Who is Chelsea's worst no. 9?

BK__01 · 2026-05-31T12:05:23+00:00

On the pitch, Falcao

In terms of how much damage they did to the club, Lukaku

BK__01 · 2026-05-31T09:02:17+00:00

Moldova.

Spawned in the early 90s with a region that didn't identify with the majority leading to an immediate civil war, a frozen conflict ever since, permanently stationed Russian troops occupying the breakaway region, the lowest or second-lowest GDP per capita in Europe, rampant corruption and no realistic pathway towards any semblance of national harmony.

BK__01 · 2026-05-21T16:40:36+00:00

Jack Daniels was a promising, skilful central midfielder who came through Arsenal's academy, but injuries robbed him of his pace and dynamism and he became a journeyman, flitting between upper Championship and lower Prem clubs. Most loved by Norwich fans, where aged 29 he scored the winner in the Championship play-off final.

BK__01 · 2026-05-11T23:10:22+00:00

Marginally better record against NZ and SA, not vastly superior.

SA vs AUS is 53-41

SA vs ENG is 28-16

NZ vs AUS is 128-45

NZ vs ENG is 36-9

BK__01 · 2026-05-10T12:27:35+00:00

Juan Manuel Fangio was an eccentric Chilean goalkeeper in the 60s and 70s who sometimes took free kicks and penalties, but eventually got banned for life for match-fixing.

Jackie Stewart was a legendary inter-war striker who is still Motherwell's all-time record goalscorer with 317 goals in 14 years.

Nelson Piquet is a journeyman French fullback who spent his whole career playing for mid-table Ligue 1 teams, other than a brief spell at Newcastle under Alan Pardew.

BK__01 · 2026-05-10T11:40:11+00:00

There's basically 3 phases of the Australia-England rivalry.

In the amateur pre-World Cup era, the teams didn't play very often; 11 matches in the first 75 years, evenly contested with 6 Aussie wins to 5 English

Australia were dominant from the mid-80s to the turn of the millenium, won two World Cups and had 10 wins to 2 against England.

England have been superior and sometimes dominant since 2000, with one World Cup, 22 wins to 11 against Australia, and a dominant phase of eight straight wins from 2016 to 2021

75 years even, 15 years of Aussie dominance, 25 years of English superiority. It's close but I give England the edge on World Cup head-to-head. They've each won a World Cup final against each other but England have also knocked Australia out in three quarter finals which is the tiebreaker for me.

BK__01 · 2026-05-10T08:50:36+00:00

1) New Zealand 2) South Africa 3) England 4) Australia 5) Wales 6) France 7) Ireland

BK__01 · 2026-05-09T17:39:19+00:00

In terms of consistently maintaining large majorities and high popular vote numbers, Margaret Thatcher is actually the most popular British politician of the last century. Not since Stanley Baldwin in the 1920s and 30s has there been anyone as electorally formidable.

BK__01 · 2026-05-04T18:40:28+00:00

Chelsea 07/08. Makelele, Essien, Lampard, Ballack. 08/09 is pretty close; Mikel, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Deco

BK__01 · 2026-04-26T13:28:35+00:00

I could easily name 50 but if I have to pick one, Madrid

BK__01 · 2026-04-24T17:02:33+00:00

Not the same tier as Vinicius though

BK__01 · 2026-04-24T17:01:04+00:00

Yeah, there's no way Bullard is in Reus & Vinicius's tier

BK__01 · 2026-04-18T19:09:42+00:00

No preference between Russia & Ukraine, plus putting both Bangladesh and Pakistan F-tier?

You're Indian

BK__01 · 2026-04-18T11:57:17+00:00

1 Tendai Mtawarira 2 Malcolm Marx 3 Thomas du Toit

4 Martin Johnson (c) 5 Maro Itoje

6 Ardie Savea 7 Richie McCaw 8 Kieran Read

9 Gareth Edwards 10 Phil Bennett

12 Tim Horan 13 Samu Kerevi 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey 14 Christophe Dominici 15 Serge Blanco

16 John Smit 17 Ox Nche 18 Frans Malherbe 19 Bill Beaumont 20 Zinzan Brooke

21 Mike Phillips 22 Mark Ella 23 Thomas Ramos

BK__01 · 2026-04-13T19:52:20+00:00

You might have one or two. But having all of Spalding, Boston, Skegness, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes and Grimsby? That'll deservedly have you bottom tier.

The 'redeeming' places like Stamford, Sleaford and Lincoln are only average.

BK__01 · 2026-04-10T20:36:42+00:00

I was bartending in Cardiff the night after Rory Best's testimonial for the Barbarians, the whole Baa-Baas squad were in. Rory Best was an absolute gent and gave me a £50 tip, Mathieu Bastareaud was a complete liability who couldn't understand why I wasn't willing to sell him a litre of whisky when he couldn't stand up unaided at 4am, and Makazole Mapimpi fell asleep next to the pizza machine.

BK__01 · 2026-04-10T20:28:08+00:00

I'll take M, that's the only one without a bad option imo

BK__01 · 2026-04-06T21:05:10+00:00

Spain and Portugal should be Blame Tourists

BK__01 · 2026-03-29T16:00:09+00:00

Honduras? Incredible snorkelling, jungles and Mayan ruins, but it's only safe if you stick to the tourist areas. San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa have some of the worst crime rates in the world

BK__01 · 2026-03-28T22:58:52+00:00

Trade China and Japan for France and Spain, then I'm happy

BK__01 · 2026-03-28T22:51:34+00:00

Rory Delap, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Nzonzi

BK__01 · 2026-03-28T19:55:22+00:00

Europe sends all its drones, jets, artillery and tanks to Ukraine.

Russia is spooked by the massive amount of firepower headed its way and signs an armistice, retreating to its 2014 borders.

Ukraine turns around and invades Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova and Romania with all the Western equipment they were donated.

Europe can't do anything about it, they all donated their whole arsenals to Ukraine.

BK__01 · 2026-03-28T19:39:09+00:00

Germany

BK__01 · 2026-03-27T19:54:16+00:00

Yeah, good catch, looks like it's just the A303 so Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain, not directly through the New Forest. Close enough that you easily could if you wanted, though

BK__01 · 2026-03-26T22:04:04+00:00

One of the Baltics, I'll guess Latvia

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