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Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:58 pm

A football question then, as a relief from all that.

What was Manchester United's original name? This is probably easy, so I want the exact name.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:01 pm

Newton Heath

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:06 pm

I said the exact name.

They became Newton Heath in 1893, but they were founded in 1878 under a slightly different name.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:16 pm

is it the newton heath boys?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:22 pm

Nope. It has to do with what they were formed as.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:26 pm

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:38 pm

Nearer the future Piccadilly railway station than the canal. And that is a clue.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:58 pm

i know they played in green and yellow halves.

how about newton heath railwaymen?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:22 pm

I think that's as close as anyone's going to get. And you did get the shirt colours correct.

I was after Newton Heath L&YR F.C., the L&YR standing for Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, as they were formed as the works team of the depot at Newton Heath.

When they thought about renaming themselves after avoiding bankcrupcy in 1902, they found that Manchester City had got there first in 1894.

So, after rejecting Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic, Louis Rocca, a young immigrant from Italy, said "Gentlemen, why don't we call ourselves Manchester United?" And the rest is history etc.

And of course, Newton Heath was one of the names put forward for the new club that eventually end up as Football Club United of Manchester.

Over to you UP.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:35 pm

merci bien Weyland, all those winks, are you coming on to me

ops:

tee-hee

anyway. this will be easy if anyone happens to know it but:

what were the ingredients of (h)umble(s) pie?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:09 pm

Some sort of offal- intestines?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:21 am

it is some sort of offal. but which beastie?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:39 am

Pigs?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:03 am

Sheep?

unknownpseudonym wrote:merci bien Weyland, all those winks, are you coming on to me ops:
tee-hee

I just had something in my eye.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:24 am

nope and nope, when i went to the butchers the other day pork was cheap and so was lamb but ... was deer.