Trivia Thread

[thommo]

Jussi Jaaskelainen has the record I believe.

He shares the record, with 4 red cards.

[Ben]

Newcastle legends Pavel Srnicek and Shaka Hislop for sure and fuck knows why I know that. And then other than Jaaskelainen I'm drawing a blank.

[thommo]

Newcastle legends Pavel Srnicek and Shaka Hislop for sure and fuck knows why I know that. And then other than Jaaskelainen I'm drawing a blank.

Srnicek is the other one with 4 reds. Shaka Hislop picked up 2 in his Prem career.

[Boydy]

Fabien Barthez? He seems like the sort of scamp who'd have been sent off a few times.

[Ben]

That's some effort considering he played about 100 games in the Prem.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Alisson has had one I think.

[Ben]

David James, Hugo Lloris, Tim Howard.

I could reel off a load of goalkeepers who played a lot of games so I'll stick with these three who had a blunder in them.

[thommo]

Fabien Barthez? He seems like the sort of scamp who'd have been sent off a few times.
Somehow was not sent off once.


Alisson has had one I think.
He has indeed, in a 2-1 win over Brighton in 2019.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Petr Cech, Pepe Reina, Jens Lehmann.

[wullie]

Chris Kirkland is good for at least one while he was with us, maybe more during his Wigan days too

[Danny]

Didn’t Pressman get the fastest one? Though it was against Wolves so may have been in the Champ

Beeney got sent off for Leeds at United when Radebe ended up in goal.

[thommo]

David James, Hugo Lloris, Tim Howard.

I could reel off a load of goalkeepers who played a lot of games so I'll stick with these three who had a blunder in them.

Petr Cech, Pepe Reina, Jens Lehmann.

Chris Kirkland is good for at least one while he was with us, maybe more during his Wigan days too

Didn’t Pressman get the fastest one? Though it was against Wolves so may have been in the Champ

Beeney got sent off for Leeds at United when Radebe ended up in goal.

All bolded have been sent off once, apart from Pepe Reina who has received 2 red cards in the Prem.

4 - Jussi Jaaskelainen
4 - Pavel Srnicek
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2 - Shaka Hislop
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2 - Pepe Reina
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1 - Alisson
1 - Mark Beeney
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1 - Petr Cech
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1 - Tim Howard
1 - David James
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1 - Chris Kirkland
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1 - Nick Pope
1 - Kevin Pressman
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[Raoul Duke]

Brad Guzan, Asmir Begovic, Julian Speroni

[Danny]

Bosnich
Schmeichel (I know Peter was sent off at one point but it may have been in the cup)
Robinson
Lloris

[Shindig]

Mart Poom
Jens Lehmann
Tim Flowers
Nicky Weaver

[Ben]

Shay Given
Steve Ogrizovic

[Danny]

Postma :rosebud:
Enkleman
Hedman

[Shindig]

Neville Southall
Bruce Grobelaar

[thommo]

Brad Guzan, Asmir Begovic, Julian Speroni

Bosnich
Schmeichel (I know Peter was sent off at one point but it may have been in the cup)
Robinson
Lloris

Mart Poom
Jens Lehmann
Tim Flowers
Nicky Weaver
Tim Flowers with 3 red cards, equal to another keeper not named so far.

Shay Given
Steve Ogrizovic

Postma :rosebud:
Enkleman
Hedman

Neville Southall
Bruce Grobelaar
Southall another with multiple red cards.

[thommo]

I definitely don't expect you to get all of the one-time offenders - there are some seriously forgettable keepers in there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leno and Ederson.

[thommo]

Leno and Ederson.

Both have been sent off once.

[Manc]

Courtois
Adrián

[Baz]

Brad Friedel

[Shindig]

Tim Krul
Karl Darlow
Raymond van der Gouw
Ed de Goey
Dimitri Kharine
Carlo Cudicini

[thommo]

Courtois
Adrián
Both of these keepers have picked up 2 PL reds.

Brad Friedel

Tim Krul
Karl Darlow
Raymond van der Gouw
Ed de Goey
Dimitri Kharine
Carlo Cudicini

There is a fairly obscure Chelsea keeper who picked up a red card not mentioned in that list.

4 goalkeepers with multiple red cards still to guess, 1 of whom received 3. I've added their PL apps and year active in the top flight to give a bit more of a clue.

180 apps, 1996-1997 & 2001-2010
141 apps, 1996-2006
52 apps, 2013-2015
30 apps, 1992-1996

[Manc]

Allan McGregor

[igor_balis]

Russell Hoult

[Shindig]

Gomes, the ex-Spurs bloke.
Fraser Forster
Ben Foster
Manuel Almunia?
David Seaman

[Dave.]

Thomas Sorensen
Richard Wright
Tony Coton
Thomas Myhre
Simon Mignolet
Joe Hart
Kasper Schmeichel
Nigel Martyn
Jerzy Dudek
Nigel Spink

[Danny]

Ross Turnbull
Kevin Hitchcock
Hans Segers
Bruce Grobbelaar
Ian Walker
Mart Poom

[thommo]

Allan McGregor
2 red cards for McGregor in his two years at Hull.


Russell Hoult
Hoult also had 2 red cards across his 141 PL appearances.


