comeonyousaints.com glossary 05/06
One of the delights of an Unofficial Website is the ability for it's contributors to introduce nicknames for players, places and the like.
For those of you new to the comeonyousaints.com website, many of the terms used on the message boards will probably be somewhat confusing.
This glossary has been compiled to ease your path through the plethora of nicknames and jargon regularly found on the message board. Many of these are self-explanatory, notes are provided where applicable .
If you have any queries, or indeed can fill in any blanks (especially pictures of players, staff etc.), please leave a note on the message board and we'll up date the Glossary as soon as possible giving due credit where applicable.
CURRENT SAINTS PLAYERS:
GEOFF APPLEFORD (centre) -
PAT BARNARD (prop) -
Barney Rubble
ROSS BEATTIE (flanker)- BT
CHARLIE BEECH (prop) -
SELBOURNE BOOME (lock)
Basil (Boom
Boom!), Boomer
DAMIEN BROWNE
(lock)
- Charlie, 666, Leroy
(Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown), Damo, DB1
DANIEL BROWNE
(No. 8)
- DB2
CHRIS BUDGEN
(prop)
Bludgeon, Chicken (because of his penchant for the odd KFC)
JOHN CLARKE
(utility back)
JC, Cooper, Nobby
BEN COHEN
(wing)
Air Ben, Big Ben, Kingsthorpe's Finest (Ben is from Kingsthorpe. "Air" is
Northampton-speak for "Our")
RHODRI DAVIES (centre) -
PAUL DIGGIN
(wing/fullback)
Digger
MARK
EASTER (No. 8) -
SIMON EMMS (prop)
-
DARREN FOX
(flanker))
Foxy,
Fantastic Mr Fox
DAVID GERARD (lock) - Daddy
LUKE HARBUT
(prop)-
SAM HARDING
(flanker)- Sam the Eagle
DYLAN
HARTLEY (prop,hooker) - Rabbit
DAMIEN HOPLEY (flanker) -
JOHNNY HOWARD
(scrum-half)
Frankie, Badger
BEN JONES
(scrum-half)
- Casey
SEAN LAMONT (wing) -
Stormin' Norman
BEN LEWITT
(flanker)-
Bluey
MATT LORD
(lock)
Lordy, The Wookie, Chewy
BRETT McNAMEE (back-row) -
SEAMUS MALLON
(centre)
- Spud
LUKE MYRING
(fly-half)
- Cool Hand
COLIN NOON (prop)
- Uncle Fester, High Noon
BEN PATSTON (full-back) -
JAMES PERCIVAL (lock)
- JP1
JAMES PRITCHARD
(utility back) - JP2
DAVID QUINLAN
(centre) -
ALEX RAE
(flanker) -
BRUCE REIHANA
(full-back)
AirBruce,
Spruce, Brucie Bonus (from a certain Mr B. Forsyth), Bruiser
DAN RICHMOND
(hooker) -
Danny Boy
MARK ROBINSON
(scrum-half) -
Sharky
JOHN RUDD (wing) -
Rhino
GRANT SEELEY
(back-row/lock) -
Lionel (it's
his middle name)
TOM SMITH (prop) -
Wee Tam
MARK SODEN (back-row) -
Snowy
CARLOS SPENCER (fly-half) - Los,
King Carlos
NEIL
STARLING (centre) -
BRETT
STURGESS (prop) -
STEVE THOMPSON (hooker) -
Wally -
(Steve's first surname was Walter. He's since reverted to his mother's surname)
PAUL TUPAI (back-row forward) -
ANDY VILK (centre)
The Vilkster
SAINTS STAFF etc.
KEITH BARWELL -
Uncle Keith
(term of endearment for the club's owner)
MAGGIE BARWELL -
Auntie
Maggie (Keith's wife - see above)
ANTHONY BUDGE
POUNTNEY
(Director of Rugby)
Budge
PAUL GRAYSON
(Head coach)-
Larry, Grays
LENNIE NEWMAN (Team Manager) -
ALLAN ROBSON
(Commercial
Director) - Mr Prawn
Sandwich (so named after Roy Keane's famous out burst in football that corporate
hospitality guests were more interested in their food and drink than the game),
Mr PS
DAVID POWELL
(Head Groundsman) - Piggy
GEOFF ALLEN Uncle Geoff (Stadium Announcer)
CAROLINE MOORE Air Caroline (Saints Communications Manager)
FRANK PONISSI (Assistant coach) - Pony
PAUL LARKIN (Assistant Coach) - Ma (A "Darling Buds of May" reference)
TIM EXETER (Performance coach) - Tex
JAMES SINCLAIR (Academy Director) -
ROB HUNTER (Academy
coach) - Eeyore
(because he always looks gloomy)
STEVE WILLIAMS
(Line-out coach) - Swill, Swilly
CLIFF EATON (Medical Manager) -
JOHAN VAN WYK (physio) -
DAN LEWINDON (physio) -
KEVIN BUCKBY -
The Kit Man
BERNIE
(Saints Mascot) - A fun loving hound whose role
in life is to gee up the support and generally make a fool of himself.
Kiddywinks, do not be swayed by what the old gits tell you - BERNIE IS REAL
- there is no-one inside him, he is a proper dog. Bernie just loses his head
occasionally......
