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I was going to start this post with some witty comment that football is a game of two halves, and then the Germans win. Well of course that got knocked into a cocked hat by van Nistelrooy's strike. So instead we'll have for Holland and England...

Frings, can only get better...

There was a big range of points this week. All the way from double figures right down to nothing at all. Many of the points came about as a result of full houses and the 1-1 draw between Holland and Germany. And sod all out of Portugal and Denmark - with the exception of our wanderer (and weekly winner) Demon Drawer.

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The Results:

Portugal 1-2 Greece (KARAGOUNIS, Basinas, Ronaldo)

Switzerland 0-0 Croatia (--)

England 1-2 France (LAMPARD, Zidane)

Denmark 0-0 Italy (--)

Germany 1-1 Holland (FRINGS, van Nistelrooy)

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The Points:

Demon Drawer - 11 points (England result & score; Denmark full house ; Germany result & score)

summerbayexile - 10 points (Switzerland full house ; England result; Germany result & score)

Owlatron - 9 points (Switzerland full house ; Germany result, score & scorer)

Bottletop - 8 points (Portugal scorer; England result & score; Germany result, score & scorer)

GreyDesk - 7 points (Switzerland full house ; Germany result)

Ormondroyd - 6 points (England result & score; Germany result & score)

me[Andy]g - 5 points (Switzerland result; England scorer & 1st scorer; Germany scorer)

spook - 5 points (Switzerland full house )

sprout - 5 points (Switzerland result; Germany result & score)

WILD BIRIYANI - 5 points (Switzerland result; Germany result & score)

Master B - 4 points (England result; Germany result)

McKay The Disorganised - 3 points (Germany result & score)

Number Six - 3 points (Switzerland result; Germany scorer)

riotact - 3 points (England result & scorer)

Egon - 2 points (England result)

Otto Fisch - 1 points (Germany scorer)

Psycorp603 - all

Alfredo Marquez - MIA

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So congratulations DD, after a break of a couple of years you're back and at the top of the table



Quick reminder - predictions for the second lot of group matches need to be in by 7:45pm on Wednesday, and that's less than 24 hours away!

do i understand that a correct 0-0 prediction gives you the points for scorer & first scorer?

Yes we do. There have been a number of long and involved debates about the points scoring systems in this competition as it has matured. One of the longest was what to do with a nil-nil.

My feeling about it is that by predicting a nil-nil you chose no scorer, who then duly goes and doesn't score. Therefore you get both points

yes, but nobody scored for BOTH sides. so how do you determine which nobody scored first?

I have my sources

Worcestershire, Tabasco, Daddies, Mint - its an impressive collection.

You missed out Henderson's Relish. That one's the daddy of all sources

I'm running around trying my best to get Euro 2004 stopped now!!!!

just ask sapp blather; it's the kind of idea that's right up his...


alley.

GD,,,& Hendersons relish is ONLY available in SHeffield,,,do u still get supplied ??

I get to about half a dozen games at BDTBL each season, so I pop into the Safeways just round the corner from the ground if supplies back home are running low

the actual place where they produce it is up near the origional university...its only a pokey place !!

I enjoy hendersons on a stew & also a plate of chips