Football facts that don't sound true (but are)

cafcfan

MrOneLung said:

April 29 1961

Yes. This site suggests that was only 21,991 days ago. https://foenix.com/Since/1961/How-many-days-since-April-29-1961.html

cafcfan1990

Well Spurs aren't going to win the title in the next couple of weeks so either way, it's definitely going to be true at some point. 

North Lower Neil

Pedri scored the second longest range goal at a Euros since 1980 (behind Schick's v Scotland).

ForeverAddickted

There have been six goals scored so far in English Football this season

All of them scored by Bournemouth

Cafc43v3r

ForeverAddickted said:

There have been six goals scored so far in English Football this season

All of them scored by Bournemouth

I just turned it on thinking they were 6 nil up..... 

MrOneLung

Yeah just went and looked up the score myself 

Cafc43v3r

What about New Salamis v Kensington Borough and West Essex vs St Panteleimon to name but two who are playing in the FA Cup? 

ForeverAddickted

Cafc43v3r said:

What about New Salamis v Kensington Borough and West Essex vs St Panteleimon to name but two who are playing in the FS Cup? 

My sources in Devon didnt inform me about that one... Bloody family, so unreliable at times

North Lower Neil

Cafc43v3r said:

ForeverAddickted said:

There have been six goals scored so far in English Football this season

All of them scored by Bournemouth

I just turned it on thinking they were 6 nil up..... 

Same.  Or expecting a 4-2 with two own goals or something.

Cafc43v3r

Levitt is captaining Man United this evening 

Todds_right_hook

Josh Parker has more career silverware than Harry Kane.

RodneyCharltonTrotta

ForeverAddickted said:

There have been six goals scored so far in English Football this season

All of them scored by Bournemouth

don't get this?

ForeverAddickted

RodneyCharltonTrotta said:

ForeverAddickted said:

There have been six goals scored so far in English Football this season

All of them scored by Bournemouth

don't get this?

So when Bournemouth went 1-0 up they scored the sixth goal of the season

There have already been two EFL Cup games.

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Huddersfield (decided on penalties)
Bournemouth 5-0 Milton Keynes

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Ah ok cheers 

AddicksAddict

Todds_right_hook said:

Josh Parker has more career silverware than Harry Kane.

This is wonderful.

Stig

Todds_right_hook said:

Josh Parker has more career silverware than Harry Kane.

Hmmm, bit cheeky that one. Only if you count play-offs as actually winning something. 

Chris_from_Sidcup

36% of the trophies won in Barcelona's entire 121 year history were won with Messi.

ForeverAddickted

Mark Warburton is the first QPR Manager to sign a new contract at the club in 17 years

guinnessaddick

ForeverAddickted said:

Mark Warburton is the first QPR Manager to sign a new contract at the club in 17 years

Off to a good start, so far.

9goalswentpastperry

9goalswentpastperry

Someone please help with the above

9goalswentpastperry

I think the fella was born in '68 or '72. 

9goalswentpastperry

USSR, Yugoslavia, West and East Germany would explain playing for different countries as they had all split by the '90s

ross1

I could only work out that he probably played for England when young but represented NI or ROI later ............ sorry putting you off, if wrong

MrOneLung

Is it Man Utd and Man City though….

9goalswentpastperry

ross1 said:

I could only work out that he probably played for England when young but represented NI or ROI later ............ sorry putting you off, if wrong

Yeah that makes the most sense. 

9goalswentpastperry

MrOneLung said:

Is it Man Utd and Man City though….

Probably not. Even 'Forest' doesn't feel like it guarantees it being Nottingham

ricky_otto

9goalswentpastperry said:

Someone please help with the above

The standard answer for these sort of questions is…..Kanu.

MrOneLung

9goalswentpastperry said:

ross1 said:

I could only work out that he probably played for England when young but represented NI or ROI later ............ sorry putting you off, if wrong

Yeah that makes the most sense. 

Only Irish one I can think of who played for both Manchester clubs is Sammy McIlroy but don’t know if rest of the facts match or if he was around in the 90’s

MrOneLung

Ignore he played in 82 world cup