[Albion] Alireza Jahanbakhsh joins Feyenoord

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Ooooh! Exciting...

It really wasn't

 

[worthingseagull]

Jarnbacks

 

[Withdean11]

I know it's Twitter and you have to expect morons on there but anyone else getting embarrassed by our fans calling him Alan Jaffacakes? As one guy put it, 'cringeworthy' to the max. Just ridiculous (and insulting) people continue to say this rubbish

I wouldn't say it's insulting, but it is very cringe. I could understand it if his name looked, or sounded, even remotely like 'Alan Jaffacakes' - It's just the same initials, that's it. Might as well call him Anthony Joshua.

 

[Weststander]

Does 1,500 posts beat all previous player transfer in threads?

 

[dazzer6666]

Do you know how it is pronounced?

More or less, but only because I asked a ME colleague to tell me.......

 

[worthingseagull]

More or less, but only because I asked a ME colleague to tell me.......

its Jarnbacks isnt it

 

[foxedup]

could just be the original dutch source and multiple outlets re hashing it.

Maybe getting permit and is still deciding.

Maybe Leicester will come in and offer load more wedge.

Loads of variables.

There has been absolutely nothing our end to indicate that we're even interested, all of our links and bids tend to come out through John Percy of the Telegraph or a fella who writes for the mirror, his name escapes me. But everyone seems to be shrugging their shoulders on this one. Maybe one has gone unnoticed, but it would be a rare as Percy especially has his fingers on the pulse in terms of our business.

Perhaps we're just being chucked about by agents to get better deals? The lad seems to have been playing games recently as well about his future. Something doesn't feel right about the link at all.

 

[dazzer6666]

Does 1,500 posts beat all previous player transfer in threads?

LOL. Calleri thread is over 4,000

 

[B.W.]

It really wasn't

LoL! Yes, but I was stupid enough to check out Twatter to find out! :-(

 

[227 BHA]

Does 1,500 posts beat all previous player transfer in threads?

Not even close!

 

[Gabbiano]

Why is that insulting ?

Because it's the bloke's name, part of his identity and family heritage. I don't know about insulting but it is maybe a little disrespectful. Not sure I would appreciate it, but then maybe this is the nature of football fandom.

How would you feel if you moved to another country, and instead of people bothering to learn your name they just took the piss and were wilfully ignorant? To mispronounce or misspell is one thing but to just decide "that's a funny name, let's call him Mr Jaffacakes" is another.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Turns out its boring news about us playing Nantes instead of sporting... Yawn.

Nantes sense

 

[dazzer6666]

its Jarnbacks isnt it

Something like that - Jahnbaksh ?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I know it's Twitter and you have to expect morons on there but anyone else getting embarrassed by our fans calling him Alan Jaffacakes? As one guy put it, 'cringeworthy' to the max. Just ridiculous (and insulting) people continue to say this rubbish

Yes

Ali J is much better.

 

[B.W.]

Does 1,500 posts beat all previous player transfer in threads?

May I suggest Jonathan Calleri...

 

[Albalbion]

Nantes sense

I dont know how i feel about this pun. I want to applaud it, but I also hate it. I guess thats the sign of any good pun. Bravo.

 

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Because it's the bloke's name, part of his identity and family heritage. I don't know about insulting but it is maybe a little disrespectful. Not sure I would appreciate it, but then maybe this is the nature of football fandom.

How would you feel if you moved to another country, and instead of people bothering to learn your name they just took the piss and were wilfully ignorant? To mispronounce or misspell is one thing but to just decide "that's a funny name, let's call him Mr Jaffacakes" is another.

Oh get off your high horse. It isn't insulting in the slightest. Not that i find it funny. People make up all kinds of silly names especially for footballers.

 

[Hungry Joe]

He certainly did not, but I could just see the tip of his sausage peeking over his cone shaped newspaper chip wrapping.

Shameless behaviour on his part.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Aah, bank? Shh - jail!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Not having heard his name read out loud. I've been taking a good 2 seconds to read his last name in my head for a month now.

Ali Ja haan bak hhuuuhh shshhh...

Ali Jahhn baksh?

Ali Janbaks?

Ali J.

Ali.

Al.