The Banterbury Cup is the Banterbury League version of the FA Cup, where the league table is thrown out of the window and the minnows in the lower leagues can pit their fantasy football expertise and attempt to cause an upset against those teams in the top leagues.
All 80 teams enter the Cup at the start of the season and ties are played every 5 game-weeks on a knockout basis until GW35 when the remaining two teams compete in the final to see who will be crowned Banterbury Cup Winner 2013/14.
The Banterbury Shield is our version of the Champions League, where the top 4 teams from the top 4 divisions on Christmas Day are drawn into 4 groups and play off for the chance to progress to the quarter final stages. They will take place over 2 legs in GW31 and 32, then the semi-finals are in GW34 and 36. Who will be crowned the ultimate Banterbury Head to Head Shield winner come GW38?
Qualification Leagues
From next season the hope is to run 4 H2H qualification leagues consisting of 20 players in each with the winners from each league earning an invite into the main league. There will also be an opportunity to qualify for the Banterbury Cup, so everyone who registers will get a chance to play some of us so called experts in a one off tie and the chance to become a fantasy football legend. Details will follow later in the season, but to register your interest please e-mail – banterburyleagues@gmail.com
All things ‘Banterbury’ are run by the league administator Bench and he will post updates below on upcoming fixtures for both the cups and the shield and anything relevant to the Banterbury leagues.
Whilst we usually encourage comments we would ask that this section be kept free of general chat so that Bench can post his updates.
Banterbury Roll of Honour 2013/14
Banterbury CL Shield Winner – Gallowgators – Gallow
Banterbury CL Shield Runner up – Cookie’s Monsters – Steve Cook
Banterbury FA Cup Winner – Horse FC – Harry Vernon
Banterbury FA Cup Runner up – Bocadillo Allstars – Paul Lewis
Banterbury Premier Winner – Cookie’s Monsters – Steve Cook
Banterbury Premier Runner up – Pork n Cheese United – Miguel Lopes
Banterbury Championship Winner – Shylass @ the finish – Nigel Rowe
Banterbury Championship Runner up – Buzzilona – Geordie Bees
Banterbury League 1 Winner – CFC (Awesome) – Special One
Banterbury League 1 Runner up – FC Eire Lilium – Craig Aubrey
Banterbury League 2 Winner – ChorleyRocks – Paul Morgan
Banterbury League 2 Runner up – Busby Babes – Paul Davis
Banterbury Classic Qualification League Winner -The Cape Bulls -karim Zindani
Banterbury H2H Qualification League Winner – Mystic Devils – Salman Masood
UFPL Banterbury Winner – Inittowinit – Adam Alcock
UFPL Banterbury Runner up – Owls Rule (Ultimate) – Alex Ball
Quarter Finals 1st Leg to be played Game-week 31 March 22nd-26th
Cookie’s Monsters 164 v 145 We love Manchester
White Boys Day 169 v 141 Monty (Caz Daz)
WhoIsRonaldo 144 v 168 Gallowgators
Son of a Pitch 151 v 151 James 101
Quarter Finals 2nd Leg to be played Game-week 33 April 5th-7th
We love Manchester 77 v 58 Cookie’s Monsters ( agg 222 v 222 )
Monty (Caz Daz) 51 v 67 White Boys Day ( 192 v 236 )
Gallowgators 75 v 68 WhoIsRonaldo ( agg 243 v 212 )
James 101 56 v 78 Son of a Pitch ( agg 207 v 229 )
****Please note the usual away points count double,will not apply , as we at the Banterbury FA Feel Gawe -week 32 scores gave the away team a unfair advantage due to the amount FPL teams, having Double Game-weeks ! So after a broad meeting it has be decided that Cookie’s Monsters & we love Manchester must replay in a one of game Gw 34, putting back the Semi Finals till Gw35 & 36 with NO Double Games , So away points will count double in these ties
Semi Final 1st Leg & Quarter Final replay Game-week 34 April 12th -16th
Cookie’s Monsters v we love Manchester
Cookie’s Monsters Or we love Manchester P v P White Boys Day
Gallowgators P v P Son of a Pitch
Semi Finals 1st Leg Game-week 35 April
White Boys Day v Cookie’s Monsters/we love manchester
Son of a Pitch v Gallowgators
Semi Finals 2nd Legs Gane-week 36
Cookie’s Monsters/ We Love Manchester v White Boys Day
Gallowgators v Son of a Pitch
Good Luck to Cookie & GPRiley In The Banterbury Shield Quarter Final replay 3rd time lucky fellas
Teams and captains for Shield quarter final replay
Cookies monsters v We love Manchester
We love Manchester declared team
Boruc,
ward, zabeleta, Coleman,
Gerrard, yaya (v) Eriksen, Silva, Barkley,
Suarez, Lukaku(c)
Sub Cahill, sturridge, smalling, Adrian.
Cookie Monsters declared team
Boruc
Baines, Coleman, Azpi, Cahill
Yaya (v), Silva, Eriksen
Suarez, Aguero (c), Sturridge
Bench: McGregor, Mutch, Colback, Olsson
May the best team win, and let the banter begin
Both competitors have agreed to NOT do any changes whatsoever to the above teams, captains, subs and VC
Good luck lads, semi final place awaits, hope to meet one of you in the final
good luck Cookie
GP, you’re a good lad and a sport, I wish you the very best of luck mate. And if Gerrard gets anymore dodgy penalties I’ll properly throw my toys out the pram lol!!
