The Manchester United Thread 2007/08 - Home of the Champions

[alilaw]

You mean we might make it to 6 people? 7?

I've spoken loads of times about it in here, and I'm not arsed enough to expend any more energy trying to organise it. I'll happily donate all the questions to someone if they want to run it, but failing that I'll just post the lot.

All I really wanted to do was confuse people with the 'Who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford against?'.

[Guest]

Originally posted by alilaw:

All I really wanted to do was confuse people with the 'Who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford against?'.

As a United player or otherwise? (Aha, I'll not be fooled so easily!)

[mark g]

Originally posted by It's pronounced 'Owen':

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by alilaw:

All I really wanted to do was confuse people with the 'Who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford against?'.

As a United player or otherwise? (Aha, I'll not be fooled so easily!) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

1-1 draw, august 1993 i think.

[alilaw]

Well exactly. You've seen through my most cunning question

[Razor Eddie]

Originally posted by BBB:

eddie

I'll leave my ST with you after the 'Boro game.

[Razor Eddie]

Originally posted by Razor Eddie:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BBB:

eddie

I'll leave my ST with you after the 'Boro game. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Scrub that, ffs. Make that the Lisbon game.

[alilaw]

This might have been fun...

Round One - General Questions

1: Who was Alex Ferguson’s first signing upon becoming manager?

2: Which United player was known as ‘Pancho’?

3: When did United win the League Cup for the first time?

4: Where did United finish in Fergie’s first full season as manager?

5: Whose glorious pass set up Lee Martin to score the only goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final Replay?

6: Which player on his United debut gave away a penalty, was booked and broke his nose?

7: Which United player scored goals in four club matches at Wembley in one season?

8: Who scored United’s quickest ever goal?

9: The first number Eric Cantona wore for United was…?

10: Who was the last United player to score on his debut?

Round 2 - Records

11: An easy one then. Our biggest ever win was by how much and against who?

12: Bobby Charlton is our record appearance maker - how many appearances in all competitions did he make?

13: He’s also our record goalscorer. How many goals in all competitions did he score?

14: At what stadium was our record attendance for a home match set?

15: Two players have scored 6 in a match for United. Name either.

Round 3 - Europe

16: Our first European defeat at home EVER came against which team?

17: Which European team have United played in competitive matches more than any other?

18: We played one Football League team in the 1991 ECWC run - name them.

19: How many players scored against Bayern Munich in the 1998-99 Champions League?

20: Peter Schmeichal’s goal for us came in the UEFA Cup against which team? Correct spelling mandatory here...

Round 4 - Fan Witticisms…

What are the next lines in the following chants…

21: ‘We are just one of those teams that you see now and then, we often score six but we seldom score ten, we’ll beat em at home and we’ll beat em away…’

22: ‘Manchesterrrrrrrr, Manchester United, a bunch of bouncing Busby Babes…’

23: ‘All the lads and lasses, with smiles upon their faces, walking down the Warwick Road…’

24: ‘I see the Stretford end arising, I see there’s trouble on the way…’

25: ‘Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put the scousers on the top…’

Round 5 - Premiership round, for all your post-1992 needs

26: Who scored United’s first goal in the premiership?

27: Who scored United’s first Premiership hat trick?

28: Who has scored the most premier league goals for us?

29: In the Premiership era, what years have we remained unbeaten at home in the league?

30: Since 1993, 3 United players have received dispensation in order to receive a PL winners medal. Name them.

31: The lowest points total we’ve finished on in the premiership has been 75, which we did in 2003/04 and which other season?

32: And in which year did we claim our highest points total?

33: In five of the 16 premiership season United’s top scorer has hit 20 or more league goals. Four of these were Ruud Van Nistelrooy - name the other player to have achieved this.

34: How many times in the Premiership have we played West Ham on the last day of the season?

35: How many times have we finished as runners-up in the premiership?

Round 6 - Transfers Part One

In each instances, name the team we bought the player from…

36: The Djemba twins

37: Andrei Kanchelskis

38: Dennis Irwin

39: Bryan Robson

40: Steve Coppell

Round 7 - Transfers Part Two

Now name the team to whom we sold these people…

41: Kleberson

42: Paul Ince

43: Dion Dublin

44: Neil Webb

45: Dennis Viollet

Round 8 - Goals, Goals, Goals

46: Who is our record FA Cup goalscorer?

47: And who is our record League Cup goalscorer?

48: Who holds the record for most league goals in a season, and, for a bonus point, how many goals did he score?

49: Despite being a bit lazy, Ruud Van Nistelrooy has the second best goals to games ratio of any United player. Who has the first (For arguments sake lets say they have to have scored more than 20 goals for the club - I’m not having some random who’s played in one league cup game and fluked a goal)?

50: If you’re not cheating, you shouldn’t know this one. I would have done whoever got the nearest or something. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored how many goals as a substitute? (It's really fairly impressive)

Round 9 - United in the 60’s

51: How many league titles did United win in the 1960’s?

52: And how many FA Cups?

53: The holy trinity (Best, Charlton and Law) all won the European Footballer of the Year award. But what years?

54: Who scored our goals in the 68 European Cup final?

55: And which team did we play in the Intercontinental trophy thingy the following year?

Round 10 - 26.05.99

A test of your detailed knowledge of our greatest night…

56: Who gave away the free kick from which Mario Basler scored?

57: Who won us the corner that Sheringham eventually scored from?

58: And who won us the corner that Solskjaer scored from?

59: The two substitutes scored the two goals in injury time. But who was substituted off to let them take the field (and I want them matched up correctly here)?

60: Name the five unused substitutes that night.

