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No football, no signings (yet) so we could do with something to do on the forum. So, game time.

I'll name a group of players that a former (or current) Town player has lined up alongside - either for STFC or for one of their other clubs. You have to guess who the Town player is. If people don't get it reasonably quickly, I'll name another few teammates of the same person. If people do, they can either set their own or I'll do another. No idea how hard this will be, but it should be mild entertainment. Obviously it's easy to look up, so don't.

Caveat that by "played alongside" I'm only really checking that they were at the same team at the same time (including loans) so they may not have actually played in the same XI at any point.

Our first player played alongside:

Steve Claridge
Freddy Adu
David Duke

Feels like it might be a relatively easy one, but I never can tell.

A cracking game Nemo sure to get us all hooked :clap:

Bloody hard as far as I'm concerned! Great idea though...

Stefani Miglioranzi

Indeed it is Migs... I thought Beckham might have been a giveaway! Over to you, or I'll do another if you'd prefer.

I'll let you do another one Nemo stuck for time at the moment but a great thread.

My guess was also Migs but was struggling to place his time with SC, Freddy Adu was the smoking gun for me.

Will try to make this a bit harder...

Paul Bodin
George Ndah
Keith O'Halloran

Three Swindon players... who didn't overlap.

Mark Robinson?

I was trying to think of the other clubs they played for....but Robinson would have been here for all three. Has to be true whether its who he was thinking of or not.

Gareth Davies?

Sam Parkin

Tick - Ndah at Palace, Bodin at Reading and O'Halloran at Cardiff. Over to you Mr. V.

Please can you do one more for the masses as I am not home for another hour but will post one up when back :)

Can confirm that MR is also a correct answer having checked since Nemo gave PV the points.

OK home now, here is a fairly easy one I think.

Ex Town player, not "played with" as such but "appeared on the pitch with".

Luis Díaz, Tony Galvin and Antonio Di Gennaro.

James Milner?

Nopes.

Nobody. Unless it’s not the Liverpool luis diaz

It is the Liverpool player and of course it is somebody.

Struggling at the moment🤣

Fair enough. There can’t be that many players who’s careers overlapped with Antonio di Gennaro (retired 1992) and Luis Diaz (career started 2016)

OK maybe "played with" is stretching it a little :) appeared on the same pitch with could be closer.

This is meant to be easy! Two that come to mind are Ardilies & Hoddle but can't make the connection.

One of your favourite players too I think.

I'll say Hoddle with low confidence!

No had left Swindon by his time.

are you talking players or merely on the pitch?

On the pitch is closer :)

I think you're on Colombian drugs if it's him!

you're Nestoring on borderline obscure

;)

Of course, wanted to make people think a bit, obviously too obscure!

Has to be a Spurs link so Ardilies

Look at Batch's post he names him!

who Lorenzknows

I did discount Lorenzo earlier but mayb you're right🤣

Bit more than Maybe Jimbo!

Jim wins this one :)

Nestor Lorenzo is Luis Díaz manager for Columbia and played with Galvin at Swindon and Di Gennaro for Bari.

Next one then Jim.

Good one JJ I struggled with the Luis Diaz connection

One more then, going a little older.

Sean Gregan
Ian Holloway
Howard Kendall

All as a players, no PV tricks here!

From now on you can assume my answer is Mark Robinson to every question because that has already been a correct answer that I have no credit for  :(

Tuper Timmy Parkin…

Correct - over to you.

Gary Rowlett
David Bampton
Simon Heslop

That's  Rowett rather Rowlett right?

Dave Bampton wasn't on our books for long, Heslop played for everyone so that's not much help and I can only really remember Rowett playing for Leicester. So someone like Junior Lewis perhaps? Feels like it must be a lower league journeyman.

Lewis was my guess too

Yeah, sorry it is indeed Rowett.

Obviously if Bampton wasn't during his Swindon spell then all bets are absolutely off. I also notice someone has been very naughty with his Wiki page.

It’s not Junior Lewis but this player did play alongside Junior Lewis

…and I’ve never seen David Bampton’s penis

Trevor Benjamin

Shared a club (…or 2) with Benjamin.

