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The games for week eight will get posted up when UEFA get round to updating the Intertoto Cup 2nd round fixture list -- http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/index.html




God, I never thought I'd see the day when I would waiting with bated breath for something to happen in *that* competition

While you're bating your breath, I think I'll relate today's amusing incident, then.

I've just been flicking through the BBC football pages prior to writing the Marc-Vivien Foe memorial entry, and I was somewhat taken aback by the link 'Sheringham poised for Pompey'.

I had to read it three times before I convinced myself that is didn't read 'Sheringham posed for Playboy'.

I think I need some new glasses.

B

Howdy all well i've made it back from my holiday. and looking at the results table, i think i should leave all my chances to the pools panel

but seriously i can't wait to start making my own guesses again (ok thats not serious at all). he he he

Yes, you have set a dangerous precedent by having a Pools Panel pick Weekly Winner, GD, you know that?

B

Yes that was a bit unfortunate wasn't it

It doesn't matter though, as the rules state that you can't have multiple pools panel picks just because you are too bone idle to do it yourself. Or because you're absolutely crap at the game.

Anyway, I got bored of waiting for the European football governing body to get round to updating their own website, with the details of games being played in less than 4 days time. So I found another source...

Here we go:

Sloboda Tuzla v Lierse SK
Dacia Chisinau v Partizani Tirana
Slovan Liberec v Shamrock Rovers
Orgryte IS Goteborg v Nice
Marek Dupnitsa v VfL Wolfsberg


The UEFA link above does work pretty well for the details of who is in the teams, and the scorers for earlier rounds

Sloboda Tuzla 1-2 Lierse SK (laeremans)
Dacia Chisinau 1-1 Partizani Tirana (Abilio)
Slovan Liberec 1-1 Shamrock Rovers (Gyan)
Orgryte IS Goteborg 0-3 Nice (Bigne)
Marek Dupnitsa 0-2 VfL Wolfsberg (Petrov)

B

Good morning all

Sloboda Tuzla 2 - Lierse SK 1
Dacia Chisinau 0 - Partizani tirana 0
Slovan Liberec 0 Shamrock Rovers 2 (Tony Grant)
Orgryte 1 - Nice 0
Marek dupnitsa 2 - VFL Wolfsberg 1

good luck everyone

Sloboda Tuzla 0-2 Lierse SK (Huysegems)
Dacia Chisinau 3-1 Partizani Tirana (Badea)
Slovan Liberec 2-0 Shamrock Rovers (Gyan)
Orgryte IS Goteborg 1-2 Nice (Roy)
Marek Dupnitsa 0-1 VfL Wolfsberg (Maric)

I'm going to miss this week and next (off on holiday). I'm not going to be cheeky and ask for two weeks pools panels -perhaps I should retire from this season...

Sorry

Otto

Frankly I don't blame you, I'm getting pissed off with these Euro games where I haven't got a clue what is going on and care even less

Ah well, only three weeks to go before the Premiership friendlies start -- and yes I've got the lists prepared already

The UEFA link for the second round matches seems to be working now -- http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/index.html

Hmm, could I have a lucky dip too please

Of course I meant pools Panel

Sloboda Tuzla 1-1 Lierse SK (Huysegems)
Dacia Chisinau 1-3 Partizani Tirana (Abilio)
Slovan Liberec 3-1 Shamrock Rovers (Gyan)
Orgryte IS Goteborg 1-2 Nice (Roy)
Marek Dupnitsa 1-2 VfL Wolfsburg (Maric)

I see VfL Wolfsburg are no longer managed by Wolfgang Wolf. Shame.

Sloboda Tuzla 0-1 Lierse SK (Charai)
Dacia Chisinau 1-3 Partizani Tirana (Kuli)
Slovan Liberec 1-0 Shamrock Rovers (Kocí)
Orgryte IS Goteborg 0-2 Nice (Cherrad)
Marek Dupnitsa 0-1 VfL Wolfsberg (Klimpowicz)

Pools Panel Picks time again....


Otto Fisch:
Sloboda Tuzla 1-1 Lierse SK
Dacia Chisinau 0-0 Partizani Tirana
Slovan Liberec 3-0 Shamrock Rovers
Orgryte IS Goteborg 1-2 Nice
Marek Dupnitsa 2-1 VfL Wolfsberg
... and no scorer points


Tonto:
Sloboda Tuzla 2-0 Lierse SK
Dacia Chisinau 0-1 Partizani Tirana
Slovan Liberec 2-2 Shamrock Rovers
Orgryte IS Goteborg 1-0 Nice
Marek Dupnitsa 1-0 VfL Wolfsberg
... and no scorer points

I notice that I forgot to specify a closing date and time for this round, though if one looks at the fixtures the word 'Saturday' would spring irresistably to mind. Also tradition seems to indicate that the time for a thread to close is 12 noon, apart of course from the times when it isn't.

Anyway, being a generous sort I thought I would go and give our two absentees this week a set of Pools Panel picks, so here we go...


Egon:
Sloboda Tuzla 2-2 Lierse SK
Dacia Chisinau 1-0 Partizani Tirana
Slovan Liberec 0-1 Shamrock Rovers
Orgryte IS Goteborg 2-1 Nice
Marek Dupnitsa 0-0 VfL Wolfsberg
... and no scorer points.

Kiltedjedi:
Sloboda Tuzla 1-0 Lierse SK
Dacia Chisinau 1-3 Partizani Tirana
Slovan Liberec 1-3 Shamrock Rovers
Orgryte IS Goteborg 4-0 Nice
Marek Dupnitsa 1-0 VfL Wolfsberg
... and 1 scorer point.


Of course if either of them show up before any of the games have kicked off, then they are quite welcome to substitute these Pools Panel picks with a selection of their own choosing

Thanks for that GD

I am going to be away for much of the next week as well so I will ask early for a pools panel pick

No problem

I've not done the stats in detail yet, but I think we may well have another Pools Panel winner this week

You see the Pools Panel favours home wins -- quite understandable really. Now those who selected for real were working on the assumption that the 'stronger' teams who were coming at this round -- all the away teams -- would be more likely to win. Therefore they picked away wins.

What's happened so far? Three home wins for the lesser teams and one score draw