Variation on a theme

Posted on | March 31, 2009 | 118 Comments

We’ve done it with film stars and with films, but what about footballers?

Simply change one letter of a footballer’s name to make something new and infinitely more amusing. For example:

Damien Puffwinger and friend of Dorothy

Thierry Henly - top Japanese striker

Bobby Chorltonslapheaded former kids TV favourite

Harry Jewellpermainjured Australian treasure

Robbie FoulerScouse hatchet man

Robin van PersilDutch washing powder thief

Shay Nivengoalkeeper and suave actor

Eric Cuntonajust coz

Gary DirtlesFilthy former Forest forward

John DivineFull back and fat, drag queen cabaret act

Johnny PilesHemorrhoid afflicted ex-player and RTE pundit

Kevin MoronNot terribly intelligent centre-half

Steve MouldFormer Gunner made up of microscopic fungi

….

The possibilities are almost endless. Over to you. Remember, you can just change one letter, not two, not add letters, or anything else.

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118 Responses to “Variation on a theme”

  1. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:04 pm

    Henrik Lardson – A Chunky Hoop

  2. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:06 pm

    Andrei Arshaven – Smooth as ya like

  3. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:10 pm

    Paul Titson – Congratulations…it’s a boob

  4. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:12 pm

    Gee Sharpe – Approach with caution

  5. Dave
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:12 pm

    Pope Reina

    Liverpool keeper decides saving souls more fulfilling than savi… you get the picture.

  6. jonny friendly
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:13 pm

    Berrnie Slave – one hit wonder with submissive fetish

  7. jonny friendly
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:13 pm

    Bernie Slave – one hit wonder with submissive fetish

  8. Twenty Major
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:14 pm

    Bernie Slave

    Change one letter. Don’t add. Don’t take away. CHANGE!

  9. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:15 pm

    Jamie Bollock – Just one nut that’s all it took….

  10. Dave
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:16 pm

    Daniel Anger

    Not such a laid-back Dane after all.

  11. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:19 pm

    Puul Dickov – Enforcing Transexualism since 1972

  12. jonny friendly
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:21 pm

    Gordon Wanks – one way to stay warm when your not scoring

  13. Twenty Major
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:22 pm

    Goy Keane – Jewish Corkonian

  14. Dave
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:25 pm

    Stephen Iceland

    The cunt won’t play for any country

  15. Peadar
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:26 pm

    Gobbie Keane – loud mouth footballer

  16. Francis Mahon
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:26 pm

    Nano‘diminutive bit player’ at Old Trafford.

    Lee ChipmanLeeds legend, now working at McDonalds

    Ryan Higgs United veteran, as elusive as the sub-atomic boson particle which shares his name

    Peter IsgoodNo wonder he was so popular at Chelsea

    Nobby Smilesparticularly when he’s just embedded his studs in your knee…

  17. Plop
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:27 pm

    Wayne Pooney – Mad for the vag

  18. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

    Dingo Maradona

    Didnt go down so well with the Ozzies

  19. Peadar
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:30 pm

    Sony Cascarino – new invention from sony, discarded cause it was shit

  20. jonny friendly
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:32 pm

    Walter Pundiani – total (word) player

  21. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:33 pm

    Steve Brulé

    never desserted his position

  22. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:35 pm

    Billy Piddell

    Pissed all over the opposition

  23. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

    Baron Lennon

  24. Dave
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

    Ian Gush

    Goals flowed for the etc etc

  25. Dave
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:40 pm

    Danny Shitto

    Nope, still no improvement

  26. SAm Crea
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:41 pm

    since your correcting today Major, I thought I might point out that a ‘goy’ is a non-jew.. ahem!

  27. Dave
    March 31st, 2009 @ 4:50 pm

    Packie Bonger

    Donegalman ends career, hits the pipe

  28. Twenty Major
    March 31st, 2009 @ 5:06 pm

    Maul Gascoigne – lunatic Geordie paws women in nightclubs

  29. Twenty Major
    March 31st, 2009 @ 5:07 pm

    Joe Cold – permanently frosty Chelsea midfielder

  30. Radge
    March 31st, 2009 @ 5:40 pm

    Steve McMinaman – The evil, vertically challenged sidekick.

  31. Capt Con O'Sullivan
    March 31st, 2009 @ 5:49 pm

    Gary Rineker. Played for Grampus 8 in Japan.

  32. Twenty Major
    March 31st, 2009 @ 5:54 pm

    Trebor Cherry – Leeds midfielder makes extra strong mints

  33. El Cuno
    March 31st, 2009 @ 6:02 pm

    Pole – the best player ever (from Eastern Europe)

  34. El Cuno
    March 31st, 2009 @ 6:06 pm

    Hairy Kewell – useless, but wonderfully hirsute Australian star

  35. Andrew
    March 31st, 2009 @ 6:52 pm

    David Peckham – Rodney and Del Boy’s mayor.

