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Also - Ally McCoist was joint top scorer that year!0
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Makes sense actually as quite a few of their players were also part of the Holland side who won the Euro's that summer.North Lower Neil said:
Yes!! Great guess.stackitsteve said:Sure I read the other day that Man City’s win makes England the 2nd country to have two clubs that have done it, the other was Netherlands if I remember correctly.
so I’d guess PSV.?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987–88_European_Cup
Looking on wiki, Ronald Koeman scored 26 goals that season and he played at centre back!!0 -
“Number 6 will absolutely blow your mind!! You’ll never look at football the same again!”North Lower Neil said:Saw one today - there's been 10 domestic cup, domestic league, European Cup/Champions League trebles by European clubs, by 8 different teams.
Can you name them? One surprised me, I wouldn't have guessed it (so doesn't sound true, but is!).5 -
Everton would have won it.1
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I agree that team in the mid 80’s were fantastic.Cafc43v3r said:Everton would have won it.0 -
And Lineker would have stayed.WelshAddick said:
I agree that team in the mid 80’s were fantastic.Cafc43v3r said:Everton would have won it.0 -
Porto?North Lower Neil said:
All spot on.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
The obvious are Man City, Man U, Barcelona, Inter, Bayern, Ajax and Celtic.North Lower Neil said:Saw one today - there's been 10 domestic cup, domestic league, European Cup/Champions League trebles by European clubs, by 8 different teams.
Can you name them? One surprised me, I wouldn't have guessed it (so doesn't sound true, but is!).
Can't remember who the other was but i think i read it was in the 80s.
Bonus fact on the last team - they only won 3 matches in the European Cup the year they won it (out of 9 games), and didn't win a game inside normal or extra time after the second round.0 -
Just seen this - it was PSV, 1988, was guessed on the previous page!Friend Or Defoe said:
Porto?North Lower Neil said:
All spot on.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
The obvious are Man City, Man U, Barcelona, Inter, Bayern, Ajax and Celtic.North Lower Neil said:Saw one today - there's been 10 domestic cup, domestic league, European Cup/Champions League trebles by European clubs, by 8 different teams.
Can you name them? One surprised me, I wouldn't have guessed it (so doesn't sound true, but is!).
Can't remember who the other was but i think i read it was in the 80s.
Bonus fact on the last team - they only won 3 matches in the European Cup the year they won it (out of 9 games), and didn't win a game inside normal or extra time after the second round.0 -
Roy Hodgson is 127 days older than Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium.15
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For the first time in 30-years...
Man Utd dont have a single player in their team thats won the Premier League4 -
A true legend.0
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Technically, they released Baba Rahman a few days after Azpilicueta left, so he was their longest serving player despite last playing for them in 2016.0
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Yes but on 12th July and today, it’s AmpaduNorth Lower Neil said:Technically, they released Baba Rahman a few days after Azpilicueta left, so he was their longest serving player despite last playing for them in 2016.0 -
It was more the "following the release of Azpilicueta" bit that was slightly wrong.cafcfan1990 said:
Yes but on 12th July and today, it’s AmpaduNorth Lower Neil said:Technically, they released Baba Rahman a few days after Azpilicueta left, so he was their longest serving player despite last playing for them in 2016.
Let's be honest, it was just an excuse for me to bring up Baba Rahman and the fact he was still a Chelsea player 7 years after playing for them!2 -
He's gone to Leeds!!MrOneLung said:
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Half football, half cricket fact this one, but Gary Neville once scored a century alongside Matthew Hayden (who did the same).
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And apparently Phil was better:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/andrew-flintoff-phil-neville-cricket-18101504
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This will be the first season since 1958-59 when Liverpool do not pick anyone who either had played for them with or under Kenny Dalglish or would go on to play for them under Dalglish.2
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Great stat this one. Must have been Ian Callaghan for the early 1958-59 I presume.Cafc43v3r said:This will be the first season since 1958-59 when Liverpool do not pick anyone who either had played for them with or under Kenny Dalglish or would go on to play for them under Dalglish.0 -
The insane thing is they gave him a new contract at one point despite no team on this planet of Earth being willing to ever pay a fee for him againNorth Lower Neil said:
It was more the "following the release of Azpilicueta" bit that was slightly wrong.cafcfan1990 said:
Yes but on 12th July and today, it’s AmpaduNorth Lower Neil said:Technically, they released Baba Rahman a few days after Azpilicueta left, so he was their longest serving player despite last playing for them in 2016.
Let's be honest, it was just an excuse for me to bring up Baba Rahman and the fact he was still a Chelsea player 7 years after playing for them!
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I think so.Penfolds Perm said:
Great stat this one. Must have been Ian Callaghan for the early 1958-59 I presume.Cafc43v3r said:This will be the first season since 1958-59 when Liverpool do not pick anyone who either had played for them with or under Kenny Dalglish or would go on to play for them under Dalglish.
Now De Gea has left United it's the first time they won't have one that played under fergie since the early 70s as well. I think it will only be the 3rd season since the 30s that they won't have someone that played for SAF or Matt Busby.0 -
Unless they sign Evans permanently (maybe to mainly play with the u21s like Huddlestone?).Cafc43v3r said:
I think so.Penfolds Perm said:
Great stat this one. Must have been Ian Callaghan for the early 1958-59 I presume.Cafc43v3r said:This will be the first season since 1958-59 when Liverpool do not pick anyone who either had played for them with or under Kenny Dalglish or would go on to play for them under Dalglish.
Now De Gea has left United it's the first time they won't have one that played under fergie since the early 70s as well. I think it will only be the 3rd season since the 30s that they won't have someone that played for SAF or Matt Busby.0 -
Would it count if he wasn't registered in the squad?North Lower Neil said:
Unless they sign Evans permanently (maybe to mainly play with the u21s like Huddlestone?).Cafc43v3r said:
I think so.Penfolds Perm said:
Great stat this one. Must have been Ian Callaghan for the early 1958-59 I presume.Cafc43v3r said:This will be the first season since 1958-59 when Liverpool do not pick anyone who either had played for them with or under Kenny Dalglish or would go on to play for them under Dalglish.
Now De Gea has left United it's the first time they won't have one that played under fergie since the early 70s as well. I think it will only be the 3rd season since the 30s that they won't have someone that played for SAF or Matt Busby.0 -
Good question!Cafc43v3r said:
Would it count if he wasn't registered in the squad?North Lower Neil said:
Unless they sign Evans permanently (maybe to mainly play with the u21s like Huddlestone?).Cafc43v3r said:
I think so.Penfolds Perm said:
Great stat this one. Must have been Ian Callaghan for the early 1958-59 I presume.Cafc43v3r said:This will be the first season since 1958-59 when Liverpool do not pick anyone who either had played for them with or under Kenny Dalglish or would go on to play for them under Dalglish.
Now De Gea has left United it's the first time they won't have one that played under fergie since the early 70s as well. I think it will only be the 3rd season since the 30s that they won't have someone that played for SAF or Matt Busby.
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In January, Chelsea spent more than top-flight clubs in France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined.0
