Thai Nicknames for English & National Teams

[danstarr]

My Thai work colleague has been sharing some interesting nicknames that Thais apparently use to refer to English teams which are usually based on club badges. There's a website in Thai that lists them but the thread seems to have disappeared. They are quite logical..

For example: Arsenal - Burng yai (big gun) or burng dtek (broken gun) when they lose.

Tottenham - golden spike chicken

Charlton - hero sword

Coventry - elephant stomp

Crystal Palace - glass castle

Leeds - golden peacock

Derby - steel (metal?) ram.

Man City - blue boat (or sinking boat when they lose)

Middlesboro - red lion

Nottingham Forest - old forest

Sunderland - battleship

West Ham - hammer

Real Madrid - white king

England is 'sinto cam ram' which means 'lion roar'.

Cameroon - ghost leader

South Korea - white ginseng

Holland - turbine orange

Germany - iron eagle or 'beer'.

Columbia - cocaine

France - perfume

Denmark - dairy cattle

Nigeria - emerald eagle

Being an AFC Bournemouth fan, I guess we'll have to get exposure in the Premier League before we get a nickname.

If anyone can add or elaborate on these it'd be great. Can't remember Liverpool's but it's something like 'golden bird' or 'injured bird' when they lose.

[stoneyboy]

I would have thought they would have referred to Tottenham as The Cocks.

[mad mary]

I would have thought they would have referred to Tottenham as The Cocks.

'The Cocks' that'd be the collective name for Carmine,Rijit,Smokie & Iancnx...

Edit .I almost forget 'Alfieconn' otherwise known as the 'spur cock'

[carmine]

I would have thought they would have referred to Tottenham as The Cocks.

'The Cocks' that'd be the collective name for Carmine,Rijit,Smokie & Iancnx...

Edit .I almost forget 'Alfieconn' otherwise known as the 'spur cock'

Mary, please go back to the Liverpool forum and make another retarded ill thought out post theres a good lad.

[mad mary]

I would have thought they would have referred to Tottenham as The Cocks.

'The Cocks' that'd be the collective name for Carmine,Rijit,Smokie & Iancnx...

Edit .I almost forget 'Alfieconn' otherwise known as the 'spur cock'

Mary, please go back to the Liverpool forum and make another retarded ill thought out post theres a good lad.

Carmine go take yer face for a dump thanks for the kind advice but I post where I please .If you want to be a moderator I'm sure there are official <deleted> channels you can go through.

[keddy]

I like the Palace one, very appropriate. I've heard they call Liverpool 'The Red Swan'

[I Like Thai]

Liverpool = Red Bird

[tigerfish]

I would have thought they would have referred to Tottenham as The Cocks.

how about the revolting cocks ?

got that lot down to a tee, great tune for an anthem btw !

[keddy]

Liverpool = Red Bird

Red Swan The last time I looked a Swan is a bird.

[tigerfish]

I would have thought they would have referred to Tottenham as The Cocks.

how about the revolting cocks ?

got that lot down to a tee, great tune for an anthem btw !

mind you i can think of loads of other names for that lot i could tell your work colleagues about.