Division 1 and Divsion 2 split

55 managers, £1,375 in prize money, which is roughly $10,000. Two divisions, big question: who will be in which. Here you go:

Division 1

Ryan Saveall will be attempting to retain his trophy, something that the majority of previous winners have found very difficult. Last year’s runner up and previous champion Ready will start as one of the early favourites as will the dream team of Barwick and Higgs. Other pre-season desirables include Barry Paull, Paul Kelleher, Ben Graves and dirty Leeds fan Rob Munden, who will start with a 15 point deficit for a laugh.

Last year’s Championship winner Mark Simmons does our scores, and fuck I don’t check them, so he must have a chance as does another promoted man, Iron Mark Wenman.

Last season’s first timers generally did very well. Paul Long, who gets more help than he lets on from his son, will start in Div 1 as will AIG's Aaron Bardon, Razor Richard Nathan and a little known soccer fan John Littig. Or should that read knows little about soccer?

Other Div 1 starters are Mark Dewberry, who surprised everyone last season, including all of his colleagues at AIG, the very sexual Kirsty Baillie and the less sexual Alex Byatt, who forms 1/9th of the Aon Re posse.

Promoted managers include 2nd season Shay Reddy, ex-champion Soozie Syrett, who incidentally is looking for a boyfriend, and is listening to offers. Send SAE via me here at Nobby & Ready Towers with photo, plus Nigel Tatlock and Glenn Francis.

The big turn up last season was the promotion of both Ian France and Alan Oakley. Francey who abides by an excel spreadsheet, the same one that Leeds use for budgeting purposes, turned the tables upside down on the bookmakers and got promoted as did Oakers, who abides by The Sun and what he overhears in the boozer lunchtime.

Because a huge influx of new managers to the N&R FL, both Davor Duvancic and Hilary Ryan are given relegation reprives. Davor, an illegal immigrant living in a basement flat in Chicago with 15 of his sisters will be hoping for a good season as will Paddy Hilary Ryan.

And lastly James Down, who missed out on promotion by a couple of points, starts the season in the top flight too.

Division 2

Starting in the 2nd Division will be last year’s relegated managers, the fallen from grace ex-champion twice over Peter Godfrey. Also dumped into the second tier were another ex-champ Barry Plummer, new bird Megan McLeod plus a couple of old moaners Brian Rutter and Neil Cryer, who frankly were both not good enough for the top division anyhow!

As well as a couple of the relegated managers, I would say Rut and Godders, Danny Rose should also be there or thereabouts. Another previous champion (my that must have been a good bribe) Peter Doyle should challenge as too will Chris Waterman, who rumour has it, is paid so shit he can no longer afford to pay for the end of season curry's around at AIG.

Other players who will be hoping for far better seasons in this league are Chicago-based Michael Stout and Tim Feldbruegge, who teams up with his mate Dennis. A quick starter is Lee Day, but he soon becomes a bit of a flop. We need more stamina from the chicken eater this season.

Huw Thomas was part of the team that won the Team Challenge Trophy last season despite a lowly finish.

Then there are perennial bottom feeder battlers such as Rob Beere, Alex Boswell, Martin Singleton and Lee Baughan. Nobby puts himself in that collection of degenerates as well.

The N&R FL sees a return to the fray of Dom Barrett and Ian Monahan, whilst Howard Grace graces us with his presence and finally we have new contenders and fantasy unknown quantities of Steve Black, Martin Lee (who is leading an Endurance team), Helen Peters, Greg Foulder, Paul Hargis, Emma Wylie and Chris Wright.

Week 1’s scores will be out soon.