Derby Dead Pool 2017

[themaninblack 2,112]

Pleased to say Big Iain is back for another year too. I bet he can't believe the DDP has lasted so long!

[Joey Russ 7,226]

Is the Grey Horde back?

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

 

 

Octopus of Odstock - Well, you never know...

 

He'll be back but not as a contender...

 

 

T-Mib/Triple O dream team at the helm?

[Deathray 2,940]

And my actual teams, there's no super-secret picks here.

 

Deathray's Kervorkian Clinic

mixing it up from last years semi-competitive team to field a bunch of higher-scorers who have less chance of dying

1. Leah Bracknell (Emmerdale actor) [Joker]
2. Kenny Sansom (football)
3. Carol Channing (no idea, saw her on DL forums)
4. Luke Halpin (actor)
5. Prunella Scales (actress and canal enthusiast)
6. Paul McCartney (rock god)
7. Gerald Kaufman (doddery old MP)
8. Marieke Vervoot (paralympian)
9. Stefan Karl Stefansonn (lazy town)
10. Liz Dawn (Vera from Corrie)
11. Barry Bennell (scum of the earth)
12. Robert Mugabe (incompetent dictator)
13. Stan Lee (comic book genius)
14. Billy Graham (lunatic, godbotherer)
15. Clive James (writes a lot without saying anything)
16. Jimmy Carter (mediocre American ruler)
17. George H.W Bush (atrocious American ruler)
18. Prince Philip (part time racist, part time walkabout master)
19. Queen Elizabeth (Britain's biggest benefit claimant)
20. Wilie Thorne (gambler and ball mover man
21. Justin Bieber (all my must haves died so why not)
22. Stephen Hawkings (spiels on wheels)
23. Glen Campbell (think he's a singer, no idea)
24. Ray Reardon (ball mover man)
25. Joey Barton (see Justin Bieber)

The Cobbles to a Coffin

(theme team: Coronation Street actors)

1. Liz Dawn (Vera Duckworth) [Joker]
2. Doreen Keogh (Concepta Riley)
3. Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin)
4. Eileen Derbyshire (Emily Bishop)
5. Barbara Knox (Rita Tanner)
6. William Roache (Ken Barlow)
7. Michael Le Vell (Kevin Webster)
8. Madge Hindle (Renee Roberts)
9. Nevile Buswell (Ray Langton)
10. Anne Reid (Valerie Barlow)
11. Geoffrey Hinsliff (Don Brennan)
12. Roy Barraclough (Alec Gilroy)
13. Malcolm Hebden (Norris Cole)
14. Thelma Barlow (Mavis Riley)
15. Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch)
16. Kenneth Cope (Jed Stone)
17. Alan Rothwell (David Barlow)
18. Philip Lowrie (Dennis Tanner)
19. Ken Farrington (Billy Walker)
20. Patricia Routledge (Sylvia Snape)
21. Peter Armitage (Bill Webster)
22. Alec Sabin (Colin Lomax)
23. The one who played Joan Walker who's still alive June Barry or Dorothy White
24. Prunella Scales (played some bit-part charachter)
25. Jack Smethurst (played some bit-part character)

Shot in the Dark (first 20 celebrities that came to mind) [New team for 2016]

1. Paul Gascoine (joker)
2. Morgan Freeman
3. Thomas schaffernacker (weatherman)
4. David Attenborough
5. Nicholas Parsons
6. Andrew Lloyd Webber
7. Gary Glitter
8. Rolf Harris
9. Samuel L Jackson
10. David Jason
11. Chuck Norris
12. Tom Robinson
13. Mary Berry
14. Barbara Windsor
15. Lionel Richie
16. Michael Caine
17. Tom Baker
18. Sylvester Stallone
19. Maggie Smith
20. Ricky Tomlinson
21. Sandy Denny
22. Bruce Springsteen
23. Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
24. Bruce Forsyth
25. David Ginola

[Handrejka 1,903]

 

 

Octopus of Odstock - Well, you never know...

 

He'll be back but not as a contender...

 

 

As a potential corpse?

[Toast 16,140]

Shot in the Dark (first 20 celebrities that came to mind) [New team for 2016]

1. Paul Gascoine (joker)
2. Morgan Freeman
3. Thomas schaffernacker (weatherman)
4. David Attenborough
5. Nicholas Parsons
6. Andrew Lloyd Webber
7. Gary Glitter
8. Rolf Harris
9. Samuel L Jackson
10. David Jason
11. Chuck Norris
12. Tom Robinson
13. Mary Berry
14. Barbara Windsor
15. Lionel Richie
16. Michael Caine
17. Tom Baker
18. Sylvester Stallone
19. Maggie Smith
20. Ricky Tomlinson
21. Sandy Denny
22. Bruce Springsteen
23. Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
24. Bruce Forsyth
25. David Ginola

 

 

Sandy Denny died in 1978.

