Which match am I? (Let's play a game!)

[SummerOnions]

Goodison derby when Rafa took Gerrard off and his replacement, Lucas, won us a penalty when Neville handled on the line. We won by the odd goal in 3

Good work! Too easy

 

[dee]

Good work! Too easy

That'll be a Norwich /Suarez game

 

[tombrown]

OK - I'll make it easy

A star is born, born again, again, again and again

 

[Mamma Mia]

OK - I'll make it easy

A star is born, born again, again, again and again

Damn, I'm struggling to remember the opposition but I know the match.

Fowler's five against... Fulham?

 

[tombrown]

You're on fire Mamma

I was going to do his actual debut (3-1 away in the other half of the 2 legged fixture, Fowler got 1), but the remembered my rule that I had to have been at the match

 

[Mamma Mia]

Knick Knack Paddy Whack
Give a Fox a Groan

 

[peterhague]

Leicester 0-4 Liverpol back in December?

 

[Mamma Mia]

Leicester 0-4 Liverpol back in December?

Nope.

 

[Mamma Mia]

Maybe this is better:

Knick Mc, Paddy Whack
Give a Fox a Groan

 

[Mamma Mia]

The stan out player in the match checked in with two goals in a fine and flowing home debut.

 

[tombrown]

3-0 against Leicester. Paddy Berger scored 2 ... and he replaced Stan as a sub

 

[Mamma Mia]

3-0 against Leicester. Paddy Berger scored 2 ... and he replaced Stan as a sub

That's the one! It's tough striking the balance between too easy and too difficult.

I wonder if anyone would have got it with just the first clue?

 

[peterhague]

That's the one! It's tough striking the balance between too easy and too difficult.

I wonder if anyone would have got it with just the first clue?

We've already had that one I think.

 

[tombrown]

My turn again

Does history repeat itself in the same season? Nearly, but not quite, just a Chico opener away from it ...

May be easy, may be impossible ... I will supply clues, if needed, after a suitable elapsed time

 

[Mamma Mia]

My turn again

Does history repeat itself in the same season? Nearly, but not quite, just a Chico opener away from it ...

May be easy, may be impossible ... I will supply clues, if needed, after a suitable elapsed time

If my memory serves regarding the "Chico" bit, there's no way I'd remember what match it was.

 

[tombrown]

If my memory serves regarding the "Chico" bit, there's no way I'd remember what match it was.

Its one for the (moderately) old timers ... I'm not talking JJ or Portly old ...

 

[tombrown]

Either noone is interested anymore (apart from Mamma & Mia) or another clue is needed:

The "history repeating itself" part refers to another match from earlier the same season that was the answer to one of my earlier riddles.

 

[SummerOnions]

I take it it's not Chico Fernandez missing one for Swansea then?

 

[Mamma Mia]

Either noone is interested anymore (apart from Mamma & Mia) or another clue is needed:

The "history repeating itself" part refers to another match from earlier the same season that was the answer to one of my earlier riddles.

I knew that!! I don't actually remember the match.

I think I know the player and the opposition based on the clues, is that enough?

 

[tombrown]

I take it it's not Chico Fernandez missing one for Swansea then?

Maybe by accident you actually have part of the answer, but Chico does not refer to Mr Fernandez

 

[Mamma Mia]

Nicol away to Palace in the season of the 9-0?

 

[tombrown]

@Mamma Mia - say what you have, even if its not enough it will be a pointer for someone else (older)

 

[tombrown]

OK - so put Mama's and Onion's answers together and you are nearly there ...

 

[Mamma Mia]

Nicol missed?

 

[tombrown]

nope

 

[tombrown]

Please cheat - go check the 89/90 results list ....

 

[Mamma Mia]

We beat Swansea 8-0?

 

[tombrown]

We beat Swansea 8-0?

Well done.

We nearly repeated 9-0 but not quite. In the 9-0 against Palace Steve Nicol scored the first & final goals; in the 8-0 he only scored the last goal.

 

[Mamma Mia]

Well done.

We nearly repeated 9-0 but not quite. In the 9-0 against Palace Steve Nicol scored the first & final goals; in the 8-0 he only scored the last goal.

Zero recollection of that. I knew who Chico referred to, that was about it.

 

[tombrown]

Funnily enough I predicted 8-0 and a Rush hattrick before the game to a mate. Even funnier I didnt back my hunch at the bookies.

Swansea had a centre back - Andy Melville - who we were supposedly tracking at the time; despite the scoreline he had a really good match and was applauded by the Kop for a few fine tackles and interceptions. I was convinced he was going to be our long term Hansen replacement ... but we didnt need him, we had Nicky Tanner all ready to go