h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

OK - Very sorry about the extended break - it shouldn't happen again this season.

a) League points updated 'This Week's' score being the points accumulated since I disappeared

b) All transfers that did not get finalised, I'm afraid I am having to declare null-and-void. The transfer window is now very much open again, and I am taking bids so you can start getting rid of your duff players. Could GreyDesk please note that the majority of his back five have not yet started a match, so I will be requiring him to exchange them if the situation doesn't improve.

c) We have a new manager (obviously with slightly suicidal tendencies)! Andy G has entered a team and I will be adding him to the list as soon as I have posted this. I'm sure with a good start he'll soon be overtaking Psycorp and co.

d) The cup will now start as of the forthcoming weekend. I've put Andy G into the draw, where he will be playing Friddle for the right to meet Otto. This week's matches are therefore:

1) Players with Nice Names (Odo) vs The Brett Angell All-Star XI (Egon)
2) The Istvan Kozma Superstars (Alfredo Marquez) vs Apple Juice ('Desk)
3) Odds and Ends (Andy G) vs The Ghost of Peter Reid FC (Friddle)

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And we have our first transfer bid already - for Duncan Ferguson, no less.

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Finally, someone with less points than me!

ill need to purchace a replacment for carragher

Well, you should know how by now.

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was just thinking aloud

I have received further bids for Gavin McCann, Aliou Cisse and J-F Hasselbaink.

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And still more! This time for Robbie Keane and Jerzy Dudek.

I'm going to try and push these bids through by the weekend, so everyone's got a competitive team for the Cup Qualifiers, so if you want to bid for any of the above, please do it quickly.

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