Daily Palace Quiz Question [Archive] - Page 13

telodaja

16-11-2009, 08:19 AM

One is high profile in more ways than one

One could be described by some as a cult hero still playing, but not here.

Last one is well known and captained Palace for a while.

917L

16-11-2009, 08:23 AM

George Graham
Gerry Francis

telodaja

16-11-2009, 08:28 AM

George Graham
Gerry Francis

nope

Do you want the countries they represented ?

917L

16-11-2009, 08:35 AM

nope

Do you want the countries they represented ?

Ok

telodaja

16-11-2009, 08:37 AM

In alphabetical order, not related to previous "profile" answer.

Australia
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland

917L

16-11-2009, 08:38 AM

In alphabetical order, not related to previous "profile" answer.

Australia
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Kevin Muscat
Dowie
Ray Houghton?

telodaja

16-11-2009, 08:45 AM

Kevin Muscat
Dowie
Ray Houghton?

Correct, :p

tasty_snacks

07-12-2009, 06:30 PM

seeing as there hasn't been one on here for a while;

which former eagle won promotion to the top flight of english football with 4 different clubs?

it's about the only useless palace trivia i know- which probably means that everyone else does too.... :rolleyes:

ElwissAtMemphis

08-12-2009, 12:02 AM

Neil Redfearn ?

Bintang

08-12-2009, 06:40 AM

Tony Sealy

tasty_snacks

09-12-2009, 11:52 AM

Tony Sealy

with southampton, palace, qpr and fulham (whilst on loan) in the late 70s & early 80s. although he barely played at saints.

redfern managed it 3 times.

i was actualy thinking of another, more recent example...

Psychokiller

09-12-2009, 11:57 AM

Phil's Barber

09-12-2009, 12:20 PM

Neil Shipperley?

tasty_snacks

09-12-2009, 09:21 PM

Neil Shipperley?

nope...

Marcus Bent?

...and nope.

the player i have in mind would've played in the same team as these two though.

Ian Hart

09-12-2009, 09:38 PM

Marc Edworthy?

tasty_snacks

10-12-2009, 08:35 AM

Marc Edworthy?

whoop whoop :lux:

with palace, wolves, norwich and derby. he also played for coventry in the prem.

Psychokiller

10-12-2009, 08:39 AM

whoop whoop :lux:

with palace, wolves, norwich and derby. he also played for coventry in the prem.
And got promoted to the Championship with Leicester last year I think?

Ian Hart

10-12-2009, 12:51 PM

whoop whoop :lux:

with palace, wolves, norwich and derby. he also played for coventry in the prem.

What a star I am :lux:

Bintang

10-12-2009, 01:40 PM

What a star I am :lux:

What about my answer of Tony Sealy. Do I get a prize?

gold76

10-12-2009, 01:44 PM

I don't think fulham were promoted to the top flight with Sealy Bintang?

Ian Hart

10-12-2009, 04:21 PM

What about my answer of Tony Sealy. Do I get a prize?

Don't try muscling in on my glory. I'll send the boys round mush :hi:

Bintang

10-12-2009, 04:33 PM

Don't try muscling in on my glory. I'll send the boys round mush :hi:

:sob: runs for cover .......................................

He was part of a few other promotion teams but not to top flight. My mistake oh wise one :p

ElwissAtMemphis

10-12-2009, 06:37 PM

Question: Since its inception, there are only 6 players who have won Premiership winner's medals who have also played for Palace. Name them.

Tom's Old Man

10-12-2009, 07:01 PM

Forssell & Ashley Cole must be two of them.

ElwissAtMemphis

10-12-2009, 07:12 PM

Ashley Cole is one of the more obvious one's.

Forssell doesn't count. Players have to have appeared in 10 matches of a championship winning campaign to win a medal.

gold76

10-12-2009, 08:26 PM

Warhurst?

mrgins

10-12-2009, 08:46 PM

McGoldrick
Martin

welshneil

10-12-2009, 08:48 PM

Bobby Mimms & Tony Gale also for Blackburn???

mrgins

10-12-2009, 08:48 PM

wright or bright?

welshneil

10-12-2009, 08:59 PM

Stuart Taylor

welshneil

10-12-2009, 09:00 PM

Matthew Upson

welshneil

10-12-2009, 09:04 PM

Warhurst, Upson, Taylor, Wright, Cole & Gale?

ElwissAtMemphis

11-12-2009, 07:10 AM

Warhurst, Upson, Taylor, Wright, Cole & Gale?

Correct.

That turned out to be easier than I thought (unless you found the wikipedia page that lists them all)

Tom's Old Man

11-12-2009, 06:53 PM

And I didn't even get Ian Wright!!! Proof I don't cheat mind. . .

cpfc4evandeva

12-12-2009, 07:11 AM

Upson, Taylor,

These two crossed my mind but I couldn't believe that either of them played enough. Did they?

ElwissAtMemphis

12-12-2009, 09:34 AM

In 2001/2002 both just made it. You need 10 appearances. Taylor played 9 plus 1 as a sub and Upson 10(4). Taylor was brought on as a substitute in the final match after the title had already been clinched so that he got one.

http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=139&teamid=142

Ian Hart

04-01-2010, 11:15 PM

I'm sure a lot of people will know this one (albeit I've phrased it rather obscurely) but as it's FA Cup week it seems pretty topical.

