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    The Gangs of FFO



    Nobody really knows what goes on behind the scenes of the rumoured gangs of the FFO, so for the historic records, we unearth some of the goings on…….


    Deep in his lair based out in the garage Ed Clark, PSG supremo and high profile DA member sets up his laptop and prepares for action. He cracks his fingers, gets his gaming chair in the perfect spot and a slightly scary menacing grin takes over his face. It was time to create some Dark Arts mischief. Almost as soon as Clark logs on, up pops his co-conspirator Steve Talbot on a video call. Clark clicks the button to accept. The pair just nod at each other, and then Talbot clears his throat. “ Right then Eddie baby, time to talk about how we fuck things right up in the world of FFO - i have had a plan!!” Clark looked puzzled “ What is it Steve-O, do tell?”


    “I’m going to shake things up in the Premiership and take on Chelsea. I’ll get them to sell me loads of my best players, and then you can dominate EFL. Meanwhile i will initiate operation Prem and takeover there. We will then be lords of the two elite leagues and no one will ever stop the DA! Hahahahaha!! “ Both of them tilted there heads back and laughed, maniacally for what seemed like minutes, before returning to gaze into their webcams.


    ” Oh i love it Steve-O. I have already designed 83 spreadsheets that show how many more shots are likely to grade the post on the way in to the goal in celebration, and i will pivot table the night away with this exciting news”


    ”Magic - well i will get to work on convincing the Chelsea manager to make the obvious move to Union Berlin, and I’ll do one of those spells on JB to just get the Chelsea job, and we’re away son! “ Talbot looked as smug as he had ever been at this point, until Clark piped up again


    ” So what to we do when we’ve conquered EFL and the Prem, who wins the European Cup and that?”


    Talbot frowned “ We take it in turns with obvious tactical mistakes and horrendously complex coding that looks good but doesn’t really make that much difference. Then we dominate for years and years”


    Clark smiled “ Ok that sounds magic. In the mean time I’ll wind everyone up by saying how uncompetitive EFL will be without you there”


    Talbot blushed “ Oh Eddie you are the best! Let’s celebrate by just throwing around some tactical scenarios for an hour or two and get this plan formulated”



    Meanwhile, in a boozer in North London, Darren Humphris sits in a quiet booth with Leeds manager Tim Davey, having a beer and an intense conversation. Humphris leans in even closer to Davey and growls “ Hey - have you seen the news about Talbot? He’s only coming to the facking Prem, innhe? To facking Chelsea” Davey looked surprised - “ Fack me that is a surprise mate, we don’t need none of that DA shit down here, do we - the Premiership is about straight shooters, none of that tactical magic nonsense!”


    ” I know” said Humphris, taking a large swig of his lager. “ It’s time to assemble” Davey knew what that meant. It was time to call the Manchester managers, Lovell and Outten, and Villa manager Ian Greaves to add some clout. Humphris took out his phone and got them both on FaceTime. “Right lads, time for us lot to stick together. We’ve got Talbot coming in to Chelsea, and i for one do not want to see him achieve substantial improvement. There’s only one thing for it - Greavesy - get over to the Bernabeu so we have a man over there.”


    Ian Greaves looked confused, then answered “ Ok no problem - I’ve always fancied the gig anyway to be fair and i love to wind up Clarky whenever i get a chance so this is right up my street”


    Humphris continued “Great stuff - and lets get Livi in on this too, he’s coming to Liverpool. The DA quest for domination can be snuffed out by our sensible, straightforward approach. Our time will come”


    Back at Mission Control Commander Jon Banks sat at the main console with 25 screens around him and lights flashing on and off everywhere. All reminders to do various things to keep the FFO operation running smoothly. It was 2:30 am and his phone buzzed. It was his brother, Andy.


    ” Now then, you fucker” was the first thing he heard. “Alreet Drew boy what the fook do you want lad now then?”


    “ Well actually i want a fooking fight our kid”


    JB smiled “ Let’s fucking ave it then you soft shite”


    In the back of the FFO command centre immediately a spotlight clunked on to reveal a full size wrestling ring all ready to go. JB slipped into his Lycra one piece and donned the mask to become his alter ego, wrestler El Bastardo. He somersaulted into the ring whilst his brother AB slid down a pole from the ceiling and fell off at the bottom. His costume was a kind of caveman type tribute, complete with prop ‘club’ which he swang through the air as he climbed through the ropes. The official referee for the night, Sam Bradwell stepped in to start the fight, and the brothers danced around each other beautifully until JB gave the ‘wink’ and AB took the fall “Cheers, your turn next week ya bastard” he said to his brother as he took the adulation of the recorded audience. They all recorded post ‘match’ interviews and then settled down for a beer and realised that it was 6 am.


