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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Burnley, in 18th on 8 points from 11 games, have a better goal difference than Spurs, in 10th on 15 points from 10.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    After 17 games Mitrovic has 20 goals for Fulham which is as many as half of the other teams in the Division have scored. He is also the fastest in the history of the Championship to get to 20 goals.


  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    In the 6 weeks between 25th September and 7th November Oxford played 11 matches - 9 at home and just 2 away. In the 34 days between 5th October and 7th November they played 6 at home and had just one trip away
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Denmark beat Faroe Islands 2-1 yesterday

    But its the first goal they've conceded in a World Cup Qualifier since 2017, when Shane Duffy scored against them for Ireland in the Play-Offs. 
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,451
    Charlton have scored in the last 13 away games. 
    First time we’ve done that since 1963. 

    *that’s what I think they said on SSN*


  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    Scoham said:
    Still left after the coach from Larkfield.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    The 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    Ogbene has scored more goals for Ireland in his five caps than he has in club football for the last 5 seasons.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789

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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600

  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    England have won more games, scored more goals, and kept more clean sheets in 2021 than in any other calendar year.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952

  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Benteke has now scored as many premier league goals as Fernando Torres. 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,229
    Probably taken him five times as long.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Jason Dozzell scored on his debut for Ipswich at the age of 16. His son, Andre, a midfielder, also did so on his debut for Ipswich at that very same age. And six and a half years later he has added just one more League goal.  
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Exeter Manager is our former player Matt Taylor. Now, according to Soccerbase, the 39 year old took over at Walsall on the 1st June - and now manages both clubs simultaneously

     https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=4807

    Just goes to show that, despite what people tell you to the contrary, football really does have only one Matt Taylor!
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    Addick Addict said:
    Exeter Manager is our former player Matt Taylor. Now, according to Soccerbase, the 39 year old took over at Walsall on the 1st June - and now manages both clubs simultaneously

     https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=4807

    Just goes to show that, despite what people tell you to the contrary, football really does have only one Matt Taylor!
    As it’s just a mistake by soccerbase because they’re two different Matt Taylors, shouldn’t this be in “Football factoids that don’t sound true (and aren’t)”
    😉
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    lordromford said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Exeter Manager is our former player Matt Taylor. Now, according to Soccerbase, the 39 year old took over at Walsall on the 1st June - and now manages both clubs simultaneously

     https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=4807

    Just goes to show that, despite what people tell you to the contrary, football really does have only one Matt Taylor!
    As it’s just a mistake by soccerbase because they’re two different Matt Taylors, shouldn’t this be in “Football factoids that don’t sound true (and aren’t)”
    😉
    The fact that they are both 39 probably didn't help either. Or that "our" Matt Taylor took over at Exeter on 1st June (2018) whereas the other one did so at Walsall on 1st June (2021) too.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Is the other Matt Taylor the left back?  Pompey/Bolton one?
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  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    North Lower Neil said:
    Is the other Matt Taylor the left back?  Pompey/Bolton one?
    Yes, I think so.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,229
    Are there more Matt Smiths than Matt Taylors?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    There's always more Matt Smiths.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Time for a Matt finish now probably.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    Stig said:
    Time for a Matt finish now probably.
    Someone will gloss over it.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    guinnessaddick said:
    Stig said:
    Time for a Matt finish now probably.
    Someone will gloss over it.
    Matt to the right, gloss to the left but here I am satin the middle with you. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    Ok - can someone with more time than me find out most common footballers name. 

    I will plump for Paul Williams. 
    Sure have been four or five over the years. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    MrOneLung said:
    Ok - can someone with more time than me find out most common footballers name. 

    I will plump for Paul Williams. 
    Sure have been four or five over the years. 
    I can find the most common first name and surname:



    But I doubt there is actually many John Silvas, if any!

    So that doesn't really answer the question at all.  

    Sorry.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    There has been 7 Paul Robinsons in the last 40 odd years:

    1) Millwall-defender from 79-84
    2) Scarboro, Plymouth and Hereford-striker in the late 80's
    3) Newcastle-youngster in the late 90's who then mostly stayed in the lower divisions
    4) Millwall-defender from 2001-2015
    5) Blyth-Spartans striker who started his career with Newcastle in 1998 at the same time as number 3 was signed by Newcastle. So Newcastle had 2 Young strikers named Paul Robinson for about 1 season.
    6) The Watford left back who was good on Football Manager.
    7) The Leeds & Spurs keeper.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    What I wonder a how many players with the same name have played for us.

    Matt Smith and Matt Smith as discussed
    Danny Mills and Danny Mills.

    Any others?

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