Who missed a penalty in an FA Cup tie, and thus helped to achieve something that hasn't been achieved since?

ElwissAtMemphis

05-01-2010, 03:53 PM

Ian Hart

05-01-2010, 04:06 PM

The only missed penalty in an FA Cup match that I can remember off-hand is Bruce Dyer's last minute one against Leeds in 1997.

I can't think what it "helped to achieve" though. It was saved by Nigel Martyn wasn't it? Is that something to do with it?

No, it wasn't that penalty.

The word "achieve" might have thrown some people. Don't forget you can achieve a record of failure as well as a record of success.

Ruskin Old Boy

05-01-2010, 04:54 PM

First penalty miss in a FA cup tie I can recall was Cliff Holton's in 1960something, against Bury. He went on to score a hat trick. That's never happened again.

tony 1947

05-01-2010, 07:14 PM

Is it about Terry Venables miss at Plymouth 1974 in the last minute?

telodaja

05-01-2010, 08:01 PM

Didn't Ronnie Allen miss a penalty against Harwich, which meant we only won 8.2 instead of 9.2

EMLEY EAGLE

05-01-2010, 08:05 PM

Was it Alan Whittle in the match at Tooting? Was it a record number of players who missed penalties in a season?

Ian Hart

05-01-2010, 09:38 PM

Is it about Terry Venables miss at Plymouth 1974 in the last minute?

Bravo! :p

So, what did this "achieve" that hasn't happened since?

moverman

05-01-2010, 09:42 PM

Bravo! :p

So, what did this "achieve" that hasn't happened since?

It was his last kick as a professional player?

I think the ref blew for full time pretty much straight afterwards and Allison dropped him from the side.

Ian Hart

05-01-2010, 10:01 PM

It was his last kick as a professional player?

I think it probably was.

But that is not the answer.

E.X Moontoad

05-01-2010, 10:27 PM

It meant, that, we were knocked out in round 2 of the FA Cup?
Thus obviously not making round 3, which we've been in every year since.

Ian Hart

05-01-2010, 10:29 PM

It meant, that, we were knocked out in round 2 of the FA Cup?
Thus obviously not making round 3, which we've been in every year since.

Is absolutely right. Well done, sir :p

E.X Moontoad

05-01-2010, 10:30 PM

Thanks:)

Ruskin Old Boy

05-01-2010, 10:32 PM

edited

big bad John

24-01-2010, 10:19 PM

As usual willing to be corrected.
Name the first three Palace players who while playing for Palace, represented a country, in which they were not born, at full, competetive, international level

welshneil

24-01-2010, 10:30 PM

As usual willing to be corrected.
Name the first three Palace players who while playing for Palace, represented a country, in which they were not born, at full, competetive, international level
I'd go for Jerry Murphy being one...

Ian Hart

24-01-2010, 10:33 PM

I'll make a couple of guesses, but not sure if these are amongst the first.

John Salako was born in Nigeria but played for England

Eric Young was born in Singapore but played for Wales

Ian Hart

24-01-2010, 10:37 PM

I'll make a couple of guesses, but not sure if these are amongst the first.

John Salako was born in Nigeria but played for England

Eric Young was born in Singapore but played for Wales

And I'll go for a third, which I should have thought of straight away as I am a friend of the family - I know that Ian Evans was born in Surrey, and of course played for Wales

big bad John

24-01-2010, 10:43 PM

And I'll go for a third, which I should have thought of straight away as I am a friend of the family - I know that Ian Evans was born in Surrey, and of course played for Wales

yes Ian, Ian Evans was one, infact I make him the first one, and Welshnell I believe you're right with Jerry Murphy.
Salako and Ninja came later. One more.

big bad John

24-01-2010, 11:08 PM

Think you're also right with Salako, Ian. After a bit of research, which I should have done first, I found that Rashid Harkouk never played for Algeria when he was with us.

So answer is. Ian Evan, Jerry Murphy and John Salako.

Next.

Ian Hart

24-01-2010, 11:17 PM

I'll give you an opposite one then.

Name a striker from the same era, who played international football for a country he wasn't born in, but not whilst he was with Palace.

tony 1947

25-01-2010, 04:27 AM

I was going to say Eddie McGoldrick but I think he played for the Republic of ireland when he was with us?

welshneil

25-01-2010, 05:34 AM

I'll give you an opposite one then.

Name a striker from the same era, who played international football for a country he wasn't born in, but not whilst he was with Palace.
Is this a serious mate?

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 08:44 AM

I was going to say Eddie McGoldrick but I think he played for the Republic of ireland when he was with us?

Yes. And he was not a striker

telodaja

25-01-2010, 11:26 AM

John Fashanu

telodaja

25-01-2010, 11:34 AM

John Fashanu
Is the wrong answer, just looked him up he was born in Kensington :o

telodaja

25-01-2010, 11:38 AM

Rachid Harkouk

Psychokiller

25-01-2010, 12:37 PM

Niall Thompson

Asagaya_Eagle

25-01-2010, 12:58 PM

Chris Armstrong

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 02:15 PM

Re the last 3 answers:

I wasn't including Harkouk because big bad John had already given that one above

Chris Armstrong is wrong for three reasons! He wasn't in the same era, he didn't play a full international, and if he had done it would have been for England (he represented England B) and he was born in England

Niall Thompson - I don't remember him, sorry, but he's not the answer.

