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Great player nicknames

  • 13-09-2008 9:28pm
    #1
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭


    Italy is good for them - none of your "scholesy" type shyte :D

    Ones I can think of immediately

    Ibracadabra
    Pinturichio
    Il Imperatore
    The Matrix

    (Ibrahimovic Del Piero Adriano Materazzi)

    What are your best?


Comments

  • #2
    Smegball
    Registered Users Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Smegball


    Titwank Bramble


  • #3
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Smegball wrote: »
    Titwank Bramble

    Glad I asked


  • #4
    Nalz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,852 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    Fat Frank


  • #5
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,630 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Golden Balls. Well done on that one Victoria...


  • #6
    Adamcp898
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭Adamcp898


    Ronaldinho,
    Ricardinho etc.


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  • #7
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    Spiderman for Jonás Gutiérrez:cool:


  • #8
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Kaka <-- his little brother couldn't pronounce Ricadro.

    Batigol <--- eh, he was just a legepants.

    Il Phenomeno <--- Because he was.


  • #9
    Roddy23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,473 ✭✭✭Roddy23


    The Honey Monster
    One Size Fitz Hall


  • #10
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Aeroplanino

    (Vincenzo Motella)


  • #11
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Joe Jordan (scary, 70's United player) was called 'The Shark' when he played for Milan 'cos of the teeth he had lost during his career.

    Also:

    Chippy.

    Sparky.

    Psycho.

    Little Buddha.

    The Helicopter.


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  • #12
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,339 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    stovelid wrote: »
    Joe Jordan (scary, 70's United Leeds player) was called 'The Shark' when he played for Milan 'cos of the teeth he had lost during his career.

    Fixed that for ya. :D


    Allan "Sniffer" Clarke
    Ron "Chopper" Harris
    Emlyn "Crazy Horse" Hughes
    Franz "Kaiser" Beckenbauer

    Yeah, I know, showing my age here. :)


  • #13
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Zaph wrote: »
    Fixed that for ya. :D


    Allan "Sniffer" Clarke
    Ron "Chopper" Harris
    Emlyn "Crazy Horse" Hughes
    Franz "Kaiser" Beckenbauer

    Yeah, I know, showing my age here. :)

    All good ones!


  • #14
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Zaph wrote: »
    Fixed that for ya. :D

    :D

    *waits for Milan fans*


  • #15
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,999 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    None of you have mentioned the most apt and best one ever Calamity James.

    Edit to add that other one, hehe, Donkey Adams

    And another one now, the babyfaced assassin


  • #16
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    Zizu kilbane


  • #17
    gustavo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    Ian "Kipper" Lynch


  • #18
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    Galway United once had a goalkeeper ... Slob Costello :D
    Shelbourne striker ... Anto "Bisto" Flood
    Former Sligo Rovers keeper ... Mark "Glider" McClean
    Former Athlone Town keeper ... Anthony "Jelly" Keenan
    Current Athlone Town keeper ... Ciaran "Tracksuit" Kelly
    Former Bray striker... Keiran "Tarzan" O'Brien


  • #19
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,677 ✭✭✭Chong


    One from above, I just love is Chopper Harris, sounds class, like an East London gangsta.


  • #20
    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    Darren "sicknote" Anderton

    Zinedane Kilbane.


  • #21
    gernon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭gernon


    Former injury prone LOI player " Tampax" Joe Hanrahan , 1 week on 3 weeks off :D


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  • #22
    weemcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭weemcd


    Neil "Razor" Ruddock


  • #23
    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    John 'Digger' Barnes


  • #24
    civis_liberalis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭civis_liberalis


    Galway United player

    "Batman"


  • #25
    hunter164
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭hunter164


    Bisto.........
    Daisy....


  • #26
    Pure Cork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Pure Cork


    Stephen "Digger" O'Brien
    Cockney Rebel (There's only one)
    Colin Terrific O'Brien
    Conna Maradona
    The Beast
    The King


  • #27
    Roar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,426 ✭✭✭Roar


    cork city had some australian fella who hung around for a few games called Andy Packer, so we started to call him "Fudge".

    Best nickname ever.


  • #28
    Pure Cork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Pure Cork


    Biscuits
    Pat "Skippy" Morley


  • #29
    ironingbored
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭ironingbored


    Gennaro "Ringhio" Gattuso (where ringhio translates as growl as in that of a rothweiler).


  • #30
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    declan "fabio" o brien


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