John Wright Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: We're the same age and when I was at school (even at primary) it was only ever known as football, never soccer. Perhaps it’s a regional thing. I’ve no idea. We played rugger in autumn term, Soccer in winter term, cricket between Easter and Whit and then Athletics/Tennis through June & July. I use “we” loosely. I endured it when I couldn’t bunk off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 31 minutes ago, John Wright said: Perhaps it’s a regional thing. I’ve no idea. We played rugger in autumn term, Soccer in winter term, cricket between Easter and Whit and then Athletics/Tennis through June & July. I use “we” loosely. I endured it when I couldn’t bunk off. “RUGGER” ? Surely you mean rugby? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 18 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: “RUGGER” ? Surely you mean rugby? Must have been a posh school. Many schools prioritised Rugby and actually called it football ( rugby football). Us working class lads would never use the phrase soccer. Never, ever, ever. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Must have been a posh school. Many schools prioritised Rugby and actually called it football ( rugby football). Us working class lads would never use the phrase soccer. Never, ever, ever. That's what I thought. Football was rugby and soccer was football. Although, I haven't give it much thought as I am uninterested in any of it. Edited July 26, 2022 by Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesde Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians; Oscar Wilde 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, emesde said: Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians; Oscar Wilde Rugby is a game for barbarians played by barbarians. Football is a game for gentlemen played by gentlemen. The Voice of Reason 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 13 hours ago, John Wright said: Soccer is a perfectly good British English word for Association Football. A little tune to help you get it right 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 10 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: Football is a game for gentlemen played by gentlemen. Football (premier league acknowledged) is a game played by diving actors, who are overpaid and full of their own importance, who spend more time rolling around on the turf than playing football ! Thankfully that ethos has not overflowed to the lower leagues. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Rugger, Soccer and 'bunking off'? An 'A' in winding up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I am hugely enjoying this thread de-rail! Rugby is a game played by men with odd shaped balls. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Rugby is a game played by those without the requisite skills to play football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Was talking to someone recently, who told me the costs for this project stand at £107million so far. How accurate I don’t know, but was hazard a guess it won’t be too far off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 That's got to be the first breach of the £100m barrier Can we now expect it to go to £120m? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Hoops said: A little tune to help you get it right 😉 Tune? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 hours ago, 2112 said: Was talking to someone recently, who told me the costs for this project stand at £107million so far. How accurate I don’t know, but was hazard a guess it won’t be too far off. Scroll a long way back through these pages and you'll see that I opined that it would cost £100m. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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