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Banter Central FC’s famous Croydon Municipal Sunday Football League Ladder

Robert Stewart of Fintanshire draws up his list of who he believes sits where in the pecking order when Banter’s team is picked. It might be his view through the manager’s eyes, but is he right? Is he even close? Who are Banter’s favourites? And who are the FavouritesTM ? That’s a bit like asking who the best players are against the best playa’s.

Episode 3:

It hasn't been updated since November after the Central Ward clash, so I've had plenty to think about. As I attempted to ski down mountains I pondered plenty about who deserves what. As I watched with a whistle in my hand this past week, I realised none of you deserve very much at all. As usual, a rollercoaster ride these past few weeks, here's what's going down...

[Last time's positions in brackets]

1. Tommy Warburton (6)

Recent wonder strikes have seen Tommy rise to become Banters’ MVP. I still can’t get my head around the overhead kick, and I’m not sure he can either.

2. Phil Hughes (3)

By his own standards, Phil always has a bad game. By anyone else’s he runs the match. Some dominant performances even when we have lost see Phil move to within touching distance of the top.

3. Andrew Sheridan (4)

Some recent solid defensive displays since returning from injury, and ‘Tino’ becomes our most valuable defender.

4. Chris Mann (1)

Arguably subdued performances from ‘Vidic’ have seen him not only lose his top spot, but also fall a further two spots to 4th. This is probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do.

5. Edd Adkins (5)

‘Edward’ maintains his position as a result of some solid performances, solid skiing, and solids.

6. Chris Brown (2)

Our Chris falls down the ladder this time around despite his ongoing prowess in front of goal. The main reason for his fall is because he keeps trying to tell people that he scored the overhead kick instead of Tommy. Shame on you.

7. Dave Baird (10)

A string of eye catching performances from ‘David’, and he is edging towards the top 5. For the most part Dave can be found constantly roasting his marker, sometimes he goes past them to.

8. Richard Clark (7)

A concentration lapse that is fresh in the memory does not take anything away from our Captain who has looked increasingly adept in the left back role, most notably in his performance against Carlton at Trenham Drive.

9. Luke Manhire (12)

‘Wuker’ has looked solid over the last few games. The odd ‘moment’ still creeps in from time to time, but a string of fine saves, some game changing and game saving see Luke move into the top 10 for the first time.

10. Tom Ridley (9)

Hard to explain this one. Perhaps underrated by this list, although perhaps more is expected of him…

11. Daniel Wilkes (8)

Easy to explain this one. The person who writes this column had to give a penalty against his own team because of this chap. 2 man of the match performances don’t even save him here I’m afraid.

12. Ben Doherty (15)

The only player with his head up when Banter were being roasted by Carlton, ‘Doc’ continues to prove a reliable defender whether it be in the centre or on the right. I’m not sure he’s ever missed a header in his life, or his previous life, or his next life.

13. John Stewart (14)

A slight move for ‘Jdot’ who hopes to have a greater impact on the team now that the tax man takes up less of his time. A comfortable performance at full back, and a renewed commitment to training should help that process.

14. Parin Patel (11)

‘Parin’ falls back after missing the Carlton away game for no reason at all. He didn’t even offer any excuses. You need to take a long hard look at yourself.

15. James Manhire (13)

The combination of receiving a career threatening challenge and then a booking from the sidelines, and ‘Jim’ drops a couple of spots.

16. Dean Yeoman (16)

Unfortunately unavailable on a week we were struggling for players. No reason for him to move positions though.

17. Chris Davis (23)

I enjoyed him for a week and realised how much I missed him.

18. Jonny Gill (22)

I enjoyed him for a week and realised how much he wound up Pasty.

19. Andrew Moreland (20)

I enjoyed him for a day, and I smelt of his farts for three days.

20. Alex Bush (18)

I enjoy him in general, but never get the opportunity to anymore.

21. Connor Shannon (19)

I enjoy him telling everyone how many acres he is in.

22. Andrew Hills (21)

I no longer enjoy him because I don’t believe he exists.

23. Rob Stewart (17)

I enjoy giving penalties against my own team.

24. Justin Said (24)

Justin enjoys making this position his own.

This list will continue to evolve as the week's go by, so watch this space.

Older blogs from Ronnie:

Banter Ladder episode 2

Banter Ladder episode 1

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