Go well mate
Yes best luck guys, 3rd time lucky hope we get a winner
, guys if it is a draw . most goals scored win, if still level most assists come next , then clear sheets and still level highest FPL rank wins
Gotta say this is too close to call.
Also forgot to add WLM has a 4pt start due to a Cookie hit.
It’s gonna be interesting watching this unfold 😉
last weeks epic this is going to be better
It was unbelievable Jeff
how this tie came to a replay, you were dead and buried until The Viking took you to Valhalla getting what was at the time 16 points making you 1 point winner.
FPL in their wisdom tampered with BOS figures as usual and Viking only got 2 bonus behind Adebayor on 3, this made the 2 legged tie a draw on aggregate.
This can’t be such a cliffhanger? Or can it?
Good luck mate, you’re up against a strong opponent in Cookie.
Can’t help thinking his names on the cup after that
Cheers for posting team news Gallow 😉
No probs Bench, I gave cookie score updates on twitter when Viking was racking up the points…. Never had so much fun
Oh the joy of watching a differential scoring big for me, GP just happened to have Viking too so it made for good entertainment, I’m very interested to see how this tie is settled, too tight to call!
Maybe we should follow this format in the semis if all agree?
Count me in mate 😉
Good luck boys, love the format of naming your teams beforehand! I missed what happened last week, how come your replaying?
222-222 draw after 2 legs , Alex
Its will be interesting to see how this unfolds, Im 2 points behind cookie with 6 to play to his 4. Think this will go down to the wire
best of luck GP, by rights I think you’ll probably nick it – I need Baines and Aguero (c) to do something…anything, to have a chance. But wish you the best, nonetheless my friend – if Bench had any class he’d just make this the final as we could still be playing this out in GW38!!
Go well mate!
Here at Wembley stadium the teams are out on the hallowed turf.
The Don’s team look resplendent in their sharp Italian suits.
With Silva and Yaya Toure out injured they line up as follows
Adrian
Coleman Cahill Baines
Eriksen Mata Oscar Gerrard
Suarez (c) Lukaku (v) Sturridge
Gazza Faye Chester Colbeck
4 point hit
Horse FC looked refreshed after indifferent league performances lately
And have a number of new faces
Adrian
Zaba Ivan Azpil
Eriksen Gerrard Mata Ramsey
Suarez (c) Kun (v) Ade
DeGea Flanagan Amalfitano Baker
CONGRATULATIONS TO ARE TWO SHIELD FINALIST (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)
GALLOWGATERS & COOKIE MONSTERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJbg3Ur3FZc
Haha cheers Bench, commiserations to Drexyl and Inertia the losing semi finalists but this final just had to happen
If everyone knew what Cookies been through to get here they wouldn’t believe it, the blokes a broken
Wreck of a man
Win lose draw whatever it’s an honour to be in this final, it’s a massive pay back to me after losing the Banterbury cup semi final to Horse, congrats on your win BTW Horse.
Cookie! If I have to lose in this competition I couldn’t choose any other person on this site who I wouldn’t mind too much about losing to, you’ve been to hell and back to get here mate so good luck, may the best team in the day win 😉
Drexl & Inertia, hard luck on not quite getting to the final of the Shield, but be very proud of getting so far, we all know how tough it’s been. Drexl, you’ve had the week from hell and part of me wanted you to nick with the last kick to give you something to smile about, but sadly it wasn’t to be.
Gallow, it’ll be a competitive and fun final, you’ve had an amazing season and fully deserve your place in the final – just reward for you after the horrors of last season, which as you know, I fully relate to! Good luck in the final mate.
Finally Bench, thanks again for running this comp – we all appreciate your team and efforts behind the scenes in not only the Shield but all the leagues and cup also – I know everyone loves your leagues and you are to be congratulated on them. Well done mate.
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Sorry for using the hippo, completely inappropriate, but it’s the only picture code I ever remember.
Few spelling errors in there, auto correct or auto-up correct I should say! Sorry!
Haha Cookie your getting the nack of this benchish
Guys if the Final ends in a draw, goals scored will decide the winner, if this is still a level we go to assists, then clean sheets, if you cant be separated still , the highest rank team overall will be the winner, hope its a epic final,and you both deserve credit for getting to the Final, with all 16 teams that qualified all being of such a high standard , So once again best of luck, and may the best man win
Thanks cookie. Very kind words. FPL has proved the only distraction from the horrors that unfolded last week. But this is not the forum to go over that ground. Proud to have got this far and neck and neck for promotion from div II melee up top there. Thanks for your words of condolence guts. Potty I am unable to access my old account. Rblanchett@hotmail.com will get me. Have a few bits to share back.
But cheers all. Gallow am chuffed to see you there too. Shows the quality of this comp to see too such fine competitors going for the big prize.
Cheers all
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Gallow and cookie, two great guys good luck to both of you. Im sitting on the fence on this one. May the best man win