gnfc/eufc

[1kieron1fleet]

i was just on a poll and it says who prefers the name ebbsfleet united fc or gravesend and nrthfleet fc

so lets do 1 on this forum who prefers ebbsfleet or gravesend and northfleet

[1kieron1fleet]

i prefer gravesend

[Jeff]

GNFC for me all the way.

[Gravesendboy86]

GNFC defenitley its what it will always be Gravesend/The Fleet

[Gravesendboy86]

I cant see much attachment to the new name but it may make a difference lets wait and see.

 

WE ARE THE FLEET!!!

[eufckev]

I think we would all prefer GNFC, but we are still the Fleet!

[Harry J Allstars]

Ebbsfleet United for me, I love the new name.

[ChrisEggleton]

Well i loved the old name, as im sire you all do, it brings back some great memories!! *cough*01-02*cough* But, remember this, Ebbsfleet united is a name which shows the club is united, and i think that can intimidate other teams. How else did Man U win the league with their Veterans/Poofs

[Riverview Red]

"The Fleet" will do i think

 

It's only the noisy new boys behind the goal who refer to us as, or chant the name Gravesend. But I will continue to forgive their ignorance and fascination with naughty swear words, until their voices break.

 

Gravesend were minor Kent League side,who played on a recreation Ground in Central Avenue, when they joined Northfleet United, who at the time was an established and strong Southern League Team.

 

And ..... we play in Northfleet, so forget the Gravesend bit.

 

But one odd thing is that there is no such place as Ebbsfleet - Does anyone know of another team who are named after an imaginary location? I's like being Called Narnia United or Far-away-land City - a bit wierd I think.

[JFW]

TNS (The New Saints), Arsenal (OK Woolwich Arsenal)?

[Riverview Red]

Who are the New Saints ?

 

And Arsenal is just a shortening of Woolwich Arsenal

[Hirsty]

Don't hold a grudge then RR about all those horrible Gravesend people joining Northfleet ??

 

Shall we go through the sheepdip before we cross the border ?

 

Cheers,

[EUFC superb]

The New Saints are a team in North Wales, who used to be called Total Network Solutions (Sponsership). When the contract ran out, they imfamously sold their name on e-bay, only for it not to reach the reserve price! So they had to go with a name that was like TNS.

They play in a place called something Llandidford or something.

[Bill Kent]

Originally Posted By: Riverview Red

"The Fleet" will do i think


But one odd thing is that there is no such place as Ebbsfleet - Does anyone know of another team who are named after an imaginary location? I's like being Called Narnia United or Far-away-land City - a bit wierd I think.

Ebbsfleet is no more imaginary than say Rosherville or Springhead. I lived in Station Street for a number of years and used to take my kids to Ebbsfleet Park which was located behind Northfleet Station. Ebbsfleet Valley runs from Southfleet to Northfleet. The only problem was that it didn't have much else going for it. Ebbsfleet holds a lot of memories for me.

[chris blanc]

There was also a river Ebbsfleet which ran underneath the ground, there's a photo of it at Milton Chantry

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted By: Riverview Red

Arsenal is just a shortening of Woolwich Arsenal

Woolwich Arsenal thats a railway station isn't it? Who on earth would name a football club after a railway station.

[Riverview Red]

Just off to the pub now to find some different people to wind up!

 

[Santa]

Originally Posted By: chris blanc

There was also a river Ebbsfleet which ran underneath the ground, there's a photo of it at Milton Chantry

From memory I think this ran through the very edge of Ebsfleet Park, it was no more than a very small stream and I believe at times dry. As I remember it there was a very large water/sewerage/effluent pipe that ran alongside it in the park and as small kids we had fun trying to balance on it and more fun trying to dislodge each other from it as it was not that high above the ground.......or am I having an Ulrika Johnson induced memory disfunction ?

[seaviewred]

Originally Posted By: Riverview Red

"The Fleet" will do i think

It's only the noisy new boys behind the goal who refer to us as, or chant the name Gravesend. But I will continue to forgive their ignorance and fascination with naughty swear words, until their voices break.

Gravesend were minor Kent League side,who played on a recreation Ground in Central Avenue, when they joined Northfleet United, who at the time was an established and strong Southern League Team.

And ..... we play in Northfleet, so forget the Gravesend bit.

But one odd thing is that there is no such place as Ebbsfleet - Does anyone know of another team who are named after an imaginary location? I's like being Called Narnia United or Far-away-land City - a bit wierd I think.

Ebbsfleet is not an imaginary location..it is situated off the A256 Sandwich Road on the way to Pfizers, for people unfamiliar with the area that is between Ramgate and Sandwich, you will find Ebbsfleet as you turn off for the Stonlees Golf Course.

So if we re-locate down here I wont have so far to travel to watch the Fleet