Saint Mikey Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 There's all to play for as we enter (fnar) day 2. Question numero, one: It comes to something when your ghost-writer introduces your autobiography by declaring you to be a “charismatic lunatic”. John 'Budgie' Burridge! Listened to Paul Robinson chat about him on Graham Hunter's podcast recently...
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 It is John Burridge. As it was Norway's second stab and Saint Mikey got it at roughly the same time, I am awarding three benjii points each. Well done.
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 Next! No cheating, remember. "On the wrong side of 30, he moved from Paris to Girondins de Bordeaux, then Olympique Marseille, before trying his luck in England."
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 Bingo! Or, Le Bingo, as they say in France. 5 benjii points to The Cat.
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 Alright, this one has got to be twenty points. At least. "He now became, in turn, the general manager of a Health-and-Fitness club in Northampton and then a co-director of Serious about Fitness, a personal-training business in nearby Wootton."
norwaysaint Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 How the f*** would anyone know that without cheating?
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 How the f*** would anyone know that without cheating? Fair question. Lets see if anyone gets it. If not, I’ll drop some clues.
CB Fry Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 How the f*** would anyone know that without cheating? [emoji38]Belt up and start guessing. Ian Andrews.
The Cat Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 Reckon it's one of those academy players from the 90's who played a couple of games then disappeared. Christer Warren?
CB Fry Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 Reckon it's one of those academy players from the 90's who played a couple of games then disappeared. Christer Warren? Edit: I knew I should have checked.
Noodles34 Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 Seriously, just looked up the answer and unless youve got credit report access then you won’t find it on google. Good luck on this one boys
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 Young player who didn’t make the grade is the right approach.....
benjii Posted 28 April, 2020 Author Posted 28 April, 2020 No but good guesses. This guy was a left sided player. Made a handful of appearances.
Noodles34 Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 No but good guesses. This guy was a left sided player. Made a handful of appearances. handful? He made 4 as a sub ! You’re not making this easy for everyone without credit report access Benji
Tamesaint Posted 28 April, 2020 Posted 28 April, 2020 Duncan Spedding. I looked him up on Saturday evening when the website opened. My wife met him briefly about 20 years ago and he gave us a signed football. It was one of junior Tamesaint's most prized possessions when he was growing up.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 Matt Robinson Good guess. One benjii point. I met him in The Rhino club once and he was dead chuffed to be recognised.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 Duncan Spedding. I looked him up on Saturday evening when the website opened. My wife met him briefly about 20 years ago and he gave us a signed football. It was one of junior Tamesaint's most prized possessions when he was growing up. Jurassic Park! I knew someone would get it. That's twenty benjii points. Top work. Plus a bonus benjii point for having a Duncan Spedding signed ball. You have also inspired a new type of round, which will be released later today.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 Right, here's the leaderboard after day 2. Spedding-gate has provided a clear leader but there's still all to play for. Tamesaint - 20 Let's B Avenue - 10 Norwaysaint - 8 Colin's BJ - 5 davefizzy14 - 5 Shurlock - 5 The Cat - 5 Saint Mikey - 3 Avenue_Saint - 1 CB Fry - 1 stknowle - 1
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 BONUS ROUND - OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON 30 APRIL Following the revelation that Tamesaint has a ball signed by Duncan Spedding, I shall award the benjii points indicated below to anyone who can upload a picture of the applicable item before the Bonus Round window slams shut. FIVE BENJII POINTS: A ball with David Speedie's signature on it (provided such signature is not part of a range of signatures of non-Saints players). Any ZDS Final memorabilia signed by someone who played for us in it. A signed reserve match "program" from The Dell. FIFTEEN BENJII POINTS: Anything signed by David Dein, Paul Allen or Mickey Fialka. TWENTY BENJII POINTS Any Celebration Plaza memorabilia. Any photo of Claus, Gary Monk or Kevin Davies out on the lash. Any photo of Jo Tessem or Egil Ostenstad involved in Nordic activities. TWENTY FIVE BENJII POINTS Any Saints branded / official merch signed by one of: Jacinto Ela Eyene Kleber Chala Imants Bleidilis FORTY BENJII POINTS An espadrille signed by Juanmi. A semi-nude photograph of Inigo Idiakez. Anything signed by Ronnie Ekelund. FORTY-FIVE BENJII POINTS Kompromat on Rupert Lowe. Calum Davenport's kitchen ware or a general letter of apology. FIFTY BENJII POINTS Dani Osvaldo's guitar pick. SEVENTY FIVE BENJII POINTS Anything signed by Cosimo Sarli. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BENJII POINTS A golden slipper signed by Cosimo Sarli. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BENJII POINTS A pair of golden slippers signed by Cosimo Sarly. FIVE HUNDRED BENJII POINTS Any merch relating to a club other than Saints for which Papa Waigo has played, signed by Papa Waigo.
shurlock Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 Whatever next? Benji points for a lock of Alexander Ostlund or Kamil Kosowski’s hair?
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 Whatever next? Benji points for a lock of Alexander Ostlund or Kamil Kosowski’s hair? Two hundred.
CB Fry Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 I preferred this game in the good old days before the money men ruined it.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 Ok, give the public what they want: "By the time his League career dwindled to a halt, in loan spells dogged by injuries, he had long become the seventh Saint, post-war, to pass 400 games for the club."
sambosa75 Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 I have a signed ball that I’m sure what have Bleidelis or Chala’s autograph on it, possibly both.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 I have a signed ball that I’m sure what have Bleidelis or Chala’s autograph on it, possibly both. We need to see it. No see-ey, no pointsee.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 "He’d decided he wasn’t comfortable in the No.9 shirt, so Jimmy Melia wore it against his old club and created havoc in their man-marking system."
Lets B Avenue Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 "He’d decided he wasn’t comfortable in the No.9 shirt, so Jimmy Melia wore it against his old club and created havoc in their man-marking system." Martin Chivers
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 "His tackling and risk-taking may have been issues on occasion, although his sprinting ability – 100 yards in 10.2 secs – so often enabled him to recover."
Bananaman Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 "His tackling and risk-taking may have been issues on occasion, although his sprinting ability – 100 yards in 10.2 secs – so often enabled him to recover." Le Tissier
badgerx16 Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 "His tackling and risk-taking may have been issues on occasion, although his sprinting ability – 100 yards in 10.2 secs – so often enabled him to recover." Le Tissier Le Tiss, sprint ?
CB Fry Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 "His tackling and risk-taking may have been issues on occasion, although his sprinting ability – 100 yards in 10.2 secs – so often enabled him to recover."Raymond Wallace.
benjii Posted 29 April, 2020 Author Posted 29 April, 2020 If you’re thinking van Gobbel...... ‘fraid not.
The Cat Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 The fact 100 yards is mentioned suggests it's someone from ages ago because why would anyone vaguely modern have speed recorded in anything other than metres?
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