Champion’s League Implications – Finals Edition

We goin’ to the ‘Ship! The finals are all that remains in the 2023 fantasy season. Ten teams, featuring 8 different managers are vying for glory this coming weekend, and a chance to get into, or improve standing in the Champion’s League. Pork is the only manager in multiple finals, with 3 appearances, including Champs.

Current Champions League Order

1. Greg Campbell (Manchester City) **
2. Mark Bryce (Real Madrid) **
3. Jamie Thompson (Pork) (Chelsea) **
4. Sean Laycock (RB Leipzig) **
5. Rick Scott (Manchester United) **
6. Nick Caric (Bayern Munich)
7. Shaun Tran (Tottenham)
8. Kyle Reinders (Paris Saint Germain)
9. Rick Gorton (Liverpool) **
10. Ryan Smith (Barcelona)
11. Scott McKay (Juventus)
12. Mike Bryce (Basel)

** – these teams are in the Champions League playoffs and vying for next season’s top spot.

We’re down to the final weekend of the season, and the 2024 Champion’s League roster is close to being set. Only two entries remain that could crash the party, which leaves Smitty and Ricky safe for the time being. Smitty has made the EBFL final, so he can give himself a few more years of safety with a title, and prevent Conrod from getting in in the process. As of now, only Scott and Commish are in danger of being relegated out of the league. At this point, the Ballers are 25+ point favourites over the Stache, and clearly the more likely of the entries to get through. Surprisingly, Cole’s Mean Machine squad is also favoured over West Canaan High in REEL. That said, it looks to be neck and neck based on the projections showing a 0 for someone regularly scoring lately. Good luck, gents!

Eskimo Bros Football League

1. Cole Beasley is an Idiot (Jon Tang)
2. Knuckle Ballers (Rob Coonrad)
3. Deadly Nagintas (Rick Scott) *
4. Tom Selleck’s Moustache (Ryan Smith) *
5. Long Snappers (Mark Bryce) *
6. Endzone Dancers (Scott McKay) *

Conrod finally gets into his first final, despite a poor semi-final showing, where he will face Smitty, who is looking for his 3rd trophy to match the Nagintas.  Rob likely has the best shot at joining the Champion’s League. If he does, it will likely be at the expense of his EBFL division rival.

REEL Football League

1. West Canaan High (Jamie Thompson) *
2. Blue Mountain State (Kyle Reinders) *
3. Polk High Panthers (Steve Leacock)
4. Mean Machine (Cole Davidson)
5. Eastern State University (Rick Scott) *
6. East Dillon High (Sean Laycock) *

Mean Machine pulls off the upset and heads into the final looking to capture a place in the Champion’s League for 2024. West Canaan has been the class of the league all season, so it’s going to be a tall task to pull off.

Best of the Best

1. Three Penis Winos (Rick Scott) *
2. Bryce Is Right (Mark Bryce) *
3. Devil’s Rejects (Shaun Tran) *
4. Chalupa Batman (Sean Laycock) *
5. Tyrodosaurus Rex (Greg Campbell) *
6. The Cocks (Mark Fitzgerald)

With Fitzy’s elimination, BoB won’t send a new representative to the Champion’s League.

Small School Glory

1. Northwestern State (Kyle Reinders) *
2. Towson (Greg Campbell) *
3. UC Davis (Jamie Thompson) *
4. Richmond (Rick Gorton) *
5. Delaware (Corey Carley)
6. South Dakota State (Rick Scott) *

With Corey’s elimination, SSG won’t send a new representative to the Champion’s League.