choirbairn

Just checked - a mainstay of my team every year from 2017 onwards, and less than four days after I dropped her she's a point-scorer. Life/death doesn't seem fair, sometimes ...

Team sent. Almost a cut and paste from last year, minus the three oldies and a substitute who now don't qualify, with some fresh but tainted blood thrown in. Just looked back on previous years and there was someone I had in my team in 2008 who is still going strong. Do I feel lucky? Do I? No.

Team entered, after missing out last year. Checked some of my previous entries and two people I had in 2008 (I think it was just a team of ten in those days) are still going strong. I was going to put Eastwood in again but, 15 years on, I think the value has gone. So I'm chasing more points with a younger selection, which means old Clint is probably doomed ...

The caveat is that Saturday is October 1, and Falkirk still have 29 games to play. If they can continue to perform as they did last Friday, they will most likely win the majority of them. The title will not be won - or lost - on Saturday.

Agreed. As I said in previous post, Falkirk were a treat to watch

Great shout. Hope it continues. I gave up my season ticket, after 35 years of having one, when they gave Pressley a new contract because I couldn't stand watching his team. Went to most home games for about six months after that, and quite a few away from home as well, but gave up after a 2-0 Scottish Cup win over East Fife (both goals scored early, the rest of it utter dross to watch, on a baltic winter day was the final straw for me). I had also gone to almost every away game for 20-odd years but have picked and chosen my games since that day. Went on Friday, and delighted that I did. I was also at the Kilmarnock pre-season game and was encouraged by that, but Friday was something else. Brilliant from start to finish, apart from maybe ten minutes either side of half-time when Thistle still offered nothing. It was great to see a Falkirk team full of players intent on attacking, the way football should be played. No repeatedly passing the ball right and left along the defence and then claiming 'we had 60 per cent possession' when you've lost 3-0, or any of that crap. Only downside was a couple of clowns sitting behind me who slated Morrison at every opportunity. Dunno what game they were watching. He got MOTM - cases could have been made for five or six of them, and he was definitely in the mix. If McGlynn can keep them playing like that - win, lose or draw - I'll be back on a more regular basis. They were a treat to watch.

I dunno. Somebody else pointed out that her stable had two winners the day she died. I didn't know that either. Then again, you're probably right - probably only degenerate gamblers, especially when Chapman is on ...

I knew she was ill but heard Matt Chapman on Sky Sports Racing between Christmas and New Year saying she did not have long left at all. After listening to him, I was surprised that (a) she made it to New Year and (b) that nobody else had her

Indeed. I only found while watching The Opening Show this morning that she had died. Thoughts with the family, etc ...

Team sent. Only remembered about it a couple of hours ago when I heard Tommy Doc had died. Hoping my captain lasts a few hours longer than he did ...

I thought he was 'low-hanging fruit' last year. Still, better late than never. Keeps up my proud record of at least one right every year I've been in dead pool. Also the first points I've ever had in January. That's probably me for the year now ...

Halle Berry. For a few years, when she first became famous, I thought we were exactly the same age, then it came out that she had been lying about her age and is actually a couple of years older than me. Darren Clarke. He is exactly the same age as me (unless it turns out he's been lying about his age as well). Won a few quid on him when he won The Open a few years ago. Magic Johnson. Steve Martin. Gillian Taylforth. There are a few others but I thought I'd go for the (ish) part of the question.

Good wee night for me for a change. Two separate lines of four (one of teams to win, one of draws), split into small-stakes trebles and fourfolds, just to give me an interest while I was at work. First three selections came up on both lines, so I was waiting on Famalicao to win away in Portuguese Cup tie and Cadiz (leaders, but a few poor results recently) to draw at home in Spanish Segunda. Both games kicked off at 8pm and when I left work at 9.30, Cadiz were winning 2-1 and Famalicao were 0-0. Fast-forward to when I was on train home and I saw Familicao were 1-0 up after 82nd minute goal so took cashout for £10 less than I would have got had I let bets run. Then I started following Cadiz game on Livescore, just in time to see Cadiz make it 3-1 with goal time of 90+2. Graphic said there would be five minutes of injury time but I just switched off my notifications and forgot about it. Profit on other line and the three draws still made it a good night. But I just checked my account - and the result - and Mirandes scored twice after I gave up on them to make final score 3-3. Total outlay £5.47 (I'm one of those sad feckers who adjust stakes to leave a round number in my account), total return £109.43. Happy days. PS If you're reading this and Cadiz burst your line, I feel your pain. In the space of one week last season, I had four teams who were three goals ahead burst me, starting with the Friday night game where Sheffield United were 3-0 up at Villa with seven minutes to go and drew 3-3. Still gives me nightmares, that one, so it's good to be on the other side of that particular cookie crumbling ...

Team sent. I feel kind of bad about my captain, but I'll no doubt need the points ...

Team sent. Hard to believe I'll do as badly as this year, with three of that team already aged over 100 at the start of the year and yet still eligible for 2019. The secret to life? Get me to put you in my Dead Pool team. On recent evidence, you're between 87 and 93 per cent certain to make it through another year.