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  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Daren Anderton was called sick note as he was always injured
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    9 goals went past Perry.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    World Snooker top 16

    1-"The Jester from Leicester" Mark Selby
    2-Stuart "Ball-run" Bingham
    3-"The thunder from down under" Neil Robertson
    4-"Enter the dragon" Ding Junhui
    5-"The Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan
    6-"The Magician" Shaun Murphy
    7-"The ace in the pack" Judd Trump
    8-"The Hawk" Barry Hawkins
    9-"Gentleman" Joe Perry
    10-"The Walnut" Ricky Walden
    11-"Full of Eastern Promise" Marco Fu
    12-"The Pistol" Mark Allen
    13-"The Wizard of Wishaw" John Higgins
    14-"Welsh Potting machine" Mark Williams
    15-"He's on Fire" Stephen Maguire
    16-"The Milkman" Robert Milkins

    a few other notable ones
    "The Belgian Bullet" Luca Brecel
    "The Captain" Ali Carter
    "The Spaceman" Dominic Dale
    "The Darling' of Dublin" Ken Doherty
    "The Welsh Dragon" Matthew Stevens
    "The Dentist" Rory Mcleod

    and not going to forget the Late Great Paul Hunter(RIP Paul)- Beckham of the Baize
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    Duncan Disorderly (Ferguson)
  • 9goalswentpastperry
    9goalswentpastperry Posts: 1,109
    Covered End said:

    9 goals went past Perry.

    Didn't they just.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    Can't believe that we're 35 posts in and no-one has mentioned Spongefoot yet.
  • 5_12_2004at1752
    5_12_2004at1752 Posts: 102
    Neil Warnock...Colin
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,337
    Wizard of Dribble - Stanley Matthews
    Donkey - Tony Adams
    Psycho - Stuart Pearce

    Keith Peacock was called The Wand in his playing days
  • Sonicstud85
    Sonicstud85 Posts: 2,161
    Geezer that plays CB for my sunday team has earnt the name - "Ronseal"
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Derek "Killer" Hales
    Simon "Spongefoot" Church
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  • StubleyAddick
    StubleyAddick Posts: 2,552
    edited May 2015
    Alan McCormack - McOxo
  • Sonicstud85
    Sonicstud85 Posts: 2,161
    Denis Ovens - "The Heat"
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    Lincsaddick said:

    Matt Tees .. a k a Lino .. always on the floor (will the 'younger brigade' even get the reference to linoleum ?)

    My mates and I referred to Danny McAlinden as Danny McAlyingdown.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Captain White Shorts - Matt Holland.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    johnnyhumphrey said:

    Ex-cricketers--Aussie Mark Taylor aka Tubs and England opener John Crawley aka Creepy.

    One of the Waugh brothers nickname was Tugga. Which made me laugh.
  • 5_12_2004at1752
    5_12_2004at1752 Posts: 102
    iainment said:

    johnnyhumphrey said:

    Ex-cricketers--Aussie Mark Taylor aka Tubs and England opener John Crawley aka Creepy.

    One of the Waugh brothers nickname was Tugga. Which made me laugh.
    Mark Waugh was called "Audi" after he got four ducks on the trot
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,448
    Gary Doherty - G-Doh
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    wwaddickson said:

    Gary Doherty - G-Doh

    AFKA the ginger Pele.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Cliff Thorburn - The Grinder.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,743
    Coke Stevens
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  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,902
    iainment said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    Matt Tees .. a k a Lino .. always on the floor (will the 'younger brigade' even get the reference to linoleum ?)

    My mates and I referred to Danny McAlinden as Danny McAlyingdown.

    great ...he was called "dangerous" Danny ...exactly who he was dangerous toward was a bit of a mystery

  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    lolwray said:

    iainment said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    Matt Tees .. a k a Lino .. always on the floor (will the 'younger brigade' even get the reference to linoleum ?)

    My mates and I referred to Danny McAlinden as Danny McAlyingdown.

    great ...he was called "dangerous" Danny ...exactly who he was dangerous toward was a bit of a mystery

    We called Jack Bodell Jake Boddle. I don't know why. And of course there was Joe Bugger.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    David Lloyd aka Bumble.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    Donkey and Shrek

    Van Nistelrooy and Rooney
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    The G men - Gilzean and Greaves
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    Dennis Lillee - FOT

    (F*cking Old Tart)
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    thai malaysia addick said:

    Wizard of Dribble - Stanley Matthews
    Donkey - Tony Adams
    Psycho - Stuart Pearce

    Keith Peacock was called The Wand in his playing days

    Or Captain (as in Are you being served)
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,902
    iainment said:

    The G men - Gilzean and Greaves

    also adopted by the media for gower gatting and gooch

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    edited May 2015
    cafcfan said:

    David Lloyd aka Bumble.

    I saw a programme on him this week. He was nicknamed Bumble, by his teammates, in the 70's, because there was a programme called Michael Bentine's potty time. Apparently there were "puppets" called bumblies, that had large noses and his teammates could see a similarity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJeIX8y3Go
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    paulie8290 said:

    World Snooker top 16

    1-"The Jester from Leicester" Mark Selby
    2-Stuart "Ball-run" Bingham
    3-"The thunder from down under" Neil Robertson
    4-"Enter the dragon" Ding Junhui
    5-"The Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan
    6-"The Magician" Shaun Murphy
    7-"The ace in the pack" Judd Trump
    8-"The Hawk" Barry Hawkins
    9-"Gentleman" Joe Perry
    10-"The Walnut" Ricky Walden
    11-"Full of Eastern Promise" Marco Fu
    12-"The Pistol" Mark Allen
    13-"The Wizard of Wishaw" John Higgins
    14-"Welsh Potting machine" Mark Williams
    15-"He's on Fire" Stephen Maguire
    16-"The Milkman" Robert Milkins

    a few other notable ones
    "The Belgian Bullet" Luca Brecel
    "The Captain" Ali Carter
    "The Spaceman" Dominic Dale
    "The Darling' of Dublin" Ken Doherty
    "The Welsh Dragon" Matthew Stevens
    "The Dentist" Rory Mcleod

    and not going to forget the Late Great Paul Hunter(RIP Paul)- Beckham of the Baize

    Steve "Interesting" Davis.

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