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  1. surreyhoop

    surreyhoop Well-Known Member

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    Ray Crawford?
     
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    Yep - the ex- England international.

    He helped Colchester knock Revie's Leeds out of the FA Cup 3-2

    Your go Surrey
     
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    Head of faculty lets rip (4,7)
     
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    Dean Windass?....:biggrin:
     
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    That's the one! Your go....
     
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    Wonderful thespians, Matthew and Phillip, pelt bread at a walker (7,9)
     
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    Clue?
     
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    He is a non British ex player who has played in the Premiership.
    Matthew and Phillip share the same surname.
     
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    Another clue is that "thespians" is linked to "Matthew and Phillip", not "wonderful".
    The player's first name and surname begin with the same letter.
    He's a French Winger, but not an international.who came out of retirement in 2012 briefly to have a trial with Doncaster Rovers.
     
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    Fabrice Fernandez
     
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    That's the geezer Taff!, only his surname ends with a S rather than a Z, as in Des Walker.

    Fab-Rhys Fur-Naan-Des

    Your turn mate
     
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    Bloody hell saints, how does your mind work! Pelt=fur and bread=naan. Good effort :)
     
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    Hoops - hopefully, this is much more straight forward... <ok>

    Saints - you must like thinking about Hoops and me struggling! <laugh>

    Does the lead in Boardwalk Empire need a Minder (5,5)
     
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    Steve something...?
     
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    Yep - half way there!<cheers>
     
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    Think of Minder ......
     
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    Steve Daley?
     
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    All yours Luke!
     
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    Where Bond might park his car on holiday? (5,5)
     
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    Aston Villa ?
     
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