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

Bradford 1-0 Wimbledon (Windass)
Crystal Palace 1-1 Wigan Athletic (Johnson)
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Millwall (King)
Rotherham Utd 1-2 Watford (Helguson)
Sheffield Utd 1-1 Stoke City (Gray)
West Ham 2-1 Coventry (Harewood)
Derby County 1-0 Preston North End (Peschisolido)

Firstly can we please have a moments silence as a mark of respect towards Ormondroyd's beloved Bradford who were relegated this afternoon.

* bows head *
* pauses *
* blows whistle *

Right, on with the game. And don't worry Ormy, things do get better a bit later on

Overall I feel that the scoring this week was fairly mediocre given that there were two extra games to pick from. True one of them was the SheffU game and the curse has struck again, you lot came over all polite as per usual and predicted that the Blades would get some points from it. As a result none of you got anything on that one. Honestly, for future reference you don't *have* to predict wins for the Blades, it's just considered polite, that's all.

As for how the season is shaping up. Well it's beginning to look like a two horse race from here on between todd and Psycorp. Owlatron and Sprout slipped up this week. Number Six used to be quite good at this game once, apparently. However, coming up from mid table are Otto and Ormondroyd, a past and current champion. Maybe they will come up with the goods in the final run in

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The Results:

Bradford 2-3 Wimbledon (KAMARA, Smith, Gray, Sanasy, Cadamarteri)

Crystal Palace 1-1 Wigan Athletic (ELLINGTON, Granville)

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Millwall (LIVERMORE, Reid, Johnson, Chadwick)

Rotherham Utd 1-1 Watford (BUTLER, Dyer)

Sheffield Utd 0-1 Stoke City (CLARKE)

West Ham 2-0 Coventry (ZAMORA, Connolly)

Derby County 5-1 Preston North End (MANEL, Tudgay, Mawene, Junior)

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The Points:

Ormondroyd - 13 points (Bradford result & scorer; Forest result; Rotherham scorer & 1st scorer; West Ham result, scorer & 1st scorer; Derby result)

me[Andy]g - 13 points (Palace full house ; Forest result & score; Rotherham result & score; Derby result)

Otto Fisch - 12 points (Palace result; Forest result & scorer; Rotherham scorer & 1st scorer; West Ham full house )

todd_abraham87 - 12 points (Palace scorer & 1st scorer; Forest result & score; Rotherham result & score; West Ham result; Derby result)

WILD BIRIYANI - 12 points (Palace scorer & 1st scorer; Forest result; Rotherham result & score; West Ham result & score; Derby result)

Egon - 11 points (Bradford scorer; Palace scorer & 1st scorer; Rotherham result; West Ham result, scorer & 1st scorer; Derby result)

Psycorp603 - 11 points (Palace scorer & 1st scorer; Rotherham result; West Ham full house ; Derby result)

Bottletop - 7 points (Palace result & score; Forest scorer; Rotherham scorer; West Ham result)

Number Six - 7 points (Palace result & score; West Ham result; Derby result)

Robin - 6 points (Bradford result; West Ham result; Derby result)

sprout - 6 points (Palace scorer & 1st scorer; Forest result; West Ham scorer & 1st scorer)

creachy - 5 points (Rotherham result & score; West Ham result)

GreyDesk - 4 points (Rotherham result; Derby result)

Owlatron - 4 points (Palace scorer & 1st scorer; West Ham result)

McKay The Disorganised - all (again!)

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See Ormy. I did say things get a bit better further down this posting. You've won alongside me[Andy]g. Well done the pair of you

'Well it's beginning to look like a two horse race from here on between todd and Psycorp.'

I'll be happy with my number 2 spot. It's becoming comfortable....

err,
can you let me have the other point for the Rotherham v Watford game? Butler not only scored but was the first to score too....Thanks (every little helps)

Bottletop

Indeed you're right. Sorry about that. The table will be updated shortly

ithankyou...

And yet again I have been neglected a Pools Panel.

B

for the mark of respect, GreyDesk.

Actually, I think I should confess that in the final couple of minutes of today's game at Valley Parade, I was hoping City wouldn't equalise. A point would have made no difference to our fate, and I wanted the FFL points for correctly predicting Wimbledon's win. Besides, today's result further extends the all-time Football League record we've set this season for the most single-goal defeats in a season (21 and counting).

Perhaps I may yet preserve my proud FFL record of always finishing in the top three.

hmm well as per my own team i peaked too early now begins the slide down the table

Whilst Master B is probably getting excited about my consecutive all scores I'm afraid that I did predict Derby to win.

So I'm just crap - not total crap. (Bit like my team)

Yes, you're not very good at this are you.

I'll correct the table shortly...

i give up, i really do! it appears form, league standing and venue have nothing to do with division 1 results

oh well, on with next week

hey greydesk,did i get the point for the right score in the notts forrest game?

sorry mate, u did, my bad.i'll check more carefully next time

Thank heavens for that!

I always hate opening up the thread to read postings after I've posted up the results, as it always seems to be someone saying that I've done something wrong. And usually they're right

In my defence this time around, there were more games so the marking and constructing the results posting gets a bit more complicated. Also I was nursing feelings of depression after listening to the radio commentary of the Blades defeat against Stoke

Yeah, and what the hell happened there!? Stoke beating Sheff U away, come one!

They got lucky on the stroke of half time and then played the whole of the second half with a flat back ten