The Spurs Cockerel v The Liverbird

Aim - To prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the cockerel is superior to the liverbird

Apparatus - My brain, love for spurs, and the Internet

Method - Research

Results

The Spurs Cockerel

The cockerel is synonymous with the Hotspur part of Tottenham. Harry Hotspur was a character in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part One based on Sir Henry Percy, who was part of the Northumberland family.

Sir Henry was killed in the 15th century but his descendants owned land in the Tottenham area some 400 years later. Sir Henry – or Harry – acquired the Hotspur nickname because of the way he used his spurs while riding.

The club adopted a ball and cockerel crest because fighting cocksssss (participants in a popular sport in Sir Harry's era) used to be fitted with small, sharp spurs. Players first started to wear the new crest in 1921. Pictures of the old crest actually show a cockerel wearing the spurs, although this has been phased out since.


http://socqer.com/questions/1710/why-does-the-spurs-emblem-feature-a-cockerel/


The Scouse Liver bird

The Liver Bird is Internationally recognised as the symbol of the great City of Liverpool. On the famous Liver Buildings two of them, 18 feet in height, stand proud, wings up and defiant which represents the indomitable spirit of the people of the city.
In 1207 King John granted Liverpool a City Charter. On his seal was an eagle and many people believed this was the original Liver Bird. The seal was lost during the seige in 1644 and the copy so unskilfully made that the bird now resembled a cormorant instead of the eagle of St. John. Ornithologists and historians have long debated the mysteries, the myths and the mystique that surrounds the Liver Bird.

But the truth is that the City of Liverpool is so unique it decided that it didn't want to share someone else's symbol. It wanted it's own idiosyncratic identity so created it's own distinctive pictogram in the form of the now famous Liver Bird.
Legend has it that "If the Liver Birds were to fly away Liverpool would cease to exist" And what a poorer place the world would be if that ever happened...


. http://www.liverbirdology.com/history.htm

Conclusion - The cockerel is far superior to the liverbird. this is due to the liverbird being based on false presumptions, such as liverpool being a great city. furthermore, the cockerel had spurs on it, making it a dangerous bird who know doubt ruled the bird scene.