Guess Who? The Notts County Edition

[CliftonMagpie]

I aim for this game to be fun, so please join in. However, there is one rule that I ask you to follow: please make every effort not to spam answers and write your guess in at least a sentence.

Let’s avoid one-word replies, as this could be a good game but I do not want to be told off by the gaffer!

I will give a short teaser into an ex-player’s background. I won’t give much away until there have been a few guesses and I will slowly start expanding on the information until the correct answer is guessed.

Here goes:

This person was born in May 197x and is a former English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

He is well-known not only at Notts County but has also played football for a number of clubs during his career. In fact, he has played for 20 teams at various levels in the English football pyramid.

You may ask me questions and request clues. However, the information I provide is solely based on the effort put in by the community.

[liampie]

this could be good fun! i like the idea of it. so if he was born in 1970, he most likely wouldn't be play and has been retired for a few years. the youngest he could be is 40 if i am right with that and if hes played for 20 clubs, i cant imagine hes still playing.

can i ask what the highest level it is that he played in?

[super_ram]

Would this player have made my day in a certain game because I am @super_ram

[allardyces tash]

This is right up my alley. Based on what @liampie has written, I would assume that his career peaked in the 90s since he would have been young before that. Did this striker happen to make it big with his local team or a team from the area where he was born? Can you give us a clue about his qualities as a striker? Playing for 20 clubs could mean he wasn't very good, but that wouldn't limit him much since Notts has had some awful forwards over the years.

[CliftonMagpie]

Yes, he has retired. He had a very successful career, though not without its lows. His presence would divide opinions until you saw him play. Most of the clubs he had stints with would call him a legend, so he was by no means a journeyman but a player who loved the game. He never played for Derby but scored against them in a 3-2 defeat for his side. Both goals for his team came from headers against a very good Derby County. The highlights can be found online with a quick search on YouTube. The closest thing to making you happy @super_ram would be that he scored 5 goals against Forest throughout his career (if the stats are correct). What set him apart in terms of ability was the way he watched the game progress and was always two steps ahead of it. A very, very good finisher.

[super_ram]

Loving this  @CliftonMagpie and so is  @allardyces tash it seems

[super_ram]

Does another member of PoN have this player's name with super included as his sign in ? I was originally thinking of  Charlie Palmer but age was wrong.

[allardyces tash]

28 minutes ago, CliftonMagpie said:

Yes, he has retired. He had a very successful career, though not without its lows. His presence would divide opinions until you saw him play. Most of the clubs he had stints with would call him a legend, so he was by no means a journeyman but a player who loved the game. He never played for Derby but scored against them in a 3-2 defeat for his side. Both goals for his team came from headers against a very good Derby County. The highlights can be found online with a quick search on YouTube. The closest thing to making you happy @super_ram would be that he scored 5 goals against Forest throughout his career (if the stats are correct). What set him apart in terms of ability was the way he watched the game progress and was always two steps ahead of it. A very, very good finisher.

@CliftonMagpie, you’ve provided so much detail that my brain is doing the cha-cha! @super_ram, I am loving it. If you could see me right now, you’d wonder why my tash is doing the tango.

[CliftonMagpie]

11 minutes ago, super_ram said:

Does another member of PoN have this player's name with super included as his sign in ? I was originally thinking of  Charlie Palmer but age was wrong.

After a quick search using the members tab, I couldn’t find any members referencing this player. It amazes me!

[super_ram]

Not Danny Allsop, not Charlie Palmer.Back to the think tank.

[Chris Website URL Visit Site 𝕏 fmcj10 Instagram fmcj10]

@super_ram Charlie Palmer was a defender, so he would've been ruled out at the very beginning.

Having written about Jeff Astle, if it wasn't for the year of birth I would've said it was him, Mick Vinter too, but ruled out for the same reason as Astle. Lawrie Dudfield is also ruled out. I'm not sure how many clubs or fans would call him a legend though. I thought he was a good player, mind.

[super_ram]

4 minutes ago, Chris said:

@super_ram Charlie Palmer was a defender, so he would've been ruled out at the very beginning.

Having written about Jeff Astle, if it wasn't for the year of birth I would've said it was him, Mick Vinter too, but ruled out for the same reason as Astle. Lawrie Dudfield is also ruled out. I'm not sure how many clubs or fans would call him a legend though. I thought he was a good player, mind.

OK smartypants @Chris but its got you stumped too.

[CliftonMagpie]

He represented the England semi-professional team once in 19x6 and worked as a roofer alongside his father after being released as a youth footballer.

[super_ram]

He had a distinctive goal celebration,yes?

[Piethagoram 𝕏 @piethagoram]

It's late and it' s wrong Tony Battersby has had even more clubs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Battersby

[super_ram]

And scored against Juventus in a friendly when  we watched at Skeg ?

[Piethagoram 𝕏 @piethagoram]

Agreed Lee Hughes

[AmericanPie]

This is a fantastic idea. Unfortunately, I can tell that I am too late, but even then I am not sure I would have correctly guessed. There have been a few players who worked in the building trade before making their debut and after retirement.

[CliftonMagpie]

@super_ram is correct - the answer is Lee Hughes! That's one point to Super Ram.

The next clues would have been:

• He started his career in the Conference with Kidderminster Harriers before winning a £380,000 move to his boyhood club in August 199x.
• He finished as his club’s top-scorer for four seasons running and earned a place on the PFA Team of the Year in 199x–9x after finishing as the highest scorer in the top four divisions of English football.
• In August 200x, he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash on 23 November 200x.

I will post another one of these on Monday, let's see who can guess correctly next time as I continue to bring the Guess Who? The Notts County Edition.

[CliftonMagpie]

Round Two:

Clue:
This person was well known for their exceptional performances as a goalkeeper and are regarded as a local legend in their home county.

Points Table

@super_ram - 1

[TheSkipper 𝕏 TheSkipperNCFC]

If I had to take a guess, my first thought would be Darren Ward.

[liampie]

is it steve cherry this time?

[CliftonMagpie]

Neither answer is correct. I am waiting on a few more responses before revealing more information about this former Notts County player. Stay tuned for updates!

[super_ram]

Does he now play for Millwall 

Having also played for Ipswich ?

[CliftonMagpie]

That's incorrect once again, Super. He isn't Polish.

This person was a goalkeeper known for his exceptional performances, but also for his outspoken and argumentative nature on the pitch, which caused him to miss some consecutive appearances for his team. He had two brothers that also played sports.