Round 11 - It’s the John O’Shea round!

61: His debut came at 18 years of age in a League Cup defeat to which team?

62: He was sent on loan to which club in 2000?

63: His first goal came against…?

64: He scored 4 league goals last season. Everyone remembers his strikes on Merseyside against Everton and Liverpool, but who were the other teams he scored against?

65: O’Shea famously scored a beautiful chip over the Arsenal keeper in the 4-2 match in 2004/05. Who’s ridiculously good pass put him through on goal?

Round 12 - General Questions that are a bit tricksy

66: What was our first trophy and when did we win it (I’m not counting guff like the Manchester Seniors or anything - this isn’t a trick question).

67: United have had one non-British manager. Name him.

68: Who was our first non-British captain?

69: Who took over managerial duties while Matt Busby recovered from Munich?

70: Against who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford? ()

71: Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final in 1985 - for his last ditch hacking down of which Everton player?

72: Which United player had the remainder of his transfer fee paid to the tea lady?

73: Who is the missing player: Charlton, Wilkins, Robson, _________, and Beckham.

74: How many United managers have won the league with us?

75: Mr Henry Davies, managing director of Manchester Brewers, injected a large amount of cash into the club in 1901 and played a large part in Newton Heath becoming Manchester United. He did this because he took a shine to the dog owned by club captain Harry Stafford. Tell me the breed of the dog. If you can also give me the name then, well, you’re cheating.

[alilaw]

Ryan has 1/75. You've probably beaten Mark tbf

Actually, scrap that, there are some pre-war questions.

[alilaw]

And re your answer for question 2, I'd quite like Gary Neville to be known as Pancho from now on...

[BBB]

From todays Mirror ,

Manchester Uniteds hard-won status as the most classless outfit in the premier league had been reinforced yet again by a witless selection of official mobile ringtones.

The club which allowed supporters to festoon Old Trafford with permanent banners mocking their less succesful rivals is offering a set of 'Taunt Tones' at £3 a pop.

They include "Who are ya?", "Easy, Easy" and the old favourite "1-0 in your cup final" which United supporters charmingly used to sing at away grounds when they go a goal up.

And for extra offence there's "Are you watching Merseyside?" and "Chelsea Chelsea what's the score?"

Is it any wonder they're so well loved?.

_______________________

what an utter utter arsehole

[ericcantona7]

Originally posted by alilaw:

This might have been fun...

Round One - General Questions

1: Who was Alex Ferguson’s first signing upon becoming manager?

Clayton Blackmore?

2: Which United player was known as ‘Pancho’?

3: When did United win the League Cup for the first time?

1992

4: Where did United finish in Fergie’s first full season as manager?

6th?

5: Whose glorious pass set up Lee Martin to score the only goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final Replay?

6: Which player on his United debut gave away a penalty, was booked and broke his nose?

Steve Bruce?

7: Which United player scored goals in four club matches at Wembley in one season?

Mark Hughes?

8: Who scored United’s quickest ever goal?

9: The first number Eric Cantona wore for United was…?

10: Who was the last United player to score on his debut?

Wayne Rooney?

Round 2 - Records

11: An easy one then. Our biggest ever win was by how much and against who?

12: Bobby Charlton is our record appearance maker - how many appearances in all competitions did he make?

399?

13: He’s also our record goalscorer. How many goals in all competitions did he score?

199

14: At what stadium was our record attendance for a home match set?

Maine Road?

15: Two players have scored 6 in a match for United. Name either.

George Best v Northampton

Round 3 - Europe

16: Our first European defeat at home EVER came against which team?

Juventus

17: Which European team have United played in competitive matches more than any other?

Everton, they are european right? if not then Juventus again.

18: We played one Football League team in the 1991 ECWC run - name them.

Wrexham

19: How many players scored against Bayern Munich in the 1998-99 Champions League?

4

20: Peter Schmeichal’s goal for us came in the UEFA Cup against which team? Correct spelling mandatory here...

Rotor Volograd

Round 4 - Fan Witticisms…

What are the next lines in the following chants…

21: ‘We are just one of those teams that you see now and then, we often score six but we seldom score ten, we’ll beat em at home and we’ll beat em away…’

we'll kill any bastards that get in our way, we are the pride of all europe the **** of the north.....

22: ‘Manchesterrrrrrrr, Manchester United, a bunch of bouncing Busby Babes…’

they deserve to be knighted......

23: ‘All the lads and lasses, with smiles upon their faces, walking down the Warwick Road…’

24: ‘I see the Stretford end arising, I see there’s trouble on the way…’

so don't go out tonight, unless you're red and white

25: ‘Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put the scousers on the top…’

put city in the middle and we'll burn the ****ing lot

Round 5 - Premiership round, for all your post-1992 needs

26: Who scored United’s first goal in the premiership?

Mark Hughes?

27: Who scored United’s first Premiership hat trick?

Andrei Kanchelskis?

28: Who has scored the most premier league goals for us?

Andrew Cole

29: In the Premiership era, what years have we remained unbeaten at home in the league?

30: Since 1993, 3 United players have received dispensation in order to receive a PL winners medal. Name them.

Henrik Larrson, Alan Smith, David May

31: The lowest points total we’ve finished on in the premiership has been 75, which we did in 2003/04 and which other season?

94/95?

32: And in which year did we claim our highest points total?

99/00?

33: In five of the 16 premiership season United’s top scorer has hit 20 or more league goals. Four of these were Ruud Van Nistelrooy - name the other player to have achieved this.

Dwight Yorke

34: How many times in the Premiership have we played West Ham on the last day of the season?

