Kaizero Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED06%20May%202009%2020%3A04%3A32%3A450 A north Norfolk football club could face eviction from its home of almost 90 years - because of the death of a Scandinavian king. When King Olav V of Norway died on January 17 1991, the demise of “the people's king” sparked grief in his homeland. Eighteen years on, and Norway's loss is hitting home across the North Sea in the unlikely location of Cromer. For when King Olav V died, he set the clock ticking on the lease for Cromer Town's home ground, Cabbell Park on Mill Road. The ground was bequeathed to the people of Cromer by Evelyn Bond-Cabbell in 1922 as a memorial to the locals who lost their lives in the first world war. The lease included an obscure clause that said it would run out 21 years after the death of Queen Victoria's last surviving grandchild. <- King Olav V was that grandchild, which means the lease runs out on January 17 2012. Now club officials are locked in negotiations with Mrs Bond-Cabbell's great-grandson, chairman of the Cabbell Park trustees and owner of Cromer Hall, Benjamin Cabbell-Manners. The club is keen to stay at its home, but the two sides could be on collision course. It is understood that Mr Cabbell-Manners wants to see Cabbell Park used more by and for the people of Cromer, which he said was his great-grandmother's wish when she bequeathed the land. He is believed to be keen to see Cromer Town and Cromer Youth FC working together. Mr Cabbell-Manners said: “The trust disappears 21 years after King Olav's death. I can confirm that when the trust goes, the legal right for the football club to play at Cabbell Park goes with it. “We will be looking at the wishes of my great-grandmother to see how it's taken forward.” Mrs Bond-Cabbell bequeathed the land because she was concerned at mass unemployment in the town when young men returned from fighting in the first world war. At the same time, she gave a large sum of money to Cromer Hospital. Mr Cabbell-Manners said: “She provided a sports field for all of Cromer to enjoy. Her wishes are paramount.” He said he owned a large piece of land on Roughton Road on the edge of Cromer, and was hopeful that something could be done to transform it into a community sports facility, incorporating Cromer Town, Cromer Youth FC, hockey and other sports. Cromer Town chairman Paul Jarvis said: “We have had preliminary discussions with the trustees and are aware of the piece of land on Roughton Road. “Our position is that we would prefer to stay here, but if not, in order to see the continuation of the club we may have to move somewhere.” He added that the club would be “more than happy to have closer links” with Cromer Youth, which has a host of teams which all play at grounds away from Cromer because of a lack of space in the town. But he said any link would have to be “looked at very closely” if it meant the club losing its autonomy. Dave Wiltshire, chairman of Cromer Youth, said: “I think the committee would be very positive towards a solution like this. We had a sub-committee that spent more than 10 years looking for a site for ourselves. In the end we ran out of options. “But if some land were to be made available it would be great news.” He said the club catered for up to 200 children from six to 16, with matches being played at North Walsham, Northrepps and East Runton. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Most random thread award 2009. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Most random thread award 2009. You better remember to vote for it in the 2009 forum awards then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thought this was going to be about that Norwegian commentator, that started randomly blurting out famous English people, when they beat us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thought this was going to be about that Norwegian commentator, that started randomly blurting out famous English people, when they beat us Bjørge Lillelien. Most famously, he commentated on Norway's 2-1 victory against England in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo on 9 September 1981. At the end of the match, alternating between English and Norwegian, he proclaimed (in Norwegian) "We are best in the world! We have beaten England! England, birthplace of giants", before taunting a roll call of famous English people, usually quoted in an edited, English-only form as follows: "Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana, vi har slått dem alle sammen, vi har slått dem alle sammen [we have beaten them all, we have beaten them all]. Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher [...] your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!" A great day for Norwegian football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thought this was going to be about that Norwegian commentator, that started randomly blurting out famous English people, when they beat us Most famously, he commentated on Norway's 2-1 victory against England in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo on 9 September 1981. At the end of the match, alternating between English and Norwegian, he proclaimed (in Norwegian) "We are best in the world! We have beaten England! England, birthplace of giants", before taunting a roll call of famous English people, usually quoted in an edited, English-only form as follows: "Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana, vi har slått dem alle sammen, vi har slått dem alle sammen [we have beaten them all, we have beaten them all]. Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher [...] your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!" A great day for Norwegian football Best bit is when that Scottish commentator re-used the phrase when they beat Norway a few years back quoting Norwegian Nazi generals as the famous people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 That's brilliant any clips on youtube? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 this seems as good a place as any to point out that swedish team kalmar have pair of briefs as their badge....... http://cache.images.soccerway.com/new/teams/150x150/2148.gif and tomorrow at 2pm in the finnsih kakkonen lokho c, santa claus will play against PK 37 Iisalmi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 ^^^ It needs a bikini wax aswell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 this seems as good a place as any to point out that swedish team kalmar have pair of briefs as their badge....... http://cache.images.soccerway.com/new/teams/150x150/2148.gif and tomorrow at 2pm in the finnsih kakkonen lokho c, santa claus will play against PK 37 Iisalmi. Nothing more European than red speedos surrounded by pasty white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 this seems as good a place as any to point out that swedish team kalmar have pair of briefs as their badge....... http://cache.images.soccerway.com/new/teams/150x150/2148.gif and tomorrow at 2pm in the finnsih kakkonen lokho c, santa claus will play against PK 37 Iisalmi. Nothing more European than red speedos surrounded by pasty white. Racist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I expected abuse, but not that kind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Most random thread award 2009. More interesting than 80% of the sh*te subjects some post though. And racist for the one above ? Hope it wasn't serious - otherwise that would be a f*****g moronic comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 santa claus won 2-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 snata claus's badge...... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/thumb/e/e1/FC_Santa_Claus.png/150px-FC_Santa_Claus.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 FC Santa Claus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Need I ask what FC stands for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Need I ask what FC stands for? Fuck Christmas probably. they even have a coach called matti particle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 sogndal in the norwegian 2nd division drew 1-1 today. their scorer was Ahyee Aye Elvis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 sogndal in the norwegian 2nd division drew 1-1 today. their scorer was Ahyee Aye Elvis. Should I find it amazing someone actually remembered this thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 sogndal in the norwegian 2nd division drew 1-1 today. their scorer was Ahyee Aye Elvis. Should I find it amazing someone actually remembered this thread? i left a marker earlier. just had to run a search for kalmar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/assets/images/Groundtastic_Cromer_pic.jpg bet the away fans loved going there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest natolars Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Funny as hell. Imo, anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 just something else that was a tad bizarre....... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8335331.stm Football 'wanted men' were actors Actors featured in the 2009 feature film The Firm Actors in the feature film The Firm that was premiered in London in September Scotland Yard has apologised after actors from a hit film were mistakenly identified as football hooligans being sought after riots at a West Ham game. Police issued 66 pictures of people supposedly caught on camera during violent clashes in August. The images wrongly included stills of six actors from recent film The Firm. A TV report was used to capture the images but because there was no sound officers did not realise it included clips from the hooligan-themed film. Fan stabbed Scotland Yard, who released the images on Tuesday, said: "Six images of individuals who were not involved in the violence were mistakenly included. "These images appear to have been taken from a motion picture. "We wish to apologise unreservedly to those affected. We are going to be actively trying to contact those people to offer our apologies." A Millwall supporter was stabbed as fans clashed outside West Ham's Upton Park ground in east London after the home side won 3-1. Police have arrested more than 40 people so far in connection with the trouble on 25 August. The Firm, which was released last month, is set in football hooligans' 1980s heyday and is about a young man who joins a "firm" of thugs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Idiots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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