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

Althought Conservative Party supporters will be pleased to hear that Liam Fox has shrugged off his disappointment from earlier this week to score the equaliser at Livingston.

If Pires wasn't making such an arse of himself, we'd have a lot more scorer points this weekend.

B

Don't know what it is about the 71st minute this week.

In Livi v Caley

Gavin strong and Liam Fox Booked. Alan Morgan scored.

For Ranger Peter Lovenkrands scores

Meanwhile down south in the same minute

Pires Missed the Penalty Master B mentioned

Arjan De Zeeuw clears for Wigan

Jenas Scores equaliser for Tottenham

Mind you with Falkirk and Dunfermline losing our draw has added value.

Well I'm sorry that you see it that way, DD. The two situations are however entirely different.

Yes, I was 27 minutes late in posting my selection. And you'll also be aware that I consistently accept late postings from players. Even on occasion accpeting selections made after the games have kicked off.

In your case, in week 6, you asked for a Pools Panel selection in a posting made at 9:25am on the Sunday after the games had been played. The reason that I declined to give you a selection was that I felt that to do so would disadvantage those others who, for what ever reason, didn't make a selection that week. Had you been the only one not have posted, I would have in all likelihood said OK and let you have a Pools Panel pick.

27 minurtes late this week is 18 minutes before the first game kick off and you would therefore have had the last minute team news indeed the actual teams which were not posted at 12 noon.

Oh for crissake, DD. This is supposed to be a bit of fun! Like I or anyone should be playing it so seriously that they deliberately try wriggle around the deadline to get some sort of competitive advantage.

The deadline is 12noon for no other reason than it's always been 12noon, apart from when it hasn't been, which it isn't on rare occasions. It's merely a convenience, it means pretty much bugger all.

In a moderate scoring week, riotact wins with 9 points and goes up the table to second place.

SBE suffers a bit of a dip in form, and is replaced at the top of the table by Orcus, with Ormondroyd - who lets face it has got previous in this competition - lurking ominously behind in third.

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Results:

Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan (HUGHES, Mahon)

Blackburn 2-0 Birmingham (DICKOV, Bellamy)

Man Utd 1-1 Tottenham (SILVESTRE, Jenas)

Arsenal 1-0 Man City (PIRES)

Falkirk 1-3 Dundee Utd (DUFFY, Glennon, Canero, Samuel)

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Points:

riotact - 9 points (Aston Villa result; Blackburn result & score; Arsenal result; Falkirk scorer & 1st scorer)

Ormondroyd - 8 points (Aston Villa result; Blackburn result; Arsenal result; Falkirk scorer & 1st scorer)

Bottletop - 7 points (Blackburn result & scorer; Arsenal result; Falkirk scorer & 1st scorer)

Demon Drawer - 7 points (Aston Villa result; Blackburn result & score; Falkirk scorer & 1st scorer)

McKay The Disorganised - 7 points (Man Utd result & score; Arsenal result; Falkirk scorer & 1st scorer)

Orcus - 7 points (Blackburn result & scorer; Arsenal result; Falkirk result)

Master B - 6 points (Blackburn result; Arsenal result; Falkirk result)

GreyDesk - 4 points (Aston Villa result; Blackburn result)

Owlatron - 4 points (Blackburn result; Falkirk scorer & 1st scorer)

me[Andy]g - 3 points (Blackburn result & score)

Colonel Creachy - 2 points (Falkirk result)

summerbayexile - 2 points (Blackburn result)

GD I started with a remember.

You've made him grumpy now. He's nearly cancelled the whole competition.

B

I've just seen the Pires incident on MOTD. The best bit is not the penalty itself, but Danny Mills clearly calling him a 'daft twat' afterwards.

B

Sorry GD Wrong again this week. I got 2 results right Blackburn and Arsenal. 2 more points please. BTW I support you in your spat with DD!!
EEBM (SBE)

So you did, SBE. I'll update the table in the next few minutes.

Cheers GD Enjoy your well earned break!!
SBE

Well least i'm consistent, it's either nil point or deux point for me