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

... and this is part two of the traditional '10 game list' that starts a new season.

So why put it in two lists I hear you ask.

Simple, I'm going to be in Canada for the closing time of the first list, so I'm going to have to post my selections before I leave. I get back to Heathrow around breakfast time on New Year's Eve, so I don't have to post a selection until I get back home for this list, and hence can factor in all the injuries and suspensions and the like. See, simple


Man City v Everton
Reading v West Ham
Wigan v Blackburn
Fulham v Watford
Newcastle v Man Utd


All selections to be in by lunchtime-ish on New Year's Day.

It has occurred to me that I'm doing this ridiculously early and all my scorer predictions are likely to get crocked between now and 2007. Hey ho!

Man City 1-1 Everton (Osman)
Reading 1-2 West Ham (Zamora)
Wigan 1-0 Blackburn (McCulloch)
Fulham 0-0 Watford
Newcastle 1-2 Man Utd (Ronaldo)

B

Man City 1-1 Everton Osman
Reading 1-2 West Ham Doyle
Wigan 0-2 Blackburn Mccarthy
Fulham 2-2 Watford Young
Newcastle 1-3 Man Utd Martins

Man City 0 v 2 Everton (A. Johnson)
Reading 0 v 2 West Ham (N. Reo-Coker)
Wigan 1 v 3 Blackburn (P. Scharner)
Fulham 0 v 0 Watford
Newcastle 1 v 2 Man Utd (L. Saha)

Hmm...I note that one of my scorer predictions has already become suspended.

B

so it looks like your prediction about your predictions was spot on!

I claim a point!

B

Don't see predictions about players being suspended earning points.

*Checks the small print*

Nope nothing there either but what does GD reserves the right to present the title to Ormondroyd mean.

Man City 1 Everton 1 Andrew Johnson
Reading 2 West Ham 0 Kevin Doyle
Wigan 2 Blackburn 1 Emile HEskey
Fulham 2 Watford 0 Brian McBride
Newcastle 1 Man Utd 3 Wayne Rooney

Man City 0-2 Everton (Johnson)
Reading 2-0 West Ham (Doyle)
Wigan 1-1 Blackburn (McCarthy)
Fulham 1-0 Watford (McBride)
Newcastle 1-3 Man Utd (Ronaldo)

I wonder why every one so far(including me) has got Mancheaters United down to beat Newcastle.

Man City 0-1 Everton (Tim Cahill)
Reading 2-1 West Ham (Bobby Zamora)
Wigan 1-0 Blackburn (Emile Heskey)
Fulham 1-1 Watford (Ashley Young)
Newcastle 0-2 Man Utd (Louis Saha)

Man City 1 v 2 Everton ~ Johnson
Reading 1 v 0 West Ham ~ Kitson
Wigan 2 v 0 Blackburn ~ Anelka
Fulham 1 v 0 Watford ~ Bocanegra
Newcastle 0 v 3 Man Utd ~ Ronaldo

Man City v Everton 0-1 (Johnson)

Reading v West Ham 2-1 (Doyle)

Wigan v Blackburn 1-2 (Nonda)

Fulham v Watford 3-0 (McBride)

Newcastle v Man Utd 0-2 (Ronaldo)

(Incidentally, anyone know what happened at Arsenal this season re suspensions? They seem to have had about 5 players indefinitely suspended according to the FA's website since about August)

A good manager doesn't change a winning team, so I'm going to keep a couple of strikers who scored for me yesterday in my line-up.

Manchester City 1-1 Everton (Andy Johnson)
Reading 2-0 West Ham (Leroy Lita)
Wigan 1-1 Blackburn (Benedict McCarthy)
Fulham 1-0 Watford (Brian McBride)
Newcastle 1-3 Manchester United (Cristiano Ronaldo)

Man City 2-0 Everton (Darius Vassell)
Reading 3-1 West Ham (Kevin Doyle)
Wigan 1-2 Blackburn (Emile Heskey)
Fulham 3-0 Watford (Brian McBride)
Newcastle 0-3 Man Utd (Wayne Rooney)

Hmm... well, two of those Arsenal players are Toure and Senderos, who have been playing for the first team recently. Must just be a mistake on the website, I guess.

Man City 0-1 Everton (Davies)
Reading 2-0 West Ham (Seol)
Wigan 0-0 Blackburn (--)
Fulham 0-1 Watford (Mahon)
Newcastle 0-3 Man Utd (Saha)

Funny that no one got the Reading result. Should have been easy to predict.