Gomes, the ex-Spurs bloke.
Fraser Forster
Ben Foster
Manuel Almunia?
David Seaman

Thomas Sorensen
Richard Wright
Tony Coton
Thomas Myhre
Simon Mignolet
Joe Hart
Kasper Schmeichel
Nigel Martyn
Jerzy Dudek
Nigel Spink

Ross Turnbull
Kevin Hitchcock
Hans Segers
Bruce Grobbelaar
Ian Walker
Mart Poom

4 - Jussi Jaaskelainen
4 - Pavel Srnicek
3 - Tim Flowers
3 -
2 - Thibault Courtois
2 - Shaka Hislop
2 - Russell Hoult
2 - Allan McGregor
2 - Pepe Reina
2 - Adrian
2 - Neville Southall
2 -
1 - Alisson
1 - Mark Beeney
1 - Mark Bosnich
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1 - Petr Cech
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1 - Peter Enckelman
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1 - Brad Friedel
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1 - Tim Howard
1 - David James
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1 - Chris Kirkland
1 - Bernd Leno
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1 - Nick Pope
1 - Kevin Pressman
1 - Paul Robinson
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1 - Ederson
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1 - David Seaman
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1 - Nigel Spink
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1 - Ian Walker
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[Pen]

There is a fairly obscure Chelsea keeper who picked up a red card not mentioned in that list.


Please let it be Hilario.

[SvN]

Grodas? I remember him throwing in a last minute goal to cost my dad around £500 on his coupon in the 90s.

[Ben]

Not sure you can call them obscure but Dave Beasant or Ed de Goey?

For obscure options I'll go with Marco Ambrosio (I think) and Lenny Pidgeley. Hilario is a good shout mind, seemed the type to get red carded.

[Manc]

Ross Turnbull

[Jimmy Floyd]

Don't think Ambrosio got a red, but Kevin Hitchcock might have done.

[Gray Fox]

I'm sure Sander Westerveld got a red card for some handbags with Francis Jeffers. Can't recall if that was a cup match or not, mind you.

[Guybrush]

I'm sure Sander Westerveld got a red card for some handbags with Francis Jeffers. Can't recall if that was a cup match or not, mind you.

Was a league match. Alexander Doni as well.

[thommo]

Please let it be Hilario.

Grodas? I remember him throwing in a last minute goal to cost my dad around £500 on his coupon in the 90s.

Not sure you can call them obscure but Dave Beasant or Ed de Goey?

For obscure options I'll go with Marco Ambrosio (I think) and Lenny Pidgeley. Hilario is a good shout mind, seemed the type to get red carded.

Ross Turnbull
Don't think Ambrosio got a red, but Kevin Hitchcock might have done.
Grodas was the correct Chelsea keeper, sent off for taking out Duncan Ferguson on the last day of the season.


I'm sure Sander Westerveld got a red card for some handbags with Francis Jeffers. Can't recall if that was a cup match or not, mind you.

Was a league match. Alexander Doni as well.
Good shout on both of those.

[Dave.]

Chris Woods
Bryan Gunn
Mark Crossley
Mark Beeney
Paul Gerrard
Craig Forrest

[thommo]

Chris Woods
Bryan Gunn
Mark Crossley
Mark Beeney
Paul Gerrard
Craig Forrest

4/6 in total but Beeney had already been guessed.

Of the 22 keepers yet to be guessed, 5 are still playing and 3 of them are still in the Prem.

[Shindig]

Boaz Myhill
Carlo Nash

[thommo]

Boaz Myhill
Carlo Nash

Neither I'm afraid.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lukasz Fabianski.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Artur Boruc
Wojciech Szczesny
Jerzy Dudek
Tomasz Kuszczak.

[Shindig]

Hang on, Steve Harper.

[Dave.]

Mahow pinched my answer.:moop:

Aaron Ramsdale
Jordan Pickford
Nick Pope
Tom Heaton
David De Gea

[Dave.]

Sanchez at Brighton.

[thommo]

Lukasz Fabianski.

Artur Boruc
Wojciech Szczesny
Jerzy Dudek
Tomasz Kuszczak.

Hang on, Steve Harper.

Mahow pinched my answer.:moop:

Aaron Ramsdale
Jordan Pickford
Nick Pope
Tom Heaton
David De Gea

Sanchez at Brighton.

Pope is obviously technically correct but I based the question on him. :D One more current PL keeper left to guess. I'll add some other clues after that.

[Dave.]

Pope is obviously technically correct but I based the question on him. :D One more current PL keeper left to guess. I'll add some other clues after that.

I should read things properly.:lol:

I'm surprised De Gea hasn't been sent off considering how long he has been at Manchester United.

[thommo]

I should read things properly.:lol:

I'm surprised De Gea hasn't been sent off considering how long he has been at Manchester United.

Impressively, he's not been sent off in any of his 642 club games across all competitions.

Clues for the missing goalkeepers below (club, years in PL):

1996-1997 & 2001-2010 - Southampton, Fulham, Birmingham City (3 red cards)

1992-1996 - Sheffield United, Manchester City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon (2 red cards)

2008-2014 - Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City
2003-2011 & 2019-present - Leeds United, Liverpool, Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City
1996-2001 - Coventry City, Bradford City
1992-1995 - Manchester City
2011-2020 - Newcastle United
1992-2000 - Crystal Palace, Swindon Town, Wimbledon
1997-2004 - Southampton, Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers
2000-2011 - Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion
1993-1998 - West Ham United
1992-2000 & 2003-2004 - Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers
1992-1993 & 1998-1999 - Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic
2005-2008 & 2011-2022 - Everton, Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers
1996-2016 - Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea, Leicester City
2001-2002 - Ipswich Town
1992-2004 - Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea
2005-2007 - Everton
2002-2003 & 2005-2006 - Birmingham City
2011-2020 - Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur
(all 1 red card)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Scott Carson for the current City keeper?

[Guybrush]

Michael Oakes
Paul Jones
Mark Schwarzer
John Ruddy
Michel Vorm

[Danny]

Tony Coton or Dibble for that city one
Dean Kiely (however you spell it)

[Spikey M]

Neil Sullivan

[thommo]

Scott Carson for the current City keeper?

Michael Oakes
Paul Jones
Mark Schwarzer
John Ruddy
Michel Vorm

Tony Coton or Dibble for that city one
Dean Kiely (however you spell it)

Neil Sullivan

Good shouts all round.

[Ben]

Maik Taylor

[thommo]

Maik Taylor

Correct, 3 red cards for Maik Taylor. Incidentally I managed to get his autograph whilst he was wrapped in a towel exiting the showers at Motspur Park.

