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

All of last week's bids have gone through and Alfredo and GreyDesk both have new-look teams as a result.

In a good week for defenders, Uncle Heavy becomes the first player to break into three figures, but is still being chased hard by GreyDesk. Remember, one good week can change a lot with the scores still this close.

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More importantly - this week's cup results:

Boothen Enders (Steve) 11-13 Players with Nice Names (Odo)
Professor Psyc's Admin Express (Psycorp) 10-14 Apple Juice ('Desk)
The Ghost of Peter Reid FC (Friddle) 12-5 Forbes Phillipson's Masters (No Six)
Hardly Athletic (Otto) 12-10 Aimless Wanderers (UH)

So the league leader is out!

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The semi-final draw has been made, and will be contested over the next week:

Players with Nice Names (Odo) vs Hardly Athletic (Otto)
The Ghost of Peter Reid FC (Friddle) vs Apple Juice ('Desk)

Good luck one and all

B

Great. Roy Keane puts me out of the cup. He'd not scored, clean sheet for Robbo, would have gone through. Damnit.

There's a game going on behind all these statistics. I think it's called football.

B

I think I owe my progression to the semis to the inspired signing of Jamie Clapham - two clean sheets this week!

Otto

Indeed, it has been a fine week for anyone shopping in Birmingham.

B

scruttocks. i need money

Sell one of your better players to Psycorp or Andy, then. I'm sure they'd jump at the chance.

B

ill sell carragher. he has 8 points.

Um. He has eight points and a broken leg to my knowledge...

Hey, there's nothing like optimism.

My advice - if you want to sell anyone, I'd start a new thread, or pop round to the PSs of managers with cash to spare. I suspect that quite a few may have unsubscribed from this thread by now.

B

i think a lot of people would like a garateed 8 points

You still haven't quite got the hang of this game, have you? If you sell him, you keep the eight points.

B

...and the buyer gets a crocked left-back and won't lose points for goals conceded... Hang on, this sounds like a good idea actually

But hang on a moment, isn't there the threat of points deduction for non playing players. I know B mentioned it as a defence against us buying really crap defenders that never get a game, and hence never lose any points.

It was precisely because of this threat that I dumped my Newcastle 'superstar' Nikos Dabizas

Yes, that threat is still present.

I can understand managers hanging onto good players if they are only injured for a month or two, but if I suspect anyone of picking up defenders who obviously won't be getting a game just to prevent minus points, then I shall be having stern words.

B

well i cant help it, being out of money really

Bear in mind, of course, that we have an new player - with £10m to spare - who would be crying out for the likes of Shearer, Scholes or O'Shea...

B

well whats the ppoint of selling the three players of mine who make me all my points? there inst enough quality left to warrant selling any of those

We can sell players back to management, though, can't we? I would imagine that it would be possible to swap a non-playing defender for a playing one...

Otto

Ah, but I've found the management have offered me extremely nugatory amounts for anyone I've wanted to sell, so have concluded I'm better off staying put and hoping my players start delivering the goods...