Who am I?

[Smiffy]

.....

[John Arne]

When you say footballer of the year - are you talking FWA or Ballon d'Or?

[Gray Fox]

I'd be going straight for Kanu here, but the footballer of the year thing is throwing me slightly.

[John Arne]

That was has me confused... the only players to have won footballer of the year twice, since the premier league inception (and a few years before it) and also played in England are...

Ballon d'Or
Keegan
Cristiano Ronaldo

FWA
Henry
Cristiano Ronaldo

And none of those played in Holland...

Trick question, perhaps?

[TG09]

I would of said Kanu too, but footballer of the year i don't think he has won it. That leads me to Bergkamp.

[John Arne]

Bergkamp only won the FA Cup with one team though....

[QE Harold Flair]

I like his biggest feet.

[TG09]

Bergkamp only won the FA Cup with one team though....

Good point, don't know at the moment.

[QE Harold Flair]

It said he started a Premier League club. Not Bergkamo or Kanu, then.

[John Arne]

I think he means his first premier league club, rather than his first club. I think.

[Danny]

That's my interpretation too JA

Edit: Bergkamp was my first thought too but I am 99% sure it's Kanu. He must have won African player of year.

[QE Harold Flair]

It's not written very well. Footballer of the year could also be in any country.

[Danny]

Isn't that part of the "riddle"? To make you doubt it.

[John Arne]

That's a fair point. Kanu did win African Player of Year twice. He's also won 5 titles. I guess that's that.

[John Arne]

I like his biggest feet.

That would also explain Kanu... he is known for having big feet :D

[Baz]

There's no answer.

[Giggles]

There's bound to be some stupid twist to all this to make some stupid point or prove something. It's smiffy, there's always an angle.

[John Arne]

He's actually talking about a Rugby player.

[Magic]

Is this your other personality?

[Toby]

It's Kanu, and Footballer of the Year is the African thing. He has FA Cups with Arsenal and Portsmouth and five league titles.

The only lol bit is that for his "biggest feet [sic]", a Premier League is apparently bigger than the Champions League he won with Ajax.

EDIT: Wait, no. He won the Nigerian Premier League with his actual first club, who's name I won't even attempt to type out without copy paste. But then that means he's won six league titles in total...

[John Arne]

Who Am I?

I represented my international team more times than I represented any one of my club teams. I scored one of the best ever World Cup goals, and made my international debut in 1996.
I left my first league to join a fellow countryman who was managing my new team. I then moved to England, but again left a few years later to play for a fellow countryman in another league.
I have won 5 league titles, and a Champions League title with a club that I had originally joined on loan.
My last club, was my first club, and is my current club.

[-james-]

Van Bronckhorst?

[John Arne]

Well, that wasn't as difficult as I thought :D

[-james-]

The "one of the best world cup goals ever" bit was the give away. I'll do one shortly.

[simon]

https://i.gyazo.com/3ae0bafb4c1ee98427982afbf35f904b.png

Who am I?

[John Arne]

Jay Bothroyd?

[simon]

Perugia give it away? :(

[simon]

https://i.gyazo.com/7aa587bb0b8e04996a63ee0fa2aa7f5c.png

This one should be harder.

[John Arne]

Perugia and Muangthong :)

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/edd0dc7f03c3931eba2fc9d2bf7749df.png

[simon]

That has me stumped.

[-james-]

My current club is over 9000km from my first professional club, and I stopped off at Wigan on the way. I've represented my country at two world cups but we haven't made it past round two yet. I used to be the most highly regarded player with my surname from my country, but that is arguably not the case any more.

[John Arne]

https://i.gyazo.com/7aa587bb0b8e04996a63ee0fa2aa7f5c.png

This one should be harder.

Jon Mackem or Karl Henry?

[simon]

Jon Mackem or Karl Henry?

Neither of them.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My current club is over 9000km from my first professional club, and I stopped off at Wigan on the way. I've represented my country at two world cups but we haven't made it past round two yet. I used to be the most highly regarded player with my surname from my country, but that is arguably not the case any more.

Tony V? What a shitehawk he is.

