Sean 6,315 Posted January 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, msc said: Pan Breed to be revealed later. But here's the Doctor Who theme team, for the (very few) interested in it. The Gallifrey Regeneration Game June Bland (JOKER) Barbara Clegg David Garfield John Gorrie Janet Henfrey Mary Peach Edward de Souza Cy Town Tristan de Vere Cole Gabriel Woolf Christopher Benjamin Warris Hussein Milton Johns Terrence Hardiman Ian Hogg Sheila Reid Michael Kilgarrif Donald Douglas Gawn Grainger Roy Evans Surprised you didn't go for William Russell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted January 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Sean said: Surprised you didn't go for William Russell. With only 20 spots per theme team I try and use them to put people on the DDP who otherwise would miss out. William Russell, Arnold Yarrow and Richard Franklin all felt like names which other people would have, easily. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 742 Posted January 1, 2023 Here are my 3 teams. I hope to at least improve upon my dismal tied for 354th place finish in 2022. Team name: Captain Hemlock's Twenty: Steve McMichael (Joker) Ady Barkan Mangosuthu Buthelezi Jimmy Carter Mary de Rachewiltz (Poet) Jules Feiffer Frederic Forrest Louis Gossett Jr. Polly Holliday Earl Holliman Bernard Kalb William Leuchtenburg Edie McClurg Ronnie Milsap Yoko Ono William "The Refrigerator" Perry Richard Riordan (Los Angeles Mayor) Mark Russell George Schlatter Gay Talese Rigor Mort Us (a "B" team to Captain Hemlock's Twenty) Ruth Buzzi (Comedienne-Laugh-In) (Joker) George Alagiah Rico Carty Ronny Cox Sam Donaldson Roy Estrada David Hartman Whitey Herzog Daisaku Ikeda Toby Keith Mirtha LeGrand Robert MacNeil Malachy McCourt Dikembe Mutombo David Newell Sidney Offit John Okafur (Mr Ibu) Norman Podhoretz Mason Reese Wendy Williams Team: Rolls Off The Tongue-(theme) People with interesting sounding names Esteban Volkov (Joker) Maude Apatow John Wayne Bobbitt Young Boozer Dick Butkus Bambos Charalambous Hopewell Chin'ono Marlin Fitzwater Slinger Francisco (Calypso Musician-Mighty Sparrow) Norm Hitzges Jerry Kill Pops Mensah-Bonsu Fatos Nano Mumilaaq Qaqqaq Socrates Rizzo Ludwig Scotty Otis Sistrunk Anna Smashnova Bill Tush Reality Winner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,315 Posted January 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: I think he'll gather a few other fanciers, dead pooling is the one place he remains at least a borderline celebrity. Maybe really difficult to find potential uniques for a main team.Much easier to predict the Drop 40. I was also looking at picking a celebrity in their 70s who hadn't been picked last year but is on record as being seriously ill however decided against them as couldn't be sure that they were likely to expire within 12 months or not be picked by anyone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 390 Posted January 1, 2023 Don't feel confident about them but my teams: Funk Pop a Roll (Music theme team) Clive Wearing Dennis Lotis Cledwyn Jones (Triawd y Coleg) Burt Bacharach Randy Jackson Phyllis Kinney Craig Douglas Rosemary Squires Wee Willie Harris Dizzy Reece Dave Lee Mindy Carson Yoko Ono Steve Rowland Chas McDevitt Leo Caerts J. J. Jackson Steve Lawrence Cleo Laine Brian Wilson Tragic, our Maurice (no theme) Rolf Harris Michael Parkinson Stanley Baxter William Russell Ruth Buzzi Haddon Salt Joan Plowright David Graham Roy Clarke Oscar Quitak Jean Marsh Bill Tidy Raymond Llewellyn May Britt James Bolam Gene Shalit Chaim Topol Colin McDowell Joseph McGrath Alan Garner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,225 Posted January 1, 2023 54 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Subs Billy Dib Ah, I see Maryport didn’t want to claim dibs on that name then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Captain Hemlock said: Here are my 3 teams. I hope to at least improve upon my dismal tied for 354th place finish in 2022. Team name: Captain Hemlock's Twenty: Steve McMichael (Joker) Ady Barkan Mangosuthu Buthelezi Jimmy Carter Mary de Rachewiltz (Poet) Jules Feiffer Frederic Forrest Louis Gossett Jr. Polly Holliday Earl Holliman Bernard Kalb William Leuchtenburg Edie