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

Carrying on with the 'journeymen footballers who have all played for Sheffield United' theme. This week please welcome that fine Irish drinker Mr Paul McGrath


Cork City v St.Patricks Athletic
Newcastle v Manchester United
West Ham v Aston Villa
Wimbledon v Derby County
Arsenal v Sheffield United - and if Steve Kabba scores in this one, I will personally buy each and everyone of you the drink of your choice!


Selections to be in by 12noon on Saturday 12th April.

Best of luck

Cork City v St.Patricks Athletic can I be lazy and have a pools panel please<?>
Newcastle 1-2 Manchester United (Nistelroy)
West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (Defoe)
Wimbledon 1-1 Derby County (Connolly)
Arsenal 1-2 Sheffield United (Kabba)

Cork City 0-0 St.Patricks Athletic
Newcastle 3-2 Manchester United (Bellamy)
West Ham 6-3 Aston Villa (Defoe)
Wimbledon 1-1 Derby County (Ravanelli)
Arsenal 2-3 Sheffield United (kabba )

You're both after the promise of free drinks aren't you. You sad fools

Just to clarify - if Kabba scores and we don't predict him, do we still get the free drinks?

B

Of course

Oh, well that's alright then:

Cork City 1-2 St.Patricks Athletic (O'Grady)
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United (Solksjaer)
West Ham 2-0 Aston Villa (Carrick)
Wimbledon 2-2 Derby County (Kinkladze)
Arsenal 3-1 Sheffield United (Bergkamp)

I did notice on my travels that BBCi had voted Robbie Keane's hilarious goal against Brum as their goal of the week! Marvellous...

B

Oh, incidentally, GD, if you're going to continue this theme of ex-sheffield united journeymen, there's a fella playing for Charleston Battery you may wish to cinsider:

http://www.charlestonbattery.com/team_roster.asp?pid=148

Thanks for that Egon, much appreciated I've taken a look at the fixtures for the following weekend and these come out as a nice group.

- there is Southampton and Wimbledon in there so you can all pick the usual of Beattie and Shipperley to score.
- we've Everton and Leyton Orient in the mix which will keep at least two people around here happy.
- and you can all get it wrong by picking Kabba for SheffU.

I think we'll run with that one. Cheers

Just thought I'd alert you- I spent yesterday spotting crap ex-Everton players in the US leagues on Championship Manager, and thought "ah, ex-sheffield united jouirneyman, that'll be of interest to GD..."

Are you going to include *current* Sheffield United journeymen too, GD? If so, one eminently suitable candidate springs to mind: http://www.soccerbase.com/footballlive/?MIval=players_details&playerid=8627

He was on my list, but the trouble is the SPL are doing their silly season stuff right now. Maybe later

I'll start looking up North Ferriby United's form, then!

Anyway, to business:

Cork City 2-1 St.Patrick's Athletic (O'Flynn)
Newcastle 1-3 Manchester United (van Nistelrooy)
West Ham 2-0 Aston Villa (Defoe)
Wimbledon 2-0 Derby County (Agyemang)
Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United (Henry)

(And I won't be upset if I'm wrong about the Arsenal and Man. United results)

Cork City 35346357457 v St.Patricks Athletic 246757
Newcastle 2 v Manchester United 2 (shearer)
West Ham 2 v Aston Villa 1 (defoe)
Wimbledon 2 v Derby County 0 (shipperly)
Arsenal 4 v Sheffield United 0 (henry) (sorry GD)

No need to apologize there Unc, my prediction when it comes will be pretty similar. We've got four of our defenders crocked at the moment, and at least two of the remaining ones seem to be asleep when ever they take to the pitch.

Yes, I'm talking to you Messrs Murphy and Page

and we're back again, for the exciting the hilarious (ok not) and wonderful predictions (yes i mean guesses) from Robin.... drum roll please

Cork city 0 - St Pat Athletic 0
Newcastle 2 - Manchester Utd 1 (Shearer)
West Ham 1 - Aston Villa 0 (Defoe)
Wimbledon 2 - Derby 1 (Owusu)
Arsenal 3 - Sheffield Utd 0 (Henry)

heres hoping that west ham can win me some ponts again.

good luck everyone

Cork City v St.Patricks Athletic 1-1 K Doyle
Newcastle v Manchester United 1-2 V Nistelroy
West Ham v Aston Villa 2-1 Defoe
Wimbledon v Derby County 1-0 Connolly
Arsenal v Sheffield United 2-0 Henry

Sprout

Cork City 2-0 St.Patricks Athletic (O'Flynn)
Newcastle 0-1 Manchester United (van Nistelrooy)
West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa (Defoe)
Wimbledon 2-0 Derby County (Shipperley)
Arsenal 4-1 Sheffield United (Wiltord)

Who is this St. Patrick anyway, and why is he so fit?

Can I have a bonus point for being the _only_ person not to predict Defoe?

B

Yes of course you can...

















...provided Carrick scores first