gnasher16 29,664 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) Had a few northern lads doing some work at my home last week...had a bit of banter and debate about who has had more sporting success london or the north.....we went through 3 main sports Boxing.....undoubtedly London Cricket....not a fan myself,but conceded it to the North so the decider was footie..... We worked it out like this London.....North chelsea - man utd arsenal - liverpool spurs - man city fulham - everton west ham - wigan All these are pretty evenly matched and all from the same local area.... i chose 4 london teams and 1 northern...... Just wondered what your thoughts are ? Edited November 25, 2009 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Had a few northern lads doing some work at my home last week...had a bit of banter and debate about who has had more sporting success london or the north.....we went through 3 main sports Boxing.....undoubtedly London Cricket....not a fan myself,but conceded it to the North so the decider was footie..... We worked it out like this London.....North chelsea - man utd arsenal - liverpool spurs - man city fulham - everton west ham - wigan All these are pretty evenly matched and all from the same local area.... i chose 4 london teams and 1 northern...... Just wondered what your thoughts are ? knasher boxing mate are you sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) id say it was 3-0 to the northerners.. for the last 30 yrs the english game as been dominated by liverpool and man utd with the cockneys winning the odd thing now and again,as for boxing,i can remember all the greats from london... yeh right i can tell you one thing you southern ponces are good at...talking shite Edited November 26, 2009 by craigyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLEESNIPER 0 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 best boxers are from up north. khan, hatton, calzaghi, nasseem, not to mention all the scots. london sucks ass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOKEL 2,122 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 best boxers are from up north. khan, hatton, calzaghi, nasseem, not to mention all the scots. london sucks ass since when was calzaghi a northener??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,664 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) World Champions from London frank bruno lennox lewis david haye nigel benn michael watson lloyd honeyghan duke mckenzie terry marsh alan minter charlie magri henry cooper john stracey terry downes ted kid lewis teddy baldock world champions from the north ( manc/liverpool etc ) similar size area to london ricky hatton john conteh amir khan im sure theres a few that escapes my mind......but dont be silly lads theres no comparison.....in fact from east london alone ( west ham ) theres been more world champions than any other part of britain combined !!! edited to say....watson and cooper never won a world title but huge names in the sport nonetheless..... show me a list of world champions from liverpool/manc from today and yesterday to match londons and i,ll eat my words.... also edited to add....my london list hasnt included the likes of nicky cook/colin lynes/ mitchell etc etc who have won versions of world titles but are still not household names.....but i,ll still give you amir khan Edited November 26, 2009 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampy 147 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It doesn't mean shite! No offense I know its a bit o' banter but. Neither the North or london can claim to be representative of their area. Arsenal once fielded a team in europe with not one English player let alone a Londoner! Football is a disgrace ! It used to be the working mans sport.It still is. Its just now the working man is being taken for a ride. Overpaid foreign players who think they are above the law and who'd desert any team if the grass was greener. Loyalty? None! Fans who pay their wages deserve more! God forbid if Rugby goes down the same road..........or am I too late with that comment? Rgds Swampy 1st Ning @ 09:45 26/11/09 Location= Work. Length? A bit more please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,664 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It doesn't mean shite! No offense I know its a bit o' banter but. Neither the North or london can claim to be representative of their area. Arsenal once fielded a team in europe with not one English player let alone a Londoner Rgds Swampy Thats a fair point....but then if you want to just go by players instead of teams....then sorry but east london win hands down,in fact my west ham wins hands down half the england team either started off or made their name at west ham.....dafoe,lampard,carrick,johnson,james,ferdinand,cole x 2.....the list go,s on right back to paul ince !....even john terry is out of east london !....if it wasnt for west ham england would never have won the world cup for crying out loud Also west ham field week to week a higher number of english players than any other premier league team....not as many as before the little italian come along but still more than others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It doesn't mean shite! No offense I know its a bit o' banter but. Neither the North or london can claim to be representative of their area. Arsenal once fielded a team in europe with not one English player let alone a Londoner Rgds Swampy Thats a fair point....but then if you want to just go by players instead of teams....then sorry but east london win hands down,in fact my west ham wins hands down half the england team either started off or made their name at west ham.....dafoe,lampard,carrick,johnson,james,ferdinand,cole x 2.....the list go,s on right back to paul ince !....even john terry is out of east london !....if it wasnt for west ham england would never have won the world cup for crying out loud Also west ham field week to week a higher number of english players than any other premier league team....not as many as before the little italian come along but still more than others. You forgot to say that a certain David Beckham is an East London boy, or did you leave him out on purpose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,664 Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) You forgot to say that a certain David Beckham is an East London boy, or did you leave him out on purpose? only because he never played for west ham.....theres quite a few i left out ....could have chucked tony cottee in,teddy sherringham........all back to jimmy greaves and trevor brooking,the list is endless.... Edited November 26, 2009 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLEESNIPER 0 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 best boxers are from up north. khan, hatton, calzaghi, nasseem, not to mention all the scots. london sucks ass since when was calzaghi a northener??? i ment not london Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampy 147 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It doesn't mean shite! No offense I know its a bit o' banter but. Neither the North or london can claim to be representative of their area. Arsenal once fielded a team in europe with not one English player let alone a Londoner Rgds Swampy Thats a fair point....but then if you want to just go by players instead of teams....then sorry but east london win hands down,in fact my west ham wins hands down half the england team either started off or made their name at west ham.....dafoe,lampard,carrick,johnson,james,ferdinand,cole x 2.....the list go,s on right back to paul ince !....even john terry is out of east london !....if it wasnt for west ham england would never have won the world cup for crying out loud Also west ham field week to week a higher number of english players than any other premier league team....not as many as before the little italian come along but still more than others. Why don't they restrict teams to just two foreign players? Isn't that how it was when Ozzy Ardilles and Ricky Villas played for Spurs? Teams should represent their communities. Mind you Bradford would be an interesting team! rgds Swampy half time ning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest clash Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Had a few northern lads doing some work at my home last week...had a bit of banter and debate about who has had more sporting success london or the north.....we went through 3 main sports Boxing.....undoubtedly London Cricket....not a fan myself,but conceded it to the North so the decider was footie..... We worked it out like this London.....North chelsea - man utd arsenal - liverpool spurs - man city fulham - everton west ham - wigan All these are pretty evenly matched and all from the same local area.... i chose 4 london teams and 1 northern...... Just wondered what your thoughts are ? Why Wigan ? What about Sunderland or Newcastle ? Boxing, Hartlepool a town of 100,000 has produced the Feeney Brothers, The London Brothers Brian and Jack, George Bowes, Michael Hunter and loads of others ie Mark Smith, Rooney, Cooper, Wright who is fighting Alex Arthur on Dec 5th, Lady boxers Amanda Coulson, Savannah Marshall, There are many more. Other good boxers have came from north of the capital ie Hatton, Dave Boy Green, Kirkland Laing this bloke could of been GREAT. Gomez, Khan, think your blinded by the smoke lol You got me thinking,which aint good,especially with my memory. Remind me of the other brothers from Hartlepool,or were they twins................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest clash Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Nottingham also comes to mind,as being a good producer of boxers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,334 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 paul ince !.... :sick: God rot his soul! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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