Psychokiller

25-01-2010, 02:17 PM

Niall Thompson - I don't remember him, sorry, but he's not the answer.
He is a correct answer (though he never made the first XI)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Thompson

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 02:28 PM

Fair enough. I didn't specify that he must have appeared in our first team.

But I will now. That makes your answer wrong :D

(In fairness, there are probably quite a number of players who may have been on our books as youth players, or on trial, but never made the first team, who later played in an international)

telodaja

25-01-2010, 03:23 PM

Gareth Taylor. There is also a midfield player from the same era who qualifies

ElwissAtMemphis

25-01-2010, 03:33 PM

Name a striker from the same era, who played international football for a country he wasn't born in, but not whilst he was with Palace.

Shefki Kuqi ? (although he doesn't really count as being "from the same era")

telodaja

25-01-2010, 03:45 PM

Shefki Kuqi ? (although he doesn't really count as being "from the same era")
and he played for Finland whilst with Palace

telodaja

25-01-2010, 03:47 PM

Another question to be getting your heads around.
Apart from the fact they all played for England what does Nigel Martyn have in common with Colin Harvey, Kevin Keegan, Tony Towers & Gary Stevens

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 04:36 PM

Gareth Taylor. There is also a midfield player from the same era who qualifies

Gareth Taylor is wrong. He didn't join Palace until the mid nineties, so definitely the wrong era. And I'm pretty sure he played for Wales whilst he was with us.

And no setting new questions until you get the existing one!

Paxton

25-01-2010, 04:59 PM

Was going to suggest David Giles but it looks as if he played for Wales whilst at Palace.

Paxton

25-01-2010, 05:01 PM

And in he was born in Wales so, all in all, he'd have been a pretty rotten suggestion.

welshneil

25-01-2010, 05:03 PM

It's a very ambiguous question!

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 05:04 PM

Was going to suggest David Giles but it looks as if he played for Wales whilst at Palace.

He did. And he was born in Wales too. So I'm afraid it's wrong on two counts

Edit: You've spotted it for yourself whilst I was typing

Paxton

25-01-2010, 05:05 PM

And in he was born in Wales
As was Ian Edwards.

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 05:06 PM

It's a very ambiguous question!

It's not ambiguous at all. Read big bad John's question that preceded it, then you might understand it better :p

Who Cares?

25-01-2010, 05:12 PM

I'll give you an opposite one then.

Name a striker from the same era, who played international football for a country he wasn't born in, but not whilst he was with Palace.

Mick Hill

welshneil

25-01-2010, 05:13 PM

It's not ambiguous at all. Read big bad John's question that preceded it, then you might understand it better :p
Haha I'm trying mate, are we looking for someone who played for Palace in that era who went on to play for his country after he left even though he wasn't born there?

Paxton

25-01-2010, 05:16 PM

who went on to play for his country after he left
Or had played for his country before he arrived?

Famous last words, but I'm fairly sure Mystery Man isn't a Scot.

ElwissAtMemphis

25-01-2010, 05:34 PM

It's not ambiguous at all. Read big bad John's question that preceded it, then you might understand it better :p

Big Bad John's question that preceded it refers to "Ian Evan, Jerry Murphy and John Salako." They played for Palace between 1974 and 1995. That's quite a wide window to describe as "the same era".

Ruskin Old Boy

25-01-2010, 06:07 PM

Totally baffled by this one

Who Cares?

25-01-2010, 06:24 PM

Mick Hill

Go on I'm right aren't I??

Ruskin Old Boy

25-01-2010, 07:47 PM

I reckon you're right. One of the poorest centre forwards that ever played for Palace.

welshneil

25-01-2010, 07:52 PM

I reckon you're right. One of the poorest centre forwards that ever played for Palace.
Wow he passed away in 2008!

Ruskin Old Boy

25-01-2010, 07:56 PM

Best not to be unkind about the dead then ... 6 goals in 45 starts.

telodaja

25-01-2010, 08:19 PM

Go on I'm right aren't I??
I do believe you are. Whilst we are waiting for Ian to confirm, there are a midfielder and defender who we signed [early 90's], hardly played either of them but both who were born in England played international football for other countries, one even played in the World Cup.

Don't forget the other question
what apart from being England Internationals does Nigel Martyn have in common with Colin Harvey Kevin Keegan Tony Towers & Gary Stevens.
Am quite prepared for the abuse when the answer is revealed :D

SA Eagle

25-01-2010, 08:53 PM

I do believe you are. Whilst we are waiting for Ian to confirm, there are a midfielder and defender who we signed [early 90's], hardly played either of them but both who were born in England played international football for other countries, one even played in the World Cup.

Glynn Hodges is one?

Ian Hart

25-01-2010, 09:06 PM

Mick Hill

Is the correct answer. Well done mate.

