The two most obvious candidates for ambiguous ones are Silva (Jo and Anderson) and Gomes (Andre and Beto).
Threw Silva out earlier and no thumbs up so maybe Gomes?
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There is also another slightly ambiguous debateable one.kramer wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:14 pm The two most obvious candidates for ambiguous ones are Silva (Jo and Anderson) and Gomes (Andre and Beto).
Threw Silva out earlier and no thumbs up so maybe Gomes?
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It’s kind of a miracle there’s only been one Johnson to play for the club in the PL era.
Still for the best that we never signed Michael from City.
Edit: Yes, I am an idiot for not reading the previous page in its entirety.
Still for the best that we never signed Michael from City.
Edit: Yes, I am an idiot for not reading the previous page in its entirety.
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We had a player called Tommy Johnson on loan in the 90's.kramer wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:16 pm It’s kind of a miracle there’s only been one Johnson to play for the club in the PL era.
Still for the best that we never signed Michael from City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Joh ... prov=sfla1
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Oh shit! How’d I miss that?Cozzie wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:17 pm We had a player called Tommy Johnson on loan in the 90's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Joh ... prov=sfla1
What I get for not reading every post.
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Thought I had another until I remembered Lindstrom and Lundstrum aren't the same name!
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Are they Chinese by chance?Cozzie wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:20 pm The ambiguous debateable one is dependent on how you perceive their names....
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Correct. In China the surnames are given before the given names.
So they both share the surname "Li"
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Wasn’t it Lee wi feng and Li TieCozzie wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:43 pm Correct. In China the surnames are given before the given names.
So they both share the surname "Li"
Edit just Google, you’re right, both Li
Anyone keeping score?
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