Quarter-Finals

Next round (Quarter-Finals) will be:

HOME vs AWAY

BRAP2 vs the shagging lizards
Bluthenthal da 3 vs The Ginger Beards

Plus, there is a play-off for 7th and 8th:

More Fire! vs Mababies


Byes for The Units and Green Loraxes
Make sure you use CUP RULES.

*** See link on the side for the structure of the Nuclear Cup Finals!

Elimination Finals

Next Round of the Nuclear Cup will be:

Mababies vs Ginger Beards
More Fire! vs the shagging lizards

the battle for 9th and 10th between:

Gaeta FC vs Sugar Kick


It is a bye for Green Loraxes, The Units, Bluthenthal da 3, BRAP2 and darkness12 (and wooden spoon winner).

Hurraah!!! Mababies Ko Witbard finally was sold for approx. 8.3 million dollars!!! Hopefully this means i can get a decent midfield now!!!..but its going to be hard to find a replacement for him!...

And hopefully in the time i am away my account wont be too badly abused by the nuclear cup council!!!...xox

BUD vs FIPS: Legends face off

Two of the greatest ever Nuclear Cup players came face to face when The Units' Charlie "Bud" Tingwell and Green Loraxes' Fips Hanus (both pictured) lined up on opposite sides in Round 3 of the Nuclear Cup. In the first half, Fips made a great save to deny Bud, but in the second half Bud responded- soaring to head the ball past Fips for his 3rd goal in as many games. So, honours were even on the day between the two superstars, however Fips had the last laugh with the Loraxes, thanks in part to a spectacular 7-star performance by uber-midfielder Patrik Egggard (no typo- 3 g's!!), winning the match easily in the end 6-1 and going to the top of the table. Bluthenthal despite being hot favourites against Mababies, just managed to win 3-2, but still kept their chances of a top 2 finish alive. The other group A match saw BRAP2, bolstered by the return of a couple of stars from injury, defeat More Fire! 4-1.
Group B has become a three horse race for the 2 playoff spots, with Gaeta FC, The Ginger Beards and the shagging lizards all winning. Gaeta won their "bye" in a goal fest: 6-3. shagging beat darkness12 5-1, and The Ginger Beards continued their perfect start beating Sugar Kick 6-1.

Fips Hanus supporters show their support!

Fips Hanus supporters have come out in force to demonstrate their support of the aging Green Loraxes keeper. Rumours of an imminent sacking of Hanus have been growing in light of his recent bad form, and question marks over whether the Loraxes can still maintain such a lowly skilled player in their side. Lorax management however will clearly have a battle on their hands if they are to oust the keeper, especially if Fips' supporters have anything to do with it. Even celebrities are getting involved, including the beautiful "Faith Tones" trio who have named their upcoming album "Fips Use Me" (see picture) after the veteran keeper.

New Coach, New Approach

Gaeta FC has made the bold move of enlisting Todor Mingolov as the new team coach and sending Stefan Dryskog into a well deserved early retirement. Stefan helped immensely in establishing the team as a force to be reckoned with and GFC fans can only hope this standard of trainer can be matched and surpassed by Todor. Todor who is Bulgarian but of Austrian decent was quoted as saying "I will terminate all those who stand in the way of GFC... and I'll be back". The media had difficulty in understanding the relevance of Todor's last comment "I'll be back" and put it down to recording malfunctions.

Bud Strikes Again

Charlie "Bud" Tingwell has helped The Units defeat More Fire! and go to the top of the Nuclear Cup standings after 2 rounds. Bud has now scored in both rounds this season, and exhaustive research has shown he has now scored a total of 17 goals in his stupendous Nuclear Cup career.
In other group A matches, Green Loraxes continued their good form with a 4-0 win over mababies, and Bluthenthal da 3 had their first win for the season, 5-2 over BRAP2.
Gaeta FC are top of Group B after beating darkness12 4-2. In the battle of the newest Nuclear Cup teams, the Ginger Beards prevailed 1-0 over the shagging lizards in a contest as tight as Tom's underpants. The shock result was Sugar Kick's loss in their "bye", ensuring that they are now bottom of Group B.

