Rovers Rivers quiz question

[Dutch Uncle]

The thread on Ricardo Calder made me ask the question - how many other Rovers players have the names of a main river?

I am not counting generic things like Rob Gill, Stan/Darren Brook(e)s, Stuart Ford, or near misses like Chris Swa(i)le(s)

This is a test of world wide geography, and I have come up with 7, plus two totally obscure that I expect no-one to get. I am sure there must be more. Of course I have already given one big clue.................

[craigdrfc]

Don Page

[Dutch Uncle]

Lol. Sorry - I meant surnames!

I think there have been more than 7 Don's playing for us!

Edit: Maybe not - I can only find Don Page, Don O'Riordan and Don Peattie.

[swifty50]

Todd River Australia

[Dutch Uncle]

Paul Todd. Brilliant answer Swifty, and one I had missed even though I have been to Alice Springs and seen it (completely dry of course)!

So still 7 to get, plus the 2 hopelessly obscure pre WW2 ones.

[Copps is Magic]

It depends what you're counting. Chris Brown will count because there is 'Brown' river but there will be dozens of Brown rivers. Same for 'long' I imagine if we ever had a player called Long. (and other colours such as green - Paul Green)

[swifty50]

Kilkenny, Murray, swan

[Dutch Uncle]

Yep Brown River New Zealand - I had not counted that one either Copps. The number is increasing as I thought. There are also a Black River and Green River I had not counted

I think at least 5 of the 7 are very gettable.

[Dutch Uncle]

Kilkenny, Murray, swan

Murray and Swan (both Austalian) were two I had swifty 

Is there a Kilkenny River? Kilkenny is on the River Nore.

[afro goal machine]

Lol. Sorry - I meant surnames!

I think there have been more than 7 Don's playing for us!

Edit: Maybe not - I can only find Don Page, Don O'Riordan and Don Peattie.

Don goodman ?

[Dutch Uncle]

Lol. Sorry - I meant surnames!

I think there have been more than 7 Don's playing for us!

Edit: Maybe not - I can only find Don Page, Don O'Riordan and Don Peattie.

Don goodman ?

This going to turn into a Monty Python Spanish Inquisition thread..........

[Dutch Uncle]

Currently have:

Paul Todd (Australia)
Carl Swan (Australia)
Alan Murray (Australia)
Chris (&others) Brown (New Zealand)
Paul (&others) Green (Colorado, US)
Chris Black (Various incl SA/Cape Town, Canada......)

5 plus 2 obscure plus a whole load I didn't find to go......

[swifty50]

McConnell, Bott

[Pancho Regan]

I believe there's a River Bremner in Alaska....

[The Red Baron]

From your part of the world, Dutch. Fred BANN. Played once in 1901-02.

[Dutch Uncle]

TRB - Bann is one of the 2 obscure ones I had

Pancho - brilliant - I never knew that

Swifty - McConnell - great - I had missed that. Can't find a Bott River

so now have:

Paul Todd (Australia)
Carl Swan (Australia)
Alan Murray (Australia)
Chris (&others) Brown (New Zealand)
Paul (&others) Green (Colorado, US)
Chris Black (Various incl SA/Cape Town, Canada......)
Billy Bremner (Alaska, US)
Fred Bann (Northern Ireland)
Paddy McConnell (Canada)


5 plus 1 obscure plus a whole load I didn't find to go......

[swifty50]

The Bremner river is in Ontario

[swifty50]

It's Bot in South Africa

[Dutch Uncle]

The Bremner river is in Ontario

Is that the same one as in Alaska or a different one?

[Pancho Regan]

Williams River in West Virginia

[Dutch Uncle]

It's Bot in South Africa

If I am not counting Chris Swailes then I think I will disqualify this one.....

Great try 

[The Red Baron]

CARR River in the USA. Bill Carr played 3 games for us in 1930-31.

[Dutch Uncle]

Williams River in West Virginia

Another I had missed

[Dutch Uncle]

so now have:

Paul Todd (Australia)
Carl Swan (Australia)
Alan Murray (Australia)
Chris (&others) Brown (New Zealand)
Paul (&others) Green (Colorado, US)
Chris Black (Various incl SA/Cape Town, Canada......)
Billy Bremner (Alaska, US)
Fred Bann (Northern Ireland)
Paddy McConnell (Canada)
Andy (& Others) Williams (West Virginia US)
Bill Carr (US)

5 plus 1 obscure plus a whole load I didn't find to go......

[Dutch Uncle]

CARR River in the USA. Bill Carr played 3 games for us in 1930-31.

Another I missed

[Pancho Regan]

River Lee in Hertfordshire (Graeme Lee)

[turnbull for england]

Clarrie  Jordan

[Dutch Uncle]

River Lee in Hertfordshire (Graeme Lee)

I thought that it is the River Lea Pancho, although on checking I see Lee is an alternate name

[Pancho Regan]

Clarrie  Jordan

Brilliant!

[Dutch Uncle]

Clarrie  Jordan

That was one of my 5