Have we got the sh*ttest club nickname going?

[papereyes]

So what do you suggest Floyders? An old-industry nickname, such as the Seed Sowers? Or a new-industry nickname such as the IT Technicians?

The Spread Sheet Warriors?

[southbank1871]

In answer to your question, no we don't have the shittest nickname going, there's plenty that are worse than ours. 'The Royals' isn't too bad IMO and reminds people that we don't have to wear our away kit if we don't want to.

[southbank1871]

So what do you suggest Floyders? An old-industry nickname, such as the Seed Sowers? Or a new-industry nickname such as the IT Technicians?

The Spread Sheet Warriors?

LOL

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

Errr, yep - totally agree Floyd. Never use it - although having said that, it's ok I s'pose for the pre-pubescent fans.

There's a letter from me in one of the proggies in '74 season suggesting alternatives - all of which were also pretty w*nk, too, from a precocious 12 year old.

At least me and another long time Nobber got free tickets in C stand for having the letter published. Think it may have been for the evening game aginst Grimsby - a 4-0 win with Gary Heale socring all of them? Can't be ar5ed to check.

[Royal Rother]

How about The T(hames) V(alley) Boys.

Here are The TV Boys stepping out in their changed kit for this Friday night skirmish....

[Barry the bird boggler]

Never liked Royals. Biscuitmen is much better, so what if the industry has gone?

Anyway all nicknames are terrible or even worse, just deadly dull and unimaginative (Reds, Blues etc.)

Then again given the current scenario perhaps we should become known as "The Tightwads"

[SWLR]

So what do you suggest Floyders? An old-industry nickname, such as the Seed Sowers? Or a new-industry nickname such as the IT Technicians?

The Spread Sheet Warriors?

LOL

The Geeks

Geek Army... Geek Army.... Geek Army....

TV boys = TV Royals. Just think, instead of the Mad House we could be playing at the 'Maxwell House'.

Oh, and in 1974 I suggested the Lions (as in the one in Forbury).

Like the Gas, WHU fans speak of the Irons, not the Hammers.

[Thaumagurist*]

Don't mind the Royals at all, sounds quite grand.

Better than old manufacturing oxf*rd like the chairboys or the saddlers. Fck that.

The Trotters, do they still use that? Terrible.

Power post.

I quite like the nickname.

At least it's so much nicer than Man Utd's nickname, which is the Red Devils as it's so appropriate cos they are an evil club, ruled by Satan.

And there are clubs who have imaginative (wrote in sarcastic tones) nicknames based on their colours: Liverpool = The Reds, Chelsea= The Blues etc etc

[Dirk Gently]

.....And there are clubs who have imaginative (wrote in sarcastic tones) nicknames based on their colours: Liverpool = The Reds, Chelsea= The Blues, Reading = The Hoops

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

Oh, and in 1974 I suggested the Lions (as in the one in Forbury).

Like the Gas, WHU fans speak of the Irons, not the Hammers.

Indeed you did, SWLR, indeed you did.

And, of course, you would know all about the Irons vis a vis Hammers.... as you were the one that got me interested in going to Upton Park regularly with all your talk of Alan bleedin' Devonshire and Trevor Brooking.

[papereyes]

Ring Army

[brendywendy]

im all for tradition usually

and the royals is a bit gay, and a bit nu-football


but the biscuitmen is/was the worst nickname for any football team since the cockermouth rent-boys disbanded in 1978

[Forbury Lion]

Fulham fans are known as the Cottagers, people who take part in cottaging are also known as cottagers.

As far as nicknames go, I think we should be thankfull to be known as the biscuitmen (or royals).

[Maguire]

Trotters isn't used so much now, by the way - BWFC have been keener to instigate use of 'Super Whites'. That seems worse to me, somehow.

Christ that's terrible! Sounds like a Persil advert.

The Shrimps is awful, whoever mentioned that.

[Forbury Lion]

The 106 has a nice ring to it... at least until we better it.

[SWLR]

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Indeed you did, SWLR, indeed you did.

And, of course, you would know all about the Irons vis a vis Hammers.... as you were the one that got me interested in going to Upton Park regularly with all your talk of Alan bleedin' Devonshire and Trevor Brooking.

Not my proudest moment, but just trying to rescue you from a fate worse than Pompey.

[handbags_harris]

So what do you suggest Floyders? An old-industry nickname, such as the Seed Sowers? Or a new-industry nickname such as the IT Technicians?

The Spread Sheet Warriors?

Good attempt, but Spread Sheet Warriors would encompass only a section of workers who utilise IT, mainly those in finance I suppose. Oracle do online systems encompassing spreadsheets, and they are a big company I suppose. But for me, thinking about it the Keyboard Warriors is more universal. And I also know there is a small company on Thames Valley Park which manufactures keyboards, which gives the name credibility.

All together now:

COOOOOME ONNNNNN YOU KEYBOARDS!!!

[donface]

Something more appropriate these days would be to do with our middle-classsness, although that's proclaimed across the front of the shirts for everyone to see anyway.

The Cafe Lattes
The Jus
The Semi-detacheds
The Organic Vegetable Boxes

[bobbybottler]

I doubt that they still make hats in Luton

If you make hats, you are a milliner.

And

The town of Stockport has manufactured more hats than Luton ever did, but why is it that it's easy to recall that the Hatters is Luton Town yet when asked for Stockport's nickname one instinctively blurts out "hmmm, the old nearest-League-ground-to-the-River-Mersey-ites, eh?"

[Maguire]

Something more appropriate these days would be to do with our middle-classsness, although that's proclaimed across the front of the shirts for everyone to see anyway.

The Cafe Lattes
The Jus
The Semi-detacheds
The Organic Vegetable Boxes

Is that the shortlist for the name of your next baby?