The Football Quiz Thread

[Nine while nine]

You're very sneaky Mr 9, but I think I've got it.

The Queen's Nose, right?

Which makes it Gary Mabbutt

Indeed.

And for those who are not as acquainted with the Queen's Nose as I am (as it were), here's the video of the first series. You could watch it all if you want or you could skip to about 1 hour and 31 minutes in for Gary's starring role.

 

[Trotter]

Got it from the international goal he score against Yugoslavia.
Will keep others scratching their heads.
Haha, seen already been guessed

 

[pffft]

Alright, I'm going to take a leaf out of NWNs book...

Which football team reckoned that "football's just a branch of science"?

 

[Spurger King]

Alright, I'm going to take a leaf out of NWNs book...

Which football team reckoned that "football's just a branch of science"?

Sounds like something Brendan Rodgers would say.

 

[Spurrific]

Renford Rejects

 

[pffft]

nope and nope

 

[pffft]

Clues then:

North-east kids team. Darts commentator. Late 80s.

 

[RickyVilla]

Jossies Giants

 

[pffft]

Jossies Giants

Made me feel really old that it took so long for someone to get it!

For those of you too young to remember, it was a TV program about a kid's football team, and the quote was from the theme tune:

 

[nailsy]

@RickyVilla must be thinking up a really good question

 

[RickyVilla]

@RickyVilla must be thinking up a really good question

Sorry. Proper shit afternoon at work. Give me a bit and I'll come back with another shitly worded question that I'll have to reword 7 times.

 

[RickyVilla]

Who is the most capped, top scorer and captain of the Maltese national team?

 

[Marty]

Who is the most capped, top scorer and captain of the Maltese national team?

Michael Mifsud.

Played for Lillestrøm for years and is a bit of a cult hero over here.

 

[RickyVilla]

Michael Mifsud.

Played for Lillestrøm for years and is a bit of a cult hero over here.

Played for Cov as well. Goal scoring machine that bloke.

 

[Marty]

Who was the "Ceefax striker" who scored the winner in an FA Cup tie for Wycombe against Leicester?

So named because Wycombe were in the midst of an injury crisis and advertised for a striker on Ceefax, gave said player a trial because he answered the ad, and signed him just days before the cup tie.

 

[RickyVilla]

Roy Essandoah (sp)

 

[Marty]

Roy Essandoah (sp)

You were quick! Roy Essandoh is right, did sod all else in a journeyman career but was in the right place at the right time that day.

 

[RickyVilla]

You were quick! Roy Essandoh is right, did sod all else in a journeyman career but was in the right place at the right time that day.

We had a great piss up with the Wycombe fans in my local after that one. That's why I remember his name.

Who did we sign Noureddine (Yeah But, No But) Naybet from in 2004? (Fucking loved that bloke. Put some steal back in the defence)

 

[dontcallme]

Deportivo I believe

 

[dontcallme]

Stefan Schwarz had a clause in his contract stopping him from travelling to which destination?