Footie Trivia Question of the Week
With a spate of internationals coming up on Wednesday, here's a tricky one related to international matches:
"Which former Premiership player once came in as a substitute in an international match in order to replace his father?"
Go to it, lads.
posted by gatorbob @ 9:39 AM
12 Comments:
Haven't the foggiest!!
I will have a little think about it.
Give you a clue - not an Englishman.
Is he Welsh?
Jordi Cruyff?
(Guessing maybe Johan made an appearance in a Durch friendly in the 90s a la his recent appearance at the Bergkamp testimonial)
Eidur Gudjonson replaced his dad, Bjorn(?) for Iceland once. I think that's it.
That's the one - well done! Pretty cool story, eh? Going on for your own dad. I wish we could see the vid on that greeting at the touchline; must be pretty cool.
Well done Steve.
Amazing story.
Right, here's one for you Trev - what is the original name for West Ham United?
The Dagenham Ironworks FC?
Oi, that one was for Trev! You're close but not quite there, United.
One for you - what two sides to form ManYoo?
That was a complete guess and was said tongue in cheek!!
As for my question, I don't know what you mean. First it is MAN UNITED!!!
Secondly, United were once called Newton Heath Lancashire Railroad.
In 1902, a sheep dog saved United. He got a new buyer to invest.(it is a long story) They decided to rename. One choice was Manchester Celtic. Another was Manchester Central. They then came up with Manchester United.
Spot on, Dave. It was, indeed, a trick question. Manchester United have never won....sorry, what I meant to say is that - rather than the typical name for two teams merging - United was something that was come up with on the fly. A bit like D.C. United.
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