Football

[bradford758]

ok from memory and keeping it to demolished English league or former league grounds:

Feethams - Darlington
Darlingotn Arena - Darlington
Roker Park - Sunderland
Ayresome Park - Boro
McCain Stadium - Scarborough
Boothferry Park - Hull
Doncaster - Belle Vue
Chesterfield - Saltergate
Christie Park - Morcambe (Twice after the first game was called off after 20 mins)
Millmoor - Rotherham
Saltergate - Chesterfield
Don Valley - Rotherham
Maine Road - Manchester City
Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury
Springfield Park - Wigan
Burdon Park - Bolton
Victoria Ground - Stoke
Swanesa - Vetch Field
Cardiff - Ninian Park
Underhill - Barnet
Nene Park - Rushden and Diamonds
Goldstone Ground - Brighton
Withdean Stadium - Brighton
Layer Road - Colchester
National Hockey Stadium - MK Dongs (Shamefully)
Baseball Ground - Derby County

EDIT:

Highbury - Arsenal
Highfield Road - Coventry

Think Darlington Arena is used for Rugby (Union) and Withdean is used for something...

 

[DarloRich]

Think Darlington Arena is used for Rugby (Union) and Withdean is used for something...

The Darlington Arena is now the home of Darlington Mowden Park Rugby Club. They bought it off the money men who repossessed the stadium after our enforced financial unpleasantness.

I think the Withdean was and is an athletics venue.

 

[Butts]

Southamptons old Ground The Dell was really atmospheric - you were practically on the pitch.

I preferred these old stadia where you were closer to the action.

 

[83G/84D]

I think Millmoor was or is still used as a Rugby stadium, perhaps someone can clarify?

What is the only English football team in the top four divisions that has a name ending in the letter R?

The answer to my question is Tottenham Hotspur!

 

[meridian2]

Southamptons old Ground The Dell was really atmospheric - you were practically on the pitch.

I preferred these old stadia where you were closer to the action.

I agree. My passion for football took a severe dent with all-seater stadiums, and the formation of the Premier League and Sky TV, whose aim was to make a small group of clubs incredibly wealthy at the expense of the many. This lead to football clubs becoming global commodities, trading in foreign journeymen who had no connection with the towns they represent, and whose sole aim was to collect as many championship medals in as many countries as possible before retiring to incredible wealth.

I can't get worked up about who wins or loses, or who plays for whom nowadays. In fact apart from local pub sides, I don't think I've watched a professional football match live or on telly in the last five years.

 

[adrock1976]

Name the 6 clubs that are members of the English pyramid system that contains the letter "x" in their name.

 

[meridian2]

Name the 6 clubs that are members of the English pyramid system that contains the letter "x" in their name.

Exeter, Oxford, and, er...

 

[meridian2]

Crewe Alex, Halifax, Wrexham.

 

[meridian2]

Oxford City..?

 

[adrock1976]

Spot on.

When I've asked that question face to face to other people, the one they commonly struggle with is Crewe Alexandra.

 

[fowler9]

I agree. My passion for football took a severe dent with all-seater stadiums, and the formation of the Premier League and Sky TV, whose aim was to make a small group of clubs incredibly wealthy at the expense of the many. This lead to football clubs becoming global commodities, trading in foreign journeymen who had no connection with the towns they represent, and whose sole aim was to collect as many championship medals in as many countries as possible before retiring to incredible wealth.

I can't get worked up about who wins or loses, or who plays for whom nowadays. In fact apart from local pub sides, I don't think I've watched a professional football match live or on telly in the last five years.

I'd agree with you mate. I am a red as in a Liverpool fan but the most enjoyable games I went out watching this season have been Everton and Tranmere. I think I am just to old and jaded to accept any Liverpool win as being enjoyable.

 

[DarloRich]

I'd agree with you mate. I am a red as in a Liverpool fan but the most enjoyable games I went out watching this season have been Everton and Tranmere. I think I am just to old and jaded to accept any Liverpool win as being enjoyable.

