Fantasy Football Update

Only 12 games left in the season for most teams in the Premier League, so just a quick update on how our own little office fantasy league is going.

Kieran and Von have stormed out in front and are vying for bragging rights at the top of the table.

Paul has a near 100 point lead over the TID team, but both are over 4oo points behind second place.

But for any major shifts in points, its looking like a 2 horse race!

Guyana's answer to David Beckham?

Ricky Shakes of Ebbsfleet United has been called up to represent Guyana in their second round World Cup Qualifiers against Bermuda and Barbados. Wins could take Guyana close to qualification for the next round where they will play Mexico and Costa Rica.

Even though he made one appearance for Trinidad and Tobago in 2006 in a friendly, FIFA have given the Guyana FA permission to call him up to the squad.

Ricky came through the ranks at Bolton before spells with Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town, amongst others.

Could he take the world stage by storm?

Watch this space...

Fantasy Football Update

Just a quick up date on how the the TID Fantasy Football League is going.

After 6 games of the season, Von is edging out Kieran by 9 points to hold on to first position, while Paul is slightly further behind, but still well within reach.

The team made up from players with (mostly) TID nationalities is bringing up the rear. This team has had a few injuries of late, so we'll wait until the end of the season before making too many judgements!

Things are on the up!

After we highlighted last months football dreamland for Guyana at the expense of Wales, things are looking good for our next door neighbours, and not just in sport!

Wales are improving at football, (up 27 in the latest FIFA rankings) and are doing their bit to help save the rainforest.

Through donations to a cause named 'Size of Wales' run by the The Waterloo Foundation, the Welsh are striving to save an area of rainforest the size of (... you guessed it) Wales. The project area includes parts of Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania (a TID destination), Mozambique, as well as some offshore islands.

So far 400,000 trees have been planted, and sustainable projects set up to help earn an extra $65,000, though initiatives such as eco-tourism, herbal products and selling honey.

Football, futbol, soccer...

Travel In Depth Fantasy Football league now set up (Fantasy Premier League).

Some personal teams in there but also a Travel In Depth team made up of players from our destination countries.    I bet they're top by the end of the season (well, at least above my own team).

Let us know if you want to join......

Guyanese or Welsh? (I know what I'd pick)

In sporting news, great news for Guyana is terrible news for Wales.

According to FIFA, the Guyana National Football Team are now the 114th best team in the world, compared to the Welsh, who have dropped 5 places to lie in a lowly 117th (the teams separated by North Korea and Haiti).

Guyana have never made it to a World Cup or CONCACAF Gold Cup (The North American and Caribbean Championships), and have a best ever record of finishing 4th in the Caribbean Cup in 1991, competing against football heavy weights such as Antigua and The Netherlands Antilles.

They boast players from teams such as England's Croydon Athletic and Cray Wanderers (.. me neither.. ) and Guyana's own Buxton United!

Compared to players such as Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey (Spurs and Arsenal respectively), Guyana shouldn't, on paper, compare, but according to the folks who run football, they not only compare, but are better!

Iechyd da!