Captain Hemlock 803 Posted January 22 At this rate, we are going to have a record breaking January. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 225 Posted January 22 7 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Arguably that might be something that needs updating for 2026 as Yahoo sport is pretty much the equivalent of the BBC sport website. . Then no need to change as the BBC Sport site counts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,821 Posted January 22 1 hour ago, drunkasaskunk said: Then no need to change as the BBC Sport site counts. But Yahoo Sport doesn’t even throigh it now appears many deaths of Sportspeople are only covered there and not on Yahoo news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,821 Posted January 22 Charlotte Raven Q/O - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jan/22/charlotte-raven-exhilarating-trail-blazing-journalist-dies-aged-55 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MackStatik 0 Posted January 24 When is DDP 2025 going live? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,787 Posted January 24 25 minutes ago, MackStatik said: When is DDP 2025 going live? Soon. Or soonish. A few days, maybe a week. By the end of the month certainly hopefully. 6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,754 Posted Monday at 17:48 Jan Shepard QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jan-shepard-actress-king-creole-141430939.html Might be something better along the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 225 Posted Tuesday at 09:15 15 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Jan Shepard QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jan-shepard-actress-king-creole-141430939.html Might be something better along the way. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/33040238/hollywood-jan-shepard-films-elvis-presley-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,270 Posted Tuesday at 21:42 On 08/01/2025 at 03:26, Death Impends said: We have started to make rulings. I'll be announcing the DQs shortly before we open up shop, so probably roughly a week's time. Happy to wait for the main show, but can you confirm any rulings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,385 Posted Tuesday at 21:44 1 minute ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Happy to wait for the main show, but can you confirm any rulings? Sure, I'll post FFBI verdicts once I'm off work c. 4 hours from now. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,385 Posted yesterday at 02:04 We're in the home stretch for the DDP release... probably not tonight, but highly likely tomorrow. Til then, here's the FFBI DQs as promised. Pat Godbold - secretary for Ipswich Town for 70 years, worked with Bobby Robson and Alf Ramsey, a harmless pick but not much press before retiring Isabel Veloso - quite a few teams tried to pick her, but no, her 3m Instagram followers largely came from her cancer Laurence East - local cop with pan can, awarded an MBE but so do thousands of others Lucasz Kulas - very low level volleyball player Theodore Cazals - Twitter poster with only a few thousand followers Charlie Watson - very low level football player Inga Petry - born without arms, appeared in a MGMT music video, but still only 26k Instagram followers Lina Ognissanti - a nice old lady who sold donuts at Bedford for fifty years Govind Sandhu - position with TikTok is not high enough Iain Liam Ward - 7m Instagram followers but it's a cancer-based following Katie Brickell - too young for smear test, cervical cancer, sob story in DDP database since 2010 Also, a few years back, a participant tried to pick themselves. The same participant did so again. 15 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 495 Posted yesterday at 02:15 Bit surprised Sandhu was my only rejected pick. Guess that means I have two hits, then, as my first sub was Yarrow. My only real avenue to success this year still rests on Israel turning their attention towards the Houthi high command, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,496 Posted yesterday at 03:00 57 minutes ago, Death Impends said: We're in the home stretch for the DDP release... probably not tonight, but highly likely tomorrow. Til then, here's the FFBI DQs as promised. Pat Godbold - secretary for Ipswich Town for 70 years, worked with Bobby Robson and Alf Ramsey, a harmless pick but not much press before retiring Isabel Veloso - quite a few teams tried to pick her, but no, her 3m Instagram followers largely came from her cancer Laurence East - local cop with pan can, awarded an MBE but so do thousands of others Lucasz Kulas - very low level volleyball player Theodore Cazals - Twitter poster with only a few thousand followers Charlie Watson - very low level football player Inga Petry - born without arms, appeared in a MGMT music video, but still only 26k Instagram followers Lina Ognissanti - a nice old lady who sold donuts at Bedford for fifty years Govind Sandhu - position with TikTok is not high enough Iain Liam Ward - 7m Instagram followers but it's a cancer-based following Katie Brickell - too young for smear test, cervical cancer, sob story in DDP database since 2010 Also, a few years back, a participant tried to pick themselves. The same participant did so again. So my Gillian Duffy pick was accepted? Sorry I may have