I agree. My passion for football took a severe dent with all-seater stadiums, and the formation of the Premier League and Sky TV, whose aim was to make a small group of clubs incredibly wealthy at the expense of the many. This lead to football clubs becoming global commodities, trading in foreign journeymen who had no connection with the towns they represent, and whose sole aim was to collect as many championship medals in as many countries as possible before retiring to incredible wealth.

I can't get worked up about who wins or loses, or who plays for whom nowadays. In fact apart from local pub sides, I don't think I've watched a professional football match live or on telly in the last five years.

get yourself down to your local non league outfit. Cheap, beer during the game, decent level of interaction with supporters, change ends at half time, honets blokes who do football in thier spare time, grounds with a bit of personality. Great fun

 

[RichmondCommu]

Two more from me.

Huish, Yeovil Town.

Eaton Park, Burton Albion.

 

[fowler9]

get yourself down to your local non league outfit. Cheap, beer during the game, decent level of interaction with supporters, change ends at half time, honets blokes who do football in thier spare time, grounds with a bit of personality. Great fun

It is a good idea but my nearest none league team is South Liverpool who are are further away from my house than Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere.

 

[tony_mac]

It is a good idea but my nearest none league team is South Liverpool who are are further away from my house than Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere.

Hopefully that will be true next week....
(i.e., Tranmere currently being a non-league team)

 

[RichmondCommu]

Hopefully that will be true next week....
(i.e., Tranmere currently being a non-league team)

Do they still play at Prenton Park?

Derby had a couple of bad nights there in the 1990s.

 

[507021]

Do they still play at Prenton Park?

They do.

 

[gnolife]

Oxford City..?

Plus Wroxham (as in Hoveton and) and Buxton make 8

 

[gnolife]

Plus Wroxham (as in Hoveton and) and Buxton make 8

Phoenix Sports (Isthmian League) too

 

[DarloRich]

What is the fastest sending off on record and can you name either of the people who achieved that record

 

[61653 HTAFC]

What is the fastest sending off on record and can you name either of the people who achieved that record

Wasn't Dean Windass once sent off after playing 0 seconds, as he was an unused substitute at the time? May have been a while into the game itself though.

 

[bb21]

Ahh, Dean Windass. My only memory of him was on my only visit to Valley Parade, the ass dived into Neil Young with a late late challenge studs up after about 7 minutes. Horrible stuff and made me scream at the time. Shame my toothless team at the time could not take advantage playing 11 v 10 for the best part of 85 minutes.

That is all I can recall of him, but I did remember Bradford getting a bumper 10k+ crowd that day (in League One). Something to do with charging only a fiver I think.

 

[DarloRich]

Wasn't Dean Windass once sent off after playing 0 seconds, as he was an unused substitute at the time? May have been a while into the game itself though.

He isnt one of them, although he does hold the distinction of being sent off 3 times in the same game!

Ahh, Dean Windass. My only memory of him was on my only visit to Valley Parade, the ass dived into Neil Young with a late late challenge studs up after about 7 minutes. Horrible stuff and made me scream at the time. Shame my toothless team at the time could not take advantage playing 11 v 10 for the best part of 85 minutes.

That is all I can recall of him, but I did remember Bradford getting a bumper 10k+ crowd that day (in League One). Something to do with charging only a fiver I think.

Sounds like a decent challenge to me. Got the ball. The lad went down easy. Men's game and all that.

 

[backontrack]

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[bb21]

Sounds like a decent challenge to me. Got the ball. The lad went down easy. Men's game and all that.

I bet the Bradford fan(s) who sent him death threats afterwards disagreed.

He isnt one of them, although he does hold the distinction of being sent off 3 times in the same game!

That is quite some record. hock:

Just read up on it, what a pillock. The man's comedy gold.

Can I just point out that we were champions of the championship


Thanks

Whispers only please. You've upset the NSC lot enough already.

 

[DarloRich]

I bet the Bradford fan(s) who sent him death threats afterwards disagreed.