Who was the youth striker we got from Leicester. Something Stevenson? Ben?

Jon

Jon Stevenson it is.
Played with Rowett (…and Lewis & Benjamin) at Leicester.
Played with Small Dick Bampton at Tamworth (that was done to throw people as to what year said player was at Town)
He played with Heslop somewhere in non league (was struggling for another non Leicester non Town player who people have at least heard of)

Probably went too obscure

Do you want to set the next one?

Over to you, busy keeping the peace here..

A more recent one which I think is relatively hard..

Harry Kane
Victor Anichebe
Lukas Jutkiewicz

Ryan Mason?

It is not Ryan Mason. Or at least I don't think it is!

+ Dele Adebola

Alex Pritchard?

No, our man never played for Spurs. Pritchard and he do share three clubs other than STFC though, but never at the same time.

One ex-Swindon man he did play with would be Paul Thirlwell.

how about Adam Rooney?

Toffolo?

Much older than both. If I tell you he started his pro career in the same side as Fabrizio Ravenelli, that's a big hint...

Keef O'Halloran?

Edit - actually scrub that, stupid suggestion. Looking at Wiki however quite shocked how few games O'Halloran played in his career.

Vinny Pericard?

Jonathan Grounds.

not my work.... friend reckons Lee Camp

He played with Jonathan Grounds, but is not Jonathan Grounds.

He has not played with Vincent Pericard.

Correct! It's the journeyman's journeyman Lee Camp (17 clubs over 20 years).

How does your friend feel about setting the next one?

Too easy probably but

Earl Barrett
Tony Dorigo
Ray Wilkins

Paul Rideout?

sorry, it's not Paul Rideout

Micky Hazard?

It's not Micky Hazard either.

Some extra clues.

England Youth International. England Senior international. Controversial middle name.

Mark Walters?

Nailed it.  :clap: :clap: :clap:

Mark EVERTON Walters

Nice one.

Morten Gamst Pedersen
Rob Hulse
Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Jonathan Douglas? I'm basically going for the Blackburn connection and can't think of many.

I thought the same but can't figure out the Calvert - Lewin connection..

Marc Richards?

Leon Clarke?

Nobody guessed right yet. The Calvert-Lewin connection is from early in Calvert-Lewins career (not Everton).

Jay McEveley?

Spot on!

Assuming here that Ginginho doesn't fancy setting one...

Ashley Barnes
Jason McAteer
Tore Andre Flo

Michael Reddy?

It's not Michael Reddy.

You can have Sean O'Hanlon as a bonus hint.

Navarro?

Correct, it's Alan Navarro of Tranmere, MK and Brighton. Played with O'Hanlon at MK, not at Swindon.

Back to you!

Nayim
Bruce Grobbelaar
Ken Monkou

Paul Allen

Apologies, I briefly thought about it, then got sidetracked and then it totally slipped my mind!

You got it

Craig Short
Andre Kanchelskis
Clint Hill

Tony Grant?

I'm thinking turn of the millennium Sheffield United for some reason, but can't think of many players who played for them and us. Grant Smith?

Paul Rideout?

Bingo.

Jon Stead
Phil Smith
Federico Macheda

Danny Ward?

No

Paul Caddis?

Lukas Jukiewicz?

No

No

I'll let it run for a little longer before any clue🤔

Brian Howard?

Spot on :clap:

Jon Stead @ Bristol City
Phil Smith @ Portsmouth
Federico Macheda @ Birmingham

Mark Walters
Stuart McCall
Dave Challinor

The Chief

Nope

Fair enough, if he’s not the answer you’re are looking for but he actually fits.


Walters @ Swindon 96-97
McCall @ Sheffield United 02-04
Challinor @ Tranmere 99-02

There are occasionally accidentally correct to the current clues ones (as per Mark Robinson earlier in thread), but another clue can usually rule them out.

Drawing a bit of a blank on this one really. Did wonder if it was Tony Grant who was guessed last time round.

Ah good shout DIV, it’s not the answer I was looking for but as you’re still correct I’ll let you have it 😁

I won’t give the answer I was looking for in case anyone else fancies a go?

