Admin phantom Posted January 16, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Woodsy said: I don't doubt for one minute that the name of the St was correct, but if the football club was named after him / her then they spelt it wrong I was trying to be funny. This has not gone well Lol, I get what you mean now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, CodeRed said: That's right .....the City Ground has a NG2 postcode (as does Notts Cty), and is in Nottingham in the same way that BS3 Bedminster is in Bristol. While we're at it ................Chelsea * play in Fulham, the borough of Kensington & Chelsea is next door Trivia* Stamford Bridge was originally an athletics stadium, when it was sold to new owners they offered Fulham (the local team) the opportunity to stage their games there but Fulham turned it down - too expensive - the owners then decided to form their own team & took the name Chelsea from the adjoining Borough. - had Fulham accepted there would be no Chelsea FC !! as the club was only formed to fill the ground..... Similar to that... Everton originally played at Anfield but a dispute over rent meant they relocated to Goodison. The owner of Anfield needed a team to fill his empty stadium and formed Liverpool football club. ** @Southstandoriginal beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, slartibartfast said: I thought it was named after a posh house/private club in the area (going back a bit ) where the founders used to meet . I grew up in staffordshire. I seem to remember the common consensus there was it was something to do with the canals. Valley of ports or something like that. But i don't think anyone really knows for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Yellow&Blue&Red said: Different Stamford. Stamford Brook is a small river in west London which I think is basically nearly all built over. If they started with a ford of the Stam brook, then replaced the ford with a bridge, it should really be called Stambrook Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Vauxhall Motors FC play in Ellesmere Port, therefore, not named after where they play, but named by the car manufacturing plant there (thats a building and not a town/village/local area place type thing) I win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, nick jones of hereford said: When I lived in Nottingham (a few decades ago) I was told that the City ground was not within the boundary of the City of Nottingham, but was in the County of Nottinghamshire. By contrast Notts County’s ground is in the City. confusing or what? It’s the old river boundary thing again. In Bristol the Avon traditionally divided that part of south Bristol in Somerset from the majority of the city in Gloucestershire. In Nottingham the Trent divided the city of Nottingham from the outlying suburbs in the wider Nottinghamshire. In the old days you’d have rushed over the bridge from West Bridgford to Nottingham to get an extra half hours drinking time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portred Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Don’t Wimbledon play in Milton Keynes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Portred said: Don’t Wimbledon play in Milton Keynes?? Nice try, but they were named after the Wimbledon area of London and used to play there before they got dragged 56 miles away to Milton Keynes and renamed as MK Dons. You'd win if the queston was "What team did the town of Milton Keynes steal in 2002?" but it isnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, Portred said: Don’t Wimbledon play in Milton Keynes?? You could try asking an AFC Wimbledon fan that question........ and then duck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portred Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 It was said very tongue in cheek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portred Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Maybe I shoulda went with MK Dons don’t play in Wimbledon !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 West Ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 7 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: Espanyol could be considered here as well. Yes they play in Spain but they don't have a particularly specific name. Some would argue that they don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said: Some would argue that they don't Yeh. I wasn't going to go into that. Those people would of course be wrong. Like it or not, the fact is that they play in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bobby Bollax said: West Ham Area of east london. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Can't find Melchester on the map. Apparently their ground holds 56,000 and they have a striker we should be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, cider-manc said: Area of east london. But they don’t play in West Ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 SPAL. Another Serie A club, from Ferrara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, Bobby Bollax said: But they don’t play in West Ham But they have in their early history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Yellow&Blue&Red said: Different Stamford. Stamford Brook is a small river in west London which I think is basically nearly all built over. also an area of south west London ……. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Metropolitan Police FC. I win again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, italian dave said: SPAL. Another Serie A club, from Ferrara. I have never been there, but my daughter is a frequent visitor due to her work. I am sure you know it, but she recommends the ravioli dish 'cappellacci di zucca'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 51 minutes ago, Kingswood Robin said: Can't find Melchester on the map. Apparently their ground holds 56,000 and they have a striker we should be looking at. He’s only got one foot these days....left one, was blown off by terrorists or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: I have never been there, but my daughter is a frequent visitor due to her work. I am sure you know it, but she recommends the ravioli dish 'cappellacci di zucca'. Stuffed pasta with pumpkin - gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespa Red Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Don't Grimsby play in Cleethorpes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 26 minutes ago, Davefevs said: He’s only got one foot these days....left one, was blown off by terrorists or something like that. Better off going for Billy the Fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, italian dave said: Stuffed pasta with pumpkin - gorgeous! So, you have eaten it. As I mentioned, my daughter visits every month or so (she works for Berluti) and adores this dish: I am not a great fan of Italian food, but have not even been able to find it on a menu over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I believe that when West Ham United played at the Boleyn Grounds (Upton Park) it is actually in East Ham. Now at the Olympic Stadium, definitely not West Ham. In Scotland, St Johnstone play in Perth. Bournemouth play in Boscombe. Torquay United play in Babbacombe which may or may not be a suburb if Torquay. 19 minutes ago, Vespa Red said: Don't Grimsby play in Cleethorpes? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, cidered abroad said: I believe that when West Ham United played at the Boleyn Grounds (Upton Park) it is actually in East Ham. Now at the Olympic Stadium, definitely not West Ham. In Scotland, St Johnstone play in Perth. Bournemouth play in Boscombe. Torquay United play in Babbacombe which may or may not be a suburb if Torquay. Hi @cidered abroad. I seem to recall you are a fan of Bologna, so you are no doubt familiar with the 'cappellacci di zucca' dish @italian dave and I have been discussing. Any thoughts/comments on this 'strange' delicacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, CrazyInWeston said: Metropolitan Police FC. I win again You win about as often as Huddersfield Town, CiWeston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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