Predictor 1,018 Posted December 22, 2019 Started researching yesterday. Unlike previous years, I want to submit my team asap instead of waiting till new year's eve. *Two are names that I have picked in previous DDPs *One is from my Deathrace 2019 list *Nine are very well-known celebs that I have never selected before *I think six/seven people fall into the "0 mentions on the forum" category *I've dropped my yearly tradition of having a supercentenarian in my team. It's a waste of a valuable slot *The Swedish quota tradition is intact, but it's not easy to find obitable Swedes who are likely to die soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted December 22, 2019 On 24/11/2019 at 15:02, msc said: (Although being honest, there was a name I saw earlier in the year that I thought was a dead cert Spade joker type pick, but the press seem to have got bored of them in the last 6 months, so their QO chances seem weak. LOL, right.) Oh I just twigged who this is. Hmmm. Hmmmmmm...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted December 22, 2019 I'm trying to be less impatient this time around, instead of sacking all of my survivors only to watch them succumb weeks or months later. But I really don't like giving people another chance. So will probably follow the usual pattern of mass redundancies, putting together a half good new team from scratch, making it less good by trying to be stylish and including an obscure Polynesian ski-jumper and a Latvian nun, with the final effort unlikely to meet expectations, finishing even beyond the UEFA cup places. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 23, 2019 Oh, when someone you thought announced the type of illness they have doesn’t seem to actually tell the extent of their illness when you look back at them again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted December 23, 2019 20 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Oh I just twigged who this is. Hmmm. Hmmmmmm...... I thought the last bit gave it away, not quite to Reptile's classic "could have Done More" standard but still. [Also, bit unfair to assume in hindsight that 2017 DQSP is 2020 DQSP...] Anyhow afaik the press got bored, moved onto newer sob stories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Oh, when someone you thought announced the type of illness they have doesn’t seem to actually tell the extent of their illness when you look back at them again... I feel like this could extend to quite a few folks *cough* JLT *cough* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 14:45, Spade_Cooley said: There's an absolutely fantastic "would never have obitted ten years ago" name that's a cert right now, but I'm 99% sure they won't make the starting line. Just a heads up.... And they didn't make the starting line. Died on Christmas Day as well: David Faber, Arsenal blogger known as "Goonerholic". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: And they didn't make the starting line. Died on Christmas Day as well: David Faber, Arsenal blogger known as "Goonerholic". *noting this isn’t a QO* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 26, 2019 Down to 40 names and 12 locks, and now is the point where I’m trying to figure out stuff such as which names reek of fraud... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted December 26, 2019 I think this is "Superstar" Billy Graham's year, lads. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted December 27, 2019 I haven't been taking it very seriously this year, but sort of got back into the swing of things in the past week or so. Currently four names are battling it out for the final two spots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 28, 2019 On 26/12/2019 at 12:22, Spade_Cooley said: I think this is "Superstar" Billy Graham's year, lads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 28, 2019 When you realise you suck at DP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 28, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 23:48, Paul Bearer said: I'll wait for the week between the "C" word and Hogmanay before looking around. Started yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,333 Posted December 28, 2019 Agonising over my DDP shortlist.Down to 25 names but have hit a brick wall about who to drop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted December 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Started yet? Yes. Sent it in today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted December 29, 2019 Here's a wee list of those I considered and rejected for my TOTP theme team for 2020 (Acts who had a top 30 UK hit in 1984): Jay Aston - #15 Talking In Your Sleep (Bucks Fizz) Frank Beard - #10 Gimme All Your Lovin' (ZZ Top) Michael Caine - #11 Michael Caine (Madness) Malcolm Holmes - #5 Locomotion (OMD) Elton John - #5 Passengers Ian McCulloch - #9 The Killing Moon (Echo & The Bunnymen) Morrissey - #10 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (The Smiths) Anita Pointer - #2 Automatic (The Pointer Sisters) Sting - #17 King Of Pain (Police)/#1 Do They Know It's Xmas (Band Aid) Tina Turner - #3 What's Love Got To Do With It Stevie Wonder - #1 I Just Called To Say I Love You So who DID I pick? All to be revealed soon.