Trivia Thread

[Shindig]

I think Keegan's second stint was closer to a year.

I want to say Naill Quinn at Sunderland but I think they were a Championship club at that time.

[thommo]

Was Les Reed full-time manager at Charlton?
He was, and he's on the list with the 2nd shortest reign, at 6 games.


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).
Good selection of guesses and you're right with Hutchings and Dowie - they both appear on the list twice.


I think Keegan's second stint was closer to a year.

I want to say Naill Quinn at Sunderland but I think they were a Championship club at that time.
Just 19 league games for Keegan's second spell.

List so far:

Frank de Boer – Crystal Palace, 2017 – 4 games
Les Reed – Charlton Athletic, 2006 – 6 games
Alan Shearer – Newcastle United, 2009 – 8 games
Nathan Jones – Southampton, 2022-23 – 8 games
Iain Dowie – Hull City, 2010 – 9 games
Quique Sanchez Flores – Watford, 2019 – 10 games
Nuno Espirito Santo – Tottenham Hotspur, 2021 – 10 games
Iain Dowie – Charlton Athletic, 2006 – 11 games
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Bob Bradley – Swansea City, 2016 – 11 games
Javi Gracia – Leeds United, 2023 – 11 games
Chris Hutchings – Bradford City, 2000 – 12 games
Jacques Santini – Tottenham Hotspur, 2004 – 12 games
Chris Hutchings – Wigan Athletic, 2007 – 12 games
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Paul Sturrock – Southampton, 2004 – 13 games
Terry Connor – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2012 – 13 games
Rene Meulensteen – Fulham, 2013-14 – 13 games
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Steve Wigley – Southampton, 2004 – 14 games
Colin Todd – Derby County, 2001-02 – 15 games
Tony Adams – Portsmouth, 2008-09 – 15 games
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Stuart Gray – Southampton, 2001 – 16 games
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Claudio Ranieri – Fulham, 2018-19 – 16 games
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Paul Ince – Blackburn Rovers, 2008 – 17 games
Pepe Mel – West Bromwich Albion, 2014 – 17 games
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Velimir Zajec – Portsmouth, 2004-05 – 18 games
Marco Silva – Hull City, 2017 – 18 games
Alan Pardew – West Bromwich Albion, 2017-18 – 18 games
Carlos Carvalhal – Swansea City, 2017-18 – 18 games
Roy Hodgson – Watford, 2022 – 18 games
Howard Wilkinson – Sunderland, 2002-03 – 19 games
Kevin Keegan – Newcastle United, 2008 – 19 games
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Alain Perrin – Portsmouth, 2005 – 20 games
Roy Hodgson – Liverpool, 2010-11 – 20 games
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11 more to get, plus a repeat offender who hasn't had his 2nd spell guessed yet.

[thommo]

As a footnote, Allardyce isn't correct.

However, he has had spells of 21 games (Newcastle), 21 games (Crystal Palace), 24 games (Everton), 25 games (West Brom) and 30 games (Sunderland). :D

[Max Power]

John Carver? Or was he just a caretaker?

[thommo]

John Carver? Or was he just a caretaker?

Carver was permanent and correct; just 19 games in charge.

[SvN]

Warnock at Palace
Big Ron at Forest (where I think we beat them 8-1 in his first game)
Ron was also at Wednesday for a fairly short period, so maybe them?
Tactics Tim at Spurs
Christian Gross at Spurs

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mike wotsit at Everton? You know, the Norwich guy.

Top entry this.

[niko_cee]

Walker.

Not to be confused with the Jack variety who bankrolled Blackburn.

[niko_cee]

Do any of the Chelsea 'interim' folk make the list Hiddink, Benitez, probably others [Lampard currently]?

Paulo Sousa somewhere or other [Swansea/Watford]?

Did Jocanovic ever even manage Watford in the Premier League?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Robbie Di Matteo probably got above 20 but might have been tight. Didn't pass 20 if you separate his interim stint from his permanent stint.

[Dave.]

Paolo Di Canio.

[Adramelch]

Sunderland must have at least a couple more entries you'd think. Not that I can name any.

[Gray Fox]

Time to come flying in with a foul mouthed TIRADE. Joe Kinnear.

[Ben]

Ranieri (Watford).

[Dave.]

On the Sunderland theme, I think Dick Advocaat JUST qualifies.

[Shindig]

Christian Gross was a short run. Wikipedia says 30 games so that's a nope. :(

[thommo]

Warnock at Palace
Big Ron at Forest (where I think we beat them 8-1 in his first game)
Ron was also at Wednesday for a fairly short period, so maybe them?
Tactics Tim at Spurs
Christian Gross at Spurs
Atkinson just missed out with Sheffield Wednesday.


Mike wotsit at Everton? You know, the Norwich guy.

Top entry this.

Walker.

Not to be confused with the Jack variety who bankrolled Blackburn.
Walker managed just over 30 games.


Do any of the Chelsea 'interim' folk make the list Hiddink, Benitez, probably others [Lampard currently]?

Paulo Sousa somewhere or other [Swansea/Watford]?

Did Jocanovic ever even manage Watford in the Premier League?
Benitez DOES make the list, but not for his Chelsea stint. Jokanovic was let go before the start of the Prem season after he earned them promotion.


Robbie Di Matteo probably got above 20 but might have been tight. Didn't pass 20 if you separate his interim stint from his permanent stint.

Paolo Di Canio.

Ranieri (Watford).

On the Sunderland theme, I think Dick Advocaat JUST qualifies.

You're only missing 5 now. I'll drop some clues shortly if there is no progress.

[thommo]

Final 5:

Bolton Wanderers, 2007 - 11 games
Stoke City, 2018 - 15 games
West Bromwich Albion, 2014 - 19 games
Aston Villa, 2015-16 - 20 games
Hull City, 2016-17 - 20 games

[Shindig]

Sammy Lee
Mark Hughes
Rene Muelenstein (that's a real name, right?)
Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce

[thommo]

Sammy Lee
Mark Hughes
Rene Muelenstein (that's a real name, right?)
Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce

Meulensteen is on the list but for his short-lived spell at Fulham.

[Ben]

Stoke - Paul Lambert
Aston Villa - Remi Garde or Tim Sherwood
Hull - Leonid Slutsky (he could have been Championship but I don't have a better answer)

[Max Power]

Alan Irvine for West Brom?

[thommo]

Stoke - Paul Lambert
Aston Villa - Remi Garde or Tim Sherwood
Hull - Leonid Slutsky (he could have been Championship but I don't have a better answer)

Alan Irvine for West Brom?

Slutsky was indeed in the Championship, so we just have the Hull City manager remaining.

[SvN]

Is the Hull one Mike Phelan by any chance?

[thommo]

Is the Hull one Mike Phelan by any chance?

It is indeed! Good job everyone, full list below.

Frank de Boer – Crystal Palace, 2017 – 4 games
Les Reed – Charlton Athletic, 2006 – 6 games
Alan Shearer – Newcastle United, 2009 – 8 games
Nathan Jones – Southampton, 2022-23 – 8 games
Iain Dowie – Hull City, 2010 – 9 games
Quique Sanchez Flores – Watford, 2019 – 10 games
Nuno Espirito Santo – Tottenham Hotspur, 2021 – 10 games
Iain Dowie – Charlton Athletic, 2006 – 11 games
Sammy Lee – Bolton Wanderers, 2007 – 11 games
Bob Bradley – Swansea City, 2016 – 11 games
Javi Gracia – Leeds United, 2023 – 11 games
Chris Hutchings – Bradford City, 2000 – 12 games
Jacques Santini – Tottenham Hotspur, 2004 – 12 games
Chris Hutchings – Wigan Athletic, 2007 – 12 games
Paolo Di Canio – Sunderland, 2013 – 12 games
Paul Sturrock – Southampton, 2004 – 13 games
Terry Connor – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2012 – 13 games
Rene Meulensteen – Fulham, 2013-14 – 13 games
Claudio Ranieri – Watford, 2021-22 – 13 games
Steve Wigley – Southampton, 2004 – 14 games
Colin Todd – Derby County, 2001-02 – 15 games
Tony Adams – Portsmouth, 2008-09 – 15 games
Paul Lambert – Stoke City, 2018 – 15 games
Stuart Gray – Southampton, 2001 – 16 games
Neil Warnock – Crystal Palace, 2014 – 16 games
Claudio Ranieri – Fulham, 2018-19 – 16 games
Ron Atkinson – Nottingham Forest, 1999 – 17 games
Paul Ince – Blackburn Rovers, 2008 – 17 games
Pepe Mel – West Bromwich Albion, 2014 – 17 games
Dick Advocaat – Sunderland, 2015 – 17 games
Velimir Zajec – Portsmouth, 2004-05 – 18 games
Marco Silva – Hull City, 2017 – 18 games
Alan Pardew – West Bromwich Albion, 2017-18 – 18 games
Carlos Carvalhal – Swansea City, 2017-18 – 18 games
Roy Hodgson – Watford, 2022 – 18 games
Howard Wilkinson – Sunderland, 2002-03 – 19 games
Kevin Keegan – Newcastle United, 2008 – 19 games
Alan Irvine – West Bromwich Albion, 2014 – 19 games
John Carver – Newcastle United, 2015 – 19 games
Rafael Benitez – Everton, 2021-22 – 19 games
Alain Perrin – Portsmouth, 2005 – 20 games
Roy Hodgson – Liverpool, 2010-11 – 20 games
Remi Garde – Aston Villa, 2015-16 – 20 games
Mike Phelan – Hull City, 2016-17 – 20 games