Election of first black US president overshadowed by the opening round of the Nuclear Cup

Season 4 has begun!! A big welcome to the 2 new teams, The Ginger Beards and the shagging lizards. Both have already had an impact on the competition, with Ginger Beards beating darkness 2-0, and the lizards winning their "bye" 3-1. Also impressing in Group B were Gaeta FC, 5-1 victors over Sugar Kick.
In Group A, the replay of last season's final again saw Green Loraxes victorious over Bluthenthal da 3, the score was 3-1. In other Group A matches, The Units beat BRAP2 4-1, and More Fire! beat Mababies 3-1.


Photo: President Elect Barack Obama considering whether to play Counter Attack in his next league match.

Nuclear Cup IV

The number of teams now playing for the Nuclear cup has risen to 11, which means the simple round robin system had to be altered. Soon there will be a link to the new draw, which should be self explanatory but put simply the teams who finished in the top 6 positions will be in Pool A and the bottom 3 teams with the 2 new teams will be in a separate Pool B. Each team will play the other teams within there Pool once, then will be ranked to go on to the Final series. The final series includes all 6 teams from Pool A and the top 2 teams of Pool B, with the following match ups:
Round one:
> Top 4 of Pool A has the week off.
> Elimination 1: Pool A 5th plays Pool B 2nd
> Elimination 2: Pool A 6th plays Pool B 1st
Round two:
> Top 2 of Pool A has the week off.
> Quarter final 1: Pool A 3rd plays winner of Elimination 2
> Quarter final 2: Pool A 4th plays winner of Elimination 1
Round three:
> Semi final 1: Pool A 1st plays winner of Quarter final 2
> Semi final 1: Pool A 2nd plays winner of Quarter final 1
Round four:
> Grand Final: Winners of semi finals 1 and 2 play each other for the Nuclear Cup!

At each stage the losing team will play the other losing team for final overall ranking, with will be used for the next Nuclear Cup draw. For example, Elimination round 1: If Pool B 2nd team wins over Pool A 5th team, the Pool A 5th team will have to play for either 7th or 8th place overall. Pool B 2nd team could either go all the way to the finals or if they lose in the quarter finals they will finish either 5th or 6th. Either way they will have an advantage for next season being in Pool A.

Nuclear Cup - Season 4 - Registrations OPEN

Registration for the next Nuclear Cup (Season 4) have been opened. Invitations have been sent out via email to teams we hope will join this season. If you think you should have received an email but haven't it will mean I probably stuffed up your email address, therefore contact me or leave a reply to this post on the site.

Cheers,
Nuclear Cup management


CONFIRMED SEASON 4 PARTICIPANTS:

1. More Fire!
2. Bluthenthal da 3
3. Gaeta FC
4. BRAP2
5. The Units
6. Green Loraxes
7. Mababies
8. The Ginger Beards
9. shagging lizards
10. Sugar Kick!
11. darkness12

EDIT: Nuclear Cup Season 4 will begin on the 5th Round of Cup - ie. 5th of November

Loraxes crowned Nuclear Cup Season 3 champions!

The Green Loraxes are the proud victors of the Nuclear Cup Season 3 defeating the formidable Bluthenthal da 3 in the Grand Final at Arrakis Thneeds Stadium. The Loraxes gave it their all to take revenge on Bluthenthal, who earlier in the season destroyed the Loraxes inflicting the Loraxes only defeat for the season. The game was played at a tremendous standard (see the play of game) rarely seeing such skill and finesse.

Celebrations have gone into overdrive at the Loraxan capital, Arrakis, where police have issued a warning to all persons that they are at great risk of being forcibly and permanently turned green. Lorax managment made a statement saying they do not condone this sort of behavior, and insist the only way people should be turned green is to do it officially by the Green Loraxes for only 10 easy repayments of $399.99.

Units miss Final

The Units will have to watch the Nuclear Cup final from the sidleines, losing a nailbiting thriller (6-0) against Bluthenthal in the semi final last week. This is the first time the Units have missed the final- disappointed fans are blaming injuries, form and satan.
Good luck to Green Loraxes and Bluthenthal- who will triumph?- and therefore score heaps of chicks?