 

As for Bruce Springsteen, see Lardy's comments re Dave Grohl.

[msc 18,442]

 

 

Octopus of Odstock - Well, you never know...

 

He'll be back but not as a contender...

 

 

*watching this space*

[Deathray 2,940]

 

Snip

 

Sandy Denny died in 1978.

 

As for Bruce Springsteen, see Lardy's comments re Dave Grohl.

 

 

You appear to be missing the whole idea of shot in the dark. I literally sat down and wrote the first 25 celebrities i could think of I'm not expecting any points from that team.

[Toast 16,140]

 

 

Snip

 

Sandy Denny died in 1978.

 

As for Bruce Springsteen, see Lardy's comments re Dave Grohl.

 

 

You appear to be missing the whole idea of shot in the dark. I literally sat down and wrote the first 25 celebrities i could think of I'm not expecting any points from that team.

 

 

FFS

[The Dead Cow 620]

My main team has just been sent off.

 

Some really tough decisions and certainly my riskiest team yet.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,342]

Teams I'll be watching out for in 2017, the pre-squad announcement contenders if you will:

 

 

• Davey's Showbiz Pals/Living End/Thomas Jefferson Survives - fairly obvious
• Heading Nowhere - to see if they can build on this (what looks to be, as of 2pm Hogmanay) near miss.
• The Love Boat - who I suspect will be far improved in 2017.
• Rad Guy's To Kill a Gabor Sister (or name changed) and Joey Russ's Day in the Death - Not likely to win, but newish teams bouyant about their chances...
• Golden Slumbers - Bert made a record score in 2016 with nae research after all...
• Cancel My Appointments - I think Sir Creep will be much closer to the top in 2017.
• The Grey Horde - If they don't show up...
• Octopus of Odstock - Well, you never know...

I'd urge you to get excited about the new three Crumble teams...!

 

Gooseberry Crumble

Blueberry Crumble

Apricot Crumble

 

I'm hoping my crumbles make an impression in their debut year!

[Joey Russ 7,226]

Everyone is locked, loaded, and sent to TMIB now. Thanks for running this. It takes a lot of hard work to make this successful.

[Sean 6,315]

Shaun here Here are my teams for this year:

Shaun of the Dead 69:

1)Errol Christie (Joker)

2)Joost van der Westhuizen

3)Helen Fawkes

4)Daisy Berkowitz -aka Scott Putesky

5)Steve Hewlett (Radio 4 broadcaster)

6)Paul Gascoigne

7)Piers Sellers

8)Steve Sumner

9)Pete Frates -Basketball player who inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

10)Kristen Hallenga

11)Gordon Aikman -Former better together directory born 1985)

12)Stefan Karl Steffanson

13)Stephen Hawking

14)Peter Skellern

15)Kenny Sansom

16)Clive James

17)Valerie Harper

18)Lynne Stewart

19)Smith Hart

20)Nobby Stiles

Subs:

1)King Michael of Romania

2)Rick Parfitt

3)Colin Meads

Team 2 (theme team British soap opera stars) Slippery Soap

1)Leah Bracknell (Joker)

2)Sara Coward

3)Sheila Mercier

4)June Spencer

5)Liz Dawn

6)Tony Booth

7)Kenneth Cope

8)Prunella Scales

9)Freddie Jones

10)Eileen Derbyshire

11)Julie Goodyear

12)June Brown

13)Bill Treacher

14)William Roache

15)Ysanne Churchman

16)Honor Blackman

17)June Whitfield

18)Daniella Westbrook

19)Norman Bowler

20)Paula Tilbrook

Subs:

1)Johnny Briggs

2)Amanda Barrie

3)Elaine Lorden

Team 3 :No more expenses (theme team British Politicians)

1)Nick Boles (Joker)

2)Gerald Kaufman

3)Sir Peter Tapsell

4)Ronald Atkins

5)Ronnie Campbell

6)Dennis Skinner

7)David Winnick

8)John Eden

9)James Ramsden

10)Edward du Cann

11)Jeremy Hutchinson

12)Lord Peter Carrington

13)Jean Barker,Baronness Trumpington

14)Lord Robert Lindsay

15)Richard Body

16)Douglas Hurd

17)David Waddington

18)Nigel Lawson

19)Michael Heseltine

20)Norman Tebbit

Subs:

1)Mary Warnock

2)Shirley Williams

3)Roy Hattersley

My team sent on the 22nd December.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Cancel My Appointments 2017 sent to MIB.

SC

[the_engineer 1,415]

I left leah bracknell off my list there is a good chance she may die but i have a feeling she will make 2018. She looked well in a interview in october not someone who is ready to die soon from terminal cancer. She is youngish and female which boosts her survival odds too.

