Sunday I'm in Love

Introducing The Saint's brand new Sunday League column

The Saints Sunday League is back, and it’s live!

Well, almost. The Saint will keep you up-to-date throughout the season with results, league tables, and exclusive interviews.

Sport writers and Sunday League stalwarts Gregor Murray (Paqueta Crisps) and Patrick Maitland (BLFC) are our men on the ground and will be providing us with behind-the-scenes coverage.

For those unfamiliar, the Sunday League is the University’s answer to Serie A. Seasoned student athletes withstand early wake-ups and devastating hangovers, battling it out for the three points on the hallowed university astroturf.

The competition is split into two divisions. Come the end of season, the champion is decided in a play-off between the top two in Division 1. Relegation and promotion ensure that competition remains fiercely competitive right to the last.

Last season’s champions, Wardlaw Wanderers, have since graduated, leaving a power vacuum in the upper echelons of Division 1. Botswana Meat Commission and Paqueta Crisps are touted as the favourites to capitalise, but Strokers and last year’s runners-up, Beavers, have made impressive starts.

As Scotsman and former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once said, presumably referring to the Sunday League: “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.”