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

Glad to know it wasn't a complete waste of time

Seven games down and creachy and Master B are in the lead with 12 points. Number Six looks like consolidating his second position, and there are some pretty powerful performances coming up from mid field.

See you all here this time tomorrow with the final results (PC problems willing )

Phew! What a finish that was

Loads of points got won, particularly from the last five games in the list. There were some big movements up and down the table - Kiltedjedi, where were you? You've just been stiffed this week . Plus there was a surprise joint winner for this week - step forward Master B You know you can play this game if you put your mind to it

But as ever, there can be but one winner (thank god really otherwise I'd be dishing out mouse-mats left right and centre ) and this season that winner is Ormondroyd

After a slow start the man has ground out the results week after week to overtake the early season favourite, Number Six -

never mind sir, here have a virtual black-and-white striped shirt. Ormy's performance means that he has now won four of the eight fantasy football competitions we've held here on h2g2, which I think you'll agree is a fantastic achievement. Well done sir

So that's just about it for now. I hope to see you all in the New Year when we kick off season Nine. Have a Happy Christmas and remember to have fun


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The Results:

Man United 3-1 Man City (SCHOLES, van Nistelrooy, Wright-Phillips)

Chelsea 1-2 Bolton Wanderers (CRESPO, N'Gotty, Terry)

Leicester 0-2 Birmingham (MORRISON, Forssell)

Liverpool 1-2 Southampton (ORMEROD, Svensson, Heskey)

Middlesborough 0-0 Charlton Athletic (--)

Newcastle 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur (ROBERT, Shearer)

Portsmouth 1-2 Everton (ROBERTS, Carsley, Rooney)

Aston Villa 3-2 Wolves (ANGEL, Barry, Rae, Kennedy)

Arsenal 1-0 Blackburn Rovers (BERGKAMP)

Leeds 3-2 Fulham (DUBERRY, Viduka, Saha, Matteo)


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The Points:

Master B - 19 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Liverpool result; Boro' result; Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey result; Villa result & scorer; Arsenal result, scorer & 1st scorer)

Ormondroyd - 19 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Boro' full house ; Newcastle result & scorer; Villa result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds result)

creachy - 19 points (Man Utd result, scorer & 1st scorer; Liverpool scorer; Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey result, score & scorer; Villa result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds scorer)

loosehead - 17 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Liverpool scorer; Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey result & scorer; Villa result; Arsenal result; Leeds result & scorer)

The Snockerty Friddle - 16 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Leicester scorer; Boro' result; Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey result; Arsenal result; Leeds result & scorer)

Egon - 16 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Chelsea result & score; Leicester scorer; Liverpool result; Pompey result; Villa result & score; Arsenal result)

robin - 15 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey result; Villa result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds scorer)

Lord Smooth - 14 points (Man Utd result, score & scorer; Newcastle result & scorer; Villa result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds scorer)

Uncle Heavy - 13 points (Man Utd result & scorer; Liverpool scorer; Boro' result; Newcastle scorer; Villa result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result)

Number Six - 11 points (Man Utd result, scorer & 1st scorer; Newcastle result & scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds result)

Otto Fisch - 10 points (Man Utd result, scorer & 1st scorer; Newcastle result; Pompey result; Arsenal result)

GreyDesk - 8 points (Man Utd result; Newcastle result & scorer; Villa scorer; Arsenal result)

summerbayexile - 8 points (Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds result)

owlatron - 7 points (Newcastle result & scorer; Pompey result; Arsenal result)

me[Andy]g - 4 points (Newcastle scorer; Arsenal result; Leeds scorer)

spook, Kiltedjedi, OB1 Knordic, Tonto & Werekitty all absent from this week's points fiesta!

i made it to 5th

thanks for all this Greydesk

have a nice christmas everyone, oh, and Ormy, i'm coming for your crown next season

I won the mat, I won the mat, ee-aye-addio I won the mat!

Thank you, GreyDesk, for another exciting season. I really am surprised to have ended up winning fairly comfortably. At one stage this season, when I was way behind in fourth place, my was just to try to maintain my record of always finishing in the top three. I didn't think I had a chance of winning a stylish new home for my !

Happy Christmas everyone, and here's to Season IX!

to Ormy, and to Greydesk for running this!

Otto

PS I'll be back...

Thanks guys, it's been fun


Though I am looking forward to my little Christmas break...

Woo-hoo! My first ever weekly win (albeit jointly)!

And that after five seasons of playing the damn game.

B

The mat is really mine!

It arrived this morning, and very nice it looks too. I'll take good care of it. After all, it has to last until next May, when I win another one.

So very much, GreyDesk. I couldn't help noticing the very apt amount of postage you spent to send me my item of hootoo memorabilia: 42p!

You only got it yesterday? I'm sure that I posted it the previous Monday, so that's a week in the postal system with a first class stamp on board.

This does not auger well for my Christmas cards which were posted last Friday