Palace's Zaha and Stormzy set to buy AFC Croydon
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy are set to buy non-league club AFC Croydon.
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Kudos to a point……
I don't think he'll leave Ajax for AFC Croydon.Palace's Zaha and Stormzy set to buy AFC Croydon
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy are set to buy non-league club AFC Croydon.
Kudos to a point……
schmunk
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Off the pitch, Zaha appears to be a genuinely nice guy and generous to his community.
That said:
TWOCHOICEStom
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This is a big test of our partisanship here everyone. Hold firm. This is how they get you.
I think this is shit because Zaha.
I think this is shit because Zaha.
Worried Man Blues
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Struggling to think what AFC stands for?
schmunk
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Washie
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Non funny answer, Association Football Club
On the pitch:-Off the pitch, Zaha appears to be a genuinely nice guy and generous to his community.
That said:
You'll miss him when he's gone.
Nottseagull
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I think more people would be struggling with the thread title, which is trying to refer to FC United of Manchester.
Hotchilidog
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Fair play to them. Palace all set to not even be the best team in Croydon in a year or two.
You'd think so, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't stand for anything at all (in that, their official name is actually AFC Whatever).
Similarly from a quick skim on Wikipedia I gather Bournemouth have AFC in front of their name just to appear at the top of alphabetical lists.
Whereas Sunderland, for example, are actually called Sunderland Association Football Club.
jonny.rainbow
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Founded in 2012, so only 2 years younger than Crystal Palace FC.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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…..which is 100% fan owned and has nothing to do with any wealthy investors nor ex professional footballers
Not true. They are called AFC Bournemouth because Bournemouth FC went bust.
I suggest you direct your complaint to the writers of various football club / AFC Bournemouth history websites, who say the name changed in the early 70s to put them at the top of alphebetised lists.
Bournemouth AFC
The present football club can trace its roots as far back as 1890 when Boscombe St. Johns Institute Football Club were playing in local football. They disbanded in 1899 and from the remains of that…
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From Streetlights to the Premiership: A timeline of of AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth has come a long way since reaching Premiership status. However, the road hasn't quite been as smooth as they would have liked.
buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk
AFC Bournemouth - short history and facts
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In any case, it doesn't alter my point that the AFC bit doesn't officially stand for anything other than AFC.
I think there is a bit more to it that that here though.
They were 'born' out of the demise of Croydon Athletic FC - which went bust because the owner was involved in cricket match fixing. And there is/was already a Croydon FC. So, I guess the AFC is a nod to the 'rebirth' of CAFC, and it could well be that the A stands for 'Athletic'.
Although, to muddy the waters, I see the official name of the club is actually 'AFC Croydon Athletic'. So maybe not!!
To be clear, I've no doubt at all that we're all meant to assume it stands for Association Football Club.
It's just they haven't bothered to include that in the official name, presumably because no rational people would care.
Worried Man Blues
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Exactly, would it really start with Association? Just to get it to the top of the list like many others, Wimbledon for eg. All seems a bit silly.