It has been a long journey to get to this illustrious competition with blood,sweat and tears a plenty
along the way.
So let's take a look at the 16 teams vying to be called CHAMPIONSofCHAMPIONS
BOYS R BACK
The two times President Cup winners were absent from last years competition but are desperate to win back what they feel is theirs. With Kim Green rumoured to be missing they could be lacking defensively and that could be the department that costs them the trophy
Star Man: Meluci
How they qualified: Friday Premiership Winners
CITY SEAGULLS
A Wildcard entry that do have the individual talent to go far, A lot will hinge on their ties against Indoor Milan and rivals Motley Barnets but if Player of the Year Lee Konrath and playmaker Joe Barr can shine who knows how long their journey could last.
Star Man - Lee K
How they qualified - Wild Card
INDOOR MILAN
Formerly Lloyds Bar and had a great Presidents Cup 05 reaching the semi-finals. This time round they are a much stronger outfit with likes of Hall of Famer Gavin Lee, Lil Dan and Young Adam on their books but much will depend on their discipline over the course of the tournament and one suspects this will end their challenge to be named ChampionsofChampions
Star Man: Lil Ash
How they qualified - Inter League Cup
MOTLEY BARNETS
A daunting task lies ahead for the rookie team, however they have some seasoned 5 a siders in their squad namely Ollie and Nick Janda but with these two players also playing for K.Kobras this could badly affect their standing.
Must pick up wins over at least two of their group opponents and many predict they will fall short of that target.
Star Man : Nick Janda
How they qualified - New Team Cup
PLAYERZ
An unfortunate incident in the League Cup Final contributed to these very talented footballers quitting our leagues when glory was beckoning them only a few weeks ago. This is their swansong and after a disappointing Presidents Cup 05 could this be their year and wouldn't it be a fitting way to see them ride of into the sunset cowned Presidents Cup Champions 06.
Star Man : Jecko
How they qualified: Sunday Premiership Runners Up
CITY REJECTS
Known as the bridesmaid of 5Star Promotions, City Rejects finally put a top tier trophy into the cabinet this season.
However after bottling the league title their consistency to win major trophies is still up for discussion but winning the biggest trophy of them all would certainly silence a few critics.
Newly crowned Sunday Manager of the Season Terry H will have to be at his tactical and motivational best to steer Rejects to a victory as many of his players are either susceptible to bowing their heads in tough times or they are a law un to them self’s, no doubt they have the quality but putting it together and the grandest stage of them all is still a question we await the answer for.
Star Man: Jason
How they qualified: Sunday League Cup
NEVER ENOUGH
The back to back champions of the Sunday Premiership have shown their undoubted pedigree and have also cemented their names in 5star history but something still eats away them, keeps them awake at night and feels like a temptation only Club Heat’s finest can bestow on a man.... winning this trophy. They know they are an excellent team, even a great team, one of the best in our history but they know they can’t be considered to be a true 5 a side legend until they lift The President’s Cup.
The hunger and desire is there for them to be a real major force on the night but missing influential manager Matty Gee could be so vital , they do have Something Manager Andy Watt’s in charge so he has some massive shoes to fill both on and off the pitch during the competition how he handles it will be the say so if they are finally win the cup they all crave so bad.
Star Man - Noonie
How they qualified: Sunday Premiership Champions
TOON ARMY
If they can get out of the group of death they could actually win the whole thing. An excellent first league campaign with the company winning my fans over with their attractive football and they fully deserved their Division One crown but they never really mounted any real cup momentum during the season so we don’t really know if they have the abilities to untangle the web that is The Presidents Cup but neither the less they have a chance to really arrive on the big the stage.
Star Player: Carl
How they qualified: Sunday Division One Champions
INTER GIRLS
One of the rank outsiders and it is their second appearance at the competition. They will need all their players to perform at their optimum on the night to progress out of the group but it is not beyond them.
Star Player: Lee K
How they qualified: Friday Reds Cup
MEAN MACHINE
Have turned the perceptions of themselves around and are now feared for the right reason rather than the negative ones they acquired when they joined the company.
Won a domestic double and also the New team cup during season 06 so they know all about pressure but this competition brings a different kind of pressure and their game vs fellow ‘tough’ team Cov Legion could be so, so crucial for their future in the Presidents Cup.
Star Man: Daz Cooke
How they qualified: Friday Premiership Champions
COV LEGION
Are starting to really enjoy their football now with a smile and seem to finally have a settled squad.
Pete, Tompkins and Elliot have all been a major factors during the season and when all three are playing they can be unstoppable.
Qualification will be the main objective for Raff and his men after that fitness will play a major part but they could easily find themselves in the last four at a minimum.
Star Man: Tompkins
How they qualified: Super Cup
ALLSTAR REV
Now here is a team who have all the tools to win this competition, Runners up twice shows they have the capabilities but as we all know they have thrown away countless opportunities and leads to miss out on winning the big ones.
They have gone on record to say they expect to win The Presidents Cup this time round and it will take a real top team to stop them doing just that.
Our Pick to win it!
Star Man: Hamed
How they qualified: Champions League
FC YOUR MUM
Rookie manager Cliff ‘Hollywood’ Darby has transformed F.Y.M into a team to be feared and respected. They have an array of talented players including
'Sir' Will, Chris, Dave J and Liam amongst others who can really pull it out on the day.
Those who know their history will know that many members of F.Y.M were in that remarkable squad of FC Butterbean who reached the final of last season Presidents Cup when at odds of 40-1 so they have the know how and experience to do the job.
Will look at their group as something they can certainly get out of and after that the sky could be the limits for FC Your Mum
Star Man: Will
How they qualified: Friday Premiership league
GSH
Perhaps the most organised team within our company and manager Dennis will have every angle covered come kick off time.
Be under no illusion they are not nice on the eye and please don’t expect a hat full of goals from these boys but do expect them to win games and do it convincingly so from that perspective expect them to have a very good tournament indeed.
Star Man: Mark
How they qualified: Sunday Reds Cup
300 SPARTANS
One of the two teams that prove behaving pays off.
Qualified through the Fairplay table the Spartans will start with good spirits knowing the group they have. By no means is it impossible for them to get out of and like many others once in the knockout phase it’s anyone’s ball game.
Star Man: Alec
How they qualified: Sunday Fairplay Table
K.KOBRAS
The Club Heat Friday leagues Fairplay representative and they have been here before.
They always seem to falter at the business end of cup competitions and that will be a worry in the back of manager Ollie’s mind. Group D is up for grabs and any of the four could qualify so it’s all focus on that task and then see what happens for the
5 a side stalwarts.
Star Man: Matty
How they qualified: Friday Fairplay Table