Newry City AFC last man standing competition for 2015 is finally underway and we began on Saturday past with 127 entrants. Reigning Last Man Standing champion John Prentice is eager to defend his title this time around and is safely through to this week’s second round having seen his pick Manchester United defeat Leicester City.

The first casualty of the competition was Jonny Lennon who took a risk on Hull to beat Newcastle. However Newcastle ran out easy winners in Saturdays early kick off.

Of the 127 entrants, 25 have already ploughed out of the competition with the biggest exodus backing Southampton to win. However the 18 participants who had chosen The Saints were let down and face an early exit.

With 25 people bowing out already after week 1, we are down to 102 people remaining. With some big teams chosen for weeks 1 and 2, and how unpredictable results have been in recent weeks, almost anything could happen from here.