[Ben]

Would never have got that had you not posted the career path. Didn’t realise he had such longevity in the Premier League.

[Dave.]

Is the Ipswich and Charlton one Sasa Ilic? The dude who constantly appears in my nightmares. Up steps Michael Gray and all that...

I don't remember him playing for Ipswich though.

[thommo]

Would never have got that had you not posted the career path. Didn’t realise he had such longevity in the Premier League.

He was a decent keeper, just a shame for him that we went and bought Van der Sar on promotion (still a mental transfer to this day).


Is the Ipswich and Charlton one Sasa Ilic? The dude who constantly appears in my nightmares. Up steps Michael Gray and all that...

I don't remember him playing for Ipswich though.

It's not Ilic, right nationality though.

[Luke Emia]

Mateo Sereni or Andy Marshall for the Ipswich one.

[Manc]

Federici

[Boydy]

Nigel Martyn
Richard Wright
David James (he might have been said, has he?)

[thommo]

Mateo Sereni or Andy Marshall for the Ipswich one.
Very good shout.


Federici

Nigel Martyn
Richard Wright
David James (he might have been said, has he?)
James is correct but yeah, he's been said.

[wullie]

Gould for the Cov/Bradford?

[thommo]

Gould for the Cov/Bradford?

Sorry wullie, I appear to have misled you - I should have typed Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford. Had Coventry on the brain clearly.

[thommo]

9 left to guess - I'll give one last clue and call an end if you can't get anymore.

These are the games the goalkeepers were sent off in:


Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Sheffield United, September 1992 (A casualty of the new rule where goalkeepers couldn't pick up a backpass) & Oldham Athletic 1-1 Sheffield United, May 1994.
Sunderland 1-1 Norwich City, March 2013
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool, May 1997 (A really weird one where he came off the bench minutes earlier and was immediately sent off for handball, with Jamie Redknapp scoring from the resultant free kick)
QPR 1-2 Newcastle United, May 2013
Newcastle United 6-1 Wimbledon, October 1995 (You may remember this one as the game where Vinnie Jones went in goal for the remaining 45 minutes)
Everton 3-0 West Ham United, December 1995
Aston Villa 3-4 Charlton Athletic, May 1999 (This is the Aussie GK, Charlton still managed an 89th minute winner though)
Everton 1-0 Blackburn Rovers, February 2006 (Sent off 9 minutes into his PL debut, with a little help from Alan Stubbs who headed the ball at him. Somehow Everton still won)
Manchester City 4-1 Birmingham City, December 2005

[Danny]

Simon Tracey
Hans Segers
Tim Howard

[Shindig]

Rob Elliot
Ludek Miklosko
Tim Howard

[Dave.]

Mark Bunn is that Norwich goalkeeper.

[thommo]

Simon Tracey
Hans Segers
Tim Howard
Tracey is the Sheffield United keeper with 2 reds in 30 games.


Rob Elliot
Ludek Miklosko
Tim Howard
Good call, Elliot with a red for Newcastle in 2013 and Miklosko sent off for West Ham in 1995.

[Ben]

John Ruddy
Rob Elliot

[Dave.]

Erik Thorstvedt

[Ben]

If the Wimbledon one is not Hans Segers then maybe Paul Heald.

[thommo]

If the Wimbledon one is not Hans Segers then maybe Paul Heald.

I'm impressed at this one.

[Danny]

Paul Gerrard for Everton?

[Elbastido]

Sorry wullie, I appear to have misled you - I should have typed Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford. Had Coventry on the brain clearly.

Is it Matt Clarke?

[thommo]

John Ruddy
Rob Elliot

Erik Thorstvedt
Elliot was correct but had already been said.


Is it Matt Clarke?
It is indeed, very good answer.

Down to the last 4.


The Norwich City keeper also spent a few seasons at Aston Villa as the backup, both in the PL and the Championship.
The Aussie keeper at Charlton started his career with Luton, and also spent time with Portsmouth. Flitted about the Football League, currently coaching in India.
The Everton keeper was a Scot who only ended up playing 4 PL games, before loan spells with Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City and Preston North End.
The Birmingham keeper was Belgian and played at Huddersfield for 3 years before joining the Blues. His sending off was in his last game for the club.

[Ben]

Nico Vaesen!

[CJay]

Elliot was correct but had already been said.


It is indeed, very good answer.

Down to the last 4.


The Norwich City keeper also spent a few seasons at Aston Villa as the backup, both in the PL and the Championship.
The Aussie keeper at Charlton started his career with Luton, and also spent time with Portsmouth. Flitted about the Football League, currently coaching in India.
The Everton keeper was a Scot who only ended up playing 4 PL games, before loan spells with Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City and Preston North End.
The Birmingham keeper was Belgian and played at Huddersfield for 3 years before joining the Blues. His sending off was in his last game for the club.


Nico Vaesen is the Birmingham one.

Sigh.

[CJay]

Andy Marshall?

[thommo]

Nico Vaesen!

Nico Vaesen is the Birmingham one.

Sigh.
Correct. Gave away a penalty in the same game, horror show.

[Max Power]

Declan Rudd?

[Ben]

I’m scraping the barrel here. Jed Steer played for Norwich and Villa.

[thommo]

Declan Rudd?

I’m scraping the barrel here. Jed Steer played for Norwich and Villa.
Neither of those, but of that era.

[thommo]

Andy Marshall?

Not him either. You must have gone through every Norwich keeper bar the answer at this point.

To be honest, all of these last 3 are pretty obscure. I'll be surprised if any are guessed, I'll give it an hour or so.

[wullie]

Ian Turner for the Everton keeper

[SvN]

Steve Simonsen

[thommo]

Ian Turner for the Everton keeper

Steve Simonsen
Turner is correct, I'm impressed with that.

