Happy Great Britain Day
Posted by Glyn
We only compete seperately in sports we invented - So we needed seperate teams to play against. Who would a GB side have played at Cricket, Rugby or Football originally?
Yeah, it's the England and Wales Cricket Board and team - heance the likes of Simon & Geraint Jones and Robert Croft playing for England. There has been an unnoficial Wales side a couple of times in recent years though - and with Ireland and Scotland's recent succeses talks have been held with a view to a seperate Welsh board being created and a Welsh team entering ICC competition
quote from wiki says it was chinese who invented it:
Documented evidence of what is possibly the oldest activity resembling football can be found in a Chinese military manual written during the Warring States Period in about the 476 BC-221 BC. It describes a practice known as cuju (蹴鞠, literally "kick ball"
, which originally involved kicking a leather ball through a hole in a piece of silk cloth strung between two 30-foot poles. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), cuju games were standardized and rules were established.
and than ancient greeks and romans continued its developement:
The Ancient Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games some of which involved the use of the feet. The Roman writer Cicero describes the case of a man who was killed whilst having a shave when a ball was kicked into a barber's shop. The Roman game harpastum is believed to have been adapted from a team game known as "επισκυρος" (episkyros) or pheninda that is mentioned by Greek playwright, Antiphanes (388-311BC) and later referred to by Clement of Alexandria. These games appears to have resembled rugby.
and than it was played in Normandy:
The Middle Ages saw a huge rise in popularity of annual Shrovetide football matches throughout Europe, particularly in England. The game played in England at this time may have arrived with the Roman occupation, but there is little evidence to indicate this. Reports of a game played in Brittany, Normandy, and Picardy, known as La Soule or Choule, suggest that some of these football games could have arrived in England as a result of the Norman Conquest.
and then it was brougth to England.
here is the link for complete read:
[en.wikipedia.org]
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Documented evidence of what is possibly the oldest activity resembling football can be found in a Chinese military manual written during the Warring States Period in about the 476 BC-221 BC. It describes a practice known as cuju (蹴鞠, literally "kick ball"
, which originally involved kicking a leather ball through a hole in a piece of silk cloth strung between two 30-foot poles. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), cuju games were standardized and rules were established.and than ancient greeks and romans continued its developement:
The Ancient Greeks and Romans are known to have played many ball games some of which involved the use of the feet. The Roman writer Cicero describes the case of a man who was killed whilst having a shave when a ball was kicked into a barber's shop. The Roman game harpastum is believed to have been adapted from a team game known as "επισκυρος" (episkyros) or pheninda that is mentioned by Greek playwright, Antiphanes (388-311BC) and later referred to by Clement of Alexandria. These games appears to have resembled rugby.
and than it was played in Normandy:
The Middle Ages saw a huge rise in popularity of annual Shrovetide football matches throughout Europe, particularly in England. The game played in England at this time may have arrived with the Roman occupation, but there is little evidence to indicate this. Reports of a game played in Brittany, Normandy, and Picardy, known as La Soule or Choule, suggest that some of these football games could have arrived in England as a result of the Norman Conquest.
and then it was brougth to England.
here is the link for complete read:
[en.wikipedia.org]
are you blind? -no, I'm deaf, can't you see? -no, I'm blind.
DaveEllis Wrote:
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> Date: January 29, 2008 09:17AM
> Posted by: TC (IP Logged)
>
> England and Wales play together in cricket I
> think. The team is still called England though.
>
> Thats because in the UK, outside England nobody
> cares about Cricket. In fact, 90% of England
> doesn't care about Cricket either. Cricket only
> became popular when the Football and Rugby teams
> were doing so badly that the media/fans dumped
> them and needed a new glory hunting side to
> support. So crickt became the popular sport for
> awhile, but then the football/rugby teams came
> back from the slump and cricket was once again
> dropped.
Last time I chcecked, Yorkshire made up more than 10% of England...
And the only time Rugby has EVER had more of a following than Cricket (outside of the M62 with League and the posh arseholes in Union) was in '03. Other than that it's always been second place. ask most Englishmen to name a cricketer before the '05 Ashes and they can do - ask them to name a rugby player from before the '03 WC and other than Will Carling they'll strugge
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> Date: January 29, 2008 09:17AM
> Posted by: TC (IP Logged)
>
> England and Wales play together in cricket I
> think. The team is still called England though.
>
> Thats because in the UK, outside England nobody
> cares about Cricket. In fact, 90% of England
> doesn't care about Cricket either. Cricket only
> became popular when the Football and Rugby teams
> were doing so badly that the media/fans dumped
> them and needed a new glory hunting side to
> support. So crickt became the popular sport for
> awhile, but then the football/rugby teams came
> back from the slump and cricket was once again
> dropped.
