Players names that always make you smile

[Bigeye]

Bongo Bongo played for Standard Liege

 

[Baillieston_Ger]

Jim Denny (older members will understand)

 

[Buffalobluebear]

Anton Rogan and Mike Galloway

Oooh the memories

LET’S ALL DO THE ANTON LET’S ALL DO THE ANTON NA NANA NA NA

 

[BaerWSDV]

Yaya Banana

 

[NE Cornerbear]

Harry Haddock (Clyde)
Conor Sammon (sp)

 

[cradletograve]

Not a footballer, but the boxer Funso Banjo always raised a smile

 

[StaunchStuey]

Pretty sure there was a Paraguayan called Chique Arce

 

[allrightfeet]

When Rangers and Queen's Park used to play in the English FA Cup there was a referee who refereed the final a couple of times called Mr. Bastard.

 

[Peedzy]

Was it Morton that used to have 2 centre halves called Boag and Doak? Or did I dream this?

They did, with a midfielder called Clinging for good measure.

 

[mdingwall]

They did, with a midfielder called Clinging for good measure.

Hey Ian, you’re clinging.

 

[legalbeagle]

Fuchs and Kuntz was quite the strike combination.

And the childish me always found the South Korean international from my 1986 pannini World Cup sticker book funny, Cha Bum Kun

 

[VGM]

Belgian centre half called Mark de Man

FM07 legend.

 

[MightyGersLand!]

Fashion Sakala

Sakala, phonetically (at least)in Spanish means, "Get it out"
@chilebear

 

[Shengus Malengus]

Helmut Schoen.

 

[MightyGersLand!]

Goodwillie

Did he not end up an alleged sex pest?
Griffiths would have been proud of him.

 

[Jjbscotty]

Shane Duffy

“Big Shane Duffy at the back”

 

[Jjbscotty]

Tebbily Schiedt

https://twitter.com/x/status/966401018547318785

 

[MaxMK]

Marvin Andrews

 

[Big Joke New]

No joke or hoax but England Cricket team have Stokes, Foakes & Woakes.

Also that footballer Puchacz. Always laugh

2 famous real cricket ones:

The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey

Lillee c Willey b Dilley

 

[Lance Uppercut]

When Rangers and Queen's Park used to play in the English FA Cup there was a referee who refereed the final a couple of times called Mr. Bastard.

First name Robin by any chance?

Was a guy Milan Fukal who played for the Czechs in Euro 2000. The manager in my local was a right pain in the arse & used to jump on the case of anyone he heard swearing. We all took great delight in mentioning the guys name at volume every opportunity to piss him off.

 

[WDYGH]

Helmut Schoen.

The irony being that Schoen (Schön) means nice or beautiful.

 

[SG1960]

All these posts so far and no 1 person has said Tony Woodcock.

Always sounded like a nursery rhyme character Tony Woodcock
Good player tho

 

[Gheorghe_Hagi]

Hibs had the wonderfully named Humphrey Rudge around 2005.

 

[SG1960]

But it's the name you mustn't touch! @David Edgar.

Somehow I always expect Max Power to last the ninety mins as if he is operating on duracell batteries

 

[Carson’s chosen few]

Jimmy Rimmer.

Anton Rogan

 

[SG1960]

Billy King I wanted him to arrive at Ibrox on a white horse.

 

[dt17]

Kinda unrelated by my mrs used to have a PE teacher called Jim Hall.

 

[SG1960]

Neville Neville father of Gary and Phil takes a bit of beating as a handle

 

[SG1960]

Kinda unrelated by my mrs used to have a PE teacher called Jim Hall.

Quality lol

 

[Ubik]

Tony Watt

 

[SG1960]

Tony Watt

Not the brightest

 

[gers1978]

Somehow I always expect Max Power to last the ninety mins as if he is operating on duracell batteries

Dunno about that, but his name sounds good in your ear.

 

[TCWNS1872]

Roberto López Ufarte of Real Sociedad.

 

[Carlton The Bear]

Rafael Scheidt

Beaten to it. He lived up to his name too.

 

[Blu_Belle]

Mason Mount, just sounds like a pornstar name! :shh:

 

[david1982]

Manfred Bender

German player from the 80s/90s

 

[TheRock]

Sakala

 

[skiprat]

Ted Mcminn

 

[SamEng]

Billy King I wanted him to arrive at Ibrox on a white horse.

If I remember correctly he was number 16 and he scored in the 90th minute.

 

[SG1960]

If I remember correctly he was number 16 and he scored in the 90th minute.

Is that genuine SE? Lol

 

[Larkhall_Exile]

Helmut Schoen.

Is that James Forrest in German?

 

[crookie_bear]

Not football but Calgary Flames had tough as nails Hockey player called Tim Hunter back in the 80 /90's

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Immobile

OK, OK, there’s been enough Shane Duffy jokes.

 

[Al Needham Loyal]

"Paulista"

Aka

Creedence Clearwater Couto

 

[JamesWATP]

Justin Edinburgh

 

[Shb36u]

I'm sure it was mentioned in the FF fanzine at the time that Blackburn had a player called Tim Burner

 

[Jamma11]

OK, OK, there’s been enough Shane Duffy jokes.

Haha good one mate

 

[BertyYarder]

Lopez Ufarte

 

[dazzapat]

I still have a wee chuckle at the time Sky showed the dhims playing a front two of A. Balde - T. Watt.

 

[Colinrfc2]

Not a footballer but ex Australian cricketer Tim Paine
We all like a bit of Tim Paine