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CONFIRMED: Saints sign Mateus Fernandes

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  1. Welsh Saint

    Welsh Saint Well-Known Member

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    it would still be correct. Gareth Bale scored our only World Cup goal (I think) and he is definitely not a first language Welsh speaker.

    Don’t know the actual answer though!
     
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  2. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    To which the answer given is Batistuta, but sadly it's an old wives' tale. He doesn't.
     
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  3. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Whenever I’ve seen Charly play under Russ, he never seems to be a part of the “team” and never sparkles enough to be the wild card. I just don’t think it’s a good fit for some reason
     
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  4. Welsh Saint

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    That’s a shame…would’ve been a great bit of trivia
     
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  5. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Article I posted on the PL thread about Leicester’s PSR problems says Wages were a big part of their downfall. Maybe we are getting players on lower wages and that helps with PSR
     
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  6. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Never let the truth get in the way of a good story … I say we run with it :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  7. Welsh Saint

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    Heard his middle name is Dewi and he has cousins living in Blaenau Gwent!
     
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    Batistuta is Spanish for Jones!
     
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  9. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    He named his sons Hewi and Lewi
     
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  10. Osvaldorama

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    Supposedly this guy is considered the jewel in sporting academy and they weren’t interested in selling him at all.

    Maybe we are just jumping on a rate opportunity to sign a genuine wonder kid
     
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  11. SaintsFan86

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    All of this guys attributes lines up to him being a much better version of Smallbone.
    Younger too., I still think Alcaraz leaves and we bring in a AM personally. Let's wait and see.
     
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  12. Piri Weepu

    Piri Weepu Well-Known Member

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    He looks mustard this kid, I think he'll be huge for us.
     
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  13. NorfolkSaint

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    My favourite bit of Welsh World Cup trivia is that, technically speaking, in 1958 Wales was the African representative at the World Cup finals.
     
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  14. Saintmagic

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    Having his medical today according to Portuguese media
     
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  15. BackFromBeyond

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    Wales were in the 1958 World Cup (scoring three goals and no primarily Welsh speakers); regardless the question will continue to work as who was the first player to score...?
     
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  16. AshbySaint

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    And Italian
     
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  17. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    Si, Pochettino!
     
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  18. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    And if the Argentinians are to be believed and the Falklands are really their territory, then they also speak English in Argentina.....
     
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  19. saintlyhero

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    Didn’t a few surviving Nazis seek refuge in Argentina?
     
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  20. saintrichie123

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    Yes they did in fact the rumour was Hitlers death was faked and he was one of those who went there.

    After World War II, under Juan Perón's administration, Argentina participated in establishing and facilitating secret escape routes out of Germany to South America for ex-SS officials. Former Nazi officials emigrated to United States, Russia and Argentina, among others, in order to prevent prosecution.
     
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