Transfer Rumours Summer 2020 Transfer Rumours

Well my understanding of this is, that it has been giving some encouragement to happen. Hense why we pulled out of the disasi deal it seems.

 

Wins the ball, from himself, gives it away, wins it back.

Memories of Fabrice Fernandes beating the same man three times, then scuffing the pass (I loved that little Frenchman though).

 

Difficult to imagine either Mourinho or Ancelotti picking a player using that method. I get that their clubs' recruiting departments might though.

 

Salisu chooses Brittany (Not Britain).

 

Did you know (and not a lot of people know this ) that we are known as Great Britain to differentiate us from little Britain (or Brittany) to the south. Both regions were known as Briton’s land and so we became Great and Lesser Britain.

 

Everyday is a school day. There is always something to be learned.

 

My understanding of this is that the link between Britain and Brittany is actually fairly recent in the scale of things. Most people think that this link dates from the Iron Age when there was a lot of migration from Northern France to Britain. Locally, the Belgae were established in the area of Champagne and what is now Belgium and some of them settled in Hampshire hence the Roman name for Winchester - Venta Belgarum whicht translates as the market town of the Belgae. I believe that the Atrebates in Silchester originated from France. Further away in Yorkshire, the area was ruled by the Parisii after whom Paris is named. The links between what became Gaul and Britannia were extremely close , no only with trade but also with regard to culture and religion. Julius Caesar's two incursions in to Britain were ostensibly to prevent British influence against the Romans. These links predate the 1st Century BC.

The link between Britain and Brittany , as I understand things, stemmed from the unrest in the Roman Empire nearly 500 years later in the 4th century AD. From recollection, the settlement of Brittany is thought to have stemmed from an army from Britannia leaving these shores to partake in a campaign against either barbarian invaders or internal political strife. I will have to look this up but I am sure that the link stems from the uncertainties of these times in Late Antiquity. There are similarities between the native language on Brittany and places like Wales and Cornwall albeit it is worth remembering that , as well as using Latin for official purposes, people would have spoken the same Brythonic language.

I have always found it weird that we know so much about Roman Britain from 43AD up until 3rd century, but that the 4th and 5th centuries are not fully understood.

 

Yes I knew that.
The Brezh (Breton) language is very similar to Kernewek (Cornish) which shows there were population links going back to pre-Roman times.

 

Rumour has it that this is a transfer thread? Beware the wrath of the mods! Oh er mmm.

 

I tell the very lovely Mrs Godders who is a Celt that my tribe was the Atrebates from France.

She always says "More likely the reprobates from Windsor Forest".

 

No politics!! Not even 2000 year old politics.

(just kidding, that is very interesting)

 

Yes it is, must do more research into local history of the city and surroundings.

 

So, this Julius Caesar character. What position does he play and are we in with a chance of getting him?
I’ve heard that he is a good leader, although he can be caught out by people coming up behind him.

 

With a name like that he must be Brazilian.

 

https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Act...-toujours-entre-rennes-et-southampton/1151304

Lequipe reporting that Salisu still hasn’t chosen between Southampton and Rennes, and won’t until the La Liga season is finished. Hope yet for the ancient clan of Hampshire.

 

Glory hunter. No loyalty to anyone but himself. Definitely not a team player.

 

The Romans were also responsible for introducing mice to Britain. The first was called Julius Cheeser.

 

I'm fond of a Brazilian.

 

That is shocking

 

Sound a like he is waiting to see if the WP issues will allow him to come to St England perhaps.