Friday Quick Quiz

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

A team of olden dayes Demons with a few current players thrown in.

What links these players, etc ...

(Answers in PMs in case that needs to be stated.)

B: C. Salem S. May A. Yze
HB: R. Ellingworth G. Hardeman S. Newport
C: J. Toumpas C. Sylvia S. Armstrong
HTF: J. Garlett K. Templeton C. Nettlebeck
F: D. Kowal J. Lewis C. Spargo
Foll: S. O'Dwyer P. Rohde S. Eishold
Int: C. Dawes J. Smith B. Holland B. Dixon

[Deemania since 56 6,718]

All of them ate  Vegemite for breakfast?

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

Toumpas is famous for not eating vegemite. Might explain a few things.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,909]

For some reason I'm not able to send you (Mazer) a message. The system tells me that you're not accepting messages. Either that's a cunning ploy to extend the quiz or we're never going to be able to resolve this quiz in the usual way.

I have the answer, by the way. As evidence, you could have included this very short forward line of A. Maric V. Cattoggio R. Owen 

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

Reckon my message box must be full. Try now.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,909]

3 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Reckon my message box must be full. Try now.

Worked this time. Answer duly provided.

[Demonstone 22,820]

Just tried to send my PM and it's telling me that Mazer Rackham can't receive messages.

Like @La Dee-vina Comedia, I am confident I know the answer and would proffer R. Grinter, R. Richards and N. Smith as another example.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

Elon Musk has not been able to solve the quiz and is using his internet robots to prevent messages to me. That's the most likely explanation. Either that or (long shot) something has gone wrong with the d'land site.

 

Two correct answers so far.

[tilly18 289]

R. Flower R Robertson B Norsworthy.I think would be another example.

[Deemania since 56 6,718]

3 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Elon Musk has not been able to solve the quiz and is using his internet robots to prevent messages to me. That's the most likely explanation. Either that or (long shot) something has gone wrong with the d'land site.

 

Two correct answers so far.

Another hint ... it is frustrating not being able to solve this one. Please, now that you have a couple of correct solutions.

[Demonstone 22,820]

A cold beer might help to steer you towards the solution, @Deemania since 56.  I'd recommend this pub.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,287]

Mazer (rat!), this solution near ruined dinner. Really, you upset the eating. Get thee elsewhere!

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

There is a hint in the first post. "What links these players".

Also the forward lines proposed by LdVC, demonstone and tilly18 comply.

Why would good old Vinnie Cattoggio be given a key position, surrounded by guys with names like Maric and Owen?

TRnB provided an entire compliant sentence.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

Ye grand reveal. Here is what LINKS these players:

Sale(M)a(Y)ze

Ellingwort(H)ardema(N)ewport

etc

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

OMG!!!!! How remiss of me.

The winners. Gold @La Dee-vina Comedia Silver @Demonstone Bronze@tilly18 Pitted aluminium @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,287]

@Demonstone, @Mazer Rackham, @Lucifers Hero, @La Dee-vina Comedia, @layzie, @tilly18, @Deemania since 56, @Ethan Tremblay, @mo64, @Neil Crompton, @reynolds46, and a few others from previous quizzes who I can't immediately bring to mind:

Actually, not such a bad participant list, that (maybe we're not as far as I thought from putting together a 'What links this group' team of our own?!) but what could we do to attract more players?

Cash prizes? Or liquid ones? (quality of course, Sir@Bitter but optimistic and your more retiring 'Lander comesting fraternity)

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,287]

5 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

OMG!!!!! How remiss of me.

The winners. Gold @La Dee-vina Comedia Silver @Demonstone Bronze@tilly18 Pitted aluminium @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Pitty...

😁

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

36 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

@Demonstone, @Mazer Rackham, @Lucifers Hero, @La Dee-vina Comedia, @layzie, @tilly18, @Deemania since 56, @Ethan Tremblay, @mo64, @Neil Crompton, @reynolds46, and a few others from previous quizzes who I can't immediately bring to mind:

Actually, not such a bad participant list, that (maybe we're not as far as I thought from putting together a 'What links this group' team of our own?!) but what could we do to attract more players?

Cash prizes? Or liquid ones? (quality of course, Sir@Bitter but optimistic and your more retiring 'Lander comesting fraternity)

!!!!!! As if The Manor's wine cellar would contain anything as vulgar as " comesting" quality!