[-james-]

Tony V? What a shitehawk he is.

:thbup:

[John Arne]

Neither of them.

Mine was Dino Baggio.

I'll get yours... give me more time.

[SvN]

https://gyazo.com/edd0dc7f03c3931eba2fc9d2bf7749df.png

Dino Baggio. Blackburn on loan gave it away.

[Jimmy Floyd]

And is JA's one Dino Baggio?

Edit: yes.

[simon]

Mine was Dino Baggio.

I'll get yours... give me more time.

You have all the time in the world. :)

[Jimmy Floyd]

Simon's one looks like someone playing from the mid to late 90s through to the first half of the 2000s, but fucked if I know.

[Toby]

Simon's is a goalkeeper, but that's about all I have.

[John Arne]

Carlo twatting Nash. I cheated a little bit.

[John Arne]

Easy one...

https://gyazo.com/bc447f19db7268b78ea564a8759d7800.png

[Toby]

Ali Daei.

[John Arne]

Aye.

[Toby]

Having started my career at my home nation's most successful club, I played briefly in Italy before finding my way to England. Of the four English clubs I played for, I spent longest at my second - winning two domestic cups and a European trophy - but left after a fall out with the third manager I played under there. My managerial career has been stunted, managing ten different clubs already and moving further east with each appointment.

[simon]

Carlo twatting Nash. I cheated a little bit.

:cool:

What a guy.

[SvN]

Having started my career at my home nation's most successful club, I played briefly in Italy before finding my way to England. Of the four English clubs I played for, I spent longest at my second - winning two domestic cups and a European trophy - but left after a fall out with the third manager I played under there. My managerial career has been stunted, managing ten different clubs already and moving further east with each appointment.

Dan Petrescu

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was going to say that but I don't remember him playing for two further English clubs after us.

[Toby]

Dan Petrescu

Correct. He was briefly at Southampton after Bradford, Jim.

[Smiffy]

.....

[SvN]

Smiffy must have one hell of a commute.

[Shindig]

He's a bus driver.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Toby]

Paulo Wanchope.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Toby]

You just can't resist the giveaway puns.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Smiffy]

.....

[SvN]

To have so few caps but be so old means it must be a backup or third choice goalkeeper, I'd have thought.

[Smiffy]

.....

[SvN]

Yeah of course. I doubt a reserve keeper at club level would have 500 apps.

[Gray Fox]

So you're looking at someone like Valdes, stuck behind a better keeper internationally, but good enough not to be replaced at club level. Current club means it's not actually Valdes.

Sense tells me he must be something like Italian, stuck behind Buffon for eternity.

[Toby]

Five league titles suggests it's some diddy league.

Don't remember him being at the World Cup but on the off chance he was an unused sub: Helton?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Weidenfeller maybe? Dunno if he's been to a World Cup. Also probably hasn't won five, come to think of it.

[John Arne]

I thought of Abbiati, but only 350 games for Meelan.

[SvN]

Weidenfeller was my first thought, but he's only won a couple of league titles.

[Smiffy]

.....

[SvN]

I do hope it isn't a random South Korean or something.

[Toby]

I don't think it can be a goalkeeper. Can't think of anybody who is playing as first choice for a regular league champion without getting capped, unless he's gone and picked somebody from a South American league.

I imagine it's a German/Spaniard/Brazilian playing in a smaller European league like Portugal or Holland, but fucked if I can think of anybody who's spent a long time in those leagues.

[Gray Fox]

Someone like Douglas Costa springs to mind for outfield players.

Though I imagine he's going to be getting a few caps since signing for Bayern.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Toby]

Fuck off. :D

[Smiffy]

.....

[Toby]

If it's a guy playing in Asia with barely a cap to his name I doubt he's going to be on the tip of anybody's tongue.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Spammer]

Hang on, what? He's won five league titles with his current club but has never featured in the top flight of the country he resides in? How does that make sense?

[Spammer]

Hang on, will they have been a tiny team that's been promoted a million times or something?

Edit: Champions League doesn't make sense in that case.