[Danny]

Just mentioned on the US feed so figured it fit here. I knew one but couldnt figure out the other in the minute or so before the reveal.

If Sterling scores for Chelsea today against City he will become the third player to score for both teams in this fixture. Who are the two to have already done it?

[Baz]

Anelka
Daniel Sturridge

[Danny]

Anelka yes
Sturridge no

Anelka was the one I didnt get.

[Shindig]

Wayne Bridge

[Gray Fox]

Manager of the Year, Super Frankie Lampard?

[Baz]

Shaun Wright Phillips

[Danny]

Manager of the Year, Super Frankie Lampard?

Bingo. City legend

[Ben]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62253649

Normally these are pretty straightforward but today's is a tricky one. Well done to anyone who manages all seven.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I got three. The Burnley one is unrecognisable without hair.

[thommo]

I got 3 as well - the Bolton, Sunderland and Swansea players.

I'd really expect myself to get the Burnley player, but as Jimmy says, he looks completely different here.

[Danny]

3 but I got the Spurs player instead of Swansea.

[thommo]

Declan Rice is poised to become the most expensive English player ever. In terms of transfer fee at the time, can you name the current 50 most expensive English players?

[SincereTheRebel]

Jack Grealish
Harry Maguire
John Stones
Ben White
Wayne Rooney

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Harry "Slabhead" Maguire.

What a waste of money.

Edit: Fuck you Sincere.

[SincereTheRebel]

Kyle Walker
Andy Carrol

[SincereTheRebel]

Is this between UK clubs only?

If player was English when he transfered, but played for a different nation after the transfer, Does that count?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount (lol), Raheem Sterling and AWB.

[SincereTheRebel]

Sancho
Maddison
Tammy
Noni
Lescott
Walcott
Rio
Alan Sherear before Brexit

[SincereTheRebel]

Kieran Trippier
Ramsdale
Pickford

[SincereTheRebel]

Woodgate
Alan Smith

[Raoul Duke]

The Ox
Ben Chilwell
Heskey / Crouch / Solanke

[SincereTheRebel]

gibbs white
brewster

[thommo]

Is this between UK clubs only?

If player was English when he transfered, but played for a different nation after the transfer, Does that count?

Between any clubs, UK or otherwise. I don't think any changed nation players qualify for the list. Only one I can think of is Zaha and his transfer fee would not be enough.

[thommo]

Jack Grealish
Harry Maguire
John Stones
Ben White
Wayne Rooney

Kyle Walker
Andy Carrol

Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount (lol), Raheem Sterling and AWB.

Sancho
Maddison
Tammy
Noni
Lescott
Walcott
Rio
Alan Sherear before Brexit

Kieran Trippier
Ramsdale
Pickford

Woodgate
Alan Smith

The Ox
Ben Chilwell
Heskey / Crouch / Solanke

gibbs white
brewster

Good start, Sincere smashing it. Mount slots in as 5th most expensive (currently).

[SincereTheRebel]

Owen
Hargreeves
Drinkwater
Townsend
Carrick

[SincereTheRebel]

Smalling
Phil Jones
Welbeck
D Sturidge
Gareth Barry
Trippier

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Good start, Sincere smashing it. Mount slots in as 5th most expensive (currently).

Christ, this is really depressing as a United fan.

[SincereTheRebel]

If Shearer didnt make it at £15m. I imagine the cut off for number 50 is about £25m

[SincereTheRebel]

Antony Gordan
Callum Wilson
Jermaine Defoe

[SincereTheRebel]

Danny Welbeck

[niko_cee]

Kalvin Phillips.

[SincereTheRebel]

Fikayo Tomori

[Adramelch]

Milner maybe?

[Manc]

Ollie Watkins.

[thommo]

Sorry lads, forgot about this over the weekend.


Owen
Hargreeves
Drinkwater
Townsend
Carrick

Smalling
Phil Jones
Welbeck
D Sturidge
Gareth Barry
Trippier
Trippier correct but you'd said him already.


Antony Gordan
Callum Wilson
Jermaine Defoe

Kalvin Phillips.

Fikayo Tomori

Milner maybe?

Ollie Watkins.

List so far is as follows:

Jack Grealish - £100m – Aston Villa -> Manchester City
Jude Bellingham - £88m – Borussia Dortmund -> Real Madrid
Harry Maguire - £80m – Leicester City -> Manchester United
Jadon Sancho - £73m – Borussia Dortmund -> Manchester United
Mason Mount - £60m – Chelsea -> Manchester United
Ben White - £50m – Brighton & HA -> Arsenal
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - £50m – Crystal Palace -> Manchester United
Ben Chilwell - £50m – Leicester City -> Chelsea
Kyle Walker - £50m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Manchester City
Raheem Sterling - £49m – Liverpool -> Manchester City
John Stones - £47.5m – Everton -> Manchester City
Anthony Gordon - £45m – Everton -> Newcastle United
Kalvin Phillips - £42m – Leeds United -> Manchester City
James Maddison - £40m – Leicester City -> Tottenham Hotspur
Andy Carroll - £35m – Newcastle United -> Liverpool
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £35m – Arsenal -> Liverpool
Danny Drinkwater - £35m – Leicester City -> Chelsea
Morgan Gibbs-White - £35m – Wolverhampton Wanderers -> Nottingham Forest
Tammy Abraham - £34m – Chelsea -> Roma
Ollie Watkins - £33m – Brentford -> Aston Villa
Noni Madueke - £30.5m – PSV -> Chelsea
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Wayne Rooney - £30m – Everton -> Manchester United
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Jordan Pickford - £30m – Sunderland -> Everton
Aaron Ramsdale - £30m – Sheffield United -> Arsenal
Rio Ferdinand - £29m – Leeds United -> Manchester United
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James Milner - £26m – Aston Villa -> Manchester City
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Fikayo Tomori - £24m – Chelsea -> AC Milan
Rhian Brewster - £23.5m – Liverpool -> Sheffield United
Joleon Lescott - £22m – Everton -> Manchester City
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Theo Walcott - £20m – Arsenal -> Everton
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Callum Wilson - £20m – Bournemouth -> Newcastle United
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Kieran Trippier - £20m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Atletico Madrid
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Dominic Solanke - £19m – Liverpool -> Bournemouth
Michael Carrick - £18.6m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Manchester United

[Baz]

Michael Owen from Madrid to Newcastle?

[Shindig]

Just too low. £16.8m. I think Woodgate was £10m as well.

[thommo]

Yeah just misses out. Hargreaves was also close at £17m.

[Adramelch]

Luke Shaw. Mings also probably there or thereabouts.

Edit: Speaking of Shaw, Southampton surely have a few more on that list. Lallana, Ings?

[Raoul Duke]

Tarkowski to Everton? Also Iwobi (I think he might have been English when he transferred but declared for Nigeria later?

Zaha to Utd as well

[thommo]

Luke Shaw. Mings also probably there or thereabouts.

Edit: Speaking of Shaw, Southampton surely have a few more on that list. Lallana, Ings?
Good call on the Southampton sales.


Tarkowski to Everton? Also Iwobi (I think he might have been English when he transferred but declared for Nigeria later?

Zaha to Utd as well

Iwobi's fee was £28m rising to £35m, easily enough to be on the list, but he had declared for Nigeria and played his first game in 2015.

