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There is a phone in tonight on the local radio station between 6pm & 7pm, just click the listen live link.

The fans asking the director who purchased the ground some questions, it should be quite entertaining :D

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How politically savvie are you football nuts.

Here is a little quiz to test your abilitiies, I know you will google so go ahead.

1. Of the 92 Premier and Football League clubs in England and Wales, only seven are located in Conservative-held constituencies. Can you name them?

2. Only one of the present 20 Premiership grounds is not in a Labour-held constituency. Which one?

3. Which Premiership 'constituencies' are represented by the Home and Foreign secretaries?

4. Which neighbouring clubs are in the constituencies of the previous Home Secretary and the present Minister for Sport?

5. Which Premiership club have a manager with the same surname as their outgoing MP?

6. Which League Two club is in the only constituency in England that was not won by one of the three major parties at the last election?

7. Which League One club has an MP named Rooney?

8. Who were the last club to win the FA Cup under a Conservative government?

9. Name the four present Labour frontbenchers who share a surname with an FA Cup finalist from the years since Tony Blair came to power in 1997.

10. Name the three post-War England internationals who share a surname with a post-War British Prime Minister.


Going out now but will check back later.:)

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1. Of the 92 Premier and Football League clubs in England and Wales, only seven are located in Conservative-held constituencies. Can you name them?
forest... don't care about the other six

2. Only one of the present 20 Premiership grounds is not in a Labour-held constituency. Which one?
Probably chelsea/fulham?

3. Which Premiership 'constituencies' are represented by the Home and Foreign secretaries?
Blackburn and Norwich

4. Which neighbouring clubs are in the constituencies of the previous Home Secretary and the present Minister for Sport?
Blackburn and Bolton

5. Which Premiership club have a manager with the same surname as their outgoing MP?

6. Which League Two club is in the only constituency in England that was not won by one of the three major parties at the last election?

7. Which League One club has an MP named Rooney?

8. Who were the last club to win the FA Cup under a Conservative government?

Man U in 96

9. Name the four present Labour frontbenchers who share a surname with an FA Cup finalist from the years since Tony Blair came to power in 1997.

10. Name the three post-War England internationals who share a surname with a post-War British Prime Minister.

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One of my mate's from school has just come on for Stoke :cool: Second time this season...

Martin Patterson - can't say I ever liked the guy much, gave him some beatings at 5 a side, but it's still cool that's hes on :)

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Chelsea.....champions? Now that's just wrong.

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So is Gary Megson :(

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but they didn't really win it they bought it.. if United don't buy big in the summer can't see us winning our trophy back next year either

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and my did i wonder how long it would be before that old chestnut reared its ugly head :dozey:

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Congratulations should be in order. ;)

It just looks like sour grapes otherwise ;) :D

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funny i was thinking the same , how many times have man u 'bought' the premiership or whatever trophy and it has been ok , like you said , sour grapes :D :D :D

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Who gives a **** about the Prem. That dream will have to wait 2 years at least :( i need a drink

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That old chestnut eh? ;)
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Being a bit optimistic eh? ;) :D

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are you sure its not a lifetime you need ;) :D :D :D :D

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Oh I don't know, you tell me, when did we last 'buy' the premiership?

ANY club having £200 million spent on players will win the title.

Put it this way - Chelsea didn't win it, Abramovich did.