[Toby]

:D

Found him now by searching Wiki's one club men page. I'll be seriously surprised if anybody had heard of him before.

[Charlie]

He lives in New Zealand and pops over to Australia every week to play some games.

[Reg]

He must live in some neighbouring country to the one he plays in.

[Toby]

Oh, I forgot that clue. This guy fits the bill on every other count: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitoshi_Sogahata

[Spammer]

Fuck that. This a football quiz, not an ability-to-google-effectively quiz. I'm hoping this dude is someone we've a chance of having heard of.

[Smiffy]

.....

[John Arne]

But he resides in the country that he was born... And plays in it. Am I missing something?

[John Arne]

Ah, sorry. Top flight. Got it.

[Smiffy]

.....

[John Arne]

Are we talking this millennium?

[Smiffy]

.....

[ItalAussie]

Romario?

EDIT: Nope, don't think so.

[John Arne]

It sounds like it should be really easy, but I'm still thinking about Hitoshi fucking Sogahata.

[Smiffy]

.....

[John Arne]

Juan Pablo Angel?

[Smiffy]

.....

[John Arne]

Having played for Real Madrid for 5 years, including an unsuccessful loan spell in England during that time, I decided to try my hand in France. After only one fairly successful season with Marseille, I tried England again, only to leave 1yr later to head back to Spain. I retired with 6 international caps.

In 2004, I was named as one of my clubs 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's anniversary celebrations.

[Gray Fox]

Juan Pablo Angel?

Jesus he was the first name that came to mind but I ruled him out for some reason. I was sure that 2nd striker he was on about was Heskey too.

[Manc]

Morientes?

47 caps. Woops.

[John Arne]

I didn't think it was him going based on the 3rd highest scorer thing. But, I just tried to think of players who left the Premier League for MLS and got it.

[John Arne]

Morientes?

Nein.

Last millennium, and some.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought that but he only had one gig in England and (I hope for their sake) isn't in Real Madrid's greatest 16 players.

Must be someone in the 90s.

[John Arne]

He didn't necessarily start his career with Real. I've been a bit sneaky with the wording.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Laurie Cunningham? Although he died rather than retired.

[Pen]

Pedro Munitis or Santiago Solari.

Edit: Raul Bravo.

[John Arne]

Laurie Cunningham? Although he died rather than retired.

Yup. Good point on the retirement :/

[igor_balis]

Some old twat moaned about Cunningham betraying the Albion to move to Real Madrid, then made a terrible joke - 'I hear he's going to make a comeback. Only 6 feet to go!' Watching my dad call him a cunt and telling him to fuck off was pretty great though. The old bloke I mean, not Cunningham.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Both of my professional clubs have enjoyed big cup wins this week. I've never played professionally in the land of my birth, but I have scored a World Cup goal for them, and my team have never lost a World Cup match when I've played.

[Reg]

John Obi Mikel?

[Pen]

I have won six league titles and four domestic cups between 2005 and 2010, but my career is so illustrious that no one remembers me because of them. Half of the titles mentioned I won in Europe and the other half in Asia. To put those lesser titles in perspective, I've also won the Champions league once and been the top goal scorer in it on another season.

(does that fall within the rules?)

[Gray Fox]

I want to say Del Piero. But that's around the time Juventus were stripped of titles so he wouldn't really count.

[Pen]

No, I am not Del Piero.

I have played for 14 different teams as a professional and I've scored more than Del Piero for both club and country.

[John Arne]

Rivaldo?

[Pen]

Yeah. It would've been even more obvious if I'd said anything about his Brazil career. I was tempted to throw in the fact he has scored in the same game as his son, but that also would've made it too easy. I picked him as I had completely forgotten his Greek Odyssey.

[Pen]

During my career I was always a prolific goalscorer, scoring more than 300 career goals for my clubs. Even with all those goals, I was never able to secure my team a domestic top flight title before I went to Turkey (my fifth country). I represented my country in three major tournaments and won the UEFA cup. I never won anything domestically in my home country despite playing there for more than a decade and scoring over 200 goals. Who am I?

[Reg]

van (something) Hesselink? Whatever he's called.

