FA CUP Sweepstake

'Joke Post' - wots that ??

French, did think summat not quite right about Stilton cheese and that county.As you're walking distance from Camembert Country (give or take a Kilometre or two) do you happen to know more re Stilton origins ?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilton

 

Peterborough - a dump? Careful, my son was born there! It's actually grown on me a bit after living near for a few years - one redeeming feature - it's got a John Lewis!

Wiki's got the Stilton thing...village does indeed exist, but the cheese has to be Leics, Notts, Derbys to be Stilton now.

Back to the topic...number 34 please Leonardo, if it's not gone.

 

Well thats another redeeming feature. Im sorry, if I did offend, but I just cannot stand the place.

 

A1 - not only had it not gone - but you have just snared WATFORD - well done

 

Still 14 numbers left - and Man City, Spurs, Aston Villa and West Ham not yet gone

 

AM NOT looking for a Buy One Get One Free but any possibility,if wouldnt mess up your system, of changing to the now-obvious Winners i.e THE Hastings United ??( you'll get several enquiries asking same -first come etc ?)

 

How astute of you to realize one of the unpublished rules Nick - if you select a team outside of the top two tiers there is a December two for one offer so you get Hastings as your second prong. we do not do BOGOFF

 

No you're very kind Leo but not looking for unfair advantage.The 'Burts' have to go(sorry BA lads, but I'm the supporter who gave up on the Hornets once they stopped scoring 6 away from home).
Anyway,I've already got the winner in my boys from Sussex.
You know what you could do, give BURTON (S) to Graham TAILOR !!

(how do I do it ? do I hear dunno,just wish he wouldnt?)

 

Too late - they've already gone for a Burton

 

Well ok thanks,dont wanna put a spanner etc.
Come May, people are gonna be so in awe when the Hasts and the Burts fight it out for The Cup.Gonna start practicing autographs now for my public

 

Goodness...just noticed I unwittingly sparked a Stilton debate. It really is a place and not far from Peterborough. It's a pleasant village with an excellent pub, an old coaching inn, called the Bell which used to serve substantial lunches, often including distinctive cheese sauces of the same name. Used to meet my sister there in the days when she'd catch a train down from Wakefield.

As for Stilton cheese, that inspired one of the funniest stories in 'Three Men in a Boat' when the narrator is persuaded one very hot summer to transport a whole Stilton his friend has bought in Liverpool back to London by train. The only passenger not to suffer as a result is an old woman who, when asked to put her nose to the cheese, remarks that she can detect 'a faint odour of melons.'

 

Can I have 7 please Leo if it hasnt already gone .

 

7 is yours Norway - and is Leicester

 

Leonardo can I have the lowest number left, whatever it is.

 

well done A1...i hope you win

Dan, i have a very soft spot for Peterborough...!

 

Lowest number was 2 and is West Ham - which puts you at home to me Sweepstake aside I hope you win as I am not keen on Man U

 

Rather cheesy soft spot if the earlier discussion is anything to go by

 

This is the state of the sweepstake so far

Brighton ………..v………… yellotoyou
Accrington Oxford ………..v………… Sheff Utd
Aldershot ………..v………… Notts C / Rotherham
Aston V ………..v………… Ipswich
Barnsley ………..v………… Boltons Boots
Barrow / Macclesfield ………..v………… Hornette_TID
BucksHornet ………..v………… Bristol C
SandyHornet ………..v………… oldfrenchhorn
North North Watford ………..v………… Huddersfield
Crawley ………..v………… Reading
NZHorn ………..v………… HampshireHornet
Golden Gordon ………..v………… Tranmere
wear yellow ………..v………… Blackpool
Hull ………..v………… Leyton O
Jsybarry ………..v………… Salisbury Kev
Norway ………..v………… Burton
Luton ………..v………… Wolves
Man C ………..v………… A1 Horn
Geitungur akureyrar ………..v………… oldnickhornet
Millwall ………..v………… Preston
Nottm F ………..v………… Oldham
Hornethologist ………..v………… lendal
Irohas Bunyon ………..v………… Babyhornetdan
aberdeenhornet ………..v………… MK Dons
Southampton ………..v………… Cornish Mark
Southend ………..v………… Brentford
Tottenham ………..v………… Coventry
Mexican Hornet ………..v………… Bournemouth
zen ………..v………… Leonardo
tworossjenkins ………..v………… Saxet
Lincoln ………..v………… Chris13
Cheltenham ………..v………… colognehornet

The teams in blue are still to be claimed and the numbers to claim them are :

3,4,8,20,24,27,29,31,35,36,38 and 39

 

mm, i do love a bit of stilton!