Nominative determinism in football

[Harbinger of Hope]

Nominative determinism in football

Johnny Metgod is still alive.

[Harbinger of Hope]

Nominative determinism in football

Tony Woodcock presumably.

That looks a bit cryptic...

[tracteurgarcon]

Nominative determinism in football

Mark Grew.

[Stumpy Pepys]

Nominative determinism in football

Mark Came

[Capybara]

Nominative determinism in football

Paul Went.

[treibeis]

Nominative determinism in football

John Bumstead isn't some sort of lavatory-based buttock support.

[beak]

Nominative determinism in football

Harbinger of Hulk wrote: Johnny Metgod is still alive.

Daley Blind can see, and Nigel is getting less Jong by the day. Tim Krul doesn't have much of a curl in his hair. Robin van Persie, as far as I can tell, is not from Persia.

The most you could say is that Michael Reiziger (presumably) enjoys travel, or at least partakes in it now and again.

[Wouter D]

Nominative determinism in football

Frank Rijkaard must have cashed in heavily in those 18 month as Saudi Arabian national team manager.

[treibeis]

Nominative determinism in football

Daley Blind can see, and Nigel is getting less Jong by the day. Tim Krul doesn't have much of a curl in his hair. Robin van Persie, as far as I can tell, is not from Persia.

Was Daniel van Buyten born outdoors?

(Or doesn't his surname mean what I think it could mean, albeit with a spelling mistake?)

[SouthdownRebel]

Nominative determinism in football

Carlo Costly is available on a free. Scores when it matters?

Andrea Pirlo stands clear of the water.

[tee rex]

And now Marcel Costly has featured in the transfer window, moving from Mainz to Magdeburg. He probably wasn't.

[HORN]

Following a £12.5M transfer then one goal in twenty appearances plus a warning about his conduct, Isaac Success has been sent out on loan.

[Patrick Thistle]

This is excellent

Bradley Stoke Town FC has a player called Bradley Stokes

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/...fc-new-2185195

[Patrick Thistle]

I thought there was a thread specifically about footballers with the same name as their club. Maybe it was this thread.

Anyway, I saw this on Twitter today. Every goalie at Ross County is called Ross.

[Jah Womble]

That’s great.

There have been a couple of other threads more specific to this phenomenon - on both of which I believe I’ve pitched Andorran international Xavi Andorra, who plays for FC Andorra, so I might as well go for the match ball...

[Patrick Thistle]

That’s great.

There have been a couple of other threads more specific to this phenomenon - on both of which I believe I’ve pitched Andorran international Xavi Andorra, who plays for FC Andorra, so I might as well go for the match ball...

Yes I feel I'm on the wrong thread but I can't find the others.

[Jah Womble]

I couldn’t either.

[ursus arctos]

Here

https://www.onetouchfootball.com/for...-as-their-club

[Hot Orange]

Ha, marvellous to be reminded of Tony Cowpunter in that thread.