While I respect your opinion and can only hope to be competitive against you in our next matchup, the majority of RZA managers in this fake poll I conducted believe that I am a fish.

Thanks to this fantastic exchange between the two best butterfly managers we now learn that the Malones manager is not Fish which has been the stage name of Derek William Dick (born 25 April 1958), a Scottish singer-songwriter and occasional actor.

Good to know.

Here are my predictions for the matches later today :

next gameday: 2022-01-29 18:00:00
Away Record League Ranking Result Home Record League Ranking
AS Roma Wolves 2-2 8 vs. PR Chaser 3-1 5
MATCH OF THE DAY ! Scrato bones must have scratched his head when he saw his match schedule. So far every match has been against another playoff contender. Last time these two met was in the divisional playoffs and the Wolves managed a 4 point home win. I imagine that prchaser is highly motivated to get his revenge and my money is on a very close win for his team.

Bracciano Lakers 2-1 21 vs. Willemstad Bridges 4-0 2
In the past the Lakers caused me to lose lots of cash. They scored plenty of surprises. This Saturday, an away win in willemstad is extremely unlikely and once again, I will l bet against the Yashin's team.

Chelt Nam Bobbers 3-1 11 vs. BoneCrushers  2-2 17
My first instinct is to put the Bobbers as the winner. But it wo't b as easy. Last tuesdays match against the Runners showed, that the Bobbers have a strong offense. It also showed some weakness in their defense. I still believe their bones will remain unharmed and they will be bobbing to a close win.

:thumbumbarajko Elephants 1-2 13 vs. Peoples Republic of Yorkshire 0-4 14
Back from the holidays, the Yorkies find themselves still in holiday mode. But, instead of zipping pina coladas on a beach in Hawaii, they are sitting under a grey sky in the middle of England, waking up to the realization that some angry Elephants are looking to trample all over them. 0-5 will hard to come back from. They will have to try to manage that.

Gettysburg Historians 1-3 26 vs. Ralph's Warriors 1-3 24
AndyK is getting around. Our history buff is checking out Australia. Actaully, they have been there before in September. They came back with some nice photos from down under and some headaches caused by huge quantities of Asuytralian beer that was deemed necessary in the medical relief effort to make the headache from their huge loss disappear. It seems, AndyK packed some headache pills as more headaches are expected today.

Guns&Roses 2-1 18 vs. TigerCats 4-0 3
I fear, G&R will experience the TiCats strong appetite for destruction. Welcome to the Canadian jungle. There are one in a million chances that G&R leaves with a win.

Istanbul Whitings 0-4 29 vs. Stone Mountain Hawks 2 3-1 12
Had we asked Mezgit before the season if he believed it possible that his team would be par with the current champion, he probably would have welsomed this idea. As strong as the Hawks look so far, I fear that the Whitings will also match the Yorkies record after this 5th match.

Mongolian Prairie Weasels 2 1-3 27 vs. Space Kraken 4-0 8
Ì tried to find literature how weasels behaved or survived in space. There is even a book about space weasels by a certain Edward M Grant. Let's cite the preview to win an opinion how this match could go : "Vicious, congenitally bureaucratic, and proud of their resplendent flame-red uniforms which give them a five minute life expectancy in combat, the Flaming Space Weasels wiped out most of Dirk Beretta's fellow space marines at the battle of Din Bin Foo... then served them for lunch with a nice Merlot." Ouch. My fingertip is marking a win for Rufio who isn't a fish, by the way.

Norfolk Heroes 2-2 23 vs. Flaccid Malones  2-1 4
It is known that Derek, bot a fish by any definition, has a soft heart for heroes. He will plmay perfect host to the good people of Norfolk and send them home with a nice educational lesson on what they need to work on to become as tough as the Malones.

Salt City Pirates 3-1 7 vs. Social Distance Runners 0-4 25
Luluba will have his pirates plunder the runners this time as the hosts defence will stay socially distant and suffer a big loss once again.

The Raspberry Bush 1-3 28 vs. Cargese Dolphins 0-4 31
I never saw how a dolphin acts when confronted with a bush full of ripe raspberries. Do Dolphins eat raspberries? My google search showed there are some recommendations to get a dolphin on a raspberry (https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/108187/how-do-i-get-dolphin-on-my-raspberry-pi-3) . It seems complicated as I read "I have a raspberry pi 3 with retropie and have been trying to get dolphin (emulator) on it, and have failed numerous times. is there any way to install dolphin on my pi?". Based on this I guess the Bush wins.

Trois-Rivieres Oilers 3-1 22 vs. Kalapana Puppies 0-4 30
How cruel do you have to be to oil puppies ! If these puppies were wild thangs my heart would be bleeding less. Come on. Nobody likes puppies to be suffering like this. I can't look.

Växjö Vikings AFC 2-2 16 vs. San Diego Blitz 2-2 10
Most likely match to produce a surprise. One surprise is already that these two have never played each other. At the end i believe, San diego will just be to hot for fully dressed Vikings.

Zygal Coda 4-0 9 vs. Raven Loonies 2-2 13
These two haven't met since 2020 and these Ziggys have nothing that reminds us of the Linstock back then. At that time in season 39 the Ravens won 44-3. None of the current Coda players was part of Dissolve's team back then. Losing against the Ravens will be as new an experience for them as losing is altogether this season.

