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    Stuart Meney reckons he can gazump both with a Middlesbrough team from March 2007, though he has stretched his suggestion to include substitutes: Lee Dong-gook (AFC), Yakubu (Caf), Jason Euell (Concacaf), Julio Arca (Conmebol), Viduka (OFC, at the time at least) and Stewart Downing and co for Uefa. "While looking at an old league table on Wikipedia (don't ask why), I noticed that Arsenal finished second in the First Division in 1972-73, three points behind Liverpool" notes Vincent Lacey. "The table gave notes on European qualification for the following season: Liverpool went into the European Cup, Tottenham went into the Uefa Cup because they won the League Cup, and Sunderland (from the Second Division) went into the Cup Winners' Cup after winning the FA Cup. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
    While looking at an old league table on Wikipedia (don't ask why), I noticed that Arsenal finished second in the First Division in 1972-73, three points behind Liverpool
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Is this the least drawtastic season in top-flight history?
  1. My team Lincoln have just signed Anthony Pulis (son of Tony) on loan, while they already have Cian Hughton (son of Chris) on their books
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  2. Ole Gunnar Solskjær, in his last game for Molde (against Start) before his move to Man Utd in 1996, scored in the 85th minute to make the score 4-1. He took off his shirt, threw it to the fans and went straight to the locker room.
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  3. When was the first time that a club fielded a starting XI with at least one player from all six continents (or major confederations)?
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  4. Have any other players, either for club or country, ever gone out in such a blaze of glory?
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  5. Which team has had the most sons of managers on their books at any one time? And would it be possible to make a team of current players whose dads are managers?
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  6. Apart from a few teams I seem to recall having their badge in the middle of their shirt, has there ever been a club with the badge on the left?
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  7. Steve Finnan has just retired from international football, however in his final game he scored with his last touch of the ball against Cyprus
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  8. Diego Maradona's belly flop after Argentina's winning goal on Saturday got me wondering
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  9. There have been remarkably few draws in the Premier League this season
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