bellamy11 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Interesting story about him, a bloke came into Ladbrokes in Blackburn where my partner is manager about a month ago with 100k cash in a bin bag wanting to place the money on Kilmarnock to beat Dunfermline away from home. The bet was 100,000 at 8/13 to win 157,000! Anyway Kilmarnock were 2-1 up and looking ok until Dunfermline equalised in the 66th minute. The score stayed the same until well after twenty to five and Ladbrokes looked set for a huge windfall. Then it flashed up on teletext that that guy Invincible had scored on 90! Cue the punter going from zero to 157,000 quid in an instant and much wailing and gnashing of teeth and no annual bonuses at Ladbrokes end! Butt twitching time or what? 351367[/snapback] I was going to tell that story. Bloke must have felt bloody Invincible after that. I hope he sends him a Christmas card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ihateburnley Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I was going to tell that story... 351388[/snapback] Hold on a minute. Surely you can't both have partners that is the manager in the Blackburn Ladbrokes that this guy visited? Unless you are the sa...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radagast Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Fitz Hall. Nicknamed "One Size." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevidgeBlue Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Hold on a minute. Surely you can't both have partners that is the manager in the Blackburn Ladbrokes that this guy visited? Unless you are the sa...... 351395[/snapback] Mark (Bellamy11) works for the same organisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDRover Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Peter Shirtliff, John Bumstead. Good job they never played in the same team. And someone must remember Lopez Ufarte from the Spain '82 world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMC1875 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Barry Hole - did he ever play just behind the front two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benton Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I think there's a keeper for swansea called Willie Gerrit, which always makes me laugh Plus Junior McDougall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Didn't Rovers have a Grewcock on loan goalkeeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwilky Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Secretary at Bury FC and father of the Neville brothers - Neville Neville. 351249[/snapback] The club secretary of Bury is Jill Neville. She is Neville's wife. And shes a star as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiddyGoat Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Sure David Seaman is the King of Kings here, especially given his habit of being lobbed. I wonder id Dicks ever lobbed Seaman from outside the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggyBlue Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I wonder id Dicks ever lobbed Seaman from outside the box? 351508[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rover6 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Former Celtic defender, Raphael Scheidt is worthy of a mention. And some people find Nwankwo Kanu's name funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Furness Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 What was the name of that French forward who signed for Newcastle? Translated as "galloping horse" or something similar. He was their Grabbi. "Limping donkey" would have been more appropriate. 351194[/snapback] Guivarch? or somethin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 Did he play in the Wankdorf Stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 Former Celtic defender, Raphael Scheidt is worthy of a mention. 351525[/snapback] "You`re Scheidt, and you know you are" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 One of my favorite names of all times comes from baseball: Rusty Kuntz There was also a NASCAR driver named Dick Trickle, but I believe he actually changed his name to that. When one of the ESPN guys over here, Dan Patrick, used to do NASCAR stories, he would end with "and Dick Trickle finished __th" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Rover Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 There's an American called Randy Duck, can't remember which sport he plays though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presty On Tour Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 there is that famous commentry from an old cricket match: i think it goes something like "the bowlers holding the batsmans willy!" hahahhaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy82 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Former Celtic defender, Raphael Scheidt is worthy of a mention. And some people find Nwankwo Kanu's name funny. 351525[/snapback] its pronounced ######-o apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Craig Short and Paul Dickov in the same team. *gets coat* 351086[/snapback] i always thought it was funny to have dickov and kuqi on the same team... there's this native kid who is a member of the detroit red wings organization (or maybe he was just in camp as a tryout), playing hockey over here... his name is robin big snake. that's got to be one of the best names in sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowan Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 there was a basketball player called Fuohka or sumfin like that..yes and it was pronounced *^#@er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Dunno if it's been mentioned but there used to be (dunno if he's still there) a guy playing for HSV called Milan Fukal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Miroslav Satan (Ice Hockey) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shevchenko Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Talking about names and american sports, someone's had a lot of fun coming up with this headline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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