Let's see if a repeat of this amazing 12-2 is possible, also without the help of a sure bet of a Duck win who will be watching those matches, possibly with a good glass of wine in hand.

I'm definitely a Derek.
I'm definitely a Dick.
I'm not a William. Just missing that middle name bit. Oh, and a modicum of musical talent.

Gettysburg Historians 1-3 26 vs. Ralph's Warriors 1-3 24
AndyK is getting around. Our history buff is checking out Australia. Actaully, they have been there before in September. They came back with some nice photos from down under and some headaches caused by huge quantities of Asuytralian beer that was deemed necessary in the medical relief effort to make the headache from their huge loss disappear. It seems, AndyK packed some headache pills as more headaches are expected today.

Plenty of beer will be taken into the stadium today, that’s for sure. Made a couple of improvements this week so hoping for better results.

It is funny how and letter D can give you :thumb



Buzi really likes me, but once again he will be short on my match. No way PROY can lose 5 in a row.

As I told you.

2 fumbles by my team, 3 missed tackles by my SFs for 3 TDs by PROY.

You got 0-1 from this bet!!!!

It will be a battle to stay in Elite this season, because Malones are there on Tuesday to give 1-4 to Elephants. It will be interesting to see how will it all end.

Congrats Lallen, let this victory be yours back to glory path!!!!

Out for Saturday!!!!

Close... But they give nothing for close

Ok... when someone bet against my team, I always hope my players will show them wrong.
This prediction was 100% for me. I thought I had 0% chance of winning and then we played the game...
I'm stunned, shocked and my jaw is hanging 45 cm down from my face.
After a week in which my QB threw 8 intercept in 2 games (Supercup and Friendly Cup) I CANNOT BELIEVE in what I've seen on the field.

My only explanation is that I was right when I said that in a RZA Elite game anything can happen, but this is beyond any unbelievable fantasy...
This victory against Bridges goes directly on the Wall of Fame of our trophy room.
Sorry for halting your winning streak turnturnturn

Holy heck! We had an amazing 4th quarter, scoring 28 points to get the win. The defense, which was really bad in our last league game (71 points bad), had three takeaways in the 4th including an interception returned for a touchdown. Shocked and really pleased that we won this one.

From my first impression, this was one expensive match day. I have seen many results that surprised me. Let's check it one by one.

next gameday: 2022-01-29 18:00:00
Away Record League Ranking Result Home Record League Ranking
AS Roma Wolves 2-2 8 vs. PR Chaser 3-1 5
I got the tendency right but this was a much higher win than I would have thought. PR Chaser are a force to be considered this season, it seems.
16-35
1-0

Bracciano Lakers 2-1 21 vs. Willemstad Bridges 4-0 2
The Lakers curse is back. If I bet against the Lakers they win. Against the Bridges. Come on ! These were unlikely odds. Yashin says it right. everyone can beat everyone. Except if they are fish or runners, then they get beaten each time.
38-10
1-1

Chelt Nam Bobbers 3-1 11 vs. BoneCrushers  2-2 17
You can always trust Johnny to do what you expect of him and his team.
2-1

Dumbarajko Elephants 1-2 13 vs. Peoples Republic of Yorkshire 0-4 14
One of the major surprises for me. It shows that Yorkies will be back to fight to get back up and that Dumba might be in a diffcicult moment of his franchise.
20-21
2-2

Gettysburg Historians 1-3 26 vs. Ralph's Warriors 1-3 24
AndyK is getting around winning much more than. I had previously thought. Are his historians the future Yorkies on their early way up ?
45-34
2-3

Guns&Roses 2-1 18 vs. TigerCats 4-0 3
"There are one in a million chances that G&R leaves with a win." This was way closer than I thought.
18-20
3-3

Istanbul Whitings 0-4 29 vs. Stone Mountain Hawks 2 3-1 12
Whitings must have a lot of credit now in the luck department. One day it will come back.
17-21
4-3

Mongolian Prairie Weasels 2 1-3 27 vs. Space Kraken 4-0 8
The Weasels got lost in space.
0-55
5-3

Norfolk Heroes 2-2 23 vs. Flaccid Malones  2-1 4
Nothing fishy about this result.
13-42
6-3

Salt City Pirates 3-1 7 vs. Social Distance Runners 0-4 25
Not as brutal as I imagined things to be.
21-10
7-3


The Raspberry Bush 1-3 28 vs. Cargese Dolphins 0-4 31
My research paid off.
40-17
8-3

Trois-Rivieres Oilers 3-1 22 vs. Kalapana Puppies 0-4 30
These puppies are much more dangerous than one may think. They might be wild thangs after all.
24-27
8-4

Växjö Vikings AFC 2-2 16 vs. San Diego Blitz 2-2 10
"Most likely match to produce a surprise." And it did. In case of doubt, never bet against the SeaDevil team, except if they are runners.
28-23
8-5


Zygal Coda 4-0 9 vs. Raven Loonies 2-2 13
"These two haven't met since 2020 ...At that time in season 39 the Ravens won 44-3. None of the current Coda players was part of Dissolve's team back then. Losing against the Ravens will be as new an experience for them as losing is altogether this season."Most accurate prediction of the week.
3-31
9-5

Certainly this has been one of the mopst interesting match days. Congratulations especially to Stizz for his first season win.