Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:03 pm  

I'm with Jake. It's font, not fount.

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:50 pm  

If we can sneak a win and Hull & Catalan go down to a defeat then it leaves us in a fantastic position going into the Catalan game. One solitary point off fourth and three points off Catalan for third. In two games time we could actually be one point off third spot after a disastrous start to the season.



Makes you wonder now if we didn't concede the last minute try at Castleford and the last minute penalty at home to saints. We'd could have gone joint third on Monday.

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:59 pm  

WormInHand wrote:

I'm with Jake. It's font, not fount.

Technically its both.
Fount as in 'Fountain' of knowledge
Font as in 'Vessel' of knowledge.

IIRC both are dervived for the origional latin word 'Fons'.

Before anyone asks no I didn't just google that as I have had this discussion before.

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:10 pm  

Easty wrote:

If we can sneak a win and Hull & Catalan go down to a defeat then it leaves us in a fantastic position going into the Catalan game. One solitary point off fourth and three points off Catalan for third. In two games time we could actually be one point off third spot after a disastrous start to the season.



Makes you wonder now if we didn't concede the last minute try at Castleford and the last minute penalty at home to saints. We'd could have gone joint third on Monday.

I was wondering when someone would start to talk of 4th and beyond. Hey, at this rate we could win it. We're so good.

Snap back to reality.
We've come back to win the last two games from losing positions - ace. But, you highlight the pts we may have lost had we held on against Cas/Saints. Totally irrelevant. Just like the last two games (they could've gone the other way too). We're a work in progress, and happily going in the right way (at the mo). Looking back at results that could've of (but didn't) go the other way is pointless. Hey, we should'a (could'a) but dint, beat Bradford. Imagine that.

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:12 pm  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

Technically its both.
Fount as in 'Fountain' of knowledge
Font as in 'Vessel' of knowledge.

IIRC both are dervived for the origional latin word 'Fons'.

Before anyone asks no I didn't just google that as I have had this discussion before.

Terrific

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:34 am  

Easty wrote:

If we can sneak a win and Hull & Catalan go down to a defeat then it leaves us in a fantastic position going into the Catalan game. One solitary point off fourth and three points off Catalan for third. In two games time we could actually be one point off third spot after a disastrous start to the season.



Makes you wonder now if we didn't concede the last minute try at Castleford and the last minute penalty at home to saints. We'd could have gone joint third on Monday.

Or conversely, if you hadn't spawned 4 points in the last 2 weeks you'd be sat on 13 points, the same as 10th placed salford and a full 9 points off 4th place. Funny old game, aint it

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:37 am  

☺East-Sard☺ wrote:

I was wondering when someone would start to talk of 4th and beyond. Hey, at this rate we could win it. We're so good.

Snap back to reality.
We've come back to win the last two games from losing positions - ace. But, you highlight the pts we may have lost had we held on against Cas/Saints. Totally irrelevant. Just like the last two games (they could've gone the other way too). We're a work in progress, and happily going in the right way (at the mo). Looking back at results that could've of (but didn't) go the other way is pointless. Hey, we should'a (could'a) but dint, beat Bradford. Imagine that.

Well said. Too many Hull and rovers fans suddenly get wet pants after a win or two. Neither are good enough to worry the best teams when it really matters

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:57 am  

It's on a Monday, moans Sandy. Isn't this a positive? 8 days since the last game and 11 day turnaround to the next one, then. Honestly, this chap's existence is so permeated with niggles and sadness, I'm glad to gift him some derby joy. I may go to the Huddersfield Giants favourite breakfast spot this morning, just to check how many eggs Big Eorl eats.

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:02 am  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

Technically its both.
Fount as in 'Fountain' of knowledge
Font as in 'Vessel' of knowledge.

IIRC both are dervived for the origional latin word 'Fons'.

Before anyone asks no I didn't just google that as I have had this discussion before.

Yes, with me. Then we concluded that it was nothing to do with fountains or vessels, but with the first printing presses that brought knowledge to the masses for the first time in the fourteenth century. The letter blocks used in the press were called fonts, and became known as the fonts of all knowledge. Fount is the anomoly. Had you forgotten?

Re: Daunting Trip to Huddersfield (ala Catalan Board) : Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:03 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

It's on a Monday, moans Sandy. Isn't this a positive? 8 days since the last game and 11 day turnaround to the next one, then. Honestly, this chap's existence is so permeated with niggles and sadness, I'm glad to gift him some derby joy. I may go to the Huddersfield Giants favourite breakfast spot this morning, just to check how many eggs Big Eorl eats.

I don't think CS was moaning. If anything he will have been responding to a Q posed to him by the HDM reporter. I thought his response was candid and based on experience. Having met him he just gets on with it. Nothing seems to faze him.