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How did Gooch get his nickname, like what is a "Gooch". Or the "Bomber" Liston, hope he was'nt a bomber. Seanie Johnston is called "Jelly" because he is a slippery customer. I played with a lad nicknamed "Bookie" because he spent his school lunch break in betting office. Used to play with a lad called "Lovejoy" cos he used to pick up auld ones (Antiques) in discos. Also we have a young one at work who goes with old guys who have money, we call her Lara Croft i.e. "Tomb Raider" you get it ? Had a dog once called "LOCKSMITH" cos if you kicked his ass he made a BOLT for the door. So i want reasons for the nicknames of County players from all over Ireland. Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 21/08/2008 12:04:20 81455 Link 0 |
mark little - fermanagh is called "boiler" lads got a great engine apple (None) - Posts: 36 - 21/08/2008 12:17:04 81474 Link 0 |
Skippy Cleary. Cormac "the viking" bonner (tipp) Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 21/08/2008 12:18:13 81478 Link 0 |
gary white from kildare is called chalky........i cant see why. daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 21/08/2008 12:18:35 81481 Link 0 |
Brian Curran of SLigo is know as Snake. Not sure why though? black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 21/08/2008 12:26:11 81501 Link 0 |
At a club huling match a few years back in Wexford and there was a guy playing full back for Oylgate ( i think ) and his nickname was hairdo. He took the helmet off at the end of the match and he was bald! God knows.. derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 21/08/2008 12:35:08 81523 Link 0 |
Diarmuid Masterson of Longford is called the "bull". rover08 (Longford) - Posts: 443 - 21/08/2008 12:39:17 81533 Link 0 |
Antrim had an ex all star hurler called paul mckillen his knicknmame was "humpy" i dont even wanna know what thats about!! North Side Gael (None) - Posts: 1076 - 21/08/2008 12:42:48 81539 Link 0 |
As far as monaghan players go: mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 21/08/2008 12:45:16 81544 Link 0 |
Jap Finlay got his name because his father used to be called it due to his sallow coloured skin. barney2 (Monaghan) - Posts: 104 - 21/08/2008 12:53:02 81560 Link 0 |
Great stuff lads. Try and give reasons for the names if you can. Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 21/08/2008 12:55:04 81564 Link 0 |
Good man barney for clearing that up about jap, seems a tad racist nowadays though doesn't it! I suppose Lennon is called spindly because he's a big long fella, but spindly usually means you're a bit lanky or light, which he certainly isn't! Also, the brother is called spindly buster, which I'd imagine is due to his physical nature as well as his stature! Theres a few good ones in club football alright. mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 21/08/2008 13:05:54 81584 Link 0 |
Eoin Bradley is skinner Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 21/08/2008 13:39:18 81602 Link 0 |
Anton O'Toole-The blue panther-probably due to his build dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 21/08/2008 13:53:42 81621 Link 0 |
stephen banville - horsebox steviewonder (Wexford) - Posts: 147 - 21/08/2008 13:57:15 81625 Link 0 |
Colm "Wooly" Parkinson for Laois, up until this year the reason for the nickname was fairly self explanatory considering his dislike of barbers or shaving.... LaoisPsych (Laois) - Posts: 100 - 21/08/2008 13:58:35 81626 Link 0 |
For the third time of trying......... Bald Eagle (None) - Posts: 1009 - 21/08/2008 14:22:42 81656 Link 0 |
Westmeaths Alan Mangan goes by the name "Budda", not sure why, maybe down to his "stocky" physique. iarmhilad (Westmeath) - Posts: 15 - 21/08/2008 14:27:15 81668 Link 0 |
Yep mangan has the body of a god alright. mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 21/08/2008 14:31:38 81674 Link 0 |
Just seen on sky sports that a bradford bulls rugby player called "Joe Vagana" is retiring at the end of the season, can you imagine the nicknames that poor fecker must have had. iarmhilad (Westmeath) - Posts: 15 - 21/08/2008 14:35:48 81683 Link 0 |