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Ask the Gaffer football trivia
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More Gaffer questions and answers:
Sunday 4 May
Munchy, Essex: Where does Jose Dominguez, who was briefly with Spurs, play now?
The Gaffer says: After Spurs he played for Kaiserslautern, Al-Ahly and Vasco da Gama before retiring in August 2005. Two useless facts: he recently played in the Beach Soccer Allstar game in the Algarve, and he's the shortest player ever to play in the Premiership at 5ft 3in.
MJW, LFC: Why did Liverpool play in a new strip against Manchester City today?
The Gaffer says: They launched their new home strip last week. Available in all good sport shops, and some bad ones etc etc.
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Saturday 3 May
Mike: Ronaldo now has 30 Prem goals this season. Can you give me a list of the top five goal scorers for a single Prem season.
The Gaffer says: I can only give you the top two, sorry! Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer hold the joint record for most goals in a season with 34 for Newcastle United (1993-94) and Blackburn Rovers (1994-95) respectively. Both were 42-game seasons - Shearer's mark of 31 goals in 1995-96 remains the highest total in a 38-game season, so Ronaldo needs two against Wigan to beat him.
The big fella, Chiswick: Now that Ryan Giggs is about to beat Sir Bobby's record for total appearances for Manchester United, who has played more league games?
The Gaffer says: Charlton played 606 league games for United, while Giggs has played 534 league games.
Didz, Derby: Name five current Premiership managers who have played WITH David Beckham.
The Gaffer says: Steve Bruce, Roy Keane and Mark Hughes (with Man Utd), Gareth Southgate (with England) and David Moyes (while on loan at Preston).
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Friday 2 May
Jim: How much are the parachute payments at the moment?
The Gaffer says: Payments of £6.5million are given to clubs relegated from The Premier League for two seasons after they go down.
Darren, Sale: Can you name six Liverpool players past and present who's surname ends in 'o'?
The Gaffer says: Six? Pah! Here's eight: Dominic Matteo, Xabi Alonso, Fabio Aurelio, Javier Mascherano, Sebastian Leto, Salif Diao, Momo Sissoko and of course John Shafto, a striker from the 1930s.
Mart: Can you tell me all the teams Leeds played when they got to the semi finals of the Champions League?
The Gaffer says: In the 2000-01 season they played 1860 Munich (3rd qualifying round), AC Milan, Barcelona and Besiktas (all in 1st group stage), Real Madrid, Anderlecht and Lazio (all in 2nd group stage), Deportivo (quarter-finals) and lost to Valencia (semi-finals).
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Thursday 1 May
Mez from Telford: All right Gaff, where did Man Utd buy Andrei Kanchelskis from and how much for, then who did they sell him too and how much for? Plus what's he doing now?
The Gaffer says: United signed Kanchelskis from Shakhtar Donetsk for £650,000 in 1991 and sold him to Everton for £5m four years later. In 2007, Kanchelskis became the sporting director of Russian 1st division football club FC Nosta Novotroitsk.
Tom: Can you tell me where Junichi Inamoto is now? And also, how is Mark Gonzalez doing after leaving the mighty Reds?
The Gaffer says: Inamoto is at Eintracht Frankfurt. Gonzales is making an impact at Real Betis having scored five goals in 20 first-team appearances.
Rew, Newcastle: I was just wondering if you could clear something up - what position does Valencia's Ever Banega play?
The Gaffer says: Ever Banega's preferred position is as a central midfielder.
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Wednesday 30 April
Galactico: Gaff, when was the last time two teams from the same country played in the Champions League final and what was the score?
The Gaffer says: In 2003 when AC Milan beat Juventus 3-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.
W Walsh: Can you tell me who was the last Celtic player to score a hat-trick against Rangers?
The Gaffer says: Harry Hood in the League Cup semi-final in December 1973.
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Tuesday 29 April
Dyl, Wirral: Can you confirm that Sam Allardyce is a Wolves fan?
The Gaffer says: I'm not sure if he still is, but as a boy Little Sam was a big Wolves fan and dreamed of playing and/or managing them. Watch out Mick McCarthy!
D Mac Glos: Who was the first team to win the World Cup?
The Gaffer says: Uruguay, in 1930. They were the host nation and beat Argentina 4-2 in the final.
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Monday 28 April
Jonny bcfc: Who does Vincent Kompany play for, and will he be coming the Premier League any time soon?
The Gaffer says: The 22-year-old Belgium defender plays for Hamburg SV in Germany. Injury-prone, his stock has fallen after some long absences, with the likes of Liverpool ending their interest in him last year. Hamburg have given him time off because of a drop in form following the death of his mother last November.
Ted in Banbury: Hi wise one; can you tell me if Beckford featured for Leeds on Friday night because I had a bet on first goal and if he didn't play I can get my £20 back? Cheers.
The Gaffer says: Good news Ted, you're in the money. Beckford didn't play on Friday against Yeovil. He was out with an ankle injury.
Mighty Reds, Belfast: Gaff, I always thought John Barnes won the PFA Player of the Year award twice in a row.
The Gaffer says: No he didn't MR. Barnes won the award only once, in 1988. Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry are the only players to win it two years running.
Terry Flint: Which Norwegian team did Everton play in Europe this season?
The Gaffer says: SK Brann of Bergen. Everton won 2-0 away, 6-1 at Goodison.