4

35: How many times have we finished as runners-up in the premiership?

4 - 94/95, 97/98, 01/02, 04/05

Round 6 - Transfers Part One

In each instances, name the team we bought the player from…

36: The Djemba twins

some French team

37: Andrei Kanchelskis

38: Dennis Irwin

Oldham Athletic

39: Bryan Robson

West Brom

40: Steve Coppell

Round 7 - Transfers Part Two

Now name the team to whom we sold these people…

41: Kleberson

Besiktas

42: Paul Ince

Inter

43: Dion Dublin

Coventry

44: Neil Webb

Nottm Forest

45: Dennis Viollet

Round 8 - Goals, Goals, Goals

46: Who is our record FA Cup goalscorer?

Ruud?

47: And who is our record League Cup goalscorer?

Ruud?

48: Who holds the record for most league goals in a season, and, for a bonus point, how many goals did he score?

Viollet - 54

49: Despite being a bit lazy, Ruud Van Nistelrooy has the second best goals to games ratio of any United player. Who has the first (For arguments sake lets say they have to have scored more than 20 goals for the club - I’m not having some random who’s played in one league cup game and fluked a goal)?

Tommy Taylor

50: If you’re not cheating, you shouldn’t know this one. I would have done whoever got the nearest or something. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored how many goals as a substitute? (It's really fairly impressive)

45

Round 9 - United in the 60’s

51: How many league titles did United win in the 1960’s?

1

52: And how many FA Cups?

2

53: The holy trinity (Best, Charlton and Law) all won the European Footballer of the Year award. But what years?

Best 68, Charlton 66, Law 65

54: Who scored our goals in the 68 European Cup final?

Charlton x 2, Kidd, erm Law?

55: And which team did we play in the Intercontinental trophy thingy the following year?

Round 10 - 26.05.99

A test of your detailed knowledge of our greatest night…

56: Who gave away the free kick from which Mario Basler scored?

Nicky Butt?

57: Who won us the corner that Sheringham eventually scored from?

Ryan Giggs?

58: And who won us the corner that Solskjaer scored from?

Ryan Giggs?

59: The two substitutes scored the two goals in injury time. But who was substituted off to let them take the field (and I want them matched up correctly here)?

Andrew Cole - Ole Solskjaer

Ronny Johnsen - Teddy Sheringham

60: Name the five unused substitutes that night.

Van Der Gouw, Greening, Curtis, P Neville, erm

Round 11 - It’s the John O’Shea round!

61: His debut came at 18 years of age in a League Cup defeat to which team?

62: He was sent on loan to which club in 2000?

Royal Antwerp

63: His first goal came against…?

64: He scored 4 league goals last season. Everyone remembers his strikes on Merseyside against Everton and Liverpool, but who were the other teams he scored against?

Bolton?

65: O’Shea famously scored a beautiful chip over the Arsenal keeper in the 4-2 match in 2004/05. Who’s ridiculously good pass put him through on goal?

Rooney?

Round 12 - General Questions that are a bit tricksy

66: What was our first trophy and when did we win it (I’m not counting guff like the Manchester Seniors or anything - this isn’t a trick question).

FA Cup, 1908?

67: United have had one non-British manager. Name him.

some Irish guy

68: Who was our first non-British captain?

Eric Cantona?

69: Who took over managerial duties while Matt Busby recovered from Munich?

70: Against who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford? ()

Man United

71: Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final in 1985 - for his last ditch hacking down of which Everton player?

72: Which United player had the remainder of his transfer fee paid to the tea lady?

73: Who is the missing player: Charlton, Wilkins, Robson, _________, and Beckham.

Pallister? players to captain England.

74: How many United managers have won the league with us?

5

75: Mr Henry Davies, managing director of Manchester Brewers, injected a large amount of cash into the club in 1901 and played a large part in Newton Heath becoming Manchester United. He did this because he took a shine to the dog owned by club captain Harry Stafford. Tell me the breed of the dog. If you can also give me the name then, well, you’re cheating.

quick run through, pretty poor.

[alilaw]

Eric has a provisional 25/75, may possibly be pushed up after I've investigated my own question setting (it's been a while since I put them together and I'm surprised at one of his answers being wrong according to me).

For a while I was splitting part questions (eg the who scored our goals in the European Cup Final of 68) in fractions, but I've decided to sod it. One mark if it's totally right, nothing if it's not, which is harsh actually because you got a fair few almost right.

[ericcantona7]

damn, if you gave me a little time to think, and if I could be arsed I'd 30-35, but I really can't be bothered tbh, which is why I didn't sign up in the first place. Just not got the motivation anymore, or the memory.

[14AlanSmithifb]

1.Mike Phelan?

2.Stuart 'Pancho' Pearson

3.1992

4.16

5.Clayton Blackmore?

6.Gary Pallister?

7.Mark Hughes

8.Giggs

9.12

10.Alan Smith

11.10-0 Vs. Wolves?

12.672

13.199

14.Maine Road

15.George Best

16.

17.Benfica

18.Nottingham Forest

19.3

20.Rotar Voldgraad

21.We'll kill any bastards that get in our way

22.they deserve to be knighted

23.

24.Don't go out tonight , unless your red and white

25.put the city in the middle and burn the ****ing lot

26.Hughes

27.Andrei Kanchelskis

28.Van Nistlerooy

29.93/94,95/96,98/99,99/00,02/03

30.Alan Smith, Henrick Laarson, Quinton Fortune

31.1992/98

32.99/00

33.Teddy Sheringham

34.3

35.4

36.Lens

37.Lokomotiv Moscow

38.Oldham

39.West Brom

40.Tranmere

41.Beskitas

42.Inter Milan

43.Coventry

44.Nottingham Forest

45.Aston Villa

46.Mark Hughes

47.Ryan Giggs?