Regarding Mark Walters, it was much earlier in his career

Could it have been Paul Rideout? Villa with Walters, Rangers with McCall and Tranmere with Challinor?

Correct, sir!

Let DiV set next given he got ‘a’ link first.

Paul Warhurst
Ricky Shakes
Ben Chorley

Tope Obadeyi?

Nope…

This one is proving really difficult 😆

I add in Simon Ferry…

Alan McCormack?

Joe Devera?

This one.

Paul Warhurst @ Barnet
Ricky Shakes @ Boreham Wood
Ben Chorley @ Portsmouth
Simon Ferry @ Swindon & Portsmouth

Excellent work :clap:

A nice easy one

Jimmy Gilligan
Terry Gibson
Jason Dozzell

Ooh! I think I got one...Micky Hazard...

Spot on Shaun😀

I'll have a go if that's ok
Ian Harte
Anthony Grant
Gareth Barry

James Milner

It's not Milner

Is it Lukas Jutkiewicz?

Fraid not

Hal Robson-Kanu

Harte @ Reading
Grant @ Southend
Barry @ WBA

Yes DiV. That's the one. Was about to throw in Steve Mildenhall!

Andy King
Alan Curbishley
Gary Megson

Chris Kamara?

Nope🤔

Phil King?

Nope🤔

Paul Rideout?

Nope.

We’re not going a bit outside the box here are we?
Is it Danny Wilson?

Its not Danny Wilson. I don't think we're outside the box but think of the person with more than one role!!

Steve McMahon?
Definitely would have been at Everton with Kingy & might have over lapped with Megson at Manchester City.

Correct

Megson & McMahon 1981       Everton
McMahon & King 1982.           Everton
Curbishley & McMahon 1983    Villa

Andy King was in the FACup side for Everton which finished 2-2.
Kenny Stroud scoring arguably the best goal ever seen at the CG.
What a game, TE packed.

I was in the south stand virtually level with the impact of the ball as it was smacked towards the TE goal.

Did Megson & McMahon play together at Man City in 91ish

Will try..Thank you

Yes in 91/92 along with Fitzroy Simpson

Remember Everton fans walking on top of the shrivenham road stand. Happy memories.

One more?
Trevor Benjamin
Dave Bamber
Danny Wilson

David Preece?

Impressive!

Very :clap:

Over to Tans😀

Frank Talia
Andy Thomson
John Moncur

Wouldn’t the likes of Digby, Taylor & Bodin have played with all three here. It’s literally the span of two years?

None of them

None of them were playing for STFC at the time they played with said player

Possibly Beauchamp?

Nope

Following on from the Joey shout.
Adi Whitbread? Would have been at West Ham with Moncur & Thomson at Portsmouth?

Correct

Played with Talia on loan at Reading

No, recollection of either being at Reading tbh.
Wouldn’t have got it if Joey B hadn’t been mentioned as Whitbread was part of that transfer saga.

Off to work now, so someone else welcome to set one up.

I'll go
George Burley
Gavin Peacock
Paul Heald(not at ST)
Might be a bit easy,so apologies in advance

Glen Cockerill

Not Glen mate

Definitely George Burley and not Craig? Struggling to get the era crossover here!

Dennis Wise?

Definitely THE George Burley,former Scotland manager.

Only 1 out of the three I think

Reeeeeeeeeves

Aye. Peacock and Burley @ Gillingham
Heald @ Wimbledon

I'll keep things ticking over until welshred post😀


Phil Parkinson
Jaydon stockley
Alan Nielsen

That's a long period of time. Eddie Howe?

No🤔

Think it might be Darius Henderson

No🤔

Sammy Igoe?

Spot on Nemo :clap:

There we go, I had a shortlist of people who were at Reading because Parkinson was there for ages.

Alan Shearer
Rhys Evans
Gareth Whalley

Paul Warhurst?

Thorney?

