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Match Tottenham vs Elfsborg - January 30th at 08:00pm

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Pathfinder said:
Their team name, Elfsborg (using the older spelling of Alvs) literally meaning "fortress of elves".
Their most famous player, Stig Jonasson (career: 1927-47) still has the Swedish record of most consecutive games: 344 games between 1927–1941.
I wonder if him hamstring would have lasted that long under Angelos though :cool:
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This was explained by a Swede earlier on in this thread.

Surprisingly Elf doesn't actually translate to elf, it's actually river.

So it's river fortress.

No idea if they were named before the spelling change and had to build a river to save face.
 
Herclueless said:
This was explained by a Swede earlier on in this thread.

Surprisingly Elf doesn't actually translate to elf, it's actually river.

So it's river fortress.

No idea if they were named before the spelling change and had to build a river to save face.
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Elf is an old swedish spelling of the word älv, which is a form of river.

Add an A tho, and you get älva, which is the Swedish word for fairy, which is interchangable with the mythological elves.
 
Bjergen Kjergen : I am from Sveden.

Wayne : Oh really? Whereabouts in Sweden?

Bjergen Kjergen : Kneurgen, near the Joergen Fjords.

Wayne : Well, nice to meet you, Bjergen Kjargen, from Kneurgen, near the Joergen Fjords. Hmm. Kneurgen, that's in the Klargen Province, near the Biburgen River.

Bjergen Kjergen : Yah hah.

Wayne : Now correct me if I'm wrong. Your annual rainfall varies from about 40 inches in the winter to about 200 inches in the summer, and your chief export is modular furniature. I did a report on Sweden in the eighth grade
men are rare.

Wayne : It was really hard, I stayed all night on it. Then the next day, in gym class I was on the minitramp and I got diarrhea. I really wish I hadn't told you that.
 
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ShutUpPatrik said:
Elf is an old swedish spelling of the word älv, which is a form of river.

Add an A tho, and you get älva, which is the Swedish word for fairy, which is interchangable with the mythological elves.
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My bad :cool:
I did not wear my reading glassed so I mistook the ä for an a in this wiki article - thinking it was Alvsborg (alv = elf) and not Älvsborg.
The mistake is cleared up now and Spurs can go marching on to play Athletic Club River fortress from the city of Borås


IF Elfsborg - Wikipedia

Carl Larson, however, found that there were too many clubs containing the city name Borås which contributed to the name change in 1906 by Riksidrottsförbundet to the current, IF Elfsborg. The name is derived from Älvsborg County where instead of making use of the modern spelling Älvsborg, they used the older spelling with an E. The same goes for the club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, yellow and black. Colours that are taken from Älvsborg Regiment, Elfsborg would not only represent a city but a whole region. A recurring motto of the club is "Vi Tillsammans" (We together).
 
Richard Arlison said:
I think 60mins vs Elfsborg might not be a bad way to get some minutes into his legs.

Brentford away 3 days later, then Liverpool another 3 days later… that would be my concern.
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I’d give him 10 minutes at the end max. No way he can start the game. Then again, Davies has been out with a hamstring injury and the manager has played him full match 3 or 4 games on the spin so I think we are at the point where the manager gives zero fucks about player welfare in the quest to keep his job (although we knew that with the Chelsea team selection).
 
Brian Fantana said:
I’d give him 10 minutes at the end max. No way he can start the game. Then again, Davies has been out with a hamstring injury and the manager has played him full match 3 or 4 games on the spin so I think we are at the point where the manager gives zero fucks about player welfare in the quest to keep his job (although we knew that with the Chelsea team selection).
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his spurs career probably rides on that Liverpool game so i should imagine his goal will be to keep VDV and Romero in the best possible condition for that
 
Paul Gascoigne said:
My ideal team

Jennings
Perryman England Mabbutt Knowles
Waddle Ardiles Hoddle Bale
Sheringham Defoe

If only !!
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No mate, my team for Thursday is this.

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