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

Moving up one division, we get to play in 'League One'.

Hands up who else thinks that that is a really silly name for the third tier of the English football pyramid structure.


Bournmouth v Leyton Orient
Crewe v Scunthorpe
Gillingham v Bradford
Rotherham v Blackpool
Tranmere v Doncaster


All predictions to be in by the usual time on Saturday 10th February

Well techincally if it was a pyramid structure then there would be two divisions in the second tier, three in the thirds etc...

...or would that be a triangle....

I'll get my coat

Orcus the top five flights are the flagpole on which to fly the national leagues' title winners flags.

I'll have mine in on time as on Saturday lunchtime I'll be heading to the team that should really be called Cumbernauld FC.

I'd agree with that

I think that if the top two divisions in England are The Premiership and The Championship, and the fifth division is The Conference, then the two leagues in between should be given similar titles for consistency's sake. I've already suggested (in a letter published in 'When Saturday Comes') that League One should be renamed The Reckoning, which sounds like a dramatic showdown but also evokes skint club directors doing frantic financial calculations, and League Two should be called The Struggle. That latter one might sound a bit negative, but can't you just picture Walsall fans chanting 'We're gonna win The Struggle'?

I went to a wedding at the Bescott stadium not long ago - it's a nice tidy and gleaming little stadium. Haven't seen any football there mind, but then neither have the Walsall fans

Didn't you find the continual drone from the M6 of all the cars and lorries not stopping for the football a bit distracting? That said, there's plenty of free and easy parking in the area, even on match days.

GD if I don't post in the next couple of weeks give me a pools panel.

I think my brackets will explain why.

Yes of course. You can have what ever PPs you need

Aye I say that then find I can't sleep and hope League One will actually be a cure-with-all for sleeplessness.

Bournmouth 0 Leyton Orient 1 Gary Alexander
Crewe 0 Scunthorpe 2 Billy Sharp
Gillingham 3 Bradford 2 Steven Schumacher
Rotherham 0 Blackpool 2 Wes Hoolahan
Tranmere 2 Doncaster 1 Chris Greenacre

Bournmouth v Leyton Orient 1-0 (Hayter)

Crewe v Scunthorpe 0-2 (Beckford)

Gillingham v Bradford 3-2 (Mulligan)

Rotherham v Blackpool 0-1 (Vernon)

Tranmere v Doncaster 2-2 (Heffernan)

Bournmouth 1-2 Leyton Orient (Ibehre)
Crewe 0-2 Scunthorpe (Sharp)
Gillingham 1-1 Bradford (Mulligan)
Rotherham 0-2 Blackpool (Vernon)
Tranmere 1-1 Doncaster (Greenacre)

Bournmouth 1-1 Leyton Orient (Lee Steele)
Crewe 2-1 Scunthorpe (Billy Sharp) [I just can't put Scunthorpe down to win, I just can't...]
Gillingham 0-0 Bradford
Rotherham 0-2 Blackpool (Andy Morrell)
Tranmere 0-1 Doncaster (Jason Price)

Ha! Worried we'll be in a higher division than you next season?

If it's any consolation, I'll probably be putting down an Iron loss too. I'm happy either way, then.

B

Worried? Not after the Elland Road brain trust put my mind at ease on Sky Sports News before.

Nicholls: "We're bottom because we've not been playing well."
Poyet: "If we want to stay up, we need to win games."

Seriously, it would not surprise me if Scunthorpe were in a higher division than us next season.

You inspire such confidence in your club.

B

They inspire roughly the same amount in me!

We're down to four games already. Rotherham v. Blackpool is off - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6327139.stm -
and having just walked home in the snow, I can't say I'm surprised. There's also a pitch inspection at Tranmere at 10am tomorrow morning.

Anyway, here goes:

AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Leyton Orient (Jabo Ibhere)
Crewe 1-2 Scunthorpe (Billy Sharp)
Gillingham 1-1 Bradford (Bruce Dyer)
Rotherham P-P Blackpool
Tranmere 1-0 Doncaster (Gareth Taylor)

Bournmouth 1 v 0 Leyton Orient - Pitman - (C'mon Jenny)
Crewe 2 v 3 Scunthorpe - Varney - (Gerrin there Reg)
Gillingham 2 v 3 Bradford - Schumacher (Good luck in the new career Ralph)
Rotherham 1 v 3 Blackpool - Morrell - (Just in case GD ressurects)
Tranmere 0 v 1 Doncaster - Heffernan

Good point, McKay. OK, here's my prediction for the postponed game, just in case:

Rotherham 0-1 Blackpool (Keigan Parker)