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

No B, sorry it isn't.

But if it's any comfort, you did beat Egon this week

But, I take it, not by a sufficient amount to overhaul him in the table?

B

Well there we are, that's it, it's all over for another season.

We welcome a new Champion to the 'Fantasy Football Hall of Fame'. Indeed we welcome the 2nd place finisher as a new face to the competition. Which to me says that this game is rude health and is going from strength to strength

The points this week? Nothing massive overall, but some good solid performances and we've three full houses to finish off the season with a flourish. Which is nice

So who's won?

That's easy. Our long term leader has come through with a positively Highburyesque performance this week to both win the week's competition and to snatch back the Championship by three points!

Well done todd_abraham87, you ARE the winner

Tough luck Psycorp. You were there or thereabouts for most of the season. Good show


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The Results:

Man City 5-1 Everton (WANCHOPE, Anelka, Campbell, Sibierski, Wright-Phillips)

Portsmouth 5-1 Middlesborough (YAKUBU, Zenden, Sheringham)

Wolves 0-2 Spurs (KEANE, Defoe)

Arsenal 2-1 Leicester (DICKOV, Henry, Viera)

Aston Villa 0-2 Man Utd (RONALDO, van Nistelrooy)

Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham (COLE, John)

Bolton 0-2 Fulham (McBRIDE)

Charlton 2-1 Southampton (EUELL, Cole, Prutton)

Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United (GRONKJAER)

Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle (AMEOBI, Owen)

First goal scored at Fratton Park - 3mins 21secs

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The Points:

todd_abraham87 - 20 points (Man City result & scorer; Portsmouth result; Wolves full house ; Arsenal result & scorer; Villa result & scorer; Charlton result; Chelsea result)

McKay The Disorganised - 16 points (Man City result & scorer; Portsmouth result; Arsenal result; Blackburn result & score; Bolton result; Charlton result; Chelsea result)

Owlatron - 16 points (Portsmouth result & scorer; Wolves result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Villa result & scorer; Blackburn result; Chelsea result)

WILD BIRIYANI - 16 points (Man City scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Villa scorer & 1st scorer; Blackburn result & score; Charlton scorer & 1st scorer; Chelsea result; Liverpool result & score)

Bottletop - 15 points (Arsenal scorer & 1st scorer; Blackburn full house ; Charlton full house ; Chelsea result; Liverpool scorer)

Ormondroyd - 14 points (Man City scorer & 1st scorer; Portsmouth result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result & scorer; Charlton scorer & 1st scorer; Chelsea result; Liverpool scorer)

creachy - 13 points (Man City result; Wolves result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result & scorer; Villa result; Chelsea result)

Psycorp603 - 13 points (Man City scorer; Wolves result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal scorer & 1st scorer; Blackburn result; Chelsea result; Liverpool result)

GreyDesk - 12 points (Man City result; Portsmouth result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result; Chelsea result; 1st goal scored bonus)

Number Six - 12 points (Man City result & scorer; Portsmouth result & scorer; Arsenal result & scorer; Blackburn result & score)

Otto Fisch - 12 points (Portsmouth scorer; Arsenal result & score; Villa scorer; Blackburn result & score; Charlton result, scorer & 1st scorer)

sprout - 10 points (Man City scorer; Portsmouth scorer & 1st scorer; Wolves scorer; Arsenal result; Chelsea result; Liverpool result)

Master B - 9 points (Man City result, scorer & 1st scorer; Arsenal result & scorer; Blackburn scorer; Liverpool scorer)

me[Andy]g - 8 points (Man City result & scorer; Wolves scorer; Arsenal result; Chelsea result)

Egon - 7 points (Man City result; Portsmouth result; Chelsea result; Liverpool scorer)


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I now crown todd_abraham87 with his victory mouse-mat as our Champion of Season 9. YAY!!!

Well done, todd. I am very happy to relinquish my crown to such a talented newcomer.

Congratulations todd_abraham87 well played sir.......a worthy campaign
Commiseration’s to Psycorp...

and thanks to GreyDesk too for all the hardwork involved... nice one mate!


Bottletop

Yes - thanks, GreyDesk, for providing us with this excellent entertainment.

I'm really happy to have managed another top three finish. The standard of the competition keeps getting higher!

Except for me and Egon, it would appear.

B

welll, well, well, a 16 year old bush boy from down under has pinched the title, yahoooooo. i'd like to say that i am humble in victory and say that it was just beginers luck but 104 w/d/l must count for something. to my runner up, bad luck mate but you just didn't cut it buddy.all in all, that was great fun, thanks grey desk and everyone who has taken part in this comp.GO CHELSEA!!!!

Well, you earned it. I've got no use for a mousemat anyway....

*mumbles*

Losing to a Chelsea fan. Great.

Sort of sums up your season, doesn't it mate?

B

On a parallel note, Desk: I like the first-goal scored bonus a lot more than I liked the mystery player bonus.

Any chance we could make that a permanent fixture next season?

B

I'm not sure, it is fairly random. So it is basically pure luck.

I don't particularly want to muck around with the basic structure of the competition, so no the 'first goal' won't become a permanent fixture. However as it seemed to be popular idea, it will be making an appearance from time to time.

"I'm not sure, it is fairly random. So it is basically pure luck."

I'm pretty sure that is the premise of the whole competition. Although Ormy does seem to be particularly lucky.

B

There's no luck involved in going

Arsenal x - y Mugs (Henry)

That's a conclusion reached by looking at form of teams, players, etc.

Doesn't explain why I've failed to be any good at it over the course of the past umpteen seasons, though.

B

Maybe you know as much about scorelines as I know about players... You wait until next season. My Phantasy Phootball team will get out of the bottom one!

Is this the famous ex-Leeds-players-who-get-sent-off-a-lot team?

B

Excuse me? INfamous I think you'll find.