a f kincaid Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Fed up reading about players we might or might not sign? Fed up reading about legal documents that might or might not have been delivered/actioned? Any takers for a close-season trivia thread? I'll start things off... In 1932 the FA refused Plymouth Argyle permission to do something. In February 1936 they gave Arsenal permission to do it. What was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifexile Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Nota clue but I'll guess. Postpone a match when there was an international on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) Wild guess 1: Change their strip, for some reason. Wild guess 2: Change the venue of a match. Wild guess 3: Play on a Sunday! Edited May 19, 2022 by Jaggernaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Is it to do with tops? White sleeves or player numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Play on a Sunday????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Postpone a match due to an outbreak of illness in the squad (probably not covid!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, denismcquadeno.eleven said: Why were over 137, 000 people able to attend the Scotland v England match (0-0) in 1970? (I was there-we should have had a penalty when Brian Labone felled Colin Stein in the penalty box!) Not sure if this is a trick question, but the stadium capacity at the time allowed for those kinds of numbers. Celtic played Leeds United in 1970 at Hampden and 136,505 fans attended. Edited May 19, 2022 by sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Play under floodlights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Jag II Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 To have white collars & sleeves on their shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Jag II Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 hours ago, BowenBoys said: Is it to do with tops? White sleeves or player numbers? ^ Didn’t see your entry, BB. I believe it was to do with tops, but collars as well as sleeves. If we're correct, you win first prize - but I think the question master may be a bit of a stickler for the precise answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 I think it was the refusal of the FA to allow Plymouth to fly to away games. The club directors did it anyway a few months later. Perhaps paving the way for Arsenal to get official permission. Seems Plymouth has a decent number of Scots playing for them then too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted May 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Correct. The FA agreed Arsenal could fly to Newcastle and back for a cup-tie but only on the condition the club took out their own insurance policy. The FA policy only covered actual matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 What piece of equipment is always at the FA Cup Final but never used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: What piece of equipment is always at the FA Cup Final but never used? The ribbons of the colours of the loosening team.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: What piece of equipment is always at the FA Cup Final but never used? The losing team's ribbons? There's an echo in here Edited May 19, 2022 by BowenBoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 A variation of the Golden Goal rule was used in the 1994 Caribbean Cup. It lead to farcical scenes in one particular match. What was the rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, sandy said: I think it was the refusal of the FA to allow Plymouth to fly to away games. The club directors did it anyway a few months later. Perhaps paving the way for Arsenal to get official permission. Seems Plymouth has a decent number of Scots playing for them then too Although not proven, it is possible that the team was formed by the Argyll & Sutherland regiment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: What piece of equipment is always at the FA Cup Final but never used? John Terry ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, denismcquadeno.eleven said: I said that above! You may well have done. @a f kincaid might well be referring to your post Edited May 19, 2022 by sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, BowenBoys said: A variation of the Golden Goal rule was used in the 1994 Caribbean Cup. It lead to farcical scenes in one particular match. What was the rule? The Golden Goal counted as two goals. This led to both teams trying to score own goals to trigger/prevent extra time respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Jag II Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, BowenBoys said: Although not proven, it is possible that the team was formed by the Argyll & Sutherland regiment. Jags defender Jimmy Rae (Late 1920s early 1930s) signed for Plymouth Argyle after playing there in a friendly, and being admired by Argyle. He went on to not only play for them, but become manager after his playing career finished. TTA bio coming soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Woodstock Jag said: The Golden Goal counted as two goals. This led to both teams trying to score own goals to trigger/prevent extra time respectively. Correct. Barbados needed to beat Granada by at least 2 goals to qualify from group stage. Any other result would mean Granada would go through. It was going well for Barbados and they lead 2 - 0. In the 83rd minute, Granada scored. Barbados then tried to restore their 2 goal lead but with time running out decided on a new strategy. They scored an own goal on 87 mins in order to take the tie to extra time. When Granada kicked off again, they knew they would be through if they avoided extra time. It didn't matter if they won or lost so set about trying to score a goal, any goal. Barbados had to defend both goals for 3 minutes. They succeeded and scored the winner 5 mins into extra time. After an enquiry, the result stood. It was deemed that both teams had been playing within the rules in order to win the tie. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Well that’s impressive @BowenBoys. I can never claim to have even watched Grenada on the telly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 hours ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: What piece of equipment is always at the FA Cup Final but never used? Yes, well done, Jimmy McD & BB. The losing team's ribbons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Name three players who both played for Scunthorpe United and captained England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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