Guest Hatchethazza Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Student asked me today: only info I could find was about Liverpool Kop named after boer battle and Kop being afrikaan for look out. Did all other grounds then copy Liverpool? Any info welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalian Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Kop means hill I think in africaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopperHeadon Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Student asked me today: only info I could find was about Liverpool Kop named after boer battle and Kop being afrikaan for look out. Did all other grounds then copy Liverpool? Any info welcomed. They all copied us mate including the Scousers. Named by soldiers returning from the Boer war, who said the unusual shape of the Hillsborough terrace reminded them of the Spion Kop (look the battle up on Wiki) .....True story - FACT - we were first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Spion kop is a hill in Africa where there was some type of battle and i believe it comes from there...something to do with a hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raygun Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Winston Churchill was there, on the Kop...did he bounce though, I wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_orme Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+is+the+kop+called+the+kop%3F This will tell you! Edited February 8, 2013 by little_orme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Spion Kop means steep hill. Dont be fooled into believing Liverpool was the first to call theres Kop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest intercity0wl Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Spion kop is a hill in Africa where there was some type of battle and i believe it comes from there...something to do with a hill Correct, Flat topped hill in Africa that was the scene of a bloody battle, known as the Battle of Spion Kop, there have been quite a few of them since then that i have witnessed up and down the country over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahrain Owl Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 They all copied us mate including the Scousers. Named by soldiers returning from the Boer war, who said the unusual shape of the Hillsborough terrace reminded them of the Spion Kop (look the battle up on Wiki) .....True story - FACT - we were first. Oeh Yawhh - he's absoolootely correct darn't yooo noe (sad attempt at the funny accent the South Afrians have.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirodo Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 First reference was in relation to Woolwich Arsenal, according to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spion_Kop_(stadiums) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefdave Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Winston Churchill was there, on the Kop...did he bounce though, I wonder... Only when we scored and he fell over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldsowl Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Oeh Yawhh - he's absoolootely correct darn't yooo noe (sad attempt at the funny accent the South Afrians have.....) Nope, that's definitely a Hull accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaminowl Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Winston Churchill was there, on the Kop...did he bounce though, I wonder... His famous quote.... We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in the stands, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall fight on the kop; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Monkey Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Kops are also known as 'old bill', 'bobbies', 'rozzers' and 'the filth'. However, it is not wise to stand or sit on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bigals Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop Looks like a Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bigals Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Apparently Spion Kop is a village near Mansfield Just had a look on Google Maps............looks like there has been a battle there, in fact, it could be in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 the official South African English and Afrikaans name for the battle is Spioenkop: spioen means "spy" or "look-out", and kop means "hill" or "outcropping". Another variant that is sometimes found is the combination into Spionkop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhouston Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 They all copied us mate including the Scousers. Named by soldiers returning from the Boer war, who said the unusual shape of the Hillsborough terrace reminded them of the Spion Kop (look the battle up on Wiki) .....True story - FACT - we were first. This ^^ It's actually mentioned on the Hillsborough ground tour as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnbloodaxe Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 They all copied us mate including the Scousers. Named by soldiers returning from the Boer war, who said the unusual shape of the Hillsborough terrace reminded them of the Spion Kop (look the battle up on Wiki) .....True story - FACT - we were first. THIS THIS THIS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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