Last time I chcecked, Yorkshire made up more than 10% of England...
And the only time Rugby has EVER had more of a following than Cricket (outside of the M62 with League and the posh arseholes in Union) was in '03. Other than that it's always been second place. ask most Englishmen to name a cricketer before the '05 Ashes and they can do - ask them to name a rugby player from before the '03 WC and other than Will Carling they'll strugge
1991 Yorkshire Populations:
East Yorks: 314076
Kingston-upon-Hull: 243595
York: 181131
North Yorks: 569660
South Yorks: 1266337
West Yorks: 2079217
Middlesbrough: 134847
Redcar and Cleveland: 139141
Total: 4928004
So only 1 million out - still only 10% though, I admit...
East Yorks: 314076
Kingston-upon-Hull: 243595
York: 181131
North Yorks: 569660
South Yorks: 1266337
West Yorks: 2079217
Middlesbrough: 134847
Redcar and Cleveland: 139141
Total: 4928004
So only 1 million out - still only 10% though, I admit...
Only in Britain do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.
that one is pretty funny lol and amazingly true. when i used to work at kfc () it got so hard to hold in your laughter. especially if it was a fat person.
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
that one is pretty funny lol and amazingly true. when i used to work at kfc (
) it got so hard to hold in your laughter. especially if it was a fat person."Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
gav Wrote:
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> Not particularly funny (or good), but it suits
> this thread.
>
> BEING BRITISH. . . .
>
> Being British is about driving in a German car to
> an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling
> home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab
> on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
> American shows on a Japanese TV.
>
> And the most British thing of all?
>
> Suspicion of all things foreign!
>
>
>
> Only in Britain can a pizza get to your house
> faster than an ambulance.
>
> Only in Britain do supermarkets make sick people
> walk all the way to the
> back of the shop to get their prescriptions while
> healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
>
> Only in Britain do people order double
> cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.
>
> Only in Britain do banks leave both doors open and
> chain the pens to the counters.
>
> Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands
> of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap
> lawn mower in the garage.
>
> Only in Britain do we use answering machines to
> screen calls and then have call waiting so we
> won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to
> talk to in the first place.
>
> Only in Britain are there disabled parking places
> in front of a skating rink.
>
>
>
> NOT TO MENTION..
>
> 3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery
> works on their tongue.
>
> 142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all
> pins from new shirts.
>
> 58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp
> knives instead of screwdrivers.
>
> 31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their
> Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged
> in.
>
> 19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing
> that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
>
> British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year
> after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.
>
> 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new
> jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
>
> A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the
> last two years after trying to open bottles of
> beer with their teeth.
>
> 5 Brits were injured last year in accidents
> involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.
>
>
>
> and finally...
>
> In 2000 eight Brits were admitted to hospital with
> fractured skulls incurred whilst throwing up into
> the toilet.
Just brilliant! I laughed quite hard at the first lot.
TC Wrote:
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> My friend ordered a double cheese burger once, he
> got two slices of cheese and one burger. They are
> useless at Villa Park.
LMAO! That really takes the piss.
Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.
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> Not particularly funny (or good), but it suits
> this thread.
>
> BEING BRITISH. . . .
>
> Being British is about driving in a German car to
> an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling
> home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab
> on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
> American shows on a Japanese TV.
>
> And the most British thing of all?
>
> Suspicion of all things foreign!
>
>
>
> Only in Britain can a pizza get to your house
> faster than an ambulance.
>
> Only in Britain do supermarkets make sick people
> walk all the way to the
> back of the shop to get their prescriptions while
> healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
>
> Only in Britain do people order double
> cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.
>
> Only in Britain do banks leave both doors open and
> chain the pens to the counters.
>
> Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands
> of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap
> lawn mower in the garage.
>
> Only in Britain do we use answering machines to
> screen calls and then have call waiting so we
> won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to
> talk to in the first place.
>
> Only in Britain are there disabled parking places
> in front of a skating rink.
>
>
>
> NOT TO MENTION..
>
> 3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery
> works on their tongue.
>
> 142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all
> pins from new shirts.
>
> 58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp
> knives instead of screwdrivers.
>
> 31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their
> Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged
> in.
>
> 19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing
> that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
>
> British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year
> after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.
>
> 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new
> jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
>
> A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the
> last two years after trying to open bottles of
> beer with their teeth.
>
> 5 Brits were injured last year in accidents
> involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.
>
>
>
> and finally...
>
> In 2000 eight Brits were admitted to hospital with
> fractured skulls incurred whilst throwing up into
> the toilet.
Just brilliant! I laughed quite hard at the first lot.
TC Wrote:
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> My friend ordered a double cheese burger once, he
> got two slices of cheese and one burger. They are
> useless at Villa Park.
LMAO! That really takes the piss.
Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.
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