I saw a post on another blog about the sale of Sheffield FC's manuscript rules of the game and comparing it with the price raised by the Jane Austen manuscript.
The BBC report of the auction of an old set of rules by Sheffield FC appears to be contradicted by other sources of information.
It is not disputed that modern association football is descended from rules drawn up by Cambridge University Football club. The 1848 original is lost, but a copy from 1856 is, it appears, in the library at Shrewsbury School.
The 1848 Cambridge rules evolved into the 1863 edition, that were pretty close to the first official Football Association rules. The Sheffield Rules were another contributing stream, but not the only one.
The version auctioned is from 1857. So it is not, as claimed, the oldest surviving rules.
(This is to ignore that the rules have changed significantly since then anyway.)
The fact that FIFA and the FA still insist that Sheffield is older than Cambridge University Football Club has more to do with wanting a narrative for the sport than any historical accuracy: it is better for an industrial northern town to be the oldest team than an elite educational establishment.
(I will admit as Cambridge resident to a certain bias.)
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, January 17, 2010
New candidate in Cambridge
I must be honest: I am a LD activist and not a neutral commentator.
I was at the selection and the person who was by far the best candidate won: Julian Huppert.
His speach came last when we were all tired and feeling politic-ed out and yet it energised the hall. It lifted me. Made me want to get out there and, erm, deliver leaflets.
The sentiment was that we had 6 excellent candidates who would all make excellent MPs yadda yadda. This may be true but wasn't shown on the night. One candidate I felt would do well suffered from nerves, another fell flat, a third over ran: a dreadful sin. I won't say who as they will know who they are and I know they will do better in future. All 5 who didn't make it would make excellent MPs and shouldn't give up.
However I will say that at least one ought to think carefully about whether Cambridge is the right city for them.
Imagine pigs flying...
I do hope that if we get STV that they will come forward as our second/third etc candidates.
End flying pigs.
What I expected to be a draining and rather tiresome evening was actually excellent. Cambridge seems to have a talented local party.
I was at the selection and the person who was by far the best candidate won: Julian Huppert.
His speach came last when we were all tired and feeling politic-ed out and yet it energised the hall. It lifted me. Made me want to get out there and, erm, deliver leaflets.
The sentiment was that we had 6 excellent candidates who would all make excellent MPs yadda yadda. This may be true but wasn't shown on the night. One candidate I felt would do well suffered from nerves, another fell flat, a third over ran: a dreadful sin. I won't say who as they will know who they are and I know they will do better in future. All 5 who didn't make it would make excellent MPs and shouldn't give up.
However I will say that at least one ought to think carefully about whether Cambridge is the right city for them.
Imagine pigs flying...
I do hope that if we get STV that they will come forward as our second/third etc candidates.
End flying pigs.
What I expected to be a draining and rather tiresome evening was actually excellent. Cambridge seems to have a talented local party.
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