48.Van Nistlerooy (31)

49.

50.65

51.4

52.1

53.63,65,68

54.Charlton (2), Best, Kidd

55.Estudientes

56.Jaap Stam

57.G.Neville

58.Beckham

59.Cole for Solskjaer and Butt for Sheringham

60.Van Der Gouw, John Curtis, Mark Wilson, Jonathan Greening, David May

61.Newcastle

62.Preston

63.Wolves

64.Everton (H) & Fc Copenhagen

65.Scholesy

66.FA Cup 1908

67.

68.I'll say Cantona but probably wrong

69.

70.

71.Peter Reid

72.

73.

74.2

75.it was a St.Bernard no ide on the name

[Nick OGS20]

Round One - General Questions

1: Viv Anderson

2: Stuart Pearson

3: 1992

4: 2nd

5: Neil Webb

6: Steve Bruce

7: Sparky

8: Ryan Giggs

9: 10

10: Henrik Larsson

Round 2 - Records

11: 10-0 vs Anderlecht

12: 759

13: 249

14: Maine Road

15: George Best

Round 3 - Europe

16: Fenerbahce

17: Bayern Munich

18: Wrexham

19: 5 (Teddy, OGS, Scholesy, Yorke, Keane)

20: Rotor Volgograd

Round 4 - Fan Witticisms…

What are the next lines in the following chants…

21: 'we'll kill any bastards that get in our way...

22: ‘they deserve to be knighted'

23: ‘to see Matt Busby's aces’

24: ‘don't go out tonight, unless you're red and right, i see there's trouble on the way’

25: ‘put the city in the middle and we'll burn the f**king lot’

Round 5 - Premiership round, for all your post-1992 needs

26: Mark Hughes

27: Andrei Kanchelskis in the demolition derby

28: Paul Scholes

29: 95-96, 99-00

30: Henrik Larsson, Alan Smith, Tomasz Kuszczak all did last season didn't they?

31: 96/97

32: 99/00

33: Dwight Yorke

34: 3

35: 3

Round 6 - Transfers Part One

In each instances, name the team we bought the player from…

36: Nantes

37: Shakhtar Donetsk

38: Oldham

39: WBA

40: Tranmere

Round 7 - Transfers Part Two

Now name the team to whom we sold these people…

41: Besiktas

42: Internazionale

43: Coventry

44: Forest

45: City

Round 8 - Goals, Goals, Goals

46: Denis Law

47: no idea, George Best as a long shot

48: Dennis Viollet, 32 (FM research ftw )

49: Tommy Taylor

50: ah but Ali, you forget that Matt included this stat on the Ole tribute video he made. 29 ftw

Round 9 - United in the 60’s

51: 2

52: 1

53: 1966, 1967, 1968

54: George Best, Bobby Charlton, Brian Kidd

55: Estudiantes

Round 10 - 26.05.99

A test of your detailed knowledge of our greatest night…

56: Ronny Johnsen

57: Gary Neville, off Effenberg

58: the great man himself, off Kuffour

59: Teddy for Blomqvist, Ole for Cole

60: VDG, Wes, Phil Nev, David May, Greening

Round 11 - It’s the John O’Shea round!

61: Villa

62: Bournemouth

63: Wolves

64: Everton again at home, Pompey away

65: Scholesy

Round 12 - General Questions that are a bit tricksy

66: league in 1908 if it's genuinely not a trick one

67: Frank O'Farrell (assuming he was irish)

68: Johnny Carey

69: Jimmy Murphy

70: us

71: Peter Reid?

72: not a clue

73: Paul Ince

74: 3

75: not the foggiest

enjoyed that

[alilaw]

asifb with 32, Nick with 67 (including bonus point).

Matt got the Ole one wrong according to stretfordend Nick.

[ericcantona7]

unless you're red and right

that the real lyrics? or a mistake by you?

[Nick OGS20]

there are various differing versions - some say red and white, some say red and right, some say red alright. no idea which is deemed the official one (not sure there is an official one, as with so many football songs).

i'm bored enough to check Ole's substitute goals i reckon...

[JulesMUFC]

red and white surely.

[ericcantona7]

yeah obv there's no such thing as official chants, but never thought it could be red and right, and there's not much reasoning for it to be so really, certainly not as much as red and white.

Anyway I knew a lot more than I got, bit annoyed with myself, but I was always going to forget some.

[BBB]

as a top red it's red and white

[Nick OGS20]

96-97: Blackburn (h), Leicester (h), Derby (h)

97-98: Chelsea (h)

98-99: Brondby (a), West Ham (h), Liverpool cup (h), Forest (a) x4, Bayern CL Final (n)

99-00: Sheff Wed (h), Bordeaux (a), West Ham (h)

00-01: Spurs (h), Charlton (h)

01-02: Olympiakos (h), Leeds (h), Depor (h) x2

02-03: WBA (h), ZTE (h), Burnley (a), West Ham cup (h)

06-07: Charlton (a), Celtic (h), Villa cup (h), Blackburn (h)

i make that 29

[mark g]

Round One - General Questions

1: Who was Alex Ferguson’s first signing upon becoming manager? Mal Donaghy

2: Which United player was known as ‘Pancho’? Stuart Pearson

3: When did United win the League Cup for the first time? season 91/92

4: Where did United finish in Fergie’s first full season as manager? 2nd

5: Whose glorious pass set up Lee Martin to score the only goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final Replay? Neil Webb

6: Which player on his United debut gave away a penalty, was booked and broke his nose? Gary Pallister

7: Which United player scored goals in four club matches at Wembley in one season? Bryan Robson, 82/83?