Without wishing to speak ill of the dead, I think we would all agree that Mr Hill was not exactly a star for us, and anyone who watched him would have been amazed that he had been an international. But he had. Indeed, at one time with Ipswich he was quite a feared striker (I remember him having a field day against Palace) and during this period earned two Welsh caps. He was however born in England.

SA Eagle

25-01-2010, 09:09 PM

Don't forget the other question
what apart from being England Internationals does Nigel Martyn have in common with Colin Harvey Kevin Keegan Tony Towers & Gary Stevens.
Am quite prepared for the abuse when the answer is revealed :D

Keegan was known by his middle name (i.e. Kevin wasn't his first given name) and I seem to recall reading somewhere that Nigel was Martyn's middle name, so at a guess they are all known by their middle names?

Psychokiller

25-01-2010, 09:24 PM

Both Gary Stevenses are Gary Stevens(es?)

welshneil

25-01-2010, 11:23 PM

Keegan was known by his middle name (i.e. Kevin wasn't his first given name) and I seem to recall reading somewhere that Nigel was Martyn's middle name, so at a guess they are all known by their middle names?
I think this is correct as Tony Towers name was Mark Anthony, Colin Harvey was James Colin...etc etc etc! Good spot SA!

Ian Hart

26-01-2010, 12:09 AM

I think this is correct as Tony Towers name was Mark Anthony, Colin Harvey was James Colin...etc etc etc! Good spot SA!

So how does the answer tie in with what Psychokiller said about both the well known players called Gary Stevens?

telodaja

26-01-2010, 06:00 AM

Keegan was known by his middle name (i.e. Kevin wasn't his first given name) and I seem to recall reading somewhere that Nigel was Martyn's middle name, so at a guess they are all known by their middle names?
Is the correct answer.
Nigel Martyn's full name is Anthony Nigel Martyn. The others are

James Colin Harvey
Joseph Kevin Keegan
Mark Anthony Towers
MIchael Gary Stevens which makes any confusion with the other Gary Stevens even more confusing !

telodaja

26-01-2010, 06:06 AM

Glynn Hodges is one?
You are right but he is not the midfielder I was thinking of. This one is more obscure in terms of appearances for Palace and the country he played for.

Who Cares?

26-01-2010, 08:53 AM

Is Martyn O'Connor the midfielder?

When you say "played in the World Cup" do you mean the finals or just the qualifying?

telodaja

26-01-2010, 12:05 PM

Is Martyn O'Connor the midfielder?

When you say "played in the World Cup" do you mean the finals or just the qualifying?

Yes to O'Connor :p He was capped by the Cayman Islands, didn't know they had a team !

As for the defender, have just checked up on him, he went to the finals as part of the squad but didn't get on the pitch.

Psychokiller

26-01-2010, 12:26 PM

Ian Cox?

telodaja

26-01-2010, 01:43 PM

Ian Cox?

Is the right answer. :p

It's stange how players careers work out, I used to work with a guy who played for Carshalton at the same time as Cox. When Palace signed him he told me that he and the Carshalton management knew Palace were keeping an eye on a player, but he was surprised when we came in for Cox, who was probably their worst defender at the time, they had assumed we were watching a winger. Yet Cox eventually had a reasonable career in the lower divisions and went to the WC finals as well.

Psychokiller

26-01-2010, 01:44 PM

Is the right answer. :p

It's stange how players careers work out, I used to work with a guy who played for Carshalton at the same time as Cox. When Palace signed him he told me that he and the Carshalton management knew Palace were keeping an eye on a player, but he was surprised when we came in for Cox, who was probably their worst defender at the time, they had assumed we were watching a winger. Yet Cox eventually had a reasonable career in the lower divisions and went to the WC finals as well.
From what I remember we signed Cox as a winger, he certainly played wide left on his few appearances for us, then Bournemouth converted him to a centre half?

Ian Hart

26-01-2010, 02:14 PM

From what I remember we signed Cox as a winger, he certainly played wide left on his few appearances for us, then Bournemouth converted him to a centre half?

That's absolutely correct :p

telodaja

26-01-2010, 02:16 PM

Perhaps he was the winger they thought we were watching. The guy I worked with said he used to play at the back.

big bad John

26-01-2010, 04:50 PM

On the subject of middle names.
Name the player who played for Palace in the 70's who was known by his middle name, who partnered a player at international level who ( if the ex palace player had used his given first name) would have had the same name as him. They also both played for a top old first division team, though at different times.

Baldy

26-01-2010, 05:00 PM

big bad John

26-01-2010, 05:10 PM

Wyn Davies ?

On the ball, Baldy:lux: Wyn Davies was christened Ronald and partnered Ron Davies of Southampton fame for Wales. They both played for Man Utd, although a few seasons apart.

Ian Hart

24-02-2010, 01:34 PM

As it's a big FA Cup match day, let's have a big FA Cup match question. In fact, it relates to our biggest ever FA cup match. You can't get much bigger and FA Cup than that :)

When Palace appeared in the 1990 Final against Man U, what did they achieve that no club has achieved in an FA Cup Final since, and in all probability never will?

And the answer is not something blindingly obvious like "They drew 3-3 and Ian Wright got two goals"

ElwissAtMemphis

24-02-2010, 01:54 PM

When you say "that no club has achieved ... since", does that mean that it had occured before or is this a unique achievement?

