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

Hello, and welcome to the new season in the happy land that is h2g2's Fantasy Football League. I do hope that you all had a good time in the couple of months that we've been away, and that all of you are refreshed and raring to go

So, without further ado here is first week's list.


West Ham v Man City
Charlton v Scunthorpe
Sheffield United v Colchester
Tranmere v Leeds
Bradford v Macclesfield


All predictions to be in by kick-off (likely to be 3pm, but worth checking none the less) on Saturday, 11th August.

You are aware Leeds are cursed when you make me do their predictions aren't you? 5-1 loss to Luton last season for example.

West Ham 1-1 Man City (Rolando Bianchi)
Charlton 0-2 Scunthorpe (Cleveland Taylor)
Sheffield United 5-3 Colchester (James Beattie
Tranmere 3-0 Leeds (Calvin Zola)
Bradford 2-1 Macclesfield (Scott Phelan)


"You are aware Leeds are cursed when you make me do their predictions aren't you?"

Were they in every week last season then?

Week One. Does that mean I can block Saturday out of my memory. Purlease!

West Ham 1-2 Man City (Vassell)
Charlton 2-1 Scunthorpe (Bent)
Sheffield United 3-1 Colchester (Beattie)
Tranmere 0-0 Leeds
Bradford 2-1 Macclesfield (Conlan)

btw, my son wants to start doing this but we can't seem to get h2g2 to send him the necessary e-mail to activate his account. His predictions will follow.

I'm gonna win me a mat !

West Ham 0 v 0 Man City
Charlton 2 v 0 Scunthorpe ~ Todorov
Sheffield United 2 v 0 Colchester ~ Sharp
Tranmere 1 v 1 Leeds ~ Curran
Bradford 1 v 0 Macclesfield ~ Joynes

I'm not!

West Ham 0-0 Man City
Charlton 3-1 Scunthorpe (Chris Iwelumo)
Sheffield United 1-1 Colchester (Teddy Sheringham)
Tranmere 0-2 Leeds (Jermaine Beckford)
Bradford 1-1 Macclesfield (Scott Phelan)

Im gonna start being rubish at this game like i was the last two seasons.

West Ham 2-1 Man City Vassell
Charlton 1-0 Scunthorpe Bent
Sheffield United 3-1 Colchester Beattie
Tranmere 2-2 Leeds Beckford
Bradford 0-0 Macclesfield

West Ham 1-2 Man City (Ashton)
Charlton 1-1 Scunthorpe (Sparrow)
Sheffield United 2-0 Colchester (Sharp)
Tranmere 1-2 Leeds (Constantine)
Bradford 3-0 Macclesfield (Joynes)

West Ham United 2 Manchester City 1 Bellamy
Charlton Athletic 2 Scunthrope United 0 Bent
Sheffield United 2 Colcester United 1 Beattie
Tranmere Rovers 3 Leeds United 0 Greenacre
Bradford City 1 Macclesfield Town 0 Johnson

West Ham v Man City 1-1 (Dean Ashton)

Charlton v Scunthorpe 2-0 (Marcus Bent)
(Hmm, so much for the form guide, their last comptetitive head to head was in 1973!)

Sheffield United v Colchester 3-0 (Billy Sharp)

Tranmere v Leeds 2-1 (Chris Greenacre)

Bradford v Macclesfield 1-0 (Nathan Joynes)

"Hmm, so much for the form guide, their last comptetitive head to head was in 1973!"

That's even before Beefy was playing for the Iron.

... "was"?


:: tiptoes off to change his provisional first choice scorer ::

You had Ian Botham down to score?

West Ham 2-0 Manchester City (Dean Ashton)
Charlton 2-0 Scunthorpe (Svetoslav Todorov)
Sheffield United 3-1 Colchester (Billy Sharp)
Tranmere 2-1 Leeds (Chris Greenacre)
Bradford 1-0 Macclesfield (Barry Conlon)

West Ham 1 v 1 Man City (D.Ashton)

Charlton 3 v 1 Scunthorpe (S.Todorov)

Sheffield United 2 v 0 Colchester (R.Hulse)

Tranmere 1 v 1 Leeds (T.Kandol)
[probably the most optemistic scorer prediction ever]

Bradford 2 v 0 Macclesfield (G.Ndumbu-Nsungu)

I must say, I am looking forward to my first chance to chant 'One Guylain Nsumbu-Nsungu, there's only one Guylain Nsumbu-Nsungu...'

Or even 'One Guylain NDUMBU-Nsungu...'

West Ham 2-1 Man City (Ljungberg)
Charlton 3-1 Scunthorpe (Bent)
Sheffield Utd 3-1 Colchester (Sharp)
Tranmere 2-1 Leeds (Greenacre)
Bradford 1-0 Macclesfield (Joynes)

Nivanite is expecting a miracle in the next 24 hours and I'm not referring to his Leeds prediction.

More the melding of Rob Hulse still broken leg well enough for him to play.