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Always love looking at the players names and having a laugh before the game. I am now really looking forward to our game v Charlton as they have a young player with surely the best name ever ' Tamer Tuna '

Holland is where it's at for wicked-cool names.

My current favourite is FC Utrecht's number 9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Goodwillie

comes from a long line of goodwillies, etc. etc

We never did sign Yapitee Daboo did we?

I always liked Guylain Ndumbu Nsungu.

Tonton Zola Moukoko

Or Wolfgang Wolf the former manager Wolfsburg.

Always tickles me that

i present to you
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waldo ponce

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 The old ones are the best....Danny Shittu, can still raise a snigger.

 The Portuguese keeper Quim, worth a chuckle....but a personal favourite was the Spaniard from the 82 WC...Roberto Lopez Ufarte

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Rafel Shiedt.

even now i still chuckle inside when i hear dean windass

Everton are still trying to sign Rod Fanni

So do I. I remember when I first saw his name crop up on Fifa 2000, me and my mate pissed ourselves laughing for ages.

ahh Spencer white beat me to for Rafel Shiedt, Tim Vickery favourite player.

Chiqui Arce

Ten years ago Brian Pinas got a few laughs when he signed for Newcastle.

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Caps United has a player called Danger Fourpence.

Otto Pfister the former Cameroon manager.

I don't get it.

I don't remember whether he was real or not, but there was a Spanish lad in my FM game called Potato. Short one word nickname like the Brezilleuns. Hulk was also funny, along with Fred, but they soon sound normal.

I remember listening to this very show coming back from Swindon (probably a defeat  >:()...the transcript gives you many great names.

http://www.internettreehouse.co.uk/trans16.htm

Below for those that can't click the link.

FUNNY FOREIGN FOOTBALL NAMES
And just going straight on from that, this is a fella who has dug up………….never mind Germany and the current German League, this is a list of players from my 1987/88 European Football Handbook.


Are they filthy?


No they're not.


Well Racing Club in Paris have a Goalkeeper called Murray Creamou, I'm just going to go through the best of these:


Lambig Wawa,


Attic Coot,


Rolaf Jan Tictac from AZ Alkmaar,


Of course Pablo Plak,


And of course Gerry Slagboom,


And of course Marcel Peebow,


And of course Kenneth Plomp,


And of course Flitorio Vega Yoyo


And of course Florin Pop,


And any reminders that The Young Boys of Berne play in the Wankdorff stadium.


You never said Terry Pista



This was an anonymous person who sent a list of great players currently playing in Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland and I shall do them in no order. We'll start first with some Belgium Players:


Patrick Guus,


Irving Lemons,


Meeko Van Der Donk,


Bas Der Roover,


Brian Flys,


Luciano Crapper.


Brian Flys! Always hanging around Crapper isn't he Flys?


In Luxembourg……bring them all down, this top five-a-side team and substitute:


Nico Funk,


Ralph Bunk,


Patrick Posing,


Christian Sinner,


Frankie Shank,


Norbert Whooer.


And meanwhile over in Holland, some say Netherlands, we present the following squad of players:


Fred Grimm,


Richard Plug,


Ronald Hoop,


Etienne Barmetloo,


Ruud Coul,


Tom Pronk,


Oswald Smith,


Marc Wiggers,


Rick Plum,


Geoffrey Van Ass,


Ruud Brude,


Gregory Playfair,


Michael Knock,


Walter Smack,


Eggbert Barwinkle,


Albert Plugboere.


And in the Luxembourg National Side it's very possible for Nico Fonk to pass to Ralph Bunk. This could happen if there was a Lowlands team: Guus finds Van Der Donk, looks for Funk finds Bunk, Plug, Pronk, Pronk holds onto it, finds Wiggers then Smith, finds Playfair, Knock, Smack, Playfair, Smith, Pronk………..


This is the best, Plugboere as you say, Lemons and Guus, Flys and Crapper. Not just funny, these have got to be great to say. My favourite there is Frankie Shank, Norbert Pronk.



Tonga and Samoa, okay these are real teams from Tonga and Samoa. This is from our own correspondent Terry Libberapullapuss.


Okay, of course the Minje brothers are in here, they beat Mount Hargin Panthers. No! Mount Hargin Panthers defeated the Minje Brothers 26-16, okay there's one.


In the Tonga League, Hopfolla beat The Puke Turtles, P-U-K-E Turtles 18-8.


Oh No! Oh Wow! Okay in the Samoa League, we are proud to announce that………..,okay lets go through it. In the E.L.F. Sub-League the Champions have been The Surveyor Spiders. In the L.P.S. Sub-League the Champions have been The Akea Barracudas and in the Alopecia Sub-League the Champions are The Micalatee Sewer Side.


So they'd be The Puke Turtles, The Micalatee Sewer Sides and there's every chance when the draw is made they'll be visiting The Minje Brothers.



We've had a couple, Gerry De Jong who I think we've had before. Sam De Bosker who we've certainly had. Arno Dis Zwim and that's very good….Jan Gassbeek he plays in Belgium. Stefan Steur Trucker.....

But I've got to be careful here because even people who work for the Station think we shouldn't say some of the stuff we do. I don't know why, this is funny. This is good, listen to this. Now we've got to be extremely careful here. We don't say it because it's rude. We just say it because it's a great name to say.

Yeah….. his name's Frank, okay so that's his first name. Now his second name is A-………..Listen now, pay attention, stop them talking in the back of the car because you'll remember this forever. Hi first name's Frank and his second name is A-W-A-N-K-A. His name is Frank Awanka. There is Godfrey…..no I can't even say that because anyway I say it it's just filthy, but there's Tom Cack.

There was a Czech player called Fukal,

Portuguese Keeper, Quim

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Bernt Haas

The ref, who reffed the 1895 FA Cup Final was SR Bastard !!

How about the new Portsmouth player...Papa Waigo or something along those lines

There have been a couple of good ones in the news this week: Kettering appear to have been surprised that Exodus Geoghagan didn't move during the transfer window - I can see why.

And this from BBC Sport: "CSKA Sofia have shelved plans to build a squad made up entirely of home-based players after signing three overseas players, including Brazilian striker Michel Platini. That is not a joke."

Also, it always amused me that non-league journeyman striker Lee Elam was male eel backwards.

While on names, we should do a superheroes team, which should include Stern John, Dale Tempest, Jamie Victory and of course Danny Invincible. Other suggestions?

Julian Alsop as Bananaman.

Wasn't/isn't there a non-league player called Justin Credible?

A tradition that continues to this day

Wrong sport: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Polaco

I wont ever forget the famous old Spanish footballer Roberto López Ufarte.


Or the German international Kuntz :D

I like Kuntz. :D

Bumping this as I see Tranmere have a magnificently-named new young talent to join Superheroes FC.

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting:
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Max Power

He goes straight in alongside Dale Tempest, Jamie Victory, Danny Invincible, Stern John etc etc.

Isn't he a deodorant though?

Mark de Man
Ars Bandeet
Danger Fourpence

Slightly off topic but Africa has produced some magnificently named boxers

Bright Spider
Proud Kilimanjaro
Jukebox Timebomb
Captain Cleopas Marvel