Quick question - why "Nigels"?

Cipollini

Being an isolated Addick from deepest, darkest Sussex I seem to have missed out on some Charlton terminology.

So, why are Palace fans called Nigels, and is it just by us, or a more widely known insult?

Thanks,

Cipo

WSS

MrOneLung

Wasnt dopey Nigel in eastenders years ago a Palace fan?

Leroy Ambrose

Costhe name 'Nigel', in the eighties, was synonomous with naffness. Its also, as far back as I can remember, a name that's always been associated with Croydon, for some reason.

Funnily enough, I used to work with a geezer called Nigel a few years back - he was a Palace fan, but was a top, top bloke - as far away from the typical Palace nob-end as its possible to get.

DA9

Met a very brave Elvis tribute artist on Sunday, who stood in a pub in Welling full of Charlton lads and told us he was Palace.

razil

Doesn't spotty Nigel sum up most of the Palarse fans you know?

tangoflash

[quote][cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite][img]http://www.cpfc.org/g2/d/96021-1/2008-05-08-2151-03.jpg[/img][/quote]

Isn't that Tim Flowers in the background? LOL

RodneyCharltonTrotta

[cite]Posted By: MrOneLung[/cite]Wasnt dopey Nigel in eastenders years ago a Palace fan?

Think it was millwall fans who coined it after the curly haired wonder.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/images/characters_cast/characters/nigel_b/nigel_bates_large_1.jpg

Cipollini

Thanks chaps - I knew that you could sort out this gap in my education!

MrOneLung

there is nothing the folk of this site cant solve Cipollini.

Stig

I always thought it was because of XTC's Making Plans For Nigel. Which conjures up images of a guy who is a bit of a dill and a mummy's boy. Perfect.

Lincsaddick

There was a clash of the Nigels earlier in the week. Pearson's mob did Adkin's eleven.

CHG

I always thought it was because of XTC's Making Plans For Nigel. Which conjures up images of a guy who is a bit of a dill and a mummy's boy. Perfect.

Ha ha, I always think the same when it comes on the radio.

Baldybonce

you're not Mario Cipollini are you?

Karim_myBagheri

i thought it was slang, bit like anorak. a geek. in nigels case a geek who is a mummys little spoilt boy.

sam3110

Also, the sound you make when you hold your nose and say 'nigel' sounds just like most of their fans when they are comparing train numbers

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

I thought it started by Millwall and was abbreviated from "stripey Nigels" - a reference to their patsy fan base in "posh" Surrey as compared to "hard" Bermondsey,

Stig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn8T9M-6ktw

Karim_myBagheri

nigel likes nice bland unchallenging pop music. lol.

Floyd Montana

Back in 1980, some of the Charlton crew were making 'plans' with Palarse (copyright Big Brian Cole) and XTC turned this into a big hit song.
''We're only making plans for Nigel''
And so the name stuck.

Bedsaddick

That really does some them up in one picture . Briiliant.