LHMARK From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 854 times:
Sorry to go on about this shit, but my team has a friendly coming up against Sheffield Wednesday (that's the full team name) from England. I was hoping some Brits could chime in. Is Sheffield Wednesday any good despite the asinine name?
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 833 times:
Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter): Is Sheffield Wednesday any good despite the asinine name?
Yes they are. They excel at the usage of blood bombs, urine bombs, small arms and road-side flares. The Rhinos players should play with caution.
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Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 829 times:
Quoting KROC (Reply 1): They excel at the usage of blood bombs, urine bombs, small arms and road-side flares.
No, you're confusing them with an American baskeball team.
They're not especially good, LHMark. They have a proud history, but in recent years they've fallen on hard times and dropped down the divisions. Incidentally, the name comes from their early days when (if memory serves) they were a works team who could only play on Wednesday afternoons.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Phxairfan From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 811 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 829 times:
They are ok, but not great as a second division (championship) side. It will be interesting to see what the difference between a second division American team is and a second division English team is. I'm just glad the MLS all stars don't have to thrash Fulham this year and actually play a good team for the all star game.
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 827 times:
Quoting Phxairfan (Reply 3): It will be interesting to see what the difference between a second division American team is and a second division English team is
You won't be able to tell. It's unlikely that Wednesday will put out their first team, nor will they take it particularly seriously. Truth be told, it'll be a bigger deal for the American side than the English one.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 56 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 822 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 4): You won't be able to tell. It's unlikely that Wednesday will put out their first team,
hmm That means they'll ber putting a team out of under-12 year olds, the tea ladies, the club secretary and a couple of elderly groundsmen then
Mind you I've heard Betty the tea lady has a mean left foot. Perhaps she could solve some of England's problems on the wing
Quoting Banco (Reply 2): They're not especially good, LHMark. They have a proud history, but in recent years they've fallen on hard times and dropped down the divisions.
But they do have one of the best managers in English football - and while they're about it could we have him back at Plymouth please
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 816 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 2): No, you're confusing them with an American baskeball team.
There was one incident, and the player only loaded up a couple fists. Nothing with a trigger, gun powered, or anything that emitted a flame.
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Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 807 times:
Quoting KROC (Reply 6): There was one incident, and the player only loaded up a couple fists. Nothing with a trigger, gun powered, or anything that emitted a flame.
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 8, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 796 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 7): I'll just resurrect this one again then...
Hit and miss incidents and British fabrication. Come one now, are you borrowing B747F's tin foil hat too?
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 775 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 9): As opposed to American prejudice and wishful-thinking? Come now, are you borrowing Fox News' worldview?
Please. I read all my Soccer violence news from agencies all over the world.
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 12, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 754 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 11): Splendid. Then we're fairly even, because I read all my US sports violence from US news sources...
All, your handful of incidents a year? Compared that to a handful of incidents per Soccer Game.
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 14, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 735 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 13): Really? I must have missed that. Still, I suppose in America it's hard to notice given that spend your whole lives shooting at each other really...
Funny, I've never been shot at (as a civilian) or shot at someone. There goes that. Also, I doubt there is no gun violence in England.
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