FORMER SAINTS
ALAN BATEMAN - Batman
MARTIN BAYFIELD - Bayfs
NICK BEAL Bealer
ANDREW BLOWERS AB, Hurricane
JAMES BROOKS - Archie
MARK CONNORS Buzzard, Deso
MATT DAWSON Daws, Jar Jar
SHANE DRAHM Shine, Wee Drahm
WYLIE HUMAN - Coyote
MARTIN HYNES Hynsey
CHRIS HYNDMAN Handyman
PETER JORGENSEN Jorgy
ROBBIE KEMPSON The Rev
CORNE KRIGE - Blitz
PAT LAM - Lammy
JOHN LESLIE JL, Long John
IAN McGEECHAN - Geech
ROBBIE MORRIS - Roboprop
GARY PAGEL - OGP (One Gary Pagel)
JOHN PHILLIPS JP
BRENDAN RATCLIFFE - Rats
ORIOL RIPOL Rips, The Golden Snitch, (not Raspberry, he hated it!)
TIM RODBER The Mighty Tim
JOE SHAW Sideshow Bob
WAYNE SHELFORD - Buck
JON SLEIGHTHOLME - Sleights
WAYNE SMITH Smudger, WS
ALAN SOLOMONS Solly
JOHN STEELE - Tin Man
MATT STEWART Muttley, Sarge
MARC STCHERBINA Stitch
TEVITA TAUMOEPEAU TT, Mr T
MARK TUCKER Tucks, Kidger
REFEREES:
ED MORRISON - Father Ted
ASHLEY ROWDEN
- Random, "Clive Norling?"
ROY MAYBANK
- Mayhem
STEVE LANDER
- Slander
CHRIS WHITE
- Persil
TONY SPREADBURY
- Spreaders
DAVE PEARSON
- Piglet
DAVID ROSE -
Rosie
MARTIN FOX - Foxy
Places:
BATH
- The Wreck (Recreation Ground)
BRISTOL
- The Mem (Memorial Ground)
GLOUCESTER
- Castle
Grim (Kingsholm)
LONDON IRISH
- The Madjet (Madejski Stadium)
LONDON WASPS The Lost Causeway (Causeway Stadium)
LEICESTER
- Wellbad Road, WR (Welford
Road), Pooh Corner
NORTHAMPTON
- FG, Piggy's Patch (after the groundsman)
SARACENS VR
(Vicarage Road)
TWICKENHAM
- HQ, Twickers
Clubs:
BATH Barf, The Pretty City, The Shower
BRISTOL RUGBY - Brizzle, Brizz, Showgirls (from their former
name "Bristol Shoguns")
GLOUCESTER - Glaws, Glass Door, Gloss
HARLEQUINS - Hairy Queens, HardlyWins, Sequins
LEEDS TYKES -
LONDON IRISH - Oirish
LONDON WASPS - Pests
NEWCASTLE FALCONS - Budgies
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS - Stains, Sinners (used on other boards, not
this one)
SALE SHARKS - Stale
SARACENS - Sarries, Sorries
ROTHERHAM - Roth
WORCESTER - Wuss
LEICESTER - Tiggers, Tigs, Leicesternil,
Listeria, Licefester, Cheetahs,
Pooh Corner Posse (PCP)
OTHER NAMES/ SAYINGS:
THE OFFY - The Official Saints website
TERRY MORRIS El Tel (Terry is the Chrons Rugby Correspondent)
AUSTIN HEALEY
- LTA, Little Thatched Austin
ROB ANDREW - Squeaky (originally because of his clean image,
nowadays because he is always moaning!)
JEREMY GUSCOTT - Persil Boy (because he never got his shirt
dirty whilst playing)
DANNY GREWCOCK Scrumcap
STUART BARNES
Lardy, K**bhead (copyright Howlin)
DEWI MORRIS - The Florist
CLIVE WOODWARD Woodentop, SirClaive, Woowar,
WANDIES - The
Wanderers, Saints Second XV
O WENDY - Knock, knock...Who's there?...O Wendy....O Wendy who?..."Oh, Wendy Saints, go marchin' in"
FROONING - informal FRiday afternOON drinkING get together for a swift half of shandy, generally 5 o'clock onwards at The End (Public House), Far Cotton, Northampton, all welcome!
BBB
- Ben's Bum Brigade (from the girlies on the Official site who appreciate the
qualities of Mr Cohen's backside)
THE CARDIAC CLUB
- Unfortunately three of our regular posters (WMS, Saintsby and Bleach) were
taken unwell during 2002. Happily all are now in good health. The Cardiac Club
is the collective noun!
THE LOMULATOR - translating device at the cutting edge of technology needed to decipher the more cryptic (i.e most!) of the messages posted by Lom.
JETSCO - The Jimmy's End T-Shirt Company. A small clothing operation set up by members of comeonyousaints.com with a view to providing alternative quality Saints clothing for supporters whilst raising money for charity.
KIA KAHA
- "Be Strong" in Maori, a favourite saying of former coach Wayne Smith
Uncle Keith's Magnificent Erection -Tetley's stand
Uncle Keiths Magnificent
Tackle Statue
located in front of the Tetley Stand.
The Lighthouse - the Express Lifts Tower
Hats on wheels - literal translation of a French phrase
describing Saints attacking play early in matches
STH - Season Ticket Holder
pictures courtesy of Claire Jones, David Lowrence, Simon Robinson, Colin Henson, Chris Hoodle, Simon Hendy, Lorraine O'Mahoney, Will Percy, Phil Hollis and Ben Hoomans.
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(Compiled by Maverick. last updated 13/01/06)
