The N&R Fantasy Cup 2009

I'm sat here at my desk, almost everyone has gone home so I've found an old baseball cap that a client gave me, torn up 55 pieces of paper and written names on them and put them all into this blue cap.

As we have an odd number, unfotunately there has to be a Preliminary Round between two sides. Then the winner will go into the First Round proper where 44 teams will battle it out to compete in Round 2. 10 managers will get byes to the 2nd Round.

Rounds 3, 4 and the Semi-Finals will be played out before the Final towards the end of the season. All Rounds will take place when there is a full weekend Premiership programme. The manager with the most points in each tie progresses and in the event of a draw, a replay will decide the winner. Got it?

So here goes, Preliminary tie:
Chris Waterman v Paul & Christian Long
(to be played weekend 10/11 January)

1st Round ties:
Mark Simmons v Ian Kennett
Alex Byatt v John McGowan
Soozie Syrett v Ian France/Ben Guarino
Peter Doyle v Glenn Francis
Danny Rose v Michael Stout
Danny Matthews v Paul Kelleher
Tim Feldbruegge/Dennis Malloy v Simon Newport
Neil Reynolds v Chris Waterman or Paul & Christian Long
Mark Dewberry v Steve Black
Pam Ross v Neil Cryer
John Littig v Wayne Harrington/Tom Hillier
Megan McLeod v Colin Panzetta
Lee Baughan v Akshay Reddy
Mark Wenman v Sarah Sheron
Simon Ward v Nigel Tatlock
Martin Singleton v Jason Syrett
Leigh Langton v Alex Boswell
Chris Wright v Hilary Ryan
Barry Paull v Alan Oakley
Greg Foulger v Dave Wisdom
Peter Godfrey v Brian Rutter
Rob Munden v Huw Thomas

Byes:
Ryan Saveall, Ian Monahan, Paul Hargis, Barry Plummer, Aaron Barden, Richard Nathan, Ben Graves, Kirsty Baillie, James Down and Keith Read.

Good luck to everyone, there will a prize for the winner of course.