DAILY TOON ROUTE 66 COMPETITION

The objective of the competition is to estimate what the cumulative total of the shirt numbers of the starting 11 Newcastle players.

If you are taking part in Geordies team pick competition, once you have selected the team names you think will match that chosen by Bobby Robson, simply match them to their squad numbers, shown below, and then add up the shirt numbers and enter this competition in numeric value.

So far the cumulative totals have been 123 (v Newton Heath) 135 (v Derby) and 109 (v Spurs)  You get 20 points for a correct guess, there is a reduction of one point for each number you are away, so the range on the Derby game for example was from 116 to 154. Closing time is 3 hours prior to kick off. Kick offs on Saturday at 3.00pm will close at noon, and midweek 7.45 kick offs will close at 4.45pm.

The take up on the competition hasnt been what we hoped it would be, so for the next couple of games we will put the squad numbers on the thread to hopefully assist everyone and encourage people to join in. Just post your guess below and it will be automatically entered as the thread goes straight to the Hotmail account.

GOALKEEPERS:

1: Shay Given

13: Steve Harper

29: John Karlese

DEFENDERS:

2: Warren Barton

3 Elena Marcelino

4: Didier Domi

5: Alaian Goma

12 Andy Griffen

18: Aaron Hughes

27 David Beerhall

30: Steven Caldwell

34: Nicos Dabizas

37: Laurent Charvet

40: Carl Serrant

MIDFIELDERS:

7: Rob Lee

8: Kieron Dyer

10: Christian Bassedas

11: Gary Speed

15: Nolberto Solano

19:Stephen Glass

21: Diego Gavilan

22: Jamie McClen

24: Garry Brady

25: Brian Kerr

31: Stuart Green

33: Des Hamilton

36: Gary Caldwell

STRIKERS:

9: Alan Shearer

16: Carl Cort

17: Daniel Cordone

26: James Coppinger

32: Kevin Gallacher

39: David MacMahon

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2000

Answers

My suggestion is: 106

19:55 - 04/09/00

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2000

111 unlucky in cricket i seem to recall?

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2000

143

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2000

Pete says 116.

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2000

109

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2000

106, well I can no longer accuse Scratcy of the old C & P, I am after him!

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2000

Sorry, I have a cold, 111

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2000

Has to be 111. Probably

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2000

For it is she.......

109

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2000