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“Large Assault star Robert Del Naja (aka 3D) was appointed as Forest Inexperienced’s artwork director final week. Have some other golf equipment acquired artwork administrators or different random positions you wouldn’t affiliate with soccer? And are there some other musicians employed at golf equipment?” asks George Jones.

As regards to musicians at golf equipment, an apparent begin can be Elton John, who remains to be standing as Watford’s honorary life-president after an affiliation stretching again to 1976. Although maybe that’s not fairly within the spirit of the query, which is asking for extra random appointments. Robin Clarke has one that matches the invoice: “In 1979 Chile’s nationwide group coach Luis Santibáñez appointed people singer Pedro Messone as musical director for the Copa América. Provided that Basic Augusto Pinochet was president of Chile on the time I think about he saved it mild. The squad sang collectively and did effectively within the match: Chile reached the ultimate and misplaced to Paraguay.”

And right here’s Chris Clarke with one which appears to reply all components: “The Welsh actor/producer/musician/artist/comic/all-round good egg Jonny Owen is a director at Nottingham Forest, coping with the membership’s video output and different media stuff. He in fact famously directed I Believe in Miracles, the story of Forest’s European Cup success.”

The previous Merely Purple guitarist Sylvan Richardson was appointed as a masseur at Liverpool in 2010. “I’m an expert producer and musician however I used to be at all times all in favour of drugs,” he advised the membership’s web site. “Once I left the band in 1987, that’s the trail I went down.”

Particularly as regards to random job alternatives at golf equipment, right here’s Rashaad Jorden with one which could be very a lot of its time. “The Philadelphia Union in MLS as soon as employed a chief tattoo officer. Right here’s a story about the successful applicant.”

And Martyn Fairbrother factors us within the path of Marseille for one more left-field place. The Ligue 1 membership have recently launched their own hip-hop label. Emilie Hauck is employed because the expertise scout/undertaking supervisor for OM Information, which actually sounds extra entertaining than being a match analyst.

Golf equipment with lengthy waits for a former participant to attain for England

“Together with his objective towards Wales Dominic Calvert-Lewin grew to become the primary ex-Northampton participant to attain for England since 1983,” reveals Tim Postins. “Which English league membership can lay declare to the doubtful honour of the longest time since a former participant has scored for the nationwide facet?”

“Nicely, if we’re solely counting former gamers then probably the most definitive reply I can provide you with, of the present 92 English league golf equipment, is Grimsby City,” writes Chris Web page. “They haven’t had a participant at their membership go on to play, and rating, for England since Harry Storer scored towards France means again in 1924. There was a subsequent England goalscorer who would go on to play for Grimsby afterward, that being Neil Webb whose last England objective got here towards Hungary in 1992.

“If we have been to permit for future gamers in addition to former gamers, then the very best one I might discover can be Gillingham. Alf Milward scored the final of his three England objectives all the way in which again in 1897 earlier than happening to play for Gillingham a couple of years later. It was so way back, they have been nonetheless generally known as New Brompton.

“I got here throughout as much as 9 golf equipment within the league who’ve by no means had any England goalscorers, previous, current or future, of their ranks. Accrington Stanley, Crawley, Forest Inexperienced, Harrogate, Morecambe and Salford most likely received’t shock anybody, although if any of Salford’s homeowners ever fancy a kickabout they could drop off the record. AFC Wimbledon are in too, except you depend them as an extension of the unique Wimbledon, through which case Dennis Smart’s objective towards Turkey in 1991 guidelines them out. Equally Newport County are in, except you depend the unique Newport County and Harry Hampton’s objective towards Scotland in 1913. Lastly, Stevenage haven’t had any England goalscorers play for them, although Teddy Sheringham did briefly register as a participant throughout an harm disaster when managing them.”

File worldwide scorers in consecutive years

“Robbie Keane scored in 19 calendar years (however in a row between 1998-2016) at worldwide degree,” tweets @wilhelm_irl. “Has some other footballer achieved or crushed this?”

That is quick turning into the Chris Web page version. “Nicely I couldn’t see any within the males’s recreation, though Ronaldo and Messi are nonetheless going sturdy, they usually stand at 17 and 15 consecutive years respectively, so they might but break that tally. Christine Sinclair has all of them beat, although. The Canadian striker has scored in each calendar 12 months since 2000, giving a grand complete of 21 years and counting. Given she’s acquired no indicators of slowing down herself, she might but prolong that file additional.”

Data archive

“Have any set of followers, so disgusted with their group’s performances, organised a supporters’ strike in order that the group performed the subsequent dwelling recreation to a nearly empty stadium?” puzzled Peter Clarke in February 2011.

Not fairly, however there are a number of tangential tales concerning strikes. Upon discovering that their first group can be happening strike resulting from unpaid wages in the course of the 2009 Blue Sq. Premier season, Weymouth supporters opted towards doing likewise. As an alternative, they did the subsequent neatest thing: get wealthy on the again of it. Figuring out that the youth group can be pressed into motion towards Rushden & Diamonds, Terras followers plunged into native bookmakers and betting exchanges to spark a £1m gamble. On a non-league recreation. Different punters acquired wind of it as £680,000 alone was wagered on Betfair, slashing their worth from 15-8 to 4-6 simply earlier than the match. Ninety minutes later, Weymouth had lost 9-0 and the bookies had been dealt an intensive bashing.

In 2010, 11 supporters of FC Moscow went on starvation strike following the membership’s determination to withdraw from the Russian Premier League when their principal sponsor, Norilsk Nickel, pulled its financing. “It’s our final likelihood to save lots of our membership,” stated Vasily Petrakov, head of the FC followers’ membership. “What else can we do when nothing helps? They don’t hear us as they don’t pay attention, so happening a starvation strike is basically the very last thing we will do.” The 11 gave up after 5 days of famine when, in accordance with this report, “the top of the Russian FA visited them to say there was no likelihood of a return”.

Are you able to assist?

“Has a footballer ever captained their nation on debut?” asks Andy Gomez.

“After watching an Arsenal throw-in down the road trickle straight out of play, I puzzled about throw-ins going out of play on the alternative facet of the pitch with out being touched,” writes Simon Bradley. “A cursory search didn’t present any outcomes – absolutely it will need to have occurred?”

“Joachim Löw has led Germany in at least 186 matches. Is that this a file in worldwide soccer?” wonders Bogdan Kotarlic.

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