    ”Fooking hell it’s time to upload and calculate about another 25 things for FFO since i started, best get on lad” said JB


    ”Ok soft lad, see you next week, nice one” said Andy as he left, his outfit squeaking as he walked out of the building.


    What an interesting few weeks of FFO news. We’ll catch up with the gangs again and see what comes up over the next few months!! What will happen at Roma? How will the Ian Greaves secret mission go? Will Talbot take over the Prem? Will other new gangs develop?
    Last edited by Timbro; 24-05-2024, 03:51 PM.

  • #2
    Did FFO Forum just turn into Wattpad? End the contest, give this man the prize.

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    • #3
      DId you base this on Gangs of the EPL? I hope so

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      • #4
        Yeah deffo based on gangs of the epl, love athletico mince

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        • JB@Norwich
          JB@Norwich commented
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          good. Its about time someone could get my quotes. Who is going to have the magic chin then?

      • #5
        Brilliant change Thornton to that Chelsea slag Talbot who does not know he is a West London Club and it’s perfect

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        • Timbro
          Timbro commented
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          Haha thanks for spotting - I’m sure you’ll be appearing soon geezer

      • #6
        It's just like you were sat in on our facetime meetings

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        • #7

          The next intriguing chapter of life behind the scenes of the FFO managers.


          In a Costa Coffee in sunny Portsmouth Neil Kirby sits sipping a soya latte and addressing the table in the corner “ Hello uh.. my name's Neil, and I am addicted to transfers” The table nodded sympathetically as Neil returned to his seat. In turn the others stood up and repeated the same mantra - Sam Bradwell from Barcelona, Hamza from Roma and Ryan Field from Lazio all followed suit. “I’m putting a new player up” Ryan announced. The group leaned forward in anticipation…. “It’s …….Kieron Trippier!!”


          “Fucking hell man not again, that lad has been hawked out there without any significant interest over 24 different transfer threads” said Bradwell


          ”Lads lads we need to stop this” retorted Kirby “Apart from my obvious success, you just keep trading the same players around and ending up with similar squads - it has to stop”


          ”Well I’m actually on a secret mission” blurted out Hamza “My remit is to destroy Roma in the most confusing possible manner, and then i will get into the DA”


          ”You’ll never get in” scoffed Bradwell, “Ed Calc clearly doesn’t like you, and Steve Robot is hell bent on the Premiership domination mission”


          ”There’s only one thing for it” said Kirby, playing with some chai seeds - “We need to form a new alliance - welcome to the EFL newbies! - we need to recruit a few more too”


          “Wow, that’s epic, what are our plans?” Hamza was getting excited


          ”Easy” Kirby exclaimed, “Between us we are going to make a serious claim on 6th place”


          ”Wowzers, that is far out man, I need to nip out for a quick joint” and Hamza left, leaving the group to plot.


          ”Ok, lets fuck up PSG by playing D against them every time, Ed Calc will do his nut!!!”

          Bradwell smiled and Kirby and Ryan nodded in approval.


          Meanwhile, in the lair, Ed Clark was getting ready for his nightly hauntings. The now customary position was assumed, and the familiar face of Steve Talbot popped up on his screen. The two nodded to each other, and another box popped up, revealing a sinister hooded character.


          ”Wait, what, who??? “ exclaimed both of the dark arts maestros, until the character pulled back his hood “GS!!!”


          ”Yes, ‘tis i lads, back to see my favourite boys - how is the struggle?” GS had a sickly grin. “You know, i hate FFO anyway, I don’t really ever want to talk about it, anyway, how is FFO going? Not that i want to know really, I’m not bothered, but how are Inter Milan, i really don’t want to know, but how many transfers have they done and that”


          ”Oh Garysean its so good to see you - I’m all alone in the EFL now, Stevie-O has gone to Chelsea to take control of the Premiership” blurted Clark.


          ”Great, great stuff lads, i love it!” GS shouted. All 3 of them lifted their heads into the air and held their position for an uncomfortably long silence.


          “ I’ve also got that little twat Hamza in my pocket now! - he is going to take Roma down in some style, poor old Derek will be doing cartwheels!! - he may even do something really fucking bonkers like sell Mbappe!!!” exclaimed Talbot


          “Hahahaha” they all laughed, surely nobody would be stupid enough to sell him? “Nice one Stevie-O, that’s hilarious - imagine being left with Robert Firmino to lead your attack into the new season” Clark pondered.


