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Alright, this one has got to be twenty points. At least. "He now became, in turn, the general manager of a Health-and-Fitness club in Northampton and then a co-director of Serious about Fitness, a personal-training business in nearby Wootton."

Couldn't find Mark Paul's page!?!!?

Bingo! Or, Le Bingo, as they say in France. 5 benjii points to The Cat.

Dear Mr. Fella, Please be informed that John Burridge's profile states that Al Ain is in Dubai. Al Ain is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and is not, I am afraid to say, in Dubai. A green town, it sits at the foothills of the Hajar mountains, which straddle the eastern UAE border with Oman. Sincerely, benjii

Next! No cheating, remember. "On the wrong side of 30, he moved from Paris to Girondins de Bordeaux, then Olympique Marseille, before trying his luck in England."

It is John Burridge. As it was Norway's second stab and Saint Mikey got it at roughly the same time, I am awarding three benjii points each. Well done.

There's all to play for as we enter (fnar) day 2. Question numero, one: It comes to something when your ghost-writer introduces your autobiography by declaring you to be a “charismatic lunatic”.

The scores on the doors (all scores expressed in benjii points): Let's B Avenue - 10 Norwaysaint - 5 Colin's BJ - 5 davefizzy14 - 5 Shurlock - 5 Avenue_Saint - 1 CB Fry - 1

The last one was indeed David Connolly. He's back from the dead. 5 benjii points to Shurlock.

Nope.

An excellent effort. 110%. Ok, last one for today. I will do a score update tomorrow and release further questions. So, final for today. Brief one: "[he] had once been the highest-paid player in Dutch football".

Superb! Ten, TEN, benjii points. Wow.

Ok, this is a tough one. Ten benjii points for anyone who gets this: "By now, he was again a part-timer, living near Bristol and delivering parcels for UPS."

12 Drummers Drumming 11 Pipers Piping 10 Lords a Leaping 9 Ladies Dancing 8 Maids a Milking 7 Swans a Swimming 6 Geese a Laying FIIIIVE BENJIIIIII POINTS

Correct actually. So Falque achieved more than Dia.

Ok, here's one for the ladies: Fulfilling these roles with relentless energy and long blond locks, he was, inevitably, an eye-catching crowd-pleaser.

Depressing that we've had two players who fit that description!

Yep! 5 benjii points. Well done.

Here's another one. Yala! The manager could not have been more wrong. After starting just one game, during which he failed to impress and was substituted, [mystery man] was never seen in the Saints’ colours again

Good guess. One benjii point.

Good guess. One benjii point.

Boom shake the room! 5 benjii points to Norway. Norveige, cinq points.

(one reason why it's tough is because "prognosticate" doesn't seem to make sense in that context)

Well done Colin's BJ. 5 benjii points. Ok, next one. This one is much tougher: He could still lay on the most incisive of passes, and he had a shrewd footballing brain but when the tough got going he could also prognosticate and go missing.

Hi Saints fans, Fitzhugh Fella has made an excellent website with profiles of literally many Saints players on it. Here it is: https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk I am going to post a snippet from the profile of a player and you have to identify the geezer in question. The first correct answer gets 5 benjii points. Incorrect answers which tickle me get 1 benjii point. Lets start with an easy one: Living in north-west London, he made national news in December 2019 when he was found guilty of exposure and performing a sex act on himself in front of a woman and her 16 year old daughter.