What is the origins of your teams nickname??

PompeyBoy

I heard a similar story. A French ship called Pompey got damaged and drifted down the Solent at which point the locals went out in there fishing boats, captured it and it was displayed in the inlet of water where the M275 now stands. This is the story I like to beleive although I am not certain of how much truth there is to it.

moon_stick

I think this[^] will answer most of your questions!

It definitely isn't definatley

PompeyBoy

Dalek Dave wrote:

Watford's nickname is SCUM! (Well it is in Luton anyway).

They share this nickname with Southampton Luton are The Hatters as it was a town famed for it's Hat industry. and theres me thinking they made vans there :doh:

LittleYellowBird

My club, the Canaries (Norwich City) got their name because breeding canaries was a popular past time in Norwich (I know weird or what?) I think that the origin of Geordie is that George was a very popular name for a first son in Newcastle. The footie team are called 'the Toon' because of their sweet & endearing accent (its how they say 'Town')! :-D

Ali

Aamir Butt

You all know about Gunners, right? For those of you who don't, Arsenal was a team started by factory workers who used to make Guns or Artillery. That's why the name Gunners.

PompeyBoy

Alison Pentland wrote:

My club, the Canaries (Norwich City) got their name because breeding canaries was a popular past time in Norwich (I know weird or what?)

Is it really? I always assumed it was because of the colour of the shirts.

LabVIEWstuff

Alison Pentland wrote:

because of their sweet & endearing accent

Ah thanks pet! There's lots of possible explanations for the term Geordie most of which stem from being King 'Georges' men in some war against the Scots. My favourite however comes from the fact that early bell-shaped shallow mines that dotted the area were called Geodes, and the men that worked them were called Geoders which later became Geordies. It's Andy B

LittleYellowBird

I don't think so, I think the shirts came after the name. :) (It would be better the other way around!)

Ali

Maximilien

The nick name for the "Les Canadiens de Montreal" is (in english) "The Habs" for Habitants kind of perogative for the french canadiens that played in the team in the early years. Now it changed to "Le Suck" de Montreal. :|

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Pete OHanlon

Another mine flavoured variant was that this was because of the miners lamp that was favoured in the pits around Newcastle, where the Northumbrian miners used lamps designed by George Stephenson as opposed to the Davy lamp.

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Nagy Vilmos

Local team is Woking FC and they're called The Cards becasue Woolsey had a palace here dontchaknow. As an extra crossdressingthread point, Norwich Chair-Dorris Delia Smith comes from Woking.

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fly904

I bet you can't tell me who the Chairboys are and why without using Google.

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Nagy Vilmos

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Henry Minute

Oh no they didn't. :) Study says Monkey Hangers Innocent[^]

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Henry Minute

Everybody knows that it is Winchester. Named after The Kinks.

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soap brain

'Team Awesome'. I think it's self-explanatory. :cool:

Dan_Martin

The Chairboys are Wycombe Wanderers, and I believe it's because of the local furniture industry. My team, Bristol City, is rather boringly called The Robins. I presume it's because of the red shirts but I don't know. Hello, by the way. This is my first post.

fly904

Correct, Well done.

danmartin9581 wrote:

My team, Bristol City, is rather boringly called The Robins.

Other west country clubs (Swindon and Cheltenham) are called the Robins aswell so I think it might be local thing. Another thing is that a few years ago (before I got banned from Ashton Gate for flicking half a trebor mint in the vicinity of a player) they had mascots running around the pitch dressed in cat outfits which always got in fights with traveling mascots, not sure if they're still there or why.

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Pete OHanlon

Yes, and it would be one heckuva slime trail.

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Michael Bookatz

danmartin9581 wrote:

Hello, by the way. This is my first post.

Welcome, make yourself at home pull up a chair and just chill.... It's a great place to hang!