Long Way from Newton Heath.
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***FINAL CLUE RELATING TO "F" CO-ORD HAS BEEN CHANGED***
NOTE..The cache is not at the listed Co-Ords, so Snorkel and flippers are NOT required.
Ah yes, we are indeed, a long way from Newton Heath. To find this cache, which is a tribute to the love of my life (Clout on the shoulder…Ouch!) Ahemm the Second love of my life.
You will need to find the answers to a few questions which will eventually give you six numbers. The first Three will be the real final Three digits of the South Co-Ordinates, and the Second Three will give you the real final Three digits of the East Co-Ordinates. We will call these A,B,C,D,E and F.
Caution should be exercised at GZ as the rocks can be a little slippy when wet, and care should be taken with the younger ones as there are some rocks that will be tempting to climb and stand on top of.
Try a visit to a Wikipeadia for these answers
Question One : Lets start by finding the year that this outstanding institution was first founded. (Meaning, the original name, not the one referred to in question Two)
Question Two : Next you will need the year in which a name change occurred, one which resulted in a name being known the world over.
Question Three : As famous as those that grace it, this Theatre of Dreams was first used in this year.
Question Four : A tragic year, the year that decimated our numbers in Munich. It was perhaps, the dawn of greater things.
Question Five : A much happier year, one in which these legends became the first group from England to triumph in this particular European showpiece
Question Six : This feat was repeated in this year, but with even greater verve, as the trophy cabinet groaned under the weight of the other Two Domestic pieces of silverware as well. To date, the only time the TREBLE has been achieved.
O.K you now have a list of Six historic years. Now to change them into your single digit numbers (A thru to F) Firstly add the individual numbers of each year together to form a smaller number, for example 1977 would result in 24
You should now have Six 2 Digit numbers, we will call these reduced answers.
NOTE..A lot of the questions below refer to seasons, a season spreads over Two years (August thru to May) Answers refer to the end of seasons, so 1890/1 would refer to the 1891 season.
And visit www.stretfordend.co.uk Or www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk (For question "A" below) for these.
A= The reduced answer to question One minus the total number of points Newton Heath gained in the 1890/1 Football Alliance season.
B= The reduced answer to question Two minus the position they finished in the Football League First Division season 1983/4
C= The reduced answer to question Three minus the number of drawn home games this great club had during the 2005/6 FA Barclaycard Premiership season.
D= The reduced answer to question Four minus the final league position we finished in the 1972/3 Football League, First Division.
E= The reduced answer to question Five minus the total number of players to start each game.
F= The reduced answer to question Six minus the number of goals conceded away from home in the 1987/8 Football League Division One Season.
Well, there you have it. These Co-Ordinates should now lead you to a standard sized Ammo box secreted between two large rocks about a 250 metre walk from the nearest road, which is Park Road in the John Forrest National Park.
The cache has the required items within, including a new calculator as a FTF Prize, or a PC Game if preferred. Also has a couple of books, a fluffy Koala and other bits and pieces.
By now…you will know.. THERE’S ONLY ONE UNITED!!
Oh yes..for those of you who dont know the area too well, there are great picnic facilities quite close by. Also a hotel for a refreshing coldie or Two.
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