MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 never heard of them, and live close to britain. sorted. stupid thread time to get your coat then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 People's responses are amusing me to varying degrees. You best increase our entertainment stats then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 West Ham are the only football team mentioned in Harry Potter, surely they deserve a rep boost? They're also mentioned in Eastenders frequently as Minty is a fan. I do agree, though Havant and Waterlooville, they are known all over the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 They're also mentioned in Eastenders frequently as Minty is a fan. I do agree, though Havant and Waterlooville, they are known all over the world. all over the world lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 They're also mentioned in Eastenders frequently as Minty is a fan. I do agree, though Havant and Waterlooville, they are known all over the world. That's because Eastenders is set in the West-End Peter. And West Ham is the local club! Time to go back to School mate. Have some extra Geography lessons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
easternhawk2 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I am a Havant fan myself. Yes they are known worldwide but I think making them have a worldwide reputation would take it over the top a little bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I am a Havant fan myself. Yes they are known worldwide but I think making have a worldwide reputation would take it over the top a little bit. They are not known worldwide that's the thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 That's because Eastenders is set in the West-End Peter. And West Ham is the local club! Time to go back to School mate. Have some extra Geography lessons. I was making the emphasis of the national popularity of Eastenders and how many times it is mentioned on the show, therefore leaving people with "West Ham" ringing in their ears. So don't talk to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
easternhawk2 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I mean some people in a few countries around the world will have heard of them but SI shouldn't give them a worldwide status. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I was making the emphasis of the national popularity of Eastenders and how many times it is mentioned on the show, therefore leaving people with "West Ham" ringing in their ears. So don't talk to me That's because the only exciting thing in the West End is West Ham, and that's not exactly the most exciting thing to watch ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 They're also mentioned in Eastenders frequently as Minty is a fan. I do agree, though Havant and Waterlooville, they are known all over the world. That's because Eastenders is set in the West-End Peter. And West Ham is the local club! Time to go back to School mate. Have some extra Geography lessons. Tom - take a look at a map of London and come back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somesay Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Best post I've ever seen. Ever!! Lool.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Tom - take a look at a map of London and come back I don't have a friggin clue about London; please tell me Tom was wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey99x Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I've read some ridiculous complaints about "bugs" in my time, but that takes the biscuit!Are you being serious? haha thats such a brilliant response! credit to havant for taking it to liverpool that day, i was there, and as a liverpool fan i stood and clapped them off the park at full time....but to say because of that their reputation should be worldwide is rediculous! thank god you don't work for SI! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't have a friggin clue about London; please tell me Tom was wrong Its about 8/9 stops away on the tube (Jubilee or Hammersmith) Its about 6/7 miles so in London terms its a pretty fair way away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroblues Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 West Ham is in the East End of London, as is Eastenders strangely enough (Look at the name ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't have a friggin clue about London; please tell me Tom was wrong West Ham is in the East End of London, as is Eastenders strangely enough (Look at the name ) Thats correct. If you re-read the post you'll see the query was if West Ham was "in" the West End...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Bugger, I've just realised lol, I put West instead of East. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Bugger, I've just realised lol, I put West instead of East. LOL - I was waiting for the penny to drop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 LOL - I was waiting for the penny to drop Lol, I can't believe I put West lol. It's due to that fact I've just had a 2 and a half hour exam so my brain hasn't recovered yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Lol, I can't believe I put West lol. It's due to that fact I've just had a 2 and a half hour exam so my brain hasn't recovered yet. Dont worry - Its to the fun of this thread which is completely off topic now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_sacfc Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Havant shouldn't have a worldwide rep, but they should have a reputation higher than almost every club in the Connie South Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I feel reputation should be linked to achievement. As they say you only ever remember the winners, not the losers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smac Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 They're also mentioned in Eastenders frequently as Minty is a fan. I do agree, though Havant and Waterlooville, they are known all over the world. Its true. West Pork (or whatever) will never be as famous as the mighty Havant and Waterlooville. Newbs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackemforever Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Their reputation is correct at the moment. Think about reputation as being under normal circumstances, i.e. playing in the league. Obviously a small team that goes on a good cup run will get much more publicity than normal but that does not mean they are club with a big reputation, it means they are a small club with a low reputation that got a bit of luck and publicity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think all logic has long since disappeared here...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golaxi Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 lol he is on the other side of the world tho ;-). if that aint world-wide i dont know what is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Lol, I can't believe I put West lol. It's due to that fact I've just had a 2 and a half hour exam so my brain hasn't recovered yet. lol he is on the other side of the world tho ;-). if that aint world-wide i dont know what is that makes 2 people, thats not the whole world though is it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golaxi Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 mr pom pompey makes a good point... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtic035 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 MrPompey, i never said anything about the scottish cup so why bring it up? everyone knows that english league is far superior to our league anyway just because it happened in england doesn't mean everyone knows about it, thats all don't know why I'm posting the original post is sheer stupidity anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventresto Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 West Ham are the only football team mentioned in Harry Potter, surely they deserve a rep boost? aha, that made me laugh! Good one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon69 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 That's because Eastenders is set in the West-End Peter. And West Ham is the local club! Time to go back to School mate. Have some extra Geography lessons. Er it's set in the East end - hence the name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Er it's set in the East end - hence the name. Yeah and if you read on you'll notice I put West instead of East. I made a mistake, just put West instead of East. Don't comment unless you read the whole thread otherwise you miss such things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
townley12inch Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Havant are Worldwide on my game...mainly because ive won the premiership with them last season (2019) and im on course to win it again :L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Er it's set in the East end - hence the name. Bugger, I've just realised lol, I put West instead of East. There you go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Surely their reputation should be 'Worldwide'? I was born and live in Australia but even I have heard of their amazing FA Cup run, beating Swansea and taking it to Liverpool. Sort it out SI, the amount of bugs in this game is disgusting... So with their worldwide reputation, you'll be familiar with how they are doing this season, without looking at the internet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumPI Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Surely their reputation should be 'Worldwide'? I was born and live in Australia but even I have heard of their amazing FA Cup run, beating Swansea and taking it to Liverpool. Sort it out SI, the amount of bugs in this game is disgusting... I live in Portsmouth and although Havant and Waterlooville is only up the road, I would doubt they are known worldwide. They had an amazing cup run last year which ended unfortunately with Liverpool. Look at what they did this year !!! It was not as glorious to say the least. If you followed last years FA cup then you would know who they are but general football supporters would not know unless you are local or have played them. I am a Portsmouth fan and to be honest i would not even consider Pompey to be worldwide. Yes, we won the FA cup last year but again look at this years performance. 1 cup run or 1 cup win does not grant you worldwide status. IMO to be worldwide you would need to be performing at a high level on a regular basis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv88 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Sorry to be serious but I just had a thought, players have a domestic and world rep although we only see an overall, maybe it would be a good idea for clubs and players to have both, so if for example a lower league team went on a cup run and did some giant killing, it would increase their domestic reputation hugely but would have very little (if any) effect on their world reputation. Any thoughts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnfieldRoad10 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think people are becoming a little confused by reputation within the game. The 'reputation' in game serves as a marker of how successful a club is and how likely they are to attract the big stars and how much media coverage they get etc etc. This is completely different to publicity or popularity. Newcastle and Sunderland, look at their stadiums, look at how passionate some of their fans are, you would argue that they are both 'big clubs' because of these two facts. Both have bigger stadiums, and therefore can accomodate more supporters than either Liverpool or Chelsea, but they can't compete in footballing terms, which is what reputation is about. Reputation is about how good, or how successful a team is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 So Liverpool is 'Worldwide' successful? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think that if this thread gets spread around the world, surely Havant and Waterlooville deserve worldwide rep. Hey, why not make AFC Wimbledon a worldwide club! A worldwide organization like SI sponsors them! :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think that if this thread gets spread around the world, surely Havant and Waterlooville deserve worldwide rep.Hey, why not make AFC Wimbledon a worldwide club! A worldwide organization like SI sponsors them! :D They still don't deserve one as the reputation should be based on real life football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Are the SI forums not the true essence of football? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Are the SI forums not the true essence of football? I edited my post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 That's better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Surely their reputation should be 'Worldwide'? I was born and live in Australia but even I have heard of their amazing FA Cup run, beating Swansea and taking it to Liverpool. Sort it out SI, the amount of bugs in this game is disgusting... The solution is quite clear fellas: HAVANT can have half a world reputation. WATERLOOVILLE get half a world reputation. In the interests of post-Christmas generosity, I'd give '&' a continental reputation. Sorted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold_kidd Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I know Havant & Waterlooville and I live in Indonesia. Oh and I also know Farnborough and their former French striker who scored against Arsenal. These teams should get worldwide reputation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 And in Indonesia you have a team called 'Semen' - that should have a worldwide reputation just so the press could claim it's been stained! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold_kidd Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 And in Indonesia you have a team called 'Semen' - that should have a worldwide reputation just so the press could claim it's been stained! Lol I never thought about it that way Semen is actually Indo for "Cement", the club is sponsored by a cement factory based in Padang, West Sumatra. Hence, Semen Padang. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 So with their worldwide reputation, you'll be familiar with how they are doing this season, without looking at the internet. Wow that's a good point, I wouldn't know how they are doing without using the internet. But then I wouldn't know what's happening in the Premier League or any league for that matter without using the internet... I live in Australia, association football isn't big over here and isn't televised... but your point is totally valid; their league position should be beamed into my head Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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