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Bloke on 'Pointless' just now.
Question was 'Who was first woman to become Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service'. (answer - Cressida Dick)
Blokes answer was 'Caressa Dick'...
Quality - I saw it; just for info, he was the Brain of Ireland, 1978
No! He was barely intelligible!Quality - I saw it; just for info, he was the Brain of Ireland, 1978
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Which clubs can fit their location's entire population in their stadium?
Guardian sportWed 2 Jan 2019 08.59 GMT
Plus: derby nicknames, European champions humbled in small grounds and goalkeepers sent off for diving. Mail us or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU
Hoffenheim’s stadium has a capacity of 35,439 (that’s 861% of the village population). Though the ground is not in the village itself. Photograph: McManus/BPI/Rex Shutterstock
“Kilmarnock has a population of 46,350. Rugby Park holds 17,899. My maths makes that their stadium can hold 38% of the town,” writes Paul Savage. “Are there any other high-flying clubs that dominate their respective populace?”
We received loads of suggestions. Michael Barker was quick to suggest Hoffenheim. “Technically, it’s a village of under 3,500 people, while the area as a suburb has a population of 35,439. The Rhein-Neckar-Arena holds 30,150. This comes out as either 861% (village) or a more reasonably speaking 85% (suburb).”
Here’s Graeme Coleman: “Zeleziarne Podbrezova play in the Slovakian Fortuna League at the Zelpo Aréna (capacity 4,061) in the town of Podbrezová (population 4,171). This means that just over 97% of the population can fit inside.”
“How about Stade Bollaert-Delelis,” suggests Tabascu Radu. “The home of the 1998 French champions Lens has a capacity of 38,058 and can fit the whole of the city (population 31,398) in it and have just shy of 7,000 seats left open for travelling fans. So, 122% of the population.”
Guffen Helleve has a worthy offering in Sogndal: “They have been yoyo-ing between the two top tiers in Norway since 1982. Their hometown of Sogndalsfjøra has a population of 3,943. Their ground, Fosshaugane Campus, has a capacity of 5,523. That’s 140% of the town.” Staying in Scandinavia, William Jansen throws Herfølge Boldklub into the mix. “They won the Danish championship in 2000 with their ground having a capacity of 8,000. Herfølge is tiny, population 7,000, and their team has long since been relegated from the top flight. The stadium holds 114% of the population.”
Honourable mentions go to Ross County of Dingwall, population 5,491, capacity 6,541. “That’s 119% of the population at Victoria Park,” writes Adam Harcus. And Adam Rodriques throws Puskás Académia, of the Hungarian top flight, into the mix. “They’re from the town of Felcsút (population 1,800) and play in a stadium that seats 3,800. So that’s 211% of the population.”
But we think we have a more wholesome winner than Hoffenheim. Step forward Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, the Polish side from the village of Nieciecza (population around 700), who spent a couple of seasons in the top flight in 2016 and 2017 and who play in a newly-built 4,595-capacity stadium. That means there is room for 656% of the village population. Not as great a percentage as Hoffenheim, but with the ground being in the village itself, perhaps the crown belongs to them.
Which clubs can fit their location's entire population in their stadium?
Guardian sportWed 2 Jan 2019 08.59 GMT
Plus: derby nicknames, European champions humbled in small grounds and goalkeepers sent off for diving. Mail us or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU
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Hoffenheim’s stadium has a capacity of 35,439 (that’s 861% of the village population). Though the ground is not in the village itself. Photograph: McManus/BPI/Rex Shutterstock
“Kilmarnock has a population of 46,350. Rugby Park holds 17,899. My maths makes that their stadium can hold 38% of the town,” writes Paul Savage. “Are there any other high-flying clubs that dominate their respective populace?”
We received loads of suggestions. Michael Barker was quick to suggest Hoffenheim. “Technically, it’s a village of under 3,500 people, while the area as a suburb has a population of 35,439. The Rhein-Neckar-Arena holds 30,150. This comes out as either 861% (village) or a more reasonably speaking 85% (suburb).”
Here’s Graeme Coleman: “Zeleziarne Podbrezova play in the Slovakian Fortuna League at the Zelpo Aréna (capacity 4,061) in the town of Podbrezová (population 4,171). This means that just over 97% of the population can fit inside.”
“How about Stade Bollaert-Delelis,” suggests Tabascu Radu. “The home of the 1998 French champions Lens has a capacity of 38,058 and can fit the whole of the city (population 31,398) in it and have just shy of 7,000 seats left open for travelling fans. So, 122% of the population.”
Guffen Helleve has a worthy offering in Sogndal: “They have been yoyo-ing between the two top tiers in Norway since 1982. Their hometown of Sogndalsfjøra has a population of 3,943. Their ground, Fosshaugane Campus, has a capacity of 5,523. That’s 140% of the town.” Staying in Scandinavia, William Jansen throws Herfølge Boldklub into the mix. “They won the Danish championship in 2000 with their ground having a capacity of 8,000. Herfølge is tiny, population 7,000, and their team has long since been relegated from the top flight. The stadium holds 114% of the population.”
Honourable mentions go to Ross County of Dingwall, population 5,491, capacity 6,541. “That’s 119% of the population at Victoria Park,” writes Adam Harcus. And Adam Rodriques throws Puskás Académia, of the Hungarian top flight, into the mix. “They’re from the town of Felcsút (population 1,800) and play in a stadium that seats 3,800. So that’s 211% of the population.”
But we think we have a more wholesome winner than Hoffenheim. Step forward Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, the Polish side from the village of Nieciecza (population around 700), who spent a couple of seasons in the top flight in 2016 and 2017 and who play in a newly-built 4,595-capacity stadium. That means there is room for 656% of the village population. Not as great a percentage as Hoffenheim, but with the ground being in the village itself, perhaps the crown belongs to them.
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How the **** did this pass me by?
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The oppo keeper seems to have a paddy. If i'd have been him, I'd have ran over to the scorer with a big **** eating grin and shook his hand.
They increased the Lens stadium capacity to 52,000 for the World Cup. Though they bus them in from all around the area. Bit like Brid doing likewise. But can't see that ever happening as Brid council would no doubt block it and the one site you could have built a stadium that size on is now a traveller's site.
Wishing you a Happy New Year for 2019 I would like to share a personal experience with my friends and family about drinking and driving. This might save you the cost and embarrassment of being arrested for a DUI. As you know, people have been known to have unexpected brushes with the authorities from time to time, often on the way home after a "social session" with family or friends. Well, this year, it happened to me. I was out for the evening to a party and had more than several martinis coupled with a bottle of rather nice red wine. It was held at a great Italian restaurant. Although relaxed, I still had the common sense to know I was slightly over the limit. That's when I did something I've never done before. I took a taxi home. On the way home there was a police DUI Check Point, but since I was in a taxi they waved it past and I arrived home safely without incident. These roadblocks can be anywhere and I realized how lucky I was to have chosen to take a taxi. The real surprise to me was I had never driven a taxi before. I don't know where I got it and, now that it's in my garage, I don't know what to do with it. If you want to borrow it, give me a call.
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