World Football Thread XX: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

[Krill]

So, Cort, going to gloat?

[Cort Haus]

Nope.

[ColdWizard]

WTF is a Burnley?

[Cort Haus]

Lancashire town, famous for cotton mills, Alistair Campbell, their claret-and-blue shirts and were one of the founding teams of the football league in 1888. They've won the League more recently than Newcastle, and played some superb football in the League Cup last year.

[ColdWizard]

So storied old franchise returns to glory kind of deal?

[Cort Haus]

Aaaargh! That word 'franchise'. It hurts my eyes! Take it away and burn it!

Rule 1. We don't have franchises. We have clubs.

[Cort Haus]

Apart from that I suppose you're more or less correct.

[ColdWizard]

Darn, makes me upset that I missed the first half then. Good match between two storied clubs.

Too bad Setanta sports is an extra $15/mo. I will be forever limited to the knowledge that the football is round and the pitch is flat.

[lightblue]

Setanta doesn't exist anymore does it? At least it has lost its football rights to ESPN (Europe I guess), and disappeared from my TV.

[Cort Haus]

Setanta is gone and good riddance. It employed some dreadful pundits. Not sure yet if I'll be subscribing to ESPN.

[Cort Haus]

storied clubs.

We'd describe them as 'clubs with history'. For any self-respecting fan, the history of their club is important - if it has one.

[ColdWizard]

History is best told through stories

[Kitschum]

So my club/franchise sucks.

[notyoueither]

Setanta is gone and good riddance. It employed some dreadful pundits. Not sure yet if I'll be subscribing to ESPN.

Still going this side of the pond.

I'm not sure if it is just a name taken over by someone else though.

[Cort Haus]

So my club/franchise sucks.

Which club?