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A lil football brain teaser...

PiE · 2002-04-09 16:57:27

Theres 3 players in the Premier League, whos second names are the same as their Managers first names. Name them :)

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Theres 3 players in the Premier League, whos second names are the same as their Managers first names.

Name them

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#2 09-04-2002 06:05PM

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steven gerrard, laurant robert and finidi george
that was easy something a lttle more challenging please

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#3 09-04-2002 06:11PM

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Was already post here

Gerard Houllier - Steven Gerard
Fillini George - George Burley &
Dean Gordon - Gordon Strachan

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#4 09-04-2002 06:22PM

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Damn You All To Hell!

Took me like 2 hrs to get that Bobby Robson -> Laurent Robert link.

Actually yea theres 4 ;]

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#5 09-04-2002 06:28PM

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Originally posted by PiE
Bobby Robson -> Laurent Robert

They are not the same names

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#6 09-04-2002 06:36PM

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ok heres one......only one player has ever played in a manchester, merseyside and old firm derby.
Who is he????

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#7 09-04-2002 06:38PM

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Andrei kanshelkis (spelling?) for Man U, Liverpool and rangers.

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#8 09-04-2002 06:42PM

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mmmm....very quick off the mark

anyone got anymore???

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#9 09-04-2002 06:43PM

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kanshelkis played for everton, not liverpool

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#10 09-04-2002 07:15PM

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Originally posted by Keeks

They are not the same names

Bobby short for Robert and you know it

Merseyside applies to Liverpool and Everton, hence the "Merseyside Derby"? Probably applies to Tranmere too.

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#11 10-04-2002 07:34AM

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Originally posted by irelandforever
kanshelkis played for everton, not liverpool

doh....had liverpool on the brain yesterday.....was having nice dreams of them being beaten and then i realized it wasn't a dream..:D

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#12 10-04-2002 09:34AM

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As Alex would say himself

"Must say the standard of questions was not up to scratch.

Very Poor. Have to do better"

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#13 10-04-2002 09:37AM

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Ok...Who was the First Player to be sent off in a FA Cup final?

Its an easy one really.

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#14 10-04-2002 09:56AM

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would it be kevin moran

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#15 10-04-2002 10:18AM

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What name appeared on every FA Cup Final team sheet from 1983 to 1987?

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#16 10-04-2002 05:08PM

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Gary Steven (Spurs and Everton)

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#17 10-04-2002 07:08PM

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See can ye get this one? Who was the first £1million player in world football. (By the way it's not Trevor Francis. It's way before him!).

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#18 11-04-2002 11:30PM

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John Aldridge, answer to keeks fa cup final question, pretty sure on this

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#19 12-04-2002 03:38AM

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Nope...kevin Moran was the first player to be sent off in a cup final....John Aldridge was the first to miss apenalty in a cup final.

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#20 14-04-2002 12:31AM

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your right, what i wanna know is how i got that wrong?!!? hmmm

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#21 14-04-2002 12:42AM

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what was the last first division club to win the f.a cup?

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#22 14-04-2002 03:10AM

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what do u mean...b4 the premiership

If so Liverpool...If not sunderland?

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#23 14-04-2002 01:29PM

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keeks -> 10 points

tried to con people....

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#24 15-04-2002 04:17PM

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Gary Steven (Spurs and Everton)

Spurs or Everton were not in the 1983 final.

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#25 15-04-2002 05:53PM

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Gary Stevens played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 Cup final...

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#26 16-04-2002 03:02PM

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Exactly.

1 Gary Stevens played for Brighton and Spurs and the other one played for Everton.

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#27 16-04-2002 03:39PM

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But thats the name that appeared on every team sheet between 83 and 87

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#28 16-04-2002 03:53PM

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Name the last country to eliminate Italy from a World Cup Finals in regulation time? The round, the year and the score?

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#29 16-04-2002 04:04PM

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France italy 86 2 nil i tink

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#30 16-04-2002 04:04PM

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It was mexico 1986, France beat them in the Second round 2-0, Platini and Stropya scored the goals

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#31 16-04-2002 04:09PM

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Originally posted by Shamrok
Who was the first £1million player in world football. (By the way it's not Trevor Francis. It's way before him!).

was it johann cruyff by any chance???

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