Ian Hart

24-02-2010, 01:56 PM

Yes, it had been achieved before, but never since

the digger

24-02-2010, 02:10 PM

fielded a side of all british players?

the digger

24-02-2010, 02:11 PM

english, even.

Ian Hart

24-02-2010, 02:14 PM

english, even.

Absolutely right. You were too quick!

All 11 players could play for England (although, from memory, Salako was actually born in Nigeria). And as we fielded the same team in the replay, obviously the same applied there too. And again, if memory serves me right, the subs bench in both games was also all English

No team has achieved than since

the digger

24-02-2010, 02:15 PM

Absolutely right. You were too quick!

All 11 players could play for England (although, from memory, Salako was actually born in Nigeria). And as we fielded the same team in the replay, obviously the same applied there too. And again, if memory serves me right, the subs bench in both games was also all English

No team has achieved than since

Certainly won't happen again in a replay as they no longer have them. The subs for both games were Madden and Wright, both english.

So we will also be the last team to name the same entire squad for an FA Cup final and replay, and they can't take that away from us.

Paxton

09-03-2010, 09:51 AM

This season we ought to be relieved if we do something which, in 105 years, we have never done before.

What?

telodaja

09-03-2010, 05:48 PM

Finished 4th from bottom in the second level of football.

welshneil

10-03-2010, 05:06 AM

Finished 4th from bottom in the second level of football.
Didn't we do that after Stockport?

Psychokiller

10-03-2010, 06:52 AM

This season we ought to be relieved if we do something which, in 105 years, we have never done before.

What?
Avoided relegation having won enough matches to make the play offs?

Ian Hart

10-03-2010, 09:32 AM

Play a winger and he gets a cross in?

Well, it seems like 105 years since we did.

Paxton

10-03-2010, 10:56 AM

This season we ought to be relieved if we do something which, in 105 years, we have never done before.

What?
No-one right so far.

telodja ambling vaguely in the right direction.

telodaja

10-03-2010, 11:15 AM

Finishing 21st would be the total of our finishing positions for the previous 2 seasons, 6th in 07/08, 15th in 08/09, that's never happened before.

nottsunieagle

10-03-2010, 11:20 AM

I thought we finished 5th in 07/08?

telodaja

10-03-2010, 11:32 AM

I thought we finished 5th in 07/08?

you're right my mistake, I'll amble off :o

Paxton

10-03-2010, 12:17 PM

Finishing 21st would be the total of our finishing positions for the previous 2 seasons, 6th in 07/08, 15th in 08/09, that's never happened before.
Too complicated. The answer is simple.

Staines Eagle

10-03-2010, 12:47 PM

Is it to do with points deduction/not getting relegated?

Psychokiller

10-03-2010, 02:14 PM

Is it to do with points deduction/not getting relegated?
No because we had a points deduction last year and weren't relegated.

Paxton

10-03-2010, 02:23 PM

Is it to do with points deduction/not getting relegated?
Nope.

Paxton

10-03-2010, 02:24 PM

It's something which we could have done in any season since 1905-06 but have, in fact, never done.

Gark Moldberg

10-03-2010, 02:32 PM

Would this be the first time we had (possibly) finished below Doncaster or Scunthorpe?

Paxton

10-03-2010, 02:34 PM

Would this be the first time we had (possibly) finished below Doncaster or Scunthorpe?
No idea, but too complicated.

The answer can be expressed in just two words.

ElwissAtMemphis

10-03-2010, 03:07 PM

Finished 41st (in the whole league) ?

Paxton

10-03-2010, 04:15 PM

Finished 41st (in the whole league) ?
Not the answer I had in mind. What I've got in mind we could have done in any league season since 1905/06.

But the first word of your answer is also the first word of mine.

Paxton

10-03-2010, 04:29 PM

What I've got in mind we could have done in any league season since 1905/06.
Having checked, we couldn't have done it in 1905/06 itself but could have done it in any league season since.

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 11:00 AM

1fd9

Get more points than we score goals?

Palestinian

11-03-2010, 11:25 AM

Get more points than we score goals?
Hopefully not as that woudl probably take us down and that wouldn'ty make as 'relieved' as Paxton suggests

Palestinian

11-03-2010, 11:27 AM

Finished solvent (after being bought out of admin)

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 11:47 AM

Finish with a positive goal difference but below half way?

Ian Hart

11-03-2010, 11:59 AM

All these recent answers are surely wrong as Paxton said "we couldn't have done it in 1905/06 itself " and we could have done any of today's answers in 1905/6.

I think we need another clue......

Paxton

11-03-2010, 01:30 PM

I think we need another clue......
Two words.

First word is "Finished..."

As for the second word, the clue is that, since 1905/06, we've never again played in such a small division. Southern League (Division 2) only had 13 teams.

And, whatever it is, we very nearly did it in 1908/09, 1922/23, 1946/47, 1970/71, 1983/84 and 2004/05.

Proper seasons only, by the way (forget wartime seasons).

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 02:06 PM

Finish 21st?

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 02:08 PM

Finish 20th?

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 02:08 PM

Finish 19th?