    Saul Gascoigne – Troubled midfielder before rehab.

    John Berry – MTV Dave’s older, uglier cuntswoggler of a brother.

    Petr Czech – Goalkeeper joins Stephen Ireland’s quest for greater transparency.

    John Merry – Chelsea penalty hero two lime Bacardi Breezers off pissing on a bar.

    Jonathan Woodmate – Preening defender befriends his Paki-beating weapon of choice.

    Amaury Beschoff – failed Arsenal midfielder rejoins the family trade.

    Eddie McHoldrick – Former Crystal Palace and Ireland superstar gets to grips with 2FM DJ.

    Fuck, I’m done.

  36. Magoo
    March 31st, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

    Lube Moravcik – Slides in there nicely

  37. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 8:02 pm

    Cordon Strachan

    nothing to see here

  38. Johnny5
    March 31st, 2009 @ 8:45 pm

    Silly Bremner – Leeds toughman wears comedy moustahces

  39. Mossa
    March 31st, 2009 @ 8:58 pm

    Messy- 2 left feet

  40. Scawgeen
    March 31st, 2009 @ 9:51 pm

    George Vest – Carrier bag king.

  41. Twenty Major
    March 31st, 2009 @ 9:55 pm

    Edwin van der Car – four wheeled goalkeeper

    Edwin van der Bar – alcohol friendly goalkeeper

    Stewart Gowning – left footed frock wearing Boro winger

    Gianfranco Gola – old skool kit sponsored Italian

  42. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 10:47 pm

    Paul

  43. Paulus
    March 31st, 2009 @ 10:59 pm

    Dan PetRescue – former Chelsea footballer turned star of BBC animal rescue series

  44. Francis Mahon
    March 31st, 2009 @ 10:59 pm

    Betr Cech – that he is wearing his silly head gear

    Benji Mc Carthy – had a dogs life at Blackburn

    Casey Seller – ‘cash for saves’ goalkeeper

    Shay Giver – a very charitable Donegal man

    Paul Inch – tiny midfielder, now a tiny manager

    Paul Scholls – wearer of comfortable sandals

    Dada – Brazilian father

    Demo – this Portugeuse winger likes to show off

    Pale – a great player, but a little peaky

    Steve Brute – vicious donkey of a defender

  45. Ibanez
    March 31st, 2009 @ 11:04 pm

    wavin peacock

    playing footy was only a pipe dream for him

  46. Francis Mahon
    March 31st, 2009 @ 11:10 pm

    Joe Cone – will wind up in the ice-cream business

    Joe Colt – maybe training horses

    Joe Code – programming computers

    Joe Mole – digging tunnels

    Joe Role – or an example to kids!

    Ashley Vole – or is this rodent a love-rat?

    Pele Reina – he saves, he scores!

    John Ferry – carries up to 10 passengers

  47. Irishbegrudger
    April 1st, 2009 @ 12:03 am

    Twank – octogenarian, gravity-boobed scrubber, turning tricks on street corners for twenty euro a pop (fifteen if you take an autograph home with you). Often mistaken for her evil twin Twink.

  48. Dewi
    April 1st, 2009 @ 12:30 am

    Barry Van Hire

  49. Rob
    April 1st, 2009 @ 7:32 am

    Robin Van Persil – Always gets a clean shot away

  50. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 7:36 am

    Robin van Persil – read the post, Rob!

    Marc Overmarc – Dutch winger in bizarre hurdling-self loop

    Alexander Pleb – common Barcelona twat

    Samuel Eto’n – public schooled Cameroonian striker

    Ashley Grimey – filthy former Irish star

    Anderton – Always injured Brazilian midfielder

    Paul McShape – Sunderland defender with defined form

  51. Dave
    April 1st, 2009 @ 7:37 am

    Franck Robery

    Criminal genius, stole to compensate for illiteracy

  52. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 7:41 am

    Lupa Toni – Wolfish Italian striker

    William Callas – opera singing French defender

    Gael Cliché – it’s a game of two halves for Arsenal left back

    Jermaine Tennant – lager swilling, jail bird shitkicker

    Steven Warcock – Blackburn defender’s phallus always looking for a fight

  53. Red Leeroy
    April 1st, 2009 @ 7:57 am

    Fee Chapman – former Leeds frontman, now only accepts huge sums for personal appearances.

  54. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 8:23 am

    Sleve Staunton – The incomplete article

  55. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 8:24 am

    Sleve Gunn – The sneaky weapon.

  56. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 8:27 am

    Steve Stole – To heed his hungry family… But it doesn’t make it right.

  57. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 8:51 am

    Alive Allen – Immortal former Spurs striker

    Brute Grobbelar – violent match fixing keeper

    Benny Cunningham – Gay Wimbledon and Ireland defender

    Kant – Lanky Nigerian philosopher

    Nelson Visas – Argentinian defender can travel anywhere in the world

  58. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:05 am

    Jane Goody – little known Essex woman, but she’s still alive

  59. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:08 am

    I’m sorry, I fucked up. I’ll re-read the question.

