Major Isewater Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 In the past there was some funny, clever or rude nicknames for players but I’ve noticed the tendance nowadays is for ‘Kingy’ ‘Pringy’’Jamo’… no imagination at all . where have all the nicknames gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Perhaps someone's nicked them? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 52 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: In the past there was some funny, clever or rude nicknames for players but I’ve noticed the tendance nowadays is for ‘Kingy’ ‘Pringy’’Jamo’… no imagination at all . where have all the nicknames gone? Most likely because there is a possibility someone will take offence to something and all hell breaks loose. Tends to be the done thing nowadays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 City players have got some incentive ones to be fair Jay Dasilva - Ag (chemical symbol for silver) Tomas Kalas - touch (as in a touch of kalas/class) Cameron Pring - pop (once you pop you can’t stop) Zak Vyner - Marv (Marvin Gaye sang I heard it on the grape vyner) Anis Mehmeti - horrible (Annus horribilis) 3 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinforlife2 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 It probably all went very pc after Marlon Pack left. 1 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Nick names are bad names. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: City players have got some incentive ones to be fair Jay Dasilva - Ag (chemical symbol for silver) Tomas Kalas - touch (as in a touch of kalas/class) Cameron Pring - pop (once you pop you can’t stop) Zak Vyner - Marv (Marvin Gaye sang I heard it on the grape vyner) Anis Mehmeti - horrible (Annus horribilis) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 The absence of decent nicknames probably started with lazy journalists who simply shortened names and usually stuck a vowel on the end e.g. Mooro (Bobby Moore), Robbo (Bryan Robson). Gazza (Paul Gascoigne) whereas better names would have been Sublime, Clogger and Tw*t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Pongo Waring? Now there's a name. Erling Haland equals goal record of Birkenhead's 'Pongo' Waring | Wirral Globe Erling Haland equals goal record of Birkenhead's 'Pongo' Waring Manchester City beat Fulham to return to the top of the Premier League on Sunday as Erling Haaland scored his 50th goal of the season in all competitions. Haaland converted a third-minute penalty, after Julian Alvarez had been fouled by Tim Ream, to become the first top-flight player to reach a half-century of goals in one campaign since Tom 'Pongo' Waring did so for Aston Villa in 1931. With Haaland scoring more than a goal a game to this point, if he keeps up his season-long rate and plays every possible game, he could hit an astonishing 63 goals taking him past former Everton striker Dixie Dean’s all-time record for an English season in 1927-28. It is a statistical quirk that two of the three players standing in the way of Haaland and the record were both born in Birkenhead within a year each other and both began their careers at Tranmere Rovers. Dean's exploits are well known but Waring's career is rather forgotten in comparison. Thomas Waring was born on 12th October 1906 at 4 Chapel Place in Higher Tranmere. The third of four children to Henry Arthur and Charlotte Waring, Tom was born three months before William Ralph Dean and was baptised at St Catherine’s Church - the Waring family home was at 15 Walker Place, a ten-minute walk from Tranmere’s ground. Tranmere Rovers historian Ryan Ferguson takes up the story. He said: "Tom appeared for a number of junior teams in the local area before catching the eye of legendary Rovers scout Jack Lee who also discovered Dean a few years later while playing for Tranmere Celtic in 1926. "In those days of the fleeting youth system at Prenton Park, Lee offered Waring a place in the Tranmere reserves plus a casual job helping out on first team matchdays. Waring accepted the proposal and soon began his journey to professional stardom." Waring would sell cigarettes and chocolate to fans in the stands as well as helping prepare the ground for matches before he was handed a professional contract and made his debut on August 29 1927, away to Rotherham United. 'Pongo' (the nickname came from a popular cartoon dog 'Pongo the Pup') was soon banging them in for Rovers and he bagged a hat-trick at home to Wigan Borough in December. To the astonishment of all, he doubled that output against Durham City a month later, scoring six times as Rovers won 11-1. In his first season, Pongo scored 23 goals in 24 appearances for Tranmere and perhaps inevitably word began to spread through the footballing world about this new goal-scoring machine from Wirral. Rovers manager Bert Cooke was determined to sell Pongo outside the local market, and for that reason he ignored the serious advances of Liverpool. Interest was also shown by Arsenal, Bolton and Manchester United, but finally, on 13th February 1928, just 168 days after his Rovers debut, Tranmere sold Pongo to Aston Villa for £4,700. A crowd of 23,000 saw him play on his Villa debut in a reserve game against local rivals Birmingham City, in which he scored a hat-trick and Pongo quickly broke into the first team combing his football with a job working for The Hercules Motor and Cycle Company in Aston. On April 21 1928, Dean’s Everton hosted Waring’s Villa before 39,825 at Goodison Park. Pongo scored one, but Dean notched two as Everton ran out 3-2 winners. "This was undoubtedly a proud moment for Tranmere and Birkenhead," said Ryan. " Without the town instilling certain values in those players, and without this humble club plucking them from obscurity and giving them a chance to succeed, the world may never have known their names. "While cynical points can be made about Tranmere being unable to keep these brilliant players, it’s still a source of pride that two of the finest forwards from football’s gilded age were first nurtured by our club." Pongo scored 32 goals in 42 games as Villa finished