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 02:09 PM

etc

THETwins

11-03-2010, 02:09 PM

Finished 17th :)

Paxton

11-03-2010, 02:37 PM

Finished 17th :)
Give the man (or men??) a coconut!!

Paxton

11-03-2010, 02:41 PM

etc
Special Commendation: a promising start but a failure to follow the example of Robert the Bruce resulted in W_S running out of steam so close to the finishing line...

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-03-2010, 03:07 PM

Special Commendation: a promising start but a failure to follow the example of Robert the Bruce resulted in W_S running out of steam so close to the finishing line...
I thank you - I think...

big bad John

20-04-2010, 03:44 PM

One for the usual suspects to get their thinking caps on.

Name an ex-Palace player who was an assistant manager to Alex Fergueson( now of course Sir Alex) ?

Baldy

20-04-2010, 03:52 PM

One for the usual suspects to get their thinking caps on.

Name an ex-Palace player who was an assistant manager to Alex Fergueson( now of course Sir Alex) ?

Presumably when he was at Aberdeen or St Mirren, so a Scottish geezer.

Someone like John Hughes/Willie Wallace ??

:afro:

telodaja

20-04-2010, 04:03 PM

One for the usual suspects to get their thinking caps on.

Name an ex-Palace player who was an assistant manager to Alex Fergueson( now of course Sir Alex) ?
Good question, I can think of a Palace player who managed United but not one who was his assistant. Just read question doesn't mention United does it.

jone-zee

20-04-2010, 04:03 PM

Dont forget East Stirling Balders. Leaves a air old selection from that time though :)

big bad John

20-04-2010, 08:31 PM

Presumably when he was at Aberdeen or St Mirren, so a Scottish geezer.

Someone like John Hughes/Willie Wallace ??

:afro: Nice try Baldy:hi: but incorrect.

tony 1947

20-04-2010, 09:03 PM

Brian Whitehouse I think was with Man Utd, was it him?

big bad John

20-04-2010, 09:42 PM

Brian Whitehouse I think was with Man Utd, was it him?

Not who I'm thinking of Tony.

Bintang

21-04-2010, 04:33 AM

Anything to do with when he was manager of Scotland?

big bad John

21-04-2010, 05:12 AM

Anything to do with when he was manager of Scotland?

no

ExiledStirling

21-04-2010, 05:29 AM

Anything to do with the Geoff Thomas FA Cup rematch?

Baldy

21-04-2010, 08:02 AM

Nice try Baldy:hi: but incorrect.

Am I on the right lines ?

Bintang

21-04-2010, 08:56 AM

Think we can rule out Man U as he's only had about 5/6 assistants there. None had Palace connections.

ExiledStirling

21-04-2010, 08:57 AM

Dave Sexton?

telodaja

21-04-2010, 09:30 AM

Dave Sexton?
That's who I thought of at first but he was a United manager, long before Fergie took over.

telodaja

21-04-2010, 09:36 AM

Pure guess based on the fact he was a player at St.Mirren in Ferguson's first season as manager......Dave Provan

monkey nuts

21-04-2010, 12:22 PM

Roy Barry?

selhurstparkflyer

21-04-2010, 12:50 PM

Did Mike Phelan ever play for Palace? Or am I confusing him with Terry?

monkey nuts

21-04-2010, 12:55 PM

Did Mike Phelan ever play for Palace? Or am I confusing him with Terry?

That was Terry Phelan. Was at Manchester City.

big bad John

22-04-2010, 12:34 AM

Pure guess based on the fact he was a player at St.Mirren in Ferguson's first season as manager......Dave Provan

Sorry it took a while to get back. Yes Dave Provan is the answer.:p

Bintang

22-04-2010, 07:03 AM

I tried googling Dave Provan and came up with nothing yesterday. Then I tried again today and first hit was this link:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19871130&id=0DY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=NKYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4978,8677913

Good question. Kept our minds occupied for a couple of days. ;)

telodaja

22-04-2010, 07:06 AM

Continuing the Fergie link, which ex Palace player started his career at Man U, never played in their 1st team, but went onto play in the Champions League and for his country?

Neil the Eagle

22-04-2010, 07:29 AM

Jovan Kirovski

telodaja

22-04-2010, 07:32 AM

Jovan Kirovski

Didn't think it would take too long for someone to get it, well done :p

ElwissAtMemphis

22-04-2010, 08:22 AM

Which ex-Palace player was the first British footballer to change clubs for free under the Bosman ruling?

gold76

22-04-2010, 08:24 AM

Chris Powell?

monkey nuts

22-04-2010, 08:42 AM

John Salako?

Bintang

09-05-2010, 09:51 AM

So did we give up on this one?

I have a question:

Which Palace player links Hoddesdon Town and Crystal Palace?

If you google "Hoddesdon Town" and "Crystal Palace" there's only one hit and it's to a post I made on "Why I am an Eagle".

BTW Hoddesdon Town was the first team I supported in the Spartan League and winners of the first FA Vase final.

moverman

09-05-2010, 01:58 PM

Which ex-Palace player was the first British footballer to change clubs for free under the Bosman ruling?

Was it Jamie Fullarton?

ElwissAtMemphis

09-05-2010, 09:28 PM

Was it Jamie Fullarton?