Dreams crushed

Moans and groans have echoed their way through the Gaeta FC ranks as hopes of the club finishing 1st on the ladder this season were crushed. "We were one very important game away from finishing on top of the ladder this season, but unfortunately lady luck was not looking our way". Gaeta FC's recent loss against CALO (1-2) and with only two league games left in the season make it unlikely that they will move up from 2nd place prior to the season ending. This angry supporter shown expressed the general sentiment of the fan club when he asked What The F$#%?

Brendon Vassallo called up to serve country!

The newest trainee of the Loraxes, 17 y.o. Brendon Vassallo, has been called up to serve his country, Malta, in the U-20 World Cup side. Despite only being with the Loraxes for a few weeks, his potential has been recognized by his compatriots as a star forward of the future. Brendon has so far taken his new-found fame in his stride, and will soon be appearing on Dancing With the Stars and Malta's Next Top model. Some now claim that Brendon is now one of Malta's most sort after bachelors!

Nuclear Cup Season 3 Underway!

Today we saw the first round of the Nuclear Cup Season 3.  A tremendous way to start the season.  Clearly there were some scores to settle today.  Nuclear Cup season 2 champions, BRAP2, were taken out by the Loraxes, and More Fire! clearly enjoyed their victory against Bluthenthal da 3. Mababies got off to a great start to the season; already getting a point, equalling their total for Season 2! Gaeta clearly wants to take the next step this season: to make their way into the finals for the first time, and they got off to a great start, dominating darknesss12.  

Below is the Play of the Round!

BRAP2 Wings cliped!

An aging BRAP2 and bad luck has diminished BRAP2s winger ratings below an acceptable level. Two of the four wingers BRAP2 routinely use are on the injured list, with the remaining two in poor form. This has forced the club to purchase a winger, earlier than planned until BRAP2s wings are once again ready for full flight. The purchase though rushed was not a bad one with Timo Weitzel, a youthful 25 year old with a knack for heading in goals signed up. He is a good all rounder that is a step up for the aging club.

Sugar Kick announces plans to replace most of existing team with youth squad!

In a press conference earlier today Sugarkick management defended their continuing youth promotion plans, which seem to have upset many fans. With a rapidly aging squad, management is insisting it is past time to revitalise the team with young blood. Furthermore, in all honesty, management admit they currently have more faith in the performance of the youth team “Saccharin” anyway. While there is expected to be some short term losses while the new players are adapting to the big time, management are asking fans to remain faithful as the changes have the teams best long term interests in mind.

Nuclear Cup Season 3: REGISTRATION OPEN

Nuclear Cup organizers today convened and determined that the planets are in the right alignment for the Nuclear Cup Season 3 registrations to be opened!

For those wishing to be involved, all you have to do is send a comment at the end of this post. Registrations must be done by the Monday 23rd June.

The selection criteria will be quite rigorous this season as we expect a record number of applications. You will find out whether you have made the Nuclear Cup when the organizers post up the schedule.

Good Luck!

EDIT:  REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!

The fixture has now be posted. (see side-bar)

Tough Units' season: review

A fascinating season for the Units has pretty much come to an end- only a play-off against a bot team next Sunday remains. The season saw The Units surviving a tough division, where all but one team were stronger on paper, as well as making the Nuclear Cup final for the 2nd consecutive year fielding exclusively back-up players. This effort was enough to keep the fans happy and for the management to declare the season a success.
According to Alltid, the 2 teams promoting to The Units' league for next season are just as strong (no bots!), ensuring next season will be even more challenging and exciting. Surely V.74 will be among the most closely contested leagues in all of Hattrick!
The Units would like to congratulate BRAP2 on a superb 3rd place finish, Bluthenthal who finished 2nd in a tough league, and more fire! for surviving div. 5 on the first attempt. Also Gaeta FC for finishing 2nd- perhaps one better next season?
Bad luck to Green Loraxes, however a season in div 6 will set them in good stead for another crack at division 5. Who knows, it may be The Units suffering the same fate next season!

