Sunday's Man Utd V Liverpool Can You Work This Out!

[Caribeing]

Read this in newspaper! Gerrard scored at 45.51 Shelvey was sent off at 38.58
and Raphael and RVP scored at 51.45 and 80.16 apparently this all add up to 96, time match finished. How does this work out.

[Mick-Talbot]

I'm crap at maths...got one on sport?

[sir.prize]

I'm good at maths - but don't understand what adds up to 96.

[thenry]

I don't understand your numbers but it was the referees fault !

[ubasses]

It looks like that they are the times the incidents took place. Nothing should add up.

[ELVIS68]

And I switched off after 96 seconds

[sir.prize]

Alan Hansen would know!

[Prudie]

Man U always get at least 96 minutes a game.

[Ric.ror]

All the better to entertain you with

[Aquariel]

If the times are right, then each set of minutes and seconds add up to 96, simple as that!

[flobadob]

I don't know what the hell you are on about but there was 4 minutes of time wasted while RVP waited to take a penalty, which should be added on at the end.

[Caribeing]

Thanks aquariel solved it couldn't work it out now I can see it

[sir.prize]

Take Gerrard's goal: He scored at 45.51 (so 45 + 51 = 96). So?

I've never seen a newspaper report putting minutes and seconds of a goal.

[Mick-Talbot]

Mary T

Thanks aquariel solved it couldn't work it out now I can see it



eh?

[ELVIS68]

96 mick, as in the 96 who died at Hillsborough

[Mick-Talbot]

ah, I see

But there is a fair bit of manipulation with those statistics....

[ELVIS68]

Yep I agree Mick, I did wonder if they was actually going to start the match.

[factor-fiction]

Even if the first half is extended by say 4 minutes added time to 49 mins the second half starts again at 45 mins

[ichkeria]

Presumably the OP has read an article in the paper about the odd coincidence but hasn't understood the point