McClurg Ronnie Milsap Yoko Ono William "The Refrigerator" Perry Richard Riordan (Los Angeles Mayor) Mark Russell George Schlatter Gay Talese Rigor Mort Us (a "B" team to Captain Hemlock's Twenty) Ruth Buzzi (Comedienne-Laugh-In) (Joker) George Alagiah Rico Carty Ronny Cox Sam Donaldson Roy Estrada David Hartman Whitey Herzog Daisaku Ikeda Toby Keith Mirtha LeGrand Robert MacNeil Malachy McCourt Dikembe Mutombo David Newell Sidney Offit John Okafur (Mr Ibu) Norman Podhoretz Mason Reese Wendy Williams Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you only allowed one regular team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,971 Posted January 1, 2023 Just now, Salmon Mousse said: Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you only allowed one regular team? Wrong, there's a general three team limit but they can be all regular, all theme, or a mixture of both. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2023 Just now, Death Impends said: Wrong, there's a general three team limit but they can be all regular, all theme, or a mixture of both. Well, damn. I've been undercutting myself. Certainly could've used a secondary lineup this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ethnic cleansing 26 Posted January 1, 2023 I will need to use my alternate with the death of Jeremiah Green! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockerswhorolledtothegrave 0 Posted January 1, 2023 With both the Pope and Don west kicking the bucket right before midnight I suspect a few teams had to go to their bench Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockerswhorolledtothegrave 0 Posted January 1, 2023 I had to wait nearly to the last second to get an actual list in--I lost 5 people in the last 7 or 8 days who I was going to take Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockerswhorolledtothegrave 0 Posted January 1, 2023 I got a little lazy this year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted January 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Salmon Mousse said: Well, damn. I've been undercutting myself. Certainly could've used a secondary lineup this year. Same here! I thought you could only have one regular team. If I'd known that, then I'd definitely had entered a second team. Ah well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Ah, I see Maryport didn’t want to claim dibs on that name then. I know who he is from his fights, especially with Amir Khan. Bit of a long shot, frankly, and he won't count for me because he's a sub and the 20 above him are alive. I've got family in Oz who also discussed the coverage with me when it made the news over there. He could prove a useful hit (only 37) on the DDP if things go to shit and I'm thinking you'll find a few people picked him for main teams and sports theme teams without posting about it too much on the main topics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 1, 2023 Full teams are list in signature. Regular times-up team sees 5 changes from 2022, with 4 deaths and Otto Rehhagel dropped to the subs bench (not even at first sub, so even the death of Mike Hodges couldn't get him a place). New in this year are Lynn Davies, James Martin, Jan Tomaszewski, M. Emmett Walsh & Paul Young. The "Rons" features 3 new faces, Ronny Cox, Ron Headley & Ronnie Schneider. My new team is Five-minute Bell Ends. These are all people who've rung the five-minute bell at Lords, so are predominantly cricketers, with the odd non-cricketer but 'cricket-adjacent' name. I did intend to enter this last year but never got it together in time, with a couple of names dying in the interim. C'est la mort! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 1, 2023 Alright, let's get it done... Derby Dead Pool 2023 The Love Boat 1 Gianluca Vialli (joker) 2 George Alagiah 3 Joe Doering 4 Mutulu Shakur 5 Johnny Ruffo 6 Jeanette Lee 7 Rolf Harris 8 Steve Mongo McMichael 9 Troy Stolz 10 Ryuichi Sakamoto 11 James Whale 12 Mike Sertich - sub for Pope Benedikt XVI 13 Ted Kaczynski 14 Roberta Flack - Sub for Christina Strutt 15 Graham Caveney 16 Jonnie Irwin 17 Chris Snow 18 Frank McGarvey 19 Andrea Gibson 20 Rob Burrow Subs: Zoleka Mandela The B-Team 2023 1 Nigel Starmer-Smith (joker) 2 Teresa Taylor 3 Luis Garavito 4 Roland Griffiths 5 Charlie Bird 6 Mary Louise McLaws 7 Chris Stone 8 Steve Woodmore 9 Franz Beckenbauer 10 Marc Valentine-Morton 11 Michael Tilson Thomas 12 Carolyn Bryant Donham 13 Faye Fantarrow 14 Christopher Fowler 15 Menahem Pressler 16 Andy Taylor 17 Arash Sadeghi 18 Haris Ibrahim 19 Simon Cowell (SOS Wildlife) 20 Jango Edwards Subs: Henry Kissinger Gordon McQueen (THEME) Just in case 1 Vladimir Putin (joker) 2 General Evgeny Nikiforov 3 Alexej Nawalny 4 Ramzan Kadyrov 5 Yevgeny Prigozhin 6 Sergei Shoigu 7 Sergei Surovikin 8 Dmitry Medvedev 9 Leonid Pasechnik 10 Yevgeny Balitsky 11 Denis Pushilin 12 Sergey Aksyonov 13 Alexander Dugin 14 Patriarch Kirill 15 Roman Abramowich 16 Aleksandr Lukashenko 17 Andrey Mordvichev 18 Valery Gerasimov 19 Alexander Bortnikov 20 Igor Sechin I assume one name still needs to find approval of the other committee members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,971 Posted January 1, 2023 TJS for 2023: Gianluca Vialli JOKER George Alagiah Carolyn Bryant Jimmy Carter Philip Casson Simon Cowell Roberta Flack Johnny Gilbert Rolf Harris Clarence "Frogman" Henry Jonnie Irwin Steve McMichael Napoleon XIV Linda Nolan Stu Phillips Ryuichi Sakamoto Andy Taylor Michael Tilson Thomas Harrison Ruffin Tyler James Whale Philip Casson directed about 40% of The Muppet Show episodes (as well as 171 EastEnders episodes). The other Muppet Show director died in 2021 and would've QOed, so hopefully Casson does the same. Stu Phillips did a lot of TV theme music - Knight Rider, Battlestar Galactica, etc. Discovered him while reading Ronnie Spector's book as he was also the Ronettes' original producer. Was amazed he was still alive given the description of him in the book (nice guy, but produced groups like it was still 1955) felt like someone who died in the 90s! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted January 1, 2023 Here's mine: Gianluca Vialli (JOKER) Princess Bajrakitiyabha Rob Burrow Roberta Flack Eric Lamaze Jonnie Irwin Steve McMichael George Alagiah Frank McGarvey Nick Anderton Simon Cowell (WIldlife) Mutulu Shakur Andy Taylor Jimmy Calderwood Nigel Starmer-Smith Ryuichi Sakamoto James Whale Kate Keltie Natalie Fornasier Tongo Only one team this year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,971 Posted January 1, 2023 ^ FWIW Natalie Fornasier has been DQed by the committee for not having sufficient social media following. So the first sub for any Fornasier pickers would be going in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted January 1, 2023 OK, here's the disappointing follow-up to DQSP's record-breaking year: Gianluca Vialli (joker) Mark Stokes Joe Doering Jonnie Irwin Johnny Ruffo Dikembe Mutombo Adrian Sutton Jeanette Lee Steve McMichael George Alagiah Frank McGarvey Roberto Dinamite Chris Stone Simon Cowell Ryuchi Sakamoto James Whale Denny Crum Frank Field Bill Steel Rolf Harris I think Chris Stone and Denny Crum are the only two picks not previously discussed on the forum, Stone probably my only shot at a unique and even then I'd be surprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 879 Posted January 1, 2023 It seems that Brazillian World Cup forwards are the new black. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,037 Posted January 1, 2023 Is there any idea when the website is likely to update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,971 Posted January 1, 2023 Just now, Commtech Sio Bibble said: Is there any idea when the website is likely to update. 2022 will have the final update (year in review) tomorrow. 2023 teams typically are up around two weeks in? Will keep updated as we get closer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2023 35 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: I think Chris Stone and Denny Crum are the only two picks not previously discussed on the forum, Stone probably my only shot at a unique and even then I'd be surprised. Knew about both but only picked Crum... so, at very least, we've screwed each other out of a possible 4 points there. Figured Crum would end up a relatively useless 6-pointer but I just couldn't let go of him as a pick. Will post and analyze my full team after the morning workout. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
