Nervous_Tic Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Evening all, After a spot of research I have come up with a rather difficult quiz question for you all. I have categorised a number of teams into 2 groups as follows. Group A Oldham Huddersfield Liverpool Port Vale Bradford Carlisle Millwall Southend Luton Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield United Tottenham QPR Group B Man United Man City Arsenal Leeds Burnley Blackburn Walsall Stockport Fulham Your task is to guess the link between the teams in each group. More teams can be added to each group, and in theory most of the 92 league clubs belong in one or the other. There is however a third group that some teams belong in, and it may be correct to say a few even belong in more than one. I have a number of further clues which I may add in stages if no-one gets it. Your time starts......... now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Having gone through a range of possibilities including being close to a river, having an odd numbered capacity. Is it that the grounds in group A the pitch goes (in terms of length) north-south and in group B the pitch goes West-East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunteruk Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Having gone through a range of possibilities including being close to a river, having an odd numbered capacity. Is it that the grounds in group A the pitch goes (in terms of length) north-south and in group B the pitch goes West-East. ex players and managers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 No, and no. rudemedic, doesn't ours (in group A) run from west-east anyway? You are getting fairly warm in your thinking however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outoftheblue Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 All group B teams have a bloke called Brian who sits in seat c12 of the main stand (Except man u where it is an irish transvestite by the name of Briony). Group A teams all share the distinction of having 12 blades of grass per sq inch on the pitch (Of course I've counted ours - what else was there to do early last season ). Swindon could qualify for group A as they have a bloke called Robert in C12, but his mates call him Brian - and the lady in the same seat at Tranmere was once burgled by a man called Brian (Though this is a tenuous link because she's also been burgled by 17 other names and a trained squirrel). Am I close, or is it something to do with the dug-outs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Teams in group A have some kind of animal connection (owl, cockerel, bantam etc), teams in group have fans who are animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is it do to with the stands? I'm guessing it is the lack of a cantilever stand, i.e has at least one with poles holding the roof up (although i thought Walsall had them down the side so it might not be that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outoftheblue Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Teams in group A have some kind of animal connection (owl, cockerel, bantam etc), teams in group have fans who are animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelylaticsfaninaus Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is it all the clubs in group A have or have had a sloping pitch and group B have flat pitches. Or clutching at straws , or blades of grass here, Group A have floodlight pylons and group B have lights built into the stands not free standing like ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davros Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is it all the clubs in group A have or have had a sloping pitch and group B have flat pitches. Or clutching at straws , or blades of grass here, Group A have floodlight pylons and group B have lights built into the stands not free standing like ours. I give up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Nothing to do with blokes called Brian, blades of grass, animals, floodlights, cantilever stands, or sloping pitches. Here is the first cryptic clue: Between 2002 and 2004 Fulham were in group A, but have been in group B since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Nothing to do with blokes called Brian, blades of grass, animals, floodlights, cantilever stands, or sloping pitches. Here is the first cryptic clue: Between 2002 and 2004 Fulham were in group A, but have been in group B since. Something to do with groundsharing or playing at their original ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is it more the number of grounds counted as home since the club was formed Group A Less than 3 grounds Group B more than 3 grounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 teams in group b have played home games away from home, fulham at qpr, blackburn at oldham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 It's not to do with groundsharing or switching grounds. However someone has rightly twigged Fulham were in the same group as QPR when they were both sharing, but now they're back at their own ground the two teams are in opposite groups. Craven Cottage & Loftus Road are different in some way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Grounds that have hosted other sporting events other than football, or have hosted rugby matches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunteruk Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It's not to do with groundsharing or switching grounds. However someone has rightly twigged Fulham were in the same group as QPR when they were both sharing, but now they're back at their own ground the two teams are in opposite groups. Craven Cottage & Loftus Road are different in some way.... we beat them all on the plastic pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The teams in group A are all linked with Fabian Yantorno, whereas all the teams in Group B have offered to help in his rehabilitation from injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Grounds that have hosted other sporting events other than football, or have hosted rugby matches? Fraid not - More teams can be added to each group, and in theory most of the 92 league clubs belong in one or the other. There is however a third group that some teams belong in, and it may be correct to say a few even belong in more than one. Other sports and plastic pitches can be taken out of the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 The teams in group A are all linked with Fabian Yantorno, whereas all the teams in Group B have offered to help in his rehabilitation from injury. I thought Fabian Yantorno had just signed for Gretna so why would he be linked to any of these clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_KTF Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I thought Fabian Yantorno had just signed for Gretna so why would he be linked to any of these clubs? No mate he hasn't signed for Gretna just yet but it is believed they are favourites to land him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelylaticsfaninaus Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It's not to do with groundsharing or switching grounds. However someone has rightly twigged Fulham were in the same group as QPR when they were both sharing, but now they're back at their own ground the two teams are in opposite groups. Craven Cottage & Loftus Road are different in some way.... All the grounds in group A are rectangular shaped and all the grounds in group B are ovals ie one roundish unbroken stand that runs right round the ground.........maybe???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) Police boxes? Score boards that away fans can't see (A) as opposed to can see it(? Edit: That stupid face is supposed to be a B in brackets stupidbastardnotrivalsanymore. Edited June 20, 2008 by OldhamSheridan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelylaticsfaninaus Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Last guess cos I havent got a clue really. Group A play night matches at home on Tuesdays. Group B dont!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Not the shape of the ground, police boxes or Tuesday night matches. The scoreboard guess is however somewhere along the right lines. We have established that it is something to do with the stadium, so I'll provide you with another clue that should trigger people's thoughts: the third group that I mentioned existed - one of the teams in it is Everton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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