[Archived] Football Quiz Thread

[Salgado Is Still A Hero]

Huddersfield it is, great guess!

Which is the only team to play Brazil more than once and be unbeaten?

I'm sure I've read this before? Is it Northern Ireland?

[Pedro]

Sunderland did it in 1979, Villa did it in 1981. Who did it in 1980?

I think I know this one too but I'll leave it to drive someone mad.

[AllRoverAsia]

Huddersfield it is, great guess!

Which is the only team to play Brazil more than once and be unbeaten?

Sorry Baz . I missed your Q and posted another one. Yours first.

EDIT: I know the answer, W2 D2 last time I came accross it

[Baz]

I'm sure I've read this before? Is it Northern Ireland?

Nope.

Sorry Baz . I missed your Q and posted another one. Yours first.

EDIT: I know the answer, W2 D2 last time I came accross it

Yes remarkable record really.

[perthblue02]

Did one of the two wins happen in the WC in France?

[Baz]

Did one of the two wins happen in the WC in France?

Yes

[Salgado Is Still A Hero]

Morocco or Norway?

[Hanks]

Norway, Three of the games were friendlies held in Norway and the other was in the world cup when Brazil had already qualified.

[Baz]

Yep Norway.

[Ricky]

Sunderland did it in 1979, Villa did it in 1981. Who did it in 1980?

Trevor Brooking isn't it? It's the FA cup winning goal scorer.

Alan Sunderland in 1979 and Ricky Villa in 1981

[AllRoverAsia]

Trevor Brooking isn't it? It's the FA cup winning goal scorer.

Alan Sunderland in 1979 and Ricky Villa in 1981

Yes spot on. The Prize is to set the next Q

[Ricky]

Name the one player to be voted in 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the same MOTD goal of the month competition.

[windymiller7]

Le Tissier?

[Ricky]

Nope

[Tango]

It's not Tugay is it? I remember him having a couple in one from the game against Fulham.

[oldjamfan1]

I'm guessing but I think it was Bergkamp.

[Ricky]

It was indeed Dennis Bergkamp

[G Somerset Rover]

Two goals away at Leicester wasn't it? Would the other have been his worldy against Newcastle?

[AllRoverAsia]

All worth a look:

He got a hat-rick v Leicester but just 2 from that game plus the one v Southampton. I don't know in what order.

Sorry about the Carbone one v Rovers

[Stuart]

All worth a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlHVNsPHKE

He got a hat-rick v Leicester but just 2 from that game plus the one v Southampton. I don't know in what order.

Sorry about the Carbone one v Rovers

Travesty that. Did you notice Benito Carbone's sheepish raised hand after his goal against us?

That's because we HAMMERED them 7-2!

[Ewooduknow]

Sutton and gallacher were superb that season, under hodgson I'm pretty certain..

[oldjamfan1]

Oh I have to set a question now don't I?

This is probably a well known one, it has certainly been knocking around for a while, but can you name the three England captains to have played for Scunthorpe.

[RoverNev]

Oh I have to set a question now don't I?

This is probably a well known one, it has certainly been knocking around for a while, but can you name the three England captains to have played for Scunthorpe.

Ian Botham must be one?

[perthblue02]

Is Kevin Keegan one of the others?

[RoverNev]

Is Kevin Keegan one of the others?

Botham, Keegan, Butcher?