[-james-]

Adam Webster

[-james-]

Bowen

[-james-]

Michael Keane?

[thommo]

Adam Webster
Bowen
Michael Keane?

3 very good shouts, Webster in particular I thought would go under the radar.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stewart Downing?

What about the nonce Adam Johnson?

[Manc]

Shaun Wright-Phillips.

[Gray Fox]

Is Sterling on the list twice? For his move to Chelsea?

I reckon Henderson was just too low for the list too.

[SincereTheRebel]

Joe Wilock
Ryan Sessegnon
Nathaniel Clyne
Ross Barkley

[thommo]

Stewart Downing?

What about the nonce Adam Johnson?

Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Is Sterling on the list twice? For his move to Chelsea?

I reckon Henderson was just too low for the list too.
Sterling would be, but I'm only including the highest transfer fee for each player.


Joe Wilock
Ryan Sessegnon
Nathaniel Clyne
Ross Barkley

Jack Grealish - £100m – Aston Villa -> Manchester City
Jude Bellingham - £88m – Borussia Dortmund -> Real Madrid
Harry Maguire - £80m – Leicester City -> Manchester United
Jadon Sancho - £73m – Borussia Dortmund -> Manchester United
Mason Mount - £60m – Chelsea -> Manchester United
Ben White - £50m – Brighton & HA -> Arsenal
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - £50m – Crystal Palace -> Manchester United
Ben Chilwell - £50m – Leicester City -> Chelsea
Kyle Walker - £50m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Manchester City
Raheem Sterling - £49m – Liverpool -> Manchester City
John Stones - £47.5m – Everton -> Manchester City
Anthony Gordon - £45m – Everton -> Newcastle United
Kalvin Phillips - £42m – Leeds United -> Manchester City
James Maddison - £40m – Leicester City -> Tottenham Hotspur
Andy Carroll - £35m – Newcastle United -> Liverpool
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £35m – Arsenal -> Liverpool
Danny Drinkwater - £35m – Leicester City -> Chelsea
Morgan Gibbs-White - £35m – Wolverhampton Wanderers -> Nottingham Forest
Tammy Abraham - £34m – Chelsea -> Roma
Ollie Watkins - £33m – Brentford -> Aston Villa
Noni Madueke - £30.5m – PSV -> Chelsea
Luke Shaw - £30m - Southampton -> Manchester United
Wayne Rooney - £30m – Everton -> Manchester United
Michael Keane - £30m - Burnley -> Everton
Jordan Pickford - £30m – Sunderland -> Everton
Aaron Ramsdale - £30m – Sheffield United -> Arsenal
Rio Ferdinand - £29m – Leeds United -> Manchester United
Tyrone Mings - £26.5m - Bournemouth -> Aston Villa
James Milner - £26m – Aston Villa -> Manchester City
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Adam Lallana - £25m - Southampton -> Liverpool
Danny Ings - £25m - Southampton -> Aston Villa
Joe Willock - £25m - Arsenal -> Newcastle United
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Ryan Sessegnon - £25m - Fulham -> Tottenham Hotspur
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Fikayo Tomori - £24m – Chelsea -> AC Milan
Rhian Brewster - £23.5m – Liverpool -> Sheffield United
Joleon Lescott - £22m – Everton -> Manchester City
Jarred Bowen - £22m - Hull City -> West Ham United
Shaun Wright-Phillips - £21m - Manchester City -> Chelsea
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Theo Walcott - £20m – Arsenal -> Everton
Stewart Downing - £20m - Aston Villa -> Liverpool
Callum Wilson - £20m – Bournemouth -> Newcastle United
Adam Webster - £20m - Bristol City -> Brighton & HA
Kieran Trippier - £20m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Atletico Madrid
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Dominic Solanke - £19m – Liverpool -> Bournemouth
Michael Carrick - £18.6m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Manchester United

Just 5 more to get.

[SincereTheRebel]

Joe Hart
Paul Robinson
David James
Chris Kirkland

[Gray Fox]

My eyes can't pick out David Beckham in there. Surely?

[thommo]

Joe Hart
Paul Robinson
David James
Chris Kirkland

My eyes can't pick out David Beckham in there. Surely?
Surprised it took that long to get Beckham, just 4 left now.

[Gray Fox]

New Everton star, Ashley Young?

[SincereTheRebel]

Glen Johnson

[SincereTheRebel]

Matthew Upson
Wayne Bridge
Joe Cole

[niko_cee]

Was Joe Cole ever transferred for actual money?

[thommo]

None of the above. I'll give it a few hours before giving a clue or two.

[SincereTheRebel]

Andy Johnson
David Nugent
Dean Ashton
Greaeme Murty
Connor Wickham
Glenn Murray
Robbie Fowler
Scott Parker

[niko_cee]

Anyone said Eze? No idea how much he was mind.

[thommo]

Andy Johnson
David Nugent
Dean Ashton
Greaeme Murty
Connor Wickham
Glenn Murray
Robbie Fowler
Scott Parker

Anyone said Eze? No idea how much he was mind.
None of the above.

Of the 4 remaining players, one was transferred in the early 2010s. The other 3 are recent, all in the 2020s.

[SincereTheRebel]

Guehi

[thommo]

Guehi

Correct, moved to Palace for £20m. 3 to get.

[SvN]

Never heard of him, and I see he has 4 England caps. I am well and truly out of the loop thesedays.

[John Arne]

Harrison?

[thommo]

Harrison?

Misses out, moved for about £11m.

Last 3:
- Striker who moved in 2011, now retired. 13 caps for England and over 100 PL goals.
- Defender who moved in 2020, still at the club he moved to. Has earned 2 caps for England and still only 25.
- Midfielder who moved last summer. No senior caps for England, still in his teens.

[Ben]

Darren Bent
Carney Chukwuemeka

[thommo]

Darren Bent
Carney Chukwuemeka

Both correct, defender is the only one remaining to get.

[Manc]

Ben Godfrey.

[thommo]

Ben Godfrey.
Correct, moved to Everton in 2020 for £25m. Full list is as follows:

Jack Grealish - £100m – Aston Villa -> Manchester City
Jude Bellingham - £88m – Borussia Dortmund -> Real Madrid
Harry Maguire - £80m – Leicester City -> Manchester United
Jadon Sancho - £73m – Borussia Dortmund -> Manchester United
Mason Mount - £60m – Chelsea -> Manchester United
Ben White - £50m – Brighton & HA -> Arsenal
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - £50m – Crystal Palace -> Manchester United
Ben Chilwell - £50m – Leicester City -> Chelsea
Kyle Walker - £50m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Manchester City
Raheem Sterling - £49m – Liverpool -> Manchester City
John Stones - £47.5m – Everton -> Manchester City
Anthony Gordon - £45m – Everton -> Newcastle United
Kalvin Phillips - £42m – Leeds United -> Manchester City
James Maddison - £40m – Leicester City -> Tottenham Hotspur
Andy Carroll - £35m – Newcastle United -> Liverpool
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £35m – Arsenal -> Liverpool
Danny Drinkwater - £35m – Leicester City -> Chelsea
Morgan Gibbs-White - £35m – Wolverhampton Wanderers -> Nottingham Forest
Tammy Abraham - £34m – Chelsea -> Roma
Ollie Watkins - £33m – Brentford -> Aston Villa
Noni Madueke - £30.5m – PSV -> Chelsea
Luke Shaw - £30m - Southampton -> Manchester United
Wayne Rooney - £30m – Everton -> Manchester United
Michael Keane - £30m - Burnley -> Everton
Jordan Pickford - £30m – Sunderland -> Everton
Aaron Ramsdale - £30m – Sheffield United -> Arsenal
Rio Ferdinand - £29m – Leeds United -> Manchester United
Tyrone Mings - £26.5m - Bournemouth -> Aston Villa
James Milner - £26m – Aston Villa -> Manchester City
David Beckham - £25m - Manchester United -> Real Madrid
Adam Lallana - £25m - Southampton -> Liverpool
Danny Ings - £25m - Southampton -> Aston Villa
Joe Willock - £25m - Arsenal -> Newcastle United
Ben Godfrey - £25m - Norwich City -> Everton
Ryan Sessegnon - £25m - Fulham -> Tottenham Hotspur
Darren Bent - £24m - Sunderland -> Aston Villa
Fikayo Tomori - £24m – Chelsea -> AC Milan
Rhian Brewster - £23.5m – Liverpool -> Sheffield United
Joleon Lescott - £22m – Everton -> Manchester City
Jarred Bowen - £22m - Hull City -> West Ham United
Shaun Wright-Phillips - £21m - Manchester City -> Chelsea
Marc Guehi - £20m - Chelsea -> Crystal Palace
Theo Walcott - £20m – Arsenal -> Everton
Stewart Downing - £20m - Aston Villa -> Liverpool
Callum Wilson - £20m – Bournemouth -> Newcastle United
Adam Webster - £20m - Bristol City -> Brighton & HA
Kieran Trippier - £20m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Atletico Madrid
Carney Chukwuemeka - £20m - Aston Villa -> Chelsea
Dominic Solanke - £19m – Liverpool -> Bournemouth
Michael Carrick - £18.6m – Tottenham Hotspur -> Manchester United

[SincereTheRebel]

Danny Drinkwater. What a legend.

