Stevo985 Posted Saturday at 08:19 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 08:19 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bickster said: It stands for Association surely? Nope I don’t think so. It does for some clubs, but that was never Bournemouth’s name. It officially doesn’t stand for anything. Their name is literally AFC Bournemouth Happy to be proved wrong but I’m certain I’ve read that Edited Saturday at 08:20 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted Saturday at 08:29 Moderator Share Posted Saturday at 08:29 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: Nope. It does for some clubs, but that was never Bournemouth’s name. It officially doesn’t stand for anything. Their name is literally AFC Bournemouth It still stands for Association, otherwise the logical conclusion is that the F and C don’t stand for Football and Club either. Its a known initialisation , everyone knows what it means Yep, it’s annoying at the start of their name fully agree with that but the stands for nothing bit is silly, it clearly stands for something because it’s universally accepted as to what it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted Saturday at 08:32 Share Posted Saturday at 08:32 Athletic Football Club in this case, if I'm not mistaken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted Saturday at 08:32 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 08:32 (edited) 3 minutes ago, bickster said: It still stands for Association, otherwise the logical conclusion is that the F and C don’t stand for Football and Club either. Its a known initialisation , everyone knows what it means Yep, it’s annoying at the start of their name fully agree with that but the stands for nothing bit is silly, it clearly stands for something because it’s universally accepted as to what it means. F and C don’t stand for football club in Bournemouth’s name. Their name is AFC Bournemouth. It’s not an initialism. That’s how they’re registered on companies house. And if you look on the premier league website all the clubs are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea etc. the FC isn’t included in their names because that obviously just stands for football club. Bournemouth are on there as AFC Bournemouth. Officially they don’t stand for anything. They may as well say XYZ Bournemouth Edited Saturday at 08:33 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted Saturday at 08:38 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 08:38 I always thought the A in AFC stood for Amatuer, in that in the early days they were an amateur rather than professional club. Don't know why I think this, something I incorrectly came to by my own thoughts or something I read somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted Saturday at 08:45 Moderator Share Posted Saturday at 08:45 5 minutes ago, sidcow said: I always thought the A in AFC stood for Amatuer, in that in the early days they were an amateur rather than professional club. Don't know why I think this, something I incorrectly came to by my own thoughts or something I read somewhere. Clubs were AFC or RFC depending on which code of football they played. There were no professional clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted Saturday at 08:47 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 08:47 4 minutes ago, sidcow said: I always thought the A in AFC stood for Amatuer, in that in the early days they were an amateur rather than professional club. Don't know why I think this, something I incorrectly came to by my own thoughts or something I read somewhere. Sometimes it does. There are several RL teams in this part of the world with the suffix ARLFC (Amateur Rugby League Football Club). And it has also been used as an abbreviation for 'athletic' and 'association'. There is no way of knowing in Bournemouth's case, so @Stevo985 makes a valid point - it effectively means nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted Saturday at 08:50 Moderator Share Posted Saturday at 08:50 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Sometimes it does. There are several RL teams in this part of the world with the suffix ARLFC (Amateur Rugby League Football Club). That’s specific to Rugby League though as Rugby League was invented as a professional sport and the amateur clubs came later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted Saturday at 09:12 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 09:12 (edited) 25 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Sometimes it does. There are several RL teams in this part of the world with the suffix ARLFC (Amateur Rugby League Football Club). And it has also been used as an abbreviation for 'athletic' and 'association'. There is no way of knowing in Bournemouth's case, so @Stevo985 makes a valid point - it effectively means nothing. Basically yeah. At one point they were called Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club. So in theory it represents “Athletic Football Club”. But whereas most clubs are actually called Aston Villa Football Club or Associazone Calcio Milan, which then gets initialised, Bournemouth aren’t called Athletic Football Club Bournemouth and never have been. They’re official name is just AFC Bournemouth Edited Saturday at 09:13 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted Saturday at 09:31 Share Posted Saturday at 09:31 Ordering an album on coloured vinyl from a very reputable store online, and the words removed sending