An Outstanding 3rd in Division V obtained for BRAP2

An amazing season for BRAP2 ends with a move from a respectable 4th to an outstanding 3rd. In their 1st season BRAP2 has amazed both their supporters as well as the rest of V.132 league. Strategy as well as luck was involved in the great 1st season in division V, but BRAP2 knows hard work is needed to stay in the top three of their league. BRAP2's management would also like to congratulate The Units in finishing 6th and therefore avoiding relegation, as well as sending condolences to the Green Loraxes to a very unlucky season all round. Congratulations to More Fire! in staying in division V and finishing a respectable 5th and good luck to all the VI division teams, hoping to move up to division V for next season.

New and Improved

Having invested over $1.6M in upgrading their stadium, Gaeta FC would like to announce the latest refurbishment of their home stadium, The Dome. This improvement will address recent problems with regards to sell-out crowds and will thusly encourage attendance of league games by a much larger audience. This latest upgrade will increase the stadiums capacity to 20,000. With a greedy smile on his face a prominent executive for Gaeta FC was reported as saying "this upgrade will increase earnings for the club and ensure that all executives receive a Ferrari as part of their salary package".

BRAP2 CROWNED NUCLEAR CUP CHAMPIONS

BRAP2 have been crowned Nuclear Cup champions of the second season of the Nuclear Cup with an impressive 5-1 win over The Units, the reigning champions.  Despite not being favorites at the start of the season - BRAP2 have proven all their critics wrong and dominated the second season of the Nuclear Cup, winning both the minor and major premierships.  The  BRAP2 manager, after the win, loudly and cryptically proclaimed to the world, "For all those who thought we couldn't do it - well - Fuck You, I'm Anteater!!!"  Exactly what this means will no doubt be debated for centuries to come.

Nuclear Cup Final excites the world!!

World temperatures have risen by an average of 10 degrees this week as the world's population fails to contain it's excitement.
Can the Units defend their title- or will it be BRAP2 who are crowned supreme champions of the world? All will be revealed Wednesday. The previous match between the two teams was a tightly contested 1-0 win to Units. The Final promises to be just as nail-biting.

In other news, The Units fans are happy today, as the team now seems certain to finish 6th and avoid automatic relegation, despite a 5-2 loss today.

The mighty BRAP2 has used it finances to purchase 3 new players to help them out for the end of the season and beyond. The sale of Nicolas Chambonnet, former star goalie gave rise to the need to purchase a new trainee. Danny Bundy from the USA is a future hot prospect already being an inadequate defender and having inadequate set pieces on top of passable keeping. To strengthen the defensive line Archie Warendorf is a player to be reckoned with, being a 4.5 star defending in passable form he also has a great head on his shoulders to be effective when corners arise. Last but not least a surprise purchase was midfielder Miguel Ángel Pinza who will strengthen the middle for the BRAP2 organisation.

Green Loraxes Bundled Out of Nuclear Cup Finals

The Green Loraxes have shockingly been eliminated from the finals of the Nuclear Cup. More Fire! took the last finals spot with a superior goal difference. Green Lorax management have made official complaints to Nuclear Cup organisers (pictured) which has so far fallen on deaf ears. According to an anonymous source high up within the Green Lorax management, the Green Loraxes are considering taking their complaints to the UN High Commision, and may even try to bring a charge of war crimes against More Fire! and The Nuclear Cup. An official statement by Green Lorax management has strongly condemned the management of the Nuclear Cup. "We feel the Nuclear Cup is losing it's long tradition. How is it that teams like More Fire! and Bluthenthal da 3 can make the finals and the Loraxes miss out!? This is a clear indication that the Nuclear Cup is intrinsically flawed, and requires an overhaul!". This attitude is unlikely to be tolerated by Nuclear Cup organisers, with swift retribution likely. Green Loraxes have also denied being sore losers.

Bud helps Units to break drought!

Two goals from legend Charlie "Bud" Tingwell has got The Units over the line for their first league win for a while- giving hope to the fans that the Units might avoid relegation. However, Bud says: "We still have a lot of hard work to do to stay up in Division V. If everyone follows my lead, we might just survive the season."

UNITS IN SEMI-FINALS!

