All These Continental Names

[4FCB]

What happened to the days when there were players like this guy?

Frederick Edward Smith (7 May 1926 – 6 February 2017) was an English footballer who played in the Football League in the 1940s and 1950s as a centre forward for Derby County, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Grimsby Town and Bradford City.[2]

 

[adam0102]

“Are you Brian in disguise?”

 

[punkrockcherry]

What happened to the days when there were players like this guy?

Frederick Edward Smith (7 May 1926 – 6 February 2017) was an English footballer who played in the Football League in the 1940s and 1950s as a centre forward for Derby County, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Grimsby Town and Bradford City.[2]

You're not going all Bill on us, are you?

 

[4FCB]

“Are you Brian in disguise?”

 

[4FCB]

You're not going all Bill on us, are you?

There's now't wrong with Billy ..... he's the heart, soul and foundations of this place.

 

[SlowDownDerek]

What happened to the days when there were players like this guy?

Frederick Edward Smith (7 May 1926 – 6 February 2017) was an English footballer who played in the Football League in the 1940s and 1950s as a centre forward for Derby County, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Grimsby Town and Bradford City.[2]

What's the significance of this guy? Seems a random player to choose given we had a reputation for English-sounding players under Howe.

 

[4FCB]

What's the significance of this guy? Seems a random player to choose given we had a reputation for English-sounding players under Howe.

He was a distant relative.

 

[northstandmark]

My thoughts are with Willo.

 

[LewSwimmin]

My thoughts are with Willo.

Me too - he's not very willowy these days is he?

 

[SlowDownDerek]

He was a distant relative.

I did wonder if it was something like that. Fair play.

 

[Kudos]

What's the significance of this guy? Seems a random player to choose given we had a reputation for English-sounding players under Howe.

A Newcastle supporting mate used to have this weird wind-up that Howe could only sign players with two first names.

 

[Sorry Roger]

I hate to break this to you, but Frederick is the anglicised spelling of a German name.

It came over in the 18th century with the Hanover royal family.

 

[zigger zaggar]

A Newcastle supporting mate used to have this weird wind-up that Howe could only sign players with two first names.

Surely you can only have one first anything?

 

[SlowDownDerek]

A Newcastle supporting mate used to have this weird wind-up that Howe could only sign players with two first names.

Yeah there was a running gag on twitter about Bournemouth sounding players.

Find your Bournemouth player name by using you birthday month to pick from a list of generic British surnames like Smith, Wilson, Cook, Daniels, Francis, etc. Then find your first name using you favourite colour corresponding to a random British sounding boys name like Harry, Callum, Steve, Simon, Charlie, Andrew, Jack, Tommy etc.