old royboy nicknames.

[mountain roy]

hello everybody. can somebody help me with some nicknames of fitzroy players?? and the explanations to why they were called what they were called??
like i know why bernie was called superboot, but i dont know why les parish's nickname was 'salty?'
why was alan gale called 'butch?'
how far back can we go do you think?
why was dennis ryan named 'dinny?'
cheers everybody
mountain roy

 

[Mobbs]

interesting question

i wonder if Salty is a marine reference ... maybe his tatts had him pigeonholed as "looks like a sailor"

Dinny sounds like an odd shortening of Dennis

Butch is usually for strength or sturdiness

but in each case, I'm just giving you what sounds like, not what is.

What mountain are you on?

 

[ooby]

I Think Dinny is a nick name for Dennis. There was a well known tennis player back in the 40's known as Dinny Pails. His real name was Dennis.
Sounds a little Irish to me

 

[mountain roy]

i'm from the blue mountains in Katoomba. 100 k's west of Sydney. or maybe themaroon and blue mountains is more appropiate

 

[Mobbs]

ahh ok ... out we're Phil Doyle briefly got a lions footy team going many years back

 

[Tim the Toolman]

Aaah Doyley. If my memory serves me correct his nickname was General?

 

[Mobbs]

Hahah c'mon Tim, read the thread carefully ... I was talking about PHIL Doyle, the fan, journalist, unionist, etc ... not PETER Doyle, the Melbourne import, player, General.

Hehe Phil would be flattered!

 

[mountain roy]

hey mobbs. phil doyle and i belted out the fitzroy theme song one night last year at the family hotel to everyones bemusement. he bought a second hand car that had a roy's sticker in the glovebox. straight on the bumper it went. i think he's moving soonish.
more nicknames. why was gary wilson called flea??

 

[Mobbs]

Phil Doyle - I met him at Coburg-Fitzroy matches, top bloke. Very creative. He got me hooked in on the shortlived Shirtfront project.

wilson - tinyness I think ... flits about

 

[Tim the Toolman]

Hahah c'mon Tim, read the thread carefully ... I was talking about PHIL Doyle, the fan, journalist, unionist, etc ... not PETER Doyle, the Melbourne import, player, General.

Hehe Phil would be flattered!

doh!

Funny thing about the player Doyle. Have a look at either the 95 or 96 team poster and you'd swear he had a toothache that day!

 

[Mobbs]

hey mobbs. phil doyle and i belted out the fitzroy theme song one night last year at the family hotel to everyones bemusement. he bought a second hand car that had a roy's sticker in the glovebox. straight on the bumper it went. i think he's moving soonish.
more nicknames. why was gary wilson called flea??

m.r. if Phil is still out your way, and you still run into him, can you try to get him to get back in touch with us. He know who I am, just mention me. Would love to catch up. His "Dickensian (BnC)" rants are steeped in glorious roy!

Tim: I only have calendars from1991 & 1992 here ... hmm I think I was supposed to send one of these to someone during the auction ... if the rightful owner is here, please speak up!

 

[Phil Doyle]

cough, hack, wheeze...thump!

*An unkempt bogan bursts in covered in cobwebs, old tram tickets, dog eared 1970s Footy Records hanging out of his pockets and a cigarette in one hand and what looks suspiciously like a bottle of stones Green Ginger Wine in the other...*

It's hell out there I tells ya! Someone will have to fix the lock.

I was up in nthe mountains above Bombala, watering the garden in a blizzard, when a call came through on the long dormant Royphone!

It was a bad line (it's with Virgin these days), but the gist of what I ciould make out through the crackle of the steam powered internet was that apparently there is Royness about!

Old men in Omeo have been heard to mutter that Kev Cour...errr...Mobbenfuhrer lives and roams the land a free man once more! Is this true my good man?!!

And why does the barmnan at the Nimmitabel pub keep calling me General?

I have to go, it's minus five and the internet is getting frostbyte

 

[Mobbs]

Awww Phil! (and that is a description), its so good to read you again! Thank you for answering the call. Believe me its hell in here too. Maybe I should put my boots back on.

Would like to inform you that I am back in Australia, but ... free? Freedom's just another word for "Jad Capelja, get 'em out and wobble 'em" ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083971/ ). Our American foray lasted 15 months before we came back foray better life in Brisbain (#22). And you still lead me three nil, I dunno if I've even seen a policeman since I've been here. Except that one time when I needed to earn a little quick cash and decided to offer my ... HELLO EVERYBODY!

Your reference to Ginger Wine reminds me of a Ron White stand-up I just saw. "Sir, I was wondering if you have anything that might protect my sofa from stains in case I spill my scotch on it?" But enough of the jealous ranga complaints (attn Roy FitzLion or CarntheRoys or someone, see how I learn from your informative posts).

There sure is Royness about. The Redders, now the Roys (incorporating the Redders) are playing away, Fantasy Roys are also playing away. Notice I didn't mention how well either of them are playing.

Old men in Omeo, by the way, are probably too concerned with the western shootout unfolding in their streets to notice that we were back.

Ugh keep in touch, you rabblerouserbout! I miss you. *reflects*

 

[Reardo]

cough, hack, wheeze...thump!

*An unkempt bogan bursts in covered in cobwebs, old tram tickets, dog eared 1970s Footy Records hanging out of his pockets and a cigarette in one hand and what looks suspiciously like a bottle of stones Green Ginger Wine in the other...*

It's hell out there I tells ya! Someone will have to fix the lock.

I was up in nthe mountains above Bombala, watering the garden in a blizzard, when a call came through on the long dormant Royphone!

It was a bad line (it's with Virgin these days), but the gist of what I ciould make out through the crackle of the steam powered internet was that apparently there is Royness about!

Old men in Omeo have been heard to mutter that Kev Cour...errr...Mobbenfuhrer lives and roams the land a free man once more! Is this true my good man?!!

And why does the barmnan at the Nimmitabel pub keep calling me General?

I have to go, it's minus five and the internet is getting frostbyte

Dad???? Is that you????