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    ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    edited June 2022
    MrOneLung said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrOneLung said:
    WelshAddick said:
    stackitsteve said:
    I don’t quite get this. It doesn’t make sense to me. 
    yeah everybody knows Darwin is in the Northern Territory which is not a state 
    Darwin is the Capital of the region: Northern Territory

    Bit like how Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, yet not the United Kingdom
    But it says state capital and it is not a state. So he won’t be the first state capital since Sydney 
    I honestly thought that Northern Territory | New South Wales etc. were known as states

    I had to edit my own post after reviewing Wikipedia
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrOneLung said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrOneLung said:
    WelshAddick said:
    stackitsteve said:
    I don’t quite get this. It doesn’t make sense to me. 
    yeah everybody knows Darwin is in the Northern Territory which is not a state 
    Darwin is the Capital of the region: Northern Territory

    Bit like how Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, yet not the United Kingdom
    But it says state capital and it is not a state. So he won’t be the first state capital since Sydney 
    I honestly thought that Northern Territory | New South Wales etc. were known as states

    I had to edit my own post after reviewing Wikipedia
    Well New South Wales is a state - northern territory is not 
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    SporadicAddickSporadicAddick
    edited June 2022
    Interestingly, there is a town in Northern Territory called Pedantic. It has quite a large population given its relatively small footprint. 
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Andy Hessenthaler was given a red card whilst managing Gillingham away at Cardiff so brought himself on a sub as he was player-manager and there's no rule against it (or there wasn't at the time).

    Between 1975 and 1988 West Bromwich Albion’s managers were called; Johnny, Ronnie, John, Ron, Ronnie, Ron, Johnny, Nobby, Ron, Ron.

    Mario Balotelli is the only Italian to win the Premier League. Also, his assist for the Aguerooooo goal is his only PL assist.

    Rio Ferdinand was in four World Cup squads but was never involved at a Euros.

    Stefan Schwartz had a clause in his contract that he 'couldn't become an astronaut' for the duration of his time at Sunderland.
    That may be my favourite fact on this whole thread.

    Nobby Styles ruining the pattern makes it even better.
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    Dazzler21Dazzler21
    edited June 2022
    Only one Italian footballer has won the Premier League.

    *To qualify as a cup winner, a player has to have played 10 league games.
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    CHGCHG
    Why always me?
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    ricky_ottoricky_otto
    edited June 2022
    Dazzler21 said:
    Only one Italian footballer has won the Premier League.

    *To qualify as a cup winner, a player has to have played 10 league games.
    Is that still the rule? I thought that was scrapped a few years ago and it’s now 5? I could of course be imagining it. 
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    stackitstevestackitsteve
    ricky_otto said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Only one Italian footballer has won the Premier League.

    *To qualify as a cup winner, a player has to have played 10 league games.
    Is that still the rule? I thought that was scrapped a few years ago and it’s now 5? I could of course be imagining it. 
    It has been 5 games for the past 10 years but I think the 1 Italian winner is still a fact.
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    Cafc43v3rCafc43v3r
    ricky_otto said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Only one Italian footballer has won the Premier League.

    *To qualify as a cup winner, a player has to have played 10 league games.
    Is that still the rule? I thought that was scrapped a few years ago and it’s now 5? I could of course be imagining it. 
    Isn't it now the club get x amount of medals and it's up to them? 
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    StigStig
    North Lower Neil said:
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Andy Hessenthaler was given a red card whilst managing Gillingham away at Cardiff so brought himself on a sub as he was player-manager and there's no rule against it (or there wasn't at the time).

    Between 1975 and 1988 West Bromwich Albion’s managers were called; Johnny, Ronnie, John, Ron, Ronnie, Ron, Johnny, Nobby, Ron, Ron.

    Mario Balotelli is the only Italian to win the Premier League. Also, his assist for the Aguerooooo goal is his only PL assist.

    Rio Ferdinand was in four World Cup squads but was never involved at a Euros.

    Stefan Schwartz had a clause in his contract that he 'couldn't become an astronaut' for the duration of his time at Sunderland.
    That may be my favourite fact on this whole thread.

    Nobby Styles ruining the pattern makes it even better.
    Yeah, that's a great one. Reminds me of a song. I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still, Johnny, Ronnie, John, Ron, Ronnie, Ron...
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    Cafc43v3rCafc43v3r
    Jesus has cost 4.5 times as much as Pope did.
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    ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Jesus has cost 4.5 times as much as Pope did.
    Well thats understandable... 
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    Cafc43v3rCafc43v3r
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Jesus has cost 4.5 times as much as Pope did.
    Well thats understandable... 
    Ones the main man and the other is just the messenger....
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    Swindon_AddickSwindon_Addick
    North Lower Neil said:
    Whereas Judas was free.

    https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/nottingham-forest-sign-lyle-taylor-4427301
    The going rate for Judas was 30 pieces of silver, so Forest got a bargain there.
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Joe Hart got the exact same number of caps as David Seaman.

    Feels like Seaman was around for much longer.
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    AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    Dazzler21 said:
    Only one Italian footballer has won the Premier League.

    *To qualify as a cup winner, a player has to have played 10 league games.
    But how many cup games does a player have to play to qualify as a league winner?
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    guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    edited July 2022
    North Lower Neil said:
    Joe Hart got the exact same number of caps as David Seaman.

    Feels like Seaman was around for much longer.
    These washing powders  are not as good as they were.
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    StewartStewart
    That was like one of my Penalties
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Reminds me of this:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58643060
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Kingsley Coman has only just turned 26, but has already won 10 league titles.
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    ScohamScoham
    https://metro.co.uk/2013/11/30/20-month-old-child-becomes-youngest-professional-footballer-in-the-world-4208126/amp/
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    Cafc43v3rCafc43v3r
    Christian Benteke departs as the only player in PL history to score on Halloween, November 5, Boxing Day, NYD & his own birthday
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Pique and Ramos both have more Champions League goals than (original) Ronaldo or David Villa.
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    CAFCTrevCAFCTrev
    Charlton are unbeaten against Barcelona.
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    Todds_right_hookTodds_right_hook
    CAFCTrev said:
    Charlton are unbeaten against Barcelona.
    I like to think that Barcelona are unbeaten against Charlton 
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