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Football facts that don't sound true (but are)
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This is what people kept telling Victor Meldrew.ross1 said:I saw a Charlton game at the Valley once, where we were losing 5-1, against a team managed by the great Bill Shankley and down to 10 men, but we won 7-6. Hard to believe
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That's not true.ForeverAddickted said:0 -
The Palace v Millwall bit is quite believable but the over 50k is a big exaggeration. 37,774.jimmymelrose said:
The highest attendance ever in the Fourth Division was for Palace v Millwall (just over 50000).North Lower Neil said:The highest attendance for a match at Old Trafford was for Grimsby v Wolves.1 -
How can someone be the holder of both the Champions League and Europa League at the same time? It's not possible.North Lower Neil said:In 2013 Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were holders of all 4 continental trophies - Champions league, Europa League, World Cup, and Euros.0 -
2010 - World Cupjimmymelrose said:
How can someone be the holder of both the Champions League and Europa League at the same time? It's not possible.North Lower Neil said:In 2013 Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were holders of all 4 continental trophies - Champions league, Europa League, World Cup, and Euros.
19th May 2012 - Champions League Final
2012 - European Championships
15th May 2013 - Europa League Final
25th May 2013 - Dortmund v Bayern Munich
So by the time Chelsea won the Europa League they were still holders of the Champions League as that Final hadnt yet been played
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You can thank my oldest son for that.stackitsteve said:
Not the question you asked as I believe the United stat includes players on the bench but...ForeverAddickted said:
Does anyone have an idea at how far back it goes for us?paulie8290 said:Todays game will be the 4,000 in a row that Manchester United have had an academy player in their team and the run dates back to October 1937
He was born on 26/04/08.2 -
Errrrr ....I think you mean that 2100, 2200 etc will be leap years but the 29th February won't necessarily be a Saturday.AddicksAddict said:
Not quite true. Because 1900 wasn't a leap year, there would have been a gap longer than 28 years before the days of the week and dates matched up again. I haven't looked up what the effect was, but it would have meant either less or more than 28 years between such Saturdays. The same will happen with 2100, 2200 and 2300 not being leap years but we won't be around. Indeed, the way things are going, the human race may not be around.ForeverAddickted said:I'm talking about it too much but it fascinates me too much
Games can only be held on Saturday 29th February once every 28-years
Edit: I was wrong. 2100, 2200 , 2300 won't be leap years but then 2400 will be0 -
Sorry. Just checked. You're right. It was in 60/61. Millwall won 2-0. Palace also had the highest average attendance for the fourth division that year: 19,020.Stig said:
The Palace v Millwall bit is quite believable but the over 50k is a big exaggeration. 37,774.jimmymelrose said:
The highest attendance ever in the Fourth Division was for Palace v Millwall (just over 50000).North Lower Neil said:The highest attendance for a match at Old Trafford was for Grimsby v Wolves.
Sorry to big up Palace. There were permanently shit before the 60s though.1 -
And in our eyes shit ever since.2
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They will always be shit - however good they are, they are shit - ground, ultras, general fakeness - just shit. They are only good at acne and virginity.jimmymelrose said:
Sorry. Just checked. You're right. It was in 60/61. Millwall won 2-0. Palace also had the highest average attendance for the fourth division that year: 19,020.Stig said:
The Palace v Millwall bit is quite believable but the over 50k is a big exaggeration. 37,774.jimmymelrose said:
The highest attendance ever in the Fourth Division was for Palace v Millwall (just over 50000).North Lower Neil said:The highest attendance for a match at Old Trafford was for Grimsby v Wolves.
Sorry to big up Palace. There were permanently shit before the 60s though.4 -
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That's splitting hairs. On that vein we could quite reasonably assume also that UEFA would have already have taken back the European Cup by the time they won the Europa Cup.ForeverAddickted said:
2010 - World Cupjimmymelrose said:
How can someone be the holder of both the Champions League and Europa League at the same time? It's not possible.North Lower Neil said:In 2013 Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were holders of all 4 continental trophies - Champions league, Europa League, World Cup, and Euros.
19th May 2012 - Champions League Final
2012 - European Championships
15th May 2013 - Europa League Final
25th May 2013 - Dortmund v Bayern Munich
So by the time Chelsea won the Europa League they were still holders of the Champions League as that Final hadnt yet been played
So I still think your statement is incorrect even if it sounds nice.0 -
I didnt come out the with statement Im just saying how it could have been worked - Until there is another winner though, the previous team remain defending championsjimmymelrose said:
That's splitting hairs. On that vein we could quite reasonably assume also that UEFA would have already have taken back the European Cup by the time they won the Europa Cup.ForeverAddickted said:
2010 - World Cupjimmymelrose said:
How can someone be the holder of both the Champions League and Europa League at the same time? It's not possible.North Lower Neil said:In 2013 Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were holders of all 4 continental trophies - Champions league, Europa League, World Cup, and Euros.
