Players nicknames and their origins

[Maria]

Not a Celtic player but I liked Fitz Hall's (QPR I think)....."One size"

???

 

[Maria]

I remember one game against Aberdeen when almost all of the jungle put their arms out from their heads a LA elephants and moved them left to right singing "Davy Dodds elephant man" players were laughing all over the place. Hope the PC brigade ain't too offended. Funniest episode ever.

Peach ???

 

[JamSam67]

I know this isn’t a player. But the guy I work with whose Da is our Boss is called Broken Arrow. He disny work and you canny fire him.

HH ?

 

[P.Anthony]

I know this isn’t a player. But the guy I work with whose Da is our Boss is called Broken Arrow. He disny work and you canny fire him.

HH ?

We had a broken arra aswell ?always wondered why he got called that .

 

[Maria]

Goram, the flying pig

 

[According to Saul]

Not a Nickname but I like the story,,two pals going to the game and one says, I hear Hearts have lost their Lunatic Fringe and the other says, Aye, Archie McPherson's wearing it on his Heidi.

 

[Maestro]

Used to work for a guy everyone called Goldfinger coz he had a habit of quickly picking his arse when he walked around the place.

 

[Spherical Planet]

Apparently Liverpool fans call their Egyptian striker "chicken".

Chicken mo salah has a certain ring about it.......hope it's Halal chicken though.

 

[P.Anthony]

Charlie 'Muldini'Mulgrew ?

 

[Maria]

Scott Daz Bain ?

 

[Conar96]

Always wondered about Paul McStay's nickname of 'Hat' never been properly explained. Does anyone know the real background of that? ?

Cause he was a magician ?

 

[Maria]

Cause he was a magician ?

Thought it was Maestro due to him conducting the midfield and team like the midfield Maestro

 

[Conar96]

Thought it was Maestro due to him conducting the midfield and team like the midfield Maestro

True, but the “hat” was also a known nickname for the Great number 8 ?

 

[Maria]

True, but the “hat” was also a known nickname for the Great number 8 ?

I never heard that before so ?? to both your good self Conar and of course Maestro.

Thanks bhoys

 

[Conar96]

I never heard that before so ?? to both your good self Conar and of course Maestro.

Thanks bhoys

You’re most welcome, Maria ?

 

[Conar96]

Used to work for a guy everyone called Goldfinger coz he had a habit of quickly picking his arse when he walked around the place.

Used to work with a guy called “Slinky Baws” cause he used to go from woman to woman around the work. Bit of a sleaze bag ?

 

[Conar96]

Why was Mark McGhee known as Dingus? ?

 

[P.Anthony]

Used to work with a guy called “Slinky Baws” cause he used to go from woman to woman around the work. Bit of a sleaze bag ?

? Know someone in work i could use this name for

 

[Maria]

Used to work with a guy called “Slinky Baws” cause he used to go from woman to woman around the work. Bit of a sleaze bag ?

Guys like that are just ??? and usually only get punted on coz there’s nothing slinky about them ???

 

[P.Anthony]

Why was Mark McGhee known as Dingus? ?

Dingus - A nickname given to Mark McGhee in his Aberdeen days and one which stuck throughout his playing days and subsequent management career. The name derives from the 1970 Frank Sinatra film 'Dirty Dingus Magee' - a comedy drama set in the wild west.

 

[Maria]

Why was Mark McGhee known as Dingus? ?

Dingus khan of course ???. Clearly joking Conar ?