Wussy Nicknames [Archive]

hughff

29-10-2009, 11:03 PM

The game against Preston this weekend made me wonder why the hell they have such a pathetic nickname? To name yourself after a colour (reds, blues, whites) shows all the imagination of a castrated crapweasel, but PNE have made it even worse by calling themselves the Lilywhites. How femtastic!

It also got me thinking about other unmanly nicknames. For example, the Robins and the Canaries - why would you want to allude that your team is prey?

What other inappropriate nicknames are there?

SA Eagle

29-10-2009, 11:18 PM

What other inappropriate nicknames are there?

Ray Wilkins being called Butch?

jookbeard

29-10-2009, 11:24 PM

when I used to watch Kingstionian they had a rather bland,predictable left back called Martin Nelmes and guess what his nickname was? Nelmo

Staines Eagle

29-10-2009, 11:33 PM

Ray Wilkins being called Butch?

I'm sure Paul Hinshelwood loved his nickname :)

NZsparky

29-10-2009, 11:54 PM

Hugh, nearly every team we have here is named after a colour.
Actually if you look not too closely at the brighton badge it's not a seagull but an arse, which makes their nickname the "Buttocks".

Hedgehog

30-10-2009, 12:04 AM

I think Bromley are also The Lilywhites, although they used to be The Ravens.

What's with Wycombe's nickname... The Chairboys?

hughff

30-10-2009, 12:38 AM

Choirboys. Yeah, that's pretty much a licence for pederast jokes isn't it?

crystaljim

30-10-2009, 12:51 AM

hughff

30-10-2009, 01:39 AM

Dodo extinct. Kiwi still thriving. If you were any stupider CJ, twice a day you'd need watering.

Ironically, there are almost no NZ sports teams nicknamed "Kiwis." The only one is the Mens Rugby League team.

crystaljim

30-10-2009, 01:46 AM

Gee its not like someone from NZ to miss the point is it?

I was referring to the fact it is a flightless bird with no defences whatsoever, a light hearted comment that obviously missed the mark. Maybe you should knock off early and head to the pub?
Must be getting towards beer o clock over there?

Skid Row

30-10-2009, 01:48 AM

Hawthorn's nickname used to be the Mayblooms. Gay as.

hughff

30-10-2009, 02:07 AM

Who missed the point? I thought we were bantering...Never mind. To address your point, if you think the kiwi is defenseless, you've obviously never handled one.

crystaljim

30-10-2009, 02:09 AM

Who missed the point? I thought we were bantering....

We still are :p

laggin

30-10-2009, 02:32 AM

Take a look at some of the nicknames in scottish football :D the bully wee, the gable endies, the honest men??!

Eye-dee

30-10-2009, 06:33 AM

I'm glad to see that our own David Jensen (b 1950) seems to have dropped his nickname 'Kid'. About 35 years late mind.

Eye-dee

30-10-2009, 06:34 AM

The Shrimpers (Southend) often makes me smile too :D

Didn't Chelsea used to be called 'The Pensioners'? :D

Essexeagle

30-10-2009, 06:35 AM

Who missed the point? I thought we were bantering...Never mind. To address your point, if you think the kiwi is defenseless, you've obviously never handled one.

Is 'handling' Kiwis a popular pastime?

hughff

30-10-2009, 06:39 AM

We still are :p
And yet you've managed to be neither witty nor particularly insulting. The other kids in your special needs kindergarten must call you Oscar Wilde behind your back. I'm sure they talk about you, anyway.

Ralph

30-10-2009, 07:46 AM

The Wombles [even though they were actually the Dons].

Lets be honest the Glaziers was also pretty cack.

100% Palace

30-10-2009, 07:51 AM

What the f*ck is an Addick??

2047

Nork1

30-10-2009, 08:09 AM

What the f*ck is an Addick??

A ****.

Baldy

30-10-2009, 08:30 AM

West Ham and Scunthorpe are The Irons. Surely this should be Brighton ?

CommercialStone

30-10-2009, 09:41 AM

Choirboys. Yeah, that's pretty much a licence for pederast jokes isn't it?

Who are the Choirboys?

Addick?.One theory is that the phrase is simply a corrupted form of 'Athletic', but the majority of Charlton historians agree the most likely explanation dates back to a fish and chip shop in 1908 and that 'Addicks' derived from 'haddock'.