Good guess but no. For the first few years, the Bosman ruling only applied to transfers involving players moving between different EU countries, so Fullarton is one of a pretty small list of possibilities.

Incidentally, the transfer didn't involve Palace and occured before he joined us.

PhilD

09-05-2010, 09:59 PM

Michael Hughes? He definitely played in France for a while.

SA Eagle

09-05-2010, 10:04 PM

Michael Hughes?

ElwissAtMemphis

10-05-2010, 03:03 PM

Michael Hughes it was. (Strasbourg to West Ham)

moverman

10-05-2010, 05:39 PM

Which former Palace player stayed at Paul Hinshelwood's parents and then moved into Terry Fenwick's flat just after he signed for us?

Baldy

10-05-2010, 05:46 PM

J[QUOTE=moverman]Which former Palace player stayed at Paul Hinshelwood's parents and then moved into Terry Fenwick's flat just after he signed for us?[/QUOTE

Jeff Bourne ? Complete guess]

Cartoon Head

10-05-2010, 07:04 PM

Which former Palace player stayed at Paul Hinshelwood's parents and then moved into Terry Fenwick's flat just after he signed for us?

Gerry Francis?

Cartoon Head

10-05-2010, 07:33 PM

mike flanagan?

CreweEagle v.3

10-05-2010, 08:01 PM

Martin Hinslewood?

moverman

10-05-2010, 08:24 PM

None of the above

SA Eagle

10-05-2010, 10:19 PM

Tony Sealy?

telodaja

11-05-2010, 04:38 AM

John Burridge

Whyteleafe_Sage

11-05-2010, 09:19 AM

David Price?

Baldy

11-05-2010, 09:23 AM

Mike Elwiss ?

surrey g

11-05-2010, 09:55 AM

One for the usual suspects to get their thinking caps on.

Name an ex-Palace player who was an assistant manager to Alex Fergueson( now of course Sir Alex) ?

Roger Hynd?

palace64

11-05-2010, 10:08 AM

Terry Venables?

gold76

11-05-2010, 02:47 PM

1ffe

Tony Hazell?

moverman

11-05-2010, 09:41 PM

Tony Sealy?

Correct, well done. :p

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 11:17 AM

Easy one (I think): What was so unusual about Palace's home game against Fulham in the 1978-79 season?

SA Eagle

12-05-2010, 11:18 AM

It finished and then re-started again to play the final 3/4 minutes?

Baldy

12-05-2010, 11:18 AM

Easy one (I think): What was so unusual about Palace's home game against Fulham in the 1978-79 season?

A game of three halves.:p

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 11:19 AM

It finished and then re-started again to play the final 3/4 minutes?

Told you it was easy... It was on The Big Match that weekend so maybe there's a Youtube clip of it somewhere?

moverman

12-05-2010, 11:20 AM

The ref blew the final whistle 5 minutes early and the teams had to come back out and play the remaining time with some of the crowd already on their way home.

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 11:30 AM

The ref blew the final whistle 5 minutes early and the teams had to come back out and play the remaining time with some of the crowd already on their way home.

I'd usually have gone straight away after the final whistle, but for some reason decided to stay behind for a few minutes. Imagine my surprise then when the players came out again. We nearly equalised during that period as well...

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 11:31 AM

OK, another one...

What happened to Ricky Heppolette that hasn't, certainly in recent history, happened to any other Palace player?

Norvun Mankey

12-05-2010, 12:04 PM

His nickname was "Tricky"? He had a sex change? Ok, that's a guess...
May need a hand on this one

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 12:10 PM

Well he wasn't with us for long - but that's not the answer...

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 12:11 PM

In fact, if memory serves me right, Steve Brennan wouldn't have done something momentous in his Palace career if it hadn't been for Ricky Heppolette's misfortune!

ElwissAtMemphis

12-05-2010, 12:50 PM

OK, another one...

What happened to Ricky Heppolette that hasn't, certainly in recent history, happened to any other Palace player?

Something to do with the abandoned match at Lincoln in 76/77. We were winning 1-0 when it was abandoned and lost the re-arranged fixture 2-3 after being 2-0 up.

I'm pretty sure that Heppolette scored our goal in the first abandoned match. I'm also pretty sure that he'd never scored before or since so I reckon that the answer is that he's the only Palace player to have had his only first team goal expunged from the record books because of an abandonment.

Brennan scored in the re-arranged match on his debut so I guess that'll account for the other clue.

I tried to make a question out of that match earlier in this thread, but it was hard to word fairly without without giving the game away.

http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2370929&postcount=1193

Whyteleafe_Sage

12-05-2010, 01:06 PM

Something to do with the abandoned match at Lincoln in 76/77. We were winning 1-0 when it was abandoned and lost the re-arranged fixture 2-3 after being 2-0 up.

I'm pretty sure that Heppolette scored our goal in the first abandoned match. I'm also pretty sure that he'd never scored before or since so I reckon that the answer is that he's the only Palace player to have had his only first team goal expunged from the record books because of an abandonment.

Brennan scored in the re-arranged match on his debut so I guess that'll account for the other clue.

