alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 31, 2023 Also have not received confirmation of my team (Fade to Black) being received. Sent on Friday, replied to the e-mail address from where it came. Same address as usual. Hopefully, just a matter of getting to all the entries before the deadline to send those confirmations. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,137 Posted December 31, 2023 I sent mine to ddp@derbydeadpool.co.uk and got an immediate auto-reply. Anyway, this is it Rob Burrow Jimmy Carter Stephen Darby Derek Draper Frank Field Stuart Gray Françoise Hardy Jonnie Irwin [JOKER] Toby Keith Rupert Murdoch Steve McMichael Patrick Murray Dave Myers Yoko Ono Sly Stone Michael Tilson Thomas Ted Turner James Whale I couldn't be arsed to think of a theme team this time, so just the one team this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted December 31, 2023 24 minutes ago, Toast said: I sent mine to ddp@derbydeadpool.co.uk and got an immediate auto-reply. I sent it to that email and didn't but then, from memory, the auto-reply has trouble with certain Email providers. I'm not worried as I never get the auto-update but am in the DDP each year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 31, 2023 26 minutes ago, Toast said: I sent mine to ddp@derbydeadpool.co.uk and got an immediate auto-reply. Hmm. That is where I originally sent it to, as a reply to the e-mail sent to me with the Microsoft Excel sheet. Re-sent it, no reply. Definitely sent, as I forwarded it to another e-mail address. However, I see someone else has replied with a reassurance. I will reply to them. Thank you for the post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, msc said: I sent it to that email and didn't but then, from memory, the auto-reply has trouble with certain Email providers. I'm not worried as I never get the auto-update but am in the DDP each year! Thanks. I suspect it did go through, but when you hear people getting auto replies and you don't, it just gives you pause for concern. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted December 31, 2023 I didn’t get a confirmation either. Sent to the email that sent the emails this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted December 31, 2023 Tbh, I don’t really care about any potential uniques stolen (I only really have one potential and it’s a name I brought on because I felt like it), so here’s a more casual Day In The Death entry: Derek Draper (joker) John Ashton Brian Barczyk Franz Beckenbauer Theo Burrell Rob Burrow James Carter Cathcart Jimmy Carter Noam Chomsky Joe Doering Shannen Doherty Roberta Flack Toni Hilland Johnnie Irwin Toby Keith Steve Lieberman Steve McMichael Patrick Murray Esther Rantzen Michael Tilson Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 47 Posted December 31, 2023 I've sent in my teams for this year. Good luck to everyone! I've decided to send only two teams instead of three like I did last year. The third team I sent in last year was fairly rushed, and I don't want to submit a team I'm not happy with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted December 31, 2023 Pleased to receive my emails confirming that all my DDP picks have been accepted and entered into the game. I have always managed to stay within the games eligibility rules for picks despite being a bit zany, out there and left field. Thanks for your hard work @Banana 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted December 31, 2023 Windsor the Troll 1.Theo Burrell (Joker) 2. Jonnie Irwin 3. Rob Burrow 4. Frank Caprio 5. Michael Tilson Thomas 6. Sidney Cooke 7. Esther Rantzen 8. James Whale 9. Shannen Doherty 10. Derek Draper 11. Frank Field 12. Jimmy Carter 13. James Martin 14. Nigel Starmer-Smith 15. Linda Nolan 16. Pope Francis 17. Jean-Marie Le Pen 18. Joanne Woodward 19. Mohammed Deif 20. Earl of Elgin Was submitted on Saturday night - no confirmation yet so posting here just in case. