Who do outsiders see as Sheffield`s Big club ?

[OPEN BORDERS]

apart from us owls and blades ,i wonder who fans of other clubs see as Sheffields "Main " club?

and before this turns into a `we`re better than you ` debate ,lets take our blinkers off and look at it from the perspective of clubs and fans from outside Sheffield .

 

To those not in touch with the Sheffield football scene, most would say Wednesday. The reality nowdays though is United.

[crookesey]

am i right in thinking Arsenal used to be known as Woolwich Arsenal ?

 

Gerroff Google you cheating bugger.

[MR BENN]

Gerroff Google you cheating bugger.

 

if its good enough for Corker :hihi:

[CorkerSWFC]

if its good enough for Corker :hihi:

 

hahaha that's it as Graham Taylor would say lets all smile and play open lol

[MR BENN]

hahaha that's it as Graham Taylor would say lets all smile and play open lol

 

it must be close season if we are all sat searching for bizare football facts on google:hihi:

[CorkerSWFC]

it must be close season if we are all sat searching for bizare football facts on google:hihi:

 

lol this is a good un

 

INFLATABLES

 

The craze for taking inflatable objects to football grounds is said to have been trigged by one Frank Newton, a Manchester City fan who attended a match against Plymouth Argyle in 1987 with a single inflatable banana…

 

Frank decided to remove his regulation City shirt and for the want of anywhere else to put it, put it on the banana. Within a few minutes a face had been drawn and a bobble hat completed the effect…

 

Just like Frank, the banana followed City all over the country and became a well-known figure on the terraces. At West Brom in November, City fans called for the appearance of substitute Imre Varadi. The chant mutated and he was henceforth known affectionately as “Imre Banana”…

 

It was the 1988/89 football season that saw the inflatables craze really take off…. Frank had moved up to a six-foot crocodile but the rest of the fans had caught up with him. At a pub outside Hull he was joined by fans carrying a toucan, a seven foot golf club, a spitfire, a Red Baron and two bananas. At the ground there were still more: parrots, gorillas, panthers and literally hundreds of bananas…

 

The movements reached it apogee in 1987 when four fans appeared at West Bromwich Albion’s ground carrying an inflatable paddling pool. Sharks and penguins were both represented. (Arsenal fans favoured the inflatable fried egg.)

 

At one end of the terrace stood Godzilla. Six foot tall, green and mean, this dinosaur was a match for anybody. At the other end of the terrace stood Frankenstein’s Monster. Slowly they bagan to converge towards the centre of the terrace. The crowd roared.

[MR BENN]

Great fact mate :thumbsup:

[crookesey]

Int it funny, we are having a laugh, blades and owls alike, no daft arguments, just banter, thanks guys I've enjoyed it. Mr Benn, you have proved that you are capable of joining in the fun, just don't rise to the bait, and more importantly don't throw any bait down.

 

After all we're all Sheffielder's aren't we?

[sheff71]

Of cause lol, its my main source of info, i need it with my shockin memory

I did know that Chelsea and Arsenal went very cloise to being called London though.

 

 

When i've been on holiday abroad in the past, i'm sure i've seen them referred to as "London Arsenal" a number of times - probably a bit like us calling it Sporting Lisbon, where they just call them Sporting locally.

 

Rangers and Celtic also get the Glasgow added on in some quarters...

[CorkerSWFC]

When i've been on holiday abroad in the past, i'm sure i've seen them referred to as "London Arsenal" a number of times - probably a bit like us calling it Sporting Lisbon, where they just call them Sporting locally.

 

Rangers and Celtic also get the Glasgow added on in some quarters...

 

More Rangers than Celtic i reckon, when i was younger i actually used to call Rangers, Glasgow Rangers for some odd reason lol.