Correct, Peter Thorne at Blackburn with Shearer, then Evans and Whalley both later in his career at Bradford and Cardiff

Lee barnard
David nugent
Stephen Hunt

Simon Cox

No😆

Matt Ritchie?
Portsmouth, Bournemouth,Notts Co

No😆

I'll have another go Deon Burton

No :D
A little longer before any clues!

Alan McCormack at a quick guess. I know he played at Preston and Orient

Incorrect😆

A familiar name may not be the one you think it is

Mustapha Carayol?

Nope😀

Go on then Jimbo, drop some clues  :D

Jack Stephens?

Nice one Welshred :clap:

Lee barnard & David Nugent Southampton
Stephen Hunt Coventry

When did David Nugent play for Southampton?

Apologies I meant to put Danny Ings

They crossed over at Middlesboro (Stephens and Nugent)

Nigel Martyn
Jimmy Glass
Marcus Tudgay

Maybe that's what I was thinking at the time.

Jamie Vincent

Spot on mate

Andy Cole
Paul Ince
Paul Trollope

Is that Yinka Casal? Thinking Fulham as the connection.

I guess David Thompson

Was just going to say the same

Yes. Played with Andy Cole twice. I almost put David James in and played with him twice too.

Ashley Ward
Kevin Betsy
Ray Houghton

Grazioli? I think he was at Stevenage at the end of Houghton's career, no idea if he fits the others.

Ignore me he didn’t overlap at the plastics with Houghton.


Jamie Cureton.

Ward @ Norwich
Houghton @ Reading
Betsy @ no idea but playing the percentages

I'm going Keith Scott. I know he's played with Houghton and Ward. Guessing the Betsy link as he has played for tons of clubs!

None of the above guys.......well not the one I've chosen.

One more go. Again I know it's at least 2 out of 3! Paul Trollope

Adi Viveash?

You're damn good Adge :clap:

Ray Houghton Palace
Ashley Ward Derby
Kevin Betsy Fulham

Adge got there first😀

Are you going to give Adge their chance to have a go this time as well JQ?  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Go on then!
Craig Hignett
Dennis Wise
Jonathan Douglas

Marlon Broomes? Not quite sure when Wise would have been but going down a Blackburn path.

I only join in if there's a long interlude😆

Not Broomes mate. Him,Douglas and Hignett were at Blackburn tho.

David Lucas ?

Good guess but no

You'd think it was someone who played with Hignett and Douglas at Blackburn in the early 2000s.....but looking at their squad, it can't be?

Jody Morris was at Leeds with Jonathan Douglas and Craig Hignett briefly in 2004 and Dennis Wise at both Chelsea and Milwall.

True,but the one I'm thinking of actually played for us

Clue. Blackburn are not involved

Tony Warner? He was at Millwall with Wise and played for about a billion other clubs so fair chance...

Good shout
About as many clubs as Steve Claridge & Trevor Benjamin😀

I actually thought Trevor Benjamin might have been the answer for moment. More clubs that Tiger Woods. Ridiculous.

I think they call that a journeyman!

Correct sir
Hignett @ Aberdeen
Douglas @ Leeds
Wise @ Millwall

Bloody love this game!

Same here it's addictive!

No memory of Tony Warner playing for us. That's where I fucked up there.

Stephen Hunt
Darren Ward
Clinton Morrison

I remember him playing for us but literally have no recollection of him playing anywhere else

One of those backup keepers who was on the books at a lot of places. Was a good and easy lower league signing for about five editions of FM in a row which explains my lingering memory of him!

John Bostock?

Nope - worth noting that Ward wasn’t a team mate of said player at Swindon, it was elsewhere.

Andy Frampton?

Correct!

Hunt - Brentford
Ward - Millwall
Morrison - Palace

Wouldn't have guessed the Brentford/Hunt connection, but had Palace and Millwall and was just hoping for a third. Let me rustle up the next one.

A more recent one perhaps..

El Hadji Diouf
Jordan Ayew
Will Evans

Side question but does it count in this game if they'd played with said player at Swindon or is it supposed to be other clubs only?

It can definitely be at Swindon, although it doesn't have to be.

