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

I quite enjoyed last week's mystery player competition; even if Egon got the right answer within about 10 minutes ; so we're going to have another one this week - two points for the first to post the mystery player's name when posting their selection

* checks to see if Egon is on-line *

* no he's not, so lets get on with it *


Arsenal v Manchester City
Fulham v Spurs
Portsmouth v Wolves
Norwich v Sheffield United
Hartlepool v Luton Town


All postings in by 12noon on Saturday, 31st January.

Best of luck

Afternoon Desky

Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City (bergkamp)
Fulham 2-3 Spurs (Keane)
Portsmouth 3-1 Wolves (Yakubu)
Norwich 2-3 Sheffield United (pescisolido)
Hartlepool 0-0 Luton Town

Michael Brown (born Hartlepool)
MAn City (1994-2000)
Hartlepool (1997, loan)
Portsmouth (1999, loan)
Sheff Utd (1999-2000 loan, 2000-2003)
sPURS (JOINED 1 jAN 2004)

Harumph...

Well I'm considering docking you a point for spelling Peschisolido incorrectly

oh, do piss off.

You know, in the 96/97 season ( I play old versionds of championship manager too much) there were actually two Michael Browns in the Man City squad- the one now at spurs, and a goalkeeper named "Michael R Brown", who's ensuing career I know nothing of.

I think I might be able to answer that one for you.

Here is your Michael Brown the Man City goal-keeper - http://www.soccerbase.com/footballlive/?MIval=players_details&playerid=10646 - which all goes a bit quiet.

However, in the list of other Michael Browns that they've got listed there is this chap - http://www.soccerbase.com/footballlive/?MIval=players_details&playerid=17585 - note the Scottishness and the fact that they are a goalkeeper.

The next step is a quick scoot over to Forfar Athletics website where we find this list of players for the current season - http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/official/staff/20032004.php - note that his date of birth is but one day out from that listed as the 'Michael Brown, Man City goalie'. Also note his shirt sponsors, "The Manchester Loons".

I think we've got our man


Oh, and here's what he looks like - http://www.forfarathletic.org.uk/loonatic_v2/content/members/player.php?first=Michael&last=Brown&type=present

Aha, and that forfar link mentions his "nightmare spell at Man City".

You know if Cowdenbeath play Forfar anytime soon, just so I can start a chant of

"Two Michael browns, there's only two Michael Browns"

Arsenal v Manchester City 2-1(pires)
Fulham v Spurs 1-2 (keane)
Portsmouth v Wolves 2-1 (sherringham)
Norwich v Sheffield United 1-2 (lester)
Hartlepool v Luton Town 1-2(forbes)

andy

Arsenal v Manchester City 3-1(Henry)
Fulham v Spurs 2-2 (Keane)
Portsmouth v Wolves 2-2 (Ganea)
Norwich v Sheffield United 3-2 (Shaw)
Hartlepool v Luton Town 2-1 (Forbes)

Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City (Henry)
Fulham 2-1 Spurs (Keane)
Portsmouth 1-0 Wolves (Berger)
Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United (Huckerby)
Hartlepool 0-0 Luton Town

Arsenal 2 - 2 Manchester City (Henry)
Fulham 1 - 2 Spurs (Kanoute)
Portsmouth 1 - 1 Wolves (Ince)
Norwich 3 - 2 Sheffield United (Roberts)
Hartlepool 1 - 0 Luton Town (Williams)

isnt kanoue playing in the african nations??

I think creachy must have been holidaying on Mars for the last six weeks

oh yeah

i wonder if you can choose again??

I think you should take a gander at footnote #1

hmm so no then !!!

poxy cup

That's much what David Pleat said, I think.

Of course all this aimless chit-chat means that this thread is going to be a right bugger to mark come the weekend

Arsenal 3-1 Manchester City (Henry)
Fulham 1-1 Spurs (Keane)
Portsmouth 1-2 Wolves (Sheringham)
Norwich 2-1 Sheffield United (Huckerby)
Hartlepool 1-0 Luton Town (Robinson)