Premiership

Does it annoy you when people call the Premier League the Premiership ? How long ago is it since it was called that ?

 

Since it was division one?

 

Where's the poll?

Yes it does annoy me. But I do find myself getting more easily annoyed the older I get.

 

No.

I have no idea when it changed or why but it's the most minor and inconsequential change that I don't know why anyone would even acknowledge it. I wouldn't notice whichever way people say it.

 

Just wondered . It annoys me for some reason and I know it isn't really that important . Except that Hull City are actually in it and it's called the Premier League and it's really easy to remember

 

I just don't get it. I mean I call it the PL - I think. But why did it change? What the frig was the point in that? As if people didn't realise the Premiership was a league?

 

They changed it because it was shorter, an expert from Harvard told them to do it, honest.

 

No.

I think you need to get out more.

 

I thought it changed to the Premiership around 94/95- ie When Carling took over sponsorship and brought out their brand of 'Carling Premier' "beer" in order to kickstart their cruise to dominance of commercialised ****e products. I think it remained as the Premiership for one season when Barclaycard took over sponsorship before a bit of sanity returned it to the Premier League.

If a bit more sanity returns, it could even become Division 1 again, and then we could have Division 1 B-teams playing in Division 5.

 

Just call it the Prem like I do, no probs then

 

Isn't your monika of PLT based on Premier League Team? Variables, on mood, could be PT, PST, or, perhaps, PMT? Hmmm , is PL so bad to remember, really . . .

 

There are bigger things that annoy me.

 

I'm with you, brother. It's been seven years!

I do, so he probably does, yes.

 

Yes, massively. When I saw the subject header I actually came on to give you both barrels until I read the content. Strangely, lots of people in the media, managers and players use it. The sponsors must go mad.

And I'll tell you what else annoys me - fans singing "you've never won fook all". That's a double negative, if "you've never won fook all you" must win something every season.

Idiots.

 

i say premiership tho i type premier league - premiership is just easier off the tongue somehow - tho tbh i dont give a **** either way

 

Why though? Isn't it just like saying Coke instead of Coca-Cola? Do we have to use the full, correct, up-to-date name for every brand?

Or better still, isn't it like saying City instead of Hull City Tigers Ltd.?

 

My old man still calls Snickers, Marathon bars. Isn't that the same thing?