I might be confusing him with another Dutch striker.

[Alex]

van (something) Hesselink? Whatever he's called.

I might be confusing him with another Dutch striker.

It think it might be van Hooijdonk that you mean.

[Disco]

Jan Vennegor of Hesselink is the name you;re searching for (I've no idea if it's the right answer though).

[Alex]

Oh yeah, Vennegor of Hesselink is the name he's after, but I think van Hooijdonk is the right answer and the other Dutch striker he's confusing him with.

[Pen]

van Hooijdonk was indeed the one I was after.

[Pen]

Despite playing professionally for 16 years, I only managed under 300 games for my clubs. It was mostly down to injuries though as I won everything there is to win both domestically and in Europe and represented my country in two major tournaments and coming close to winning one of them. I ended my career in England, but enjoyed no success there. Who am I?

[SincereTheRebel]

Ivan campo
Fernando hierro

[Pen]

Neither of them.

[SincereTheRebel]

Davor sukur
Oleg luchny

Probably spelled incorrectly

[Pen]

Neither of those either. I'll start work in a few minutes so I'll be back to check in here during lunch.

[Shindig]

Hmmmm... so its either a Portuguese fella or erm... I dunno. Half of that Portuguese 2004 lot would've taken medals with Mourinho.

[Toby]

Markus Babbel?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It'll be a Portugeezer as Pen loves them. Somebody comb through that 2004 Porto team. Did Maniche play anywhere after us?

[Toby]

I doubt there are any Chelsea Portugeezers who had no success in England at all. Nuno Valente would probably fit the bill.

[Pen]

I am Nuno Valente. Was tempted to put that he's made the last four in the world cup too.

[Pen]

I was born in the seventies and thus had no chance represent my own country before the nineties internationally. My attempts to move abroad from my home country didn't start of too well as it took me three 'failed' attempts to Finland, Switzerland and England before finally finding my place on my fourth try. I ended up staying in England for more than a decade. Funnily enough, two of the teams that ended up signing me did so after a loan period where I didn't play a game. I famously scored against the team that I stayed at for the longest in my debut against them. Who am I?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is that first bit meant to imply he's South African? Doesn't sound like Lucas Radebe or anyone.

[Pen]

No, think Eastern Europe.

[Disco]

My first thought was East/West Germany, which doesn't really fit come to think of it. I only know Mark Fish for South Africa of anywhere near that period.

Hang on, if he was born in the 70's then he could easily not have been old enough until the 90's.

[Pen]

My teams in England were Portsmouth, Derby, Sunderland, Arsenal and Watford.

[QE Harold Flair]

Mart Poom?

[Pen]

Yep. Interestingly he'ss not the most capped player for Estonia as they have a guy who's the most internationally capped player in Martin Reim.

[Pen]

I am the highest scorer for my country and managed a 1 in 2 average throughout my career for both club and country. Despite scoring so consistently, I only managed a single season in Europe, England to be precise. Many probably thought my style of play would've suited my team in England well, but I only scored fewer goals in one of my many clubs. I'm sure most of you remember one of my World cup goals, which is regarded as one of the best of its kind. Who am I?

[SvN]

Jared Borgetti

[QE Harold Flair]

Afonso Alves?

[Pen]

It's Borgetti.

[Pen]

Although I'm not Italian, I won everything there is to win in both Italy and in Europe. I only played for three clubs during m whole career. I captained my country and was an important first team player throughout my career for all my clubs. I was never the outright superstar for my Italian teams, but due to my versatility and my ability to score from a long range (once as far as the halfway line) I always had a place in the team. I'm still the most capped player for my country in the Champions league.

[Alex]

Jeremy Beadle?

[SvN]

Javier Zanetti

[Pen]

No, not Zanetti.

[SvN]

Surprised at that, Zanetti fits perfectly

[Alex]

Jeremy Beadle?


Javier Zanetti

:D


No, not Zanetti.

Shit.

[Pen]

He does actually (though I don't remember him scoring long range goals).

[Reg]

Cameronasi?

