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Post by bonehead on Jul 12, 2007 8:30:14 GMT
I don't know. You start off with a trip to Stamford and suddenly it seems places like Stockport, Nottingham (I KNOW it's Notts really) and Derby have to change the names of their footie teams. I blame J K Rowling (and Phil - he lives in Northants)
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samd
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Post by samd on Jul 12, 2007 10:53:48 GMT
Can somebody choose a random side for me please?
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 12, 2007 13:02:36 GMT
Can somebody choose a random side for me please? Just a suggestion... Simply on the basis of amusing names, how about one of these two? 39. Abbey Hey v Bacup Borough
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 12, 2007 13:38:47 GMT
I don't remember going to Northamptonshire I remember Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, but... Sorry, must've been asleep! It may just be Humble Pie time for one of us..... The Mayor of Peterborough was unavailable for comment, but their Chief Local Historian in the Library was extremely forthcoming and "helpful", the bastard.... Timeline goes something like this: - 10th Century, the Shires are allocated to their Reeves, and Peterborough is in Northampton shire. - 1889 Peterborough becomes its own countiness, called the Soke of Peterborough. - 1965 The Soke of Peterborough joins with Huntingdonshire to become one County. - 1974 Becomes part of Cambridgeshire. - 1998 Devolves from Cambs and becomes a unitary Authority in its own right, though is nominally part of Cambs, sharing services like Fire, Ambulance, Police etc. For what it's worth (the man told me), the Diocese of Peterborough encompasses The Soke, plus Northants and Rutland. So morally, I still think I only need nibble that pie...... I'll get my coat napkin.....
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Post by pies on Jul 12, 2007 16:00:17 GMT
Can somebody choose a random side for me please? Just a suggestion... Simply on the basis of amusing names, how about one of these two? 39. Abbey Hey v Bacup Borough I used to live near Abbey Hey's ground. Gorton scares me.....
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 12, 2007 23:29:58 GMT
Gorton? Gorton Bennett?
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Jul 12, 2007 23:44:09 GMT
Can somebody choose a random side for me please? Just a suggestion... Simply on the basis of amusing names, how about one of these two? 39. Abbey Hey v Bacup Borough If he picked Abbey Hey and they then lost Bacup would be his Backup.
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 13, 2007 0:13:56 GMT
If he picked Abbey Hey and they then lost Bacup would be his Backup. "Hey, Abbot!!" (Showing my age now...
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samd
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Post by samd on Jul 13, 2007 21:50:10 GMT
I'm going for Bacup Borough as that name has always intrigued me.
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 13, 2007 23:19:57 GMT
I'm going for Bacup Borough as that name has always intrigued me. Right you are, Sir! I'll just do a bacup on page 1 now.
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Aug 4, 2007 16:45:30 GMT
Had a look at this some time ago, looking unsuccesfully for Wednesfield where i was born. Eventually i found the answer on my car keys! As a Manchester City fan, one key fob i carry is "Maine Road 1923-2003" in commemoration of the former ground and lo and behold we have [color=Blue[glow=red,2,300]]..Maine Road FC[/glow][/color][/b] which started out as a sunday league team of City fans back in 1955.
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Post by coops on Aug 5, 2007 8:13:46 GMT
Had a look at this some time ago, looking unsuccesfully for Wednesfield where i was born. Wednesfield haven't entered the FA Cup for a few years now, they had terrible money problems in the late 90's / early 00's culminating in one disastrous season in the Midland Alliance which saw several double-figure drubbings and the whole team walking out on the club at least twice! They have stabilised in the West Mids Premier since and I still visit their ramshackle Amos Lane ground at least once a season. This also gives me an excuse to post one of my favourite pictures from www.pyramidpassion.co.uk :
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Post by ambersalamander on Aug 5, 2007 9:33:43 GMT
That is quite possibly even more tinpot than Eton Wick
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Post by malxscfc on Aug 8, 2007 22:49:09 GMT
[color=Blue[glow=red,2,300]]..Maine Road FC[/glow] [/color][/b] which started out as a sunday league team of City fans back in 1955.[/quote]Sorry, no Wednesfield this year again... But have put you down as Maine Road anyway.
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Post by malxscfc on Aug 16, 2007 22:49:15 GMT
Just to resurrect this......
Last chance saloon, gang!
2 days to kick off!
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