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Title: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Drummond on August 22, 2022, 03:58:09 PM
Here you go, a quiz on Planet Football. Name the 27 players who've scored more than 10 goals for Villa since football was reinvented 30 years ago.

I didn't get 3 of them.

https://www.planetfootball.com/quizzes/can-name-aston-villas-top-20-scorers-premier-league-era/

One or two surprises on there for me, and a poor show overall.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Risso on August 22, 2022, 04:19:24 PM
Here you go, a quiz on Planet Football. Name the 27 players who've scored more than 10 goals for Villa since football was reinvented 30 years ago.

I didn't get 3 of them.

https://www.planetfootball.com/quizzes/can-name-aston-villas-top-20-scorers-premier-league-era/

One or two surprises on there for me, and a poor show overall.

Bastardo, didn't get the last one.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on August 22, 2022, 04:23:02 PM
25 for me
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Vegas on August 22, 2022, 04:26:40 PM
That was taxing! Missed 4 including one player still playing
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Villan82 on August 22, 2022, 04:42:15 PM
There is an error in that quiz...one of the players who got 12 didn't and a player who got 12 isn't there.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 22, 2022, 04:53:30 PM
27/27. I wish our actual strikers were as successful.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: rob_bridge on August 22, 2022, 04:55:04 PM
25

Forgot a recent one should have got and one I'd forgotten all about from further back
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: brian green on August 22, 2022, 04:58:10 PM
I will not be having a punt because it helps to perpetuate the fiction that football only began seriously 30 years ago.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Risso on August 22, 2022, 05:01:33 PM
There is an error in that quiz...one of the players who got 12 didn't and a player who got 12 isn't there.


Who?


Answers in a spoiler please
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Clampy on August 22, 2022, 05:18:16 PM
19/27 which is a bit naff really.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Richard on August 22, 2022, 05:23:53 PM
25, missed a defender and an obvious number 9.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Drummond on August 22, 2022, 05:24:41 PM
I will not be having a punt because it helps to perpetuate the fiction that football only began seriously 30 years ago.

I apologise for perpetuating it Brian. Putting that bit to one side, it was still an interesting exercise.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Villan82 on August 22, 2022, 05:29:01 PM
There is an error in that quiz...one of the players who got 12 didn't and a player who got 12 isn't there.


Who?


Answers in a spoiler please


No problem

Actually no, I was wrong!
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: aldridgeboy on August 22, 2022, 05:32:33 PM
A poor 21 for me.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 22, 2022, 05:33:16 PM
There is an error in that quiz...one of the players who got 12 didn't and a player who got 12 isn't there.


Who?


Answers in a spoiler please


No problem

Heskey got 12 league goals for us and Parker got 11.  Just double checked on stat bunker. I typed in Heskey several times and was amazed it didn't 'go green'

https://www.premierleague.com/players/908/Emile-Heskey/overview

The first player you've mentioned scored nine Premier League goals, I have put a link in the quote. The second scored more than ten, as you've said, so I'm not sure why you think that answer is incorrect.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: olaftab on August 22, 2022, 05:39:57 PM
I will not be having a punt because it helps to perpetuate the fiction that football only began seriously 30 years ago.
This. How dare they exclude Walker and Hampton.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Beard82 on August 22, 2022, 06:05:28 PM
I got 24 - but the only one I didnt know, Embarssingly (but unsurpisingly) I couldnt spell 2 the other two
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 22, 2022, 10:35:31 PM
I will not be having a punt because it helps to perpetuate the fiction that football only began seriously 30 years ago.

Here's one for you, Brian. 9/11 for me.

https://www.sporcle.com/games/jamiefennell/avfc_goal_scorers
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Olof's Beard on August 23, 2022, 07:30:08 AM
I went top of the probably fake leaderboard last night, already put it on my CV. Got them all in 1 minute 47 secs. Twas easy you suckers.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: PeterWithe on August 23, 2022, 08:55:35 AM
23/27 Missed one I really, really should have got. One very surprising name missing from the list.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Villatillidie25 on August 23, 2022, 09:47:52 AM
26. one i missed i would not have expected in a million years
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Drummond on August 23, 2022, 10:00:27 AM
There were a couple of players much higher than I expected them to be and a couple lower/not even in who I thought would have been.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Dave P on August 23, 2022, 10:09:59 AM
23 for me.  I'm surprised that ....
Luke Moore is on the list

I'm also surprised* that
Heskey and Collymore aren't
.

*not that surprised actually.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: PeterWithe on August 23, 2022, 01:05:46 PM
I got your first but thought I or the compilers must have mis-spelt the other two
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on August 23, 2022, 01:09:18 PM
I was very surprised that a certain MF that was one of our only good players around about 2015, wasn't on there
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: ozzjim on August 23, 2022, 01:28:42 PM
24.

Annoyed at 2 I didn't get,  but could have been there all day and forgotten them lol.  The 3rd was a defender.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Gerrin on August 23, 2022, 01:30:38 PM
24/27
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Villatillidie25 on August 23, 2022, 01:37:06 PM
might want to spoiler alert that :)
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: dcdavecollett on August 24, 2022, 02:13:26 AM
22/27.

Can't believe I didn't get Gareth Barry!
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: edgysatsuma89 on August 24, 2022, 03:06:07 AM
No need to spoiler this as I doubt any of you are as dumb as me but I just assumed even at Heskey's piss poor rate that he got to 10 PL goals.
Title: Re: Name Villa strikers quiz
Post by: Brazilian Villain on November 01, 2024, 10:19:20 AM
Pretty impressive stuff from Priyanka. https://x.com/premierleague/status/1852286204215250945

I wouldn't have got anywhere close, she's clearly more of a Villa fan than me.
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