[Olindo]

Could someone please tell me what exactly the Portsmouth logo is?

Thanks

[monkeyhead]

do you mean what it is ? or what it stands for?

badge here:

pompeygory


i'll try to find a link to some one who can explain what it means better than me.

[pompeyrob]

Originally Posted by Olindo

Could someone please tell me what exactly the Portsmouth logo is?

Thanks

Do you mean the star and crescent badge or the sponsorship logo on the front of their shirts?

[pompeyrob]

Originally Posted by monkeyhead

i'll try to find a link to some one who can explain what it means better than me.

You beat me to it by a minute. I wasn`t going to go into one about Richard the Lionheart and the crusades when all he wants to know is what the poxy "ty" logo is!

[um_chili]

As long as we're on the topic of origins, can anyone tell me where the nickname "Pompey" came from? The only Pompey I can think of is the Roman emperor from ca 60 BC--some connection there? Thanks.

[monkeyhead]

i'm leaving that one alone too Rob! some people on another site were arguing over the exact meaning of the star and crescent for weeks!!

[monkeyhead]

oh no, not the Pompey question?!!!!!!!!

[pompeyrob]

Originally Posted by monkeyhead

oh no, not the Pompey question?!!!!!!!!

I copied and pasted this.
Origins of the name "Pompey".

Why Pompey? That is possibly the greatest mystery in the story of Portsmouth Football Club. The origins of the club itself are firmly documented; more obscure though are the origins of a nickname which is perhaps the most instantly recognised in the English game. What is not disputed is that Pompey is Naval in origin - but about the origins of that nickname are numerous theories.
Some claim it lies in an 80-gun French warship Le Pompee captured in 1793 which later fought with distinction in the battle of Algeciras in 1801 and then became guardship of Portsmouth Harbour. Others maintain it was the product of a far from sober sailor's interruption of a talk by AgnesWeston, the naval temperance worker. He surfaced from a beery slumber during her lecture on the Roman Empire to hear that the general Pompey had been killed. 'Poor old Pompey' he is said to have shouted . . . . such are the roots of legend. Bu there is another more authenticated potential root in Naval folk-lore. In 1781 some Portsmouth-based English sailors scaled Pompey's Pillar near Alexandria and 98 feet up above Egypt, toasted their ascent in punch. Their feat earned them the Fleet's tribute as 'The Pompey Boys'.

Taken from the book "POMPEY - The History of Portsmouth Football Club" by Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson.

[um_chili]

Originally Posted by pompeyrob

I copied and pasted this.
Origins of the name "Pompey".

Why Pompey? That is possibly the greatest mystery in the story of Portsmouth Football Club. The origins of the club itself are firmly documented; more obscure though are the origins of a nickname which is perhaps the most instantly recognised in the English game. What is not disputed is that Pompey is Naval in origin - but about the origins of that nickname are numerous theories.
Some claim it lies in an 80-gun French warship Le Pompee captured in 1793 which later fought with distinction in the battle of Algeciras in 1801 and then became guardship of Portsmouth Harbour. Others maintain it was the product of a far from sober sailor's interruption of a talk by AgnesWeston, the naval temperance worker. He surfaced from a beery slumber during her lecture on the Roman Empire to hear that the general Pompey had been killed. 'Poor old Pompey' he is said to have shouted . . . . such are the roots of legend. Bu there is another more authenticated potential root in Naval folk-lore. In 1781 some Portsmouth-based English sailors scaled Pompey's Pillar near Alexandria and 98 feet up above Egypt, toasted their ascent in punch. Their feat earned them the Fleet's tribute as 'The Pompey Boys'.

Taken from the book "POMPEY - The History of Portsmouth Football Club" by Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson.

If the official history doesn't have an exact answer, I guess it's lost in the mists of time. Still, damned interesting stories. Thanks.

[Olindo]

I am asking about the star and crescent badge