"Tufty"... Please explain?

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That's brilliant..

"Fancy dress shops have run out of squirrel costumes ahead of Scunthorpe United's match on Saturday, despite the club asking fans not to wear them.

The run on fluffy rodent outfits was prompted by the return of former manager Alan Knill, who last year suffered serious injuries in a bizarre collision with one of the animals.

Knill, who now manages Torquay after leaving Scunthorpe in 2012, was riding a bicycle when a squirrel ran between his spokes, causing him to fly over his handlebars.

The manager had to be taken to hospital and spent some time recovering. The squirrel died.

Knill told the Scunthorpe Telegraph: "It was quite serious at the time. I was flying through the air.

"I came off my bike at 20-whatever miles an hour, an ambulance was called and everything - I could have died."

Scunthorpe fan Ben Drage tweeted his club asking whether anyone who turned up to the match in "squirrel attire" could be banned from their Glanford Park ground.

A club spokesman replied on the official Twitter account saying: "No you won't be banned. However, the club would prefer it if you didn't dress up in 'squirrel attire'."

Concerns were raised at the club after a run on squirrel outfits at a number of the town's fancy dress shops.

The manager of Celebrate fancy dress store in Scunthorpe, Matthew Stevenson, told BBC's 5Live he had sold out of costumes before Friday.

A face painter booked to provide extra squirrel effects due to the high demand has also sold out and he is now hunting for a second.

Mr Stevenson told the BBC: "Since the beginning of the week, when (people became aware that) Scunthorpe were playing Torquay, customers have been coming in asking to buy squirrel outfits, squirrel tails, squirrel whiskers, little squirrel noses.

"We've completely sold out."

Knill had an unhappy return to Glanford Park as the hosts eased to victory with a 3-1 win over Torquay."

Oh bloody great. Odds on him being banged up for murder before Easter.
 
I regularly saw him play for the juniors about thirty years ago. I guessed his nickname when all the players and coaching staff called him "Tufty" throughout every game.

Can't now remember what it was, though. Must be my age.
 
Most people used to call Sir Alex "Fergie". Is that cringeworthy too?

Not half as cringeworthy as his accepting a knighthood. Working class socialist fae Govan, my arse. Establishment lickspittle, more like.

"Sir" Alex Ferguson? Makes me sick. I'm not a fan of the Rags at the best of times, but that bacon faced old hypocrite really boils my piss.
 
There now , we've all had good laugh about the dubious provenance of the potentially coincidental nickname of our management team.
And some of us are still googling the penis of a python.
No point spending all our time worrying about whether we'll get promotion.
That can wait till 31 August ☺
 

Not half as cringeworthy as his accepting a knighthood. Working class socialist fae Govan, my arse. Establishment lickspittle, more like.

"Sir" Alex Ferguson? Makes me sick. I'm not a fan of the Rags at the best of times, but that bacon faced old hypocrite really boils my piss.

Best manager we will ever bear witness to however.
 
I liked Clough's knickname for Matty Done. "The Seagull" I wanted 20,000 blades fans to flap their arms and scream KAKAAAA KAKAAAA when he scored but alas it didn't catch on and I just looked stupid do it by myself :(
 
He can have:

Come-on Wilder, sort it yer twat

or

Well done Chrissy



Depending on the mood
 
Hard not to with some of your posts! Talk about a complete lack of belief :)

Eh? I said we have an outside shot of the playoffs, that seems a pretty optimistic outlook if you ask me.
 
I regularly saw him play for the juniors about thirty years ago. I guessed his nickname when all the players and coaching staff called him "Tufty" throughout every game.

Can't now remember what it was, though. Must be my age.

Love affair over. Sorry Pinchers old stick. Plenty more fish in the sea.

 
Love affair over. Sorry Pinchers old stick. Plenty more fish in the sea.



It was misheard mate. I've checked with Tufty (as I call him). He actually said "Hit it through the fucking thirds and back again at a snail's pace, ultimately losing possession and allowing the opposition a shot at Calamity George (i.e. a goal)"
 
I might have worked it out...Team United Forwards Together Yoonited..it's the new follow on slogan from Adkins United Together...stick it in one end,let 'em in at the other.
 

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