Sheffield Hubris

[Polly13]

Often named as one of the greatest Yorkshireman, Capt James Cook was from Marton, which is now part of Middlesbrough. Yorkshire played county matches there, as they did in Hull. Brian Clough had his wife go back to Middlesbrough for the birth of Nigel so he would qualify to play for Yorksire.
Of course one theory is that if Geordies don't want them and Yorkies don't want them then stick them in
Middlesbrough.

They're wrong. It's Yorkshire & always has been & always will be!

When I was at Uni, there was a lad called Ox on my course. He was a lovely lad, a big lump, a very posh, ruddy-cheeked farmer's son from the Ripon area, who'd been to Ampleforth school but had ****ed up his A Levels and ended up at Humberside Uni with the rest of us plebs. He spoke exactly like Harry Enfield's 'Tim, nice but dim' character.

Anyway, we were in Gardeners' Arms one night, discussing the fact that Yorkshire used to be bigger in the past, including the fact that Middlesbrough was once included, and it was at this point that I decided to have a bit of fun with Ox:

Me: "You know, Ox - Yorkshire was once actually bigger than Russia."

Ox: "Gosh - really, Polly?" came his incredulous reply

 

[Arnold_Lane_HCFC]

Man U (10), Chelsea (9), Arsenal (8), Portsmouth (5) then we're next I think. Still pretty impressive, in comparison Andorra have played there more than Sheff Wednesday.

PMSL - Andorra been at Wembley more than Wednesday.

 

[City Man]

PMSL - Andorra been at Wembley more than Wednesday.

Blunts have won the cup 4 times, SWFC three times.
Let's not go down this road.

 

[City Man]

PMSL - Andorra been at Wembley more than Wednesday.

Blunts have won the cup 4 times, SWFC three times.
Let's not go down this road.

 

[petersaxton]

Blunts have won the cup 4 times, SWFC three times.
Let's not go down this road.

and certainly not twice

 

[Idi Amin]

If we turn up with our 'A' game, it don't matter what Wendies team we play, big if with City as always though.

I'm so excited I have a semi.

 

[Arnold_Lane_HCFC]

Blunts have won the cup 4 times, SWFC three times.
Let's not go down this road.

Not sure what you mean about going down this road. It just makes me laugh how statistics can be manipulated to make 'arguments' about sizes of club etc etc, redundant.

So much for winning the cup 3 times. Just Googled, and they've only won it once in 1934. The other two times were 1895 & 1906 by some one called The Wednesday, which is a bit like MK Dons claiming the Wimbledon win in 1988 as their own.

Anyway, time for a cup of tea.

 

[balkan tiger]

Blunts have won the cup 4 times, SWFC three times.
Let's not go down this road.

Blunts have won the cup 4 times, SWFC three times.
Let's not go down this road.

and certainly not twice

Think we should go there and back again to see how far it is.

 

[Salmonbones]

The other two times were 1895 & 1906 by some one called The Wednesday, which is a bit like MK Dons claiming the Wimbledon win in 1988 as their own.

Anyway, time for a cup of tea.

The Wednesday changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday. Same entity. You don't become a different club just because you make a name change.

 

[PLT]

The Wednesday changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday. Same entity. You don't become a different club just because you make a name change.

Insert can of worms picture here.

 

[Kempton]

The Wednesday changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday. Same entity. You don't become a different club just because you make a name change.

 

[DMD]

I can't quite decide if they expect to lose, or expect to win the FA cup next year, but some are saying that it's lesson learned as far as us getting more tickets is concerned, and they'll know better for next time.

Hubris in deed.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

Insert can of worms picture here.

Do you know where the saying "that's a completely different can of worms" comes from?

It's pretty grim.

 

[DMD]

Do you know where the saying "that's a completely different can of worms" comes from?

It's pretty grim.

I've a feeling I'm going to get whooshed but...

I thought you "opened a can of worms" and it was a "different kettle of fish"?

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

I've a feeling I'm going to get whooshed but...

I thought you "opened a can of worms" and it was a "different kettle of fish"?

Well granted it's not gospel but the theory I heard was it was coined in WWI when men on the front line got "lonely" and missed their lady friends, they filled a used food can with worms and got stuck in. You therefore really didn't want to open anyone else's can of worms...

 

[DMD]

Well granted it's not gospel but the theory I heard was it was coined in WWI when men on the front line got "lonely" and missed their lady friends, they filled a used food can with worms and got stuck in. You therefore really didn't want to open anyone else's can of worms...

I thought it was fishing bait related? Then again, maybe "different can" is different to "opening a can".

 

[The greengrocer]

I feel sorry for any man who's woman resembles a warm can of worms!

 

[Kempton]

I feel sorry for any man who's woman resembles a warm can of worms!

It is hard

 

[brownbagtiger]

Well granted it's not gospel but the theory I heard was it was coined in WWI when men on the front line got "lonely" and missed their lady friends, they filled a used food can with worms and got stuck in. You therefore really didn't want to open anyone else's can of worms...

Yeah, in between getting shot, blown up, gassed, gangrene, trench foot and eating rats, soldiers on the front liked nothing more than putting their nob in a rusty can full of muddy worms.

 

[Old Tige]

You therefore really didn't want to open anyone else's can of worms...

Or for that matter...Pandora's box.

Not even warm gg. Worms are cold blooded.creatures. As of course are some women.