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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    The two Americans are called Spinks.
     
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  2. oldfrenchhorn

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    Fathers and sons all became world boxing champions?
     
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  3. Bolton's Boots

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    Now who are the Aussies who did the same?
     
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  4. oldfrenchhorn

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    What a hard task master you are BB. :emoticon-0107-sweat
     
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  5. oldfrenchhorn

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    Timofei Konstantinovich Tszyu and dad Konstantin. Seems that dad was Russian, but claimed Aussie rights.
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    Dad was a naturalised Australian, but moved back to Russia a few years ago - his son Tim still lives in Australia. He also has a younger son, 19 year old Nikita, who is an Australian champion boxer and is aiming for a world title too.

    Over to you.
     
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  7. oldfrenchhorn

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    Needed plenty of help on that one BB. This one is easier.

    A politician unsuccessfully stood for successive elections for two adjacent Hertfordshire seats. Moving to the Midlands, she was elected, but didn't serve in government. She has a granddaughter who is a singer and actress. The question is:- Who was the politician, which two Hertfordshire seats was she rejected at, and who is the granddaughter.
     
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    Clue: Very much on the left.
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    You need to go back in time, to when there was a corrugated fence along Vicarage Road. She might have seen it!
     
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  11. Bolton's Boots

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    Renee Short
    St Albans and Watford
    Charlotte Devaney

    According to Google...:)
     
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  12. oldfrenchhorn

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    That is the lady. I watched as the result was read out at Watford Town Hall, and she was in tears. They came out onto the balcony to give the figures to a large crowd that had gathered. How times have changed. All yours BB.
     
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    A football question -

    A team photo from the 60s - not of Watford, but does have a Watford connection.

    Which club and what is the Watford connection?

    which club.png
     
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    The club failed to win re-election in the 70s and dropped out of the Football League.
     
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    How about Workington town. Linked to us by Ken Furphy
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    No, not Workington.
    The last season we played this club - when Furphy was manager - we scored 8 goals against them.
     
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  17. Bolton's Boots

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    That same season, the club in question rather famously won a home match in which the only goal was scored by the referee.
     
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    Is that a young Henry Kissinger? ...front row, second in from left.

    No idea of connection. Barrow for a guess.
     
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    Southport ?
     
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  20. Bolton's Boots

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    Even that far back Kissinger wasn't young...

    But it is Barrow - just need the Watford connection now.
     
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