Football Quiz.

[Bredbury Blue]

2 hours ago, wilai said:

8 is correct so just one number to go.....And Iago Aspas was the culprit passing the corner directly to Willian....oops, Sorry!????

Hands up anyone who honestly remembers Aspas? Thought so ????

[Bredbury Blue]

1 hour ago, wilai said:

Well worked out mate. 17 is correct.....Question wasn't so  'unrealistic' after all.???? Your turn to pick one. You'd better make it an easy one as we don't want people losing heart.

I gave them the hard bit, no.8, but I'm willing to post the Slippy G video if anyone doesn't believe me.

[Bredbury Blue]

Wor Shearer.

[champers]

Rooney.

[swbaggies]

12 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Wor Shearer.

Correct...Shearer

[champers]

19 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Hands up anyone who honestly remembers Aspas? Thought so ????

I don't recall him playing for them. I sometimes catch La Liga highlights and he is back at Celta Vigo and scoring for fun. He averages better than a goal every 2 games and looks very good indeed.

[jellydog]

1 hour ago, champers said:

I don't recall him playing for them. I sometimes catch La Liga highlights and he is back at Celta Vigo and scoring for fun. He averages better than a goal every 2 games and looks very good indeed.

He's been incredible for Celta Vigo. Amazing how things can be so different.

[wilai]

6 hours ago, jellydog said:

He's been incredible for Celta Vigo. Amazing how things can be so different.

Think he could have been given a bit more time at Anfield but was up against Suarez, Sturridge, Sterling and Coutinho for a place so was always on the periphery.  BR loaned him to Sevilla and then JK sold him when he arrived. Sometimes the pace of leagues doesn't suit some players and Iago was certainly happier being the 'big fish' when he returned to Celta. 

[wilai]

8 hours ago, swbaggies said:

Which player has scored AND missed the most penalties since the EPL started?

I'll have a go with Mahrez....altho I dunno if he's scored that many. I've only ever seen him miss!????

[Bredbury Blue]

1 hour ago, wilai said:

I'll have a go with Mahrez....altho I dunno if he's scored that many. I've only ever seen him miss!????

See above.

 

Easy one for ya's.

 

Name the oldest player in Premier League history, and how old was he (to the nearest year)?

[wilai]

55 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

See above.

 

Easy one for ya's.

 

Name the oldest player in Premier League history, and how old was he (to the nearest year)?

John Burridge for your lot.....probably 43/44 ish

[Bredbury Blue]

Correct.

 

John 'Budgie' Burridge, for City, 43 years and 163 days. He's now 68 years old and goalkeeping coach to an indian premier team.

 

 

[wilai]

Which country holds the record for the largest win in Internationals and how many goals did they score?

[champers]

1 hour ago, wilai said:

Which country holds the record for the largest win in Internationals and how many goals did they score?

Australia. Was it 23-0? I remember it was the qualification for the Oceania federation for the 2002 World Cup. Played the Sandwich Islands or such like.

[wilai]

1 hour ago, champers said:

Australia. Was it 23-0? I remember it was the qualification for the Oceania federation for the 2002 World Cup. Played the Sandwich Islands or such like.

Australia is correct. Was against American Samoa. Score was 31-0.

[RickG16]

5 hours ago, champers said:

Australia. Was it 23-0? I remember it was the qualification for the Oceania federation for the 2002 World Cup. Played the Sandwich Islands or such like.

Sandwich islands ????

 

Sounds like a good place.

[RickG16]

OK anyone who watched / listened to the SS football show and knows the answer need not apply.....

 

Apart from Henry... name the other 8 players who have scored PL hat tricks with surname beginning with H.

[champers]

50 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

OK anyone who watched / listened to the SS football show and knows the answer need not apply.....

 

Apart from Henry... name the other 8 players who have scored PL hat tricks with surname beginning with H.

1. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

2. Darren Huckerby.

3. John Hartson.

4. Grant Holt.

5. Eden Hazard.

6. Emile Heskey.

7. Craig Hignett.

8. David Hirst.

[RickG16]

5 minutes ago, champers said:

1. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

2. Darren Huckerby.

3. John Hartson.

4. Grant Holt.

5. Eden Hazard.

6. Emile Heskey.

7. Craig Hignett.

8. David Hirst.

 

Craig Hignet? ????

 

4/8 - Jimmy H, Huckerby, Hazard and Heskey correct

 

4 to go... Let me know if you want clues....

[champers]

Mark Hughes

Lee Hughes

Abel Hernandez

Heider Helgusson

[RickG16]

1 minute ago, champers said:

Mark Hughes

Lee Hughes

Abel Hernandez

Heider Helgusson

Hughes is correct...  

 

Helguson is a good shout (I also initially guessed him), but not correct

 

3 to go...

 

Two of them are just about gettable.

 

One is very obscure... you will know him but it was near the start of the PL

[champers]

Haller at West Ham.

[RickG16]

Just now, champers said:

Haller at West Ham.

Nope... OK...

 

One was a big powerful no 9

 

One played for a team notorious for their unconventional approach

 

And one has a namesake who played in the PL called Lee, but as far as I'm aware they aren't related.

[wilai]

Think Ive got two....Dean Holdsworth (unconventional team Wimbledon) And John Hendrie? No relation to Lee. 

[RickG16]

Just now, wilai said:

Think Ive got two....Dean Holdsworth (unconventional team Wimbledon) And John Hendrie? No relation to Lee. 

Nicely done Wilai...

 

That just leaves one

[champers]

9 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

Nope... OK...

 

One was a big powerful no 9

 

One played for a team notorious for their unconventional approach

 

And one has a namesake who played in the PL called Lee, but as far as I'm aware they aren't related.

I am sure Haller got a hat trick v Norwich this season.

Don Hutchinson.

[RickG16]

1 minute ago, champers said:

I am sure Haller got a hat trick v Norwich this season.

Don Hutchinson.

If he did then SS are wrong

 

Not Hutcinson... last one is a number 9. 0 international caps

[champers]

I have just checked Haller on Wilileaks and I was wrong about him.

Mick Harford

[wilai]

Only one I can think of is Mark Hateley but I don't think he got too many goals when Premier League was formed,

[RickG16]

Both of those are wrong. 

 

Trying to think of a good clue... this guy once got called up for international duty, but prefered to concentrate on his career with a Midlands club at the time.

 

He could have qualified for England, and the country he got called up for.