misunderstood is the above all disqualified picks or just the famous for being ill picks? Many thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,385 Posted yesterday at 03:14 10 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: So my Gillian Duffy pick was accepted? Sorry I may have misunderstood is the above all disqualified picks or just the famous for being ill picks? Many thanks. If your pick wasn't mentioned in the above list then they're accepted. Duffy wasn't specifically discussed, but being centre of an election-defining gaffe is perfectly legit as a pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,456 Posted yesterday at 04:33 2 hours ago, Death Impends said: We're in the home stretch for the DDP release... probably not tonight, but highly likely tomorrow. Til then, here's the FFBI DQs as promised. Pat Godbold - secretary for Ipswich Town for 70 years, worked with Bobby Robson and Alf Ramsey, a harmless pick but not much press before retiring Isabel Veloso - quite a few teams tried to pick her, but no, her 3m Instagram followers largely came from her cancer Laurence East - local cop with pan can, awarded an MBE but so do thousands of others Lucasz Kulas - very low level volleyball player Theodore Cazals - Twitter poster with only a few thousand followers Charlie Watson - very low level football player Inga Petry - born without arms, appeared in a MGMT music video, but still only 26k Instagram followers Lina Ognissanti - a nice old lady who sold donuts at Bedford for fifty years Govind Sandhu - position with TikTok is not high enough Iain Liam Ward - 7m Instagram followers but it's a cancer-based following Katie Brickell - too young for smear test, cervical cancer, sob story in DDP database since 2010 Also, a few years back, a participant tried to pick themselves. The same participant did so again. What of people who chose a disqualified pick as their joker? Will they be contacted for a replacement before the site goes live or should they proactively send a replacement (which I may do anyway). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,270 Posted yesterday at 05:40 3 hours ago, Death Impends said: We're in the home stretch for the DDP release... probably not tonight, but highly likely tomorrow. Til then, here's the FFBI DQs as promised. Lucasz Kulas - very low level volleyball player Fair enough, he was a last minute theme team punt. So Becki Bruneau was approved? I must admit I wasn't sure she would be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,805 Posted yesterday at 11:10 9 hours ago, Death Impends said: Lina Ognissanti - a nice old lady who sold donuts at Bedford for fifty years This is the Dinky Donuts woman! True Bedford icon, hope she lives another 50 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,385 Posted yesterday at 12:50 Consider this a soft launch, the 2025 files were uploaded, though the front page and deaths haven't yet been updated. So if you want to check your teams or who made the Drop 40, you can. 11 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 316 Posted yesterday at 13:17 Five drop 40 hits already! And I've three unique picks - I thought someone else would have picked a couple of those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,451 Posted yesterday at 13:24 I'm shocked to see I have Alan Oppenheimer as a unique, but he seems okay at the moment, so I can understand it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 13,254 Posted yesterday at 13:29 Some really stupid names in the Drop 40 this year – e.g. Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Given how many names are banded around on here as suggestions it never ceases to amaze me how unimaginative a lot of people are on the DDP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,821 Posted yesterday at 13:33 Have checked my teams and two errors noticed- one of my two theme teams, the Eastenders themed Not going in a black can, is not listed as a theme team while my main team still has its 2024 name rather Expiry date - 2025. Suprised by some of my uniques as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,379 Posted yesterday at 13:34 3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Some really stupid names in the Drop 40 this year – e.g. Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Given how many names are banded around on here as suggestions it never ceases to amaze me how unimaginative a lot of people are on the DDP. I think there are probably a lot of people who know about the DDP but never visit this forum, or don't even know it exists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 13,254 Posted yesterday at 13:35 Just now, Toast said: I think there are probably a lot of people who know about the DDP but never visit this forum, or don't even know it exists. Often wondered that. It's a stat I'd like to see. Ofc not everyone who emails in their teams will sign off with the DL Forum name, so I suppose it would be difficult to measure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,385 Posted yesterday at 13:36 1 minute ago, Toast said: I think there are probably a lot of people who know about the DDP but never visit this forum, or don't even know it exists. The look of bewilderment from those players when I drop Sulu references on the front page. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
