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  • aka Calum Da Jazbo
    Late member
    • Nov 2010
    • 9173

    my misery is complete what a complete lack of bottle they froze and hats off to the red devils who clearly were actually alive on the pitch and deserve their process to triumph ....

    i fear for West Ham .... but do not want Blackpool to go down, their cavaliering approach has been a major plus this season ....
    According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.

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    • aeolium
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 3992

      Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
      Never a fan of London clubs, I nevertheless hope that AFC Wimbledon make it into the Football League, and ultimately make it to the same division as MK Dons and trounce the carpetbagging opportunists.
      Is that AFC Wimbledon the heir to the FA Cup winners of 1988 and onetime Premier League team? Sic transit &c
      I remember Swansea City's rise and fall some three decades ago, when in the old four division league they went 4-3-2-1-2-3-4 in almost successive seasons, IIRC. Good to see them back in with a chance of promotion to the top flight.

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      • Eine Alpensinfonie
        Host
        • Nov 2010
        • 20570

        Originally posted by aeolium View Post
        Is that AFC Wimbledon the heir to the FA Cup winners of 1988 and onetime Premier League team?
        As I understand it, the old Wimbledon team that rose so high in the 1980s, moved away from their Wimbledon home to other venues in London before seeking a new home elsewhere. There were jokes about them moving to places like Denbigh and Dublin, but they finally settled in Milton Keynes - though the team was still called "Wimbledon" at that time. I presume the (new) name MK "Dons" has something to do with their heritage?
        The new AFC Wimbledon was formed by fans who, quite understandably, were disgruntled about their old team's desertion. So it's an entirely different team. So is Accrington Stanley, for that matter.

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        • EdgeleyRob
          Guest
          • Nov 2010
          • 12180

          Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
          I was driving through Stockport yesterday afternoon and saw some Stockport County supporters making their way to Edgeley Park. I then realised they were going to their last game in the Football League. A very sad day.
          I have been away for a few days so didn't make Saturdays game.Speaking to one or two people who were there I believe it was quite eventful and emotional.There was a sit in on the pitch by some fans and a few tears were shed.

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          • aeolium
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 3992

            Is Accrington Stanley the only league club named in part after an actual individual (presumably Tottenham Hotspur are not named after the character in Henry IV pt 1?)

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            • vinteuil
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 12793

              Originally posted by aeolium View Post
              Is Accrington Stanley the only league club named in part after an actual individual (presumably Tottenham Hotspur are not named after the character in Henry IV pt 1?)
              ... well, wiki advises:

              "In 1882, the Hotspur Football Club was formed by grammar-school boys from the Bible class at All Hallows Church. They were also members of Hotspur Cricket Club. It is possible that the name Hotspur was associated with Sir Henry Percy, who was "Harry Hotspur" of Shakespeare's Henry IV, part 1, and who lived locally during the 14th century and whose descendants owned land in the neighbourhood. In 1884 the club was renamed Tottenham Hotspur Football Club to avoid any confusion with an already established team called Hotspur FC."

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              • aeolium
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 3992

                That's interesting, vinteuil. I suppose they could have been called Tottenham Percy, though "Percies v Arsenal" doesn't quite have the same ring.

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                • aka Calum Da Jazbo
                  Late member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 9173

                  van Persie plays for Arsenal .....
                  According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.

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                  • scottycelt

                    Is Accrington Stanley the only league club named in part after an actual individual (presumably Tottenham Hotspur are not named after the character in Henry IV pt 1?)
                    No, certainly not.

                    St Mirren was named after the local Scottish saint, and St Johnstone has a looser connection with St John the Baptist, as Perth was originally known by the locals as 'St John's Toun', named after that particular saint.

                    Hasn't helped their results much though ...

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                    • aeolium
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 3992

                      Originally posted by aka Calum Da Jazbo View Post
                      van Persie plays for Arsenal .....
                      and a Harry is in charge of the Hotspurs now....

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                      • aeolium
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 3992

                        Originally posted by scottycelt View Post
                        No, certainly not.

                        St Mirren was named after the local Scottish saint, and St Johnstone has a looser connection with St John the Baptist, as Perth was originally known by the locals as 'St John's Toun', named after that particular saint.

                        Hasn't helped their results much though ...
                        Thanks for that, sc. I don't recall those connections being made in Jonathan Meades' entertaining tour round Scottish football grounds, but I'm sure it's because I wasn't paying attention properly

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                        • aka Calum Da Jazbo
                          Late member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 9173

                          BLIMEY Fulham 1 Liverpool 5 and still going for another 10 mins .... this west lunnun lad's misery is now complete ....
                          According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.

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                          • DracoM
                            Host
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 12960

                            Yeah, but you've just got one back, mate. How...? Er....well....

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                            • aka Calum Da Jazbo
                              Late member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 9173

                              ..yeh but not enuff innit
                              According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.

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                              • scottycelt

                                BLIMEY Fulham 1 Liverpool 5 and still going for another 10 mins .... this west lunnun lad's misery is now complete ....
                                I'm a Glaswegian and your 'best in the world' Premiership doesn't present much of a problem for us ...

                                If Wee Sparky gets the boot, and the money's right, I'll sit down and seriously consider the Fulham vacancy .. :cool2:

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