Apologies for the slight delay in posting round three results.

Week 3 of Newry City AFC’s Last Man Standing has thrown another shock to the remaining participants with Chelsea, Spurs and Everton all failing to win. Reigning Last Man Standing champion John Prentice has bowed out of this years competition, and he won’t be happy that it was the team he follows who let him down.

Moving on to round 4, we have just 12 people remaining in the competition and anything can happen from here on in, based on some of the results we have seen over the last few weeks. Of the 12 remaining, 50% have chosen Manchester United this week who take on Sunderland at Old Trafford. Stoke, West Ham, Southampton and West Brom making up the other selections.

Lauren Redpath is flying the flag for the female supporters of the club and is hoping for a Man United win to progress to the fifth round. While Patrick Higgins will be hoping that Southampton are able to get the three points against West Brom, whereas Chris Taylor will be hoping West Brom come out on top.

With only 12 people remaining, things are starting to get very interesting with a lot of top sides already ruled out for most people. Good luck to the remaining participants.

Below are people the remaining twelve people’s selections for round 4.

	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4
Martin McLoughlin	Liverpool	Chelsea	Man City	Stoke
Brian Elmore	Arsenal	Chelsea	Man City	Man Utd
Lauren Redpath	Arsenal	Chelsea	Man City	Man Utd
Paul Lyons	Man Utd	Southampton	Arsenal	West Ham
Patrick Higgins	Arsenal	Chelsea	Man City	Southampton
Mo Ruddy	Arsenal	Chelsea	Man City	Man Utd
Joe Bennett	Spurs	Chelsea	Arsenal	Man Utd
Eric Wilson	Newcastle	Chelsea	Man City	Man Utd
Philip Wilson	Man Utd	Chelsea	Man City	Stoke
Mickey Rocks Jr	Stoke	Chelsea	Arsenal	Man Utd
Kevin Taylor	Arsenal	Chelsea	Man City	West Ham
Chris Taylor	Man Utd	Chelsea	Man City	West Brom

So after the second round of fixtures we have whittled the competition down to just 35 people. With Man City failing to win at home against Hull City, the Merseyside derby ending in a scoreless draw and Arsenal losing out to North London rivals Tottenham, we had quite a lot of fallers.

Still in the game we have current Last Man Standing champion John Prentice who squeezed through after Southampton scored a last minute winner away to QPR. Also still in is Liam Murphy who is yet to use any of the big guns, having progressed so far with Sunderland and Crystal Palace.

There is still all to play for with some tough fixtures coming up this weekend also.

People through to round 3
Name	Round 1	Round 2
Willie Brown	Spurs	Chelsea
Barry Johnston	Sunderland	Chelsea
Martin McLoughlin	Liverpool	Chelsea
Brian Elmore	Arsenal	Chelsea
Marie Robertson	Arsenal	Chelsea
Lauren Redpath	Arsenal	Chelsea
Aaron Irwin	Stoke	Chelsea
Baz Feehan	Arsenal	Chelsea
Patrick Higgins	Arsenal	Chelsea
Mo Ruddy	Arsenal	Chelsea
Martin Buchanon	Arsenal	Chelsea
Joe Bennett	Spurs	Chelsea
Darren Mullen	Man Utd	Chelsea
Eric Wilson	Newcastle	Chelsea
Philip Wilson	Man Utd	Chelsea
Mickey Rocks Jr	Stoke	Chelsea
Kevin Taylor	Arsenal	Chelsea
Michelle McCormack	Stoke	Chelsea
Liam Murphy	Sunderland	Crystal Palace
Dorothy Taylor	Newcastle	Crystal Palace
Emilie Wilson	Stoke	Crystal Palace
Conor McEvoy	Stoke	Southampton
Ricky McVeigh	Stoke	Southampton
Michael Higgins	Arsenal	Southampton
Paul Lyons	Man Utd	Southampton
John Prentice	Man Utd	Southampton
Diarmuid Rocks	Man Utd	Southampton
Seamus McParland	Stoke	Southampton
Kevin Ruddy	Arsenal	Southampton
Mickey McAlinden	Spurs	Southampton
Tom King	Arsenal	Southampton
Mickey Heaney	Liverpool	Southampton
Aaron Kehoe	Man Utd	Southampton
Gary Wilson	Newcastle	Southampton
Margo Wilson	Newcastle	Southampton

