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SIMON's QUIZ OF THE SEASON
Thursday 26th June 2007
by Simon Skinner
All the answers to
our traditional end of season quiz, how many did you get right?
July
What was the
initial fee that Fulham paid to Rangers to secure the services of Lee
Cook?
£2.5 million
Who scored the
only goal of the game in the pre season friendly against Wycombe
Wanderers?
Martin Rowlands
Which Chelsea
youngster had a trot out for the R’s in a pre season game at Harrow
Borough a few days later?
James Simmonds
August
What happened to
Ben Sahar in the team hotel the night before he was due to make his
Rangers debut at Bristol City on the opening day of the season?
His appendix
burst
Who scored the
first goal of the season for the R’s Under 18’s side as they kicked off
the defence of their South East Conference league title against
Peterborough United?
Romone Rose
Who signed for
Rangers on transfer deadline day for a fee reported to be in the region
of £900k?
Mikele
Leigertwood
September
Which player made
his R’s debut in the home game against Southampton having missed the
first month of the season through suspension?
Chris Barker
Which John Gregory
signing bagged a brace for the reserve side in a 3-2 home win over
Millwall?
Danny Nardiello
How many right
backs did John Gregory select on the bench for the 5-1 pumping at West
Brom despite not having one in the starting XI?
Two – Bignot and
Curtis
October
Who was Mick
Harford’s first signing as caretaker gaffer following the inevitable
sacking of slick haired failure merchant Gregory following the
afformentioned pumping at West Brom?
Jason Jarrett from
Preston North End
Which fellow loan
Rangers bagged his first R’s goal on his debut at Colchester United?
Rowan Vine
Gigi De Canio
became Rangers manager but what club did he manage prior to becoming R’s
gaffer?
Siena
November
Rangers were
victorious in their first game of De Canio’s reign, just as they had
been against the same opposition for Gregory’s first game in charge,
against whom?
Hull City
The R’s youth team
stormed to a 7-0 win against which opposition?
Barnet
Dexter Blackstock
was harshly sent off against Stoke City for a foul on which player?
Ryan Shawcross
December
Which member of
the 1967 League Cup winning side sadly passed away this month?
Jim Langley
Which referee
turned the Boxing Day game at Plymouth into a farce with a card happy
showing that included a dismissal for Leigertwood as the players left
the field after the full time whistle?
Steve Bratt
Which player was
fouled for the penalty that Martin Rowlands converted to open the
scoring in the 4-2 win at Watford?
Dexter Blackstock
January
Who did Michael
Mancienne make his reserve team comeback against after a protracted
period out with a hamstring problem?
Crystal Palace
Which Sheffield
United player made a save worthy of Gordon Banks to preserve their 2-1
lead in the game at Brammall Lane?
Matthew Kilgallon
Which four players
left the club as the month drew to a close?
Marcus Bignot, Pay
Kanyuka, Shabazz Baidoo and Kieron St Aimie
February
Which side sitting
in “joint top” or “second” place were despatched 3-0 at Loftus Road in a
sparkling display of attacking football?
Bristol City
Who bagged a
double for the R’s as they won a thriller at Southampton 3-2?
Patrick Agyemang
The reserve side
were still striving for their first win of the year when they were
beaten 1-0 by which side?
Brighton & Hove
Albion
March
Who conceded a
penalty as Rangers threw away a position of dominance to lose 2-1 at
Sheffield Wednesday?
Lee Camp
Who knocked the
R’s youth team out of the Youth Association cup in a game played in
atrocious conditions at the Harlington training ground?
Colchester
United
Which winger
scored his first ever reserve team goal in the defeat to Watford?
Chris Arthur
April
Which two players
both scored in the 90th minute to earn a scarcely deserved
point at home to Preston?
Gareth Ainsworth
and Dexter Blackstock
Which five youth
team players were released by Steve Brown?
Billy Coyne, Lee
Brown, Aaron Morgan-Cummings, James Folkes and Chris Goodchild
Chris Arthur
scored twice against which opponents to wrap up a second successive
league title for the youth team?
Brentford
May
Which opposition
player’s heinous play acting saw Martin Rowlands sent off against West
Brom?
Jonathan Greening |
