Classic Witty/Funny Player Nicknames

[pafcprogs]

PAFC Fan in peace here ( and just about recovered from the trauma of the League Cup debacle)

Whilst on holiday I amused myself by researching the clubs best nicknames for players...it struck me that most clubs have a Pshcho, Animal or Beast in their history, but quite a few also have a Dave ( for a complicated players usually foreign, name) and a Trigger...

there were also some great funny original ones...One Size Fitz hall, in Rugby there was John "Nobody" eales , because Nobody;s perfect and "Live Fast" Dai young!!

 

Any classic City ones spring to mind?

 

 

[Abraham Romanovich]

33 minutes ago, pafcprogs said:

PAFC Fan in peace here ( and just about recovered from the trauma of the League Cup debacle)

Whilst on holiday I amused myself by researching the clubs best nicknames for players...it struck me that most clubs have a Pshcho, Animal or Beast in their history, but quite a few also have a Dave ( for a complicated players usually foreign, name) and a Trigger...

there were also some great funny original ones...One Size Fitz hall, in Rugby there was John "Nobody" eales , because Nobody;s perfect and "Live Fast" Dai young!!

 

Any classic City ones spring to mind?

 

 

 

Much that is posted on here escapes my grasp -- this is a good example -Plymouth fan , holiday reasearch, City website.

I'm off to Wetherspoons for a lie down 

 

[The Dolman Pragmatist]

I know it's been done to death (and another sport) but I still like Martin 'Chariots' Offiah.

Also our former player Marc 'Freezer' Goodfellow.

[pafcprogs]

There are a few ones I have come across

John "Tumble " dreyer

Richie Control/Alt De Leat is a pretty good one...and Nadir Shift key " Ciftki our loanee from celtic

Do City have a Flying Pig goalie in their history....Tommy Lawrence of Liverpool was the first but there are a few!

[Unan]

Colin

[richwwtk]

Shaun 'Lonely' Goater

Russel 'West' Bromage

[NOTBLUE]

Keith Welch,Mr Magoo.

[poland_exile]

used to love it when Wayne was called Tanglefoot - a great servant for us, but never a more apt name! Living in Poland, i frequently talk about Jacki to the natives who find it hilarious that that's how we refer to the wonderful Dariusz Dziekanowski. 

[Coombsy]

The flying Scottsman  scott Murray 

jaws  Joe Jordan 

 

 

[Major Isewater]

2 hours ago, poland_exile said:

used to love it when Wayne was called Tanglefoot - a great servant for us, but never a more apt name! Living in Poland, i frequently talk about Jacki to the natives who find it hilarious that that's how we refer to the wonderful Dariusz Dziekanowski. 

Wayne Allison  was known as ' The Chief ' 

[Mad Cyril]

4 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Wayne Allison  was known as ' The Chief ' 

Nicky Hunt. "The Thief".

[Lanterne Rouge]

Steven `Elvis` Pressley. Even the refs called him it by all accounts.

[Nibor]

Not City but my favourite was always "One-size" Fitz Hall.

[AppyDAZE]

3 minutes ago, Nibor said:

Not City but my favourite was always "One-size" Fitz Hall.

A very good one, but my favourite is the player who surely has to be known as "Judy"...

[Port Said Red]

There was the inconsistent bowler at Yorkshire , Peter Hartley who was known as Daisy. Because some days he does, some days he doesn't.

[bcdc]

I always liked the Man City fans nickname for Neil Pointon, who didn't exactly impress after signing from Everton; they called him 'Disa'

[Gillies Downs Leeds]

Brian Williams who we signed from Rovers back in the day was known as Butane (heavy gas).

[A Horse With No Name]

3 hours ago, AppyDAZE said:

A very good one, but my favourite is the player who surely has to be known as "Judy"...

Jason Puncheon 

[Bar BS3]

Iain Baird was affectionately know as****!

[RedLionLad]

Off the top of my head.....non-City players.....

Stuart Pearce - Psycho
Mark Hughes - Sparky
Tony Adams - Donkey

[Erithacus]

Still like when we sold CH Julian Watts to Luton late season (before the windows were put in). They gave him a shirt with 40 on it and everyone called him Lightbulb.

