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Correction notice: The final statement given to Adam Boler was provided by Gareth Williams, not Luke Siddall as suggested. We apologise for this error.
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Phil and Jack are here to save you from the international break! We bring the headlines including ‘the battle of the guests’, the record high score posted by Boler and the contrasting fortunes of Siddall and Miller. Later, join us for ‘What Are You Scared Of?', a special game hosted by a very special guest!
This time Luke and Alex take it a bit too far and the joke becomes no longer funny - we apologise.
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The headlines with Phil and Jack including Tommy not being bottom, the Salford Shaggers pursuit of Bale and the record high posted by Shitpun. Cut live to the press conference with a defiant commissioner on the defence in the face of the speculative pick scandal.
Later, join us for 'Whose Ears Are Burning?', a gameshow all about what other managers think!
This time we look ahead at the season to come - chat the managers about the draft and find out who they are tipping for the title.
So what a couple of weeks it has been
So after a mammoth draft that saw 149 titans of the game picked to represent our teams, along with Divok Origi - we've seen more goings than comings as managers have used their powers of prediction to seal some big name transfers.
Master tinkerer Matty guest went first - dropping Divok for Callum Wilson who completed his move to Brucie's boys on the Tyne this week.
Despite an attempted coup from the Commish, from the brook's switch to Shitpun was the next big deal sealed before in arguably, the best move he's making one on Jess, Gazzy dropped Barkley for James as he continued his Chelsea clear out.
Also the guest manager did something.
In other news, Taco dropped their new home kit for the upcoming season - the only kit released this season more dreadful than Man Utds full on zebra print 3rd kit.
Meanwhile the loan market has been busy - with Shitpun scrambling to source players for the opening ties - VARandMane boss Boler was obliging - offloading Foden and Kieta as makeweights for a move that will see Raheem Stirling light up Didcot brighter than the glow from the nuclear power station.
With plenty to play for - these managers are doing their all to get their squads ready for a tantalising gameweek ahead - that sees the Shaggers face the shagged, a battle of the guests, and Alex Miller face himself in what is expected to be a clear case of matchfixing.
Alexander Miller was born on the 20th of February 1992 in Birkhampstead, England. The eldest of three, football was a key part of growing up. After playing at a young age, it was clear his talent was not on the pitch. He found his calling, telling people what to do, and became a referee - officiating games in the local Hertfordshire leagues.
After taking a step into football management during a spell of long-nights listening to jazz and smoking café cremes - including taking Arsenal to unrealistic heights, claiming title after title at the helm, he was invited to take part in the newly formed Bristol Classic league aged 22.
Taking the reigns at She Was Only XI FC he faced the first real test of his managerial accumin. His team started dreadfully, taking no points from their first three fixtures, and languishing at bottom of the table. "Moral is low" he said at the time and placed a big bet on a trip of attackers to fire his boys up the table, signing Spanish starlet Pedro, england ace Jermaine Defore and hometown lad Troy Deeney. He finished that first season in third and it's been onwards and upwards ever since.
Three league titles later, and 'Big Al' is the Bristol Classic's most successful manager. He's driven by not only a desire to please his papi, who is yet to return from getting milk, but a friendly personal rivally with the league's nearly man Matty Guest. Such friendly relationships are not consistent across the league however, Mr Miller can be viewed as a decisive figure - he's often defensive in his interviews and liable for an outburst when the games aren't going his way. Those close to him however, speak of a gentle soul, who loves nothing more than a cold beer and blowie. Whatever you think of him, he's the man to beat this season. And he won't make that easy.
Boler Boler was born beside Didcot Power station in 20th March 1992. The second soon of the acclaimed beauty Leslie Boler, the apple fell far from the tree. Boler embarked painful path - supporting the once great Liverpool Football Club. A lonley and widely ridiculed journey awaited him - but it helped him develop the thickest of skin - he's able to face any difficult endeavour with a smile on his face.
After a brief stint as the 6th man in his local 5 aside football team, Adam became an obessive Football Manger. When not enjoying his passion, drawing around dead bodies with white chalk, he was to be found in his room, Mars Milkshake in his hands (and down his shirt) - going over the fiener details of his team's tactics. He's knowledge is wide, with an eye for spotting up and coming stars, Boler Boler’s knowledge of the footballing world became instrumental to his Draft Fantasy Footballing career.
