Pub Quiz thread

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I bet Sherlock would know! <whistle>
I am also sure he would know Dave - yes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the goalkeeper of Portsmouth Association Football Club before it was disbanded in 1896 - he later played cricket for the MCC. Over to you sir ! See text 6254 - this one is a bit premature !
 
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I am also sure he would know Dave - yes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the goalkeeper of Portsmouth Association Football Club before it was disbanded in 1896 - he later played cricket for the MCC. Over to you sir !
My comment above about it being absurd referred to Albert Camus who whilst being a writer of probably more "literary standing" than Conan Doyle, was also a goalkeeper for Racing Universitaire d'Alger! (But only for their junior team, alas).

Camus belonged to the Absurdist School of Thought apparently so he would have enjoyed Brian Owen's goal against Jimmy Coombes in 69 perhaps.
 
My comment above about it being absurd referred to Albert Camus who whilst being a writer of probably more "literary standing" than Conan Doyle, was also a goalkeeper for Racing Universitaire d'Alger! (But only for their junior team, alas).

Camus belonged to the Absurdist School of Thought apparently so he would have enjoyed Brian Owen's goal against Jimmy Coombes in 69 perhaps.
I confess that we have more writers who were goalkeepers than I knew of - my mistake. I have read up on Camus and he was certainly a very great literary figure, and, from the look of it, also the better goalkeeper of the two. Sorry, my mistake, over to you Vic !