Soccer Trivia

andyman

I noticed one of these in the GAA forum so I thaught that there could be one in Soccer.

Rules are easy Ill start off with a question and if someone gets it right that person asks the next etc.
Answers must be confirmed by the person asking the question so the next can be asked.

My question is an easy one:
What is the world record transfer fee for a defender and who is it?

Drag00n79

I think that's one of your lot, Andyman, Rio for £29m. Thought you'd be watching them playing in the Vodafone Tournament!

andyman

I was waiting for someone to say £30m.But you're right.
Your turn

Drag00n79

Ok, I'l stick with the transfer theme. I want to know who was the first player in world football to be transferred for £1m or more and the year.

andyman

That was Trevor Francis(I think).

jesus_thats_gre

Here one to shock everyone

Whats the goals to game ratio for Robbie Fowler when he was sh!t with Leeds?

Xcom2

Trevor Francis 1979


andyman should win!

G

Drag00n79

It's not Trevor Francis. It's before him. He was the first in Britain.

Xcom2

oh sneaky!


G

Xcom2

OK If he is not British then how about rephrasing the question?

"transferred for £1m or more and the year."

Saying £ makes it quite difficult to google it as it will naturally keep giving me Trevor Francis.

G

In other word's give us a hint!

Drag00n79

I used the £ sign because that is the whole point — he was the first player to be transferred for a value over the equivalent of £1m. Hint: Italian
Ah, I've given it way now! :rolleyes:

andyman

Guiseppe Savoldi Bolonga to Napoli in 1975

Drag00n79

Well done Andyman! Went for £1.2m. Back to you.

andyman

OK heres my question

Which Chelsea player was nicknamed "Batman" at his former club

Drag00n79

It's Kezman, isn't it? I feel bad about getting this

mayordenis

Mateja Kezman

andyman

yes that is correct.Shamrok its your question because you got there first.

mayordenis

too late for me.

Drag00n79

Name two players who played in three FA Cup Finals with three different clubs.
(Hint: Relatively recently)

Chong

Dennis Wise is one

Drag00n79

Get the other to ask a question.

mayordenis

dennis wise and john barnes but i think there are more.

Drag00n79

That's them. Don't know if there are more. They're the ones I was looking for.

mayordenis

what nations are appearing in this years olympics fianls?? just name 8

andyman

Portugal, Argentina, Greece, Camaroon, Spain, South Africa, France, Brazil.

jesus_thats_gre

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Here one to shock everyone

Whats the goals to game ratio for Robbie Fowler when he was sh!t with Leeds?

14 Goals in 33 appearaces... Not bad considering people thoght he had a poor spell at Leeds.

mayordenis

correct andyman

Bateman

Currently topical:

What is the furthest any Irish team (name the team) has got in Europe?

Who are the most succesful (in terms of trophies) Irish team?

andyman

Sorry Bateman but you must get a question right in order to ask one.

My one is:
What was the main reason Blackburn sold Alan Shearer for £15mill to Newcastle in 1995?

andyman

By the way the answers to those are the Third Qualifying Round (Shelbourne)and Shamrock Rovers are the most successful

mayordenis

well they had bought the premiership had they not and similar to leeds were financially screwed as they werent actually a big club. probably way off.

Drag00n79

Because he is a Geordie and he did not want to play for ManU? The transfer was in 1996 just after Euro '96 not 1995.

andyman

Niether of you are right although I am aware that you are being sarcastic.Anyone else want a guess if noone can get this you will be kicking yourselves in the teeth.

Pigman II

andyman wrote:

By the way the answers to those are the Third Qualifying Round (Shelbourne)and Shamrock Rovers are the most successful

Based on what exactly? No EL club (including the Homeless Hoops) have ever got past the 2nd round of a full Euro Competition. Shels are the first EL side to win 2 rounds in a season (but it has to be weighted against the fact that they were preliminary rounds!).

The correct answer(s) is Linfield who got to the QF's of the European cup in 1966-67 and Glentoran who got to the QF's of the CWC in 73-74.

andyman

Thought I'd bring it back.

Name 2 players who made their England debut on the recent US Tour?

Thanx 4 The Fish

Crouch and green

andyman

I forgot about them but you are right T4TF.

I was thinking of Keiren Richardson and Zat Knight.

Your question.

Drag00n79

By the way, Andyman, I am still waiting for your answer to your question from 6th August last year!!

Thanx 4 The Fish

Who was third choice keeper for Ireland in usa 94 ?

smackbunnybaby

ireland only took 2 goalies to the '94 world cup
packie and alan kelly

Thanx 4 The Fish

And yet there was a third choice keeper. I assume that you do not know the answer then smack... I deliberately picked one that will be hard to google.

KdjaCL

Aww crap i know that one heard it in a pub, one of the outfield players was picked as 3rd choice. Think it was kernaghan, definitly a CBT


kdjac

Pigman II

Ireland had only two official GK's at WC 94 but .... Niall Quinn was known to play in goals a lot in training but .... he was injured and missed the squad so I'm gonna guess Steve Staunton cos (I think ? ) he played in goals for Liverpool once.

smackbunnybaby

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote:

And yet there was a third choice keeper. I assume that you do not know the answer then smack... I deliberately picked one that will be hard to google.

world cups are my specialist subjects so i wouldnt google something like that.


i was only giving you the what the statisticians would recognise as the correct answer.......

andyman

Shamrok wrote:

By the way, Andyman, I am still waiting for your answer to your question from 6th August last year!!

The answer I was looking for in that was that it was a World Record Fee at the time afaik.

I really made a mess of that question.

Jivin Turkey

KdjaC wrote:

Think it was kernaghan

I think you may be right.