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted December 31, 2023 I can't quite vouch for it a 100% but unless your Email provider rejected the delivery, your Email should have arrived. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joltin Joe 149 Posted December 31, 2023 Emailed my list, but also posting it here. Got in just before midnight GMT: Newlydeads: 1. Jimmy Carter (Joker) 2. James Whale 3. Nigel Starmer-Smith 4. Shannen Doherty 5. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 6. Andy Taylor 7. Bam Margera 8. Derek Draper 9. Joe Kinnear 10. Charlie Bird 11. Jonnie Irwin 12. Noam Chomsky 13. Alan Greenspan 14. Esther Rantzen 15. Steve McMichael 16. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 17. Frank Field 18. Ron Jeremy 19. Alberto Fujimori 20. Toby Keith Subs: Liza Minelli Raúl Castro Nikolai Ryzhkov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted December 31, 2023 Submitted! Theo Burrell (Joker) Jonnie Irwin Linda Nolan James Whale Toby Keith Dikembe Mutombo Simon Cowell Janey Godley Michael Tilson Thomas Patrick Murray Stuart Gray Corey “Homicide” Williams Frank Field Rob Burrow Brian Barczyk Esther Rantzen Chris Evert Frank Caprio Michael Flatley Shannen Doherty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,583 Posted December 31, 2023 My teams. Posting as also had no confirmation. Expiry Date -2024 Rob Burrow - Joker James Whale Shannen Doherty Linda Nolan Esther Rantzen Frank Field Jimmy Carter Lorna Ladlaw (Actress) Toby Keith Simon Cowell (Wildlife) Nigel Starmer - Smith Patrick Murray Roberta Flack Johnnie Irwin Derek Draper Bridgette Wilson Theo Burrell Dave Myers Sam Neil Steve McMichael Subs Janey Godley Randy Jackson Duke of Kent There is nothing like a dame Vanessa Redgrave - Joker Joan Plowright Eileen Atkins Maggie Smith Virginia McKenna Patricia Routledge Cleo Laine Julie Andrews Shirley Bassey Sian Phillips Joan Collins Shirley Porter Stella Rimmington (Spy) Julie Walters Judi Dench Elizabeth Butler - Sloss Janet Baker Steve Shirley Antonia Fraser Jane Goodall Subs Jacqueline Wilson Margaret Drabble Norma Major Not going in a Black Club. Daniella Westbrook - Joker Sheila Hancock Brian Croucher Kate Williams Elizabeth Kelly Tony Caunter Gavin Richards Derek Martin Peter Dean Madhur Jaffrey Rudolph Walker Arnold Yarrow Corrine Skinner - Carter Pam St Clement Elaine Lordan Timothy West Polly Perkins Leslie Schofield Joan Hooley Ann Mitchell Subs Christopher Timothy Ray Brooks Ian Lavender Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted January 1 Good luck to everyone. Here is my team. The End of the World As We Know It Tim Bilton Rob Burrow (Joker) Jimmy Carter Shannen Doherty Frank Field Roberta Flack Francoise Hardy Jonnie Irwin Steve McMichael Lee Meriwether Sam Neill Linda Nolan Isabel Peron Larry Pressler Esther Rantzen Nigel Starmer-Smith Barbra Streisand James Whale Bruce Willis Joanne Woodward Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted January 1 Pan Breed will go up later when the deadlines gone. But as @YoungWillz @Gooseberry Crumble and @Bibliogryphon seem to like my wacky Theme Teams, here are the 2024 versions: Here’s Who You Could Have Won Lawrence Gordon Clark (JOKER) Mary Danby - horror anthologist Dick Taverne Candace Hilligoss Diane Hoh Jim Sillars Giles Havergal - acclaimed Scottish theatre director David Irving Christopher Timothy Harold Snoad - Keeping up Appearances producer Frank Bowling Nadim Sawalha - Actor, Julia and Nadia's dad, Fekkesh from The Spy Who Loved Me Michael Billington - Guardian obit writer, picked to amuse DI Peter Sasdy - TV director, The Stone Tapes Martha Bartlett - Socialite who introduce JFK and Jackie. Jim Rafferty - Songwriter and Gerry's big brother Alvin Rakoff Moira Armstrong - TV director, Quiet as a Nun Andrew Davies - screenwriter Stacy Keach Gallifrey Regeneration Game Anneke Wills (JOKER) Christopher Benjamin Cy Town Barbara Clegg Donald Douglas David Garfield Janet Henfrey Warris Hussein Milton Johns Edward de Souza Tristan de Vere Cole Gabriel Woolf Roy Evans Anne Reid Mary Peach Martin Jarvis - surprisingly never picked in the DDP before Christopher H Bidmead Philip Hinchcliffe Eric Saward Dave Anderson 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted January 1 33 minutes ago, msc said: Pan Breed will go up later when the deadlines gone. But as @YoungWillz @Gooseberry Crumble and @Bibliogryphon seem to like my wacky Theme Teams, here are the 2024 versions: Here’s Who You Could Have Won Lawrence Gordon Clark (JOKER) Mary Danby - horror anthologist Dick Taverne Candace Hilligoss Diane Hoh Jim Sillars Giles Havergal - acclaimed Scottish theatre director David Irving Christopher Timothy Harold Snoad - Keeping up Appearances producer Frank Bowling Nadim Sawalha - Actor, Julia and Nadia's dad, Fekkesh from The Spy Who Loved Me Michael Billington - Guardian obit writer, picked to amuse DI Peter Sasdy - TV director, The Stone Tapes Martha Bartlett - Socialite who introduce JFK and Jackie. Jim Rafferty - Songwriter and Gerry's big brother Alvin Rakoff Moira Armstrong - TV director, Quiet as a Nun Andrew Davies - screenwriter Stacy Keach Gallifrey Regeneration Game Anneke Wills (JOKER) Christopher Benjamin Cy Town Barbara Clegg Donald Douglas David Garfield Janet Henfrey Warris Hussein Milton Johns Edward de Souza Tristan de Vere Cole Gabriel Woolf Roy Evans Anne Reid Mary Peach Martin Jarvis - surprisingly never picked in the DDP before Christopher H Bidmead Philip Hinchcliffe Eric Saward Dave Anderson Isnt the deadline already gone? I dont want to put my potential uniques at risk!! Those are some very intriguing teams you have posted.I will google the names I dont know a bit later but no surprise that Jim Silliars is there again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,964 Posted January 1 My space theme team removed the dead folk, promoted Thomas Stafford to joker, demoted Francis Graham-Smith to regular pick. Added William R. Lucas and Loren Acton. My US #1s theme team removed the dead folk as well as Abdul "Duke" Fakir (I'm focused on names who might not otherwise be DDP picks and he was on 4 teams in 2023 so I'm pretty sure heeeee'll be theeeeere regardless). Added Jimmy Gilmer and Bobby Goldsboro. Very casual TJS to be posted after absolute deadline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted January 1 Team Names Heading Nowhere Rob Burrow Jimmy Carter Steve McMichael Patrick Murray Bruce Murray Brian Barczyk Michael Tilson Thomas Simon Cowell Jonnie Irwin Roberta Flack Theo Burrell Erik Jensen Derek Draper Richard Scolyer Nigel Starmer-Smith Shannen Doherty Dario G Graham Caveney Esther Rantzen Jason Smith Thank You For The Music Wanda Jackson Beverly Glenn-Copeland Bryan Abrams Catetano Velasco Christiane F Dandy Livingstone Debora Iyall Gilberto Gil Hermine Demoriane John Cale Jorge Ben Jimmy Cliff Karoush Yaghmaei Linda Perhacs Marlena Shaw Mina Ney Matogrosso Robert Wyatt Shin Joong-hyun Svitlana Nianio Zero Hits Wishlist Jan Svanjmaker Afa Anoa'i Sr Christiane F Dario Argento Devil Masami Djamila Bouhired Dump Matsumoto Earl Monroe Fernanda Montenegro Guillermo Vilas Haku Hanna Schygulla Judy Martin Julieta Serrano Larry Shreve Paul Verhoeven Robin Hibbard The Great Kabuki Uljana Semjonova Volker Schlondorff Hopefully my 1st sub in either of my theme team's doesn't croak as I carelessly picked Christiane F. twice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1 Managed to pump out three full submissions and boy am I spent. Main Team: "Salmon Mousse" Rob Burrow - JOKER Steve McMichael Jeanette Lee Steve DiMeglio James Whale Frank Caprio Linda Nolan Dave Myers (Hairy Biker) Tathiana Garbin Theo Burrell Esther Rantzen Princess Bajrakitiyabha Simon Cowell (the conservationist) Richard Scolyer Jonnie Irwin