1. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    I see that Brentford FC and Fulham FC are in the playoffs to
    compete in the Premier League next season. Reputedly this
    is the biggest match (financially) in any sport in the world
    being worth something like £15 million to the winner.

    But my interest was in Brentford being called "The Bees". I spent
    some time living in High Barnet and the local team Barnet FC were
    "the Bees". I supposed the nickname derived from their black and
    amber shirts but a local man put me straight when he told me of
    the local bee-keeping industry which had thrived in the early 1900s.
    The shirts reflected the nickname, not the other way round!

    Now why are Brentford being called "The Bees"? Well, it turns out
    that is historically incorrect; they should be called "The B's". And
    for the history behind that you can google it yourself!
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    @wolfgang59 the B's now get to play The Chairboys
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    With Brentford losing I think that we (Chelsea) are hoping to land Benrahma.
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    @wycombe-al said
    @wolfgang59 the B's now get to play The Chairboys
    LOL ... I had to lookup "Chairboys"!
    Thought I knew most of the nicknames of league clubs.

    Not a soccer fan but in the late sixties, like all my peers, I had the collector books
    for player cards and team badge stickers. (I think the packet included some gum!)

    It was a matter of honour knowing grounds, nicknames, colours of all the
    teams. I remember one lad suffering because he had a Burnley shirt and
    thought it was West Ham. (Living in East London this was NOT cool!)
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    @wolfgang59 we have only been in the league since Martin O'Neill got us up in early 90s so probably never came across Wycombe, though been around since 1884 and won several Amatuer FA cups at Wembley in the 50's, used to contribute quite a few players to the Olympic team as in the old days players couldn't be from professional clubs
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    Is there anything Martin can’t do?
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    @Trev33 the messiah in Wycombe, always welcome back, his first job as a manger, we were sad to see him go
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    @wycombe-al said
    @Trev33 the messiah in Wycombe, always welcome back, his first job as a manger, we were sad to see him go
    I saw Wycombe play at Villa Park in 2001 when your manager was Lawrie Sanchez. That was a game we had to win for many reasons! 😁
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    @petewxyz yep i was there, shame we went into that game with half our team injured, don't think ever get that far in the cup again
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    @wolfgang59 so opening fixture of the season for Wycombe is Brentford v Wycombe!
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    @wycombe-al said
    @petewxyz yep i was there, shame we went into that game with half our team injured, don't think ever get that far in the cup again
    Watched your play off final. Congratulations. Stubbornly hung on to a lead. Strong at set pieces. You can get a cup run by being hard to break down. Who knows??
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    @wycombe-al said
    @wolfgang59 so opening fixture of the season for Wycombe is Brentford v Wycombe!
    You must be having premonitions!
    What's the score going to be?
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    2-0 to Brentford
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