LFC Trivia question

[Mr Piechnik]

I hate me :no

[Paul]

Hermes or Steve Horton would know this one.

[Mr Piechnik]

Off the official site ;

 

Diarra became Gerard Houllier's first summer signing of 2002 when he signed a five year deal with the Reds but was only seen once in a red shirt since. That was in pre-season 2002 when he played 45 minutes at centre half in a pre-season friendly in Le Havre.

 

Even though its a pre-season friendly its still the first team isnt it? Looks like it could be Diarra after all.

[Guest Mr_Red]

I'm not convinced. Has Godwin played any friendlies for us yet?

[Carradona]

I'm not convinced. Has Godwin played any friendlies for us yet?

i was just about to post that... ;)

[mickyc1973]

godwin played in the summer friendlies,but that shit if its the right answer

[mht1892]

I'll steal Pegguy and Stan from there! Means I need one more...

 

What about Anelka ??

[Guest Mr_Red]

What about Anelka ??

Anelka's there mate. That's the full list (we think).

[L19red]

I think I can solve this little mystery. As well as the 24 black players you've got listed we've also had a green, a white, a brown, two goldie's and for two games during the 1943-44 wartime league a player named Black. He even scored for us in a 5-1 win against Tranmere. Dont know his first name, but he's listed in Brian Pead's book "Liverpool A Complete Record". You never said we couldn't use books

[al daas]

There was a fella before ww2, he was a South African dont know what coloured skin he had though.

 

That's a great help isn't it.

[Rushian]

Yeah, so far...

 

Gayle

Barnes

Walters

Babb

Warner

James

Traore

Ince

Pennant

Sissoko

Diao

Diouf

Cisse

Heskey

Otsemebor

Camara

Thomas

Pongolle

Diomede

Anelka

Xavier

Song

Arphexad

Collymore

 

Had the same question on RAWK about 6 months back and that's the list we came up with minus Pennant who hadn't yet joined. Had to remove Warner though as someone checked and he never played a competitive first team game for us so he joined Alou Diarra and Carl Medjani on the reserve list as they all only played friendlies.

 

The "wartime black" mentioned by l19red is Andy Black, a Scottish international who played for Hearts before the war and Man City and Stockport after.

[drewy]

Wasn't there a black player before Howie Gayle?

 

To quick to dismiss the old farts! ;)

[Stu Monty]

Otsemebor only counts as half. I checked the rules.

[Guest Mr_Red]

Otsemebor only counts as half. I checked the rules.

Yeah, but Heskey counts as 1.5

[Hermes]

There was a fella before ww2, he was a South African dont know what coloured skin he had though.

 

That's a great help isn't it.

 

The man you are thinking of is Berry Newenheys (not sure of the spelling). Although he may not count as black. He was what the South Africans referred to as "Cape coloured". Any cricket fans who remember Basil D'Olivera (England player from South Africa whose selection caused a tour to be cancelled in the late 60's or early 70's) will know what I mean.

 

If he's counted as black then he is the missing link.

[Hermes]

D'Olivera

 

[Mr Piechnik]

D'Olivera

 

 

If hes black, Im Trevor Mcdonald.

[Hermes]

If hes black, Im Trevor Mcdonald.

 

Bad thing to say in these Islam-paranoia days.

 

Anything you say will be taken down and used in evidence as being anti-Islamic.

[hamstrung]

... he joined Alou Diarra and Carl Medjani on the reserve list as they all only played friendlies.

 

 

 

Medjani is black?

 

[Guest Mr_Red]

Holding a pitch black ball too...

[Stu Monty]

Bad thing to say in these Islam-paranoia days.

 

Anything you say will be taken down and used in evidence as being anti-Islamic.

 

Everytime you go away, you take a piece of me with you.

[Hermes]

Everytime you go away, you take a piece of me with you.

 

Not willingly I can assure you. Anyone travelling with you would be well advised to check what you had on under your coat.

[Captain]

Stu and Hermes:

 

Give it a rest. Please.