... a classic starting 18, and their coach, prepared to order:

B:       C. Salem            O. McDonald       R. Bail

HB:    E. Langdon        L. Dunn                L. Tapscott

C:       I. Weetra            C. Oliver               A. Neal-Bullen

HF:    S. Byrnes            A. vandenBerg    L. Jurrah

F:       S. Weideman     P. Johnson          R. Petterd

Foll:   E. Spalding       V. Michie              I. Ridley

Coach:    N. Smith

 

 

(How many days now till actual footy???🥴)

Calling @DubDee and @Monbon, in case you missed this new thread 😁

That's a classic, Timothy!

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

Calling @DubDee and @Monbon, in case you missed this new thread 😁

I'se here...

Complete mystery to me.

@Monbon has PM-ed me an answer which, though not my correct answer, wins the Perpetual Prize for Most Amazing, Arcane, Academic and Attention-to-detail Alternative Answer. I suspect such an effort will never be matched.

As to my correct answer, remember it is made to order not only for Monbon but also for @DubDee. I'm thinking the latter might be more at my level of Google-able knowledge than Professor Monbon's knowledge level 😄

Edited January 4, 20233 yr by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

The answer is not initially obvious.  Or is it?

Just now, Demonstone said:

The answer is not initially obvious.  Or is it?

You tease!

So I can't understand why you haven't got my Smith team yet.

Or have I missed something?

Edited January 4, 20233 yr by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

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

@Monbon has PM-ed me an answer which, though not my correct answer, wins the Perpetual Prize for Most Amazing, Arcane, Academic and Attention-to-detail Alternative Answer. I suspect such an effort will never be matched.

As to my correct answer, remember it is made to order not only for Monbon but also for @DubDee. I'm thinking the latter might be more at my level of Google-able knowledge than Professor Monbon's knowledge level 😄

Why thank you, maam, aw shucks. I've lived and breathed classical music since my dad's record of Beethoven's 9 - about the Brotherhood of Man- permeated my thick skull as I lay moaning with a migraine.  I was 14. A confirmed Manfred Mann, Rolling Stones devotee till then. True story.

58 minutes ago, Monbon said:

The Brotherhood of Man

Oh yeah, talk about a classic.  

 

 

7 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Oh yeah, talk about a classic.  

 

 

👂🏽🪱

Thanks for nothing.

19 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Oh yeah, talk about a classic.  

 

 

they broke the mould on that one

13 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

@Monbon has PM-ed me an answer which, though not my correct answer, wins the Perpetual Prize for Most Amazing, Arcane, Academic and Attention-to-detail Alternative Answer. I suspect such an effort will never be matched.

As to my correct answer, remember it is made to order not only for Monbon but also for @DubDee. I'm thinking the latter might be more at my level of Google-able knowledge than Professor Monbon's knowledge level 😄

Appreciate the call out mate. Sorry for the late reply I’ve actually been working, which is not like me

im afraid I’m at a loss. I don’t have a cryptic mind I’m afraid. 

49 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Appreciate the call out mate. Sorry for the late reply I’ve actually been working, which is not like me

im afraid I’m at a loss. I don’t have a cryptic mind I’m afraid. 

It's a word find (well 3 words actually!) DD!😀

Just now, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

It's a word find (well 3 words actually!) DD!😀

...and the words are names - classically, for @Monbon

If Weetra was replaced in the team by Yze, one of the names would be a bird of a different feather altogether.  

Is it in English?

1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

Is it in English?

Italian, Spanish and French, mostly

 

4 hours ago, Demonstone said:

If Weetra was replaced in the team by Yze, one of the names would be a bird of a different feather altogether.  

Ah, yes, and witch places would appear if Byrnes was replaced by Bourke!

And, why so shy, @Demonstone and @Mazer Rackham? 😉

I didn't post the solution because it's obvious and I thought my comments show that I worked it out.  Have PM'ed you.

Also, I understood this was for the benefit of DubDee, Monbon etc and didn't want to spoil the party.

 

23 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I didn't post the solution because it's obvious and I thought my comments show that I worked it out.  Have PM'ed you.

Also, I understood this was for the benefit of DubDee, Monbon etc and didn't want to spoil the party.

 

Congrats, Mr D, and received and acknowledged! I thought my 'why so shy' showed that I knew that you knew that...

And very considerate, though I'm not sure everyone is having 'obvious' spring to mind!😉

Edited January 5, 20233 yr by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

okay I must be dumb, still can't get it

I think I'll look at something shiny

3 minutes ago, DubDee said:

okay I must be dumb, still can't get it

I think I'll look at something shiny

Not dumb, just not warped enough!

You're searching for 3 'classical' names. A hint: their letters total 19.

As requested, @Monbon.

Look at their initials and you'll find, with their nationalities (thank you @Mazer Rackham!):

Italian violinist Arcangelo _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Spanish cellist Pablo _ _ _ _ _ _

French conductor Andre _ _ _ _ _ _

 

Over and out.