Nicknames - who's who

[99_oK?]

In passing - and without any desire to insult the great Ginger:

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...n-3216973.html

Seems a brave thing to do. Friends called in on his premises back then on a rugby trip and they sensed all wasn't right.

Suicide is a bigger issue and mostly swept under the carpet or not mentioned here. It's a way bigger issue than road traffic accidents, yet doesn't garner half the coverage or indeed funding.

[Thomond78]

In passing - and without any desire to insult the great Ginger:

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...n-3216973.html

That's no insult. That's a tribute to real courage.

[the plastic paddy]

That's no insult. That's a tribute to real courage.

On which subject, would be good to hear from Buceph, haven't read anything from him in a while.

[mr chips]

You doing an obscure thesis on this chips....?

Noticed you forgot a few too, but nevermind.

Following a request in the forum, here's a list of all the nicknames for rugby players we've managed to put together recently. It probably isn't absolutely comprehensive (.....)
All I'm doing is copying and pasting relevant contributions from a variety of posters to a previous thread, so this isn't going to be in alphabetical order or anything like that and there will probably be repetitions.

[taz]

Ian Keatley is suggesting "the hoover" for Downey.

[LeakyBoots]

Any chance we could just call the players by their names?

'Ronseal'. I mean, really? Are people actually going to shout that from the terrace next weekend?

Are we going to have a clamour to re-label every new player we get from now on?

[Huwie]

Any chance we could just call the players by their names?

'Ronseal'. I mean, really? Are people actually going to shout that from the terrace next weekend?

Are we going to have a clamour to re-label every new player we get from now on?

I think its more of a referencing thread LB. So if someone says J-LO mid debate then we know who that is.
Some are more useable, like the Bull, Bear etc

[Kevy-Wevz]

God Almighty, the amount of whinging about a few nick-names that are thrown around the place for a bit of craic is laughable. Relax, it's all for fun and you're not obliged to call anyone anything.

A lot of people don't say ROG or Quinnie for example. I doubt Downey or Laulala are getting all upset and are having a good counselling session with Mr. Penney over a few nick-names being bandied around the supporters forum

[Captain Average]

Nicknames are grand, if they're good, but some of these are ****.
Ronseal for example, is absolute rubbish, imo. As are the attempts to call Sean Dougal "father ted".
"typo" has to be the worst of the lot though.

[mr chips]

As Huwie says, this thread is just a reference so that people don't feel left in the dark. It's not intended either to encourage or discourage the use of nicknames, simply a recognition of the fact that people do this and always will. Not all efforts will stick, and I tend to agree that I'm unlikely to start shouting "Gwan Ronseal!" at James Downey, even though it's probably no sillier than "Mushy" or "Toasterhead". But it all seems pretty harmless to me, and certainly not worth getting annoyed about.

[Dumptruck]

As Huwie says, this thread is just a reference so that people don't feel left in the dark. It's not intended either to encourage or discourage the use of nicknames, simply a recognition of the fact that people do this and always will. Not all efforts will stick, and I tend to agree that I'm unlikely to start shouting "Gwan Ronseal!" at James Downey, even though it's probably no sillier than "Mushy" or "Toasterhead". But it all seems pretty harmless to me, and certainly not worth getting annoyed about.

Fair point, I think though that the ones that do tend to stick - are the ones given to players by their colleagues or indeed some have had the nickname all their life. PS. BEAR was never a nickname given by the squad to Denis Leamy- no matter what JCC thinks..

[Hugged Rugger]

Fair point, I think though that the ones that do tend to stick - are the ones given to players by their colleagues or indeed some have had the nickname all their life. PS. BEAR was never a nickname given by the squad to Denis Leamy- no matter what JCC thinks..

agree with this, ones that emenate from the camp are usually more appropriate and will stick as they get used more often in interviews and so on. the fan ones are often thought up by someone who then uses it to death i presume in the hope it will catch on and they can claim resposibilty

[mr chips]

But did anyone ever shout "Gwan De Bear!" at him?

[Dumptruck]

But did anyone ever shout "Gwan De Bear!" at him?

Oh I know of someone that did

[glorob]

As Huwie says, this thread is just a reference so that people don't feel left in the dark. It's not intended either to encourage or discourage the use of nicknames, simply a recognition of the fact that people do this and always will. Not all efforts will stick, and I tend to agree that I'm unlikely to start shouting "Gwan Ronseal!" at James Downey, even though it's probably no sillier than "Mushy" or "Toasterhead". But it all seems pretty harmless to me, and certainly not worth getting annoyed about.

I would just like to be able to read posts without wondering who the feck are they talking about when obscure and newly invented nicknames are used to refer to players.

[Waterfordlad]

I'm not sure glorob. I thought Pixie and The Toad had a stormer at the weekend. Raffles should have been binned for that tackle on Meaty though

[pints on the terrace]

Barnet for Danny Barnes

Prince Caspian for Danny Barnes, not because with his golden locks and dreamy face he looks like Prince Caspian, but because he was a roadie for seminal Dublin band Aslan to pay his way through college. Christy Dignam wrote the song "Goodbye Charlie Moonhead" about him when he heard Barnes had quit to take up a place in the Academy.

Had to check out the song and found out to my disappointment its from 1996? ........ Couldnt be Danny Barnes related so

[Waterfordlad]

Had to check out the song and found out to my disappointment its from 1996? ........ Couldnt be Danny Barnes related so

Not unless he was a roadie at age 7

There is however, trivia fans, a Danny Barnes who played banjo with a band called the Bad Livers http://www.dannybarnes.com/

[pints on the terrace]

Not unless he was a roadie at age 7

There is however, trivia fans, a Danny Barnes who played banjo with a band called the Bad Livers http://www.dannybarnes.com/

the concept of christy dignam baked off his head writing a song for a dreamy 7 year old genius paying his way through college is pretty good though. someone should write a song about that :-)

[ArgiesIreland]

Wasn't Shane Byrne actually called munch?

[Waterfordlad]

the concept of christy dignam baked off his head writing a song for a dreamy 7 year old genius paying his way through college is pretty good though. someone should write a song about that :-)

Has a lot of potential indeed

[Dougie]

Why is Peter O'Mahony's nickname Peter O'Mahoney?

[Kevy-Wevz]

Why is Peter O'Mahony's nickname Peter O'Mahoney?

I'll take a guess and say it was because Stuart Barnes used to pronounce his name oh-Mahone-ee last year.?

[Dougie]

I'll take a guess and say it was because Stuart Barnes used to pronounce his name oh-Mahone-ee last year.?

Better or worse than O'Mawwwny?

[Pixie]

I'm not sure glorob. I thought Pixie and The Toad had a stormer at the weekend. Raffles should have been binned for that tackle on Meaty though

No I did not!

[mcdb06]

"I heard John kelly always wore the Highly priced, Top of range clothes, hence the name Rags.

Apparently Kelly bought some 2nd hand clothes - they were trendy or somesuch....hasn't been let forget that one!"

Don't know who came up with those 2 solutions but they're complete crap. He's called Rags as in 'on the rag' because he is moody

[Arthur Guinness]

I'm told that Varley,quite a good singer and musician apparently,is known in the squad as SUBO,Susan Boyle.

[lukic]

James Coughlan's family nickname growing up was "Chicken".

Went to school and played with James under age , It is actually "Chucken "

[Hugh Jardon]

Went to school and played with James under age , It is actually "Chucken "

i'd re-phrase that if i were you...

[lukic]

[QUOTE=Hugh Jardon;1144323] i'd re-phrase that if i were you...[/QUOTE

Made him the man he is today