8: Who scored United’s quickest ever goal? Andy Cole

9: The first number Eric Cantona wore for United was…? 12

10: Who was the last United player to score on his debut?Wayne Rooney

Round 2 - Records

11: An easy one then. Our biggest ever win was by how much and against who? 10-1 Anderlecht

12: Bobby Charlton is our record appearance maker - how many appearances in all competitions did he make? 756

13: He’s also our record goalscorer. How many goals in all competitions did he score?258

14: At what stadium was our record attendance for a home match set?Maine Road?

15: Two players have scored 6 in a match for United. Name either. George Best that's my answer, but i think the other one was Denis Law. Don't want it to look like i'm having two guesses.

Round 3 - Europe

16: Our first European defeat at home EVER came against which team? Fenerbahce, lost 1-0 to a goal from Bolic(?) that came off Pally's knee

17: Which European team have United played in competitive matches more than any other? Juventus?

18: We played one Football League team in the 1991 ECWC run - name them. Wrexham

19: How many players scored against Bayern Munich in the 1998-99 Champions League? 4

20: Peter Schmeichal’s goal for us came in the UEFA Cup against which team? Correct spelling mandatory here... Rotor Volgograd although a) i think that's wrong because of the spelling thing, and b) it's a bit rich to insist on the right spelling when you got Schmeichel wrong.....

Round 4 - Fan Witticisms…

What are the next lines in the following chants…

21: ‘We are just one of those teams that you see now and then, we often score six but we seldom score ten, we’ll beat em at home and we’ll beat em away…’

22: ‘Manchesterrrrrrrr, Manchester United, a bunch of bouncing Busby Babes…’ they deserve to be knighted

23: ‘All the lads and lasses, with smiles upon their faces, walking down the Warwick Road…’

24: ‘I see the Stretford end arising, I see there’s trouble on the way…’

25: ‘Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put the scousers on the top…’

Round 5 - Premiership round, for all your post-1992 needs

26: Who scored United’s first goal in the premiership? Dion Dublin

27: Who scored United’s first Premiership hat trick? Mark Hughes

28: Who has scored the most premier league goals for us? Ruud van Nistelrooy

29: In the Premiership era, what years have we remained unbeaten at home in the league? 95/96, 98/99, 00/01?

30: Since 1993, 3 United players have received dispensation in order to receive a PL winners medal. Name them. David May, Quinton Fortune, Henrik Larsson

31: The lowest points total we’ve finished on in the premiership has been 75, which we did in 2003/04 and which other season? 95/96

32: And in which year did we claim our highest points total? 06/07

33: In five of the 16 premiership season United’s top scorer has hit 20 or more league goals. Four of these were Ruud Van Nistelrooy - name the other player to have achieved this. Andy Cole

34: How many times in the Premiership have we played West Ham on the last day of the season?3

35: How many times have we finished as runners-up in the premiership?4

Round 6 - Transfers Part One

In each instances, name the team we bought the player from…

36: The Djemba twins PSG

37: Andrei Kanchelskis Shaktar Donetsk

38: Dennis Irwin Oldham Athletic

39: Bryan Robson West Brom

40: Steve Coppell Tranmere Rovers

Round 7 - Transfers Part Two

Now name the team to whom we sold these people…

41: Kleberson Besiktas

42: Paul Ince Inter Milan

43: Dion Dublin coventry

44: Neil Webb Notts Forest

45: Dennis Viollet Chelsea

Round 8 - Goals, Goals, Goals

46: Who is our record FA Cup goalscorer? Denis Law

47: And who is our record League Cup goalscorer?George Best

48: Who holds the record for most league goals in a season, and, for a bonus point, how many goals did he score? Dennis Violet, 38

49: Despite being a bit lazy, Ruud Van Nistelrooy has the second best goals to games ratio of any United player. Who has the first (For arguments sake lets say they have to have scored more than 20 goals for the club - I’m not having some random who’s played in one league cup game and fluked a goal)? David Herd

50: If you’re not cheating, you shouldn’t know this one. I would have done whoever got the nearest or something. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored how many goals as a substitute? (It's really fairly impressive) 43

Round 9 - United in the 60’s

51: How many league titles did United win in the 1960’s? 2

52: And how many FA Cups? 1

53: The holy trinity (Best, Charlton and Law) all won the European Footballer of the Year award. But what years? Law 64, Best 67, Charlton 68

54: Who scored our goals in the 68 European Cup final? Charlton (2), Kidd, Herd

55: And which team did we play in the Intercontinental trophy thingy the following year? Independiente

Round 10 - 26.05.99

A test of your detailed knowledge of our greatest night…

56: Who gave away the free kick from which Mario Basler scored? Ronny Jonson

57: Who won us the corner that Sheringham eventually scored from? Gary Neville

58: And who won us the corner that Solskjaer scored from? Solskjaer

59: The two substitutes scored the two goals in injury time. But who was substituted off to let them take the field (and I want them matched up correctly here)? Blomquist off for Sheringham, Cole off for Solskjaer

60: Name the five unused substitutes that night. van der Gouw, Brown, May, Phil Neville, Greening

Round 11 - It’s the John O’Shea round!

Boooo!

