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Post by SuperStokie on Feb 3, 2004 10:55:29 GMT
.......find it hard to pronounce Stoke players names! My Grandad: Hoekstra=Lokstra De Goey-De Joey Van Duerzen-Van Dooloosan Shtaniuk-Snuk Akinbiyi-Akinbinbi Asaba-Ass Clint Hill-Clinton Hill Tony Pulis-Tony Pooliss Gifton Noel Williams-Gifton Lewis Williams These are just a selection. "That Marc Bridge Cunningham is meant to be a good player from the Vale" Yeh, erm, who is he again Grandad Is that what we all have got to look forward to? ;D Jon
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Post by JoeinOz on Feb 3, 2004 10:59:57 GMT
I used to know an old person who called Lee Chapman ginge on account of his ginger hair!
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 3, 2004 11:02:50 GMT
Far worse than old people in my opinion are the team announcers at the away games - and some of them are youngsters. It was worse when we had Icelandic players but its still pretty dire.
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Post by Jumborat on Feb 3, 2004 11:31:50 GMT
Will someone tell Kevin Kent to stop saying "Hoykstra" and " de Goy"? Why does a " followed by a d give a ;D........ ???
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Post by JR on Feb 3, 2004 12:31:58 GMT
My Dad used to always call Bertschin, Burkinshaw.
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Post by Trouserdog on Feb 4, 2004 10:22:59 GMT
Haha...I thought it was just my grandad!
Has that Phil RawlinSON invested anymore money yet?
We miss that Stanuk in defence.
Gudjonson/Gunnlaugsson/Gunnarsson were all called Gunnarsson...it was just easier for him to remember!
"All these bloody foreigners...they're all crap anyway." ;D
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Post by kajshdfsiuf on Feb 4, 2004 22:21:24 GMT
When I watch footy wiv her, and liverpool r on, my nan calls biscan peakan.
And kyle lightbourne was kyle lightBULB.
As for emile heskey, she calls him chocolate teapot, followed by "ees just as useful as one"
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Post by angescfc on Feb 5, 2004 8:55:59 GMT
We called Lightbourne lightbulb just coz he was never switched on. It drives you nuts when commentators get it wrong though, it's supposed to be their job!
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Post by Coll40 on Feb 5, 2004 14:26:05 GMT
Reminds me of my dad. He was always spot on with names when he was younger, but as he got older, names seemed to get mixed up a bit. It was often amusing and sometimes aggravating. Now he's gone, every time I hear any of the names he used to mix up, I just smile. I can hear him now
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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2004 16:51:19 GMT
There's a guy sits behind me in the East Stand... calls Kris Commons... Kris CUMMINS... beginning to drive me mad!
Smudge
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Post by JR on Feb 5, 2004 16:55:52 GMT
GARETH Crooks was another fave years ago.
"Turn over quick that twat is on the telly" he's now known as in my house.
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Post by Pricey on Feb 5, 2004 17:25:40 GMT
I hadn't even realised that 'Gareth' asked questions as if they were "what is the meaning of life?" type stuff until I looked at that messageboard on that site where you say why you hate people. It's ridiculous but very funny, I don't know what he thinks he looks like! ;D
Erm.....players I've heard pronounced wrongly....Cummins is about the only one I can remember from my mates grandad.
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Post by britvic on Feb 5, 2004 19:15:07 GMT
It's not just old people. My wife used to refer to Dave Bamber as "that footballer". Way off the mark ;D
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