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Funny player names - WBA-Josh - 14-09-2017

Feel free to post any funny football player names that you know. Can be past and present players.

My personal favourites are:
1. Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Borussia Dortmund which sounds like the Greek version of KY Jelly.
2. Sven Kums of Anderlecht which sounds like the name of a male Swedish Porn Star.

My apologies for this thread BaggieVicar.  Whistle


RE: Funny player names - Sir Megson - 14-09-2017

(14-09-2017, 20:54)WBA-Josh Wrote: Feel free to post any funny football player names that you know. Can be past and present players.

My personal favourites are:
1. Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Borussia Dortmund which sounds like the Greek version of KY Jelly.
2. Sven Kums of Anderlecht which sounds like the name of a male Swedish Porn Star.

My apologies for this thread BaggieVicar.  Whistle

Keeping it WBA related I'm going with...

Bernt Haas.

Sat on the radiator for too long with a name like that  Whistle


RE: Funny player names - Dingle-Dingle - 15-09-2017

Independiente keeper Fabian Assman. DD Angel Angel


RE: Funny player names - BaggieSteve - 15-09-2017

Kenny Lunt, needless to say he was called Lenny. What were his parents thinking of?


RE: Funny player names - Beefy 1965 - 15-09-2017

Not sure of his first name but wasn't there a Fanni ?

And I'm not talking about our Bomber this time Big Grin


RE: Funny player names - WBA-Josh - 15-09-2017

(15-09-2017, 13:43)Beefy 1965 Wrote: Not sure of his first name but wasn't there a Fanni ?

And I'm not talking about our Bomber this time  Big Grin

Do you mean Rod Fanni who plays for Marseille?

If only Sven Kums and Rod Fanni played for the same team.

"Neat passing by Marseille. Sven Kums to Fanni".


RE: Funny player names - talkSAFT - 15-09-2017

Paul Cannell, whose autobiography had this title:  'Fuckin Hell, it's Paul Cannell'

His words, introducing his book:

"I used to be a professional footballer in the 70's and the 80's, not great, but not bad either. The Geordies would call me a ' canny' player. You may have heard of me, not because of my footballing prowess, but because of my 'name'.
'Fuckin Hell, it's Paul Cannell' the phrase first coined by Brummie comic genius Jasper Carrott has followed me for the thirty odd years since I left Newcastle United."


Laugh


RE: Funny player names - Salopbaggie - 16-09-2017

OK I own up and thank Google for most on this list:

Segar Bastard (now a ref - how appropriate)
Wayne Wanklyn - Reading
Of course, David Seaman needs a mention
Stanislav Seman
Filipino keeper Alphonse Areola.
Andre Muff - team-mate of Bernt Haas .
Argentinean striker Mario Turdo.
Waldo Ponce
Peter Shirtliff - Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton, Wolves and Barnsley.
Brian Pinas
Milan Fukal
Johan de Kock.
Rafael Scheidt lived up to his name at Celtic.
Argelico Fucks
Ralf Minge .
Hans-Jorg Butt
Stefan Kuntz
Danny Fuchs
Florian Dick .


RE: Funny player names - Dingle-Dingle - 16-09-2017

Can`t believe no ones mentioned Colin.......... DD Big Grin Big Grin


RE: Funny player names - St Charles Owl - 16-09-2017

(16-09-2017, 13:54)Dingle-Dingle Wrote: Can`t believe no ones mentioned Colin.......... DD  Big Grin  Big Grin

I'm still waiting for the day a reporter calls him Colin to his face!!! I know I would struggle to call him Neil without really thinking about it!!