At that time, Arthur Bryan was a local fishmonger who helped underwrite the cost of establishing Charlton at The Valley, and the club and its opposition used to dine on fish suppers following matches. The story goes that if the team lost they would dine on the less popular cod but a victory would secure a haddock supper.

The use of Addicks has not been continuous, but was still going strong in 1947 when the Kentish Mercury referred to the 'birthplace of the Addicks' when reporting Charlton's FA Cup winning celebrations. Charlton have also been known as the 'Robins' and the 'Valiants', but these have been decisively seen off in the last decad

calne eagle

30-10-2009, 09:58 AM

Choirboys. Yeah, that's pretty much a licence for pederast jokes isn't it?

No, Hugh. It's 'Chairboys'. Wycombe used to be a major centre for furniture-making, because of the wooded hills in those parts. A bit like 'Cobblers' for Northampton, although I can't say I'd want to be lumbered with that as a nickname. Or indeed be lumbered with the team or the town.

'Grecians' for Exeter is rather sweet.

mushroom

30-10-2009, 10:01 AM

Fulham, The cottagers.

EagleSE24

30-10-2009, 10:03 AM

West Ham and Scunthorpe are The Irons. Surely this should be Brighton ?

I think Scunthopre are The Iron.

m_reid

30-10-2009, 10:07 AM

The Imps - Lincoln city

PalaceMonkey

30-10-2009, 10:11 AM

Never mind. To address your point, if you think the kiwi is defenseless, you've obviously never handled one.

I've stroked one.

It didn't assault me or anything

EagleSE24

30-10-2009, 10:11 AM

The Imps is my favourite non-Palace nickname. Along with the Toffemen.

calne eagle

30-10-2009, 10:45 AM

I've stroked one.

It didn't assault me or anything

You must have a knack with dangerous creatures. You've done the above with PP, also ;) :D

Barbara4003

30-10-2009, 11:25 AM

I like the nickname The Baggies.

I don't like Posh - that sounds stupid and a bit up themselves.

elliott

30-10-2009, 11:30 AM

Natal Banana Boys (Rugby)

North Melbourne Shinboners. (AFL)

Hedgehog

30-10-2009, 11:52 AM

limited_edition

30-10-2009, 11:58 AM

Juventus. The Old Lady.

Whyteleafe_Sage

30-10-2009, 12:22 PM

The Imps is my favourite non-Palace nickname. Along with the Toffemen.

The Lincolnshire Imp is something to do with local legend.

Whyteleafe_Sage

30-10-2009, 12:24 PM

Why are Moan Utd called the Red Devils then? Anything to do with Matt Busby calling his "babes" "those little devils" during a playful moment in training?

I think I might have just made that up...

Woosie

30-10-2009, 12:39 PM

Why are Moan Utd called the Red Devils then? Anything to do with Matt Busby calling his "babes" "those little devils" during a playful moment in training?

I think I might have just made that up...

As long as it sounds right no-one need ever know eh ;) :p

Lee Farmie

30-10-2009, 12:43 PM

Ashford Town are 'the Nuts and Bolts'.

After a supporter vote, Egham Town decided to call themselves 'the sarnies'.

Skin Up

30-10-2009, 12:58 PM

I like nicknames like Cobblers or Hatters, it's nice to pay homage to a towns history....for Palace all I can think of is Nestle or AIG being big in Croydon and given the potential nicknames of the Chocolate bars or the Insurance salesmen I guess we were lucky to end up with Glaziers/Eagles.

Adlerhorst

30-10-2009, 01:04 PM

Bournemouth - Cherries.

WTF? That the least masculine fruit out there.

Suppose they argue that it is actually a colour and not a fruit, then that's worse. It's like being called the fuscias.

Celestial Empire

30-10-2009, 01:09 PM

[QUOTE=hughff]It also got me thinking about other unmanly nicknames. For example, the Robins [QUOTE]

Stop right there !! (bloody townies).
The robin is a superbly territorial, pugnacious little bird, which will go up agin' anything, and also has a special and unexplained afinity with man. Have you never had a robin perch on your garden spade and chat you up from a couple of feet away ? No, I guess you haven't.:rolleyes:
Great for Altrincham, Cheltenham and Swindon, but inappropriate for Bristol City who should clearly be the Magpies (thieving variety).;)

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Chester

30-10-2009, 01:50 PM

Why are Moan Utd called the Red Devils then? Anything to do with Matt Busby calling his "babes" "those little devils" during a playful moment in training?

