Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Just seen this on the official website, quite interesting actually, well done to the person who made it. https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2020/may/european-owls-all-mapped-out/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 33 minutes ago, Andrew_Owl said: Just seen this on the official website, quite interesting actually, well done to the person who made it. https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2020/may/european-owls-all-mapped-out/ I love it. He's thought of some pretty obscure ones - Brian Strutt! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Why has it got Ron Atkinson (born in Liverpool raised in Warwickshire) somewhere around Southend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 David Hirst is in Scunthorpe? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Not sure what city Carlos is in here, but you can guarantee that it was his childhood dream to live there. 3 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 It's a piece of art innit? I don't think whoever posed for "The Scream" or "Mona Lisa" looked exactly like that, artistic license it's called I think. And I think the print is ace, I'll certainly be buying one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 "The map is not designed to be accurate, it is partially fictional, and some cities have been randomly placed" EH? 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Tbf, why's westwood down as Ireland? Born in Manchester wasn't he? Qualifies to play for Ireland because he had a pint of Guinness when he was 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: It's a piece of art innit? I don't think whoever posed for "The Scream" or "Mona Lisa" looked exactly like that, artistic license it's called I think. And I think the print is ace, I'll certainly be buying one. I don't get this one though mate. Why would you have a map of the world, then say it's fictional and made up? Why use the original map of the world then? It makes no sense to me at all. I couldn't have one up. It'd do my nut in seeing Hirsty in Scunthorpe etc It sounds like they've done it, then realised that it's nowhere near accurate, so done the disclaimer to me. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Not sure what city Carlos is in here, but you can guarantee that it was his childhood dream to live there. Braga, looks quite accurate that one to be fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Now I've read that disclaimer and seen that it's a fictional map with made up places etc it's got me thinking back to this incident on Division Street, where a local artist was asked to paint a mural of David Bowie on the street corner. When people ended up saying it looked more like 80's TV Presenter/DJ Pat Sharpe, the artist said he'd used artistic licence and it was only supposed to be a representation of him. 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: David Hirst is in Scunthorpe? Wouldn't wish that on anyone, worse than consigning your son to a year in the Belgian 2nd division! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 If it was done correctly this would be absolutely fantastic and it probably would sell a few, but he's done a few sully mistakes like what's been pointed out. Still great effort and obviously done a lot of research 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: It's a piece of art innit? I don't think whoever posed for "The Scream" or "Mona Lisa" looked exactly like that, artistic license it's called I think. And I think the print is ace, I'll certainly be buying one. But it is a map that is used to outline where the players/managers are from, seems a bit pointless to then say it is partly fictional. 9 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: "The map is not designed to be accurate, it is partially fictional, and some cities have been randomly placed" EH? Does seem a bit strange, to go to the trouble of putting this together but then state it is not accurate, what's the point? Would it have taken that much more research to make it accurate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: But it is a map that is used to outline where the players/managers are from, seems a bit pointless to then say it is partly fictional. Does seem a bit strange, to go to the trouble of putting this together but then state it is not accurate, what's the point? Would it have taken that much more research to make it accurate? That really bugs me now, gone to such a great effort but misplaced them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 20 minutes ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: It's a piece of art innit? I don't think whoever posed for "The Scream" or "Mona Lisa" looked exactly like that, artistic license it's called I think. And I think the print is ace, I'll certainly be buying one. Yes its a piece of art, but it is meant to be 'educational' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 At first glance I thought that was the whole point, putting players according to where they geographically came from e.g. Pressman in Hampshire and Trevor Francis in the West Country. But at some point they've abandoned that and started sticking them in randomly so you've got Big Ron as an Essex boy and Reda Johnson is nowhere near his birthplace or where he first played (it took me a few seconds to Google he was born in Marseille so why couldn't the artist have done that?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, alanharper said: At first glance I thought that was the whole point, putting players according to where they geographically came from e.g. Pressman in Hampshire and Trevor Francis in the West Country. But at some point they've abandoned that and started sticking them in randomly so you've got Big Ron as an Essex boy and Reda Johnson is nowhere near his birthplace or where he first played (it took me a few seconds to Google he was born in Marseille so why couldn't the artist have done that?) That reda one is so random, just stick him there pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Sounds like I'm outvoted a bit then I like it, maybe the discussion's the point of art as well?! Not everyone liked that pickled shark in a tank, but it went for a few quid I think!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) It also seems a bit odd to include the Euro 96 games we hosted but leave Turkey off the map. Edited May 31, 2020 by Sova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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