IJN":1188ttye said:I think it's because 'Plymouth' is what others call us, whereas 'Argyle' is used more locally.
John Cooper":2fh4vk2o said:I've seen Argyle play on going on for 80 different league grounds. Cant recall chanting Plymouth too often. AAARRRGGGYYYLEEE however.....
See someone in disneyworld with an ARGYLE shirt on, you dont chant Plymouth, its AAARRRGGGYYYLEEE or Green Army!
He's probably never heard a "Plymouth" chant and thereby associates an Argyle crowd with Argyle.
Quite reasonable and politically correct...
Ade the green":8b543v4q said:John Cooper":8b543v4q said:I've seen Argyle play on going on for 80 different league grounds. Cant recall chanting Plymouth too often. AAARRRGGGYYYLEEE however.....
See someone in disneyworld with an ARGYLE shirt on, you dont chant Plymouth, its AAARRRGGGYYYLEEE or Green Army!
He's probably never heard a "Plymouth" chant and thereby associates an Argyle crowd with Argyle.
Quite reasonable and politically correct...
Whereas when you see Mickey Mouse you naturally think of 'Exeter City'. Partly because those big shoes hide their six toes. :scarf:
A fair bit of Wikipedia nonsense there I'm afraid. Roger Walters covers the origin of the name very convincingly in Greens on Screen's first chapter of The History of Argyle, here: http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/argyleh ... =1886-1890Old Gunner":1yp4iakz said:Just found this on Wikipedia. I wonder if anybody has the definitive answer on the Argyle issue:IJN":1yp4iakz said:I think it's because 'Plymouth' is what others call us, whereas 'Argyle' is used more locally.
"Much speculation surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. One explanation is that they were named after the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a strong football side of its own. Another theory is given the respective geographical placements–suggests the name comes either from the nearby public house, The Argyle Tavern, where the founder members may have met, or the local street named Argyle Terrace.[3] An alternative suggestion is that their initial kit was decorated in the famous Argyle diamond pattern."
There's a kit suggestion in the final sentence
GreensOnScreen":1j0ayky6 said:A fair bit of Wikipedia nonsense there I'm afraid. Roger Walters covers the origin of the name very convincingly in Greens on Screen's first chapter of The History of Argyle, here: http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/argyleh ... =1886-1890Old Gunner":1j0ayky6 said:Just found this on Wikipedia. I wonder if anybody has the definitive answer on the Argyle issue:IJN":1j0ayky6 said:I think it's because 'Plymouth' is what others call us, whereas 'Argyle' is used more locally.
"Much speculation surrounds the origin of the name Argyle. One explanation is that they were named after the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, an army regiment with a strong football side of its own. Another theory is given the respective geographical placements–suggests the name comes either from the nearby public house, The Argyle Tavern, where the founder members may have met, or the local street named Argyle Terrace.[3] An alternative suggestion is that their initial kit was decorated in the famous Argyle diamond pattern."
There's a kit suggestion in the final sentence