Has any Southampton player ever been born further away from Southampton than...

[jawillwill]

Tadanari Lee?

 

If not, who is? And if so, who held the record before (Guly?)? And who held the record before him? And so on...?

 

In theory, if we follow a logical progrssion in this thread we should eventually be able to identify a player who was born in the centre circle at St Mary's.

[Colinjb]

Scott McDonald?

 

Born in Melbourne

[jawillwill]

He doesn't count.

[Saint Charlie]

Robbie Slater

[Colinjb]

He doesn't count.

 

Why? He played senior football for the club and was a product of the academy?

[Scummer]

I wondered about Robbie Slater, another Australian, but it turns out he was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire.......

[Colinjb]

Robbie Slater

 

Good shout! But born in Ormskirk.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Slater

[jawillwill]

Why? He played senior football for the club and was a product of the academy?

 

Because it's my thread, and I make the rules.

[HK_Phoey]

Ricky Herbert (New Zealander) played a couple of games for the reserves but never started for the first team I think

[dubai_phil]

Touch & go, find out where Ambuqui is then double check the actual hospital where Lee was born.

 

If it had been the two capitals then there is only 335.43 miles in it

[dubai_phil]

However I think you will find that Campinas beats Tokyo

 

Edit ah no, depends which one, 5209.7 vs 6001.37 so nope

 

Dammit, Ambuqui is 31 miles bearer to Southampton

 

Never mind Ibara is 5673,6 so0 a good 6.5 miles further away so just need the exact part of Tokyo now

Edited 7 January, 2012 by dubai_phil

[Deano6]

For those not fluent in talking b*ll****, Dubai Phil is investigating the distance between Southampton and the birthplaces of Tadanari Lee, Guly, Agustin Delgado and Kleber Chala.

[Fan The Flames]

Scott McDonald

[VectisSaint]

So assuming Lee signs, will he be the player born furthest away from SMS in the northern hemisphere. That discounts all of our Antipodeans and South Americans.

 

Incidentally wasn't Charles Miller (Sao Paulo) or even the guy nicknamed Torpedo (Argentina) born further away than Guly?

Edited 7 January, 2012 by VectisSaint

[supersub]

Marcelo Sarmiento - Cordoba, Marcelo tejera- Montevideo , Arias - Rosario??

[supersub]

Out of the above 3 - Cordoba is the furthest away - 6842.25 miles apparently

[SNSUN]

Danny Sea born.

[Colinjb]

Because it's my thread, and I make the rules.

 

Spoil sport.

[Suhari]

Danny Sea born.

 

But which Sea?

 

North?

[SNSUN]

But which Sea?

 

North?

 

Nope, the bit of sea just to the right of New Zealand's south island. (The exact point of the other side of the world from Britannia Road, Southampton)

 

 

 

I am not ITK.

[Deano6]

Tadanari Lee?

 

If not, who is? And if so, who held the record before (Guly?)? And who held the record before him? And so on...?

 

In theory, if we follow a logical progrssion in this thread we should eventually be able to identify a player who was born in the centre circle at St Mary's.

 

Funny story on the nearest:

 

My brother* was conceived (not born LOL!) somewhere near the middle of the pitch on the Dell during the pitch invasion after that last game v Arsenal. We have no idea who the father is.

 

 

* half-brother I guess but we don't think of him like that, despite his skin colour LOL!

[Secret Site Agent]

How about Drew Surman

 

Born in Cape Town, 9700 miles?

[smackalec]

Funny story on the nearest:

 

My brother* was conceived (not born LOL!) somewhere near the middle of the pitch on the Dell during the pitch invasion after that last game v Arsenal. We have no idea who the father is.

 

 

* half-brother I guess but we don't think of him like that, despite his skin colour LOL!

 

Hmmmm

[krissyboy31]

How about Drew Surman

 

Born in Cape Town, 9700 miles?

Thought it was Jo'burg?

[Secret Site Agent]

Thought it was Jo'burg?

 

Sorry I stand corrected, Johannesberg it is.