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

As I've offered B a pools panel pick for week 1, I feel duty bound to give the same to Yakus for week 2.

Furthermore, if bubba-fretts and Number Six ever turn up, I might look kindly upon a pools panel for the pair of them for weeks 1 and 2.

(Now I suppose I ought to get on and do a bit of marking.)

Master B's week 1 pools panel stuff

Arsenal 1-1 Cardiff
West Brom 2-0 Reading
Wigan 1-0 Leeds
Nuneaton 1-2 Middlesborough
Ipswich 0-0 Portsmouth
Hull 2-0 Aston Villa
Watford 0-1 Bolton
Brighton 1-1 Coventry
Norwich 2-0 West Ham
Sheffield United 1-0 Colchester
plus 2 scorer points

And as I said, I'm giving the same service to Yakus for this week.

Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock
Dunfermline 1-0 Hearts
Inverness CT 0-1 Livingston
Clyde 0-0 St.Johnstone
Morton 1-1 Gretna
with no additional scorer points

Pah! For all the use those pools panel choices are, you might as well not have bothered. Only one correct result out of the lot. Didn't even predict Colchester beating the Blades which, of course, I would have done.

B

Well B, I've done the marking and those four points that the Panel have awarded you have lifted you off the bottom.

I can take them away if you like

Nah. It's alright

B

I guess Scottish football is a bit more predictable than that in the English leagues. Couple that with practically every player on the pitch getting in on the scoring. Then you're going to get a high scoring week. Just like this one 'ere

Well done to Owlatron for a solid and impressive 13 points, including 4 scorer points

This 13 points helps him to a share of the league lead with riotact, some 4 points ahead of the rest of the pack. But hey, it's still early days

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The Results:

Celtic 4-2 Kilmarnock (NAKAMURA, Maloney, Naismith, Invincibile, McManus, Zurawski)

Dunfermline 1-4 Hearts (PRESSLEY, Pespisil, Burchill, Skacel)

Inverness CT 3-0 Livingston (DARGO, Wyness)

Clyde 2-3 St.Johnstone (SHEERIN, Scotland, James, Masterton, Brighton)

Morton 2-2 Gretna (DEUCHAR, Innes, Lilley, Westherson)


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The Results:

Owlatron - 13 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result & scorer; Inverness CT result & scorer; Clyde result & scorer; Morton scorer & 1st scorer)

Orcus - 12 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer; Morton result, score & scorer)

Bottletop - 11 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result & scorer; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer; Morton result)

Master B - 11 points (Celtic result & scorer; Dunfermline result; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer; Morton scorer & 1st scorer)

riotact - 11 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result & scorer; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer; Morton result)

Ormondroyd - 10 points (Celtic result & scorer; Dunfermline result & scorer; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer)

Colonel creachy - 9 points (Celtic result & scorer; Dunfermline result; Clyde scorer; Morton result & score)

GreyDesk - 9 points (Celtic result; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer; Morton result & score)

McKay The Disorganised - 9 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result & scorer; Inverness CT result; Morton scorer & 1st scorer)

Demon Drawer - 8 points (Celtic result & scorer; Dunfermline result & scorer; Morton scorer & 1st scorer)

summerbayexile - 8 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result; Inverness CT result, scorer & 1st scorer)

The Nitpicker - 8 points (Celtic result; Dunfermline result; Clyde result & scorer; Morton scorer)

Yakusmaximus - 4 points (Celtic result; Morton result) [Pools Panel]


(And can I suggest that you check your own marks. With this number of scorers, I'm almost certain to have missed one to two )

Thanks for giving me a pools panel, ii did write all the predictions out at work but the system must have crashed and ii forgot ii hadn't posted. Obviously got too involve with work commitments, really have to get my priorities sorted out.

Hey just noticed that firebox has a built-in spell check. Class, especially after some Sunday afternoon drinking.

While I lost points by sticking by my guys I'm glad I did.

Heck, last time you did the Scottish Leagues, I got about 2 points as did everyone else. I guess we're just learning...