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« Reply #30 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:20:30 » |
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Arsenal?  Didn't they used to be called Woolwich Arsenal or something like that? |
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« Reply #31 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:22:32 » |
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Aye and they moved to North London from there in 1913. Anyway they are named after the tube station now  |
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #32 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:39:13 » |
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Vale isn't really their name though, isn't Port Vale the place? no such place as port vale. Well not strictly anyway Port Vale is the only football league club name not based in any way on the location of the club Arsenal? It happens more in Scotland though. Hibernian, Queen of the South erm... Raith Rovers. Celtic, Rangers, St Johnstone, Albion Rovers, St Mirren. Go into Junior football and there are hunners of them |
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janaage
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« Reply #33 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:44:58 » |
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Celtic and Rangers have Glasgow in their names now!
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« Reply #34 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:45:21 » |
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Vale isn't really their name though, isn't Port Vale the place? no such place as port vale. Well not strictly anyway Port Vale is the only football league club name not based in any way on the location of the club Arsenal? It happens more in Scotland though. Hibernian, Queen of the South erm... Raith Rovers. Celtic, Rangers, St Johnstone, Albion Rovers, St Mirren. Go into Junior football and there are hunners of them Aren't they called Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers though? Or am I making that up because I'm a 'stupid englishman'? In Germany they call Arsenal 'London Arsenal'. Or was it 'Arsenal London'? Something like that! |
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herthab
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« Reply #35 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:46:05 » |
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Why do these immigrants have to hijack every thread?
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #36 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:47:23 » |
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Vale isn't really their name though, isn't Port Vale the place? no such place as port vale. Well not strictly anyway Port Vale is the only football league club name not based in any way on the location of the club Arsenal? It happens more in Scotland though. Hibernian, Queen of the South erm... Raith Rovers. Celtic, Rangers, St Johnstone, Albion Rovers, St Mirren. Go into Junior football and there are hunners of them Aren't they called Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers though? Or am I making that up because I'm a 'stupid englishman'? In Germany they call Arsenal 'London Arsenal'. Or was it 'Arsenal London'? Something like that! Stupid englishman  |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #37 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:47:59 » |
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Celtic and Rangers have Glasgow in their names now! No they dont. |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #38 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:50:18 » |
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Why do these immigrants have to hijack every thread? Just for the sole purpose of annoying you Hertab:) |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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janaage
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« Reply #39 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:53:57 » |
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Didn't know that about St J's
"Football was becoming more popular... .... it was St. Johnstone that became the club most associated with the town that gave the club its name. (In the Middle Ages, Perth was colloquially known as 'St. John's Toun' because the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to St. John the Baptist."
And St Mirren
"They are named after Saint Mirin the founder of a church at the site of Paisley Abbey and Patron Saint of Paisley."
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herthab
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« Reply #40 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:54:23 » |
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Why do these immigrants have to hijack every thread? Just for the sole purpose of annoying you Hertab:) As I suspected........... |
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janaage
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« Reply #41 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 15:57:06 » |
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Celtic and Rangers have Glasgow in their names now! No they dont. Stand corrected was told that by a weggie not so long ago! I'm glad they don't have a reference to Scotland's no2 city dirty soap dodgers!! |
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #42 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 18:55:29 » |
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Didn't know that about St J's
"Football was becoming more popular... .... it was St. Johnstone that became the club most associated with the town that gave the club its name. (In the Middle Ages, Perth was colloquially known as 'St. John's Toun' because the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to St. John the Baptist."
And St Mirren
"They are named after Saint Mirin the founder of a church at the site of Paisley Abbey and Patron Saint of Paisley." Still not exactly named after the town though. |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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janaage
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« Reply #43 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 19:06:01 » |
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No I'm not saying they were mate, but I never knew that's how they got their names, that's all.
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SwindonTartanArmy
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« Reply #44 on: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 22:57:31 » |
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No I'm not saying they were mate, but I never knew that's how they got their names, that's all. me neither. Anyway, I still think that the Mackrel one is the best bit of Trivia in the world! |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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