[SvN]

I had it in my head that this was Zanetti.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_mWYklhB8Y

[Pen]

Not Camoranesi either.

[Pen]

But Stankovic is correct.

[QE Harold Flair]

Dejan Stankovic? Oh well guess someone else was checking wiki caps statistics. :drink:

[Pen]

I finished on the top the scoring charts in both Italy and Spain once. Considering how well known I was it's slightly surprising that my biggest and only European success was winning the Cup Winners Cup. I did win my domestic league once and another two domestic cups with two different teams and neither of those was the club I won my league title with. I played in three different countries in total and averaged about 1 in two throughout my career. My brother played for a different national team than I did.

[Alex]

Christian Vieri.

[Pen]

Yeah.

[Reg]

I was capped nearly forty times by my country, my last cap coming shortly before their most successful period. I started my career playing in the second tier of my home country, and finished it playing in the second tier of another. In between I played in the Champions League.

[SvN]

Vicente

[Reg]

Vicente
Dammit :D Played, SvN.

[SvN]

Brighton gave it away to be fair

[SvN]

Edit: Fucked up, see below

[QE Harold Flair]

Juninho?

[SvN]

Not Juninho. He won quite a few trophies, including the World Cup and the League Cup with Boro.

[Toby]

Di Canio? Although he won a UEFA Cup.

[randomlegend]

My immediate thought was Di Canio, but he was apparently never capped for Italy.

[SvN]

I've actually made a mistake, because Wikipedia was incomplete. My bad. Let's try again.

My first few clubs were in my home country, and I eventually made my way to England, before finishing my career back in my home country. I won the league twice in my home country but most people know me for scoring a memorable goal that's fans of the club still talk about today. I had a decent international career and appeared at a world cup, and scored a couple of goals.

[QE Harold Flair]

Asprilla?

Forget that, I'm going to bed.

[Raoul Duke]

Karel Poborsky?

[SvN]

Not Asprilla or Poborsky.

For a further clue, I've only ever played in my home country and England.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ricky Villa?

[SvN]

I think everyone knows that Ricky Villa played a single season at the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

(No, good shout though).

[Raoul Duke]

As it's you asking, I'd assumed it's a Utd player.

[SvN]

It's not a United player, but it is someone from the premier league era.

[Danny]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deXicnyXt3g

[SvN]

Absolutely glorious. Well in, Danny.

[Raoul Duke]

I thought him but couldn't be bothered to look it up.

[QE Harold Flair]

I think you'll find I was born in 1979 and played for 2 top flight teams in England. I won a league and cup double for my second club in my home country, but have also played in Germany, Greece, Argentina, Russia and Holland. I was known for goals of individual brilliance, although this did not result in me winning a single trophy in any major league outside of my home nation, although I did win a league title in Greece. I was capped 58 time by my country. Who the fuck am I?

[Danny]

Having started my career in my home country I moved to Germany aged 22. My first spell in Germany was ended by a trip to England what I played for a single club. A return to Germany followed before I finished my career in the middle east.

My highest team honour was loss in the League Cup final. I did, however, manage a second and third in my continents player of the year and two top scorer awards in one of the leagues I played in.

edit: well this is awkward.

[Alex]

Tony Yeboah for yours Danny?

[The Merse]

I think you'll find I was born in 1979 and played for 2 top flight teams in England. I won a league and cup double for my second club in my home country, but have also played in Germany, Greece, Argentina, Russia and Holland. I was known for goals of individual brilliance, although this did not result in me winning a single trophy in any major league outside of my home nation, although I did win a league title in Greece. I was capped 58 time by my country. Who the fuck am I?

Sounds like Georgie Kinkladze but there's fuck all chance he's 37.

[Danny]

Tony Yeboah for yours Danny?

:nod:

[QE Harold Flair]

Sounds like Georgie Kinkladze but there's fuck all chance he's 37.

This is the correct answer. I thought the great goals was a bit of a giveaway.

[Danny]

Sounds like Georgie Kinkladze but there's fuck all chance he's 37.

That was one of my first thoughts

[Danny]

This is the correct answer. I thought the great goals was a bit of a giveaway.

