Siem Ayob Abraha

[Snowflake]

I just said his name out loud and the settee started floating

What had you just eaten ?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

All this begs the question why everyone always referred to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink?

Floyd was obviously his middle name and it wasn't double-barrelled.

Why wasn't he just Jimmy Hasselbaink?

 

[Shazza]

His parents could have at least spelt it Reece.

Selfish bastards.

True story, mate of mine called his son Reece after his favorite Blades player, I said to him 'Good job ya favorite player wasn't Kettleborough.'

 

[DifferentClass]

All this begs the question why everyone always referred to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink?

Floyd was obviously his middle name and it wasn't double-barrelled.

Why wasn't he just Jimmy Hasselbaink?

Dun't have same ring does it?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Dun't have same ring does it?

Not now, no.

But if everyone had always referred to Steven Gerrard as Steven George Gerrard then Steven Gerrard would sound weird.

 

[DifferentClass]

True story, mate of mine called his son Reece after his favorite Blades player, I said to him 'Good job ya favorite player wasn't Kettleborough.'

Imagine if his favourite were Ndlovu...

 

[Shazza]

Imagine if his favourite were Ndlovu...

Ndlovu Dawson's got a nice ring to it pal.

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Nick-Talentless-Splay-Footed-Twat-Montgomery was a pretty long one.

 

[Brian Deane]

Thomas take your fucking clogs off and put your boots on Cannon

 

[KMC-1889]

All this begs the question why everyone always referred to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink?

Floyd was obviously his middle name and it wasn't double-barrelled.

Why wasn't he just Jimmy Hasselbaink?

Same thing as Tariq Lamptey is always Tariq Lamptey and never just Lamptey.

It’s one of the weird things about UK football culture is that we just collectively decide some players are Full Name Players.

Anyway, back to Abraha - gerrim in first team.

 

[CrookesBlade]

Any chance of getting Rheda Kadra back?

 

[Rodley]

Li Tie must be the shortest name.

 

[dellasthunderbolt]

All this begs the question why everyone always referred to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink?

Floyd was obviously his middle name and it wasn't double-barrelled.

Why wasn't he just Jimmy Hasselbaink?

His name is actually Jerral - fun fact!

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

It were part of Ethiopia before the 90s or thereabouts.

Well, weirdly I had a taxi driver this morning who was Eritrean. He gave me a good history lesson, how it used to be before WW2 an Italian colony then Britain merged it with Ethiopia, then the war if independence to get it back Eritrea again. Something like that. We'd got back home by then.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

I reckon his push into the first team will depend if we can get a decent name for him for Chris.
Maybe Semmy or Simmo would be ok.

 

[Cheesebored]

Li Tie must be the shortest name.

Not quite. Remember Bo Zo?

 

[Nick Jansky]

Not now, no.

But if everyone had always referred to Steven Gerrard as Steven George Gerrard then Steven Gerrard would sound weird.

Back in the 80s Plymouth Argyle had an absolute bruiser of a centre half called Forbes Phillipson Masters. Nobody would ever have taken the piss out of his name to his face, he was a bit nasty.

His full name was Ernest Forbes Phillipson Masters which actually sounds like a full back 4.

 

[Davalon]

Jonathan Fucking Wankpuffin Hunt

 

[Melbourne Blade]

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Cameron Carter-Vickers a couple of big uns

 

[LudlamBlade]

Cameron Carter-Vickers
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Two more that are tied on 20, but they're beaten by current youngster...

Archie Christie-Crainie

On 21.

But even he can't top his team mate...

Keehan Barrett-Underwood

With a (pretty greedy) 22!

 

[LudlamBlade]

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Cameron Carter-Vickers a couple of big uns

Very narrowly beat me to it!

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Anyway. For the future. Siem Eyob-Abraha with an e

 

[DifferentClass]

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Cameron Carter-Vickers a couple of big uns

EXCUSE ME?

 

[DifferentClass]

Probably the GOAT of long football names:

 

[Greystones Blade]

Scored on his international debut in a 2-0 win for Eritrea v Eswatini. He scored the first goal - direct from a corner.

Match highlights here

 

[DifferentClass]

Benjamin Brereton-Diaz, he of 20 letters, scored for Chile today.

 

[Russ]

Capacity crowd to witness it.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Nyron Bombscare Nosworthy

 

[mattbianco1]

Eritrea football: Seven players fail to return home after international match

Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Berkshire Blade]

His country have hardly had international games since 2019 because the players keep on fleeing when playing abroad! I am guessing they are allowed to play again by picking up players who have already left?!

Oh

Eritrea football: Seven players fail to return home after international match

Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

www.bbc.co.uk