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Exeter City
Topic Started: May 18 2008, 08:29 PM (125 Views)
dunce	May 18 2008, 08:29 PM Post #1
SO WHAT!! Posts: 18,008 Group: Notts County Member #71 Joined: February 1, 2006	I see the Grecians are back in the league after a few years in the wilderness. Well done to them. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: I think Im safe to post this as Yelo doesnt come here anymore. :D



bluerover	May 18 2008, 09:36 PM Post #2
Bristol's 2nd best Rovers supporter Posts: 8,188 Group: Bristol Rovers Member #184 Joined: July 29, 2007	Do anyone know why they are called the Grecians? :unsure:



BristolRoverz	May 18 2008, 10:32 PM Post #3
Bristol Fucking Rovers! Posts: 11,700 Group: Bristol Rovers Member #70 Joined: January 27, 2006	I think it was because they were originally formed in Greece! Well done Exeter!



dunce	May 19 2008, 12:09 PM Post #4
SO WHAT!! Posts: 18,008 Group: Notts County Member #71 Joined: February 1, 2006	The club's nickname has a disputed history, with many theories being proposed for its origin. No one is sure of the definitive answer to why Exeter City became known as the Grecians but one source suggests that the club voted for the name in 1908[2] because of its association with St Sidwells parish: The Parish Of St Sidwells Theory: Exeter City football club formed from the predecessor club St Sidwells United in 1904. People living in the parish of St Sidwells in Exeter have been know as "Greeks" or "Grecians" for many centuries, as noted in Southey's Common-Place Book in 1669.This is possibly due to the parish's location outside the city walls. In Homer's epic poem Iliad the Greek forces laid siege to the walls of Troy. The association possibly arrose because of rivalries between city boys and St Sidwellians during the annual beating the bounds. It has also been suggested that there was a group of children in St Sidwells who were referred to as the 'Greasy Un's' and another possible, but unlikely source for the name was from clock that hung outside a jeweller's shop in Sidwell Street, close to the ground, which had the word 'Grecians' engraved or painted on the face. The Caerwysg Theory: A further possible source for the name is that it is a corruption of Caerwysg, a Welsh name for Exeter. Citizens would have been called Caer Iscuns which became Grecians. I prefer the Greesy Un's one myself. :D



Gasheadmar	May 19 2008, 01:54 PM Post #5
Bristol's Best Posts: 17,356 Group: Bristol Rovers Member #172 Joined: May 17, 2007	Well done Exeter, I wanted them back in the league as they are closer to travel when we get relegated next season :o :rolleyes:



yelo 3	Oct 1 2008, 04:29 PM Post #6
Advanced Member Posts: 151 Group: Members Member #360 Joined: October 1, 2008	bluerover May 18 2008, 09:36 PM Do anyone know why they are called the Grecians? :unsure: because they're greasy scumbags. watching you dunce. don't think I'm not. :ph43r:



dunce	Oct 1 2008, 08:24 PM Post #7
SO WHAT!! Posts: 18,008 Group: Notts County Member #71 Joined: February 1, 2006	yelo 3 Oct 1 2008, 05:29 PM because they're greasy scumbags. watching you dunce. don't think I'm not. :ph43r: In an odd scary way I really do believe you are watching me yelo. :huh:



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