third the following season and he became a firm fan favourite helped by his habit of enjoying a pint or two with supporters after the game. It was the 1930-31 season though which was to cement Pono's legendary status with the Holte End when as Villa finished second, Waring scored 50 goals in just 40 games across all competitions. His tally of 49 league goals remains the closest anyone has ever come to breaking Dean’s record. Ryan said: "The local press dubbed him The Birkenhead Bombardier; Aston Villa fans lauded him as a hero; and the subsequent momentum saw Waring make his England debut on May 14 1931 during an end-of-season tour. "France were the opponents and their Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir was the backdrop. England lost 5-2, but Pongo scored in the seventy-first minute, completing his rags to riches story." The following season he scored 30 goals in 38 games and enjoyed his finest moment in an England shirt when he scored the first goal in a 3-0 win over Scotland in front of only 90,000 fans at Wembley. Bizarrley that would be his last game for his country despite scoring four goals in his five apprearances. Pongo remained at Villa Park until 1935 finishing with 226 appearances and 167 goals, including 10 hat-tricks, before he moved to Barnsley and Wolverhampton. In October 1936, aged 30, the prodigal son returned returned to Prenton Park and the experienced striker quickly transformed the fortunes of Rovers on the pitch, scoring 15 goals in 25 matches to finish the 1936-37 season. The following season, Pongo's goals help Rovers win the Division Three North title as they reached Division Two for the first time - it remains Tranmere's last title win. Pongo's second spell in Wirral ended with a move to Acrington but a taste for indisicpline and bad behaviour saw him begin a nomadic end to his career taking in Bath City, Ellesmere Port Town, Graysons, Birkenhead Docks and Harrowby. He died in December 1980 at the age of 74. His ashes were scattered in the Holte End goal mouth before a game against Stoke City but little is known of Pongo's later life as Ryan admits. "Some say he dabbled as a plasterer and settled back on Church Road," he added. "Many claim he watched Tranmere from the Paddock as a fan, enjoying a laugh with friends. Others tell homespun stories of poverty and even homelessness, which again cannot be confirmed. "What we do know is that Pongo Waring was a fantastic goalscorer who made Birkenhead proud." For more information go to ryanferguson.co.uk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 3 hours ago, formerly known as ivan said: Most likely because there is a possibility someone will take offence to something and all hell breaks loose. Tends to be the done thing nowadays Nothing offensive about Bobby "Shadow" Williams, nor Ernie "Ginger" Peacock. Due to recovering from injuries so quickly "India Rubber Man" was applied to Bill Wedlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Anyone mentioned One Size yet? The greatest of all the nicknames. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Bristol Rob said: Anyone mentioned One Size yet? The greatest of all the nicknames. Fitz Hall! Nice one Rob. Extracted from Wikipedia... Throughout his career, Hall earned a nickname: "One Size". As a result, he launched a clothing line that was named after his nickname. Hall briefly appeared in the opening of the movie The Fifth Element, playing the role of Aziz; the boy who runs to turn on the lights for John Bennett's Priest. Growing up, he supported Arsenal. Fitz Hall - Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Anyone mentioned One Size yet? The greatest of all the nicknames. Someone may have done but I think they got away with it. 9 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Anyone mentioned One Size yet? The greatest of all the nicknames. Along with Freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Fordy62 said: Nick names are bad names. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Anyone mentioned One Size yet? The greatest of all the nicknames. I prefer Michael "Haunted" Mancienne. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 I remember there was a contributor (can’t recall the name) to the OTIB fanzine back in the late 90s/early 2000s who used to come up with loads of nicknames for players in his articles……to the extent that sometimes it was difficult to work out who he was writing about. The only one I remember off the top of my head is “Minty” for Scott Murray (presumably after Murray mints). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Struggling to remember any decent nicknames down AG since Fluffy Slippers and Russian Robot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Stephen Pressley was known as Elvis throughout his career - even refs called him it by all accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said: Struggling to remember any decent nicknames down AG since Fluffy Slippers and Russian Robot Marc "freezer" Goodfellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Kiki Musampa was nicknamed Chris by Steve McManaman when they were at Man City. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Wasnt it our own Nige who got in a bit of trouble last season for referencing a team mate from his playing days by his nickname? Cant remember who it was, but it was deemed an offensive term in this day and age. Edit. Just remembered, it was Peter Shirtliff. Edited May 4, 2023 by CrackingCheeseGromit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said: Struggling to remember any decent nicknames down AG since Fluffy Slippers and Russian Robot Tanglefoot was my favourite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 flapper springs to mind as the last i can recall, jet had his for obvious reasons rather than skill related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 I can't seem to remember Nicky Hunts nickname? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 From Rugby. Martin Offiah - Chariots 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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