61: His debut came at 18 years of age in a League Cup defeat to which team? Leicester

62: He was sent on loan to which club in 2000? Norwich

63: His first goal came against…? Spurs

64: He scored 4 league goals last season. Everyone remembers his strikes on Merseyside against Everton and Liverpool, but who were the other teams he scored against? Newcastle, Fulham

65: O’Shea famously scored a beautiful chip over the Arsenal keeper in the 4-2 match in 2004/05. Who’s ridiculously good pass put him through on goal? Scholes

Round 12 - General Questions that are a bit tricksy

66: What was our first trophy and when did we win it (I’m not counting guff like the Manchester Seniors or anything - this isn’t a trick question). League, 1908

67: United have had one non-British manager. Name him. Frank O'Farrell

68: Who was our first non-British captain? Cantona

69: Who took over managerial duties while Matt Busby recovered from Munich? Jimmy Murphy

70: Against who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford? () Manchester United

71: Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final in 1985 - for his last ditch hacking down of which Everton player? Peter Reid

72: Which United player had the remainder of his transfer fee paid to the tea lady? Denis Law

73: Who is the missing player: Charlton, Wilkins, Robson, _________, and Beckham. Paul Ince (United's England captains?)

74: How many United managers have won the league with us? 4

75: Mr Henry Davies, managing director of Manchester Brewers, injected a large amount of cash into the club in 1901 and played a large part in Newton Heath becoming Manchester United. He did this because he took a shine to the dog owned by club captain Harry Stafford. Tell me the breed of the dog. If you can also give me the name then, well, you’re cheating. Labrador

[ericcantona7]

If I don't get Volograd, then Mark doesn't get Notts Forest, at least I have the excuse of translating from a different alphabet

[mark g]

Originally posted by ericcantona7:

If I don't get Volograd, then Mark doesn't get Notts Forest, at least I have the excuse of translating from a different alphabet

Notts and Nottm both valid i think? Anyway, it doesn't specify the spelling for that question

[ericcantona7]

tell that to sebs.

just pointing out the unfairness of asking for correct spelling for a team whose name has been translated, not just from another language, but from another alphabet too, and thus spelling depends upon your translation. At least that's my excuse.

[Nick OGS20]

didn't Bolic's shot deflect off David May?

[James M]

Originally posted by mark g:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ericcantona7:

If I don't get Volograd, then Mark doesn't get Notts Forest, at least I have the excuse of translating from a different alphabet

Notts and Nottm both valid i think? Anyway, it doesn't specify the spelling for that question </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

some people from nottingham will kill you for that. Notts = Nottinghamshire (hence notts county), whereas Nottm applies to just plain Nottingham (and hence Forest).

[mark g]

Originally posted by Nick OGS20:

didn't Bolic's shot deflect off David May?

Given what the difference in our scores is going to be, i'll have to bow to your greater knowledge. I thought it was Pally, but i could easily be wrong.

[mark g]

All i know is, i've seen Notts Forest as the abbreviation tons of times. More than that, i couldn't tell you (except that i'm having the point).

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> please ali, if you don't mind too much </pre>

[mark g]

Originally posted by mark g:

All i know is, i've seen Notts Forest as the abbreviation tons of times. More than that, i couldn't tell you (except that i'm having the point).

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> please ali, if you don't mind too much </pre>

I know, it's a generational thing. That's what they called them before you lot were born. Eddie, back me up here.

[Nick OGS20]

Originally posted by mark g:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nick OGS20:

didn't Bolic's shot deflect off David May?

Given what the difference in our scores is going to be, i'll have to bow to your greater knowledge. I thought it was Pally, but i could easily be wrong. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

having a look at the lineups around that time, i think Pally was out injured and can be exonerated.

[Nick OGS20]

'Manchester United are keeping tabs on Carlos Tevez's teenage brother. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has identified Miguel Tevez, 17, as a star of the future during a two-week trial at United which has just finished.

The attacking midfielder was recommended to Ferguson by his assistant Carlos Queiroz. Ferguson has yet to decide whether to offer Tevez Jnr a permanent deal and it is understood the teenager has been home-sick during his stay in England.

But sources close to United said Ferguson was impressed by his ability and attitude and has told his staff that his development must be monitored.

Miguel also spent time at West Ham when Tevez was there last season and is considered one of South America's most improved young players.

He is known as the 'little Apache' at home and began his career at Boca Juniors, where his brother made his name.

United have handed a trial to Southend midfielder Medi Abalimba, 16, who will link up with the club at the end of the month.'

interesting. the Abalimba thing at the bottom is confirmed on manutd.com fwiw.

[alilaw]

Nick, I'll bow to your investigations. Have e-mailed Stretford End as well to inform them. However I'm bowing to top red BBB's answer and striking you off a mark for 'red and right' which I'd initially given you. So you're still on 67.

Mark, I'll mark yours when I get home tonight, but off the tope of my head you've got 36. You can have Notts Forest, of course, but I'm genuinely shocked that the only chant you know the rest of the words to is the one that was in Mart's profile for ages. And getting the 68 scorers wrong as well...

No-one's yet got 30, 45, 47, 53 or 72 right.

[mark g]

Originally posted by alilaw:

Mark, I'll mark yours when I get home tonight, but off the tope of my head you've got 36. You can have Notts Forest, of course, but I'm genuinely shocked that the only chant you know the rest of the words to is the one that was in Mart's profile for ages. And getting the 68 scorers wrong as well...

I actually meant to go back to the chants at the end and forgot. It usually takes them being done a couple of times for me to remember them properly, though, so i'm not sure i'd have got any more. I've not been at all for a few years, and i've never been a regular at OT.

As for the 68 scorers, i just couldn't visualise one of the goals. I didn't watch it live, you know, i'm not that old

[alilaw]

But it's arguably the most memorable!

'And here goes Best... oh he must do... yes he has!'

