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footballers' nicknames?

Posted:
Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:00 pm
by BobbyJ1956
Was there ever a footballer with a better one than Lev Yashin - "the black octopus"? (Russian goalkeeper in the '50s - '60s for the youngsters.)
Then there were:
Chopper Harris
Nijinsky
Wonder what players call each other, too.
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Posted:
Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:51 pm
by SilvaKrAzY
BobbyJ1956 wrote:Was there ever a footballer with a better one than Lev Yashin - "the black octopus"? (Russian goalkeeper in the '50s - '60s for the youngsters.)
Then there were:
Chopper Harris
Nijinsky
Wonder what players call each other, too.
Surely you have to love Jinky!! And Kinky
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Posted:
Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:03 pm
by Green & Blue
One size Fitz Hall
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:15 pm
by 9secondlegend
alan ball - cunt
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:46 pm
by Beeks
'Kris' Musampa will forever be the best nickname in history
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:30 pm
by simon12
Bellend Barton? Thanks Joey.
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:06 am
by blootoof
gary neville = [insert name]
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:15 am
by Ted Hughes
Neil 'Dissa' Poynton.
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:11 am
by Niall Quinns Discopants
BobbyJ1956 wrote:Was there ever a footballer with a better one than Lev Yashin - "the black octopus"? (Russian goalkeeper in the '50s - '60s for the youngsters.)
Then there were:
Chopper Harris
Nijinsky
Wonder what players call each other, too.
hold on, wasn't Yashin called 'black spider'. Can't check it anywhere as I'm on with my phone but I'm pretty sure about that.
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:15 am
by Wooders
IanBishopsHaircut wrote:'Kris' Musampa will forever be the best nickname in history
agreed - rivalled only with "needles" Mpenza
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Posted:
Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:18 am
by kinkylola
read some article about city and the writer was responding to comments and kept referring to Yaya as "small berries" ... I have no clue as to why.
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:29 am
by Moonchesteri
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:BobbyJ1956 wrote:Was there ever a footballer with a better one than Lev Yashin - "the black octopus"? (Russian goalkeeper in the '50s - '60s for the youngsters.)
Then there were:
Chopper Harris
Nijinsky
Wonder what players call each other, too.
hold on, wasn't Yashin called 'black spider'. Can't check it anywhere as I'm on with my phone but I'm pretty sure about that.
That's what my old man calls him. The black spider I mean.
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Posted:
Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:29 am
by Moonchesteri
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:BobbyJ1956 wrote:Was there ever a footballer with a better one than Lev Yashin - "the black octopus"? (Russian goalkeeper in the '50s - '60s for the youngsters.)
Then there were:
Chopper Harris
Nijinsky
Wonder what players call each other, too.
hold on, wasn't Yashin called 'black spider'. Can't check it anywhere as I'm on with my phone but I'm pretty sure about that.
That's what my old man calls him. The black spider I mean.
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:13 am
by Moonchesteri
kinkylola wrote:read some article about city and the writer was responding to comments and kept referring to Yaya as "small berries" ... I have no clue as to why.
big black man with "small berries" just doesn't add up.
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Posted:
Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:02 am
by bobby brows
the lads in the pub always call yaya boomer!
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:17 am
by Beeks
ramckaymancity wrote:the lads in the pub always call yaya boomer!
Boomer?

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Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:25 am
by bobby brows
IanBishopsHaircut wrote:ramckaymancity wrote:the lads in the pub always call yaya boomer!
Boomer?

yeah its a pro evo/watching barca thing. cos when you shoot from distance with yaya on pro evo he usually powers the keeper into the net with the ball! BOOM!
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:48 pm
by Alioune DVToure
SilvaKrAzY wrote:BobbyJ1956 wrote:Was there ever a footballer with a better one than Lev Yashin - "the black octopus"? (Russian goalkeeper in the '50s - '60s for the youngsters.)
Then there were:
Chopper Harris
Nijinsky
Wonder what players call each other, too.
Surely you have to love Jinky!! And Kinky
Nope. Shite nickname. If people started calling me "Jinky" I would fucking off myself.
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:57 pm
by Chinners
Roy Keane = The Thug
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Posted:
Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:29 pm
by Grob
I seem to remember Vince Kompany being called Two's by someone on the board. That was a low point.
John 'Shagger' Terry
Tony 'Donkey' Adams