The last 2 were:

Mark Bunn
Andy Petterson

Full list below:

4 - Jussi Jaaskelainen
4 - Pavel Srnicek
3 - Tim Flowers
3 - Maik Taylor
2 - Thibault Courtois
2 - Shaka Hislop
2 - Russell Hoult
2 - Allan McGregor
2 - Pepe Reina
2 - Adrian
2 - Neville Southall
2 - Simon Tracey
1 - Alisson
1 - Mark Beeney
1 - Mark Bosnich
1 - Mark Bunn
1 - Scott Carson
1 - Petr Cech
1 - Matt Clarke
1 - Mark Crossley
1 - Andy Dibble
1 - Doni
1 - Rob Elliot
1 - Peter Enckelman
1 - Lukasz Fabianski
1 - Craig Forrest
1 - Brad Friedel
1 - Frode Grodas
1 - Bryan Gunn
1 - Paul Heald
1 - Tim Howard
1 - David James
1 - Paul Jones
1 - Dean Kiely
1 - Chris Kirkland
1 - Bernd Leno
1 - Ludek Miklosko
1 - Michael Oakes
1 - Andy Petterson
1 - Nick Pope
1 - Kevin Pressman
1 - Paul Robinson
1 - John Ruddy
1 - Robert Sanchez
1 - Ederson
1 - Mark Schwarzer
1 - David Seaman
1 - Matteo Sereni
1 - Nigel Spink
1 - Neil Sullivan
1 - Iain Turner
1 - Nico Vaesen
1 - Michel Vorm
1 - Ian Walker
1 - Sander Westerveld

[Dave.]

Mark Bunn is the Norwich goalkeeper I think. You missed my guess above.:thbup:

[Dave.]

Andy Petterson is not gettable. He probably has relatives who don't know who he is.

[thommo]

Mark Bunn is the Norwich goalkeeper I think. You missed my guess above.:thbup:
Sorry, completely missed that! Must have both posted at similar times.


Andy Petterson is not gettable. He probably has relatives who don't know who he is.
I have absolutely zero recollection of him. To be honest, only missing 1 is good from the board - I definitely expected more missed answers.

[thommo]

In the Premier League, there have been 10 matches with greater winning margins than Liverpool's 7-0 victory over Manchester United this weekend. There have also been two 8-1 wins recorded.

Can you list all 12 games, with the scorelines and the teams involved?

[Kikó]

Man United 9-0 Southampton
Man United 9-0 Ipswich
Man United 8-1 Nottingham Forest (home)

Edit

[Max Power]

Southampton 0-9 Leicester City

[thommo]

Man United 9-0 Southampton
Man United 9-0 Ipswich
Man United 8-1 Nottingham Forest (home)

Southampton 0-9 Leicester City

All correct so far. I didn't realise Leicester's win was away until sorting this question out.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Chelsea 8-0 Wigan

[Manc]

Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth.

[Max Power]

Spurs 9-1 Wigan

[Spikey M]

I'd 8-2 be an Arsenal fan. (Vs Man Utd)

Edit: reread the question. Never mind.

[SvN]

Chelsea 8 - 0 Villa
Newcastle 8 - 0 Sheff Wed
Man City 8 - 0 Watford

[thommo]

Chelsea 8-0 Wigan

Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth.

Spurs 9-1 Wigan

Chelsea 8 - 0 Villa
Newcastle 8 - 0 Sheff Wed
Man City 8 - 0 Watford

All correct. Just 2 to get.

[niko_cee]

Didn't Liverpool beat Palace 9-0 at some point? Was that in the Premier League.

Also remember them smashing Fulham but that may have been league cup.

[thommo]

Didn't Liverpool beat Palace 9-0 at some point? Was that in the Premier League.

Also remember them smashing Fulham but that may have been league cup.

The 9-0 win over Palace was in 1989.

It was indeed League Cup, 2nd Round. A 10-0 loss. :moop: Thanks for the reminder. At least we only lost the 2nd leg 3-2.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Let's talk more about that 10-0 loss.

[thommo]

There's not much to say. We were in the 3rd Division, Liverpool were the reigning league champions. Just one of those things.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Didn't Middlesbrough put a shitload past Sven's City? Might have only been seven though.

[Pen]

Didn't Middlesbrough put a shitload past Sven's City? Might have only been seven though.

Was just thinking the same. Was on the last day and it could’ve been 8-0.

[niko_cee]

There's not much to say. We were in the 3rd Division, Liverpool were the reigning league champions. Just one of those things.

I also didn't really remember that [not that old] - I think it was the 5-0 where Fowler scored 5 maybe or made his debut or something [turns out both of those things may have happened although not in the same game]. Good times.

[Manc]

I recall Poyet getting pumped when he was in charge of Sunderland. Who and by what score is beyond me.

[Ben]

Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City

[Dave.]

I recall Poyet getting pumped when he was in charge of Sunderland. Who and by what score is beyond me.

8-0 at Southampton.

[niko_cee]

Was that the one with a legendary own goal [or was that by a Southampton player against Leicester]?

[Dave.]

Was that the one with a legendary own goal [or was that by a Southampton player against Leicester]?

Three of the 8 goals were own goals (Vergini, Bridcutt, van Aanholt from memory).

[niko_cee]

In my mind Vergini's was an absolute corker. Youtube confirms.

[Danny]

Was that the one where he smashed it in from the edge of the box? One of the best

[Dave.]

So many bad memories from this thread. Can we talk about Poyet's great victories over Newcastle instead?

[Shindig]

No. No you can't. :D

[thommo]

Didn't Middlesbrough put a shitload past Sven's City? Might have only been seven though.

Was just thinking the same. Was on the last day and it could’ve been 8-0.

Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City

8-1 was the correct scoreline, and yes it was on the last day of the season, in Sven's last match in charge.


8-0 at Southampton.

