Issue 107, today's puzzles are live17:19

THE GAFFER

How to play The Gaffer

  1. 01Read the first job of a mystery manager's career.
  2. 02Type any manager's name and pick from the suggestions.
  3. 03A wrong guess reveals their next dugout.
  4. 04Name the gaffer within six guesses.
Puzzle 105Guesses left 6Jobs 3
First job freeFull time

Name the manager from the jobs they took. Every wrong guess reveals the next dugout.

  1. 2019-2019Olympique Lyonnais

2 clubs still hidden

Who

Everyone in the world gets this same manager todayNext gaffer in 17:19:38

Full time

Issue 105Got away

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Race your mates

Open a room on today's player

One tap opens a live room and copies the invite. Up to fifty of you race the same mystery footballer at once.

What your mates will see

??? ???

GOT AWAY

The link shows how you did and hides the name. Whoever opens it gets this exact player.

Next gaffer in 17:19:38

Questions

How often is there a new manager?

One new mystery gaffer every day, the same one for everyone, resetting at midnight UTC.

Is this a manager Wordle?

Same daily habit, but the clues are real careers: the clubs and national teams a manager actually took charge of, in order, from Wikidata public records.

Do national team jobs count?

Yes. A spell in charge of a national side is part of the career and often the best clue.

Where does the data come from?

Managerial careers come from Wikidata, which is public domain (CC0), and English Wikipedia.