Kick off

59 managers from 5 different countries will compete in this year’s 14th N&R FL season. As always we lost a few but gained a couple of new boys. If you are a newbie, then welcome and if you’re an old timer, welcome home.

We follow the Daily Telegraph’s rules and regulations and the scores are issued on and around the Wednesday of each week. The updated table is emailed out with a link to the Nobby & Ready Blog. Transfers should be emailed to me no later than 5pm on a Tuesday to be effective before the following week’s games. I will email a confirmation back. No more than 12 changes can be made during the course of the season. Your side must not exceed 50 million and be in one of these formations: 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 4-5-1 or 4-3-3.

I have been looking at the team names, as usual a mixture of traditional, clever, dull and the ridiculous. The most absurd being Pete Godfrey’s, which is his unfathomably long email address. Seriously Godders is being made redundant soon, so is looking for a job. I will happily be his Mr 5% is you have any interest in an ageing, sorry experienced underwriter who has a soft spot for Charlton.

Californication, Megan & Hannah’s Teddy Bears, Loads of Roubles, Keep the faith, Brighton Blues, Lamb to the slaughter and Hannoi Utd are some of the old favourites whereas Aston Globetrotters, Jimmy 5 Bellies, Tanus Terriers, Egg chasing is best (sic) and FFC 4 Ever are some of the new entrants.

My personal favourites? Well I always wait with interest to see what obscure European league Doyley will research to find his team name. This year he has honoured Norway’s Viking Stavenger with his Ginger moniker. Singleton’s Turtle’s Breath poses a few questions, Real SociableLad is amusing, both Cesc and the City (Fabregas to Citeh in January transfer window?) and Savlyuchenko Spurs are crafty, Mexican Banana Split is probably incredibly rude but best of all I like Oakers’ Old Bodeanians, our first ever sponsored N&R fantasy team.

Good luck to you all.