Anyone who call them with just "Sheffield" must be ban!Calling 'Sheffield United' just 'Sheffield'
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Anyone who call them with just "Sheffield" must be ban!When I was a kid we always called Wednesday “Wednesday” and Sheffield Utd “Sheffield” even though Wednesday were the much bigger and more relevant club.
The thing is, to most football fans, “City” and “United” will only ever be synonymous with two clubs. It’s inevitable that you’ll shorten a club’s name in conversation so saying “Sheffield” and “Bristol” seems way more natural than calling them “United” and “City”.
Emphasising the “Paris” part is deliberate branding by QSI (they made it particularly blatant with the crest change in 2013).
I generally use “Paris” and “PSG” interchangeably but it annoys me that UEFA uses “PAR” in the corner when displaying the score when “PSG” is literally three letters.
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As a fan, for this just go through a process. Does it wind up the opposition? Yes? Do it then.
I prefer 'righteous Sheffield' or 'fair Sheffield'.
Until the end of the game, I think we have the right to call them whatever we want 
On that note:
Prediction: Sheffield 0-3 Man United
On that note:Prediction: Sheffield 0-3 Man United
This is such a none issue 
Ive always referred to them as Sheffield or Sheff U and called Sheff Wed ‘Wednesday’
Isn’t it just the same as saying Milan when i talk about AC Milan or Inter when I talk about Inter Milan.
Ive always referred to them as Sheffield or Sheff U and called Sheff Wed ‘Wednesday’
Isn’t it just the same as saying Milan when i talk about AC Milan or Inter when I talk about Inter Milan.
That's a whole other can of worms!This is such a none issue
Ive always referred to them as Sheffield or Sheff U and called Sheff Wed ‘Wednesday’
Isn’t it just the same as saying Milan when i talk about AC Milan or Inter when I talk about Inter Milan.
AC Milan were founded by an Englishman (hence the St George cross on their crest) and are called Associazione Calcio Milan, using the English way of saying 'Milan'.
Inter broke away from them and are not Milan, they're 'Milano', the Italian way of saying it. Even though they use the Italian way of saying it they actually broke away because they thought AC Milan had too many Italian players and they wanted to use more foreigners. 'Inter Milan' is only really used by those outside of Italy, at least according to Wikipedia and one should either be saying Foootball Club Internazionale Milano, Internazionale, or just 'Inter'.
In the context of the premier league when you say Sheffield everyone gets it. Next year when they are in the championship they will get the United back.
I find it a bit annoying and I'm not even from Sheffield.
Agreed it's really annoying
I don't find it annoying at all, since through context there is no confusion which of the 2 is being referred to. If it were Wednesday that were in the Prem and not United, then I would still be calling them Sheffield.
Which is ironic because the fans of inter are hugely racist.That's a whole other can of worms!
AC Milan were founded by an Englishman (hence the St George cross on their crest) and are called Associazione Calcio Milan, using the English way of saying 'Milan'.
Inter broke away from them and are not Milan, they're 'Milano', the Italian way of saying it. Even though they use the Italian way of saying it they actually broke away because they thought AC Milan had too many Italian players and they wanted to use more foreigners. 'Inter Milan' is only really used by those outside of Italy, at least according to Wikipedia and one should either be saying Foootball Club Internazionale Milano, Internazionale, or just 'Inter'.
We should just refer to the oldest club in each city by the city's name to avoid confusion, so United would be Manchester, Sheffield FC would be Sheffield and Everton would be Liverpool.
This is a common misconception. It’s actually the flag of Milan which is identical in design to the English flag but has slightly different dimensions (it also represents Saint Ambrose rather than Saint George). Inter used the design of the flag as the basis of their 2006-07 away kit.That's a whole other can of worms!
AC Milan were founded by an Englishman (hence the St George cross on their crest) and are called Associazione Calcio Milan, using the English way of saying 'Milan'.
Inter broke away from them and are not Milan, they're 'Milano', the Italian way of saying it. Even though they use the Italian way of saying it they actually broke away because they thought AC Milan had too many Italian players and they wanted to use more foreigners. 'Inter Milan' is only really used by those outside of Italy, at least according to Wikipedia and one should either be saying Foootball Club Internazionale Milano, Internazionale, or just 'Inter'.
Barcelona actually do have the St George’s cross on their crest as Sant Jordi is the patron saint of Catalunya.
I forgot to answer. The emphasis on Paris was done since 1970, their first logo had a big Paris and a small Saint-Germain which makes sense since it was the point of the merger between the Stade Saint-Germanois and the PFC, the following ones where also about Paris but has an imagery with the Eiffel Tower as the main feature. Canal Plus took the emphasis away from Paris in the 90s with the "PSG" logo without Paris's famous symbol but it came back in the late 90s and in the 2000s, the 2000s are the only period where one could say that there was no emphasis on Paris.
If we'd beaten Palace on the opening day we'd be 2 points off top of the league with a game in hand.
Being called just Sheffield was a privilege. The fact that there's a bigger Sheffield club (Wednesday) and the world's first football club (Sheffield FC) from the same city but people referred to your club (the most forgettable of the three) as Sheffield was a sign of progress. It was street cred for being relevant in the world of football. A chance to get out of the shadows of the other Sheffield clubs and put your name on the map. Stake your claim as the ultimate club from Sheffield. For some reason you took it as an insult and started to throw a hissy fit. No you didn't want to be seen as a representative for the city of Sheffield. "dOn'T cAlL uS sHeFfIeLd, We ArE tHe MiGhTy BlAdEs" boo fecking hoo.
I've got good news for you. You're back to being the irrelevant little club you've always been when this season is done. You've lost the privilege to be called just Sheffield. Enjoy life back in obscurity. Goodbye and good fecking riddance Sheffield United.
I've got good news for you. You're back to being the irrelevant little club you've always been when this season is done. You've lost the privilege to be called just Sheffield. Enjoy life back in obscurity. Goodbye and good fecking riddance Sheffield United.
It’s about having respect for Sheffield FC but I wouldn’t expect you to have respect for other clubs judging by this strange comment.
This. I've definitely done it. In a Sheffield United vs Manchester United matchday thread.
Relegated United avoids all conflict for the rest of the season
Welcome back Sheffield!
You are wrong.
Why are you quoting my post from 3 years ago?
Are Sheffield the new Norwich? Hope they stay down this time.
How on earth do they have 13 points? Tragic excuse of a football club.
Epic bump
Draws with Aston Villa, West Ham, Everton and Brighton. Beat Wolves, Brentford and Luton
I'm downgrading them to Sheff.
We should shorten the name even further and they should be called Shite.
Sheffield Apart
Yeah, imma call them sheffield. They don't even deserve a capital letter.
Strange club. They seem perennially not good enough for the PL and and always threatening for promotion to it.
I don't think they'll get into Europe this season
Reinvigorating my opinion that the EPL should be a 18 team league
I’m gonna call them R-Sheffield.
Remember the Villa game. They were playing wrestling in their own box and should've conceded 5 stonewall pens that night. Horrible club.
Sheff U.
The Owls are the only true Sheffield
Sheffield Divided.
Shiftgoals United
Could easily be us mind
Could easily be us mind