Thursday 5 November 2026 · Gameweek 9 edition

The Gazette

Premier League. The stories behind the scores.

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Illustration: ANOTHER −56. WHEN WILL HUNTER LEARN?

Transfer Desk

ANOTHER −56. WHEN WILL HUNTER LEARN?

FC Jimmy led the gamble, paying −56 for their moves.

-7 points after the deduction — the gamble backfired spectacularly. Bremners Boys FC (−20), Aidan's Team (−4), Apauling Tactics (−4) also took the plunge.

−104
League-wide
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Illustration: HUNTER'S NIGHTMARE: JUST -7
-7
Week's lowest

Flop of the Week

HUNTER'S NIGHTMARE: JUST -7

The lowest score in the league in Gameweek 9 belongs to FC Jimmy.

Daniel Hunter will want to forget this one quickly. -7 points (after a −56 hit), 61 below the average. A full inquiry is expected.

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Illustration: KNIFE-EDGE AT THE 20TH-PLACE LINE
0
Points apart

Battle for the Premier Division

KNIFE-EDGE AT THE 20TH-PLACE LINE

Just 0 points separate ArmedBrobbery (20th) and Destroyers (21st).

Qualification for the Premier Division goes to the top 20. Josh is clinging to the last spot while Tony is breathing down their neck. One captain haul could flip it.

11 managers are now separated by just six points around the line. Squeaky bum time has arrived early.

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Illustration: 78! MCVEIGH PRODUCES THE WEEK'S MASTERCLASS
78
GW9 points

Manager of the Week

78! MCVEIGH PRODUCES THE WEEK'S MASTERCLASS

buzzers top the Gameweek 9 charts, 24 points clear of the league average of 54.

When the dust settled on Gameweek 9, nobody could touch Marc McVeigh. 78 points — a performance of pure class.

Across the whole game, that ranked 101,980 worldwide for the week.

It lifts buzzers to 4th, up 2 places. The screenshots are already doing the rounds.

Bench Nightmare

33
Bench points

BENNISON'S BENCH DISASTER

33 points left rotting on the Frimp My Ride bench.

Agony. With those 33 points lewis bennison would have scored 82.

Crisis Watch

55th
League position

CRISIS DEEPENS AT BREMNERS BOYS FC

Chris Turner props up the Premier League, 251 points off the top and 8,306,478 in the world.

It is a season to forget already for Chris. 25 points this week — 29 below the league average — has done little to lift the gloom.

Supporters were seen leaving early. Sources close to the manager insist the plan is working.

The gap to FC Jimmy is 3 points. Plenty of season left — but the clock is ticking.

Battle for the Championship

6
Points apart

PERTON HOLDS THE LINE — FOR NOW

Just 6 points separate AffinityFMers (40th) and Hardly Athletic (41st).

Qualification for the Championship goes to the top 40. Ian is clinging to the last spot while Keith is lurking just behind. One captain haul could flip it.

4 managers are now separated by just six points around the line. Squeaky bum time has arrived early.

On The Up

▲10
Places

BENNETT ROCKETS UP 10 PLACES

Aidan Bennett climbs from 17th to 7th — the biggest leap of the week.

Momentum is a wonderful thing. Aidan now sits in the Premier Division zone and looks dangerous.

Title Race

740
World rank

LUCAS DISAPPEARING OVER THE HORIZON

Tyler Lucas leads the Premier League on 686 points after Gameweek 9 — and sits 740 in the world.

It has been a scarcely believable run from Tyler. The gap to Blinded By De Ligt in second now stands at 35 points, and the rest of the league are running out of excuses.

Zoom out to the global game and the numbers get silly: an overall rank of 740. Top ten thousand on the planet. Elite territory.

120 points above the league average already. Rivals are reportedly holding emergency team meetings.

Free Fall

▼7
Places

PRESTON PLUMMETS 7 PLACES

From 5th to 12th in a single gameweek.

A week Daley would rather not discuss. Back to the drawing board.