[James07?]

Round One - General Questions

1: Who was Alex Ferguson’s first signing upon becoming manager? Viv Anderson and Choccy signed on the same day.

2: Which United player was known as ‘Pancho’? Stu Pearson

3: When did United win the League Cup for the first time? 1991

4: Where did United finish in Fergie’s first full season as manager? 2nd

5: Whose glorious pass set up Lee Martin to score the only goal in the 1990 FA Cup Final Replay? Hahahaha Neil **** Webb

6: Which player on his United debut gave away a penalty, was booked and broke his nose? Gary Pallister

7: Which United player scored goals in four club matches at Wembley in one season? Mark Hughes – 94?

8: Who scored United’s quickest ever goal? Someone against Liverpool…think it was in the Strachen 3-3. Colin Gibson?

9: The first number Eric Cantona wore for United was…? 12 – substitute in the Derby

10: Who was the last United player to score on his debut? Gabby

Round 2 - Records

11: An easy one then. Our biggest ever win was by how much and against who? 10-0 Anderlecht – European Cup

12: Bobby Charlton is our record appearance maker - how many appearances in all competitions did he make? Just over 600

13: He’s also our record goalscorer. How many goals in all competitions did he score? 199

14: At what stadium was our record attendance for a home match set? Maine Road

15: Two players have scored 6 in a match for United. Name either. George Best against Northampton

Round 3 - Europe

16: Our first European defeat at home EVER came against which team? Fenerbace

17: Which European team have United played in competitive matches more than any other? Juventus

18: We played one Football League team in the 1991 ECWC run - name them. Wrexham

19: How many players scored against Bayern Munich in the 1998-99 Champions League? 5 – OGS, Teddy, Cole, Yorke and Keane….

20: Peter Schmeichal’s goal for us came in the UEFA Cup against which team? Correct spelling mandatory here... bugger it. Rotor Volgergrad

Round 4 - Fan Witticisms…

What are the next lines in the following chants…

21: ‘We are just one of those teams that you see now and then, we often score six but we seldom score ten, we’ll beat em at home and we’ll beat em away…’ We’ll kill any bastards that get in our way

22: ‘Manchesterrrrrrrr, Manchester United, a bunch of bouncing Busby Babes…’ they deserve to be knighted

23: ‘All the lads and lasses, with smiles upon their faces, walking down the Warwick Road…’ to see matt busby’s aces.

24: ‘I see the Stretford end arising, I see there’s trouble on the way…’ don’t go out tonight, unless your red and white

25: ‘Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put the scousers on the top…’ put the city in the middle and then burn the ****ing lot.

Round 5 - Premiership round, for all your post-1992 needs

26: Who scored United’s first goal in the premiership? Hughes

27: Who scored United’s first Premiership hat trick? Can’t think of one before Kanchelskis in the demolition derby

28: Who has scored the most premier league goals for us? Cole

29: In the Premiership era, what years have we remained unbeaten at home in the league? Have we?

30: Since 1993, 3 United players have received dispensation in order to receive a PL winners medal. Name them. Smith, Fortune and Van der Gouw?

31: The lowest points total we’ve finished on in the premiership has been 75, which we did in 2003/04 and which other season? 97

32: And in which year did we claim our highest points total? 94

33: In five of the 16 premiership season United’s top scorer has hit 20 or more league goals. Four of these were Ruud Van Nistelrooy - name the other player to have achieved this. Yorke

34: How many times in the Premiership have we played West Ham on the last day of the season? 3?

35: How many times have we finished as runners-up in the premiership? 3

Round 6 - Transfers Part One

In each instances, name the team we bought the player from…

36: The Djemba twins Nantes

37: Andrei Kanchelskis Donesk

38: Dennis Irwin Oldham

39: Bryan Robson West Brom

40: Steve Coppell Tranmere

Round 7 - Transfers Part Two

Now name the team to whom we sold these people…

41: Kleberson - Fenerbache

42: Paul Ince – Inter Milan

43: Dion Dublin - Coventry

44: Neil Webb – grrrrrr – back to Forest

45: Dennis Viollet - Stoke

Round 8 - Goals, Goals, Goals

46: Who is our record FA Cup goalscorer? Law

47: And who is our record League Cup goalscorer? Hughes

48: Who holds the record for most league goals in a season, and, for a bonus point, how many goals did he score? Violet

49: Despite being a bit lazy, Ruud Van Nistelrooy has the second best goals to games ratio of any United player. Who has the first (For arguments sake lets say they have to have scored more than 20 goals for the club - I’m not having some random who’s played in one league cup game and fluked a goal)? Tommy Taylor

50: If you’re not cheating, you shouldn’t know this one. I would have done whoever got the nearest or something. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored how many goals as a substitute? (It's really fairly impressive) 40

Round 9 - United in the 60’s

51: How many league titles did United win in the 1960’s? 2 (65,67)

52: And how many FA Cups? 1 (63)

53: The holy trinity (Best, Charlton and Law) all won the European Footballer of the Year award. But what years? 65 law 67 charlton 68 best

54: Who scored our goals in the 68 European Cup final? Charlton x2 best kidd

55: And which team did we play in the Intercontinental trophy thingy the following year? Estudiantes with Seba’s dad in their team

Round 10 - 26.05.99

A test of your detailed knowledge of our greatest night… I’ve never actually watched the game again…

56: Who gave away the free kick from which Mario Basler scored? Stam

57: Who won us the corner that Sheringham eventually scored from? Giggs

58: And who won us the corner that Solskjaer scored from? Giggs

59: The two substitutes scored the two goals in injury time. But who was substituted off to let them take the field (and I want them matched up correctly here)? Cole for Teddy and Butt for OGS

60: Name the five unused substitutes that night. VderG, John future England captain Curtis,Jonathan Greening, David May and errm.