That is quite some record. hock:

Just read up on it, what a pillock. The man's comedy gold.

he was diabolically bad in the 6 league games he played for us. He was player- assistant manager to Colin Todd and they lasted 9 awful games at the start of the disastrous 09/10 season.

For those who dont know -Independent Newspapaper November 1997:

The Aberdeen striker Dean Windass will be out of action until Christmas after receiving a massive 22 penalty points at Dundee United on Sunday.
Referee Stuart Dougal's match report reveals Windass was effectively sent off three times in the opening half of the Dons' 5-0 Scottish League Premier Division defeat.

The Scottish Football Association has ruled that Windass must serve a six-match ban, which expires on 27 December, to add to a club fine of two weeks' wages. Windass was initially dismissed for two bookable offences, but his initial dissent at Dougal earned a further red-card equivalent.

To compound matters Windass ripped up the corner flag and threw it on to the ground on his way to the tunnel, securing another eight points.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-windass-sent-off-three-times-1293795.html

He also received a five game ban for abusing a referee in a car park while with Bradford. He does have problems and has sought help with several issues so it isnt always best to laugh at him. He has had drink problems, bankruptcy, depression and has has attempted suicide

 

[Tetchytyke]

The answer to my question is Tottenham Hotspur!

Yay, I was right

He also received a five game ban for abusing a referee in a car park while with Bradford. He does have problems and has sought help with several issues so it isnt always best to laugh at him. He has had drink problems, bankruptcy, depression and has has attempted suicide

Windass' biggest problem has always been that he's a ****. He was one when he flounced out of Oxford United to join us in our promotion season, he was when he went from us to Middlesbrough and he was when he came back to us after Sheffield United released him. That said, if we'd kept him rather than loaning him to Hull in their promotion season we'd have never been relegated to League Two.

I'll forgive him everything for that free kick against Arsenal in February 2000.

Although he was right to abuse that referee, who is one of the worst refs I've ever had the misfortune to see at Valley Parade. The ref deserved far more than a gobful of abuse.

Colin Todd

There's no need for that sort of language.

I did remember Bradford getting a bumper 10k+ crowd that day (in League One)

We get an average of 18,000 this season in League One, something to do with £149 season tickets.

It's great.

 

[EM2]

ok from memory and keeping it to demolished English league or former league grounds:

Feethams - Darlington
Darlingotn Arena - Darlington
Roker Park - Sunderland
Ayresome Park - Boro
McCain Stadium - Scarborough
Boothferry Park - Hull
Doncaster - Belle Vue
Chesterfield - Saltergate
Christie Park - Morcambe (Twice after the first game was called off after 20 mins)
Millmoor - Rotherham
Saltergate - Chesterfield
Don Valley - Rotherham
Maine Road - Manchester City
Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury
Springfield Park - Wigan
Burdon Park - Bolton
Victoria Ground - Stoke
Swanesa - Vetch Field
Cardiff - Ninian Park
Underhill - Barnet
Nene Park - Rushden and Diamonds
Goldstone Ground - Brighton
Withdean Stadium - Brighton
Layer Road - Colchester
National Hockey Stadium - MK Dongs (Shamefully)
Baseball Ground - Derby County

EDIT:

Highbury - Arsenal
Highfield Road - Coventry

Deleted - misunderstanding.

 

[richw]

Although he was right to abuse that referee, who is one of the worst refs I've ever had the misfortune to see at Valley Parade. The ref deserved far more than a gobful of abuse.

Disgraceful post. Never is it right to abuse a referee no matter how bad they are.

 

[DarloRich]

Disgraceful post. Never is it right to abuse a referee no matter how bad they are.

It is sometimes - this isnt nicey nicey, yes sir no sir, three bags full sir, ruggers - football is a different game. I am not suggesting taking the ref round the back and giving him a shoeing, just telling him, several times that his parents weren't married at the time of his birth and that he is incompetent ( even if he isnt - actually, especially if he isnt!) and that he needs glasses. It is all part of the pantomime and part of what makes football crowds so vibrant compared with the silent, dull, staid rugby "crowds".

BTW Calling a referee Sir. :roll: Never, ever going to happen. I call no one sir.