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- From: LIPSCOJA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu (Andy Lipscomb)
- Subject: Re: EVERTON
- In-Reply-To: s009@brems.ii.uib.no's message of Thu, 28 Jan 93 16:06:42 GMT
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:08:57 GMT
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- In <1993Jan28.160642.6550@alf.uib.no> s009@brems.ii.uib.no writes:
- > In article <1993Jan27.161506.9886@ucl.ac.uk>, bigmac@nmr.ion.bpmf.ac.uk (David MacManus) writes:
- > |> >P.S. Everton has been in the Premier League (First Division) longer than any other
- > |> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > |> English soccer club, and plan to stay there.
- > |> >-------------------------------------------
- > |>
- > |> sorry, Arsenal have been in the First (Premier League) since football
- > |> resumed after the end of the First World War (wait for comments on how
- > |> they bribed their way to be "promoted").
- > |> I don't think that Everton are even the second longest survivors but I
- > |> am sure other netters will know.
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- Guys:
- It seems to me the current sides share the longest run in the Premier
- League--one year ;)
- But Everton has the most TOTAL years in the top division, while Arsenal's
- CONSECUTIVE run is longest. Anyone disputing that?
-
- | Andy Lipscomb
- --+-- lipscoja@(ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu,vuctrvax.bitnet)
- | Don't blame me, I voted Libertarian.
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