| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. 22:09 - Aug 23 with 5839 views | Lord_Lucan |
As Rob Gretton would say, "I've been thinking"
If I was in charge of Ipswich Town Football Club and our Social Media manager came to my office and said, "Look boss, I've got Ed Sheeran to wear our shirts around the globe, put his album thing on the front, post them on social media across the planet and basically be the biggest superstar singer in the universe and constantly plug ITFC wherever he goes - and all we have to do is pay him £5m.......
......I would say that is the deal of the century. |  |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:13 - Aug 23 with 4634 views | SitfcB |
The thing is, we haven’t paid him, he pays us! Even better.
How some people can moan about this it’s unbelievable.
One of, if not the, biggest stars in the world putting his name to our, and his, team.
Really hoping at the end of this current tour he can do a few nights at PR. |  |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:16 - Aug 23 with 4581 views | Lord_Lucan |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:13 - Aug 23 by SitfcB |
The thing is, we haven’t paid him, he pays us! Even better.
How some people can moan about this it’s unbelievable.
One of, if not the, biggest stars in the world putting his name to our, and his, team.
Really hoping at the end of this current tour he can do a few nights at PR. |
With regards to your first sentence.
Yes, that is rather my point dear boy. | |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:17 - Aug 23 with 4574 views | bazza |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:13 - Aug 23 by SitfcB |
The thing is, we haven’t paid him, he pays us! Even better.
How some people can moan about this it’s unbelievable.
One of, if not the, biggest stars in the world putting his name to our, and his, team.
Really hoping at the end of this current tour he can do a few nights at PR. |
Watched him at Wembley.. loads of town shirts about.. he’s a legend, you just can’t please some people !! |  | | |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:26 - Aug 23 with 4448 views | Lord_Lucan |
Well it's certainly not my area of expertise but it's plain that the coup is pretty much off the scale.
I'm also surprised at Bayern but knowing the Gerries they probably sell them for €5 and you get a free stein of beer to drink in the stadium. | |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:32 - Aug 23 with 4386 views | buoyant |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:26 - Aug 23 by Lord_Lucan |
Well it's certainly not my area of expertise but it's plain that the coup is pretty much off the scale.
I'm also surprised at Bayern but knowing the Gerries they probably sell them for €5 and you get a free stein of beer to drink in the stadium. |
I reckon it's the additional ifollow subscriptions that that Stanley geezer is bleatiing on about.
Maybe there's an advertising creative that could help us out here? |  |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:34 - Aug 23 with 4347 views | SitfcB |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:16 - Aug 23 by Lord_Lucan |
With regards to your first sentence.
Yes, that is rather my point dear boy. |
Sorry  | |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:39 - Aug 23 with 4288 views | Lord_Lucan |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:34 - Aug 23 by SitfcB |
Sorry |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:50 - Aug 23 with 4211 views | Coastalblue |
Doesn't seem that long ago we used th have threads on here about if we had any famous fans, it would be some bloke in a band 5 people have heard of or arguing over Brian Cant or whether John Peel could be counted. Now we have a global superstar, who's not just a fan but who goes out of his way to promote the club. |  |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:56 - Aug 23 with 4177 views | Lord_Lucan |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:50 - Aug 23 by Coastalblue |
Doesn't seem that long ago we used th have threads on here about if we had any famous fans, it would be some bloke in a band 5 people have heard of or arguing over Brian Cant or whether John Peel could be counted. Now we have a global superstar, who's not just a fan but who goes out of his way to promote the club. |
Don't forget Fulham fan Nigel Havers
Not to mention Gryff Rhys Jones (sp), Bill Werbenek (sp) and Muhammad Ali | |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 23:45 - Aug 23 with 3986 views | Wacko |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:56 - Aug 23 by Lord_Lucan |
Don't forget Fulham fan Nigel Havers
Not to mention Gryff Rhys Jones (sp), Bill Werbenek (sp) and Muhammad Ali |
Omid Djalili legitimately |  |
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| [Redacted] on 06:13 - Aug 24 with 3657 views | victorywilhappen |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:50 - Aug 23 by Coastalblue |
Doesn't seem that long ago we used th have threads on here about if we had any famous fans, it would be some bloke in a band 5 people have heard of or arguing over Brian Cant or whether John Peel could be counted. Now we have a global superstar, who's not just a fan but who goes out of his way to promote the club. |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 08:07 - Aug 24 with 3358 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
And that in turn raises the profile of the club, which leads to sales of all sorts of ITFC merch (not just shirts), tickets/iFollow subs and sponsorship. |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 08:32 - Aug 24 with 3252 views | DJR |
Actually, Eric Blair's pen name did come from the River Orwell as his parents lived for many years in Southwold, and he spent several years off and on living and visiting there. |  | | |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 08:33 - Aug 24 with 3237 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Remember how you felt when Noel Gallagher proclaimed his undying love for Oil State FC. Or Robert Plant for Wolves? Or Prince William for Aston Villa?
Or indeed Liz Truss for Norwich. | |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 08:40 - Aug 24 with 3211 views | CityBlue |
plus Will Ferrell admitted to being a Town fan |  |
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| [Redacted] on 09:03 - Aug 24 with 3135 views | victorywilhappen |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 08:32 - Aug 24 by DJR |
Actually, Eric Blair's pen name did come from the River Orwell as his parents lived for many years in Southwold, and he spent several years off and on living and visiting there. |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 09:42 - Aug 24 with 2976 views | Bobbychase |
James King - former BBC Radio One film guy
Rachel Burden, Five Live presenter
Both genuine Town fans |  |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 11:34 - Aug 24 with 2728 views | DJR |
The following is a good description of Orwell's Southwold connections.
"Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, lived in Southwold intermittently as a teen, and then after jaunts in London and Paris, he moved back in with his parents at Montague House on the high street, where he spent most of the next five years.
During his sojourn, he reworked the novel Burmese Days, a critique on Imperialism in Burma. He had served as an imperial police officer for some time in his twenties before becoming disillusioned and returning home.
Orwell left Southwold for a while to pick hops in Kent and teach in Hayes and Uxbridge. However, after spending one term teaching in Uxbridge, he contracted Pneumonia and was urged by his mother to return home. While back in Southwold, Orwell wrote The Clergyman's Daughter, which on many accounts is almost a precursor to the authors most famous work, 1984. It follows a young woman from a fictional Suffolk town called Knype Hill (which was almost certainly Southwold) as she suffers a bout of amnesia.
It also goes without saying that Blair took his penname from the River Orwell, showing just how much his formative years in Suffolk are knitted into the very fabric of his being."
Another person with a Southwold connection is Michael Palin, whose 1987 BBC TV play "East of Ipswich" was based on his holidays as a child in the town. [Post edited 24 Aug 2022 11:37]
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 12:13 - Aug 24 with 2629 views | BarcaBlue |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 11:34 - Aug 24 by DJR |
The following is a good description of Orwell's Southwold connections.
"Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, lived in Southwold intermittently as a teen, and then after jaunts in London and Paris, he moved back in with his parents at Montague House on the high street, where he spent most of the next five years.
During his sojourn, he reworked the novel Burmese Days, a critique on Imperialism in Burma. He had served as an imperial police officer for some time in his twenties before becoming disillusioned and returning home.
Orwell left Southwold for a while to pick hops in Kent and teach in Hayes and Uxbridge. However, after spending one term teaching in Uxbridge, he contracted Pneumonia and was urged by his mother to return home. While back in Southwold, Orwell wrote The Clergyman's Daughter, which on many accounts is almost a precursor to the authors most famous work, 1984. It follows a young woman from a fictional Suffolk town called Knype Hill (which was almost certainly Southwold) as she suffers a bout of amnesia.
It also goes without saying that Blair took his penname from the River Orwell, showing just how much his formative years in Suffolk are knitted into the very fabric of his being."
Another person with a Southwold connection is Michael Palin, whose 1987 BBC TV play "East of Ipswich" was based on his holidays as a child in the town. [Post edited 24 Aug 2022 11:37]
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I think "East of Ipswich" was set in Shingle Street but's a long time since I saw it so may be wrong. It features the classic line near the beginning when the young kid looks out of the car (or maybe bus) window and says to his father, " But Dad, what is there east of Ipswich?" Up there with " Are you talking to me" and Made it, ma. Top of the world". |  | | |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 13:41 - Aug 24 with 2500 views | Stu_Magoo |
The fact that my GF - who is a Swede with very little interest in footy - came home from work and remarked on seeing the leak and how cool the shirt looked, surely means our strategy is working. She told me he has 18-odd million Instagram followers who will have seen that "leak". Genius. |  |
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| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 14:00 - Aug 24 with 2414 views | Skip_Intro |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 22:50 - Aug 23 by Coastalblue |
Doesn't seem that long ago we used th have threads on here about if we had any famous fans, it would be some bloke in a band 5 people have heard of or arguing over Brian Cant or whether John Peel could be counted. Now we have a global superstar, who's not just a fan but who goes out of his way to promote the club. |
best not mention Peel tbh given his self-confessed unsavoury predilections... |  | | |
| [Redacted] on 14:29 - Aug 24 with 2335 views | victorywilhappen |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 11:34 - Aug 24 by DJR |
The following is a good description of Orwell's Southwold connections.
"Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, lived in Southwold intermittently as a teen, and then after jaunts in London and Paris, he moved back in with his parents at Montague House on the high street, where he spent most of the next five years.
During his sojourn, he reworked the novel Burmese Days, a critique on Imperialism in Burma. He had served as an imperial police officer for some time in his twenties before becoming disillusioned and returning home.
Orwell left Southwold for a while to pick hops in Kent and teach in Hayes and Uxbridge. However, after spending one term teaching in Uxbridge, he contracted Pneumonia and was urged by his mother to return home. While back in Southwold, Orwell wrote The Clergyman's Daughter, which on many accounts is almost a precursor to the authors most famous work, 1984. It follows a young woman from a fictional Suffolk town called Knype Hill (which was almost certainly Southwold) as she suffers a bout of amnesia.
It also goes without saying that Blair took his penname from the River Orwell, showing just how much his formative years in Suffolk are knitted into the very fabric of his being."
Another person with a Southwold connection is Michael Palin, whose 1987 BBC TV play "East of Ipswich" was based on his holidays as a child in the town. [Post edited 24 Aug 2022 11:37]
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| [Redacted] on 14:47 - Aug 24 with 2273 views | victorywilhappen |
| I've always thought this Ed Sheeran thing is bonkers as it happens. on 14:00 - Aug 24 by Skip_Intro |
best not mention Peel tbh given his self-confessed unsavoury predilections... |
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