[thommo]

Bit more of a niche question this time, I don't expect all the players to be named to be honest.

16 nations have had just one player represent their country in the Premier League. Can you name each of the players from the following nations?

Armenia
Central African Republic
Cuba
Faroe Islands
Gambia
Gibraltar
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Kenya
Malta
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Suriname
Tanzania

[Manc]

Mkhitaryan

[SvN]

Gibraltar will be Danny Higginbotham
Wanyama for Kenya

[Spikey M]

Hernandez of Norwich fame is from Cuba, I think.

[Max Power]

Onel Hernandez - Cuba
Zesh Rehman - Pakistan
Neil Etheridge - Philippines

[Shindig]

Oman is Al-Habsi

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Modou Barrow for Gambia.

Not sure he played in the Prem but he's the only Gambian who could have.

[Shindig]

I'm sure he got an appearance for Swansea. Probably in the Prem.

[niko_cee]

Misfud for Malta.

[Luke Emia]

Is Central African Republic Lomano Lua Lua?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tanzania is Mbwana Samata.

Guinea-Bissau I'm thinking recent and Southampton but I can't think of a name.

CAR I'm thinking West Brom but that's just a hunch, no actual clue.

[Gray Fox]

I'm going to say Yannick Bolasie without knowing if he is from one of those countries or not.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yannick and Lomano both from the DRC.

Faroe Islands was a City goalkeeper wasn't it?

[thommo]

Mkhitaryan

Gibraltar will be Danny Higginbotham
Wanyama for Kenya

Hernandez of Norwich fame is from Cuba, I think.

Onel Hernandez - Cuba
Zesh Rehman - Pakistan
Neil Etheridge - Philippines
Genuinely impressed Zesh Rehman has been answered. I always thought he was quite promising but that might have been blinkered bias at the time.


Oman is Al-Habsi

Modou Barrow for Gambia.

Not sure he played in the Prem but he's the only Gambian who could have.
51 PL apps AND a goal.


Misfud for Malta.
The Malta player is one of the tougher answers to find.

[thommo]

Is Central African Republic Lomano Lua Lua?

Tanzania is Mbwana Samata.

Guinea-Bissau I'm thinking recent and Southampton but I can't think of a name.

CAR I'm thinking West Brom but that's just a hunch, no actual clue.
Guinea-Bissau is, along with Malta, one of the tougher answers to get. Just 1 PL app.

The CAR player did not play for West Brom.


I'm going to say Yannick Bolasie without knowing if he is from one of those countries or not.

Yannick and Lomano both from the DRC.

Faroe Islands was a City goalkeeper wasn't it?
The Faroese player was indeed a City keeper, just 1 PL app for him too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Zesh Rehman used to play snooker in the same place I did, before Tony Blair closed it down. He was crap, iirc.

[thommo]

Current list:

Armenia – Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Manchester United & Arsenal – 2016-20
Central African Republic
Cuba – Onel Hernandez – Norwich City, 2019-20
Faroe Islands
Gambia – Modou Barrow – Swansea City, 2014-17
Gibraltar – Danny Higginbotham – Manchester United, Derby County, Southampton, Sunderland & Stoke City, 1999-2005 & 2007-12
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Kenya – Victor Wanyama – Southampton & Tottenham Hotspur, 2013-20
Malta
Oman – Ali Al-Habsi – Bolton Wanderers & Wigan Athletic, 2007-08 & 2010-13
Pakistan – Zesh Rehman – Fulham – 2003-06
Philippines – Neil Etheridge – Cardiff City – 2018-19
Suriname
Tanzania – Mbwana Samatta – Aston Villa, 2019-20

[SincereTheRebel]

Pedro Obiang
Phil or James Younghusband was Indonesia i think. Chelsea youth player from old FM. Not sure if he made any apps though

[Adramelch]

Whatshisface Haber for Malta?

[-james-]

Not Mifsud for Malta?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mifsud only played in the Championship, surely.

Suriname also reeks of Southampton.

[Max Power]

Cuco Martina for Suriname?

Guatemala has to be Wigan but no idea who

[-james-]

I'm surprised there's only one Surinamese. They've been picking up loads of given up on a Netherlands call-up guys recently.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think Guatemala must be recent, I have no recollection of any such players from the years I would have noticed.

Cuco and Shelton Martis were Curacao I think.

[Manc]

Mendez-Laing. Fairly confident I read he had very recently declared for Guatemala.

[Baz]

I read about Modou Barrow the other day when looking through the Saudi clubs. He's the Gambian.

Aw twats there's another page.

[thommo]

Pedro Obiang
Phil or James Younghusband was Indonesia i think. Chelsea youth player from old FM. Not sure if he made any apps though
Obiang is one of two Equatorial Guinea players to have played in the PL. Both of the Younghusband brothers were Philippines internationals, but neither played a PL game.


Whatshisface Haber for Malta?

Not Mifsud for Malta?
The Maltese player actually never played international football. He was born in Malta but moved over as a youngster, and played in the inaugural PL season.


Cuco Martina for Suriname?

Guatemala has to be Wigan but no idea who

Mendez-Laing. Fairly confident I read he had very recently declared for Guatemala.
Good shout - only made his international debut this summer.

6 players left to get, I'll give some clues shortly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Indonesia must be a similar deal to Mendez-Laing, as there's no way a player has been signed from there. Some Dutch or Belgian with dual nationality perhaps.

[SincereTheRebel]

I was so confident with Younghusband.

[Shindig]

Vurnon Anita? I’m sure he’s Dutch but might’ve declared for Suriname.

[SincereTheRebel]

Man City had a backup Faroe Islands goalkeeper....

[Baz]

Man City had a backup Faroe Islands goalkeeper....

Yes, it was Football Glory legend Gunnar Nielsen (https://www.footballglory.com/players/player?id=72375).

[SincereTheRebel]

Villa had a midfield that bought from Belgium not too long ago. He was on loan at luton. He was from an remote AFCON

[Jimmy Floyd]

Marvelous Nakamba from Zimbabwe, who have had several PL players, notably Grobbelaar, Ndlovu and Benjani.

Suriname - Clyde Wijnhard?

[Manc]

Did Kondogbia have a brief PL stint?

[John Arne]

The Indonesian will be Jordi Amat, declared for them a few years back.

[wullie]

Donk

[Shindig]

I'll have you know I just googled 'Lewis Donk'. :moop:

[thommo]

Vurnon Anita? I’m sure he’s Dutch but might’ve declared for Suriname.

Yes, it was Football Glory legend Gunnar Nielsen (https://www.footballglory.com/players/player?id=72375).

Marvelous Nakamba from Zimbabwe, who have had several PL players, notably Grobbelaar, Ndlovu and Benjani.

Suriname - Clyde Wijnhard?
Wijnhard is an interesting one. He didn't play for the Netherlands and was born in Suriname. But he was born in 1973 when Suriname was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and therefore doesn't qualify.


Did Kondogbia have a brief PL stint?

The Indonesian will be Jordi Amat, declared for them a few years back.
Jordi Amat's story is genuinely mental. He's got Indonesian ancestry through his grandmother, is a descendant of two Kings of Siau, and has now been awarded the title of a prince in Indonesia. He's also already scored an international goal for them.


Donk
Donk is correct, made his Suriname debut in 2021.

