Well, let me tell you, that New Saints FC, they a football team. They play that game with the round ball, you know. And they got what you call standings. Like a ladder, you see? Who’s on top, who’s on the bottom.

This here is about them New Saints FC standings. Important stuff, if you like that kind of thing. Keeps track of who’s winnin’ and who’s, well, not winnin’ so much. It’s like a scoreboard to see how good a football team is doing.
They play in some group, some big group with other teams. NFC, they call it. Some other things, like “South” somethin’. NFC South, maybe. Sounds familiar, like my nephew’s name, but for football. And they all try to be the best. Like when we used to have pie contests at the church social, everyone tryin’ to win that blue ribbon. These football teams, they want to win, too, to get in the big important games at the end of the year. The team that wins a lot will be higher in the standings.
- They got points, I think.
- You win, you get more points.
- You lose, well, you don’t get so many.
- More points, you’re higher up.
- Less points, you’re lower down. Simple.
So, this New Saints FC standings, it’s like a report card. Tells you how good they been doin’. If they high up, they doin’ good. If they way down low, they ain’t doin’ so hot. And if you like this team, you always wanna see them be higher in the standings.
Now, sometimes they win. Hallelujah! They get them points and climb up that ladder. Makes you feel good, like when you get a good price on eggs at the market. They got a game, they won. Good for them. Every win will make them go up in the standings, and every lose will make them go down.
But sometimes, they lose. Lord have mercy. Don’t get them points then. Kinda sad, like when your best hen stops layin’. This past time, I heard they lost. Didn’t do ’em no good. Made ’em fall down in them New Saints FC standings. It’s sad when you see a team lose, especially when it is your favorite team.

They got somethin’ called “conference,” too. Like a big ol’ family reunion, but for football teams. They all in the same conference, playin’ each other. And they got standings for that, too. Who’s the best in the whole darn family? That’s what them conference standings tell ya. New Saints FC has a place in the conference standings, too.
There are some other teams in their group. One is called Falcons, like those birds we see flyin’ around here. Another one is called Buccaneers. Sounds like a pirate to me. These teams are all in the same group, called NFC South. Each team has a different place in the standings.
So, this whole New Saints FC standings thing, it’s just a way to keep track of how they doin’. Like countin’ your chickens, but instead of chickens, it’s football games and points. You always want your team to have more points, so they will be higher in the standings.
I remember one time, they were doin’ real good. Winnin’ a lot. Climbin’ up them standings like a squirrel up a pecan tree. Everyone was happy, hootin’ and hollerin’. Those were good times. It’s always good when your team is doing good, ain’t it?
Then there was that time they weren’t doin’ so good. Losin’ more than they were winnin’. Droppin’ down them standings faster than a sack of potatoes. Folks were grumblin’, I tell ya. Just like when the well runs dry. It’s hard when your team is not doing good, especially when they are supposed to be good.

But that’s football, I reckon. Ups and downs. Just like life. One day you’re up, next day you’re down. They just try to win each week, so they can get high up in them New Saints FC standings. That’s all they can do. They work hard every week, even though sometimes they lose, and sometimes they win. But all they want is to have a better place in the standings.
Now, if you really wanna know where they at in them standings, you gotta go look it up. They got it all written down somewhere, I’m sure. Probably on that internet thing everyone’s always talkin’ about. Or maybe in the newspaper. But it changes all the time, you see. Win a game, go up. Lose a game, go down. Just gotta keep an eye on it. It’s not easy to know where they are at, but you can always find it somewhere.
So that’s about it, I reckon. Them New Saints FC standings. Just a way to see how good that football team is doin’. Hope they doin’ good. Always makes me happy to see ’em win. Just like when the sun comes out after a long rain. You always hope they can do better next time, to get a better place in the standings.