Football facts that you didn’t know

[Platt Lane 59]

Does he have a baggy suit and a quiff, used to have squatters rights on a certain Texan supermodel? ;-)

He was the "Keeper" in the team.
Obviously, Jerry didn't agree...

 

[ysmsa]

Was it not Under Cover with a terrible version of Gerry Rafferty's (RIP) Baker Street?

Possibly, sure Dream performed at some point too?

Maybe a false memory?

And Sinton scored for them I think?

 

[Blue Mist]

i know.
can you believe!
all those people walking around with phones in their pockets,
and nobody took a photo of an unknown fella.

thankfully,
that's why we have the phrase "legend has it..."

there's no concrete proof he even came to england,
other than, if it can be called proof,
his (iirc) sister-in-law said he did so in her autobigraphy,
in order to swerve austrian conscription.

i'd be interested to know what exactly you could come up with as a single possible example of concrete proof that someone visited somewhere over 100 years ago?

I heard he came to Manchester but when he got off the train the QSG met him on the platform and told him to do one.
A bloke called Frankie told me.


Honest.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Yep me to,well my mum paid,I was buzzing we was on the Tele because it was rare to see city on the box.

Yep watching Huckerby was pretty good at the time, bit of a rudderless speed boat exciting to watch though.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Bin Laden was a Gooner

Harold Shipman was a Notts County fan

Any more "celebrity" fans they don't celebrate too loudly...?

 

[johnny crossan]

Bin Laden was a Gooner

Harold Shipman was a Notts County fan

Any more "celebrity" fans they don't celebrate too loudly...?

Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper, was a Leeds United supporter. Leeds United fans chanted slogans at matches, such as "There's only one Yorkshire Ripper" and the notorious "12-nil" taunt directed at the police.

 

[Aba452]

Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper, was a Leeds United supporter. Leeds United fans chanted slogans at matches, such as "There's only one Yorkshire Ripper" and the notorious "12-nil" taunt directed at the police.

I know the twat was from Bradford, so some peculiar logic to supporting the dirties.

However I seem to recall as a kid Sunderland singing there's only one ripper. Might have been a tie in to the Wearside Jack tape.

 

[johnny crossan]

I know the twat was from Bradford, so some peculiar logic to supporting the dirties.

However I seem to recall as a kid Sunderland singing there's only one ripper. Might have been a tie in to the Wearside Jack tape.

We rub shoulders with some rum buggers when following our team don't we?

 

[foggy1974]

I’ll give you a clue.

It’s the only team in Manchester.

Nope still no idea. Was Merridith at the rags when he scored the winner

 

[calumdown]

Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper, was a Leeds United supporter. Leeds United fans chanted slogans at matches, such as "There's only one Yorkshire Ripper" and the notorious "12-nil" taunt directed at the police.

sadly, very sadly in fact,
in those days we all sang some chants that it's easy to look back on now and regret enormously.
you'd like to think the leeds fans think back similarly.

 

[stonerblue]

Forest don’t actually play in Nottingham

Go on.

 

[stevemacca]

Howard Kendall played in the same schools' football team, as a well known "pop star", who was the vocalist of an excellent pop group.
He also has had a successful solo career.
Who is the pop star ?

That is amazing! I would never have got that and its well worth googling for those still unaware

It leads on to another strange but true

In 1964 the semi finalists for the FA cup were West Ham, Man United, Preston and Swansea

United had won it the year before and as it happened the two strongest were drawn together, them and West Ham featuring Hurst Peters and Moore - West Ham progressing

That led to Howard Kendall for Preston being the youngest to play in the Cup Final, but if United had progressed to the final, then George Best would have shared the record, as he and Kendall had the same birthdate. Best hadn't played in the 63 final and broke through into the first team that season

 

[Aba452]

We rub shoulders with some rum buggers when following our team don't we?

Remember when our friendly face in the media was.. . Stuart Hall?!?!!!! Shudder.

 

[Cellarite]

Remember when our friendly face in the media was.. . Stuart Hall?!?!!!! Shudder.

I've got him in Death Club at work. The stubborn old fucker refuses to give in.

 

[Aba452]

I've got him in Death Club at work. The stubborn old fucker refuses to give in.

Is that a tribute to the dead pool? :-)

 

[Cellarite]

Is that a tribute to the dead pool? :-)

Yes. We have 3 each. 50p per week. I've got Hall, Crerand and Derbyshire.

 

[Vienna_70]

I know the twat was from Bradford, so some peculiar logic to supporting the dirties.

However I seem to recall as a kid Sunderland singing there's only one ripper. Might have been a tie in to the Wearside Jack tape.

My former partner at Royal Mail told me that when his uncle was in his teens, Sutcliffe and he were best mates.

 

[gazinho]

The smallest town to have a top flight English football team is Glossop, think that falls into football facts I didnt know until young Gaz told me yesterday, although I obviously know it now, I think

 

[RiversideBlue]

Bin Laden was a Gooner

Harold Shipman was a Notts County fan

Any more "celebrity" fans they don't celebrate too loudly...?

Shalke 04 had some interesting right wing fans in the 30s

 

[foggy1974]

Arthur Conan Doyle was a goalkeeper for Portsmouth