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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 7, 2014 7:29:56 GMT
Morning all.
It's the finale! Just in case we have a tie-break situation, could everyone please send me their guess for the attendance at Netherlands v Argentina on Wednesday evening? All guesses by 8pm on Wednesday please.
Right then, off we go.
Clue 1
I have played for both County and Macclesfield Town
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 8, 2014 7:02:35 GMT
Clue 2
I was born in Chester...
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 9, 2014 7:34:13 GMT
Clue 3
... in 1973.
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 10, 2014 7:10:09 GMT
Clue 4
I started my career near to where I was born... at Wrexham
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 11, 2014 7:16:31 GMT
Clue 5
Despite being born in England, and having a Welsh sounding name, I played for the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 12, 2014 7:56:38 GMT
That's right, our last player was Keiron Durkan.
No one with 5 points this week, but it seems Tuesday's clue was enough for most of you to get it. Here's the penultimate table:
1= Down Under 21 Epworth 21 Hatter in Macc 21 4. Gazza 20 5= Archie 19 Calliope 19 Market Harborough 19 8. Shropshire 17 9. Bradninch 12 10. BBLW 9
Now then, don't we have a murder to solve?.....
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 12, 2014 8:02:28 GMT
Rev. McKnight, Mrs Gibbons, Colonel Snape, Mr Maguire, Mr Evans and Professor Kennedy, I have gathered you here because one of you, it is now quite clear to me, is a murderer.
We are joined by Calliope, Down Under, Archie, Eppy, Market Harborough, Maccy, Shrops, Bradders, Lennie and Gazza, each of whom have spent the last 5 weeks working tirelessly to unmask which of you is responsible for the brutal murder of Vernon the bear on the evening of Sunday 8th June 2014.
Whilst his poor, furry body was discovered on the centre spot of the pitch at Edgeley Park, it was immediately apparent that whoever killed him had taken the trouble to move his remains there from the place he was brutally murdered.
Through careful examination of the clues, my associates have been able to determine that poor Vernon’s life came to a savage and abrupt end.... under the scoreboard at the Railway End of the ground.
So now, to the weapon. Toxicology reports have revealed nothing untoward in Vernon’s blood stream and he was not asphyxiated, so it is clear to all of us that the murder weapon could not possibly have been the chicken balti pie or Mr Conlon’s used jockstrap, both of which were discovered by the forensics team after the body was found.
We then examined his throat, which wasn’t easy through all the fur, but we were able to prove that he wasn’t strangled either, so that rules out the bootlaces too, even though they were found near the Railway End.
In the end, we had no choice other than to completely shave Vernon to look for puncture wounds, but could not find any so this ultimately ruled out the letter opener and the plastic fork. What it did reveal was a trauma wound to the back of the head which had evidently been cause by a large solid object with a circular base. It was then that we realised the SCFC tankard, which had been discovered on the reservoir side of the Pop Side, must have been the murder weapon. DNA tests on the tankard later confirmed this.
So, one of you killed Vernon by bashing his skull in under the scoreboard.
But which of you did it?
It’s quite simple really. When it had become clear that Vernon was killed under the scoreboard, we carried out a more thorough search and, although it had become soaked in the rain, we discovered a crumpled up note splattered with blood and this led us straight to you.... Mary Gibbons.
Don’t try to protest your innocence or escape, we have the building surrounded.
Everyone who worked at County was very aware that Vernon was unhappy at being brown and had pleaded with anyone in a position of power over the years for his coat to be made blue in order to match the home kit. Often he would send letters, pleading for his fur colour to be changed, but they were always ignored and he became more and more desperate.
It seems one of these notes was sent to you, Mrs Gibbons, and it was that very note which was discovered in a puddle near to where he was killed. It was that very note which drove you to kill him in cold blood and then drag him to the centre spot with no remorse whatsoever.
