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^^^ Heather Mills?

Paul Bearer ;-)

Let's say you can't pick teenagers full stop. But you can pick twenty year olds at the start of the year, but you can only gain half points on them if they die before they are 21. Anyway, no better time to announce that I would like to maintain the Hartlepool Deadlypool thread contest on here into 2014. Been fun so far and it's still not over yet. Basic Standing Rules appear on page 25 of this thread. I would like to add that next years completion will be open to a maximum of 36 players, with all current 23 players having a reserved slot till Noon UK time on the 1st of January. The remaining 13 new team franchise positions are available on a first come first served basis starting as of now. Maryport has kindly sent in his team so the 2014 game is afoot. For those who send in teams before midnight on the 31st December only two none standard transfer changes will be allowed to the ten names submitted. Two spare team members WILL be required in case any of those on the contestants list die prematurely. A new rule for next year shall be the "Deathbed award" a basic twelve point bonus to any of your said twelve not to make it into 2014. Please send in team submission either on this thread or better still if you don't wish to show your hand to all and sundry, to me (or if you would prefer to Notapotato, that is if his mailbox is not still full), in an instant message type thing. So as my choice is not influenced by submissions I will soon be sending Notapotato my team to assure evenhandedness. I'll re-check all the 2013 teams over the next few days to make sure no odd choices have died and points have been missed.

Could anyone listing Paul Walker as someone to be missed please provide an explanation as to why? The sole impact of his loss will be that F&F7 might not get made. That's a positive in my book. I appreciate that he did a bit of charity work in between earning millions off the back of three facial expressions and being slightly less effeminate than Vin Diesel, but he's no Bob Geldof*. *For the record, I also dislike Bob Geldof.

I hadn't noticed that. It will be Ian Beale next, you mark my words.

Yeah he was SO CLOSE to achieving world socialism. Damn, we're all really gonna feel that one.

Could be a little bit of the former and a little bit of the latter couldn't it. I agree it was pretty offensive though - I forgot to throw Rose West and Myra Hyndley in there, what was I thinking? You wasnt.

You mean you're pressing "F5" on the National Enquirer front page?

Given Clive did all those "year in review" specials in the past, it would be poetic if he died on December 31st.

Yeah, she'll probably decide to get cancer.