Dave is of course correct, and I'm glad we got to revisit these thumpings together. :D

Full list is as follows:

Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich Town
Southampton 0-9 Leicester City
Manchester United 9-0 Southampton
Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic
Newcastle United 8-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea 8-0 Wigan Athletic
Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa
Southampton 8-0 Sunderland
Manchester City 8-0 Watford
Nottingham Forest 1-8 Manchester United
Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City

[Manc]

Keep an eye out for Southampton v Wigan next season.

[Dave.]

Keep an eye out for Southampton v Wigan next season.

And at this rate, Southampton vs. Sunderland next season too.:moop:

[thommo]

Just a quick one this morning.

This season Casemiro became the 8th South American to score in an English domestic cup final. Can you name the other 7?

[Max Power]

Ricky Villa

[Pen]

Aguero must be one, as must Willian. Surprisingly low number of players who’ve done it.

Edit: Tevez too.

Edit 2: Missed the word final there, so at least the question makes more sense now 😄

[Pen]

Sanchez has probably scored in at least one final as Arsenal have been in quite a few.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ramires scored against Liverpool. David Luiz I think only scored in a European final. Maybe not even that.

[Spikey M]

Luis Suarez?
Coutinho?

[thommo]

Ricky Villa
The first South American to do it, back in 1982.


Aguero must be one, as must Willian. Surprisingly low number of players who’ve done it.

Edit: Tevez too.

Edit 2: Missed the word final there, so at least the question makes more sense now 😄

Sanchez has probably scored in at least one final as Arsenal have been in quite a few.
He scored in two finals, 2015 and 2017.


Ramires scored against Liverpool. David Luiz I think only scored in a European final. Maybe not even that.

Luis Suarez?
Coutinho?
Just 2 more to get.

[wullie]

Gabriel Jesus, Diego Costa if he's not officially Spanish

[Spikey M]

Juninho?

[thommo]

Gabriel Jesus, Diego Costa if he's not officially Spanish

Juninho?

Jesus scored twice in the 6-0 thumping of Watford. Costa has scored but I've counted him as Spanish.

1 more to get.

[niko_cee]

Fernandinho scored against Liverpool once.

[Spikey M]

Veron?

[thommo]

Fernandinho scored against Liverpool once.

He did indeed, in the same game as Coutinho. Full list below:

Ricky Villa - 1982 FA Cup Final Replay
Ramires - 2012 FA Cup Final
Alexis Sanchez - 2015 & 2017 FA Cup Final
Fernandinho - 2016 League Cup Final
Philippe Coutinho - 2016 League Cup Final
Sergio Aguero - 2018 & 2020 League Cup Final
Gabriel Jesus - 2019 FA Cup Final
Casemiro - 2023 League Cup Final

[igor_balis]

Not to brag, but I'm fucking shit hot at only connect these days. Me and my mum (who isn't great) outscore at least one of the teams most weeks. Got a 5 pointer musical connection this week :cool: anyone fancy setting up a TTH team?

[Ben]

It’s not on for another half an hour?

[igor_balis]

It’s not on for another half an hour?

my bad, last week's, me and ma record it on the tivo. was the 3rd place play off.

this was the clue: EDIT:it was the sequence round, not the connection round, so you have to get the 4th one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyM2AnA96yE

the answer was times of the day, that's the morning wood (huhuh) from the Peer Gynt suite, I was like IT'S MORNING, then suggested NIGHT FEVER for the 4th one, so actually it was the sequence round, which is even more class and skillz

[Jimmy Floyd]

I like the first half of Only Connect, but the word wall does my nut in.

[igor_balis]

I like the first half of Only Connect, but the word wall does my nut in.

it's my favourite round, me and my mum usually get 3 of the groups at least

[Ben]

Here we go. Big fan of “Dennis” having no surname. Who does he think he is, Seal?

[wullie]

If there was a version of it that was just the missing vowels round and nothing else I'd walk it.

[igor_balis]

Here we go. Big fan of “Dennis” having no surname. Who does he think he is, Seal?

hahah. I didn't have a fantastic final, but I got 3 points on the fosbury flop question, and between the two of us we got 3/4 groups on both connecting walls. got a couple of other ones. the birkbeck lads absolutely smashed the missing vowels, fair play

[Manc]

Only eight Englishmen have scored a hat-trick in the Champions League. Name them.

[Danny]

Rooney
Rashford

[Danny]

Assume Kane too

[wullie]

Mike Newell

[Danny]

Pretty sure his former partner Shearer has one too, but for Newcastle

[Manc]

Rooney, Kane, Newell (damn you Wullie) & Shearer are correct.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Remember that one, against Rosenborg iirc.

Andy Cole? Teddy Sheringham?

[Gray Fox]

Gerrard did so in the qualifying rounds. Does that count?

[Boydy]

Lampard

[Baz]

Michael Owen

[Manc]

Andy "Andy" Cole & Owen are correct. Gerrard isn't on the list so I can only assume qualifying has been dismissed. Two remaining.

[SvN]

Sterling got one for City, I'm sure.

[Danny]

Rooney, Kane, Newell (damn you Wullie) & Shearer are correct.

https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11945/12117041/man-utd-5-0-rb-leipzig-marcus-rashfords-quickfire-hat-trick-inspires-hosts-to-impressive-victory

[Manc]

He did indeed. One to go.

[Manc]

https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11945/12117041/man-utd-5-0-rb-leipzig-marcus-rashfords-quickfire-hat-trick-inspires-hosts-to-impressive-victory

Apologies. Make that nine Englishmen.

[Danny]

:D

[thommo]

Polish international Jakub Kiwior made his first PL start last night for Arsenal. But can you name the other 21 Poles who have played in the Premier League?

[Ben]

This will be a test in spelling as much as anything.

Szczesny, Fabianski, Dudek, Kuszczak, Boruc, Cash, Bednarek, Grosicki, Moder, Krychowiak, Klich, Rasiak.

