2006-09-13 05:34:39 · 12 answers · asked by keith r 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
I think it was named a long time before the word was hijacked by our homosexual brothers and sisters.
2006-09-13 05:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by havanadig 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a Salopian and a Town fan, I know this:
It's as another comment states, the land was communal recreational area, I think it had a band stand and the like for people to go and relax by the river at the weekends, maybe even a fairground. Then, in 1909 The Shrewsbury corporation bought the land and leased it to the club. The club bought the ground in 1959 for a cost of £6,750. Obviously, because of the fun and happy area that it was (and still is when we win!) the name of the ground is The Gay Meadow
2006-09-14 00:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that Gay Meadow was bought in 1910 for the football team.
2006-09-13 05:38:34 · answer #3 · answered by daisymay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol i accturaly know this as i was studing this for geography, it is called gay medow as it use to be a field in like 1911 it was then rented of the local council un till 1960 ish when it was brought by the football club they are now thinking about moving or they were
in 1911 and before gay would of meant happ, exacite so happymedow
2006-09-13 05:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before it came a football ground, people used to dance in a gay manner, i don`t know
2006-09-13 05:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm old enough to remember when the word 'gay' meant happy, exciting, uplifting.
How sad the language gets hijacked in this way, innit?
2006-09-13 06:01:58 · answer #6 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos a gay team play there
2006-09-13 06:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by strettyford 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be something to do with the Male following
2006-09-13 05:37:13 · answer #8 · answered by angelo26 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you really got to ask love
2006-09-13 05:46:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a happy place.
2006-09-13 07:46:15 · answer #10 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