The Mantis Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Monkey Tennis said: Is 'paddock' a widely used term in this context? I thought that what we called an enclosure was known as a paddock in the North of England. Is the term also used up here? Always the enclosure for me. Paddock is completely foreign imo. Two other things that I find annoying about the commentators on MOTD. They say 'on this ground' where we say 'at this ground' and they say a team is playing 'all in white' instead of 'in all white'. Of course they're all in white. That's why they buy them as a set 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 A paddock is for keeping horses, feck all to do with football stadiums. Anyone who suggests otherwise is a weirdo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 14 minutes ago, The Mantis said: Always the enclosure for me. Paddock is completely foreign imo. Two other things that I find annoying about the commentators on MOTD. They say 'on this ground' where we say 'at this ground' and they say a team is playing 'all in white' instead of 'in all white'. Of course they're all in white. That's why they buy them as a set What about different expressions within Scotland for assuming the role of goalkeeper? Is that person 'in goal'? 'in goals'? or even 'in nets'? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Not to mention the current perversities of saying "on the weekend" and "on the team" when all sentient humans (barring the easily Americanised) know it is "at the weekend" and "in the team". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Paddock is Germanic, through Middle English Enclosure is from Old French 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I like it. This thread needs more etymology. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 12 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: I was delighted to discover earlier that whoever runs the NonLeagueScotland website has a parallel one for club rugby in Scotland:http://scottishclubrugby.org.uk/ One of the Edinburgh rugby grounds I've been to a few times is Stewart's Melville on Ferry Road, which has a magnificent stand with gables and a paddock in two levels of terracing: Are there any Scottish football grounds left which still have a paddock or enclosure in front of the grandstand seating? Thanks for posting the link. I can't stand rugby but I did enjoy looking through the site. Boroughmuir have a smart looking ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 13 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Are there any Scottish football grounds left which still have a paddock or enclosure in front of the grandstand seating? Firhill still has its enclosure in front of the main stand. But it appears to be all seated now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.j Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I like the general state of decay at Ibrox and the fact that three of the stands look like Wentworth Detention Centre. Very quirky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: I like it. This thread needs more etymology. I need a fucking dictionary. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 16 minutes ago, shull said: I need a fucking dictionary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: I like it. This thread needs more etymology. Usually when there's two interchangeable words in English it the French/Latin one that sounds more high status and posh to a modern audience than the earthier Anglo-Saxon/Germanic counterpart, Paddock may be an exception given it's association with horse ownership 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Are there any Scottish football grounds left which still have a paddock or enclosure in front of the grandstand seating? Main Stand at Fir Park has the enclosure at the front of the main stand that shut when the Knowetop End was redeveloped. I've still got my grandpa's old season books from the enclosure in the loft 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 2 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: Thanks for posting the link. I can't stand rugby but I did enjoy looking through the site. Boroughmuir have a smart looking ground. It's Rugby at the front and Hockey at the backhttp://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/hero_large/public/Meggetland astro (1).jpg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 hour ago, The_Craig said: the enclosure in the loft Do the bedrooms have re-enforced ceilings? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: It's Rugby at the front and Hockey at the backhttp://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/hero_large/public/Meggetland astro (1).jpg Actually I remember being there once. About the only time I've ever paid into a rugby match. All the football was off, obviously... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 It's Rugby at the front and Hockey at the backhttp://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/hero_large/public/Meggetland astro (1).jpg Never heard a mullet described like this before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I've been to all 5 of the Edinburgh club rugby grounds over the years. They're all fairly similar - big main stand, grass banks, bit terrace - except Edinburgh Academicals which is a tip.BoroughmuirEdinburgh AcademicalsHeriots Stewart's MelvilleWatsonians 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Do the bedrooms have re-enforced ceilings? I live in a bungalow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: I've been to all 5 of the Edinburgh club rugby grounds over the years. They're all fairly similar - big main stand, grass banks, bit terrace - except Edinburgh Academicals which is a tip.Edinburgh Academicals Accies couldn't build any higher on the west side of the ground because it spoils the view of the people in the building behind There was a plan to knock down the old clubhouse and build a new structure on the east side which would incorporate a hotel, clubhouse and stand. They got as far as knocking down the old clubhouse when the property market collapsed and everything fell through which is why they're still in the Portakabins shown in your picture. The Grange Cricket Club are currently holding them to ransom/demanding a fair price (depending on who you believe) for a thin strip of land that they need to go ahead with the project. The Grange pavilion/stand looks about as quirky as anything so far on this thread. They stick up temporary stands when they're hosting bigger Scotland games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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