My personal fave is "One Size" Fitz Hall (say it carefully)
2007-08-09 00:14:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
King Carlos - Carlos Edwards
Flash Gordon - Craig Gordon
Terry Henry - Thierry Henry
The best nicknames are in Cricket.
Michael "Whispering Death" Holding
Joel "Big Bird" Garner
Ricky "Punter" Ponting
Ian "Beefy" Botham
"Monster" Monty Panesar
Lasith "Slinga" Malinga
Shoaib "Rawalpindi Express" Akthar
Glenn "Pidgeon" McGrath
Adam "Churchy" Gilchrist
2007-08-09 01:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
One of the best I have heard actually came from Parkhead believe it or not.......several years ago thay had a player named Rudi Vatta.....it didn't take the Tims long (about 30 seconds!) to start calling him......"Big Holy"....Holy Vata! Ye canny beat the auld Glesca' wit at times kin ye?
2007-08-09 04:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by Wee Shuggy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'The Goat' .
As in Shaun 'Feed the Goat -and he'll score' Goater.
' Steamroller'
Gary Brabin - For those fortunate to witness the great man play you will understand the nickname.
Neil ' Razor' Ruddick
But my current favourite is one aimed at one of my beloved Blackpool players. and it is:
Ben ' I couldn't hit a cows ar$e with a banjo' Burgess. - Seeing is believing !!!!!
Best wishes.
Dave.
2007-08-09 00:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by Tangerine-Seasider 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rotherham had a player a couple of seasons ago and the crowd especially the kids used to love shouting "come on Monkey".They weren't being derogatory or racist it was because his name was Andy Monkhouse !
2007-08-11 08:52:32 · answer #4 · answered by chezliz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuart 'psycho' Pearce
Brian 'Choccy' McClair (as in Chocolate eclair)
2007-08-09 01:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by pluginmaybe 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Calamity James... Goal Smiths...
2007-08-09 01:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by TimeHasCome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norman 'bites your legs' Hunter
2007-08-09 00:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like the guv'nor for ince he wanted everyone to call him it, so inapropriate
my favourite chant is:
he's big, he's red, he's feet stick out the bed
PETER CROUCH, PETER CROUCH.
i'm a man u fan but thats pure class from liverpool fans
2007-08-09 02:16:49 · answer #8 · answered by bex98 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Kiki Musampa once of man city was called Chris as in Chris Musampa! Christmas hamper.
I like Sheringham who was called wanker
2007-08-09 01:15:16 · answer #9 · answered by Darren C 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
john ''digger'' barnes
god for robbie fowler
shaggy for steve mcmanaman
shrek for wayne rooney
''the clown prince'' - paul gascoigne
2007-08-10 07:39:51 · answer #10 · answered by justice for the 96. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