Right, to keep us, er, occupied, I thought a quiz would be good fun. Five questions per day. Highest total on 19 August gets lots of beer at Derby game. 1) In what country was Ruud Gullit born 2) Who left the Mags to join Derby in 1977 and later managed Carlisle? 3) Which Geordie football star pf the 40s has the same name as a hit musical? 4) What number did Jackie Milburn wear in the 1955 Cup Final? 5) In what year was SJH born? BORROWED FROM BILL OSWOLD'S GREAT BOOK.

-- Anonymous, August 07, 2000

Answers

1. Surinam

2. Aidan McCaffery?

3. George Hair

4. 9 would be too obvious..11 then?

5. complete guess..1933?

-- Anonymous, August 07, 2000

got to be close with Sir John. Didn't he say he was retiring at 65 a few years ago?

-- Anonymous, August 07, 2000

4 ..... 7

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4) 8

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And the answers are: 1) Surinam 2) Aidan MCCaffery 3)Geordie (Hair) 4) 8 5) 1933

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Today's questions, with Windy as the clear leader, are: 1) Name the Newcastle stalwart who became assistant manager of Sunderland in 1979? 2) Who scored for United in the Fairs Cup and later played for Sunderland and Boro? 3) From which Durham village did KK's dad come? 4) Who was manager of Newcastle when SuperMac left? 5) Name as many ex/current Toon players whose names end in "son" as you can.

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

1. Frank Clark

2. Bobby Moncur

3. Hetton-Le-Hole

4. Gordon Lee

5. John Anderson, Andreas Andersson, Steve Watson, Paul Kitson, Barry Venison, Alan Neilson, Paul Robinson, John Roberston, Pop Robson, Duncan Ferguson, Darren Jackson, J-D Tomasson, loads more I'm sure, especially Robinsons, Robsons etc.

Just as well I won't be at the Derby game ;-))

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Blimey. Well, there's nee piont in continuing! However, for your amusement (and anyone else's): 1) Who scored the Mags' first goal in European competition? 2) Who played football and cricket for Northampton> 3) From where did United sign Varadi? 4) Who was the first United player of the 90s to hold a French passport?

-- Anonymous, August 09, 2000

C'mon lads and alsses - am I the only one making an attempt at these?

3. Everton?

4. Hottiger was Swiss and Albert Belgian, but it's possible either one had a French passport. If not, then Ginola. Surely not though.

-- Anonymous, August 09, 2000

2. Malcolm Scott (in the fifties)

3. Sheffield United

4. Eric Cantona (only joking. LR made me say that)

-- Anonymous, August 09, 2000

the answer to No 4 must be:

Mon coeur!

-- Anonymous, August 09, 2000

Howay Dougal, give us the answers.

-- Anonymous, August 11, 2000