Match Day Thread Hull City v Preston

4-0 Carry on Regardless.
Have we opened West Upper yet?

 

Hope we lose this one so we can stop thinking about the playoffs and focus on the relegation battle.

 

The Angles established Preston; its name is derived from the Old English meaning "priest's settlement" and in the Domesday Book is recorded as "Prestune".

In the Middle Ages, Preston was a parish and township in the hundred of Amounderness

Preston North End were founded as a cricket club in 1862. Their original name was Preston Nelson but later changed it to reflect the fact that they played their games in Ashton, at the north end of Preston.

On relegation, Preston fans parade a coffin through the town, and bury it in the cellar of the Trades Halls club in Bamber Bridge. They resurrect it on promotion. It could get quite confusing if they have a double promotion/relegation.

Teetotalism was invented in Preston.

They were known as the first invincible’s.

Preston’s Deepdale stadium is said to be the oldest continuously used football league ground in the world.

Preston was granted city status in 2002.

Preston has more hotel beds than the whole of Australia.

In 1885 Preston comprised most of West Lancashire.

On the 5th December 1958 Preston opened a By-Pass which was the first motorway in Britain eventually becoming part of the M6.

Kentucky Fried Chicken opened their first UK store in Preston in 1964.

Wallace & Gromit are from Preston as are the Bash Street Kids, Little Plum and Mini the Minx.

In 1218-19, Preston was the wealthiest town in the whole country.

The City’s bus station was at one point the largest in Europe.

They hold the record for the highest ever score in English football. They defeated Hyde United in the FA Cup 1st Round, 15 October, 1887. Jimmy Ross scored 7 goals in the 26-0 drubbing of Hyde United.

They had the first black professional football player in English League football and also the first black player to play in the football league, Arthur Wharton.

The Canberra aircraft, the world’s first jet bomber, was designed in Preston.

The bright orange three wheeler Bond Bug motor car, was first produced in Preston in 1970.

By the mid 1800s, Preston became the second town in England after London to be fully lit by coal gas, making it the first provincial town in England to be lit this way. When laying the pipes for the lighting process some pipes were created from surplus musket barrels to save money.

The spire of St Walburge's Church is the tallest of any Parish church in England and the third tallest of any church in the UK, with only the spires of Salisbury and Norwich Anglican Cathedral reaching higher.

The row of red public telephone boxes along Preston's Market Street is the longest continuous row of the old style kiosks anywhere in the country.

The parents of legendary American outlaw, Butch Cassidy, lived in Preston before emigrating to America. It was said that Butch spoke with a strong Lancashire accent.

 

Barnstorming 3-0. Send them back to the dark side scarred.

 

0-1
Disappointing really, but not to worry.

And I'm missing it...even more disappointing

 

Surely the Club could open the West Upper for Covid sufferers,keeping them away from the fit and healthy immune system elite?

As for the game...3-1.

 

I saw that Preston had sold 1300 tickets.
Could be a good atmos.

 

As a club, the Lilywhites are missing an obvious sponsorship deal, especially for their junior supporters.

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Keep it up Den, it's working so far!

 

Where's you sense of accuracy DMD is was designed in Warton that's almost 6 miles west of Preston

 

Ah, but I'm being respectful to history....In 1885 Preston comprised most of West Lancashire.

 

City 3-Nowt Lancashire Dirt Bags.

I should really stick these easy money score predictions on the betting thread,

 

4 nil City

 

Ah ok fair enough then.

However, I think we should expand a bit for your readers on these Angles because there was a bit of a ruckus in the very earliest days of the settlement. One group thought it was quite correct to adopt St Wilfrid's Paschal Lamb as their new coat of arms. The other group were very argumentative and somewhat slow-witted and refused.

This split the villagers down the middle and they became known as the Right Angles and the Obtuse Angles.

2-0 City BTW.

 

I really do like these history facts on these threads. Cheers Dutch.

Slightly off topic, I was thinking of my old man the other day (RIP Dad).
He was a very funny man.
Anyway, he was a lorry driver and used to deliver meat to Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and surrounding villages.
I used to travel with him when it was school holidays. That wouldn't be allowed nowadays.
One night of the week he used to stay overnight in the same bed and breakfast. We got to know the family well and their children used to come to stay with us in Hull at holiday time.
We was travelling one day in his lorry and talking about football and I was asking about stupid names that some teams had. Preston came up, Plymouth, Bradford Park Avenue etc.
I asked why was Sheffield Wednesday called that and his reply was because he stayed overnight in Sheffield on a Wednesday.
Gullible me believed him.
Think I was about 10 before I realised he was kidding.
Sorry to reminisce.

 

But weren't the angles known for there blue eyes blonde hair good looks and the indigenous population would often refer to them as acute angle

 

I recall the story of the deaf guys that went in to the pub, one grabbed a table while the other got the round in, and was shocked to find it was £10 for two pints. The landlord explained it was £2.50 a pint and £2.50 each as a cover charge for the live music, explaining it was Country and Western.

When he got back to the table, his mate was surprised at the cost of two pints, until he found out about the cover charge. 'What sort of music is it?' he asked. 'apparently it's some **** from Preston' his mate replied.

 

Brilliant, love it.

 

So 13,000 last week + an extra 1,000 away fans + say another 1,000 extra coming back = 15,000 attendance ??