I think I might have just made that up...

I believe it was because the first choice was taken by Deportivo Wanka

Pidster

30-10-2009, 02:31 PM

I like the nickname The Baggies.

.

They used to be The Throstles.

Barbara4003

30-10-2009, 02:46 PM

They used to be The Throstles.

Oh.

What's a Throstle? :confused:

PalaceMonkey

30-10-2009, 02:49 PM

thros·tle
n.1. Any of various Old World thrushes, especially a song thrush.
2. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool.

Barbara4003

30-10-2009, 02:54 PM

thros·tle
n.1. Any of various Old World thrushes, especially a song thrush.
2. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool.

Thanks :)

I should think it was the second one then.

Anyway, I prefer the name The Baggies :)

SpikeyMatt

30-10-2009, 03:22 PM

Thanks :)

I should think it was the second one then.

Anyway, I prefer the name The Baggies :)

First one I reckon, given they've got some bird thing on their badge :)

Baggies is cool though.

Our one rocks. Olé olé ole olé....EAGLES, EAGLES. We should chant that more :(

calne eagle

30-10-2009, 03:41 PM

First one I reckon, given they've got some bird thing on their badge :)

Baggies is cool though.

(From www.baggies.com)
Why are we called The Baggies ?
One of the most commonly asked questions about West Bromwich Albion. Originally, and up until around the Eighties, our "official" nickname was the Throstles, but it then changed to the unofficial one that had already been in use for many years. But read on and you'll find that nobody seems to have a definitive answer as to why...

From Tony Matthews, Official WBA FC historian:

"Most people imagine WBA are nicknamed the Baggies because of the Baggie shorts they wore in their period of glory around the turn of the century, but baggy shorts were worn for many years before fans started calling their team by this nickname.

"When the club was formed in 1878 it was known the The Albion. In its first 22 years the teams was based at five different grounds around West Bromwich before settling at The Hawthorns in 1900. The new ground bought with it the team nickname The Throstles, the Black Country word for Thrush, commonly seen in the hawthorn bushes from which the area took its name.

"In its early days The Hawthorns had only two entrances, one behind each goal. On match days the gatekeepers would gather up the takings at each end and be escorted by policmen along the sides of the pitch to the centre line where their was a small office under the stand. The gate money, mostly in pennies, amounted to a considerable sum and was carried in large cloth bags. It wasn't long before some wag in the crowd started shouting "here come the bag men!" at their appearance in front of the main stand, and this developed into a chant of "here come the Baggies!", giving the team its unnofficial nickname"

However, as Mick Jones points out, in "The A-Z of Albion" Tony gives some alternative reasons for the nickname:

A corruption of 'Magee' - a popular full back in the 20's. Unlikely, since Baggies was in use in the 1900's

The name of protective trousers factory workers used in the area

From supporters who took bags (baggies) round to local pubs to save the club from extinction in 1905

When the club was nearly bankrupt in the 1900's, a number of the larger players left to have not only their shoes, but their kit filled by smaller players. 'Spotting their voluminous drawers, a wag in the crowd is supposed to have shouted 'up the Baggies'.. the rest is history

Former club secretary Eph Smith gave his explanation in a Throstle Club News as going back to 1904 and a stocky back known as Amos Adams. 'His thickness of hips made his baggy pants look even more huge, and one day when he was not playing well, a fan shouted 'Baggy'. Albion and Adams recovered quickly, the name stuck.'

Dave Morgan has a copy of a booklet, issued by the Club in 1950 to celebrate 50 years at The Hawthorns, which mentions the first possibility described above as follows:

Signed in the Trenches

It was in 1918 that a stocky little 18-year old Lancashire lad from Widnes signed a league form for the Albion while actually in the trenches in France. Previously a Rugby player, he had only taken up soccer while in the Army, but he played it to perfection. He first appeared in the Albion's League team as inside right to Claude Jephcott, then took the latter's place after his first injury and eventually became a right half back, in which capacity he, like Buck, and McNeal, completely disproved the theory that the best halves are big 'uns. He gained an International cap and a Cup Winner's medal and it is said that the Albion nickname of "Baggies" is derived from a corruption of Magee, pronounced like "Maggie".