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted December 29, 2019 41 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Here's a wee list of those I considered and rejected for my TOTP theme team for 2020 (Acts who had a top 30 UK hit in 1984): Jay Aston - #15 Talking In Your Sleep (Bucks Fizz) Frank Beard - #10 Gimme All Your Lovin' (ZZ Top) Michael Caine - #11 Michael Caine (Madness) Malcolm Holmes - #5 Locomotion (OMD) Elton John - #5 Passengers Ian McCulloch - #9 The Killing Moon (Echo & The Bunnymen) Morrissey - #10 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (The Smiths) Anita Pointer - #2 Automatic (The Pointer Sisters) Sting - #17 King Of Pain (Police)/#1 Do They Know It's Xmas (Band Aid) Tina Turner - #3 What's Love Got To Do With It Stevie Wonder - #1 I Just Called To Say I Love You So who DID I pick? All to be revealed soon.... If you can afford to reject Elton John, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder it must be an impressive list indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted December 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: If you can afford to reject Elton John, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder it must be an impressive list indeed. Ha! Not really, there really are sicker candidates out there. Which probably means I'll miss a huge name. It wouldn't surprise me if Wonder went next year, but maybe he has the Poitier gene? One I looked at hard was Wayne Hussey from Dead Or Alive, thereafter The Mission. Looks and sounds like a sack of awfulness, but still touring/doing interviews and seemingly loving it. He'd be a good outside bet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: So who DID I pick? All to be revealed soon.... Gotta be the "Piano Man" himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted December 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Spade_Cooley said: Gotta be the "Piano Man" himself. Nup, couldn't find enough on him and relatively recent fatherhood seems to be treating him kindly. Let's say if I don't have at least 7 uniques on my team, I'll be disappointed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 30, 2019 On 05/11/2019 at 16:27, gcreptile said: Oh, I'm sure Spade was speaking about german politician and cult pick Manfred Stolpe. Well... duh: https://m.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/manfred-stolpe-frueher-ministerpraesident-brandenburgs-gestorben-a-1303131.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted January 1, 2020 On 22/12/2019 at 09:57, msc said: There's a fair few of those at the moment. The Fringey cert someone (not me) is going to pick hasn't been mentioned, nor has the potential Mark Farren of 2020, nor a Guardian luvvie or that 12 pointer who wouldn't be a QO cert even 2-3 years ago. Even the front page of the BBC statesman meant to be in grave health goes unmentioned. Seems like most folk are, as a former DDP host put it, keeping their powder dry. And yes, none of them are Banana's pick... Fringey cert = Suzie Aries Mark Farren = Kieran O'Connor (misdirection) Guardian luvvie - Frank Bowling 12 pointer - Dawn Lee statesman - Tabare Vasquez (who is on the mend) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 1, 2020 On 17/12/2019 at 09:59, Joey Russ said: When you stumble onto a good name by a complete fluke, and yet you’re still unsure that you’ll pick them... Arthur Hall, Australian army major. Did not pick them in the DDP On 22/12/2019 at 20:35, Joey Russ said: Oh, when someone you thought announced the type of illness they have doesn’t seem to actually tell the extent of their illness when you look back at them again... Levi Holley On 26/12/2019 at 09:53, Joey Russ said: Down to 40 names and 12 locks, and now is the point where I’m trying to figure out stuff such as which names reek of fraud... That last part was a reference specifically about Jamie Frierson Also I don't remember who that baseball dude was in the first reference. Just know that he's not really a big name at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, msc said: Fringey cert = Suzie Aries Mark Farren = Kieran O'Connor (misdirection) Guardian luvvie - Frank Bowling 12 pointer - Dawn Lee statesman - Tabare Vasquez (who is on the mend) Who do you think I was talking about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
