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

Dunfermline 0 Hibernian 2 RIORDAN
Oldham 1 Luton 2 BRKOVIC
Partick Thistle 0 St. Mirren 2 PAATELAINEN
Sunderland 3 Coventry 0 STEWART
Windsor and Eton 1 Staines 2 CURRIE

The link I'm going for one of the teams in each fixture has played on a plastic pitch at home in competitive matches in their history.

a word about plastic pitches...

they are terrific, at least the new ones. my son's club has them, and they're sweet. until then, the alternatives were gravel (slippery and hard to fall on) or real grass (never playable except sometimes in little villages where there's one club with 3 teams; AS Montchat has 26 squads for 4 pitches...)

even on the pro level, the little clubs often have pitches that are NEVER really playable after matchday 3 (i suspect some do it on purpose to "even" the playing field). the term "cow pasture" would be a generous description of Caen's pitch for example...

is the situation better on the other side of the channel? the french popular idea of england is a grassy wonderland.

Dunfermline 1-3 Hibernian (O'Connor)
Oldham 0-4 Luton (Nicholls)
Partick Thistle 0-0 St. Mirren
Sunderland 4-1 Coventry (Elliott)
Windsor and Eton 1-1 Staines Town (Peter Holsgrove)

... and the link? Well... I've no real idea, but I guess Windsor & Eton vs. Staines must have a lot to do with it, so it might have something to do with royalty? Is the patron of a club from each game a member of / related to the royal family? Can't you tell I have no idea?

Dunfermline 2-1 Hibernian (Donnelly)
Oldham 1-2 Luton (Brkovic)
Partick Thistle 0-1 St. Mirren (Russell)
Sunderland 3-0 Coventry (Stewart)
Windsor & Eton 1-1 Staines Town (Currie)

My guess at the connection: famous commentators as club officials. Barry Davies is president of Windsor & Eton, Jimmy Hill was manager of Coventry, and Andy Gillies of Radio Five Live is a director of Dunfermline.

I think you're stretching 'famous' a bit, there.

B

Dunfermline 0-1 Hibernian - Riordan
Oldham 0-1 Luton - Howard
Partick Thistle 0-1 St.Mirren – O’Neil
Sunderland 2-0 Coventry - Stewart
Windsor & Eton 1-0 Staines Town – Pete Holsgrove

No conection points for me.....

Bottletop

dumf 1 hibs ...RIORDAN
oldham 1 luton 3... BERKVIC
partick 2 st mirren 1 ...ONE
sund 3 cov 0... STEWART
windsor 0 staine 0

connection IS each game has a manager/coach whos 2nd name begins wiv M

OOPS,,,HIBS 3

Dunfermline 0 - Hibernian 1 (Riordan)

Oldham 0 - Luton 2 (Brkovic)

Patrick Thistle 2 - St Mirren 1 (O'Neil)

Sunderland 2 - Coventry 0 (Stewart)

Windsor and Eton 0 - Staines 0

Dunfermline 0 v 1 Hibernian (O'Connor)
Oldham 1 v 2 Luton (Nicholls)
Partick Thistle 2 v 2 St Mirren (O'Neill)
Sunderland 2 v 0 Coventry (Elliot)
Windsor & Eton 3 v 1 Staines (Peter Holsgrove)

Dunfermline 0-1 Hibernian (O'Connor)
Oldham 1-3 Luton (Brkovic)
Partick Thistle 1-3 St.Mirren (McGinty)
Sunderland 2-0 Coventry (Elliott)
Windsor & Eton 0-2 Staines Town (Onochie)


Has anyone else noticed Staines Town jumping on the Ali G band-wagon, and calling their website www.stainesmassive.co.uk

And there are no connection points for me, despite the fact that I know precisely what the answer is

I did notice that, GD. I also love the name of Windsor & Eton's 'keeper: Chuck Martini. He'll play any time, any place, anywhere...

Dunfermline v Hibernian 1-2 (Riordan)
Oldham v Luton 0 -1(Brkovic)
Partick Thistle v St.Mirren 1-2 (O'Neil)
Sunderland v Coventry 3-1 (Elliot)
Windsor & Eton v Staines Town 0-0

Just to let you know, I'm really enjoying reading all of your attempts at getting the bonus points.

Some are quite imaginative, and have obviously taken a fair amount of brain wracking to work out.

Some on the other hand are just laughable

Please can I request a Pools Panel? Just no time again this week...

*picks up his radio gear and heads off to Barnet v Farnborough Town*

For sure, Six

"Some on the other hand are just laughable"

That would be me again, then.

B

B, I thought yours was a highly imaginative way of saying you hadn't got a clue

I'm creatively stupid.

B

One of the problems in having to select games played by shitty little clubs like Windsor & Eton who are watched by one man and his dog, is that you've got to wait until the bloke has finished walking his bloody dog, got back home and only *then* does he start writing the match report

So, I know the game finished 2-1 in favour of Windsor, but I don't know who scored them and when. Any links that anyone might have would be greatly appreciated.