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Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 06:42 AM by Ollie Irish
Updated 04 Sep 2009 at 08:28 AM by Ollie Irish
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1. Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Tbilisi, Lokomotiv Tbilisi, Dundee, Rangers, Blackburn Rovers (current club). Whose career?

2. Jermain Defoe has never played a full 90 minutes for the English national team. True or false?

3. Three players share the record for red cards received in the Premier League: Patrick Vieira, Duncan Ferguson and which other player? (Clue: he still plays in the Prem)

4. Which football club did Jean-Marc Bosman sue for damages in 1990, an action that precipitated the infamous Bosman Ruling?

5. Picture round. Can you name both players in this photo (half a point for each)?



6. I was born in Long Island, New York. I played college soccer for Duke. I was offered the chance to play in MLS but turned it down to play in Europe. I made my debut in English football on Valentine's Day 2009, coming on as a sub against Huddersfield Town. Who am I?

7. Which English club's home shirt is not just red, but "Garibaldi Red"?

8. Which team's shirt does Derek Smalls wear during Spinal Tap's famous metal detector airport scene? Bonus point: what is Derek's baggy middle name (it's not "Lukewarm")?

9. Which English club plays at the Elgoods Brewery Arena, aka Rockingham Road?

10. This is a detail of which club's badge (there are clues in there)?



Good luck with those. It's more fun if you don't Wiki…
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  1. Old Comment
    Bill Archer's Avatar
    6. Mike Grella

    Thank you and have a good day.
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 07:04 AM by Bill Archer Bill Archer is offline
  2. Old Comment
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    Bill, you are a winner. Okay, that's one down. Nine to go…
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 07:09 AM by Ollie Irish Ollie Irish is offline
  3. Old Comment
    #1 Zurab Khizanishvili
    #2 True?
    #3 Richard Dunne?
    #4 Liege
    #5????????
    #6????????
    #7????????
    #8 Shrewsbury Town
    #9 Kettering Town
    #10??????
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 08:05 AM by cbrown89 cbrown89 is offline
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    silverlion's Avatar
    1. Zurab Khizanishvili
    2. True?
    3.
    4. RFC Liège
    5.
    6. Mike Grella
    7.
    8. Shrewsbury Town F.C Bonus: Middle name is Albion
    9. Kettering Town
    10.
    10.
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 08:22 AM by silverlion silverlion is offline
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    4. Anderlecht or Liege. I can't remember. He wanted to go to Dunkirk, if I recall.
    6. Mike Grella.
    8. Shrewsbury Town - In the pre-Wikipedia days, I once spent several weeks trying to figure this out, it was driving me crazy. In the end, I never got around to buying one. Go figure.
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 08:24 AM by AndyMead AndyMead is offline
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    3. Does Alan Smith still play in the premier league? If so, I bet it's him.
    5. Bellamy and a streaker.
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 09:02 AM by Flemmingdoerken Flemmingdoerken is offline
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    6. Mike Grella, I know him personally. He had a stint in Belgium that no one knows about.
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 09:28 AM by longislandsoccer longislandsoccer is offline
  8. Old Comment
    10.) Rushden and Diamonds
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 09:49 AM by Crew14 Crew14 is offline
  9. Old Comment
    #5 Craig Bellamy (Newcastle) and Brett Emerton (Feyernoord)

    #7 Nottingham Forest
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 11:57 AM by cbrown89 cbrown89 is offline
  10. Old Comment
    5:Bellamy&Emerton
    Posted 04 Sep 2009 at 11:59 AM by cheviet cheviet is offline
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