I'll probably get slated fof this but...

[Littlefella68]

What does erimus and infant hercules mean? And what are the origins?

 

[boroboy6872]

William Gladstone - Infant Hercules

 

[boroboy6872]

Middlesbrough Coat of Arms - Erimus.....meaning "We shall be"

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

Erimus, taken from the Middlesbrough coat of arms, translated means 'we shall be' and IMHO should have been the means of the new stadium.

 

[Littlefella68]

Thanks for the replys. Sorted

 

[Johnny Vincents Motorbike]

”What does erimus and infant hercules mean? And what are the origins?

Gladstone (Prime Minister) - “This remarkable place, the youngest child of England’s enterprise, is an infant, but if an infant, an infant Hercules,”

The motto Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was adopted, it reflects Fuimus ("We have been") of the Bruce Clan which were Clevelands mediaeval lords.

 

[Laughing]

William Gladstone - Infant Hercules

Wasnt it Churchill who said that?

 

[Laughing]

Looks like I can get slated with lf86. Just looked it up. Prolly the Mandela effect in action.

 

[Anton_Berg]

Gladstone (Prime Minister) - “This remarkable place, the youngest child of England’s enterprise, is an infant, but if an infant, an infant Hercules,”

He wasn't wrong.

The motto Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was adopted, it reflects Fuimus ("We have been") of the Bruce Clan which were Clevelands mediaeval lords.

Wasn't the Bruce that owned Cleveland related to Robert, the 'trier with the spider'? I like the idea of that.

 

[Four-All]

Wasn't the Bruce that owned Cleveland related to Robert, the 'trier with the spider'? I like the idea of that.

Yep the same family. The blue lion on the town's coat of arms (see my avatar) is taken directly from the Bruce family coat of arms.

 

[Four-All]

Gladstone (Prime Minister) - “This remarkable place, the youngest child of England’s enterprise, is an infant, but if an infant, an infant Hercules,”

The motto Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was adopted, it reflects Fuimus ("We have been") of the Bruce Clan which were Clevelands mediaeval lords.

The Erimus motto also alludes to the saying "Yarm was, Stockton is, Middlesbrough shall be", as in being the major port on the Tees

 

[SmallTown]

The Erimus motto also alludes to the saying "Yarm was, Stockton is, Middlesbrough shall be", as in being the major port on the Tees

That’s the one I heard too. Do we know who is thought to have said that?

 

[Boro_Interlinked]

Found this, which helped me.

MiddlesbroughDistrictCrest

 

[Sammysmiths]

There’s a nice Porsche round the corner from me with the number plate “ERIMUS” (letters and numbers arranged to look similar)

 

[indeedido]

That’s the one I heard too. Do we know who is thought to have said that?

Yes it was Joseph Pease who said that brilliant line.
He was involved in founding Stockton Darlington railway, but credited with being founder of Middlesbrough.

 

[atomicloonybin aka ALB]

I voted for Erimus to be the stadium name when they had the vote at the end of Ayresome. Much more in keeping with the club than the anodyne Riverside, I thought. Anyone remember what the third option was because I don't?

I suppose Cellnet Erimus wouldn't have worked though.

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

I voted for Erimus to be the stadium name when they had the vote at the end of Ayresome. Much more in keeping with the club than the anodyne Riverside, I thought. Anyone remember what the third option was because I don't?

I suppose Cellnet Erimus wouldn't have worked though.

The other choice was
Middlehaven Stadium.

Edit: Teesside stadium was a fourth option.

 

[TheBoroBuzzard]

What did most people vote for re the new stadium? I was for Erimus too, as where the majority of folk I have asked…was there some sort of vote rigging going on..do we demand a re-vote? ..migh5 be time for an FMTTM poll