04 Jun 2018 10:24:28
Bit of trivia, I'm so into trivia, let's see who can get these right.

1. In the season 1979-80 what were Liverpool the first English team to use?

2. True or False: the first team ever fielded by Liverpool was made up entirely of Scottish players?

3. In what year did Liverpool FC win its first league title?

4. Which of these players made the most league appearances for Liverpool?

Emlyn Hughes
Ray Clemence
Billy Liddell
Ian Callaghan.

1.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 10:39:01
1. Shirt sponsorship
2. True (team of Macs)
3. 1901
4. Callaghan.

{Ed001's Note - 1. In league matches mate. Just to be clear Saab were the first ever shirt sponsors - they sponsored Derby County - but they were only worn for pre-season and not in league matches.}

2.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 10:44:53
without cheating it is not that easy.

1. can't think

2. Yes

3. first title 1900 or 1901

4. Callaghan I am sure of.

3.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 11:06:06
Bloody hell liddleland, that lasted long hahaha! well played mate but Ed1, I had no idea about that, you learn something new everyday, cheers mate.

{Ed001's Note - my dad drove a Saab at the time because his dad had previously had a Saab dealership in Liverpool, before he died. My dad loved that car! He had all the rally kit on it and we once ended up in the middle of the RAC rally as the organisers clearly assumed it was a proper rally car, despite the fact I was in a baby seat in the back. Worryingly, me dad actually overtook a couple of cars along the stage, with me in the back and me ma in the passenger seat. Not that we were probably in any danger as he did get rear-ended once at a roundabout. Wrote off the car behind but didn't even knock the dust off the bumper of his Saab, thing was a tank with the tracks taken off!}

4.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 11:27:36
Lol love it Ed, I'm guessing it was the Saab 900?

{Ed001's Note - no, older than that, either a 96 or 99 not sure which. They were still common on rallies for long after they were past their best.}

5.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 12:05:35
I can't say I remember the 99 but the 96 was an absolute beauty.

6.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 12:49:27
Salah is only the 6th African to play for Liverpool 1st team. True or false?

7.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 13:06:16
Think that's false. Grobellar Song Diao el Haj Douchebag Assaiaidi El Zhar and Manè.

8.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 13:08:21
@ Prince Hendo - False. He's at least the 10th.

Grobbelaar, Camara, Song, Diouf, Diao, El Zhar, Toure, Assaidi and Mane all played in the first team before him. Possibly some I missed too.

9.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 13:22:14
Easy one here:

We've had some prominent Brazilian players in the past few years, with Fabinho being the latest. But that hasn't always been the case.

Who was a our first Brazilian player?

10.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 13:23:36
I got 7, missed toure, song and assaidi.

11.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 13:37:21
Lucas?

12.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 14:08:11
It isn't Lucas.

13.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 14:13:20
I think Fabio Aurelio signed the year before Lucas. I don't think there was any one before him though. I can only think of a few others; Cavilieri, Doni, Firmino, Coutinho and now Fabinho.

Was Leto Brazilian? I think he was Argentinian but could be wrong. He was signed a similar time to Lucas.

Allan is also Brazilian if he ever gets a work permit!

Oh and of course Alex Pato who we signed every season from 2010 to 2015 😂.

14.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 14:16:50
Fabio aurellio (was he even Brazilian) I dunno, what's the answer?

15.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 14:24:25
Gordon Hodgson was South African too I believe.

16.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 14:26:03
Aurelio?

17.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 14:37:38
Aurelio is the correct answer. And in so far as I can tell, MK has named all Brazilian players who played for the first team. There was also Victor Flora who was in the youth team for a while.

Sebastien Leto was Argentine. He never played a domestic game, I think because of a work permit issue, but did play at least once away from home in the CL (which was odd) . Last I remember hearing of him he went on loan to a club in Greece and an argument with the coaching staff which ended with him kicking all the training footballs at the manager or something ridiculous like that.

18.) 04 Jun 2018
04 Jun 2018 15:02:47
Good shout olli.