Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 1, 2017 7 hours ago, Death Impends said: It looks like Nina Riggs from Spade's team died two days ago - https://www.youcaring.com/nina-riggs-500580 Also, I know Dead Cow was feeling worried about facing me, but I think your team is quite strong as well and it won't be an easy win for either of us. Ah, I knew I should have done a second pass through of my team before submitting. Luckily I did include a second sub, so come on down former Iowa state senator John E. Tapscott. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 1, 2017 8 hours ago, Death Impends said: It looks like Nina Riggs from Spade's team died two days ago - https://www.youcaring.com/nina-riggs-500580 Also, I know Dead Cow was feeling worried about facing me, but I think your team is quite strong as well and it won't be an easy win for either of us. Fixed a few bugs people have mentioned. As for Riggs, I did confer (with myself) which precedent to chose from February, and decided that people found to be dead the previous month (February) on the 1st of the month (March) can be swapped with a sub (as happened for Carsten Mohren in Round 1), and those discovered to be dead after - as in the case of the 5th Feb discovery by one Gcreptile - are shit out of luck. So Spade's sub moves into play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 1, 2017 Stayed out of here just hoping for a nuclear War to maybe eek a draw, but, well in TDC, a pasting delivered.. Good luck all in the next round.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 1, 2017 Congrats to Switch. Hard fought, the disallowed goal was a blow. If more of my picks hadn't survived the result could well have been different Saint. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted March 1, 2017 16 hours ago, joeyruss said: Hm, how would I predict it. Round 1: RadGuy Round 2: Too close to call Round 3: Heef Round 4: Spade Round 5: Chorizo (for revenge ) Round 6: DDT Round 7: tbh, Pedro Round 8: gcreptile Fair enough but Spade might - like - post a totally tasteless joke about Jewish people when he's miles ahead and gift me a run out in April. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Fair enough but Spade might - like - post a totally tasteless joke about Jewish people when he's miles ahead and gift me a run out in April. Though if folk could leave their forum bans till after elimination from the Cup, it'd save me more issues in future rounds... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 1, 2017 20 hours ago, gcreptile said: Let's see if I can get a faster hit than Bernie Portenski this time. The answer was yes! @RoverandOut: Yes, your team has a lot of potential. I could have picked people like Glen Campbell myself. Except for Bracknell, there's noone I'd say will definitely not die Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 1, 2017 Heef is the dark horse in this competition... Glad I didn't pick Kurt Seddon and Tony Kaye...would have ruined it for both of us. Funny...I thought "C. James" was Clifton James, turns out it's Clive James... Oh, and my predictions (really hard this time): Rad Guy The Dead Cow (unbelievable that they both picked Cardinal Vlk) Heef (by one hit) Spade Cooley Captain Chorizo DDT (on tie breaker) Deadsox And I'm not commenting on my own match. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 1, 2017 16 hours ago, joeyruss said: DDT still did not pick Nevin and went for Manson instead. Does he know something we don't? That's not the one I find interesting, and that's all my poker face will allow me to admit. Also, @gcreptile, struck me C James would be open like that hence trying to give first names when needed. (Or, err, when I could give them off the top of my head in some cases...) Certainly think Heef is doing well, but there's lots of possible winners, including yourself. I mean, I'd have had DI as a banker Final 4 candidate, but TDC has put a lot of effort into their team - that tie is too close to call as it stands, imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted March 1, 2017 All I'm going to say is if one of my 4 unique picks dies during the month, I'll be cursing a lot that I may be able to beat Chorizo. As far as I can tell, two of my uniques are 3 pointers, while the other 2 are 2 pointers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted March 1, 2017 3 hours ago, msc said: Though if folk could leave their forum bans till after elimination from the Cup, it'd save me more issues in future rounds... If you feel like making an unfunny joke with bad grammar and poor math which also is offensive, please post your team for next month before you do so. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heef 166 Posted March 1, 2017 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: Heef is the dark horse in this competition... Glad I didn't pick Kurt Seddon and Tony Kaye...would have ruined it for both of us. What can I say? Local media is very good at making news out of anything. Mainly as not much in the way of news actually happens here. Anyway, much like you it's great to put an early one past the opposition goalie. Striking almost as the whistle was blown. Good to see the lads putting in the hard yards in a match situation and not just leaving it all on the training field. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 2, 2017 13 hours ago, gcreptile said: The answer was yes! @RoverandOut: Yes, your team has a lot of potential. I could have picked people like Glen Campbell myself. Except for Bracknell, there's noone I'd say will definitely not die Kind of you to say gc, but I'm under no illusions as to the task in front of me. You have a team packed with star names, whereas I've got some reliable pros who've been around the game for a number of years now and are just glad for a last tilt at glory. But what an exciting journey we're on...just a shame an unlikely victory pairs me with DI or TDC in a stinker of a QF draw! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted March 2, 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 00:04, msc said: First Round Masterlist (it can be tidied up later in the week) Akihito – msc Alcala – CC Aznavour, Charles – YW, Baker, Sir Tom of - YW Barker, Jean – YW Bettencourt, Lilliane – SOTD Bissessarsingh, A - Gcreptile Black, Jet – Charon Boles, Nick - JK Brown, Violet - RHP Burns, D – GUN Camm, Bess – P67 Campbell, Glen – MK Carter, Jimmy – DR Cleary, Beverly - CL Clemens, J – P67 Coggs, Dr J – P67 Cook, Norma - TDC Cope, Kenneth - Charon Chakraborty, M - H Clark, R – MPFC Dawn, Liz – DR Doherty, Shannon - DR Douglas Duncan - CL Ducat, A – MPFC Fernandes, G - SOTD Firpo, Pampero – CC Foray, June - CL Forsyth, Bruce – RHP Friend, Lt R – P67 Gallagher, Bernard - Charon Gascoine, Jill – Charon Gascoigne, Bamber – msc Gotz, Ko - CL Graham, Rev Billy - MPFC Greaves, Jimmy – YW Greenwood, G – RG Hamilton-Byrne – MPFC Hewlett, Steve – P67 Hofer, P - JK Johansson, Lennart - msc Jones, K - Charon Jones, Quincy – DR Karunanindhi, M - Gcreptile Kao, Charles K - SOTD Kit, Barys - Switch Koivisto, M – TDC Kristal, Y - RHP Lewis, Bernard – CL Lula da Silva, M Leticia - TDC Lloyd, Norman - CL Lynn, K – JR Lynn, Vera - msc Maren, Jerry – YW Meads, Colin - JK Merrill, G – H Midgely, Mary – TDC Mohren, C - JK McCain, Roberta – YW Murray, K - Gcreptile Nome, O – CC Overton, Richard - RHP Potter, Andy – G2 Ricketts, Simon - Charon Rouverol – CL Ryan, K - Gcreptile Kenny Sansom – YW Scales, Prunella – DR Shepherd, R - Charon Simmons, C - Gcreptile Shteinman, AYL - Gcreptile Trimble, V – CL Van der Laan, E - TDC Van Rossem, JP – Switch Van Zandvliet, Paul - RHP Vervoort, Marieke - Charon Williams, Frank – YW Wilson, Mary – CL Young, A - JK Zadornov, M - Switch Some post first round analysis. There were 113 different picks out of 20 teams (220 team members) so about a 50% ratio. Out of those 113 the 80 above were unique picks (70.8%). Of the 113, 13 died (11.5%) although no QO for Aspin. Of the 80 uniques, 4 died (5%). At the other end of the spectrum 10 people were selected by 5 or more teams. 3 died (30%). For round two There are 83 different picks out of 16 teams (176 team members) so a 47.2% ratio. Out of those 83 there are 50 uniques (60.2%). There are again 10 people selected by 5 or more teams. One of these has already died. The Top 10 picks for this month (and last month's ranking) as follows:- 1. Cath Nevin (6) 2. Downie (1=) 3. King Michael (7) 4. Lakovic (New Entry) 5.= Errol Christie (3) 5.= Leah Bracknell (4) 7.= Morano (New Entry) 7.= Rayya (New Entry) 7.= Dalton (New Entry) 10. Lisa Magill (8) As well as the deaths George Bush snr dropped out of the top 10. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted March 2, 2017 On 01/03/2017 at 00:47, RoverAndOut said: Unbelievable. I've been in the competition less than an hour and I'm already behind! So much for keeping it tight first half... You and me both - but it's a long month and the world's only surviving u-boat captain might yet prove a killer pick for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 3, 2017 Comments suggest that Chase Simmons has died, but will there be a local obit?? https://www.gofundme.com/BigDreamsChase Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 3, 2017 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Comments suggest that Chase Simmons has died, but will there be a local obit?? https://www.gofundme.com/BigDreamsChase I think this counts. http://sandiegoinformer.com/37926/friends-remember-san-diego-soldier-chase-simmons-san-diego-videos/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 3, 2017 1 hour ago, The Dead Cow said: I think this counts. http://sandiegoinformer.com/37926/friends-remember-san-diego-soldier-chase-simmons-san-diego-videos/ That doesn't, as there's no reference to him being dead written down. Yeah, I know, it's fairly obvious but you know, the QO restrictions ARE fairly lenient. As shown by this being a QO! It also notes, at time of reading, that he died on 2nd March. Points to be updated imminently... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 3, 2017 Chase Simmons, a soldier famous for being in a coma, has died. Certainly famous only for dying, yet also a unique pick, so gets 2 points for Gcreptile. Something I am rapidly realising isn't much of a disincentive to pick Famous for Being Ill picks! I'll fix that if there's a 2nd Deathlist Cup... Rad’s Die-monds in the Sky (Rad Guy) vs Bibliogryphon 0-0 The Dead Cow vs Tommy J’s Eleven to Heaven – Or Elsewhere for Nevin (Death Impends) 2-2 Heef vs Death Comes to Wembley (Garn2) 2-0 Maryportfuncity vs 101 Great Practical Jokes with Luciano Re Cecconi (Spade Cooley) 0-2 Captain Chorizo vs The GUN’11 (Grim Up North) 0-0 The Cooler Name (Switch) vs DDT 0-2 Deadsox vs Pedro67 0-0 Rover’s Rovers (Roverandout) vs “O” (gcreptile) 0-4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 3, 2017 I was a bit surprised that nobody else picked him. I did not pick Lisa Magill because that 1 point wasn't worth the risk. Maybe the being terminal illness celebrities should get no unique bonus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 3, 2017 19 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I was a bit surprised that nobody else picked him. I did not pick Lisa Magill because that 1 point wasn't worth the risk. Maybe the being terminal illness celebrities should get no unique bonus. That's one of my thoughts, but it would be unfair to change the rules mid-competition. That, and a Jimmy Hill style re-jigging of the points system. Still, we live and learn. Or not, in the case of Mr Simmons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 3, 2017 54 minutes ago, msc said: Chase Simmons, a soldier famous for being in a coma, has died. Certainly famous only for dying, yet also a unique pick, so gets 2 points for Gcreptile. Something I am rapidly realising isn't much of a disincentive to pick Famous for Being Ill picks! I'll fix that if there's a 2nd Deathlist Cup... Rad’s Die-monds in the Sky (Rad Guy) vs Bibliogryphon 0-0 The Dead Cow vs Tommy J’s Eleven to Heaven – Or Elsewhere for Nevin (Death Impends) 2-2 Heef vs Death Comes to Wembley (Garn2) 2-0 Maryportfuncity vs 101 Great Practical Jokes with Luciano Re Cecconi (Spade Cooley) 0-2 Captain Chorizo vs The GUN’11 (Grim Up North) 0-0 The Cooler Name (Switch) vs DDT 0-2 Deadsox vs Pedro67 0-0 Rover’s Rovers (Roverandout) vs “O” (gcreptile) 0-4 It's going well is this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 3, 2017 Just now, RoverAndOut said: It's going well is this... O dear? Plenty of time left. You make up for not many uniques with a number of tottering terminals, and March does have a reputation for being a fairly active DDP month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 3, 2017 On 2/8/2017 at 09:22, Grim Up North said: On 2/7/2017 at 10:52, Grim Up North said: On 2/1/2017 at 00:54, Grim Up North said: PS David Burns is looking like a bad choice - Man City players don't look like they are going to visit so he probably won't be newsworthy even if he dies. He's been visited! Only problem is he was capable of chatting away and was at home. I picked him from a report where he was in hospital and not able to eat or drink. If he doesn't die quickly he won't make the papers unless nothing else happens that day in Manchester. And he's dead. Although it seems no one picked him for this round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 3, 2017 9 minutes ago, The Dead Cow said: And he's dead. Although it seems no one picked him for this round. Bloody City fan gets a mention but they totally ignore an armed robber. Never did like the Evening Nazi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