The NCAFC Travel club bus to Broomhill this Saturday (21st Feb) will leave Stonebridge at 1pm. All welcome.

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.

People safely through to round 2
Name	Round 1
Chris McMahon	Arsenal
Brian Elmore	Arsenal
Ian McDonald	Arsenal
Noel Quinn	Arsenal
Marie Robertson	Arsenal
Jason Rafferty	Arsenal
Peter Murphy	Arsenal
Michael Higgins	Arsenal
Lauren Redpath	Arsenal
Kevin Darcy	Arsenal
Ann Redpath	Arsenal
Tony McCreanor	Arsenal
Jim Campbell	Arsenal
Neil McCullough	Arsenal
Baz Feehan	Arsenal
Kyle Blakely	Arsenal
Gareth McCullough	Arsenal
Patrick Higgins	Arsenal
Mo Ruddy	Arsenal
Kevin Ruddy	Arsenal
Liam O ‘Hagan	Arsenal
Martin Buchanon	Arsenal
Decky	Arsenal
Andy McGivern	Arsenal
Jim Hagan	Arsenal
Conor Murdogh	Arsenal
Denise Leonard	Arsenal
Jason Hamilton	Arsenal
Chris Casey	Arsenal
Seamus Hughes	Arsenal
Stefan Duffy	Arsenal
Aodhan McArdle	Arsenal
Arty Kavanagh	Arsenal
Tom King	Arsenal
Jim Hillen	Arsenal
Gerry Hillen	Arsenal
Laura Hillen	Arsenal
Martin McLoughlin	Liverpool
Joe Campbell	Liverpool
Sharon McEvoy	Liverpool
Stephen McArdle (2)	Liverpool
Anne O’Hanlon	Liverpool
John Harland	Liverpool
John Fern	Liverpool
Sean McKevitt	Man Utd
Gerry McKevitt	Man Utd
Shaun Cinnamond	Man Utd
Roddy Campbell	Man Utd
Martin Walker	Man Utd
Peter Woods	Man Utd
Brian Collins	Man Utd
Gerry McCoy	Man Utd
David O’Connor	Man Utd
Jim O’Connor	Man Utd
Keith Johnston	Man Utd
Chris Johnston	Man Utd
Damian Murphy	Man Utd
Andrew Boyd	Man Utd
Jackie Redpath	Man Utd
Gary Redpath	Man Utd
Stephen McArdle	Man Utd
Terry Diamond	Man Utd
Tommy O’Hare	Man Utd
Paul Lyons	Man Utd
Stephen Moore	Man Utd
Brendan McCann	Man Utd
John Prentice	Man Utd
Diarmuid Rocks	Man Utd
Ciaran Horsfall	Man Utd
Eimear Campbell	Man Utd
Conor McCaul	Man Utd
Mícheál Savage	Man Utd
Declan McConville	Man Utd
Tony McElroy	Man Utd
Matthew Cregan	Man Utd
Micheal McParland	Man Utd
Darren Mullen	Man Utd
Ray Byrne	Man Utd
Eric Johnston	Newcastle
Dorothy Taylor	Newcastle
Jonny Irwin	Newcastle
Willie Brown	Spurs
Gary McGinn	Spurs
Joe Bennett	Spurs
Mickey McAlinden	Spurs
Conor McEvoy	Stoke
Paddy Heaney	Stoke
Ricky McVeigh	Stoke
Jimmy Walker	Stoke
Shane King	Stoke
Gary Chambers	Stoke
Neil McAteer	Stoke
Jake Redpath	Stoke
Mickey Keenan	Stoke
Aaron Irwin	Stoke
Joe Finnegan	Stoke
Seamus McParland	Stoke
Marc Kelly	Stoke
John Smyth	Stoke
Barry Johnston	Sunderland
Ciaran Loye	Sunderland
Liam Murphy	Sunderland
Eliminated
Name	Round 1
Jonny Lennon	Hull
Lisa Morrison	Man City
TR O Gorman	Palace
Ciaran Leonard	Palace
Aaron McParland	Palace
Raymond Mullen	Palace
Bobby Johnston	Southampton
Neil Heaney	Southampton
Gary Fitzmaurice	Southampton
Gerry Mc	Southampton
Gabriel Farrell	Southampton
Brian McSorley	Southampton
John McDowell	Southampton
Mark Rocks	Southampton
Kevin Lyons	Southampton
Teresa Lennon	Southampton
Danny Cinnamond	Southampton
Nicky McCaul	Southampton
Gary Cregan	Southampton
Tommy Canning	Southampton
James Burns	Southampton
Ciaran Bradley	Southampton
Paddy McGrath	Southampton
Martin McParland	Southampton
Chris McAllister	West Brom