Round 11 - It’s the John O’Shea round!

61: His debut came at 18 years of age in a League Cup defeat to which team? Villa

62: He was sent on loan to which club in 2000? Bournmouth?

63: His first goal came against…? Tottenham

64: He scored 4 league goals last season. Everyone remembers his strikes on Merseyside against Everton and Liverpool, but who were the other teams he scored against? Everton and Copenhagen

65: O’Shea famously scored a beautiful chip over the Arsenal keeper in the 4-2 match in 2004/05. Who’s ridiculously good pass put him through on goal? Rooney

Round 12 - General Questions that are a bit tricksy

66: What was our first trophy and when did we win it (I’m not counting guff like the Manchester Seniors or anything - this isn’t a trick question). 1st Division 1908

67: United have had one non-British manager. Name him. Frank O'Farrell

68: Who was our first non-British captain? John Carey

69: Who took over managerial duties while Matt Busby recovered from Munich? Jimmy Murphy

70: Against who did Andy Cole score his first goal at Old Trafford? ( ) us?

71: Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final in 1985 - for his last ditch hacking down of which Everton player? Peter chuffing Reid

72: Which United player had the remainder of his transfer fee paid to the tea lady? Dennis Law (the extra pound) – that’s a complete and utter guess using a little logic to help out.

73: Who is the missing player: Charlton, Wilkins, Robson, _________, and Beckham. Ince

74: How many United managers have won the league with us? 4

75: Mr Henry Davies, managing director of Manchester Brewers, injected a large amount of cash into the club in 1901 and played a large part in Newton Heath becoming Manchester United. He did this because he took a shine to the dog owned by club captain Harry Stafford. Tell me the breed of the dog. If you can also give me the name then, well, you’re cheating. St Bernard

[mark g]

Originally posted by alilaw:

But it's arguably the most memorable!

'And here goes Best... oh he must do... yes he has!'

Is that the one where he goes round the keeper? For some reason, i was picturing that one as being from the "El Beatle" game against them a couple of years earlier.

[alilaw]

Again James, I'll do it more thoroughly when I'm home with the answers, but glancing through I think you've got 52.

HOW have you never watched the 99 final again?

[mark g]

Originally posted by alilaw:

Again James, I'll do it more thoroughly when I'm home with the answers, but glancing through I think you've got 52.

HOW have you never watched the 99 final again?

I guess he never wanted to spoil his perfect memories of the atmosphere, from being in the stadium.

Oh

[alilaw]

Here you go Mark

Jesus, that George Best was something quite special.

[ajw2255]

Best >*

[James07?]

I just want to know if my answer to 72 is correct.

[mark g]

Originally posted by James07?:

I just want to know if my answer to 72 is correct.

I put Dennis, and he's since said no-one has that one right.

[mark g]

Originally posted by alilaw:

Here you go Mark

Jesus, that George Best was something quite special.

Can't check that at work, but i'm pretty sure it will be the goal i was thinking was from the other match.

[James07?]

got the answer now. Right story, wrong player.

[Guest]

Round One - General Questions

1: McClair

2:

3: 1992

4:

5:

6: Pallister

7: Mark Hughes

8:

9: 10

10: Rooney

Round 2 - Records

11: Anderlecht 10-0 / Wolves 11-1

12: 696?

13: 207

14: Maine Road

15: Law?

Round 3 - Europe

16: Fenerbahce

17: Benfica?

18: Wrexham

19: 3

20: Rotor Volgagrad

Round 4 - Fan Witticisms…

What are the next lines in the following chants…

21: We'll kill any bastards that get in our way

22:

23: To see Matt Busby's aces

24:

25: Put City in the middle, and burn the ****ing lot

Round 5 - Premiership round, for all your post-1992 needs

26: Hughes

27: Kanchelskis

28: Cole?

29:

30:

31: 96/97?

32: 93/94

33: Yorke

34: Twice?

35: Three times

Round 6 - Transfers Part One

In each instances, name the team we bought the player from…

36: Nantes

37: Shaktar Dontesk

38: Oldham

39: West Brom

40:

Round 7 - Transfers Part Two

Now name the team to whom we sold these people…

41: Fenerbahce

42: Inter

43: Coventry

44: Forest

45:

Round 8 - Goals, Goals, Goals

46:

47:

48: Viollet - 32?

49: Tommy Taylor

50: 48?

Round 9 - United in the 60’s

51: 2

52: 1

53: Law - 63, Charlton - 66, Best - 68

54: Best, Kidd, Sadler, Charlton

55: Estudiantes

Round 10 - 26.05.99

A test of your detailed knowledge of our greatest night…

56: Johnsen

57:

58: Gary Neville

59: Sheringham for Blomqvist, Ole for Cole

60: Van der Gouw, May, Greening, P Neville

Round 11 - It’s the John O’Shea round!

61:

62: Bournemouth

63: Wolves

64: Copenhagen and ?

65: Ronaldo?

Round 12 - General Questions that are a bit tricksy

66: League in 1908

67:

68: Johnny Carey

69: Jimmy Murphy

70: Us

71: Peter Reid

72: Tommy Taylor

73:

74: Three

75: Staffordshire terrier

[Guest]

That's gaptastic.

[alilaw]

40 for you I think snipes. You got #72 correct though.

Still waiting on correct answers to 30, 47 and 53.

[alilaw]

Old videos now on youtube afb.

For all you United > Englanders...