Remaining list:

Central African Republic - Just 2 PL apps on loan for Burnley in 2009-10. A winger/striker who hasn't really had a career of note, played in Greece, Switzerland, Norway and Andorra. Just 4 international appearances for CAR.
Guinea-Bissau - Winger and ex-Chelsea youth player, made 1 PL app for Fulham in 2013-14. Scored a goal for Crewe on loan in the same season, and has spent most of his career in Crete. Never played for Guinea-Bissau.
Malta - Born in Malta but never played for them, a left-back who played in the inaugural PL season for Leeds. Played for Reading in the 90s and had spells in Scotland, notably with Kilmarnock. Went into coaching and has managed in Vietnam, Kenya and South Africa, with a fair amount of success.

I'll be surprised if any are guessed to be honest.

[Clunge]

Fairly sure the CAR chappie is FM legend of yore Frederic Nimani. Or at least I think he was an FM legend, you could get him for peanuts and went on to be immense. Got totally nerfed a patch later. Probs youth career times at Monaco.

[SincereTheRebel]

Shabani Nonda

[Ben]

Fairly sure the CAR chappie is FM legend of yore Frederic Nimani. Or at least I think he was an FM legend, you could get him for peanuts and went on to be immense. Got totally nerfed a patch later. Probs youth career times at Monaco.

I remember him. Not a clue he played for Burnley mind.

[thommo]

Fairly sure the CAR chappie is FM legend of yore Frederic Nimani. Or at least I think he was an FM legend, you could get him for peanuts and went on to be immense. Got totally nerfed a patch later. Probs youth career times at Monaco.
Very impressive. Yup, loaned from Monaco to Burnley and managed just 2 sub appearances.

[Pen]

Ali Al-Habsi (the Bolton keeper of that's badly misspelled) for Oman.

The one from Faroes is also a keeper I think. City's third choice from some years back. No idea about the name.

Edit: new page 😕

[John Arne]

Wijnhard is an interesting one. He didn't play for the Netherlands and was born in Suriname. But he was born in 1973 when Suriname was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and therefore doesn't qualify.



Jordi Amat's story is genuinely mental. He's got Indonesian ancestry through his grandmother, is a descendant of two Kings of Siau, and has now been awarded the title of a prince in Indonesia. He's also already scored an international goal for them.


Donk is correct, made his Suriname debut in 2021.

Remaining list:

Central African Republic - Just 2 PL apps on loan for Burnley in 2009-10. A winger/striker who hasn't really had a career of note, played in Greece, Switzerland, Norway and Andorra. Just 4 international appearances for CAR.
Guinea-Bissau - Winger and ex-Chelsea youth player, made 1 PL app for Fulham in 2013-14. Scored a goal for Crewe on loan in the same season, and has spent most of his career in Crete. Never played for Guinea-Bissau.
Malta - Born in Malta but never played for them, a left-back who played in the inaugural PL season for Leeds. Played for Reading in the 90s and had spells in Scotland, notably with Kilmarnock. Went into coaching and has managed in Vietnam, Kenya and South Africa, with a fair amount of success.

I'll be surprised if any are guessed to be honest.

Ha, I chat with this guy regularly on Twitter, but no idea he he was born in Malta. Yeah, no one will get him.

[thommo]

Yeah, I don't think anyone is getting the final two. The players were Mesca (Guinea-Bissau) and Dylan Kerr (Malta).

Full list below:

Armenia – Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Manchester United & Arsenal, 2016-20
Central African Republic - Frederic Nimani - Burnley, 2009-10
Cuba – Onel Hernandez – Norwich City, 2019-20
Faroe Islands - Gunnar Nielsen - Manchester City, 2009-10
Gambia – Modou Barrow – Swansea City, 2014-17
Gibraltar – Danny Higginbotham – Manchester United, Derby County, Southampton, Sunderland & Stoke City, 1999-2005 & 2007-12
Guatemala - Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - Cardiff City, 2018-19
Guinea-Bissau - Mesca - Fulham, 2013-14
Indonesia - Jordi Amat - Swansea City, 2013-17
Kenya – Victor Wanyama – Southampton & Tottenham Hotspur, 2013-20
Malta - Dylan Kerr - Leeds United, 1992-93
Oman – Ali Al-Habsi – Bolton Wanderers & Wigan Athletic, 2007-08 & 2010-13
Pakistan – Zesh Rehman – Fulham, 2003-06
Philippines – Neil Etheridge – Cardiff City, 2018-19
Suriname - Ryan Donk - West Bromwich Albion, 2008-09
Tanzania – Mbwana Samatta – Aston Villa, 2019-20

[SincereTheRebel]

That was a good one. Never heard of the final two.

[Danny]

Only obscure Leeds left back from that time I can think of would be Kevin Sharp.

[phonics]

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[thommo]

Moises Caicedo has just become the most expensive Ecuadorean player in history after his £115m transfer from Brighton to Chelsea yesterday. Can you name the other most expensive players from the top 50 ranked FIFA countries in the world?

Belgium
Brazil
France
England
Argentina
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Netherlands
Germany
USA
Switzerland
Mexico
Croatia
Colombia
Uruguay
Sweden
Wales
Senegal
Iran
Peru
Serbia
Chile
Ukraine
Japan
Poland
Morocco
Tunisia
Austria
Czech Republic
Algeria
South Korea
Russia
Australia
Nigeria
Turkey
Scotland
Hungary
Canada
Norway
Slovakia
Paraguay
Romania
Egypt
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo - Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023
Ireland
Saudi Arabia
Costa Rica
Cameroon

[SvN]

Belgium - Hazard
Brazil - Neymar
France - Mbappe
England - Kane
Wales - Bale
Norway - Haaland

[SincereTheRebel]

Belgium - Lukaku
Brazil - Neymar
France - Mbappe
England - Bellingham
Argentina
Italy
Spain
Portugal - Ronaldo
Denmark
Netherlands - Van Dijk
Germany - Havartz
USA -
Switzerland
Mexico
Croatia
Colombia - James Rodriquez
Uruguay
Sweden
Wales
Senegal
Iran
Peru
Serbia
Chile
Ukraine
Japan
Poland
Morocco
Tunisia
Austria
Czech Republic
Algeria - Mahrez
South Korea
Russia -
Australia
Nigeria
Turkey
Scotland
Hungary
Canada
Norway - Haaland
Slovakia
Paraguay
Romania
Egypt
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo - Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023
Ireland
Saudi Arabia
Costa Rica
Cameroon

[SvN]

Actually, England might be Grealish.

Germany - Havertz
Netherlands - Van Dijk
Colombia - James

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Poland is either Piatek (that Milan move, lol) or Lewandowski.

[SvN]

Pulisic for USA

[Giggles]

I think ours is Nathan Collins.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Iran - Taremi?

[John Arne]

A few guesses...

Argentina - Di Maria
Netherlands - van den Men?
Colombia - "Hamez"
Uruguay - Suarez
Sweden - Zlatan
Senegal - Koulibaly?
Iran - Azmoun or Jahanbaskh
Morocco - Hakimi?
South Korea - Sonny?
Nigeria - Oshimen
Hungary - Szobo
Canada - Jonathan David
Norway - Odegaard
Paraguay - That Bayner striker who played until about 45.
Egypt - Mo Salah
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo - Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pizarro for Chile
Egypt Salah
Scotland Tierney
Cameroon Eto'o?

[SvN]

Darwin for Uruguay

[thommo]

Belgium - Hazard
Brazil - Neymar
France - Mbappe
England - Kane
Wales - Bale
Norway - Haaland


Belgium - Lukaku
Brazil - Neymar
France - Mbappe
England - Bellingham
Portugal - Ronaldo
Netherlands - Van Dijk
Germany - Havartz
Colombia - James Rodriquez
Algeria - Mahrez
Norway - Haaland



Actually, England might be Grealish.

Germany - Havertz
Netherlands - Van Dijk
Colombia - James
The Netherlands one isn't clear. van Dijk's transfer was £75m, but I believe there is one more expensive now the add-ons were factored in.


Poland is either Piatek (that Milan move, lol) or Lewandowski.
They were close but Lewandowski's deal was a little more.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Portugal has to be Joao Felix.

[thommo]

Pulisic for USA

I think ours is Nathan Collins.

Iran - Taremi?

A few guesses...

Argentina - Di Maria
Netherlands - van den Men?
Colombia - "Hamez"
Uruguay - Suarez
Sweden - Zlatan
Senegal - Koulibaly?
Iran - Azmoun or Jahanbaskh
Morocco - Hakimi?
South Korea - Sonny?
Nigeria - Oshimen
Hungary - Szobo
Canada - Jonathan David
Norway - Odegaard
Paraguay - That Bayner striker who played until about 45.
Egypt - Mo Salah


Pizarro for Chile
Egypt Salah
Scotland Tierney
Cameroon Eto'o?


