mr_hippo

Before TV took over the timing of sports, three sporting events traditionally took place on the last Saturday in March - what were they?

Sammy Black with 184

Sorry, it was 1234567809 - the 1234567890 will not happen for another 81 years. How many people write today's date as 7/8/9?

I was driving towards Onnut from central Bangkok and had to stop at the lights, loads of bikes came around and stopped in front of my car like normal and when the lights turned red everyone rode or drove off as usual, but one bike stayed in the outside lane, the same one as me. So I politely followed him until I realized he was just going to stay there, then I flashed him, he did not see so I flashed again and he still did not see so I gave the tiniest beep of the horn so not to startle him but let him know I was there and he looked around but stayed there. Now there was plenty of room for him to move over to the other lane with the other bikes but he did not want to. He just stayed in the outside lane braking and swerving to annoy me. So I waited and stayed behind him until there was a gap in the other lane and drove around him, but the guy then sped up to try and keep me in that lane, so then I got very and just turned into the lane, regardless of where he was. Very stupid I know but luckily for the pair of us he must off guessed what I was going to do and came around the back of my car and then sped off after giving me the finger. As soon as he went, I drove very calmly again as if nothing was wrong.

Wow!!! I am shocked that a motor bike would not move over for you but why should he? He has the same rights as you on the road and you in your 2 ton steel cage want to intimidate him and to what end? Just to save a few micro-seconds? Then to make matters worse, you want to use your car as a deadly weapon!

What suggestion can I make to you? Sell the car and use public transport and taxis.

In the hotter months, I restrict my cycling to about 50kms/day; my usual route includes Kasert-Nawamin Road, Nawamin Road, Ram Intra and Seri Thai Road. Yes, other vehicles get too close, cut me up and beep their horns, do I get annoyed? No because it serves no purpose.

My wife works for the Bangkok Breast Cancer Support Group - PM me for contact details.

'Pop' Robson

Port Vale and Arsenal. Whether Arsenal were originally Woolwich Arsenal isn't really relevant, as it's what they're named now and in the fact that they no longer play in Woolwich. So Arsenal have no geographical reference in their name.

The answer is Port Vale. The question was 'Only one English league club has never been named after a geographical location - which one?', I even underlined the word 'never'.

Over to you HH

Your Berwick Rangers was correct Mr,H

and is it Arsenal in answer to your question ?

PS Suiging (Port Vale...............methinks. 0

It's not Arsenal - known at one time a Woolwich Arsenal

Only one English league club has never been named after a geographical location - which one?

Berwick Rangers

Got it. I was sort of right.

It was for Tommy Taylor. Quote from source http://www.barnsley.towntalk.co.uk/about/fame/15/

"Tommy played for Barnsley before his transfer to Manchester United for what was then a record fee £29,999 - as is generally known, Matt Busby did not want him burdened with a £30,000 tag and gave the extra pound to a tea lady "

Correct. There was a different version of the transfer. Matt Busby allegedly said 'No player is worth £30,000'. He then wrote a cheque for £29,999/19/11 and gave the tea lady 1d!

In what year was The Football League forced into abolishing the maximum wage and who became the first £100 per-week player thereafter ?

PS

in case I'm not around and someone has the correct answer. Then just give a link to to the information as proof of accuracy and move on to the next question. Cheers

Maximum wage abolished in 1961, first £100 player was Johnny Haynes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Haynes

In a boardroom of a Yorkshire club, Matt Busby gave a tea lady £1 - why?

when did blanchflower do that one? think bobby moore did one for 'going down your local for a pint and a game of darts' in the mid to late 60s.

1959/6

Could you cite your source please ?

How many sources do you need and why?

http://www.headington.org.uk/adverts/breakfast_cereals.htm

http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Danny_Blanchflower

when did blanchflower do that one? think bobby moore did one for 'going down your local for a pint and a game of darts' in the mid to late 60s.

1959/60

Who was the first British footballer to star in a TV commercial? Bonus points for the product and the slogan!

Was it Danny Blanchflower?

Correct

Weetabix

'Pass the hot milk'

Best

Cookstown Irish Sausages

Good try but wrong!

Who was the first British footballer to star in a TV commercial? Bonus points for the product and the slogan!

Okay, I think I may well have got the last one right:

So, Which team holds the record for most successive home wins, and how many?

Bradford Park Avenue - 25

Albert Johanneson - Leeds United - was South African and is the correct answer!

Yep

Pompey V Newcastle first " league " game under lights, albeit Oxford ( Headington ) had been asking for years. Utd poor cousins to City when they first went into Europe, no lights !!!

PS The fuse blew in the Pompey game .............

But Old Trafford had to be rebuilt after WWII

I thought about giving you an easy question like 'Name a Scottish football captain and an English cricket captain' but I won't!

So the question is 'Who was the first black player in an English FA Cuo Final?'

Off to lunch

I'm sure one of you " bright " sparks, can " Illuminate" me with the answer..................

Play a match under floodlights

So binnsy's question is the current one

"How many caps did Kevin Beattie gain for England ?"

Assuming that I am right with 9 caps - It happened in th 1946 FA Cup Final and again in the 1947 final, it never haapened before or since - what?

How many caps did Kevin Beattie gain for England?

Assuming I'm right,I've already had a couple of questions so how about giving someone else a turn.

binnsy asks "How many caps did Kevin Beattie gain for England ?"

He got 9 caps

Wrong in which way ? Wrong that you never meant black player, or wrong that if you did it wasn't Cunningham ?

Wrong as in Cunningham was not the first non-white to play for England - did I say 'black' or did you assume I meant black?

mrtoad is correct with Frankie Soo (Prescot Cables & Stoke)

Big Viv Anderson

No. Read the question carefully!