19th May 2012 - Champions League Final
2012 - European Championships
15th May 2013 - Europa League Final
25th May 2013 - Dortmund v Bayern Munich
So by the time Chelsea won the Europa League they were still holders of the Champions League as that Final hadnt yet been played
So I still think your statement is incorrect even if it sounds nice.1 -
You're the holders until someone else wins it.jimmymelrose said:
That's splitting hairs. On that vein we could quite reasonably assume also that UEFA would have already have taken back the European Cup by the time they won the Europa Cup.ForeverAddickted said:
2010 - World Cupjimmymelrose said:
How can someone be the holder of both the Champions League and Europa League at the same time? It's not possible.North Lower Neil said:In 2013 Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were holders of all 4 continental trophies - Champions league, Europa League, World Cup, and Euros.
19th May 2012 - Champions League Final
2012 - European Championships
15th May 2013 - Europa League Final
25th May 2013 - Dortmund v Bayern Munich
So by the time Chelsea won the Europa League they were still holders of the Champions League as that Final hadnt yet been played
So I still think your statement is incorrect even if it sounds nice.
So it's a fact that sounds wrong but isn't.6 -
The smallest football league in the world is the Isle of Scilly Football League, which has two clubs.4
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Juan Mata has won the FA Cup, league Cup, Champions league, Europa league, the world cup, Euros, the copa del rey, the charity shield, the u21 euros, the u19 euros.
He has never won the league.5 -
That is brilliant! They play each other 17 times and have two cup competitions.Scoham said:The smallest football league in the world is the Isle of Scilly Football League, which has two clubs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly_Football_League
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Bet the cup draw is exciting.16
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"boss, did we get drawn at home in the cup?"
"no...but yes"4 -
Imagine if that was us and Millwall.8
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I liked this bitStig said:
That is brilliant! They play each other 17 times and have two cup competitions.Scoham said:The smallest football league in the world is the Isle of Scilly Football League, which has two clubs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly_Football_LeagueConcerns
The Isles of Scilly are struggling to hold on to their young people. There is no sixth form on the Isles so when youngsters turn 16, they go to the mainland. In addition, house prices are expensive, so they tend not to return until much older. As a result, the number of players in the league is dwindling. In 2008 Howard Cole, a secretary who referees the games, estimated the average age of both teams to be within the mid- to late-30s.
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All the way back to when they were formed, in 985 AD.
Sorry to big up Palace. There were permanently shit before the 60s though.
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I liked this bit for the cups.Stig said:
That is brilliant! They play each other 17 times and have two cup competitions.Scoham said:The smallest football league in the world is the Isle of Scilly Football League, which has two clubs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly_Football_League
As if they don't play each other enough.........."There also exist two Cups: The Wholesalers Cup and the Foredeck Cup, which is played over two legs"15 -
Kazuyoshi Miura, who is still playing top flight football in Japan, made his debut:
- 11 years before Maradona retired.
- While Alex Ferguson was managing Aberdeen
- While Ofafemi Martins was (allegedly) a 1 year old.4 -
Finland have a player called Daniel O'Shaughnessy2
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Saw that on bet365 tonight. Very confused as I thought he must have been a confused Welsh mancafcfan1990 said:Finland have a player called Daniel O'Shaughnessy0 -
That’s an Irish surname. Checking Wikipedia his dad is Irish and his mum Finnish.dmjn said:
Saw that on bet365 tonight. Very confused as I thought he must have been a confused Welsh mancafcfan1990 said:Finland have a player called Daniel O'Shaughnessy0 -
The first televised FA Cup match (other than the final) was a 5th round tie between Charlton and Blackburn in 1947. We won 1-0.2
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Denmark have a player called Thomas Delaney.Scoham said:
That’s an Irish surname. Checking Wikipedia his dad is Irish and his mum Finnish.dmjn said:
Saw that on bet365 tonight. Very confused as I thought he must have been a confused Welsh mancafcfan1990 said:Finland have a player called Daniel O'Shaughnessy1 -
Scoham said:
That’s an Irish surname. Checking Wikipedia his dad is Irish and his mum Finnish.dmjn said:
Saw that on bet365 tonight. Very confused as I thought he must have been a confused Welsh mancafcfan1990 said:Finland have a player called Daniel O'Shaughnessy
The Irish get everywhere. ☘️Danepak said:
Denmark have a player called Thomas Delaney.Scoham said:
That’s an Irish surname. Checking Wikipedia his dad is Irish and his mum Finnish.dmjn said:
Saw that on bet365 tonight. Very confused as I thought he must have been a confused Welsh mancafcfan1990 said:Finland have a player called Daniel O'Shaughnessy1