Darwin for Uruguay
I think if the add-ons are all fulfilled he will be, but Suarez is the most expensive for now, which JA got.

[thommo]

Portugal has to be Joao Felix.

It is indeed, at £111m.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kim Min-Jae for South Korea.

Bayern just bought him for a hefty amount.

[John Arne]

Santa Cruz for Paraguay?

Edit: Or Almiron?

[SvN]

Netherlands must be De Jong or De Ligt if it's not VVD.

[Waffdon]

England is Declan Rice, shirely?

Chile - Alexis Sanchez
Argentina - Enzo Fernandez
Netherlands - De Ligt
Cameroon - Onana
Sweden - Isak
Denmark - Hojlund
Croatia - Gvardiol
Serbia - Vlahovic
Japan - Nakata
Senegal - Mane
Switzerland - xhaka
Mexico - Lozano

[thommo]

Kim Min-Jae for South Korea.

Bayern just bought him for a hefty amount.

Santa Cruz for Paraguay?

Edit: Or Almiron?

Netherlands must be De Jong or De Ligt if it's not VVD.
I have it as de Ligt, but de Jong was another one in the ballpark due to add-ons and clauses.


England is Declan Rice, shirely?

Chile - Alexis Sanchez
Argentina - Enzo Fernandez
Netherlands - De Ligt
Cameroon - Onana
Sweden - Isak
Denmark - Hojlund
Croatia - Gvardiol
Serbia - Vlahovic
Japan - Nakata
Senegal - Mane
Switzerland - xhaka
Mexico - Lozano
Waff cleaning up with some good answers there. List so far is as follows:

Belgium – Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan -> Chelsea, £97.5m, 2021
Brazil – Neymar – Barcelona -> PSG, £190m, 2017
France – Kylian Mbappe – Monaco -> PSG, £166m, 2018
England – Declan Rice – West Ham United -> Arsenal, £105m, 2023
Argentina – Enzo Fernandez – Benfica -> Chelsea, £106.7m, 2023
Italy
Spain
Portugal – Joao Felix – Benfica -> Atletico Madrid, £111m, 2019
Denmark – Rasmus Hojland – Atalanta -> Manchester United, £72m, 2023
Netherlands – Matthijs de Ligt – Ajax -> Juventus, £77.27m, 2019
Germany – Kai Havertz – Bayer Leverkusen -> Chelsea, £75m, 2020
USA – Christian Pulisic – Borussia Dortmund -> Chelsea, £58m, 2019
Switzerland – Granit Xhaka – Borussia Monchengladbach -> Arsenal, £30m, 2016
Mexico – Hirving Lozano – PSV -> Napoli, £35m, 2019
Croatia – Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig -> Manchester City, £77.6m, 2023
Colombia – James Rodriguez – Monaco -> Real Madrid, £63m, 2014
Uruguay – Luis Suarez – Liverpool -> Barcelona, £75m, 2014
Sweden – Alexander Isak – Real Sociedad -> Newcastle United, £63m, 2022
Wales – Gareth Bale – Tottenham Hotspur -> Real Madrid, £85.1m, 2013
Senegal – Sadio Mane – Southampton -> Liverpool, £36m, 2016
Iran – Alireza Jahanbakhsh – AZ Alkmaar -> Brighton & HA, £17m, 2018
Peru
Serbia – Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina -> Juventus, £66m, 2022
Chile – Alexis Sanchez – Barcelona -> Arsenal, £31.7m, 2014
Ukraine
Japan
Poland – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich -> Barcelona, £42.5m, 2022
Morocco – Achraf Hakimi – Inter Milan -> PSG, £61m, 2021
Tunisia
Austria
Czech Republic
Algeria – Riyad Mahrez – Leicester City -> Manchester City, £60m, 2018
South Korea – Kim Min-Jae – Napoli -> Bayern Munich, £43m, 2023
Russia
Australia
Nigeria – Victor Osimhen – Lille -> Napoli, £45m, 2020
Turkey
Scotland – Kieran Tierney – Celtic -> Arsenal, £25m, 2019
Hungary – Dominik Szoboszlai – RB Leipzig -> Liverpool, £60m, 2023
Canada – Jonathan David – KAA Gent -> Lille, £25.6m, 2020
Norway – Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund -> Manchester City, £52m, 2022
Slovakia
Paraguay – Miguel Almiron – Atlanta United -> Newcastle United, £21m, 2019
Romania
Egypt – Mohamed Salah – Roma -> Liverpool, £43.9m, 2017
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo – Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023
Ireland – Nathan Collins – Wolverhampton Wanderers -> Brentford, £23m, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Costa Rica
Cameroon – Andre Onana – Inter Milan -> Manchester United, £43.8m, 2023

[Adramelch]

Costa Rica one would assume either Bryan Ruiz or Keylor Navas?

[Waffdon]

Ukraine - Mudryk
Slovakia - Hamsik
Australia - Moy
Costa Rica - Joel Campbell or Keylor Navas
Austria - Alaba
Italy - Tonali

[Adramelch]

Doubt it's Hamsik for Slovakia, his only relevant transfer was at Napoli and he was a youngster.

Slovakia - Skrtel
Austria - Arnautovic
Peru - Pizarro or Farfan
Turkey - Arda Turan

[wullie]

Tonali for Italy

[Waffdon]

Doubt it's Hamsik for Slovakia, his only relevant transfer was at Napoli and he was a youngster.

Slovakia - Skrtel
Austria - Arnautovic
Peru - Pizarro or Farfan
Turkey - Arda Turan

He went to China (I think) but no idea if it was a big fee or not. I just remembered Alaba was a free transfer so there goes that guess. Baumgartner (no idea how to spell it :lol:) went for a decent fee to Leipzig this summer

[thommo]

Costa Rica one would assume either Bryan Ruiz or Keylor Navas?
I was hoping it was Ruiz as an excuse to get Fulham mentioned again in my trivia questions, but Navas is correct.


Ukraine - Mudryk
Slovakia - Hamsik
Australia - Moy
Costa Rica - Joel Campbell or Keylor Navas
Austria - Alaba
Italy - Tonali

Doubt it's Hamsik for Slovakia, his only relevant transfer was at Napoli and he was a youngster.

Slovakia - Skrtel
Austria - Arnautovic
Peru - Pizarro or Farfan
Turkey - Arda Turan

Tonali for Italy

He went to China (I think) but no idea if it was a big fee or not. I just remembered Alaba was a free transfer so there goes that guess. Baumgartner (no idea how to spell it :lol:) went for a decent fee to Leipzig this summer
I think Arnautovic just pips him but the fees were very close.

[Adramelch]

Ah perhaps. I just assumed he went to China on a free, but it was pure guesswork. If there was a fee, then you'd imagine it would be high enough to qualify for that list.

[Adramelch]

Czech Republic - Schick

[thommo]

Czech Republic - Schick

Very close, but I think there is one higher.

[wullie]

Kepa for Spain, Souttar for Australia?

[Baz]

What did Juve paid Lazio for Nedved?

[thommo]

Kepa for Spain, Souttar for Australia?

What did Juve paid Lazio for Nedved?
A lot (approx. £35m), it's also the oldest transfer on the list, made in 2001.

Countries remaining:

Peru (2 with identical (ish) fees)
Japan
Tunisia
Russia
Slovakia
Romania
Saudi Arabia (I think I can safely assume no-one is getting this one)

[SincereTheRebel]

Nolberto Solano
Cocaine Guerrero

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mutu for Romania?
Hamsik for Slovakia?
Arshavin for Russia?
Shinji Kagawa Japan?

[wullie]

Mitoma for Japan?

[Waffdon]

Golovin or Zhirkov for Russia?
Slovakia - Skriniar
Romania - Stanciu

[thommo]

Nolberto Solano
Cocaine Guerrero

Mutu for Romania?
Hamsik for Slovakia?
Arshavin for Russia?
Shinji Kagawa Japan?

Mitoma for Japan?

Golovin or Zhirkov for Russia?
Slovakia - Skriniar
Romania - Stanciu

Some good answers in there. The remaining few are definitely a bit tougher.

[SvN]

Pizarro for Peru, surely.