From Will Mann:

One of the most plausible explanations I have heard for our unusual nickname appeared in the sports section of The Independent on Sunday a few years back, when the sports section ran a 'Questions and Answers' page. Someone wrote in asking why West Bromwich Albion were called the Baggies, and (presumably) an Albion fan wrote back to say that the name actually stems from the fans. In the early days of the club's history, many of the supporters worked in the local ironworks and because of the intense heat, tended to wear very loose, baggy clothing. Since most of them would go straight to the match after work, it resulted in a very oddly attired bunch standing on the terraces at the Hawthorns, and led to the nickname of 'Baggies'. Has anyone else come across this one?

Yes - well, nearly, says Dave Neale:

I've just read another explanation for where the term The Baggies derived, courtesy of "The Baggies" newspaper. They take their story from an explanation given by Joe Stringer, described as a "walking compendium of Albion history" in 1963:

"The name Baggies was given to Albion's ironworker fans by Villa supporters [our traditional rivals, NOT Wolves] over 60 years ago. They used to put on their moleskin trousers on Saturday afternoons, with belts worn instead of braces, and periodically they would give a sailor's hitch to their unmentionables when they began to sag over their boots. When Albion and Villa clashed at the old Perry Bar Ground (pre 1897) large numbers of Albion fans walked to the game. The ironworkers kept together in groups many of them with their trousers at three quarters mast, and when near the ground, they were greeted with cries of `Here come the Baggies of Bromwich'"

The newspaper then goes on to note: All labourers in the Black Country wore trousers from a thick material called `duck'. When new, it was snow white, but with frequent washing went a dark hue. When repairs were necessary, at knees and back, the dark trousers were repaired with snowy white `duck'. This gave a bulky appearance to the patch, so labourers with these patches were generally called Baggies, as they looked like flour bags, and hence the taunt from Villa supporters back in the last century

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calne eagle

30-10-2009, 03:42 PM

BTW, is it obligatory for all clubs to have a Tony Matthews writing about them?

Barbara4003

30-10-2009, 03:43 PM

Thanks for that :)

I was wrong then :D

GoodFriday69

30-10-2009, 03:56 PM

Lords Eagle

30-10-2009, 04:01 PM

I'm really surprised nobody has mentioned the Mokey Hangers yet

limited_edition

30-10-2009, 05:56 PM

Barca. The Culés or arse people. It's because from the outside of their old stadium when people looked up, all they could see were rows of arses sitting down.

delboy01

30-10-2009, 06:14 PM

I believe there is a south coast outfit known as the chocolate starfish,,,

hughff

30-10-2009, 09:15 PM

No, Hugh. It's 'Chairboys'. Wycombe used to be a major centre for furniture-making, because of the wooded hills in those parts. A bit like 'Cobblers' for Northampton, although I can't say I'd want to be lumbered with that as a nickname. Or indeed be lumbered with the team or the town.

'Grecians' for Exeter is rather sweet.
Ahh. Not unmanly at all.

I've stroked a kiwi.

It didn't assault me or anything
I'll bet its legs were well wrapped. When I was at uni we had a conservation scheme running. You had to catch, tag and release them. I can still see one of the post-grad student's arm opened up from elbow to wrist - he had more stitches than Frankenstein's monster.

Have you never had a robin perch on your garden spade and chat you up from a couple of feet away ? No, I guess you haven't.
Don't have robins is NZ. Actually, we do, but they're a complete different species.

Son of Ron

30-10-2009, 09:41 PM

I believe Chesterfield are named after a wonky church steeple - the Sprireites.

The Bishop

30-10-2009, 09:51 PM

Ipswich Town's 'Tractor Boys' is fairly crap.

Gosling

31-10-2009, 08:28 AM

I like Plymouth's nickname The Pilgrims.

CHE

31-10-2009, 08:35 AM

Choirboys. Yeah, that's pretty much a licence for pederast jokes isn't it?

Erm it's Chairboys not Choirboys