YoungWillz

Oh, come on, can we have an exemption for footballers? It's too delicious not to say something like "Gazza Passed".

Watched it yesterday. Thought "why didn't I remember her in December?". It's her and Derek Fowlds on a watch list from now...

Thanks Joey, I'll be giving it a go again. Perhaps change the title of this thread to 2018 or summat? There are two threads with the same title atm, your original for last year and this one.

Ok, we are going head to head on that one, as my theme team has reached 1982. I shuffled my team around...be interesting to see how we do! Good luck!

Did you submit a 1982 Pop theme team this year, YIA?

On the flipside.... Joint Leader so far....

Greg Gilbert in appropriately contemplative mood:

Perhaps I need a better sat-nav.

For example, I have 60 names spread across my three DDP teams. I'd say that only 3/60 I have picked based with little to no knowledge of them other than their possibility of being a hit. Maybe that's why I do so badly...

So, one then?

Yeah, a number would have sufficed! But an interesting analysis of your team nonetheless. I think we'd better leave the eulogies themselves for when the people actually die. I.e. just trying to balance out the thread. Maybe it would have been easier to ask how many of your team could you respond with "Hit #...for me" before rushing off to see how the rolling scoreboard places you in the standings!

Might it be Palin Toinsignificance?

Thanks for responding guys. What I meant was not necessarily some deep affection. When I said "care", I meant something along the lines of someone who you could start off a response to their death in one of the following ways: "I remember that time..." "...affects me...." "I met......and..." "Interesting point you might not know about...." "(S)He was so evil...." or some such. Do you see where I am coming from? The analyses were so cold, so distant.

Dear god, someone have a word with Souza...

I see the UK Celebrity version of this is back. Amanda Barrie's 82 already? I really must pay more attention in class...

Apologies, I didn't realise this was such a hard question. *moves on*

Interesting analyses of people's teams going on. Now, how many of your team do you actually care about?

Thomas S Monson for Fixed Business: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/899484/Thomas-S-Monson-dead-Mormon-church-President-youngest-bishop-Utah

Thomas S Monson is a hit for two teams in the 2018 game. And so it begins before the last one has ended!

Mel Giedroyc's dad, Prince Michal, aged 88. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=michal-jan-henryk-giedroyc&pid=187703646 His life seems to have been covered previously by the Express and the Telegraph.

We move on quickly round these parts ha ha!

It's fine MPFC, one less thing to worry about. I'm gone from this game. Good luck to everyone else.

@Deathray The highest points for a single hit now stands with you. 614 Points for Doreen Keogh on 31 December. Still a few days left...

Doreen Keogh died on 31 December 2017 according to this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5229571/Coronation-Street-actress-Doreen-Keough-dies-aged-91.html Along with Peggy Cummins that seems like two who would have benefited from a couple more days before time for obits closed.