Got off to a flyer there with all the keepers then hit a wall.

[Max Power]

Marcin Wasilewski

[SvN]

Matty Cash

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bartosz Bialkowski

[wullie]

Olisadebe

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Smolarek, Wasilewski, Placheta.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did Kapustka ever make an appearance for Leicester?

[thommo]

This will be a test in spelling as much as anything.

Szczesny, Fabianski, Dudek, Kuszczak, Boruc, Cash, Bednarek, Grosicki, Moder, Krychowiak, Klich, Rasiak.

Got off to a flyer there with all the keepers then hit a wall.

Marcin Wasilewski

Matty Cash

Bartosz Bialkowski

Olisadebe
Just 2 PL appearances for Olisadebe.


Smolarek, Wasilewski, Placheta.

Did Kapustka ever make an appearance for Leicester?

He didn't. You've blitzed this so far, just 5 to get.

[niko_cee]

Christ, Moder, I'd completely forgotten he existed.

[thommo]

The teams and years active in the PL for the remaining 5 Poles are as follows:

Bolton Wanderers - 2005-06
Coventry City - 1993-94
Aston Villa, Sunderland - 1993-94, 1996-97
Birmingham City - 2002-03
Everton - 1992-94

[SincereTheRebel]

Dudka for Bham?

[Baz]

Kubicki

[Ben]

Kubicki for the Villa/Sunderland one. He was quite the cult hero for Sunderland.

Not even a wild guess on any of the others.

[thommo]

Dudka for Bham?
Good shout, but he made 2 appearances for Birmingham while they were in the Championship.


Kubicki

Kubicki for the Villa/Sunderland one. He was quite the cult hero for Sunderland.

Not even a wild guess on any of the others.
The others are pretty obscure. I was hoping wullie might get the Coventry player, but he only made 2 PL apps back in 1993.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've looked them up.

Not a clue who any of them are.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dudka for Bham?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everton one is the guy who went on to play in MLS. I can only think of Eric Wynalda.

[wullie]

The teams and years active in the PL for the remaining 5 Poles are as follows:

Bolton Wanderers - 2005-06
Coventry City - 1993-94
Aston Villa, Sunderland - 1993-94, 1996-97
Birmingham City - 2002-03
Everton - 1992-94

Detsi Kruszynski, thought he was a reserves mainstay only

[Guybrush]

Robert Warzycha for Everton?

[thommo]

Detsi Kruszynski, thought he was a reserves mainstay only
Knew I could count on you to get the Coventry player.


Everton one is the guy who went on to play in MLS. I can only think of Eric Wynalda.

Robert Warzycha for Everton?
Warzycha is correct and yes, he ended up at Columbus Crew for a number of seasons.

Last two are going to be tough.

Bolton Wanderers - 2005-06 - Centre back who joined Bolton as a teenager and played once in the Prem. Had loan spells at Luton and Stockport before moving on. Also spent a year at Dundee United for the 2014-15 season where he was a regular.
Birmingham City - 2002-03 - A midfielder who also only made 1 PL appearance. Spent a number of seasons in France before moving to Birmingham, playing for St. Etienne, Bastia and Marseille. Seasoned international, with 70 Polish caps.

[7om]

Birmingham was Piotr Szczwepaniak. Szcepanik?

Something like that. He spent about five minutes with us.

[thommo]

Birmingham was Piotr Szczwepaniak. Szcepanik?

Something like that. He spent about five minutes with us.

Close enough, I'll give you that - Piotr Swierczewski was his name.

I'll be surprised if anyone gets the Bolton player. Maybe Waff will remember him from his Dundee United season.

[Baz]

Trying to sign Hulk on FM led me to reading his Wikipedia and remembering Team GB at the Olympics. Obviously very easy to cheat so please don’t bother. Name the 18-man squad that Team GB took to the 2012 olympics.

[thommo]

The Bolton player was Jaroslaw Fojut.

Full list of Polish PL players below:

Jan Bednarek – Aston Villa, Southampton – 2017-present
Artur Boruc – Southampton, Bournemouth - 2012-2019
Matty Cash – Aston Villa – 2020-present
Jerzy Dudek – Liverpool – 2001-07
Lukasz Fabianski – Arsenal, Swansea City, West Ham United, 2007-present
Jaroslaw Fojut – Bolton Wanderers – 2005-06
Kamil Grosicki – Hull City, West Bromwich Albion – 2016-17, 2020-21
Jakub Kiwior – Arsenal – 2023-present
Mateusz Klich – Leeds United – 2020-23
Zbigniew Kruszynski – Coventry City – 1993-94
Grzegorz Krychowiak – West Bromwich Albion – 2017-18
Dariusz Kubicki – Aston Villa, Sunderland – 1993-94, 1996-97
Tomasz Kuszczak – West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United – 2004-11
Jakub Moder – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2020-present
Emmanuel Olisadebe – Portsmouth – 2005-06
Przemyslaw Placheta – Norwich City – 2021-22
Grzegorz Rasiak – Tottenham Hotspur, Bolton Wanderers – 2005-08
Ebi Smolarek – Bolton Wanderers – 2008-09
Piotr Swierczewski – Birmingham City – 2002-03
Wojciech Szczesny – Arsenal – 2010-15
Robert Warzycha – Everton – 1992-94
Marcin Wasilewski – Leicester City – 2014-17

[thommo]

Trying to sign Hulk on FM led me to reading his Wikipedia and remembering Team GB at the Olympics. Obviously very easy to cheat so please don’t bother. Name the 18-man squad that Team GB took to the 2012 olympics.

Good question that.

I remember Sturridge and Giggs scoring goals. I'll take a stab at Ramsey and Bale as well.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I went to one of the games so I should do alright on this, but won't.

Steven Caulker comes to mind. Joe Allen. Danny Welbeck? Not so confident on him.

[Max Power]

Marvin Sordell

[Baz]

Good question that.