          “I told him he can get into the DA if he does our bidding” said Talbot, “But don’t worry, clearly he has no chance of that - i’ll just do one of those mind spells on him so that he forgets all about it - you know like the one i did on Andy to get him to go to Union Berlin”


          “Nice one, Stevie - O, we are locked and loaded” Clark patted his second backup calculator in his hip pocket and looked as smug as he could “ There really is no point in even bothering it’s so easy, i really will have to consider giving up if its going to be this easy” he winked at Talbot, who winked back.


          The other screen started to fade as GS drifted out of all relevance to FFO generally “Wait…. Hate FFO… love it… gissa job back, come on, fuck it…” and he went into the abyss.


          “ Maybe Hamza will fuck up Roma so bad we can get GS back in” Clark lamented, until another screen popped up that instant - it was Hamza “ Hi guys, hows it going, oooh i like your lair Ed, its well cool, anyway, i’ve got news - Neil Kirby is forming an alliance to challenge you, and he’s gunning for 6th place - and they’re going to play D against you Ed’”


          “Hahahaha” Clark and Talbot both scoffed and felt even more superior “Well Hamza, thanks for this news, you have done well. I hear that Stevie - o , err Steve has let you know how impressed we are with your transfer skills and general activity - so if you can just sell me Mbappe, it’ll go a long way to getting you in”


          “ Oh great “ said Hamza, “I have been trying - i think i have successfully destroyed any chance of Roma challenging anymore, so as long as we can keep the new lot down we should be fine”


          “Thanks Hamza, good work”, said Talbot and immediately ended his call


          “So - all that leaves in my way is fucking Ian Greaves and Real Madrid - do you think we can turn him?” Clark turned to Talbot “ I mean i’m not worried about the D thing, as i have proved that i have 34.5 different formations that give me sufficient strength to counter any form of D nonsense”


          “Nah you’ve no fucking chance with Greavesy - he’s straight as a die and thinks you are a complete bellend so that’s one you’re going to have to win. He is also a fucking good manager and won’t do you any favours so watch out”


          Clark sat sweating, and an uncomfortable feeling came over him - could he be facing his biggest challenge yet? Could Greaves ruin his plans? How many spreadsheets would he need to write to prove it? No, how many spreadsheets would he need to prove it? Discomfort turned into excitement as he realised the infinite opportunities to make calculations and write spreadsheet formulae, this was manna from heaven.


          “Oh, another thing I forgot to mention,” Clark remembered. I have managed to hack in to the mainframe and add the captain abs back on to that appalling Haaland bloke, so he’s way ahead of anyone else now”


          “Great stuff Eddie-baby, i’ll get you to doctor the Chelsea squad next, fucking perfect son”


          Another incoming call - this time it was FFO supremo JB


          “Right you fuckers, i know what you are fooking up to - i’ve just found out the Haaland trick and i’m not reet fooking happy. You two versus me and our Andy in a no rules cage right fooking now”


          Both of the DA boys looked shocked - “Spell time” shrieked Talbot. Clark and Talbot closed their eyes and began chanting. Within seconds JB was staring at the ceiling, under their command. “You will not need to fight us - you will restore Haaland and pretend it was your mistake….. You will even say it was Ed that brought it to your attention….. You think we are good blokes…..and away….” Talbot clicked his fingers and they all stared at their screens. JB came round, looking very confused “ You are both good blokes” he found himself saying “ Wow i’ve not felt like this since.. I appointed you at Chelsea Steve, sorry lads, feel a bit groggy, better go, there’s about 87 little things i need to do before morning”


          JB signed off and the DA looked at each other, smiled, and raised their heads to the sky.


          In a quiet row of terraced houses in south London, a man in a string vest and Buldog tattoos is sat in the front garden drinking lager and shouting at passers by “If i had tits, life would be so much facking easier, you cunts, what the fuck are you looking at you woke fucking wanker, go and eat some fucking grass you veggie twat, oi where’s my facking tea you facking useless cow” He ranted into the night sky “I am Gary, king of Gary, and i am coming to get you Chelsea cunts”


          It was no other than Gary Windebank, Millwall manager. Gary was surrounded by youth team players, waiting on his every word “That’s right my boys, you get out there and do some proper thieving and bring it back for old Windy. There’s plenty of treasure to plunder out there. We’ll make the Wall big again and I'll find some allies in that facking premiership. I like the cut of Humphris jib and I reckon me, him and Tim Davey could form an unsavoury alliance to take down the nice boys. The youth lads cheered and scuttled out into the night, general thievery their mission.


