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.