I remember Sturridge and Giggs scoring goals. I'll take a stab at Ramsey and Bale as well.


I went to one of the games so I should do alright on this, but won't.

Steven Caulker comes to mind. Joe Allen. Danny Welbeck? Not so confident on him.


Marvin Sordell
12 to go.

[Jimmy Floyd]

There was a defender with a generic name who went on to have a generic PL career, can't recall the name.

Craig something.

[Shindig]

Joe Hart?
Craig Dawson. That sounds like a generic name.

[Baz]

Joe Hart?
Craig Dawson. That sounds like a generic name.

Generic indeed.

Joe Allen was the only Joe.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The goalkeeper is a conundrum. Too early for Pickford, presumably too late for Scott Carson. Fraser Forster about the right age but I can't remember him being there.

[Ben]

Jason Steele was there as the only Middlesbrough representative. Butland I think was the #1.

[Baz]

Jason Steele was there as the only Middlesbrough representative. Butland I think was the #1.
Correct. Surprised me to see Steele in there.

[Shindig]

I've got it in my head Keiran Trippier made the squad.

[Baz]

I've got it in my head Keiran Trippier made the squad.

He did not.

9 to go.

[wullie]

Wasn't Micah Richards there?

[Baz]

Wasn't Micah Richards there?Yes.

Him and Giggs were two of the three over 23s.

[Shindig]

Nedum Onuaha

[Ben]

Yes.

Him and Giggs were two of the three over 23s.

Bellamy the other?

[Baz]

Nedum Onuaha


Bellamy the other?

1 Jack Butland
2
3
4
5 Steven Caulker
6 Craig Dawson
7
8 Joe Allen
9 Daniel Sturridge
10 Craig Bellamy*
11 Ryan Giggs* (c)
12
13
14 Micah Richards*
15 Aaron Ramsey
16
17 Marvin Sordell
18 Jason Steele

[Ben]

Trying to think who was stinking up the England team around this time. It's not long before Zlatan's ridiculous overhead kick.

Danny Rose, Ryan Shawcross, Carl Jenkinson.

[SvN]

Stockdale was the other keeper I think

[Baz]

Trying to think who was stinking up the England team around this time. It's not long before Zlatan's ridiculous overhead kick.

Danny Rose, Ryan Shawcross, Carl Jenkinson.


Stockdale was the other keeper I think

There were only 2 keepers.

[SvN]

Oh. What a retard.

I'm sure Cleverley was there.

[John Arne]

The Welsh right back, that isn't Jazz Richards...

EDIT: Neil fucking something. Swansea.

[Ben]

Gunter.

[thommo]

Neil Taylor might be the full back JA is thinking of.

[Baz]

Oh. What a retard.

I'm sure Cleverley was there.


The Welsh right back, that isn't Jazz Richards...

EDIT: Neil fucking something. Swansea.


Gunter.


Neil Taylor might be the full back JA is thinking of.

1 Jack Butland
2 Neil Taylor
3
4 Danny Rose
5 Steven Caulker
6 Craig Dawson
7 Tom Cleverley
8 Joe Allen
9 Daniel Sturridge
10 Craig Bellamy*
11 Ryan Giggs* (c)
12
13
14 Micah Richards*
15 Aaron Ramsey
16
17 Marvin Sordell
18 Jason Steele

4 to go

[Ben]

Bertrand.

[niko_cee]

Did the Scotch FA refuse to allow any of their players to participate in that?

[Ben]

I think so. And Northern Ireland. I think even Wales wanted to stay away from it but once Bale and Ramsey said they wanted to go anyway, the Welsh FA didn't have a leg to stand on.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Did the Scotch FA refuse to allow any of their players to participate in that?

Yep. Always have been opposed as they think FIFA will then force them into folding into a UK national team.

[Baz]

Bertrand.

Yes.

Doing better than I expected, and imo 2 of the last 3 are very easy.

[Pen]

Since you're missing a right back there and he fits the age I'm going to guess Kyle Walker.

Edit: seeing as Richards is there, maybe that was too early for Walker.

[Ben]

Yep. Always have been opposed as they think FIFA will then force them into folding into a UK national team.

The SNP would have romped home in the Independence referendum if they used this. It's probably even got more truth to it than the Brexit bollocks we were sold by Boris.

[SincereTheRebel]

Aaron Ramsey

[SincereTheRebel]

Tomkins
Scott Sinclair

[Baz]

Tomkins
Scott Sinclair

Ramsey already said but both of these are correct.

One man left. :henn0rz:

1 Jack Butland
2 Neil Taylor
3 Ryan Bertrand
4 Danny Rose
5 Steven Caulker
6 Craig Dawson
7 Tom Cleverley
8 Joe Allen
9 Daniel Sturridge
10 Craig Bellamy*
11 Ryan Giggs* (c)
12 James Tomkins
13
14 Micah Richards*
15 Aaron Ramsey
16 Scott Sinclair
17 Marvin Sordell
18 Jason Steele

[Shindig]

Was Jack Wilshere fit for this?

[Baz]

Was Jack Wilshere fit for this?He was not.

[Manc]

Cresswell
Jack Cork
Smalling

[Ben]

I feel like it’s got to be a midfielder looking at that squad list.

Cork isn’t a bad shout.

[Baz]

Cresswell
Jack Cork
Smalling

Well done.

[thommo]

We've seen a number of short managerial spells this season. Can you name the 40 managers that have lasted 20 games or less at a club in the Premier League?

This doesn't include managers who have spent time with a club getting promoted before being sacked/leaving early into the PL season, nor managers that joined a club mid-season and were relegated and continued in their role in the lower divisions.

[niko_cee]

De Boer.

Are we talking 20 league games here?

If not I'm amazed it's only 40.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Steve Wigley and Paul Sturrock.