          Next time - we catch up with the DA as usual, what’s going on with the EFL new boys - who else will form an alliance in the Prem, and what is rumbling in the Champ and EFL1? Who knows, but we will find out……..




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          • #8

            It was time for the quarterly get together of the FFO who’s who, which this time was set in a quiet children's car park in Wolverhampton. JB sat on the kiddies roundabout whilst AB had a go on the swings. “ Ok our kid” the supremo started - “ want you to take on Aston Villa, and Norwich, and run Juventus at the same time - your transfer market ability will help sort them out and stop any of those other idiots from taking over”


            “Ok bro - I’ll go and see what i can score from Neil at Fiorentina, the man is addicted to deals - I'm bound to find something there. Clearly they are in need of an AM which i can break out of Everton now Bridgey is there, as he’s a serial transfer addict too - tidy”


            “Right, well keep your plans quiet - and don’t say anything when the meeting starts.”


            Two characters turned up, dressed all in black with large black capes on. They removed their balaclavas simultaneously and held both arms up together “It is us, the DA - don’t worry, we are here to point out numerous loopholes, that don’t really make any difference to the game”


            “ Ok lads, there’s plenty of time for that - I'm sure i can come up with some last minute rule changes to fuck you right up” JB smiled


            Suddenly, a coach load of FFO managers arrived at the playground.


            “Right, let’s have it then” Ian Greaves got out first, and was not happy “These DA fuckers manipulate everything in FFO - its a disgrace. Fixing the auctions, speaking in fucking French in the reports, endlessly looking for loopholes - I'm sick and tired of it”


            Clark and Talbot looked at Greaves straight in the eye and Talbot seemed to be preparing for a spell “No Stevie, whispered Clark “Not in front of all of them, they’ll see how powerful your magic has become”


            Talbot dropped his hands and cancelled the spell. Just then, a large black limousine turned up. Out stepped Darren Humphris, the hard man of FFO. His minders opened the other door to reveal his partner in crime, Gary Windebank “Right you fackers, who wants some then?” Humphris was in no mood to hang around “Yeah, come and get some, we’ve got plenty” said Windebank as he ushered his pet, Terry Hurlock, who was chained to his side. “Terry hasn’t eaten today, so he is a little bit hungry.” Hurlock drooled at his side, chuntering away. He looked at Clark menacingly, who turned away and held on to Talbot. “We are the London ultras, and we are gonna fack you all right up” They said in unison. Leeds boss Tim Davey stayed in the back seat of the limo, knocking his knuckle dusters together.


            Steve Outten, Nick Lovell, and Graeme Edwards turned up in their chauffeur driven Range Rovers - and congregated together on the outskirts of the gathering, speaking behind their hands so that no one else could read their lips. Outten was pointing out to Lovell how they were so good at this that they had even made FFO predict the outcome of the league and cup run by the Football Association, a Sunday league setup run alongside FFO.


            Just then, a clown car turned up, honking away, and out stepped Hamza - he had a squirty flower in his jacket and went up to the DA and squirted them in the face. “Hi boys” he said “Welcome to Hamza’s world of fun - have you heard, i signed N’Dicka from Dortmund - LMFAO you were after him weren’t you Eddie? I am A1 loving life having a ball and partying like its 1999”


            Clark’s face twisted into rage “What … What? No you can’t have, i don’t believe it, oh well i didn’t want him anyway my players are far better , i bid £300m for him yesterday, what is going on, oh shit i need to monopolise everything - fuck Steve sell me Trent Alexander-Arnold this minute so that i can get over it”


            “Ok Eddie baby chillax, you can have him - i’ve just managed to change my entire squad again, so i am Kool and the gang with that - just an extra £85,750 to you, Eddie Baby”


            “That's a weird amount Steve? Oh i see, it factors in numerous deals that we did to fix the auctions before and some that it owed you from before - does that even us up now?”


