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suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 23:07

You did, Hayley!

Award yourself the Peter Crouch medal, hun!

Sue xxx

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Jun 2010 22:59

I hit the cross bar a few times...

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:57

Give the man a runner up's cup, Jennxx

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 25 Jun 2010 22:55

he was nearly right lol

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:53

Nearly right folks

In 1966 winners' medals were only awarded to the 11 players that played in the tournament, with the other 11 players (and indeed Sir Alf Ramsey missing out).

Sue x

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Jun 2010 22:51

Both played for Milan

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 25 Jun 2010 22:49

Shouts to OH ... your wrong.... lol

Beejay

Beejay Report 25 Jun 2010 22:49

5. Getting gold medals for not playing in 1966

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:48

Absolutely, Beejay - one of tennis's most under-rated talents imo

Only this one to go

5. What have Jimmy Greaves and Peter Bonnetti got in common - amongst others?

Sue x

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 25 Jun 2010 22:47

no 5 ...OH says ..... they were reserves in the 1966 world cup and didnt play

Beejay

Beejay Report 25 Jun 2010 22:43

1. Ilie Nastasie

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:37

Still to get

1. who was nicknamed "The Bucharest Buffoon"?

5. What have Jimmy Greaves and Peter Bonnetti got in common - amongst others?
Sue x

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Jun 2010 22:37

no 5 did they both play for Spurs

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Jun 2010 22:36

Jens OH gets his coco Itsmytelly has been redcarded ....

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:36

Pass your OH a drink - he's right!

Sue x

Jenxx

Jenxx Report 25 Jun 2010 22:30

no 4 .. Nobby Stiles
if right down to OH lol

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:28

Sorry Hayley, definitely not!

Sue x

suzian

suzian Report 25 Jun 2010 22:26

1. who was nicknamed "The Bucharest Buffoon"?

2. the last time any Briton has won a singles championship at Wimbledon was when? and who was it?
Answer Virginia Wade 1977


3. Which tennis star has appeared in Law and Order and Ugly Betty? Answer Billie Jean King. Cheers, Jen

4. An unlikely hero, he was very small as a boy, at a time when most players of his size were being rejected by professional clubs for being too short, he also suffered from severe shortsightedness which meant that he had to wear very strong contact lenses on the pitch and very thick glasses off of the pitch, as well as having to wear dentures after having all of his front tip ripped out on the pitch. and he was?

5. What have Jimmy Greaves and Peter Bonnetti got in common - amongst others?

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Jun 2010 22:26

Itsmytelly says no 1 is that butch one Martina Natlathingymebob.

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 25 Jun 2010 22:25

last time I watched tennis Sue Barker was playing lololol