Craig Calvert
Red Van Man
75
74
Sean O'Mairtin
Creweless
70