[Death Impends 7,971]

TJS has been submitted

[Heef 166]

As a novice at this, I've sent in two teams but am yet to receive a confirmation (one on the 30th December) NZT. Just checking it's all legit and also making sure I haven't fucked up somewhere along the path.

 

Might send in a third team for larks.

[rockhopper penguin 2,265]

Don't worry TMIB will still be wanking over enjoying the spoils of the Scousers demolition of City.

[JiroemonKimura 95]

My main team and theme team are in my signature. Originally submitted a team right after window opened, but 3 of them didn't make the starting line, and had some dreadfully awful sub picks, so I decided to create an entirely new team with many of the same picks but several changes too. None of my "dead certs" are likely to be unique anyways so that's not really a concern.

[Garn2 34]

Well I've sent mine in. I look forward as always to finding out who is actually completely fine and who managed to evade my search terms. And that leaving off a certain hit for someone worth potentially a few more points is probably a poor idea...

[The Unknown Man 584]

Good luck to everyone. Here is mine.

 

The End of the World As We Know It

 

Daisy Berkowitz
Tony Booth
Leah Bracknell (Joker)
George H. W. Bush
Glen Campbell
Leslie Caron
Errol Christie
Gord Downie
Rev. Billy Graham
Valerie Harper
Clive James
Colin Meads
King Michael of Romania
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Isabel Peron
Prince Philip
Ian St. John
Stefan Karl Stefansson
Nobby Stiles
Mary Tyler Moore

[Death Impends 7,971]

Posting my main team waits until the full closing time, but no harm in sharing the theme right now:

Decaying Orbit-uaries

1. Ronald Drever
2. Buzz Aldrin
3. Alan Bean
4. Frank Borman
5. Margaret Burbidge
6. Eugene Cernan
7. Michael Collins
8. Charles Duke
9. Stephen Hawking
10. Antony Hewish (the man who got in after Sellers died)
11. Katherine Johnson
12. Barys Kit
13. Alexey Leonov
14. Jim Lovell
15. Nancy Roman
16. Harrison Schmitt
17. David Scott
18. Valentina Tereshkova
19. Georg von Tiesenhausen
20. John Young

[CaptainChorizo 1,980]

Posting my theme teams for now

Team Name-Mr. America Memorial Deathsquad

*Wrestling Theme*

1.The Dynamite Kid
2.Abdullah The Butcher
3.Vicki Askew(Vince McMahons Mum)
4.Rico Constantino
5.Alberto Del Rio
6.Emily "Mt. Fiji" Dole
7.James Harris aka Kamala
8.Bobby Heenan
9.Butch Miller
10.Paige
11.Perry Saturn
12.Jimmy Snuka
13.Jazz
14.Geoege "The Animal" Steele
15.Adrian Street
16.Tammy Lynn Sytch
17.Cowboy Bill Watts
18.Big Van Vader
19.The Barbarian

20.Afa Anoa'i Sr.

Team Name-Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad

*People from 1967 films aka 50 Year Anniversery*

1.Kirk Douglas

2.Seijun Suzuki

3.Estelle Parsons
4.Sidney Poitier
5.Anna Karina
6.Lalo Schifrin

7.Alain Delon
8.Tatsuya Nakadai
9.Sophia Loren

10.Marisa Pavan
11.Robert Morse

12.Jan Svankmajer
13.Sean Connery
14.Mireille Darc

15.Leslie Bricusse
16.Lewis Gilbert
17.Monica Vitti
18.Renee Taylor

19.Mel Brooks

20.Barbara Jefford

[Lard Bazaar 3,799]

Here's my winning team

 

Tanya Jones (joker)

Leah Bracknell

Diana Athill

Jill Gascoine

Paul Gascoigne

 

Tony Booth

Bruce Forsyth

Desmond Carrington

Brian Urquhart

Gaston Glock

 

David Prowse

Steve Sumner

Greg Gilbert

Ralph Clarke (recently convicted ancient paedo)

Montserrat Caballe

 

Gerald Kaufmann

Gudrun Ure

Rev Billy Graham

Leonard Fenton

Stefan Karl Stefansson

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Sir Creep - Cancel My Appointments

 

Patrick Bowlen

Colin Butts

Rico Constantino

Errol Christie

Rayya Elias (Joker)

Scott Hamilton

Mo Haque

Sasha Lokovic

Tracy McGiffin

Sir Colin Meads

Vincent Mullins

Richard Overton

Nabeel Qureshi

Simon Ricketts

Peter Skellern

Mario Soares

Valeri Spiridinov

John Wetton

Mike IX Williams

Paul Van Zandvliet

 

Sub: PM Patrick John

 

Note: after realizing I totally forgot Glen Campbell I sent an immediate email saying put Campbell in for Wetton, so it sure the ruling. I'll be the only dolt without Glen Campbell otherwise.

 

Good luck everyone!

SC