He was born in 73.

[QE Harold Flair]

So he was. I was probably looking at someone else's year of birth, then. All's well that ends well :scratch:

[Danny]

:D

The rest of it worked

[Charlie]

Just realised I've probably been merging Kinkladze and Kanchelskis into the same person all my life.

[John Arne]

Kinkladze was quality.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBQWeOFLQi4

[Jimmy Floyd]

I had a moderately successful career, even though it arguably failed to live up to its early promise. I played in my country's top flight for the first decade of my career, which among others took in stints on both sides of a city rivalry, and also went to two European Championships with my country. I finished my career with a lengthy spell at my home town club, which enjoyed its most successful period for many years whilst I was there.

[Guybrush]

Nick Barmby?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Correct. Thought it would be tougher.

[Reg]

The first five clubs I played for have all won the Champions League. Who am I?

[Pen]

Is it Seedorf?

[John]

Edgar Davids.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Pen]

It must be Davids then, as John said.

edit: it is Davids. Completely forgotten that he played for Barnet last.

[Pen]

I am a Champions League winner who has won trophies in five different contries, but I have also been selected as the worst player in Serie A after my big money move there.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Pen]

Rivaldo won the Champions League with Milan, but it's not him.

[John]

Was Quaresma at Porto when they won the Champion's League?

First thought was Mendieta, but that was based purely on the worst player thing and I don't think he's actually done any of the things there, has he?

[Smiffy]

.....

[Smiffy]

.....

[Pen]

It is Quaresma. I thought he had won the Champions League with Porto, but instead won it with Inter.

[John]

Rivaldo also works for that clue, by the way, so Smiff was right first.

[Smiffy]

.....

[John]

Having failed to make the breakthrough at my first club, I moved abroad and signed for a club in England. I spent most of my five years with that club on loan to four different clubs in three different countries, before moving to another English club and again failing to make the grade. I played in the top division of five European countries over my career, but despite playing for fourteen different clubs I never made more than thirty league appearances for any of them, and the club for which I appeared most was a single season loan. Despite that sparse playing time I won five trophies in my career, two of which were European trophies won in 2001.

[Reg]

Edgar Davids.
Just to confirm - correct!

[QE Harold Flair]

Well now, I am a former professional footballer, born in Newcastle, who plied his trade in both England and Spain. I played both in the old first division as it was, and also in the Premier league, with a host of clubs including the quite excellent Arsenal FC. I also represented England, somehow. Despite being an international, I was often not first choice for my teams, even though I won 2 league titles, a league cup and an fa cup. I finally hung up my boots in 1999, with a career of 578 games and 40 goals.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I want to say Vinny Samways, but not overly convinced he played for Arsenal, or actually fulfilled many of those criteria at all.

John's one is impossible.

[John]

I was worried I may have been a bit too tight with the information. I'll add a bit, which will probably make it too easy.

[Disco]

Kevin Richardson, as well as having a cracking moustache, both went to Spain and played for Arsenal.

[Toby]

John's is Gregory Vignal.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Toby]

Bergkamp obvz.

[Smiffy]

.....

[John]

John's is Gregory Vignal.

:nodd:

[CJay]

Well now, I am a former professional footballer, born in Newcastle, who plied his trade in both England and Spain. I played both in the old first division as it was, and also in the Premier league, with a host of clubs including the quite excellent Arsenal FC. I also represented England, somehow. Despite being an international, I was often not first choice for my teams, even though I won 2 league titles, a league cup and an fa cup. I finally hung up my boots in 1999, with a career of 578 games and 40 goals.

Who is this? I can't get it.

[Toby]

Disco got it already.

Smiffy, you'll need more/different blur. That's barely obscuring him.

[CJay]

Not sure how I missed that. :moop:

[QE Harold Flair]

Who is this? I can't get it.

It was Richardson.

[Reg]

I only appeared as a substitute for the most famous club of my still on-going career. I also played for a team whose ex-manager has also managed a team with blue and white stripes, and two teams with black and white stripes.

Who am I?

[QE Harold Flair]

It's not Dave, is it?