Following victory today over their most famous rivals Green Loraxes, the Units have officially secured a spot in the semi-finals of Nuclear Cup season 2. The 3-1 scoreline was a repeat last seasons Nuclear Cup Final.
Everyone at the club is delighted to have an opportunity to defend the title, none more so than Nuclear Cup legend Charlie "Bud" Tingwell (pictured looking very serene after today's result). "Bud" missed the match today due to league commitments, but is raring to go for the finals. "Bud " was especially pleased with his protege- fellow forward Dietrich Sigel who scored 2 goals against Loraxes and was probably the difference between the sides.
Bud said: "He looked like a younger version of me out their today. If he works hard he could be nearly as hero-worshipped as me. Also, I am trying to get him a role in The Castle 2."

1000th (1001st) membership

Our 1000th member has joined the Gaeta FC fan club! We are very happy to have John Citizen join us in supporting the Gaeta FC nuclear cup campaign and hope he enjoys the entitlements of his membership. We do however need to stress that John Citizen is one of two conjoined twins and so technically his vote counts as two as so we welcome also our 1001st member who due to biological reasons has no brain functionality and cannot respond to such recognition.

New goleador

The new goleador of Bluthenthal da 3, Mauro Mauri!
From a wild land of Sicilia, raised by a wolf, at the age of 4 he has started kicking the balls of his father...now he is ready to kick ass in the nuclear cup!!

Be careful...

1000 members for the mighty BRAP2!

Due to a better than expected start to the season BRAP2s 1000th member joined up today. The club is happy to have so many loyal to them, and gladly awaits the 2000 supporter mark. Green Loraxes will shortly hit the 1000 member mark and BRAP2 management would like to wish them luck for the rest of the season after a less than perfect start.

BRAP2s Sell-out crowd not disappointed

BRAP2 manages to steal victory over a tough opponent today and now is looking good for the rest of the season, focusing on winning the matches they should win. The win didn't come without cost though, with star defender 庄 (Zhuang) 安洲 (Anzhou) injured for 3 weeks.

NUCLEAR CUP SEASON 2 START NEXT WEEK!

Due to Nuclear Cup teams exiting the little known "Hattrick Cup" early, we are thinking of starting the Nuclear Cup next week (ie. next Wednesday). So if everyone can challenge each other (it is the responsiblity of the home side to challenge, but either can do it), then we can get started with the Nuclear Cup. If you have already organised a friendly this week, don't worry, we will then make the first round go over 2 weeks. The matches this week are as follow:

Home vs Away

a The Units vs BRAP2
b darkness12 vs Green Loraxes
c Mababies vs Bluthenthal da 3
d Gaeta FC vs Sugar Kick

Bye = More Fire!

Good luck!

Season 2 Draw announced

By using a combination of tea leaf readings, alignment of the stars, tarot cards and palm readings, independent officials convened to determine the draw for the upcoming Nuclear Cup season.  The draw is linked on the side of this page.

In other news we now have an official Nuclear Cup Anthem (see top of the page) kindly written and performed by Borat Sagdiyev specially for the Nuclear Cup upon request from the manager of More Fire!  We feel this anthem captures the spirit, honour, courage and ideals of the Nuclear Cup.  We hope you will feel as proud as we do when we listen to it.

A new season for a new reason

It has been a time of change for Gaeta. When asked by reporters, "Why the name change to Gaeta FC and what does FC stand for?". The manager of Gaeta FC responded with "This name change represents a new look for the team and stands for ...because we F##'n Can..." He went on to say "nothing much else has changed, we are still focusing on our defence, we still aim to please our fans and we still like dressing up as women on saturday night's...um, what i meant to say was... um... can you edit that bit out" The spokesperson for the Gaeta FC player's association also added, "this name change is what we needed to formalise our commitment to the fans" he then went on to say, "except now we need to have our uniforms changed, unfortunately we were unable to have the new uniform out in time for last weeks friendly, but as you can see we were still able to show our commitment to our major sponsor"

Midfielder found.....

After searching long and hard a suitable midfielder was found to join the might BRAP2 army. Świętosław Kasperczyk of Poland, is 23 and was found wondering the woods by BRAP2 scouts, who quickly offered 1.5 mil for him to join the team. Because of his woodland adventures the youngster is only in weak form, but is still as good as anyone currently in the BRAP2 squad so should do well this season. Next on the list for the scout is a Defender that has presence in the middle.... Where will he find the next recruit?