a standard black. Useless turds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted Saturday at 09:41 Moderator Share Posted Saturday at 09:41 22 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Basically yeah. At one point they were called Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club. So in theory it represents “Athletic Football Club”. But whereas most clubs are actually called Aston Villa Football Club or Associazone Calcio Milan, which then gets initialised, Bournemouth aren’t called Athletic Football Club Bournemouth and never have been. They’re official name is just AFC Bournemouth Athletic is part of a name not an initialisation, it’s like Villa or United. We aren’t known as Aston VFC that’s just a non argument based on Association and Athletic starting with the same letter. AFC is specifically association because it signifies which code of football is played. Charlton aren’t known as Charlton AFC. But if you want to get really annoyed the. There’s AFC Crawley FC Ltd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted Saturday at 10:12 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 10:12 30 minutes ago, bickster said: But if you want to get really annoyed the. There’s AFC Crawley FC Ltd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted Saturday at 10:24 Share Posted Saturday at 10:24 There's a By The Horns brewery pub in AFC Wimbledon's ground that took two visits to find. Bizarrely, they're not allowed any public signage. Walk through what looks like a gate for deliveries and staff parking, then through an anonymous looking door on the right... Quote We offer a full bar menu with a huge selection of over 8 different craft beers on draught & cask, as well as some of the more mainstream lagers & ciders, alongside spirits & mixers, a full wine menu & bar snacks. Enjoy your choice of drink in our heated bar or sit in our beer garden. They're showing the Euros atm https://bythehorns.co.uk/plough-lane/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted Saturday at 10:35 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 10:35 (edited) 58 minutes ago, bickster said: Athletic is part of a name not an initialisation, it’s like Villa or United. We aren’t known as Aston VFC that’s just a non argument based on Association and Athletic starting with the same letter. AFC is specifically association because it signifies which code of football is played. Charlton aren’t known as Charlton AFC. I have no idea what point you’re making here Whatever you’re on about is irrelevant. It might apply to other clubs who use “AFC” but in Bournemouth’s case the AFC “represents” Athletic Football Club, but doesn’t stand for it. Here Quote The club was known as Boscombe for over 20 years before changing their name to Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club to better represent the town. In 1971, the club changed their name again to AFC Bournemouth. The AFC recalls the older name of the club, it represents Athletic Football Club, but it does not stand for Athletic Football Club. The AFC is part of the name and not an abbreviation. The name was changed by Dickie Dowsett who was the club’s commercial manager and an ex-player. He insisted that the AFC should not stand for anything because that way, the club would appear in alphabetical league lists above Arsenal and Aston Villa and is why the club is the first in the list of clubs on the Premier League and Premier Skills English websites. However, when people talk about the club, they usually just say Bournemouth. Edited Saturday at 10:42 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted Saturday at 11:27 Share Posted Saturday at 11:27 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: Ordering an album on coloured vinyl from a very reputable store online, and the words removed sending a standard black. Useless turds. Had a reply, and an apology, unfortunately no coloured vinyl left so I get to keep this one and get a full refund. Result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted Saturday at 11:39 Moderator Share Posted Saturday at 11:39 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I have no idea what point you’re making here Whatever you’re on about is irrelevant. It might apply to other clubs who use “AFC” but in Bournemouth’s case the AFC “represents” Athletic Football Club, but doesn’t stand for it. Here Well in that case it is utterly stupid. Because using an initialisation that actually does mean something in the very context it is being used and then claiming it doesn’t mean that is just beyond silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted Saturday at 11:42 Moderator Share Posted Saturday at 11:42 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted Saturday at 11:58 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 11:58 19 minutes ago, bickster said: Well in that case it is utterly stupid. Because using an initialisation that actually does mean something in the very context it is being used and then claiming it doesn’t mean that is just beyond silly. I know. That was the entire point of my posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted Saturday at 12:02 VT Supporter Share Posted Saturday at 12:02 ...What have I done? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted Saturday at 19:12 Share Posted Saturday at 19:12 8 hours ago, mjmooney said: One of my faves, I use it quite regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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