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Tuesday 9 February
Paul B, Bolton: Hey Gaff here is a good one we did at work. Which players who have played in the Premier League this season have the same letter at the beginning and end of their surname?
The Gaffer says: I have 18: Almunia, Anelka, Arteta (thanks Simon), Ayala, Ebanks-Blake, Eboue, Greening, Gosling, Huth, Kuszczak, Naughton, Nelsen, Reo-Coker, Scholes, Sears, Senderos, Shawcross, Stanislas. If anybody has any other Premier League players who have played THIS season then let me know and I will add them to this answer.
David: Is there any player to play in the top four divisions in England and top four divisions in Scotland? Colin Cramb is one I'm sure I mentioned with the question before but I cannot confirm it.
The Gaffer says: Cramb is the only player I can find. He made just one appearance for Southampton in the Premier League before playing for various clubs in the lower English divisions. He also had spells in the Scottish top flight with Falkirk and Hearts, later playing for Hamilton, Stenhousemuir, Stirling and East Stirling in Divison One, Two and Three.
Fluff, Plymouth: I know Queen's Park of Glasgow appeared in the English FA Cup, but which other Scottish teams have competed in the past?
The Gaffer says: Third Lanark, Partick Thistle, Hearts, Rangers, Cowlairs, Renton and Gretna.
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Monday 8 February
Mike the Barman and Lewis: An update to players to score in three decades of the Premiership; Kevin Phillips (as of Sunday) and Louis Saha.
The Gaffer says: Yep. I've had quite a few other follow-up suggestions on this. Frank Lampard, George Boateng and Tim Cahill are all correct. Dan H offers Neil Harris, which is a good non-Premier League one (there must be so many more). Incorrect suggestions include Michael Carrick (his first Prem goal, for West Ham, wasn't until April 2000).
Lan: I saw some footage of Birmingham's recently deceased goalkeeper and it appears he had no gloves. When did goalkeeping gloves appear in football?
The Gaffer says: Former Argentina international Amadeo Carrizo is reputed to be the goalkeeper who pioneered the wearing of gloves. His career lasted from 1945-70, but in Britain gloves were rarely worn by 'keepers until the mid-70s. Gil Merrick, the Birmingham keeper you refer to, retired in 1960 so he played almost a generation before gloves became the norm.
William: How many goals did Steve Archibald score for Barcalona?
The Gaffer says: Archibald netted 24 goals in 55 league games while at the Nou Camp between 1984-88 but fell down the pecking order after the arrival of Gary Lieneker and Mark Hughes. Restrictions on the number of foreign players at the time meant he didn't get much of a lookin and left for Blackburn on loan, then Hibernian.
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