Nuclear Cup DREAM TEAM announced

Nuclear Cup organisers last night announced the All-Nuclear Dream Team.  The Dream Team is a traditionally announced at the end of each Nuclear Cup season and is consisted of the best players from all Nuclear Cup teams,  selected by the legendary Alltid.

This season, pretty much, the Dream Team could also be called Bluthenthal - surprisingly, since they only finished 3rd this season!?

Units milestone: 1000 supporters!!!

Today has been a big day for the Units, with the 1000th supporter joining the club! The Units celebrated the occasion by giving a special gift to the 1000th person to sign up.

Picture: The 1000th Units supporter displays his glee at receiving an official Units straw hat.

NUCLEAR CUP REGISTRATION- SEASON 2!!!!!

If you thought the first Nuclear Cup was wildman, well, the second version will be even more megawati!! If you have already pissed your pants in excitement reading this and you have to change them right away- don't panic! Registration is open until the first day of the new Hattrick league season: Sunday 2nd of March.

If your club wants to compete for the absolute glory that only Nuclear Cup victory can provide, you must register!!
To do so, please reply to this post by clicking "comment" on or before 2/3/08, and state your intentions!

Units strengthen squad

As the season comes to a close, the Units have been pondering life in Division V. Therefore, substantial investments in players have been made over the past week. The two major newcomers are: 26 year old Spanish midfielder Jorge Arcaya and 25 year old Swiss star forward Dietrich Sigal. Sigal is a record signing for the Units, costing almost $1.5 million.
The fans got their first look at both players today in a friendly against Gaeta, and they liked what they saw. Both players scored a goal on debut, and the little Sigal was particularly impressive rating a mighty 4.5 stars- a first for the club.

In the following interview, future Units legend Sigal answered like a true neutral Swiss person:
Q Are you happy to be with the Units?
A I am moderately happy.
Q From your short time at the club, which of the Units players have impressed you?
A All of the players are equally good.
Q There is a lot of excitement in the Units camp about next season- do you agree the Units will be competitive in Division V?
A I neither agree nor disagree.
Q What are your hopes/expectations for next season?
A For no one to be offended.

Units Celebrate with ode to heroic "Bud"

The Units are proud and humbled to win this most prestigious tournament. Celebrations by all concerned have been dangerously boisterous, and many thousands of Units fans have forever abandoned work, family and sleep and vowed to bask in the glorious celebration until their final day on earth. Chief among the affections of the faithful is superstar striker and venerated actor Charlie "Bud" Tingwell. "Bud" was unquestionably the Units brightest star of the cup, scoring an unfeasably amazing tally of 9 goals, including 2 hattricks and the triumphant 3rd goal in the final. To forever honour his name, The Units are in the process of expanding their stadium to a capacity of 20,000, with the addition of the "Charlie Tingwell stand".
The Units would like to thank all teams participating in the Nuclear Cup, especially the worthy finalists Green Loraxes. After 3 amazingly hard fought and spectactularly skillful contests, including the now legendary final, the Units-Loraxes rivalry is now certainly the most famous in world sport!
Bring on Nuclear Cup 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE UNITS CROWNED INAUGURAL NUCLEAR CUP CHAMPIONS

The Units managed to unite as a true team when it really counted, dominating the second-half of the Nuclear Cup final, scoring 3 unanswered goals to take out the inaugural Nuclear Cup despite being down 1-0 at half-time.  In the recently upgraded and most advanced Hattrick arena around, Arrakis-Thneeds Stadium (pictured) hosted the biggest match of the season, treating the fans to this amazing historical event.  As soon as the umpire blew the whistle at 90 minutes, Units players converged together and performed what is believed to be some sort of ritual (pictured), speculated by some to be a dedication to a type of God, referred to by some Units players as the "Oracle".  The details, origins and customs of this religion remain largely unknown.