[Baz]

Cocaine Guerrero:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pizarro for Peru, surely.
It's been said so many times now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Farfan for Peru?

Can't think of any other Peruvian.

[SvN]

Farfan for Peru?

Can't think of any other Peruvian.



Already been said you stupid fuck

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Eat my dick.

[thommo]

:D

Both wrong - both Peruvians are players you would have heard of.

[Waffdon]

Khazri for Tunisia? Honestly couldn’t name you another player.

I’m curious who the Japanese player is as I swear Nakata went for a fair amount. Tomiasyu? Okazaki?

[Baz]

:D

Both wrong - both Peruvians are players you would have heard of.

Palacios? :

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nakata for Japan?

[wullie]

Kamada?

[Shindig]

Yoshinori Muto.
Shinji Kagawa.

[thommo]

Khazri for Tunisia? Honestly couldn’t name you another player.

I’m curious who the Japanese player is as I swear Nakata went for a fair amount. Tomiasyu? Okazaki?

Palacios? :

Nakata for Japan?

Kamada?

Yoshinori Muto.
Shinji Kagawa.

None of the above I'm afraid. The Tunisian is a defender, veteran who still plays in France today. The Japanese player is a really unexpected one, he's still under 30 and playing in Japan now.

[Max Power]

Ayman Abdennour for Tunisia?

[thommo]

Ayman Abdennour for Tunisia?

Correct, good shout. Peru, Japan and Saudi Arabia left.

[Dave.]

Not my strongest area but I'll have a guess at Jefferson Farfan for Peru?

[SincereTheRebel]

Carillo
Vargas
Tomiyashu
Suzuki
Honda
Toyota
Nissan
Nakata
Subaru
For Saudi, that bush head yute with the left foot

[SincereTheRebel]

Nakamura

[Waffdon]

Carillo
Vargas
Tomiyashu
Suzuki
Honda
Toyota
Nissan
Nakata
Subaru
For Saudi, that bush head yute with the left foot

:lol:

[thommo]

Not my strongest area but I'll have a guess at Jefferson Farfan for Peru?

Carillo
Vargas
Tomiyashu
Suzuki
Honda
Toyota
Nissan
Nakata
Subaru
For Saudi, that bush head yute with the left foot
:D

Vargas is indeed one of the Peruvians, moving to Fiorentina for £9.6m in 2008. The other Peruvian is a veteran striker, still playing and enjoying some success in Italy.


Nakamura

The Japanese player was based in Portugal. He's a winger, now back in Japan and still only 28. The Saudi lad is still playing but has never left Saudi Arabia (apart from a strange loan spell with Leganes where he didn't play a game). 75 caps for the national team but didn't feature in the latest World Cup. Honestly doubt anyone will get him.

[Ben]

Ahhh, Lapadula. Italian with a Peruvian great half uncle or some shite.

[thommo]

Ahhh, Lapadula. Italian with a Peruvian great half uncle or some shite.

Correct! Moved to Genoa on one of those classic Italian loans with an obligation to buy him at the end of the season for extortionate money. He's got a Peruvian mother, and scored 26 in 43 last season to help earn Cagliari promotion to Serie A.

[thommo]

The last two players to get were Shoya Nakajima who moved from Portimonense to Al-Duhail in Qatar for £30m, and Yahya Al-Shehri, the Saudi Arabian who moved to Al-Nassr in 2013 for £8.5m.

The full list is as follows:

Belgium – Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan -> Chelsea, £97.5m, 2021
Brazil – Neymar – Barcelona -> PSG, £190m, 2017
France – Kylian Mbappe – Monaco -> PSG, £166m, 2018
England – Declan Rice – West Ham United -> Arsenal, £105m, 2023
Argentina – Enzo Fernandez – Benfica -> Chelsea, £106.7m, 2023
Italy – Sandro Tonali – AC Milan -> Newcastle United, £55m, 2023
Spain – Kepa – Athletic Bilbao -> Chelsea, £71m, 2018
Portugal – Joao Felix – Benfica -> Atletico Madrid, £111m, 2019
Denmark – Rasmus Hojland – Atalanta -> Manchester United, £72m, 2023
Netherlands – Matthijs de Ligt – Ajax -> Juventus, £77.27m, 2019
Germany – Kai Havertz – Bayer Leverkusen -> Chelsea, £75m, 2020
USA – Christian Pulisic – Borussia Dortmund -> Chelsea, £58m, 2019
Switzerland – Granit Xhaka – Borussia Monchengladbach -> Arsenal, £30m, 2016
Mexico – Hirving Lozano – PSV -> Napoli, £35m, 2019
Croatia – Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig -> Manchester City, £77.6m, 2023
Colombia – James Rodriguez – Monaco -> Real Madrid, £63m, 2014
Uruguay – Luis Suarez – Liverpool -> Barcelona, £75m, 2014
Sweden – Alexander Isak – Real Sociedad -> Newcastle United, £63m, 2022
Wales – Gareth Bale – Tottenham Hotspur -> Real Madrid, £85.1m, 2013
Senegal – Sadio Mane – Southampton -> Liverpool, £36m, 2016
Iran – Alireza Jahanbakhsh – AZ Alkmaar -> Brighton & HA, £17m, 2018
Peru – Juan Manuel Vargas – Catania -> Fiorentina, £9.6m, 2008 & Gianluca Lapadula – AC Milan -> Genoa, £9.6m, 2018
Serbia – Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina -> Juventus, £66m, 2022
Chile – Alexis Sanchez – Barcelona -> Arsenal, £31.7m, 2014
Ukraine – Mykhaylo Mudryk – Shakhtar Donetsk -> Chelsea, £62m (£87m), 2023
Japan – Shoya Nakajima – Portimonense -> Al-Duhail, £30m, 2019
Poland – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich -> Barcelona, £42.5m, 2022
Morocco – Achraf Hakimi – Inter Milan -> PSG, £61m, 2021
Tunisia – Aymen Abdennour – Monaco -> Valencia, £19.7m, 2015
Austria – Marko Arnautovic – West Ham United -> Shanghai SIPG, £22.4m, 2019
Czech Republic – Pavel Nedved – Lazio -> Juventus, £35m, 2001
Algeria – Riyad Mahrez – Leicester City -> Manchester City, £60m, 2018
South Korea – Kim Min-Jae – Napoli -> Bayern Munich, £43m, 2023
Russia – Aleksandr Golovin – CSKA Moscow -> Monaco, £26.5m, 2018
Australia – Harry Souttar – Stoke City -> Leicester City, £15m, 2023
Nigeria – Victor Osimhen – Lille -> Napoli, £45m, 2020
Turkey – Arda Turan – Atletico Madrid -> Barcelona, £24.1m, 2015
Scotland – Kieran Tierney – Celtic -> Arsenal, £25m, 2019
Hungary – Dominik Szoboszlai – RB Leipzig -> Liverpool, £60m, 2023
Canada – Jonathan David – KAA Gent -> Lille, £25.6m, 2020
Norway – Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund -> Manchester City, £52m, 2022
Slovakia – Milan Skriniar – Sampdoria -> Inter Milan, £30.6m, 2017
Paraguay – Miguel Almiron – Atlanta United -> Newcastle United, £21m, 2019
Romania – Adrian Mutu – Parma -> Chelsea, £15.8m, 2003
Egypt – Mohamed Salah – Roma -> Liverpool, £43.9m, 2017
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo – Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023
Ireland – Nathan Collins – Wolverhampton Wanderers -> Brentford, £23m, 2023
Saudi Arabia – Yahya Al-Shehri – Al-Ettifaq -> Al-Nassr, £8.5m, 2013
Costa Rica – Keylor Navas – Real Madrid -> PSG, £13.6m, 2019
Cameroon – Andre Onana – Inter Milan -> Manchester United, £43.8m, 2023

[Waffdon]

Christ, yeah they were impossible.

We want more trivia!

[thommo]

Ask and you shall receive.

Harry Kane moves to Germany and will aim to be the 18th foreigner to top the scoring charts in a Bundesliga season. Can you name the other 17?

And as a bonus, can you name the only Brit to have top scored in a Ligue 1, La Liga, Bundesliga or Serie A season?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Claudio Pizarro, fuck you SvN.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Roy Makaay. Fucking loved him.

Bobby Lewandowski.

[niko_cee]

Haaland?

