[Albion] Alireza Jahanbakhsh joins Feyenoord

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

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.

Spanish Dave, people must have been outraged by that too

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

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.

It’s not insulting. Just embarassing.

 

[spence]

It’s not insulting. Just embarassing.

Agree it's embarrassing but that's social media for you. Why get worked up over it ? Won't ever change.

 

[Salty_Seagull]

Found this, also on Twitter, for people who actually want to learn how to pronounce it properly:

http://especiales.marca.com/mundial-rusia-2018/pronunciador.html

 

[albionite]

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

Calleri had 4166
Dwamena 1548
Virgil van dijk 1720
Pritchard 1784

 

[227 BHA]

Calleri had 4166
Dwamena 1548
Virgil van dijk 1720

Nearly up to third place then!

 

[Uter]

Calleri had 4166
Dwamena 1548
Virgil van dijk 1720
Pritchard 1784

Not very reassuring that this will end in an actual signing.

 

[seagull_special]

Calleri had 4166
Dwamena 1548
Virgil van dijk 1720
Pritchard 1784

So this would be the first transfer in the top 5 to come to fruition. Celebrations on hold until it’s announced.

 

[Gabbiano]

Spanish Dave, people must have been outraged by that too

The difference being that he was actually called David and was actually Spanish.

It's not insulting but it's complete playground level bollocks, purely because he has a "funny" name

But football fans will be football fans

 

[Icy Gull]

Christ this long drawn out saga is like pulling teeth and is full of red herrings too

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Calleri had 4166
Dwamena 1548
Virgil van dijk 1720
Pritchard 1784

Van Dijk - what a miss that was.

 

[albionite]

So this would be the first transfer in the top 5 to come to fruition. Celebrations on hold until it’s announced.

Not checked all, I’m sure if I looked andone, ulloa and cms at a guess would beat these

 

[DIFFBROOK]

To be honest, although this is exciting, esp if it comes off, nothing surpasses the Vicente transfer.

 

[LlcoolJ]

I can confirm that he's nowhere to be seen between my house and the local Spoons in Woodseats. Therefore it's unlikely that Sheffield United will be hijacking the deal. Seeing as Massive are skint I think we can rule them out as well.

 

[spence]

To be honest, although this is exciting, esp if it comes off, nothing surpasses the Vicente transfer.

I was absolutely buzzing when we signed CMS. The rest is history.

 

[Albumen]

That Jaffa Cakes from Bongo Bongo land. All is fine ....

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

anyone else getting embarrassed by our fans calling him Alan Jaffacakes?

I'll never be able to show my face in public again.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Not checked all, I’m sure if I looked andone, ulloa and cms at a guess would beat these

And Vicente?

 

[Icy Gull]

To be honest, although this is exciting, esp if it comes off, nothing surpasses the Vicente transfer.

That was MUCH more exciting because of who it was and the fact that it came to a conclusion very quickly.....

 

[Thunder Bolt]

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.

Yes

Ali J is much better.

Why not just AJ? Keep it simple.