Is it Ricky Shakes? Think he was at Boreham Wood with Evans,maybe at Bolton with Diouf. Not sure about Ayew

It is not Ricky Shakes.

This is a tough one🤣

He was second or third choice keeper 90% of the time, probably why.

I'll throw in Will Randall.

The Will Evans who started I'm our youth team or the one that plays for Newport?

Our one.

This one has stumped me.

Stumped me too😀

Fabien Robert

Evans @ Aldershot
Diouf @ Doncaster
Ayew @ Lorient

Mes oui, then Randall at FGR.

👏

A great effort that

Kevin Watson
Lee Power
Kevin Amankwaah

Jamie Cureton?

Correct

Ahh it's that Plymouth laddo. Craig...somebody. Ffs should know this...

Edit: Taylor

Played with Watson at Swindon in the mid nineties.
Power at Plymouth
and
Amankwaah...must've been at Turkey

It’s entirely possible but it the person I picked was Jamie Cureton.

Didn’t that Craig have a brother who played for us?

Indeed I think you could be right. Shane or something? Very successful chap  :hmmm:

Think it was Sean ;)

How about this one?
Alan McCormack
David Moyes
Justin Fashanu

Been guessed a few times in this thread already, but is that one David Lucas?

2 out of 3 I think.

So I had to google Justin Fashanu to see who he actually played for because I wouldn’t have been able to tell you outside of Norwich in 80s - which would be way too early for anyone to still be playing with McCormack.

Got it from there though but it’s a good one - so will leave others guessing.

Oddly, as soon as you gave that clue, I've twigged who it is.

No, you mean Shawn :thumb:

Gonna need another clue I think, unless one of the people who've got it fancies actually telling us who it is!

I'll reveal who I believe it is as long as I don't have to pose a question!

Go on then Bob,no obligation!

As per the clue from Div which triggered the club that I suspect they linked at (Hearts) and the other links appear to go hand in hand.

I think it might be Scott Leitch?

Adje, happy for you to pose another one if I'm correct?

Yes,Scott Leitch it is!

I'll do another if that's ok then
Jesse Lingard
Nick Pope
Edgar Davids

I'll have to wait my turn😀

Feel free, I can always postpone!

No I'll help the next winner out if they haven't got one lined up😀

Odd selection of players. Think Davids narrows it down most to someone who would have been at Palace. Is it Foderingham?

David’s rocked up at Barnet too didn’t he!

Zeki fryers

Not Wes or Fryers

Shit yeah. But I can't think of anyone that played for us and Barnet other than Joe Devera, and we've had him already.

Jon Obika?

Mark Marshall did but don’t think he ever went high enough to bump into Lingard.

Who were the two youngsters we got from Brighton who might have been there when Lingard was on loan but quickly fell into non league where they could have have played with David’s & Pope

Starkey & hutch? George something?

Spot on.
Davids @ Palace
Lingard @ Brighton
Pope @ Charlton

Barker.

Sweet, was a full guess but knew he'd been at Palace and couldn't think of many others that were. Lots of loans too so a good chance of crossing over with people.

Maybe an easy one, always find it hard to judge. Certainly the right era for most of us.

Lee Bradbury
David Friio
Marc Bircham

Blair sturrock

It is not Blair Sturrock - I think of that list he only played with Friio.

Eric Sabin

Bircham @ QPR
Bradbury @ Scum
Friio @ somewhere in France before they came to England (it’s a guess)

Correct!

Cool, played the percentages. Got a QPR & Oxford link whom happened to be French

One more then...

Ray Parlour
Paul Heffernan
Paul Caddis

Ben Hutchinson?

Correct. I have no idea what's hard and what isn't!

Over to you...

Ok, i'll have a little think.

Apologies if I've done someone that's already been done - I haven't been paying close attention to this game in all honesty.

Alan Shearer
Leon Constantine
Franz Burgmeier

Robin Hulbert? Was at Newcastle as a young un I remember

Was going to say the same.
Adje in first.

Good going. I thought that might have been harder! Go for it Adje

How about this one?
Joe Tomlinson
Gabriel Zakuani
Jon Swift

Nathan Thompson?

Not Nate