{"id":3532,"date":"2021-06-02T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2021-06-05T07:50:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T06:50:20","slug":"the-holicsropeyleague-ttg-triumphant-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/?p=3532","title":{"rendered":"The HolicsRopeyLeague \u2013 TTG Triumphant Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For those of you keen to learn the results of the HolicsRopeyLeague annual contest, the long wait is over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to announce that TTG emerged triumphant after a last day that saw the coveted title change hands several times over a nail-bitingly tense final 90 minutes. I would like to, but I can\u2019t as with the honourable exception of GSD and his masterfully marshalled mastodons, the rest of us folded quicker than a kwik-fit fitter\u2019s mum with a basket of towels, or a billionaire big club boss if you prefer a more recent analogy. As went Pep\u2019s season, so went TTG`s \u2013 some early hovering around the fringes before taking a lead that was never likely to be threatened from around March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it is once again through gritted teeth, as I am a very poor loser, that I must congratulate The Kentish Magician on his jamminess<\/s> tactical acumen.  He even managed to hog the Berkley\u2019s Manager of the Month Awards too with the top score in three of the nine months. Honourable mentions to Bath, GSD, BTM and myself for snaffling the others. The Trophy pictured above is I think a fair and fitting reward for TTG and his practically perfect picking \u2013 just tell the Russian bloke I said it\u2019s yours, TTG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, enough of the congratulations what is an awards ceremony without some special awards too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Tottsless Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award goes to All Aboard in a highly creditable third place. Modestly, obviously, forbids me from mentioning the manager so I shall just say \u201cwell done me\u201d. Oh, it seems it didn\u2019t forbid after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Team With No Good Players<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This special award goes to the Mighty Pangloss for not selecting any players from the other big clubs and spuds but still finishing in the Top Ten. Well played indeed sir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Social Distancing Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This award is to be shared by all the members who at no point during a long and difficult season approached within two metres of each other (to the best of my knowledge, and if they did, I didn\u2019t see it, so it can\u2019t be true).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fitting end as everyone has now won an award and, as I am sure we all agree, it is not the winning but the taking part that counts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the future then and all I can tell you about next season is we shouldn\u2019t call it the RopeyLeague anymore now that the club has decided not to take part in that silly competition again. As a wiser man than me recently asked \u201cis that progress or change?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do believe that it is quite enough nonsense for one announcement and so finally, a sincere thanks to all who joined. It was fun, I hope we do it again!! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For those of you keen to learn the results of the HolicsRopeyLeague annual contest, the long wait is over.  I would like to announce that TTG emerged triumphant after a last day that saw the coveted title change hands several times over a nail-bitingly tense final 90 minutes. I would like to, but I can\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3532"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3542,"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3532\/revisions\/3542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}