[Baz]

Bob Bradley

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDUEu-PWsAAPkJi.jpg:large

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tony Adams, Nathan Jones, Quique Sanchez Flores (I imagine there are a fuck load more Watford managers too) and the great Rene Mulensteen (spelling is wrong for sure).

[niko_cee]

Silva can't have lasted that long at Everton, and yeah, every Watford manager there has ever been.

[Max Power]

Jacques Santini
Christian Gross
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Javi Gracia
Marco Silva

[thommo]

De Boer.

Are we talking 20 league games here?

If not I'm amazed it's only 40.
20 league games as a maximum. Some of the managers do appear twice on the list. De Boer is of course correct with the shortest reign (in terms of matches) of all at just 4.


Steve Wigley and Paul Sturrock.

Bob Bradley

Tony Adams, Nathan Jones, Quique Sanchez Flores (I imagine there are a fuck load more Watford managers too) and the great Rene Mulensteen (spelling is wrong for sure).

Silva can't have lasted that long at Everton, and yeah, every Watford manager there has ever been.
Silva had over a season at Everton, 53 PL games to be exact. But he still makes the list thanks to his Hull stint. 18 games in charge before being snapped up by Watford in the summer.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Velimir Zajec (Portsmouth)
Roy Hodgson (Watford)
I'm going to say Philippe Troussier (Portsmouth) but it was probably some other Frenchman from that era
Stuart Gray (Southampton)
Javi Gracia (Leeds)
Javi Gracia (Watford)
Carlos Carvalhal (Swansea)
Terry Connor (Wolves)
Pepe Mel (West Brom)

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've also managed to come up with Paul Le Guen having a short and ill-fated stint at Blackburn, which, it turns out, was completely a figment of my imagination.

[wullie]

Were Man City in the PL when Steve Coppell had his two weeks there?

[thommo]

Jacques Santini
Christian Gross
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Javi Gracia
Marco Silva
Just 11 games for Gracia this season.


Velimir Zajec (Portsmouth)
Roy Hodgson (Watford)
I'm going to say Philippe Troussier (Portsmouth) but it was probably some other Frenchman from that era
Stuart Gray (Southampton)
Javi Gracia (Leeds)
Javi Gracia (Watford)
Carlos Carvalhal (Swansea)
Terry Connor (Wolves)
Pepe Mel (West Brom)
There is a Frenchman who managed Portsmouth on the list but it's not Troussier. Gracia (to my surprise) actually lasted over 18 months in his stint in charge of Watford.

Good shout with Zajec, and Hodgson is one of a few managers who appear on the list more than once.

[Max Power]

Alain Perrin for the Pompey one

[Max Power]

Pardew at West Brom?
Nuno at Spurs

[Jimmy Floyd]

Avram Grant at Pompey maybe? Probably went to more massage parlours in that time than he oversaw matches.

Hodgson at Blackburn, back in the mists of time, must have been pretty short. Ditto didn't Steve Coppell have an incredibly short-lived return to Palace? Maybe even zero games.

[niko_cee]

Did Woy make it to 20 games at Liverpool?

[SvN]

Ranieri at Fulham

[SvN]

Avram Grant at Pompey maybe? Probably went to more massage parlours in that time than he oversaw matches.

Hodgson at Blackburn, back in the mists of time, must have been pretty short. Ditto didn't Steve Coppell have an incredibly short-lived return to Palace? Maybe even zero games.

Hodgson was there for a couple of years I thought. Are you mixing him up with Brian Kidd perhaps? Who wasn't there very long.

[Baz]

Does King Kenny fixing Hodgson’s mess count?

[niko_cee]

Does King Kenny fixing Hodgson’s mess count?

He must have done 20 games unless they both managed 19 games in a 38 game season [assuming Woy didn't make it to 20].

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shearer didn't last long did he? Or was he technically a caretaker?

[thommo]

Alain Perrin for the Pompey one

Pardew at West Brom?
Nuno at Spurs
Nuno with one of the shortest reigns, at just 10 games.


Avram Grant at Pompey maybe? Probably went to more massage parlours in that time than he oversaw matches.

Hodgson at Blackburn, back in the mists of time, must have been pretty short. Ditto didn't Steve Coppell have an incredibly short-lived return to Palace? Maybe even zero games.
25 games for Grant at Portsmouth.


Did Woy make it to 20 games at Liverpool?
20 games exactly, that's his second appearance on the list.


Ranieri at Fulham
I tried to blank this period out from my brain. Ranieri also makes another entry on the list.


Hodgson was there for a couple of years I thought. Are you mixing him up with Brian Kidd perhaps? Who wasn't there very long.
Kidd was there for almost a season.


Does King Kenny fixing Hodgson’s mess count?
He would have done, but he stayed on for the entirety of the 2011/12 season.

[thommo]

Were Man City in the PL when Steve Coppell had his two weeks there?
They'd just been relegated to the First Division. Coppell only managed 6 games.


Shearer didn't last long did he? Or was he technically a caretaker?
I've got him as a permanent manager, only 8 games in charge.

[wullie]

Was Les Reed full-time manager at Charlton?

[Ben]

Terry Venables (co-manager Middlesbrough, and then on his own at Leeds; two for one shot).
Howard Wilkinson (Sunderland).
Peter Reid (Leeds).
Eddie Gray (Leeds).
Iain Dowie (Charlton and Hull; two for one).
Les Reed (Charlton).
Ricky Sbragia (Sunderland).
Paul Ince (Blackburn).
Steve Kean (Blackburn).
Roy McFarland (another co-manager, Bolton).
Kevin Keegan (Newcastle, second spell, assuming they count).
Colin Todd (either as above, or at Derby; another two for one shot).
Chris Hutchings (replaced Jewell for a bit I recall at Bradford, then did the same at Wigan; two for one again).
Dave Bassett (I'm sure he was Leicester manager for a few months before going back to DoF).
Sam Allardyce (Newcastle).
Luiz Felipe Scolari (Chelsea).