Funny facts thread

**richieos** · 12/04/2009, 8:26 PM

im very bored

heres my funny fact: richard dunne has a better international strike rate than england international striker emile heskey

**Scram** · 12/04/2009, 8:29 PM

Originally Posted by richieos

im very bored

heres my funny fact: richard dunne has a better international strike rate than england international striker emile heskey

.............

**Lionel Ritchie** · 12/04/2009, 10:17 PM

Five-one ...even Heskey scored
Five-one ...even Heskey scored
Five-one ...even Heskey scored

...however much some might dislike the three lions and elements in it's support base -you gotta love that chant.

**John83** · 12/04/2009, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by richieos

im very bored

heres my funny fact: richard dunne has a better international strike rate than england international striker emile heskey

Player | Caps (Goals)
Diego Maradona | 91 (34)
Robbie Keane | 88 (38)

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

**Stuttgart88** · 13/04/2009, 2:35 PM

A banana is a herb, not a fruit.

**elroy** · 13/04/2009, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Player | Caps (Goals)
Diego Maradona | 91 (34)
Robbie Keane | 88 (38)

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

Fantastic, and you can be damn sure Maradona got an awful lot better service than Keano

**Mr Maroon** · 13/04/2009, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

A banana is a herb, not a fruit.

Banana plants "walk". If you're planting a field of banana plants you have to leave room at one end of the field to allow room for their movement or "walking".

**John83** · 13/04/2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by elroy

Fantastic, and you can be damn sure Maradona got an awful lot better service than Keano

I was only a kid when Maradona was playing, and only followed the national team, so I barely remember him playing. I've always assumed he must have been playing deeper - more involved in build-up play, that he had a few prolific team-mates he spread the goal tally with, that he just didn't really give a damn outside of major tournaments, or that drugs and psychological factors made him sublimely inconsistent. Oh, and I know he regularly got the **** kicked out of him by man markers told to do just that. His reputation isn't really reflected in his goal tally, which is merely very good. Perhaps one of the white haired chaps on here can shed some light on it.

**Dodge** · 13/04/2009, 11:10 PM

Yeah, he was a midfielder. Decent too...

**John83** · 13/04/2009, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Yeah, he was a midfielder. Decent too...

Odd. Every clip I've ever seen of him has had him up front. Granted, most of said clips are goals - but I mean he's often the furthest forward long before he gets the ball. I also understood that he played lone striker at Napoli. I'd pretty much assumed he'd played as a secundo punta (English needs a better word for this. I refuse to credit it to Teddy Sheringham).

**tricky_colour** · 13/04/2009, 11:29 PM

Described as an attacking midfielder/second striker in wikipedia.
The goal he is remembered for against England was picked up inside his own half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rW-l...eature=related

**strangeirish** · 13/04/2009, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

Banana plants "walk". If you're planting a field of banana plants you have to leave room at one end of the field to allow room for their movement or "walking".

And, flashing...

**irishfan86** · 14/04/2009, 4:07 AM

The banana kind of resembles one Stephen Ireland...

**Dodge** · 14/04/2009, 8:50 AM

Originally Posted by John83

Odd. Every clip I've ever seen of him has had him up front. Granted, most of said clips are goals - but I mean he's often the furthest forward long before he gets the ball. I also understood that he played lone striker at Napoli. I'd pretty much assumed he'd played as a secundo punta (English needs a better word for this. I refuse to credit it to Teddy Sheringham).

The french call the position "le numero dix" which I think is great. Careca played as the out'n'out striker for Napoli during the majority of Maradona's time

I was being a little flippant though. He played in a very similar role to the role Zidane played for France. Deeper than say, Bergkamp's role, but further than the classic midfield role. Obviously though he was given license to roam and find space wherever he could.

In later years, he dropped deeper.

**Junior** · 15/04/2009, 10:38 AM

so what you're saying here Dodge.............

is that you've got grey hair?

**Dodge** · 15/04/2009, 11:22 AM

Pretty much, yeah

**John83** · 16/04/2009, 9:57 PM

By the way, Dodge, the Italians call that position the trequartista (the three-quarterist), which I rather like.

**Dodge** · 16/04/2009, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by John83

By the way, Dodge, the Italians call that position the trequartista (the three-quarterist), which I rather like.

so do I... now

**Stuttgart88** · 17/04/2009, 7:44 AM

Originally Posted by John83

By the way, Dodge, the Italians call that position the trequartista (the three-quarterist), which I rather like.

Good one.

Apparantly the Italians have about 20 words to describe midfilders whereas if you listen to a UK or Irish pundit you'll be lucky to hear 2 - holding and attacking! Just shows the difference in understanding.