            “Does it fuck” said Talbot - you still owe me a multipack of Curly Wurlys, a loan whenever i need it, and the entire box series of ‘the traitors’ - oh god how i wish we could go on that programme, we’d be fucking brilliant”


            “Yeah, hello guys, did you hear me??” said Hamza, pulling out a long string of handkerchiefs from his pocket. He was wearing a full clown costume and trying his best to put on a show


            “Oh fuck it, fuck off Hamza, if you’ve signed N’Dicka i don’t want to talk to you, and you can forget about being in the DA”


            “Ok, no probs, Hamza is A-ok, i will find some new buddies.” With that, he turned to Matias who had come in on the FFO bus. “Hey mate, do you want to see if you can find the ball under the cup? “ Yes i do!” said Matias “Hey mate - shall we form a new alliance - we could call it Hamas - that sounds absolutely fine to use” said Matias “Ok mi amigo” said Hamza - let’s wander through FFO causing mirth and mayhem all the way “High five” said Matias and they did a complicated handshake that they agreed to adopt as the gang sign.


            Reet, let’s get on, there’s a fair bit to cover. Firstly, just stop looking for loopholes you bastards JB addressed the DA “You two are constantly pointing out minor loopholes that make literally no fucking difference to anyone else - it’s getting boring”


            “ It’s a facking disgrace, that’s what it is “ Humphris piped up. “ And if I see any more nonsense….” Windy made a throat slitting gesture alongside him, and Humphris nodded, slowly.


            “ Alreet , alreet let’s keep it civil. Now as you know, our kid has had one of his funny turns again, so i’m just letting him out”


            JB of course referred to the dangerous time of the month when the moon was full and his brother, Andy, turned into something of the night. This time, AB had been particularly brutal, having a go at anyone that got in his way, tearing strips off Clark and a particularly nasty attack on Outten that left the Man U boss fuming. JB went over to the padded cell and unlocked the heavy steel door


            “Ok lad, it's time to come out again” he said, as AB rubbed his eyes and put the spare clothes folded neatly in the corner back on “What happened bruv?” he said.


            “The usual, you've had one of them lycanthropic turns again mate, just stay calm and quiet now” AB did as he was told, and whenever he looked restless JB flashed a picture of his kids at him, which made him shrink back into the background.


            “Right, I am doing a fantastic amount of innovative shit this year - firstly there’s some amazing players available on the auction - look at these beauties” JB paraded a series of world class players - it seemed to be an endless procession of incredibly skillful players and many of them youngsters.


            Clark’s face went red with rage “ I… will not have it - first that fucking clown buys N’Dicka, now there is ever possibility someone could buy a better player than i have in my squad - it’s not fair!” He jumped up and down whilst the rest looked on “ I just can’t handle it Stevie T”


            “OK Eddie Baby” he said , and “Spell Time!” the whole crowd looked up to the sky, trance-like.


            “You will shorten the auction list and remove all of the players that look like they are better than our lads” chanted Talbot in front of JB. At that moment Tim Davey, who had been sat in the limo, removed his shades


            “Haha you facking bellends , you didn’t get me - I’m going to have a go at this spell game” As JB appeared to be breaking out of the magic, Davey whispered in his ear. As if it were planned, the spell broke, and everyone looked around at each other.


            “Err. ok , new rules on the auction - about 10 of the best lads will be removed immediately”


            Clark and Talbot smiled, and looked to the sky, whispering “in GS we trust” under their breath


            “And another thing - the minimum bid is now £30m” he announced “Facking get in my son” said Davey. Talbot and Clark looked perplexed “But.. but .. but I have been saving up to make sure that I win the auction” said Clark, “Why does it always happen to me??”


            “It always happens to you cos you are a facking tool” said Humphris, joined by Windebank, with Hurlock licking the floor beside him “Yeah you too Talbot you Northern facker” he said “You facking came down here, taking our boys jobs - you just wait till you get the Millwall treatment - i would facking love to get you in the cup and bring the ultras down”


            Clark and Talbot shuffled off as the meeting concluded “Fucking hell, Eddie, i need to do a load more transfers” Talbot mumbled “Yeah i know Stevie T - i don’t need any players at all, in fact none are better than mine, or even needed, but even so i’m gonna throw some cash around still cos i have it and then ask for loads for any players that anyone wants. I’ve got about 12 defenders now, but i’m so fucking rich i can afford to loan them all out, but i won’t necessarily win the league though cos there’s some strong teams there, not as strong as me though, you’ll see - it takes a lot of luck to win things though, it really isn’t as simple as having the best team, the tactical APE genius that i will employ will be devastating for everyone”


            Talbot looked at his best friend and nodded “Yes Eddie, i know” - “Right, let’s get down the shops and buy some Monster Munch” and off they went. As they left, Ian Greaves looked on. He exchanged a nod and a wink with Humphris. This title was not going to Paris just yet………





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