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

As I may well be busy later on this weekend, I've decided to stick up the Week Three selections a bit earlier than usual.

This week's trip around the leagues includes visits to Denmark, Spain, Sweden, USA, and in honour of my Mother's recent visit from her homeland across the sea, the Canada/USA A-League.


Esbjerg v FC Midtjylland
Racing Santander v Espanyol
Halmstad v Landskrona
Columbus Crew v Metro Stars
Atlanta Silverbacks v Toronto Lynx


The closing date is 12 noon on Saturday 31st May.

Good luck

Esbjerg 2-0 FC Midtjylland (Thorup)
Racing Santander 2-1 Espanyol (Guerrero)
Halmstad 1-0 Landskrona (Sypniewski)
Columbus Crew 1-2 Metro Stars (Mathis)
Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 Toronto Lynx (Parra)

Could I have a pools panel please<?>

Woah - how weird is that? I've just started a new game of CM4 for managing Midtjylland.

Esbjerg 1-2 FC Midtjylland (Bechmann)
Racing Santander 1-0 Espanyol (Munitis)
Halmstad 1-1 Landskrona (Sypniewski)
Columbus Crew 0-3 Metro Stars (Moreno)
Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 Toronto Lynx <Ngon)

B

Esbjerg 3-4 FC Midtjylland (Thorup)
Racing Santander 0-3 Espanyol (Milosoveic))
Halmstad 0-0 Landskrona
Columbus Crew 3-2 Metro Stars (The one and only Brian McBride))
Atlanta Silverbacks 4-2 Toronto Lynx (Parra)

There seem to be quite a few MIAs this week

I guess they must all be outdoors enjoying the sunny weather instead of picking a bunch of foreign football teams...



Oh, and by the way, next week's will be the Internationals

I'm having a quieter Friday than normal, due to the almost virtual cessation of the British football season...

Hence:
Esbjerg 2-1 FC Midtylland (Thorup)
Racing Santander 2-1 Espanyol (Milosevic)
Halmstad 2-1 Landskrona (Sypniewski)
Columbus Crew 1-1 Metro Stars (Mathis)
Atlanta Silverbacks 1-2 Toronto Lynx (Lucas)

Actually GD, you can scrap the pools panel, I'll be able to do this later today

I had actually already done the picks for you, just not posted them yet. It'll be interesting to see how well you do against blind chance when the results come in

Oh I bet I'd have been better off with the luck dip

Esbjerg 3-2 FC Midtjylland (Bechmann)
Racing Santander 1-1 Espanyol (Bodipo)
Halmstad 0-2 Landskrona (Sypniewski)
Columbus Crew 0-1 Metro Stars (Mathis)
Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 Toronto Lynx (Ryan Lucas)

So if the pools panel prediction are better, do I get those points GD<?> Shame value if nothing else

Tonto, all deals depend entirely on how good/embarrassing your scores are in comparison to mine


Esbjerg 2-0 FC Midtjylland (Kristiansen)
Racing Santander 1-0 Espanyol (Guerrero)
Halmstad 1-1 Landskrona (Sypniewski)
Columbus Crew 1-3 Metro Stars (Moreno)
Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 Toronto Lynx (Ryan)

I meant Ryan Lucas.

Bloody North Americans, putting their names and dates and stuff all back to front

Esbjerg 3 FC Midtjylland 2 (Thorup)
Racing Santander 0 Espanyol 0
Halmstad 1 Landskrona 1 (Sypniewski)
Columbus Crew 1 Metro Stars 1 (McBride)
Atlanta Silverbacks 0 Toronto Lynx 0

Otto

Esbjerg 2 - FC Midtjyllan 1
Eacing Satander 3 - Espanyol 0
Halmstad 2 - Landskrona 1
Columbus Crew 2 - Metro Stars 0 (Jeff Cunningham)
Atlanta Silvebacks 0 - Toronto Lynx 1


good luck everyone

Twenty Three, TWENTY THREE GOALS!!

My God, all those opportunities for me to screw up the spelling of these Johnny-foreigner football players

And loads of chances for you lot to score sh*tloads of scorer points

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The Results:

Esbjerg 4-1 FC Midtjylland (BECHMANN, Kristiansen, Kristensen)

Racing Santander 5-2 Espanyol (BOPIDO, Guerrero, Benayoun, Casar, Milosevic, Maxi)

Halmstad 3-0 Landskrona (ARVIDSSON, Sypniewski)

Columbus Crew 1-1 Metro Stars (CUNNINGHAM, Mathis)

Atlanta Silverbacks 4-2 Toronto Lynx (DiPLACIDO, Mayard, Iotov, Nusum, Parra)

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The Points:

Ormondroyd - 12 points (Esbjerg result, Santander, Halmstad & Atlanta result & scorer, Columbus scorer)

Master B - 5 points (Esbjerg scorer & 1st scorer, Santander result, Halmstad scorer)

Egon - 5 points (Santander scorer, Atlanta result, score & scorer)

Number Six - 12 points (Esbjerg result, Santander & Halmstad result & scorer, Columbus result, score & scorer)

Tonto - 8 points (Esbjerg result, scorer & 1st scorer, Santander scorer & 1st scorer, Halmstad & Columbus scorer)

GreyDesk - 7 points (Esbjerg & Santander result & scorer, Halmstad scorer)

Otto Fisch - 6 points (Esbjerg result, Halmstad scorer, Columbus result & scorer)

Robin - 8 points (Esbjerg, Santander & Halmstad result, Columbus scorer & 1st scorer)

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And that little lot leaves Ormondroyd and Number Six as this week's joint weekly winners. Well done lads

As a matter of interest, what would I have got with the pools panel<?>

I'm at 'work' at the moment so I don't have the file to hand. I think it was 4 points - ie not as good as your real selections.

What a lovely league table!

Its not so lovely when you're on the bottom

I *think* its reassuring to know that my predictions are slightly better than a randomn selection