Players Nicknames

[Heisenberg]

Were most of them not given by the press though?

A bit different to somebody taking it upon themselves to nickname a player they've never spoken to with a name nobody else calls them. Sean Morrison I've seen called Mozzer, Moz, Morrie and Morro depending on who calls him it. He probably answers to one of them, if that,and from people he knows.

Think that is the first time I've ever heard Shane William's called Shaneo although my head might have been poisoned by valley girls on international rugby day giving a death curdling "Come on Shaaaane" at the TV.

To be honest, I have no idea.

Does the press doing it make a difference? They aren't football fans, so why are they calling people familiar nicknames - the bloody weirdos!

In all seriousness, I've never been one to call players by any thing other than their birth names either. Except one...

Have you never referred to Peter Whittingham as Whitts?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

To be honest, I have no idea.

Does the press doing it make a difference? They aren't football fans, so why are they calling people familiar nicknames - the bloody weirdos!

In all seriousness, I've never been one to call players by any thing other than their birth names either. Except one...

Have you never referred to Peter Whittingham as Whitts?

Fewer number of letters in headlines.