[Reg]

Clue: he is a French winger.

I'll check back tomorrow.

[QE Harold Flair]

While I was looking through potential candidates for one os these, I noted that Koeman scored 193 goals in 535 games. How fucking insane is that for a centre half?

[The Merse]

While I was looking through potential candidates for one os these, I noted that Koeman scored 193 goals in 535 games. How fucking insane is that for a centre half?

I would point out he took penalties for Basically every team he ever played for. But yes - astonishing given most of his career was at centre half (albeit he played centre mid a fair bit too).

Passarella being within a few goals of the same tally on similar games is mental too.

[Danny]

Clue: he is a French winger.

I'll check back tomorrow.

Kakuta?

[Reg]

Not Kakuta.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's annoying me that I can't find the manager. The only people I can find with two black and white teams behind them are Sam Allardyce and Antonio Conte, and neither has the blue and white stripes.

[Toby]

I'd have assumed it would be a Brighton manager given it's Regista asking the question, but can't think of any who manage the two black and white striped teams. Surprising number who have done multiple blue and white striped teams though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The only black and white striped teams I can think of are Newcastle, Notts County and Grimsby; Juventus, Udinese and Siena; erm, Charleroi I think. Not many have done two of those.

[Disco]

Cesena.

[Toby]

The only black and white striped teams I can think of are Newcastle, Notts County and Grimsby; Juventus, Udinese and Siena; erm, Charleroi I think. Not many have done two of those.

The mighty St Mirren and Dunfermline too.

And half a dozen Brazilian teams, which makes me think it's a South American. Possibly a former Argentina manager for the blue and white.

[Reg]

The manager is indeed Sam Allardyce (Notts County, Newcastle, Blackburn*).

*Blackburn don't have exactly what you'd call traditional stripes but hopefully that's fair.

[Disco]

Do Botafogo play in stripes? What about Boavista, they're black and white too I think.

Edit: Blackburn shirts are halved. :panda:

[Toby]

Hadn't even noticed the French winger addition. :moop:

Did Obertan actually start a game while at United? He probably did, I can't say I remember anything of his time there.

[Toby]

Oh wait, is it Julien Faubert and his bizarre stint at Real Madrid?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Blackburn shirts striped?

I'll be writing to my MP about this.

[Reg]

Oh wait, is it Julien Faubert and his bizarre stint at Real Madrid?
Correct. :thbup:


Edit: Blackburn shirts are halved. :panda:
My bad, even though I've seen them lots I always think of that shirt as striped.

[Toby]

I spent almost all of my playing career at my first club, barring my first season in management where I still played the occasional game for my new employer. My successful playing career included multiple league trophies, even more domestic cups and even two European trophies in addition. My managing career started off well, with great success in my home country followed by a spell as national manager, but it's largely been downhill since I moved to a neighbouring league.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Alex McLeish.

[Toby]

Correct.

[SvN]

I had no idea he was a player manager.

[Jimmy Floyd]

For a time I was arguably the most renowned active player from my country, although others had superseded me before my playing days were over. I began my professional career in the Low Countries before a move to England took in three clubs. I was not hugely successful at any of them and am perhaps better known for my national team performances. I went to two World Cups, scoring a famous late equaliser in one of them.

[Toby]

Seoul Ki-Hun

Very possibly spelled wrong/wrong name entirely but it's the guy who scored against Italy in 2002.

[Disco]

That was Ahn wasn't it? I remember because he was either at or on his way to Perugia at the time and that goal didn't go down very well.

[SvN]

That was the winner

[Disco]

That would make sense.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It is Seol Ki-Hyeon.

[Reg]

I was capped almost 100 times for my country, and picked up the World Cup along the way. Out of my 6 clubs, the club who have enjoyed the most success this century failed to win a league title during my stay.

[Pen]

My first though was Ronaldo, but I checked and was wrong. Cannavaro would work if we discount Juve's stripped titles.

edit: It say almost, instead of over 100 caps, so back to Ronaldo.

[Pen]

Ah, the clue is Barcelona and it's Zambrotta. I read that question horribly at first.