Andrey Lugovoy Erik Jensen Shannen Doherty Eddie Annand Rip Micheals (comedian in need of a heart transplant) Second Team: "Salmon Roe" (a mass of unfertilized picks that wouldn't fit in the main lineup) Yahya Sinwar - JOKER Dario G Sandy Campbell Michael Tilson Thomas Dikembe Mutombo Toby Keith Michael Turner (Australian rules footballer) Ron Jeremy Daniel Barenboim Derek Draper Avalon Young Franz Beckenbauer Lem Barney (former NFL cornerback) Mika Immonen Joe Doering Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams Charlie Bird David J. Linden Matt James (Australian DJ) Max Mirnyi Theme Team: The DOA Tour (dug slightly deeper on the golf theme because I couldn't find enough names for a Hamas theme team) Bob Toski - JOKER Carl Jackson Doc Giffin Jill Thornhill Jack Nicklaus Al Barkow Tony Jacklin Jack Burke Jr Tiger Woods Bobby Nichols Chi-Chi Rodríguez Neil Coles Brian Huggett Tommy Aaron Peter Oosterhuis Verne Lundquist Frank Beard David Joy Bob Charles Barney Adams 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 1 My lists. Some new names. Sub Hosono was a member of a trio last year but this year the only one in YMO. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi both died. I know there are a lot Isley brothers but Ronald is the last one of the original group. I'll ask for Paul McCartney to be subbed since the drummer of Wings turns out also to be alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 1 Ow And last year I did my bit to insert bio's on the new faces in the pool. Is there still need for my help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 1 Ah, show and tell time - always good to New Year's Day interest The main team Jonnie Irwin - joker Seif al-Adel Tim Bilton Rob Burrow Jimmy Carter Noam Chomsky Simon Cowell Shannen Doherty Derek Draper Frank Field Steve Mongo McMichael Linda Nolan Yoko Ono Amy Price Prunella Scales Yahya Sinwar Jason Smith Nigel Starmer-Smith Donald Trump Khaleda Zia Subs Randy Jackson Roberta Flack And a theme team with little interest in competing for the prizes Kiddyfiddler Harriers same Details of Celebrities/Links 1 Sidney Cooke JOKER 2 HRH Andrew Duke of York 3 Larry Nassar US gymnastics coach 4 Christian Brückner 5 Earl Bradley Notorious US former doctor 6 Alan Dershowitz 7 Josef Fritzl 8 David Fuller 9 Gary Glitter 10 Stuart Hall 11 Mark Bridger 12 Ian Huntley 13 R Kelly 14 Jonathan King 15 Ghislaine Maxwell 16 George Ormond Football coach 17 Geoffrey Prime 18 Fred Talbot 19 Ian Watkins 20 Bill Wyman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted January 1 Here's my lists. In the end, quite straightforward with not that many surprises. Beccy Barr JOKER Matt James Rob Burrow Stuart Gray Dario G Jonnie Irwin Chuwit Kamolvisit Steve McMichael James Whale Charlie Bird Michael Tilson Thomas Esther Rantzen Frank Caprio Jimmy Carter Simon Cowell (animal) Kieran Cavanagh Franz Beckenbauer Derek Draper Jason Smith Patrick Murray and for this year, a theme team: Nigel Starmer-Smith JOKER Jimmy Calderwood Darti Brown Corey Williams Eddie Annand Mika Immonen Dikembe Mutombo Billy Bean Craig Shakespeare Steve DiMeglio Julian Bailey Wilfred Benitez Steve Smith Lem Barney Cesar Luis Menotti Enzo Osella George Eastham Mike Beckwith Mario Zagallo Ian McMillan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 1 My time's-up team for 2024, seven new names (Five deaths plus 2 dropped) Britt Allcroft Pete Brady Phil Coulter Lynn Davies Daphne Fowler William Gaunt David Gentleman (J) Gerald Harper Barbara Hulanicki George Innes Colin Jeavons James Martin Cathy McGowan P.H. Moriarty Pete Murray Jim Norton Otto Rehhagel Jack Vettriano M.Emmett Walsh Paul Young Seventeen surviving Rons from '23 are join by Ron Atkinson, Ron Jeremy & Ron Rifkin (Ron Geesin made the sub's bench). Five-minute bellends had np fallers in '23 so is entered unchanged. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites