StudentOwl Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 In something like 300BC, a king called Pyrrhus of a kingdom called Epirus (north west Greece ish) thought it would be a good idea to wage war in southern Italy. He won the first battle, but famously (or maybe not-so famously, considering I don't remember it) said that if there were any more wins like that, he would end up dead. Epirus won the battle, but sustained heavy losses. He subsequently lost the war. Reckon Hillsborough is like southern Italy tonight. Good three points, but injuries to Dean, Windass and FDB are far more costly to our season. You only have to look at the end of the game to see the issues we will have this season... a defence that sh*ts itself every time the ball's in the air, a lightweight midfield, and one of the worst front lines outside of non-league (Sow and Berahino.... Berahino ) Got to hope that some of those were just tweaks... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 That's the spirit. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 You are aware which site you are posting on don't you? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangonrose Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 A classic SWFC supporter's post. Didn't mention the quality of the half-time tea, but I don't want to goad him/her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, HIGHERSTATE said: You are aware which site you are posting on don't you? Sorry... We got crocked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Henderson Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I like a bit of ancient Greek history, so an excellent OP, but if I remember correctly Pyrhuss got Epirus FC into the Greek Superleague in only his second season, so maybe not the best analogy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerwyldesmullet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Didn’t they change their name to Panathanaikos? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Taking drugs isn't clever Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 123adam789 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 16 hours ago, StudentOwl said: In something like 300BC, a king called Pyrrhus of a kingdom called Epirus (north west Greece ish) thought it would be a good idea to wage war in southern Italy. He won the first battle, but famously (or maybe not-so famously, considering I don't remember it) said that if there were any more wins like that, he would end up dead. Epirus won the battle, but sustained heavy losses. He subsequently lost the war. Reckon Hillsborough is like southern Italy tonight. Good three points, but injuries to Dean, Windass and FDB are far more costly to our season. You only have to look at the end of the game to see the issues we will have this season... a defence that sh*ts itself every time the ball's in the air, a lightweight midfield, and one of the worst front lines outside of non-league (Sow and Berahino.... Berahino ) Got to hope that some of those were just tweaks... We don't do tweaks, just hope they patch Gregory up. If not the formation is really straight forward. 5 5 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hope it doesn't turn into a Pyrrhic victory. Good news that Iorfa and Gregory are a good distance along the road to comeback. Just hope especially Windass and Dean aren't long out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneManBand Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just a Tweak 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Guess that’s where the Pyrrhic victory on Rome total war comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlprince Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 16 hours ago, HIGHERSTATE said: You are aware which site you are posting on don't you? Get banon out team! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlsbury Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Here we go... Pyrrhus led an alliance of Greeks alarmed by Rome’s expansion into southern Italy. In military historical terms the battle is important as the first meeting of the Roman Legion and the Macedonian Phalanx. Pyrrhus won, but he lost so many of his best men that he was unable to fight on for long, giving us the term for a fruitless victory. I hope not... but it's all Greek to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachyderm Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I absolutely love that we've won 2 in a row and not budged an inch up the table. That's just so Wednesday. So. Wednesday. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 01/02/2022 at 22:04, HIGHERSTATE said: You are aware which site you are posting on don't you? Thought I was back at uni, after reading the original post. The only connectio I can see is that ancient Greek Amphitheatres can be found with more upto date facilities than Hillsborough. Maybe UNESCO can register it as a world heritage site? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 23 hours ago, Pulcinella said: Hope it doesn't turn into a Pyrrhic victory. Good news that Iorfa and Gregory are a good distance along the road to comeback. Just hope especially Windass and Dean aren't long out. I think the phrase was "back on the grass" that could mean 4 or 5 weeks away. I'm using Windass as a yardstick, he was back on the grass for ages before he came on as a sub. Then I think the next stage is 'back with the lads', followed by ' in full training'. I hope I got those right, it's hard to decipher these things with Moore. It would be better if he just gave an approximate timescale. Maybe Iorfa and Dunkley will be quicker but I reckon Iorfa will need a lot of time to get fit, Dunkley maybe not quite as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack of Clubs Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Saw the title and put it into Google expecting to see the name of a young footballer we’d taken in trial. Basically I couldn’t be ar*ed tl read the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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