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Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:10 pm
by tiger76
I'll start us off with a few obvious ones.

Alan Ball
Kevin Ball
Peter BoNETti

There must be plenty more no doubt. Can't you tell I'm bored with the match. :lol:

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:12 pm
by Fretters
Immobile is actually very mobile.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:14 pm
by claretfern
Jamie VARdy

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:17 pm
by bfcjg
Robbie Fowler ( I know it's spelt foul)

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:20 pm
by cricketfieldclarets
Stefan Kuntz

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:21 pm
by cricketfieldclarets
Peter Crouch

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:21 pm
by Claret
Jimmy Slapthefloorandscreaminagony

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:26 pm
by minnieclaret
Darren PITCHer RIP, Crystal Palace

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:30 pm
by Herts Clarets
Ian Britton
Stefan Kuntz
Roger NoHansbury

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:00 pm
by dsr
I'm fairly sure that Danny Invincible, wasn't.

Ted Stryker flew the plane in Airplane. Not sure if he had any footballing relatives?

Neil Back played rugby football, if that counts.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:08 pm
by Devils_Advocate
Ashley Barnes

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:17 pm
by wilks_bfc
Belgium footballer Mark De Man

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:21 pm
by claptrappers_union
Winston White

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:30 pm
by CardiffClaret
Max Power

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:04 am
by claptrappers_union
Danny Invincible

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:15 am
by evensteadiereddie
David Goodwillie - although being ex-Rovers and having a dodgy police record, perhaps not...

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:43 am
by IWOODLOVETT
Arthur Gnohere - remember him?

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:46 am
by CharlieinNewMexico
Daley obviously isn’t Blind but does Jonas run like the Wind?


(Yes I know they aren’t pronounced the English way)

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:43 am
by fatboy47
Norman Kunter.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:50 am
by Selby Claret
Kepa Arrizabalaga

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:11 am
by bobinho
cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:20 pm
Stefan Kuntz
I just blurted my coffee out then… :lol: :lol:

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:26 am
by Rowls
Whooshie Deakin

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:47 am
by BobHaidong
George Best, was he?
David Speedie, quite nippy forward.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:49 am
by BobHaidong
Terry Butcher and Steve Bull. Descriptive of their playing styles perhaps

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:52 am
by tim_noone
cricketfieldclarets wrote:
Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:20 pm
Stefan Kuntz
Surely "kuntz" is apt for Most of the Footballing pundits these says...

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:07 am
by AfloatinClaret
dsr wrote:
Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:00 pm
...Neil Back played rugby football, if that counts.
I might've, except he was a flank-forward.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:37 am
by gawthorpe_view
Noble.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:11 am
by IanMcL
Fitz Hall

Play anywhere for anyone.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:11 am
by IanMcL
Jimmy Dunne

He is done and dusted for us.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:16 am
by IanMcL
Jim Cannon.

Hell of a shot!

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:18 am
by IanMcL
Steven Defour

Fitted perfectly into our song!

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:38 am
by slw
Ron FOOTcher

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:15 pm
by Kitch1966
Paul Dickov..........because he did run his dick off.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:21 pm
by Shappie
claptrappers_union wrote:
Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:21 pm
Winston White

Beat me to it. Exactly who I thought of when I looked at the thread title !

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:51 pm
by cricketfieldclarets
Matt HanCOCK.

OK not a footballer but still.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:31 pm
by chipbutty
BobHaidong wrote:
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:49 am
Terry Butcher and Steve Bull. Descriptive of their playing styles perhaps
Surely it should be Bull and Butcher?

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:34 pm
by IanMcL
Watford being promoted is good for Success.

Welsh former player Andy Legg.

Ben Mee - always takes responsibility.

James Tarkoffski - looks to be on his bike.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:53 pm
by Bosscat
Kevin Longball 😉

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:18 pm
by Im_not_Robbie_Blake
Ian Wright - came to us at just the wright time

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:20 pm
by Bosscat
Paul Gascoigne ... we needed 50p for the meter

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:22 pm
by Stevie Morgan
Wolfgang Wolf, ex Wolfsburg manager. Honestly!

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:38 pm
by Stayingup
From the past. John Dick.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:23 pm
by ClaretTony
claptrappers_union wrote:
Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:04 am
Danny Invincible
Wasn’t it Invincibile?

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:31 pm
by Terrier
Ralph coates, needed in winter on the turf!

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:03 pm
by Jambounchained
Wilf Zaha

Big Alan Partridge fan apparently.

Re: Footballers with apt names.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:04 pm
by claptrappers_union
ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:23 pm
Wasn’t it Invincibile?
Dunno