[poland_exile]

7 hours ago, Major Isewater said:

Wayne Allison  was known as ' The Chief ' 

as well, yes. think it was mainly the fanzines in them days that called him tanglefoot, but it was certainly a name he had. an epic player! 

[Curr Avon]

Recalling the late Les Sealey, his teammate at Luton, Mick Harford remarked, "Les called himself “The Cat”, we called him “Tiddles”

 

[Agard Days Night]

Mad Frankie

Litts

Bill

Flint Dog

Del Boy

Sprinbok

Packy

Freezy

Smudger

Alby

Kagsy 

[Dollymarie]

Korey Smith is called Smudge, no idea why, would love to know.

Scott Murrays brother Ian is called Molbs/Molbsy again no idea why.

[Offside]

Tinman

['Orns]

20 minutes ago, Dollymarie said:

Korey Smith is called Smudge, no idea why, would love to know.

Scott Murrays brother Ian is called Molbs/Molbsy again no idea why.

Smudge is a usual nickname for anyone called Smith

As for Molby, I'd suggest that Scotty's brother may be carrying a little bit of timber?

['Orns]

Henry Mc(not much)Kop

Colin (if he plays he guarantees a) Loss

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

Our drunken clique referred to Andy Llewellyn as Andy Sue Ellen.

[Malago]

Gordon "juke box" Durie.

Juan "Doznae" Mata

you have say the second with a Scottish accent.

[Lanterne Rouge]

6 hours ago, Woodsy said:

Smudge is a usual nickname for anyone called Smith

As for Molby, I'd suggest that Scotty's brother may be carrying a little bit of timber?

Yep. The legend that is Dave Smith was also nicknamed Smudge(r)

[wendyredredrobin]

I did once hear a city player calling for a pass from Mickey Bell shouting "Bell end".

[Leaning To One Side]

My personal favourite - Cheeky, cheeky devil (Stevie Neville)

[One Team In Keynsham]

8 hours ago, Woodsy said:

Henry Mc(not much)Kop

Colin (if he plays he guarantees a) Loss

"Dead" was more apt.

[One Team In Keynsham]

1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said:

I did once hear a city player calling for a pass from Mickey Bell shouting "Bell end".

Fairly sure it was in the Bountyhunter or similar, but I recall some match report that indicated some City players had a catchy nickname for Jacki: think it was Martin Scott noted for shouting "tackle back you lazy Polish ****" at our erstwhile maverick. 

[Lanterne Rouge]

Not quite a nickname but I remember taking a particularly right-on work colleague to a night match after we`d been on a course in Bristol. Kevin Amankawah was playing and I shouted out something like `FFS Manky, track your man`. She went ******* mental at me thinking I`d called him monkey! Took me and the mates we were sat with ages to convince her otherwise!

[Roger Red Hat]

My all time favourite is the Man City fans used to refer to Musampa as Chris.

[AppyDAZE]

On the subject.. anyone know if Matthew Upson is known as "Downsy" In the dressing room? ie Upson Downs. Gotta be innit

[Lanterne Rouge]

Reversing it somewhat there was a time when footballers playing golf used to refer to a tricky short putt as a `Dennis Wise` - a nasty little five footer.

[AppyDAZE]

4 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said:

Reversing it somewhat there was a time when footballers playing golf used to refer to a tricky short putt as a `Dennis Wise` - a nasty little five footer.

Easier just to say a ***t then

[One Team In Keynsham]

3 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said:

Reversing it somewhat there was a time when footballers playing golf used to refer to a tricky short putt as a `Dennis Wise` - a nasty little five footer.

Whole host of those (albeit not football related):
Princess Diana
Grace Kelly
Sally Gunnell
Adolf
etc.

[Lanterne Rouge]

2 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said:

Easier just to say a ***t then

At the Golf Club? You should be ashamed of yourself!

[AppyDAZE]

Got one for Frank de Boer

 

Scone

[andy114]

I used to stand in the Enclosure in the Williams and the blokes around me used to refer to Scott McGarvey as 'Gerroff McGarvey'.