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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Feb 14, 2009 11:20:15 GMT
Why are they called " Blues" and not " The Blues" ? In fact the retard sounding supporters of the Midland club don't like it when you call them "The Blues" ???
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Post by Bick on Feb 14, 2009 11:24:49 GMT
Pos. Because everton are known as The Blues in opposition to the reds of liverpool?!
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Feb 14, 2009 11:27:50 GMT
My mate, a Brum ST holder goes mad when some sports pundits call Chelsea the Blues because they are in fact the pensioners. Everton are the Toffee's and I have never heard them called the Blues. ???
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Post by Bick on Feb 14, 2009 11:32:29 GMT
My mate, a Brum ST holder goes mad when some sports pundits call Chelsea the Blues because they are in fact the pensioners. Everton are the Toffee's and I have never heard them called the Blues. ??? I go Keele Uni, there is a group of about 30 blokes who wear t-shirts with Everton crest on which just read 'The Blues' on the back. I know one of them, and they are supposed to be official merchandise?.... Just a guess though, but I do think Everton only use 'The Blues' in response to being accused of being a red (pool fan). Although your pos right, Chelsea very much dominate the nicname Blues. On a side note, i did know that they were the toffees, but I wasn't actually aware of chelsea's! Shameful really that I didn't know, but you never hear them called that! |
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Feb 14, 2009 11:48:34 GMT
Wasn't saying you were wrong mate just that I had never come across it.
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Post by Bick on Feb 14, 2009 11:50:48 GMT
No i know, wasn't trying to jump down your throat, just reassuring myself as much as anything  |
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Post by PONTAFCE on Feb 14, 2009 11:56:20 GMT
Carnt say ive heard that one either fella.
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Post by slangking on Feb 14, 2009 12:08:09 GMT
Why are they called " Blues" and not " The Blues" ? In fact the retard sounding supporters of the Midland club don't like it when you call them "The Blues" ??? Better to sound like one than be one eh Lord? |
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Feb 14, 2009 12:10:37 GMT
Chelsea and Everton have for some time dropped the old nicknames they once used "The toffeemen" in Everton's case and "The Pensioners" in Chelsea's. Arsenal still use "The Gunners" we are still "The Potters". I always thought Brum were known as "The Blues" never heard them called anything else. although "Blue Noser" is also popular there. Liverpool have always been "The Reds" yet Sunderland adopted "The Black Cats" for some strange reason, not so long ago. West Ham are "The Hammers" or "The Irons"..according to Alf Garnett  |
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Feb 14, 2009 12:19:10 GMT
You are right slang. But I would not hold been like a retard against you my man
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Post by The Lambeau Kid on Feb 14, 2009 12:22:54 GMT
The black cat at Sunderland, although only a proper nickname for the last 10 or so years, has a long history with the area. A gun battery on the river wear was named "the black cat" in 1805 and from 1905 onwards a black cat was seen in team photo's regularly. in the cup final in 1937 a black cat was carried in a 12 year old boy's pocket at the match to bring the team luck, and a black cat lived at roker park for years.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2009 12:29:21 GMT
"Blue Noses", that came from the infamous Blue Nose day at Crystal Palace at the end of the 1980s.Last game of the season away, and the Blues were being relegated.The Met expected 400 travelling fans and 7000 turned up wearing blue noses and fancy dress.The predictable happened, mounted polcie were seen chasing several Roman soliders accross the pitch, and Max Wall was carried unconcious out of the Palace end.
My brother is a Blue Nose and has a Roman conk as well
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Post by th05 on Feb 14, 2009 13:05:49 GMT
My mate, a Brum ST holder goes mad when some sports pundits call Chelsea the Blues because they are in fact the pensioners. Everton are the Toffee's and I have never heard them called the Blues. ??? The Blues is kind of their second nickname. |
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Feb 14, 2009 14:09:58 GMT
Ahh Circus.One has not seen you on here for many a moon.
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Post by hiyadad on Feb 14, 2009 14:32:35 GMT
as elton john once said, i guess thats why they call it the blues.
wonder if stoke would ever change there nick name, once the last pot bonk closes down.(early next year at this rate)
no, course they wouldn't.
but if they did.........
i'll go for "the heathens" after the nearby mine. ;D
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Post by powchirper on Feb 14, 2009 15:06:00 GMT
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Post by Dr. Doofenshmirtz on Feb 14, 2009 22:10:07 GMT
i got 19 and gave up, turns out i was mis-spelling pompey as pompy and it didnt work, thats what confused me  |
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Post by Ron Jeremy on Feb 15, 2009 0:20:02 GMT
Its just like calling stoke and pool the reds i suppose :S
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Feb 15, 2009 9:32:05 GMT
it serves them all right that any team wants to be called, the reds, blues, greens, pinks or whatever. if there nickname had a bit more thought behind it they wouldnt have this problem, when people vsay 'the potters' there is only 1 team it could be
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