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    dee players down the yearswith strange nicknames

    anybody know how the gained their handles

    i know gordon wallace was stubby,due to his love of cream cakes

    bobby robinson was trigger,dont know why

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    Possibly after Roy Rogers’ (cowboy actor) fast horse

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    Quote Originally Posted by shaded View Post
    anybody know how the gained their handles

    i know gordon wallace was stubby,due to his love of cream cakes

    bobby robinson was trigger,dont know why
    How does that work... cream cakes and stubby?? Always wondered where Sparky came from for Griffiths

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    Maybe not widely known....chesty for Bobby Cox....

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    was told years ago but cani mind will ask him next week

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    biffo thats another i mind of

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    Quote Originally Posted by shaded View Post
    biffo thats another i mind of
    There'll never be better nicknames than The Cobra and The Mongoose

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    Quote Originally Posted by shaded View Post
    biffo thats another i mind of
    Biffo ( Dave Johnstone) was after Biffo the Bear from The Dandy

    Colin Harris - kerthorse

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    Bomber😎

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    Craig Wighton - The Relegator. No idea why.

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