He had successfully hosted the 2015-16 awards, expertly correcting every manager’s pronunciation of all the players in their team. Before joining the Bristol Classic himself in 2016. Twist & Scout was born. Parsons Boler, as he is now know after marrying the 2nd love of his life in 2017, would go on to consistently miss out on the top spot of the league. But he's always been a high performer, and the manager would find himself hard done by.
After finishing 3rd place last season, letting it slip after spending 18 weeks in 2nd, Mark’s younger brother is looking to break his duck and prove to his Wife that he can be a champion. He's a winner elsewhere, championing in the EVA Canerio Draft league, and claiming a co-manager’s winners medal, but the Bristol Classic is a cut above. With a point to prove, will this finally be the year fot Leslie’s second favourite son?
Tom Guest is the league's newest manager. Entering the Bristol classic in time for its third season, Tom was the league's big name managerial signing. Entering with fanfare, to take the top job at Crusty Tackle. Little did fans now at the time, he'd spend much of his tenure asleep at the wheel.
He'd spend the previous season managing in the NBA. He'd been a success there, and had a been a player of some quality - chipping a 6'4" goalkeeper to score in a tense 5-a-side game fondly remembered around the horrible Oxford town of Wanatge. But success was hard to find, and after a year at the club, he was forced to switch allegiances to Sheffield Steelers.
This fresh start came with hopes of flying high, but this highflying manager quickly crashed to earth. Two spoons have followed, and for the fans, this guest might have outstayed his welcome. Laying in bed at night, surrounded by the trademark mouldy pizza boxes, the chats of "you're the second best guest" now ring in his ears.
This season is an acid test for this boss. If he's forced to throw in the towel, a future career paper maching could wait. The 8-bit drum beat is getting deafening, the stakes have never been higher for Tom. Can he pull of the spectacular, and mount an unlikely challenge. The juries out.
Gary, Gazza, Gaz, Gazley, Brian, G, G Wills, The Willy. Salford Shaggers boss Gareth Williams is a man of many names, and many dimensions. His first love was Rugby, as a lad he would spend his time cutting orange slices for the Sale Grammar School team and cheering on the boys from the bench.
He made the switch to Football during university where he read Mechanical Engineering, one of the books chapters anyway. Having spent time volunteering in Africa, he was determined to stick it to the villagers on his return, and as a result, these halcyon uni days were filled living life to the fullest excess.
A wild card choice to lead Real Bristol, he had a mixed start to managerial life. He lead the team to fourth in his first season, and has been consistently mid-table ever since. It's his contribution off the field however that singles Gareth out. The league's inaugural Commissioner, a post he held for the following five years, he's widely credited with building the league to where it is today.
After flirting with the bottom of the table on several occasions in the past, it's no suprise to see a change in team for Williams this year. Taking up the top job at Salford Shaggers, he's got plenty of work to do. How can he handle the pressure, only time will tell!
Shitpun Boss Luke Siddall IS THE DON AND YOU ALL KNOW IT - was born on the 28th of July 1993. He exploded into the football scene aged 11, staring as the 5th choice Right Back for Staveley Juniors. A promising career was crucially cut short.
Matthew James Guest is the league's yougest manager. Born October the 1st 1993, Matty, as he known to his friends, has had a keen interest in football from the early days. A keen Oxford United fan, he would have been found spending his Saturdays in the away end of many a football league grounds cheering on the Us.
But it wasn't as happy an existence as it sounds. He was embarrassed the club could only afford 3/4s of an actual stadium, and uneasy with life stuck in the lower reaches of footballing relevance. Supporting this lowly club is what has moulded the manager we see today - using this deep-seated pain to propel him forward.
He made an instant impression on the Bristol Classic. Signing to oversee the newly formed Passwordistaco in 2015, success came easily. He won his first few games at a canter, was top at Christmas and way ahead of a chasing pack by the business end of that inspired debut season.
Success hit Matthew like a train, and by the time he had stopped celebrating he was forgotten and adrift, the league's second spoon. It's been a long walk back from these dark days, but he's dug in and refocused, picking up one more title along the way. Going into the season, he's the manager that's the hardest to predict.
Join us as we explore the chance of this fabled manager with the league's Commissioner Alex Miller.