We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
...of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, that is. Yes, I know it's not your Champions League, but it is the oldest knock-out competition in the world. And me boys hung on to clinch a 3-2 win against the evil mullets of F.C. Dallas to secure the club's first silverware. So there.
posted by gatorbob @ 9:59 AM
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Good on ya!
I was a bit worried that you'd let it slip away before it went 3-2, and very satisfied that Ruiz couldn't get his cheating hands on the trophy.
Well done.
They should have been docked a goal just based on Ruiz's new barnet alone, eh?
Congrats.
Is this really the oldest knock-out competion in the world? Older than the 1872 FA Cup?
If so, what took your lot so long to win it!!!!
How many times has your lot won it Steve?
Alright, I've just checked the stats and apparently I was a bit over the top in my description. The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest knock-out trophy in the U.S., not the world, dating back to 1914. Which must mean that it pre-dates the World Series, Superbowl, b-ball championships, Winston Cup, U.S. Open of tennis, etc. Still fairly impressive.
Oh, and D.C. United won its sole Open Cup in 1996, which means that they won the double that year. Wow!
Again, not to nick pick but hasn't the World Series been around since around 1900
Go Red Sox
I shall check.
Right you are, the World Series has been around since 1903, but apparently it was a one off until 1917, when it went to a best of seven series, so perhaps those who boast about the Open Cup don't count it as a knock-out competition until then? I dunno.
Still, we are the champions of at least one of the oldest knock-out trophies in North America. There, how's that? (sigh)
Well, you are the champions of the trophy shaped like what it's shaped like!!!!
Davey: Once, but don't ask what year. I think I was there which tells you what sort of state I was in.
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