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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 11:56:44 GMT
Can you match the famous fan to his/her favourite team?
(IN)FAMOUS FANS
1 Chris Packham, 2 Nigel Kennedy, 3 Sean Bean, 4 Jude Law, 5 Freddie Starr, 6 Nick Hancock, 7 Stephen Fry, 8 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, 9 Michael Crawford, 10 Fatboy Slim' 11 Patrick Stewart, 12 Alastair Campbell, 13 Lennox Lewis, 14 Lily Allen, 15 Daniel Craig
TEAMS
A Stoke, B Wolves, C Villa, D Crewe, E Huddersfield, F West Ham, G Fulham, H Southampton, I Liverpool, J Everton, K Norwich, L Brighton, m Tottenham, N Burnley, O Sheffield United.
Tie breaker questions:
Which teams are/were (allegedly) supported by Michael Foot, Tony Blair, Neil Kinnock, Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson and Kenneth Clark?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 13:09:41 GMT
Well done and a Happy Christmas to wildebeeste for finding time during his Fairtrade Coffee Break to put this quiz together. Incidentally if you listened to 'In Business' (Radio 4) last night concerning the history and future of The Co-op then the disastrously inefficient Hebden Bridge store featured prominently. But back to matters in hand, I reckon I know six and will match the other letters and numbers up randomly and hope for the best. I've never heard of Chris Packham and I thought Hugh Grant was the celebrity Fulham fan, but I won't let those minor draw backs discourage me. 1D 2C 3 PigsO 4M 5E 6A 7K 8H 9J 10L 11I 12N 13G 14F 15B Tie breakers: Foot - Plymouth Argyle Blair - Frickley Athletic Kinnock - Merthyr Tydfil Maggie - Millwall Wilson - Woolpack Wanderers (Isles of Scilly) Clark - Young Boys (Berne) or Norwich  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 17:15:29 GMT
Wasn't Blair famously quoted about seeing Hughie Gallagher, Jackie Milburn, Tony Green and Paul Robinson line up together for the Toon in a 4-1-3-2 formation?
Michael Foot was squad number 90 for Argyle the year he turned ninety.
Harold Wilson paid a visit to Huddersfield the game prior to us playing there in the mid 1970s. "You can have Harold's seat" said the gateman.
Ken Clarke: Nottingham Forest. Not to be confused with Frank Clark.
Not sure Thatcher supported a team but she seemed to have a "special relationship" with the rather odious Emlyn Hughes (I know he's dead but I couldn't stand the bugger). All I know is that, should the Football League insist on a minute's silence for her, I want to be at Oakwell.
On which note I see another TUFC site is running a Dead Club. Name eleven famous people who you think will expire during 2013 and score points according to their age when they meet their maker. Anybody up for a TFF version?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 17:24:28 GMT
Well done and a Happy Christmas to wildebeeste for finding time during his Fairtrade Coffee Break to put this quiz together. Incidentally if you listened to 'In Business' (Radio 4) last night concerning the history and future of The Co-op then the disastrously inefficient Hebden Bridge store featured prominently. But back to matters in hand, I reckon I know six and will match the other letters and numbers up randomly and hope for the best. I've never heard of Chris Packham and I thought Hugh Grant was the celebrity Fulham fan, but I won't let those minor draw backs discourage me. 1D 2C 3 PigsO 4M 5E 6A 7K 8H 9J 10L 11I 12N 13G 14F 15B Tie breakers: Foot - Plymouth Argyle Blair - Frickley Athletic Kinnock - Merthyr Tydfil Maggie - Millwall Wilson - Woolpack Wanderers (Isles of Scilly) Clark - Young Boys (Berne) or Norwich A disastrous performance by the old fellow there. Too much Daily Mail and not enough Shoot! obviously. Ken Clarke was at Saltergate when Forest were beaten there in the Cup in 1997 and had the bulky Mark Crossley in goal. When poor old Norm was sent off the BBC cameraman focused in on Mr Clarke just as the home fans were chanting "You fat bastard!". Funny, that. Hugh Grant is a Fulham fan but not the only famous one, which is nice since in our day actors and beautiful people were supposed to support Chelsea. Maggie Thatcher was alleged to like Leicester but this was probably news to the Filbert Street regulars. Neil Kinnock should support Merthyr but found it more expedient to be a Liverpool fan. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 17:40:16 GMT
Not sure Thatcher supported a team but she seemed to have a "special relationship" with the rather odious Emlyn Hughes (I know he's dead but I couldn't stand the bugger). All I know is that, should the Football League insist on a minute's silence for her, I want to be at Oakwell. The annoyingly chirpy Emlyn Hughes was supposed to be a racing certainty for the Chesterfield manager's job in 1983 but instead the new board chose his direct opposite in John Duncan, a 100% dour Scot if ever there was one. 8-1-1 was JD's favourite formation. He bored the fans rigid and converted many a talented striker into a no nonsense centre half but he was also almost certainly the most successful manager the club ever had. On the subject of granite-jawed Scots I forgot to add Gordon Brown to the list. Maybe the reason he is so rarely seen in Westminster nowadays is that he is too busy at Stark's Park watching his beloved Raith Rovers. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 18:18:21 GMT
Ken Clarke is one of the more plausible "celebrity fans". He's also one of the slightly more tolerable Tory politicians notwithstanding his support for the tobacco industry.
