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

Because Magwitch missed the first round, I have given her priority for the second round, treating it effectively as if she snapped the players up in the first round.

There are a few gaps to be filled in if you want full squads for Saturday, but none more so than in reigning champion Andy G's team. Andy's bidding strategy has collapsed around his ears and he failed in all six of his second-round bids. It will take a truly brilliant performance if he is to match the standards he set last year now.

B

Incidentally, the players so far picked from ManUre make a good-looking 442 team, albeit with three wingers and one centre-back. You've also picked 11 Newcastel players, but only if Souness is prepared to play the unusual 2-6-2 formation.

Ridiculously popular are Chelsea defenders (8 selected, all told) and Liverpool midfielders (7 selected). Your least-popular team is Blackburn, with only 2 players picked.

B

2-6-2 is better thant he Kevin Keegan 1-0-0-10

I'm quite pleased with that team. Sorry about the late send Master B, but I was away earlier in the week, and was in work today, so only had a chance to look later on.

Anyway ... let the games commence Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

I'll bet, to be slightly fair (shh) it was about the best Newcastle team in my lifetime.

my 3 bids for the third round have been sent

Awww... and my bids for Heinze and Malbranque were much bigger... oh well. Guess I'll have to find some more players...

I was in for Heinze as well.

My third round bids are in.

I'm just waiting for a bid from Sprout and then I can do my generally inaccurate start of season predictions.

B

Ooh, I always enjoy your start of season predictions. they make Lawrenson look good.

AAs of yet, have I lost out on either of my 3rd round bids?

No. You're OK for the start of the season.

As far as I remember, my predictions last season weren't a million miles off.

B

You were pretty accurate with some of them... http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F1855447?thread=459796 ... well, you got me right at least, but not sprout.

Spot on with me - possibly even a little optomistic.