Groucho's Fact Hunt

[Eggs]

Do you know why the Mersey runs through Liverpool ?






Cos if it walked it’d get mugged

HahahahahahHahahahahahaha

 

[Eggs]

….banana’s first introduced into the U.K. by Merseysider Sir Alfred Jones who transported fruit from West Africa to Liverpool on refrigerated Elder Dempster Line ships.

Bananas being unloaded at Garston Docks;

 

[ushuduup]

The River Mersey begins in Stockport, where the River Tame and River Goyt meet. Both of these rivers rise high in the hills, the Tame from natural springs and streams in the Pennines, and the Goyt from springs in the moors above Buxton.

These upland areas catch heavy rainfall, which soaks into the ground and feeds the springs, creating a constant flow of water.

That’s why the Mersey never runs dry, even though Liverpool itself doesn’t see enough rain to supply such a river. From these hilltop sources, the waters gather and flow west, becoming the great tidal estuary at Liverpool Bay.

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As a proud Stopfordian/Stockonian, I can embellish a little.

There's actually a nice little nod to it at the point that they meet, although both rivers are hemmed in by concrete due to the M60 just above them.



The town centre shopping centre is named "Merseyway" and one of the districts is called "Heaton Mersey"

Having lived in and worked in north Liverpool for many years now, whenever I've been called a "Manc" due to my accent, I politely tell others that I'm technically from "Merseyside" and probably grew up closer to the river than them!

As an aside, there is a photo montage at the confluence of various historical pictures from Stockport's past, including a group of proud victorian hatmakers. I once put a set of googly eyes on it, and the same day, when back home in Waterloo, put some on one of the iron men on the beach, thus ensuring there was a set of googly eyes at each end of the river!!

 

[Eggs]

As a proud Stopfordian/Stockonian, I can embellish a little.

There's actually a nice little nod to it at the point that they meet, although both rivers are hemmed in by concrete due to the M60 just above them.

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The town centre shopping centre is named "Merseyway" and one of the districts is called "Heaton Mersey"

Having lived in and worked in north Liverpool for many years now, whenever I've been called a "Manc" due to my accent, I politely tell others that I'm technically from "Merseyside" and probably grew up closer to the river than them!

As an aside, there is a photo montage at the confluence of various historical pictures from Stockport's past, including a group of proud victorian hatmakers. I once put a set of googly eyes on it, and the same day, when back home in Waterloo, put some on one of the iron men on the beach, thus ensuring there was a set of googly eyes at each end of the river!!

….Edgeley Park once being the closest football ground to the Mersey, although I’d be thinking it won’t be since the opening of BMD.

As an aside, I did score a few goals at Edgeley Park back in the day, always a fondness for that little stadium although I am a bit modest about my goalscoring

 

[terryefc]

BBC today..

Why do Crystal Palace have triangular corner flags?​

ByMax Chesterton
BBC Sport journalist

• • Published
    7 hours ago

Crystal Palace are using triangular corner flags at Selhurst Park this season as part of a tradition for FA Cup winners.

The custom dictates that the defending champions have the right to use triangle-shaped corner flags instead of the typical square versions.

It is rumoured to have started after Cardiff City won their first and only FA Cup in 1927, with other clubs following suit.

Recent winners Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool did not participate in the trend, but Leicester City did during the 2021-22 season.

The International Football Association Board (Ifab), the body responsible for determining the laws of the game, do not regulate the shape of the corner flag.

On making the decision to use triangular corner flags, Palace said: "After that unforgettable day at Wembley on 17 May 2025, we finally joined the winners' circle.

"The triangle flags are a simple but powerful reminder of that historic moment. From the stands it might just look like a flag – but for us, it is a symbol of making history."

 

[Eggs]

 

[summerisle]

 

[summerisle]

 

[Tommy Chong]

I thought this was interesting:

 

[Jamo Martinez]

….Edgeley Park once being the closest football ground to the Mersey, although I’d be thinking it won’t be since the opening of BMD.

As an aside, I did score a few goals at Edgeley Park back in the day, always a fondness for that little stadium although I am a bit modest about my goalscoring

I once scored at Anfield.

To be more precise, I actually scored in Anfield. Good weed.

 

[Groucho]

As a proud Stopfordian/Stockonian, I can embellish a little.

There's actually a nice little nod to it at the point that they meet, although both rivers are hemmed in by concrete due to the M60 just above them.

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The town centre shopping centre is named "Merseyway" and one of the districts is called "Heaton Mersey"

Having lived in and worked in north Liverpool for many years now, whenever I've been called a "Manc" due to my accent, I politely tell others that I'm technically from "Merseyside" and probably grew up closer to the river than them!

As an aside, there is a photo montage at the confluence of various historical pictures from Stockport's past, including a group of proud victorian hatmakers. I once put a set of googly eyes on it, and the same day, when back home in Waterloo, put some on one of the iron men on the beach, thus ensuring there was a set of googly eyes at each end of the river!!

If you continue up one of the tributaries of the Mersey, the Goyt, it’s an absolutely beautiful area.

 

[summerisle]

Up the Marxist Toffees !

 

[Rich1878]