torryowl Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Socialist_Owl said: what simpleton specimens call us "Sheffield"? steve bruce for one ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbyowls Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Outside south yorkshire most people refer to us and the blunts as Sheffield maybe to wind us up. So it reverting back to our original name would give us a uniqueness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, LSOwls said: Maybe just for the 150 season but not forever Are you not from Sheffield? Cant see us being granted permission even for that if it were on the cards given the Hull City / Hull Tigers debate and precedent setting. Edited January 18, 2017 by GMOwl72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbyowls Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, GMOwl72 said: Cant see us being granted permission even for that if it were on the cards given the Hull City / Hull Tigers debate and precedent setting. Just a technicality we would be reverting to our original name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 43 minutes ago, GMOwl72 said: Cant see us being granted permission even for that if it were on the cards given the Hull City / Hull Tigers debate and precedent setting. Ull Tigers is a different thing though. Their fans were completely against it and The Wednesday is our former name. I think if we applied to do so, the FA wouldn't object. I personally would like to see it for the anniversary year and then in future the pundits would then refer to us as Wednesday and not Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ka58 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, ka58 said: Why? Not sure which bit you're questioning but : Ull Tigers is a Mickey Mouse name, The Wednesday is a traditional football name The FA love tradition/ history so wouldn't be against summat that's in our history Pundits/ managers would have it in their mindset that we're called Wednesday so when it reverted back it'd still be in their minds somewhere. My opinion, could be miles off but there it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopePiusX Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 What would Harry Redknapp call us though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ka58 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 22 minutes ago, Big Ron's Sovereign said: Not sure which bit you're questioning but : Ull Tigers is a Mickey Mouse name, The Wednesday is a traditional football name The FA love tradition/ history so wouldn't be against summat that's in our history Pundits/ managers would have it in their mindset that we're called Wednesday so when it reverted back it'd still be in their minds somewhere. My opinion, could be miles off but there it is Sorry I was replying to the original question really - why would we want to change our name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 12 hours ago, rickygoo said: Very important that's why it was changed unofficially years before the official name change. Except this isn't true at all. I have newspaper clippings of the Sheffield & Rotherham Independant from as early (off the top of my head) as 1850 noting the meetings of Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club, of which we were born. The name Sheffield Wednesday and The Wednesday were interchangeable from the very start. We were also known as The Sheffield Wednesday Club too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, Wild Will Smith said: Except this isn't true at all. I have newspaper clippings of the Sheffield & Rotherham Independant from as early (off the top of my head) as 1850 noting the meetings of Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club, of which we were born. The name Sheffield Wednesday and The Wednesday were interchangeable from the very start. We were also known as The Sheffield Wednesday Club too. Scrap that, I've checked back and the earliest clipping I have is 1829... As for the football side of the club. Here is a clipping from 1869 with us as The Sheffield Wednesday Football Club... Like I said it has always been interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash60s Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 we are the mid week fc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 33 minutes ago, Wild Will Smith said: Like I said it has always been interchangeable. Pond St FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS5swfc Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 People who don't live in Sheffield and the same people who don't like us not having white stripes on our shirt because that's the 'Norm', traditions are just used as an argument to bend people to your will people pick and choose their favourites and try to enforce them on others, personally i would like us to be called Inter urnan and play in pink and yellow polkadots. Sheffield Wednesday is just fine thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Wild Will Smith said: Except this isn't true at all. I have newspaper clippings of the Sheffield & Rotherham Independant from as early (off the top of my head) as 1850 noting the meetings of Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club, of which we were born. The name Sheffield Wednesday and The Wednesday were interchangeable from the very start. We were also known as The Sheffield Wednesday Club too. Will, you are in part correct and by the early 20th C The Wednesday Cricket Club were sporting caps with the initials SWCC embroidered. However, the club/s were The Wednesday Cricket and Football clubs. The Wednesday Cricket Club was formed in 1820 and just like many amateur clubs at the time many adopted a club name that represented their half day. As The Wednesday CC grew in stature their acclaim and achievements were recognised more and more by at National level by journalists, not just by their Cricketing achievements, but also the old Darnall ground which was recognised as one of the best in the country. Thus the club quickly became known by a good few journalists to AKA The Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club. The same scenario is equally applied to The Wednesday Cricket and Football Club from 4/9/1867. One thing is for sure whenever we are asked what Football club we support the answer roles off our tongues ... Wednesday or less often these days The Wednesday. The name is so unique and famous that there is no longer any need for the Sheffield suffix. THE WEDNESDAY ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, CS5swfc said: People who don't live in Sheffield and the same people who don't like us not having white stripes on our shirt because that's the 'Norm', traditions are just used as an argument to bend people to your will people pick and choose their favourites and try to enforce them on others, personally i would like us to be called Inter urnan and play in pink and yellow polkadots. Sheffield Wednesday is just fine thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 5 hours ago, Wild Will Smith said: Scrap that, I've checked back and the earliest clipping I have is 1829... As for the football side of the club. Here is a clipping from 1869 with us as The Sheffield Wednesday Football Club... Like I said it has always been interchangeable. bone fide members barring Marsden - who is this 'Marsden' that couldn't play ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, steelowl said: bone fide members barring Marsden - who is this 'Marsden' that couldn't play ? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F. Spiksley Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 On 18/01/2017 at 05:43, mrbluesky said: The city would still be ours. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 On 1/18/2017 at 02:40, Zed said: aye, maybe we need to rename the city afterwards Petition: Sheffield to be renamed as 'Hutchinson'. Let's make this happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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