How does the note prove you killed him? Simple. It contained only a short plea: “Please, please dye”
Only you could have completely misconstrued this as a death threat, Mrs Gibbons, and only you could have reacted in such a violent way in retaliation. Rev. McKnight doesn’t really have the strength in his arms to comb his hair, let alone overcome a six foot bear. Colonel Snape wouldn’t be agile enough to catch Vernon as he tried to escape over the back of the Railway End, having the lung capacity of a three year old girl as he does. Mr Maguire and Mr Evans have been in hiding for a while now, and would most likely have been too drunk to strike the fatal blow.
And lastly you, Professor Kennedy. Guilty of theft, blackmail and unspeakable cruelty, yes, but guilty of murder? I don’t think so. You’d have got Dave Swanson to do it for you.
So, Gibbons, I’m sure you’d like to know which of my budding sleuths was first to put the pieces of this little jigsaw together....
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Post by sandbachhatter on Jul 12, 2014 8:08:32 GMT
... thank you, Maccy, for your help in solving the crime first. And thank you to those of you who were not far behind him.
Here is the final table with the bonus points included:
1. Hatter in Macc 36 2. Epworth Hatter 34 3. Gazza 30 4. Calliope 29 5. Archie 28 6. Market Harborough 27 7. Shropshire 25 8. Down Under 21 9. BBLW 13 10. Bradninch 12
Yes, Maccy was first with 15 bonus points, then Epworth with 13 and Gazza and Calliope with 10.
We didn't need the tie-break in the end, but for anyone interested the attendance was 63,267 so it would be remiss of me to not give a shout out to Shrops who was only 11, (YES 11!!) away from getting it spot on. Archie was only 33 away and Maccy 36 which were both excellent guesses too.
Thanks everyone for taking part. Hopefully it was something a little different and was enjoyable. Due to the Family Sandy having a few days away next week, we'll have a week off from the quiz and may ultimately have two weeks off as I'm in Court a lot the week after so might be too busy!
...... now, as for you Gibbons.... take her away.
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Jul 12, 2014 8:34:01 GMT
A very cleverly designed quiz, Sandy and brilliantly put together. Congrats to Maigret Macca.
Sorry I was a little late joining in. Perhaps the next murderer will be Lennie, with a Router in the complaints office at Sky.com.
Cheers a lot.
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Post by gazz on Jul 12, 2014 9:25:53 GMT
Fantastic quiz, and even better 'whodunnit' scene to reveal the guilty party, quality stuff. Cheers, Sandy! Well done to Maccy for the victory, and commiserations to Eps, that was very close! ![](http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af190/countyheaven/smilies/clap2_zps35c46675.gif)
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Jul 12, 2014 13:35:03 GMT
Woo hoo!
Many thanks for a great quiz, Sandy. Excellent write-up, when it came to revealing whodunnit, too.
Now, at last, I can get rid of this rather shabby Mac(c)...:-)
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Post by archie on Jul 12, 2014 15:06:34 GMT
Bloody hell, he devises a whole 5 weeks worth of quiz just to get in the line, 'please please dye'! Innovative as usual, Sandy. Thanks for the hard work and congrats to Macca. Makes me feel old though because, apart from Calliope and Lennie, I'd guess the rest of you weren't even born the last time I played Cluedo.
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Post by Epworth Hatter on Jul 12, 2014 15:38:50 GMT
Outstanding stuff, Sandy. A denouement worthy of Poirot. It's been good fun, as usual, looking up old County players. Well played, Macc; a worthy winner. Happy with second - my best showing yet. Looking forward to the next instalment.
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Post by gazz on Jul 12, 2014 16:13:31 GMT
Now, at last, I can get rid of this rather shabby Mac(c)...:-) ... there's just one more thing, sir!...... ![](http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/124382.gif)
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Post by gazz on Jul 12, 2014 16:21:46 GMT
Makes me feel old though because, apart from Calliope and Lennie, I'd guess the rest of you weren't even born the last time I played Cluedo. Never played it myself, I hated board games as a kid. I never had time for them, especially when there was a regulation size 5 bag of wind in the house and a muddy football pitch to get up to me ears in sh*te on! ![](http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af190/countyheaven/smilies/thumbsup_zps1ccf3031.gif)
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