In others finals action today there were some extraordinary games.  A tough but solid victory by Bluthenthal da 3 took out the BRONZE medal over BRAP2.  In arguably the match of the season, More Fire! defeated Gaeta in extra time to win the DIVISION B FINAL.  And despite such a build-up, and a seven-hour shopping session by Nuclear Cup organisers yesterday to purchase the perfect wooden-spoon for Mababies, Mababies disappointed everyone by winning the match and losing the WOODEN SPOON to darkness12.  The spare wooden-spoon was generously donated to the nuclear explosion relief effort (see post below).

The final standings/rankings of all Nuclear Cup contenders is:

1.   The Units

2.   Green Loraxes

3.   Bluthenthal da 3

4.   BRAP2

5.   More Fire!

6.   Gaeta

7.   Mababies

8.   darkness12

NUCLEAR CUP FINALS ANTICIPATION EXPLODES

As everybody already knows, The Nuclear Cup Super FINALS week starts next week!  The anticipation of the most spectacular week in World sport has prompted many Nuclear Cup parties around the world, but has placed the lives of millions at risk of nuclear explosion, and many millions more at risk of a slow and painful death caused by the excessive radiation that they will receive leading to cancer and other diseases.  Already, nuclear explosions have occurred in Cardiff, Ulan Bataar (pictured) and Adelaide.  These disasters have prompted some people to question the Nuclear Cup organisers decision to name this tournament The "Nuclear" Cup.  However, a brief statement by Nuclear Cup organisers stated "As long as no Nuclear Cup players are blown-up by a nuclear explosion, wiping them out for at least 4-6 weeks, then we don't give a shit".  A sentiment shared by most around the world.

Nuclear Cup Finals Week matches:

Green Loraxes        vs   The Units   (NUCLEAR CUP FINAL)

Bluthenthal da 3     vs   BRAP2        (BRONZE MEDAL)

Gaeta                        vs   More Fire!  (DIVISION B FINAL)

darkness12               vs   Mababies    (WOODEN-SPOON)

I am not exactly sure what is the best for home grounds - any thoughts let me know, or work it out between yourselves!

Bluthenthal defends line-up decisions against The Units

Bluthenthal da 3 has defended its lineup decisions for the Nuclear Cup semi-final against the Units, in which the Units pulled-off an amazing 1-2 victory at Bluthenthal's home ground. A number of inexperienced and reserve team players (Leonard Carp pictured) were called-up for the clash, prompting a number of commentators and fans to question the tactics of Bluthenthal manager. Bluthenthal made an offical statement today saying, "Clearly we played our strongest line-up - and we will PAVE everybody who thinks otherwise - what da Hell!!!! Perhaps if we wore Mankinis things would have been different".

The Units will face the Green Loraxes in the Nuclear Cup final next week. This will be the third clash of the season for these two teams - with the Loraxes having the slight upper-hand in the first two clashes.

Although Mababies League campaign is going well….it is quite clear that Mababies will be taking out the wooden spoon in the Nuclear Cup’s inaugural season…so... I thought I would give the organisers a hint as to what sort of wooden spoon I would like sitting on my desk!!! Or outside my house!!!

Amazing Victory to BRAP2 ends Regular Season

Today's matches concluded the inaugural Nuclear Cup regular season with Bluthenthal da 3 and the Green Loraxes finishing top of each of their pool. However, Nuclear Cup favorite, Bluthenthal da 3, suffered an incredible defeat this week at the hands of BRAP2. This continued the amazing form of BRAP2 in recent weeks, and has no doubt got the attention of other Nuclear Cup teams and and demonstrates that BRAP2 is a strong contender for the Nuclear Cup.

The Finals start next week!! The matches are as follows.

Semi 1 Bluthenthal da 3 vs The Units
Semi 2 Green Loraxes vs BRAP2

Div B Semi 1 Gaeta vs Mababies
Div B Semi 2 darkness12 vs More Fire!

NOTE: Matches in the finals are to CUP GAMES (not normal).

The home ground I think will be just be as above because home ground advantage won't effect 3 of the matches - However, Bluthenthal and The Units might have to work this out between themselves - If they want to organise a 'neutral' ground or perhaps work out a reason why one or the other should be at home - perhaps whoever has the more points/goal diff. from regular season? - therefore that would be Bluthenthal. But let us know what you decide.

Cheers,
Nuclear Cup