I tried to make a question out of that match earlier in this thread, but it was hard to word fairly without without giving the game away.

http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2370929&postcount=1193

100% Correctamundo! :p

moverman

12-05-2010, 05:53 PM

When was the last time Palace played the same team 6 times in one season (first team only) and name the team?

gold76

12-05-2010, 06:01 PM

Nottingham forest 90/91?

ElwissAtMemphis

13-05-2010, 12:21 AM

1988/89: Swindon Town ...

League Cup 2nd Round, 2-legs
Division 2, home & away
Play-Off Semi Final, 2-legs

... we beat them all 3 times at home and away in the League Cup. Lost the other 2 away matches 0-1.

telodaja

13-05-2010, 06:34 AM

selhurstparkflyer

14-05-2010, 07:04 AM

Nottingham forest 90/91?

We played Notts Forest 3 times in the FA Cup and twice in the League.

Did we meet in either the Full Members' or League Cup?

gold76

14-05-2010, 07:45 AM

We played Notts Forest 3 times in the FA Cup and twice in the League.

Did we meet in either the Full Members' or League Cup?

I'm sure we drew them in both cups one season, perhaps 89/90

There was a time when I really used to hate Forest as we always seemed to be drawn together!

Bintang

14-05-2010, 10:51 AM

Pure guess Phil Barber, know he comes from that area originally

Sorry, no.

Cartoon Head

14-05-2010, 03:26 PM

Bintang

15-05-2010, 01:42 AM

calvin andrew?

No

He was born in 1951 and was 16 when he played for Hoddesdon Town.

SA Eagle

15-05-2010, 10:01 AM

Ross Jenkins?

telodaja

15-05-2010, 11:29 AM

No

He was born in 1951 and was 16 when he played for Hoddesdon Town.

Me, oh no I remember now I never played for Hoddesdon, or Palace :sob: Still 1 out of 2 isn't too bad :D

telodaja

15-05-2010, 01:43 PM

No

He was born in 1951 and was 16 when he played for Hoddesdon Town.
Is it Brian Key?

Bintang

15-05-2010, 06:13 PM

Nobody right yet. He went to Slough after Hoddesdon Town.

Psychokiller

15-05-2010, 06:35 PM

David Kemp?

Cartoon Head

15-05-2010, 06:56 PM

Nobody right yet. He went to Slough after Hoddesdon Town.

Gerry Francis? he was born in 1951:p

Bintang

16-05-2010, 04:12 AM

Still no winners.

tony 1947

16-05-2010, 07:32 AM

Was it John Love who played 1 game for Palace

Psychokiller

16-05-2010, 08:15 AM

Micky Droy?

Bintang

16-05-2010, 10:31 AM

Micky Droy?

Well done PK. :p

I'll be back in England next month and will try and get a photo from the local paper showing Micky on his debut. Hoddesdon Town doesn't appear on his record for some reason.

Psychokiller

16-05-2010, 11:12 AM

Well done PK. :p

I'll be back in England next month and will try and get a photo from the local paper showing Micky on his debut. Hoddesdon Town doesn't appear on his record for some reason.
I only got it from the mention of Slough Town, from that it could only have been him or David Kemp.

Makes me feel old having someone I watched from the terraces when I started Secondary School about to turn 60!

Bintang

16-05-2010, 11:16 AM

I only got it from the mention of Slough Town, from that it could only have been him or David Kemp.

Makes me feel old having someone I watched from the terraces when I started Secondary School about to turn 60!

Steady on, some of us have already turned 60 :) If you feel old, how do you think we feel?

Bintang

16-05-2010, 02:45 PM

OK, another question.

Which players have been on Palace books more than once? i.e. returned to play for Palace for a second spell.

Let's limit it to post WW2. I have 15 although one on that list featured pre and post WW2.

Psychokiller

16-05-2010, 02:48 PM

Steve Kember
Dougie Freedman
David Hopkin
Mel Blyth
Brian Launders
Peter Nicholas
Mikkel Forssell
Clinton Morrison
Johnny Byrne
Ron Brett

Psychokiller

16-05-2010, 02:50 PM

Bobby Kellard
Andy Gray

Psychokiller

16-05-2010, 02:56 PM

You could also include Keith Millen (no first team appearances in either spell), Tony Popovic (trialist in 96) and Tony Finnigan (no first team appearances in first or third spell)

Bintang

16-05-2010, 02:59 PM

OK, make it 16. I forgot Forrsell

Bintang

16-05-2010, 03:01 PM

You could also include Keith Millen (no first team appearances in either spell), Tony Popovic (trialist in 96) and Tony Finnigan (no first team appearances in first or third spell)

I only included those that played first team.

Psychokiller

16-05-2010, 03:02 PM

In both spells?

Bintang

16-05-2010, 03:07 PM

In both spells?

Yes

Bintang

16-05-2010, 03:15 PM

Steve Kember
Dougie Freedman
David Hopkin
Mel Blyth
Brian Launders
Peter Nicholas
Mikkel Forssell
Clinton Morrison
Johnny Byrne
Ron Brett

All correct

Bintang

16-05-2010, 03:16 PM

Bobby Kellard
Andy Gray

Also correct.

4 to go.

ian king

16-05-2010, 03:30 PM