[Adramelch]

One of the harder ones on the list I'd assume: Gekas

And two easy ones: Huntelaar and Elber (not sure on this one, but surely he must have done it at some point)

[niko_cee]

Did Big Jan Koller ever have a good enough year to trouble the scorers?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ebbe Sand
Luca Toni
Aubameyang.

[wullie]

Lineker or John Charles for the historic one

[niko_cee]

Keegan?

[Gray Fox]

There's a Brazilian chap whose face I can see but name I can't remember. Something like Grafite?

[SincereTheRebel]

Grafite
Dzeko

[Waffdon]

Nkunku, Huntelaar, Ailton and Ibisevic?

[SincereTheRebel]

Elber
Toni
Nkunku
Huntalaar
Amoroso

[thommo]

Claudio Pizarro, fuck you SvN.
Nope. :D


Roy Makaay. Fucking loved him.

Bobby Lewandowski.

Haaland?

One of the harder ones on the list I'd assume: Gekas

And two easy ones: Huntelaar and Elber (not sure on this one, but surely he must have done it at some point)

Did Big Jan Koller ever have a good enough year to trouble the scorers?
He managed 16 in 03-04 but it wasn't enough to top score.


Ebbe Sand
Luca Toni
Aubameyang.

[Baz]

Bas Dost

[Jimmy Floyd]

Who was that Dutch carthorse at one of the green teams (Werder/Wolfsburg) who had a massive season.

Bas Dost! Him. Fuck you, Baz.

[thommo]

Lineker or John Charles for the historic one
Charles is correct, with 28 goals for Juventus in 1957-58.


Keegan?

There's a Brazilian chap whose face I can see but name I can't remember. Something like Grafite?
Good shout, 28 goals for Wolfsburg when they won the title.


Grafite
Dzeko

Nkunku, Huntelaar, Ailton and Ibisevic?

Elber
Toni
Nkunku
Huntalaar
Amoroso

[thommo]

Bas Dost

Who was that Dutch carthorse at one of the green teams (Werder/Wolfsburg) who had a massive season.

Bas Dost! Him. Fuck you, Baz.
16 in 21 in 2014-15, but not enough to top score. He did manage 34 in 31 (!) for Sporting in 2016-17.

[thommo]

5 more to get, here's the list so far:

1989-90
1992-93
1993-94
2000-01
2000-01 – Ebbe Sand – Schalke, 22 goals
2001-02 – Marcio Amoroso – Borussia Dortmund, 18 goals
2002-03
2002-03 – Giovane Elber – Bayern Munich, 21 goals
2003-04 – Ailton – Werder Bremen, 28 goals
2004-05
2006-07 – Theofanis Gekas – VfL Bochum, 20 goals
2007-08 – Luca Toni – Bayern Munich, 24 goals
2008-09 – Grafite – VfL Wolfsburg, 28 goals
2009-10 – Edin Dzeko – VfL Wolfsburg, 22 goals
2011-12 – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – Schalke, 29 goals
2013-14 – Robert Lewandowski – Borussia Dortmund, 20 goals
2015-16 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 30 goals
2016-17 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Borussia Dortmund, 31 goals
2017-18 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 29 goals
2018-19 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 22 goals
2019-20 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 34 goals
2020-21 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 41 goals
2021-22 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 35 goals
2022-23 – Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig, 16 goals

[Adramelch]

How about our boy Tony Yeboah? Must have been there or thereabouts before moving to England.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wynton Rufer
Toni Polster

[wullie]

Chapuisat

[SincereTheRebel]

Mpenza
Berbatoes

[Ben]

And as a bonus, can you name the only Brit to have top scored in a Ligue 1, La Liga, Bundesliga or Serie A season?

Got to be Italy, so got to be John Charles. Don't think the other prolific goalscorers lasted long enough over there.

[thommo]

How about our boy Tony Yeboah? Must have been there or thereabouts before moving to England.
Yeboah top scored in back to back seasons with Eintracht Frankfurt.


Wynton Rufer
Toni Polster

Chapuisat

Mpenza
Berbatoes

Got to be Italy, so got to be John Charles. Don't think the other prolific goalscorers lasted long enough over there.
Charles is correct, in the 50s.

Of the 4 remaining, there is 1 Dane, 1 Spaniard, 1 Bosnian and 1 Slovakian.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Dzeko?

[thommo]

Dzeko?

Correct, but already been said.

[Max Power]

Marek Mintal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Correct, but already been said.

Ibisevic for the other Bosnian then?

He had a good season or two in the top league I think.

Edit: Just seen he's been mentioned. Fuck. I can't remember any other Bosnian Bundesliga players that would have been top scorer.

[niko_cee]

Mismovic?

[SincereTheRebel]

Spanish

Mista
Alcacaer
raul

[Shindig]

Ibisevic? Bollocks, I'm out of Bosnians.

John Dahl Tomasson never wandered over there, did he?

Vittek. Is he Slovakian?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Having looked up the Dane, a small hint: he's not a Dane.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Flags are hard for Thommo.

[thommo]

Marek Mintal.
Correct, great shout.


Ibisevic for the other Bosnian then?

He had a good season or two in the top league I think.

Edit: Just seen he's been mentioned. Fuck. I can't remember any other Bosnian Bundesliga players that would have been top scorer.

Mismovic?

Spanish

Mista
Alcacaer
raul

Ibisevic? Bollocks, I'm out of Bosnians.

John Dahl Tomasson never wandered over there, did he?

Vittek. Is he Slovakian?

Having looked up the Dane, a small hint: he's not a Dane.
Whoops. The fact I said Dane is a big clue as to who the Spaniard is.

The "Dane" is actually Norwegian, and the earliest foreigner to top score. He's also managed North Korea and is currently in charge of Hong Kong.

The Bosnian stayed in Germany for ages, scoring for Dortmund, Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen.

[Shindig]

Hasan Salihamidzic.

[Clunge]

Barbarez. Recall him being an absolute don on an early FM, maybe the year Dortmund had that god awful white and mustard striped kit.

[thommo]

Barbarez. Recall him being an absolute don on an early FM, maybe the year Dortmund had that god awful white and mustard striped kit.

There's the niche knowledge I was looking for, good answer.

[thommo]

The final two missing answers were Jorn Andersen, who scored 18 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt in 1989-90, and Thomas Christiansen, who managed 21 goals for VfL Bochum in 2002-03.

Full list is as follows:

1989-90 – Jørn Andersen - Eintracht Frankfurt, 18 goals
1992-93 – Tony Yeboah – Eintracht Frankfurt, 20 goals
1993-94 – Tony Yeboah – Eintracht Frankfurt, 18 goals
2000-01 – Sergej Barbarez – Hamburg, 22 goals
2000-01 – Ebbe Sand – Schalke, 22 goals
2001-02 – Marcio Amoroso – Borussia Dortmund, 18 goals
2002-03 – Thomas Christiansen – VfL Bochum, 21 goals
2002-03 – Giovane Elber – Bayern Munich, 21 goals
2003-04 – Ailton – Werder Bremen, 28 goals
2004-05 – Marek Mintal – Nürnberg, 24 goals
2006-07 – Theofanis Gekas – VfL Bochum, 20 goals
2007-08 – Luca Toni – Bayern Munich, 24 goals
2008-09 – Grafite – VfL Wolfsburg, 28 goals
2009-10 – Edin Dzeko – VfL Wolfsburg, 22 goals
2011-12 – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – Schalke, 29 goals
2013-14 – Robert Lewandowski – Borussia Dortmund, 20 goals
2015-16 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 30 goals
2016-17 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Borussia Dortmund, 31 goals
2017-18 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 29 goals
2018-19 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 22 goals
2019-20 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 34 goals
2020-21 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 41 goals
2021-22 – Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich, 35 goals
2022-23 – Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig, 16 goals

[Ian]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66579751

Enjoyed this.

I only got 19. I didn't get B or V, both of which are annoying but the one which I really kicked myself for was E.

I'd had a guess at Ekoku so given he was in the same team as Euell I'm annoyed I never gave him a go.

[wullie]

Missed out E, I, J, M, N, T, U and X which I was sure was just me not spelling Xisco right.

[Waffdon]

E, Q, I, N and U for me.

If anyone gets E or U they’re lying to themselves

[Jimmy Floyd]

I got 10/26. Normally a quiz fiend so either I'm becoming more normal or it's surprisingly hard.

[wullie]

Usually the hints are a bit more of a clue, as if anyone's seeing they scored 84 goals and immediately clocking who it is.