Steven Fry and Hugh Grant? Spare me those tossers, please. Yes, yes, "national treasures" I know but that's not going to weaken my resolve. I bet Hughie boy was at Plainmoor the time Torquay and Fulham were battling it out for 91st place. More likely he was in the back of a car in Los Angeles at the time.
Never really associated Neil Kinnock with football. Scottish ancestry or not, he always struck me as more of South Walian grammar school rugby "boyo".
Saw Noel Edmunds on the Big Bank at Exeter once.
To be honest I can stomach Exeter City.
But not Noel Edmunds.
Indeed, some highly-respectable friends of mine are desperate to see him implicated in the Savile business. Maybe they've a bet with Paddy Power?
Mr Blobby's tale will emerge one day.....
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Post by JamesB on Dec 24, 2012 18:39:16 GMT
On which note I see another TUFC site is running a Dead Club. Name eleven famous people who you think will expire during 2013 and score points according to their age when they meet their maker. Anybody up for a TFF version? I'd be up for something like that |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 18:58:38 GMT
Terribly disappointed in my Quiz performance. I really should have known that Ken Clarke's Hush Puppies often find their way to the City Ground Nottingham. On reflection I probably did hit the sherry a little too early today. wildebeeste Nail on the head I reckon wildebeeste. I was more than happy with Shoot, but for some reason deserted it in favour of the Football Weekly News. All that happened, of course, long before I discovered the delights of the Daily Mail which certainly does deserve it's mention for developing me into the even handed, open minded, compassionate, tolerant, global citizen you see before you today    |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 19:18:28 GMT
On which note I see another TUFC site is running a Dead Club. Name eleven famous people who you think will expire during 2013 and score points according to their age when they meet their maker. Anybody up for a TFF version? I'd be up for something like that Well, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and, where other sites have lifted more than a few decent ideas from this one, the TFF shouldn't be afraid of following if there's fun to be had. And, besides, you need something to keep yourself amused during those long winter nights in Aberdare. Elsewhere the Dead XIs are lining up in football formations. For example in 4-4-2: Goal: Lindsay Lohan Full backs: Rolf Harris and Clive James Centre backs: Prince Charles and Prince Phillip Central midfield: Margaret Thatcher and Mark Thatcher Wide players: Dame Vera Lynn and Dame Shirley Bassey Twin strikers: Mario Balotelli and Silvio Berlusconi. That's just an idea rather than anything cast in (a head) stone. You could have a number of rules: 1. Reconsidering my moribund and rigid 4-4-2 formation, somebody must play "in the hole". They can't all be cremated. 2. In the interests of good taste no Torquay United associations. Otherwise bad taste is perfectly acceptable. 3. You must include two potential stiffs under thirty and no more than two over ninety. |
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Post by JamesB on Dec 24, 2012 22:19:48 GMT
I dunno, I'd be hoping they would all go in a hole. Or at least an urn
Sounds like a good idea, anyway. 2 under 30 is probably a bit much, though - make it 2 under 50 or at a push 40 and that would probably be better
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2012 7:44:02 GMT
2 under 30 is probably a bit much, though - make it 2 under 50 or at a push 40 and that would probably be better Yes, you're right. There are times when you need to cut back on having a youth policy. |
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