Name: Gareth McCullough

Age: 33

How long have you supported Newry? 29 years, since I was four years old.

How did you come about supporting the club?
Family tradition. My late Grandfather was a former Chairman, President and Trustee who helped broker the deal for Pat Jennings to begin his professional career and my Dad has supported Newry for nearly 60 years. It’s in my blood!

Your favourite ever player?
Impossible to pick just one from those I have seen – John Corvan was the first player I remember seeing and being amazed by. Joey Cunningham for his sheer ability on the pitch and his personality off it. The living legend that is Ollie Ralph – Goalscorer supreme and one of the nicest people I have had the fortune to meet. Stuart McClean – a colossus at centre-back and the best defender I have seen in a Newry shirt bar none and Richard Clarke – came to the club as a youngster with potential and left as one of the best midfielders in the country.

Favourite current player?
Every player that pulls on a Newry shirt is an instant favourite and gets my support. The lads currently at the club are arguably the most important bunch to pull on the blue and white stripes.

Best memory supporting the club?
Following the team into Europe in 1999. Never thought I would be watching my club playing a Bundesliga team in European football. Also, winning Division 1 was fantastic and the following season beating Linfield, Cliftonville and Portadown was brilliant. Thousands at The Showgrounds. The three trophies we won in Championship 1 a couple of seasons ago was as enjoyable a season as any however. Also, last season in Intermediate B was great fun.

Funniest moment supporting the club?
There are almost too many to mention. Getting into plenty of heated debates with opposition supporters and players is always a laugh. Jonny Ferns going on his backside at ‘Stute on the pitch is as much of a highlight as any of the away days I’ve been on. Plenty of jokers on the bus!

Favourite ground you’ve visited and why?
Hard to look past Mourneview Park or Stangmore Park. Both are compact grounds where you are close to the action and both are good for a pre-match, half-time and post-match beer too! Mourneview just edges it for me though. However, from a results point of view, our 6-4 win at Dungannon a few years ago was up there with the best. Clarkey celebrating with the fans after the sixth goal was brilliant.

What is it you like most about following Newry?
The fact that it’s my local team and the only team that I can truly genuinely say I have affinity to. I like watching matches on TV or going to Old Trafford for example as much as anyone, but nothing beats going to watch your home town team with your mates, seeing friends playing for the club.

Hopes for the future?
That we continue to progress up the leagues until eventually returning to our rightful place in the Premiership. However, it’s more important that the club continues to be run correctly, the way it is at the minute, and that only those who genuinely care for it are allowed to make decisions.
Also, I hope Graeme Edgar can find out where the net is sooner rather than later too!