Match Day Thread Hull City v Bristol Rovers

Avon is actually older than the Celtic language.
Neolithic people used rivers as trade routes and these rivers were dedicated to the Goddess of water Ver. There are six rivers called Avon.
The rivers were called “a’vern” which in Breton is aven and in Welsh is afon.

It is right to say that the River Avon is actually River River but there is so much more to this. Ri VER is water dedicated to Ver as is Avon.
Ver was also the goddess of Fertility, Life and Fire.
The Latin for spring is Ver.
Girls who prepared for marriage bathed in rivers and became Virtuous or Virgin.
Being full of life is (Ver Ver ) fervour.
Fir cones are also considered to seeds of Ver.
Occupied mounds or hills often include elements of Ver in their names and the people who lived on them were called Averies which may be the origin of Fairies.
Fairs, Fertility and even Volkswagen all have origins in Ver.

I did a lot of research in pre historical language for a book I started to write some years ago and it fascinates me.

 

The aftermath of that game provided me with one of the most surreal moments .. still in my City shirt me and the wife travelled into Leicester Square for something to eat after the game finished .. wandering along i suddenly heard a chorus of 'Deanoooo ... Deanoooo' .. turned out to be a group of half a dozen yanks who'd watched the game on TV and heard the chants lol

 

Cheers for that, it's interesting, and there's loads there I never knew.

Did you look in to the name origins of the Humber Estuary and the River Hull? I've never dug too deeply, but the bits I've read seem to be vague and/or conflicting.

 

I keep watching it just to make sure that the ball hits the back of the net.


It does.





Every single time...

 

Our name was on that first play off win well before Wembley. Same second time round when FC massive thought filling there end was all they had to do. Could / should of been 5-0 that one but like today and hopefully every game from now ...when it matters all you need is one more than the opposition.

 

I once looked into the origin of the word 'hole' - I kept digging and digging but could never get to the bottom of it

 

Good line up, probs right to drop KLP as well, hopefully does him good and brings him back sharper

 

Yes, might give Whyte a bit more freedom to do what we're told he can do.

 

Ipswich losing 3-1. Good opportunity to try and create a decent gap today.

 

3-1 city, gotta beat the gas and Barton. prefer Joey deacon to Barton anyway.

 

Anyone else struggling to get on the ifollow site ?

 

Looking ok to me.

 

Hmmm trying to buy the game and sick of looking at the little ball bouncing up and down !

 

I can't get on either.

 

Exactly the same has just happened here too .. thanks

 

I've got my finger on the pulse again but how long has Joey Barton been their manager ?

 

I’m on but commentary isn’t on. Not a fault with my laptop

 

Ok for me