  60. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:09 am

    Peter Stilton – Ex-England goalkeeper with a cheesy smile.

  61. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:13 am

    Bally Bremner – Diminutive ginger footballer with a very high voice who played for Leeds and Everton.

  62. Mickey
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:17 am

    Ashley Stole, likes to go shopping with teammates mum and mother in law.

  63. Rob
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:19 am

    I read the post twenty, I was changing his explanation.

    Is this another convention? That I have to read the post?

    Fuck sake, it’s like school…

  64. Mickey
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:20 am

    shit 2 letters oops

  65. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:20 am

    Pene

    No-one could pasta ball as good as him

  66. Red Leeroy
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:21 am

    Trebor Brooking – Ex West Ham star, livened himself up by becoming a mint.

  67. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:22 am

    David Peckham

    What a plonker

  68. Scawgeen
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:24 am

    Gascarino- Elusive cramp found only on the football pitch. No way related to Gasgreengangrene-o the scurge of the trenches of World War 1.

  69. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:26 am

    Niall Quint – if you’ve got a great white shark in your waters he’ll catch it for you. It won’t be cheap. Ten thousand dollars for him by himself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing.

  70. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:27 am

    Stephen Iceland…

    Has both his grannies in the freezer

  71. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:29 am

    Paul Merton – swaps Arsenal for Have I got news for you

  72. Red Leeroy
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:33 am

    Qloyd Samuel – got sick of the J.

  73. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 9:51 am

    Tony O’Cascarin

    Became proper Irish.

  74. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:02 am

    John Coshack – Russian born Welsh footballer, who had a passion for Sean Connery films.

  75. Rob
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:06 am

    Bean Windass – self explanatory really

  76. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:18 am

    Petr Čqch – Why not? His name never made fucking sense anyway.

  77. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:26 am

    Bum-Kum Cha – Korean striker with a novel, but now banned, goal celebration.

  78. Frank Misled
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:26 am

    Ronalco – Portly Brazilian striker with a drink problem
    Donaldo – Portly Brazilian striker who’s also a duck.
    Ryan Biggs – Midfield train robber
    Kevin Boyle – Roscommon striker
    Gory Delap – Covered in blood
    Gobinho – Big mouthed Brazilian
    George Pest – Annoying nordie
    Drank Lampard – Thirsty midfielder
    Ashley Hole – Wide open on the wing
    This is fun….

  79. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:38 am

    Jimmy Greives – Cheeky cockney dyslexic goal poacher, forced to give up football after his great mate, Bobby Moore, died.

  80. Satchmo
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:38 am

    Tiny Adams-lanky arsenal prick
    Danny Shitty-crap footballer
    Clitton Morrison-pussy
    Johnny Piles-anus horibilus
    Michael Owed-the bookies are after me
    Darren Lent-give it up
    Didies Drogba-chelsea tit

  81. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:43 am

    Geoff Wurst – Sibling of renowned German footballing twins, Brat and Bock. Was tried as a traitor in Berlin for scoring a hat-trick against his native team.

  82. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:55 am

    Jurgen Klansmann – Sacked by Bayern after a problem with his crosses.

  83. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 10:58 am

    John Tashanu – thuggish Wimbledon striker with hair on his top lip

    Justin Tashanu – his gay brother who has stuck the tip in his brother’s arse

  84. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 11:04 am

    Wothar Matthaus and Jenk Lehmann – An odd couple

  85. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 11:19 am

    Penis Raw. Scotland and Manchester United player who changed his surname, by deed poll, from Law (on April 1st 2009) in order that it would only require the substitution of one letter to make a ‘sore cock’ joke, and therefore remain within the rules laid down by Mr Major(sir).

  86. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 12:43 pm

    haha Justin Fashanu. Suckin off lads in their sleep. Idiot.

  87. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 12:44 pm

    As opposed to suckin off lads when they’re awake. Which is super intelligent.

  88. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:42 pm

    Raffel Benitez. But would the tickets sell?

  89. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:45 pm

    Flex Ferguson. Most popular xmas 2009 toy, similar to Stretch Armstrong. Get in early.

  90. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:47 pm

    Crapp. Let’s hope we are not tonight…

  91. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:48 pm

    Michel Flatini – French footballer turned dwelling

    Bele – Fat Brazilian

    Speed Malbranque – if he goes below 50 he explodes

    Steven Carp – fishy full-back

  92. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:52 pm

    Shay Niven

    Saves goals in a smoking jacket and thin moustache.

  93. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:53 pm

    heh, that was in the post, HM

  94. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 1:57 pm

    oh shit really? subliminal.

  95. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:01 pm

    Craik Bellamy – Only played for a laugh.

  96. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:08 pm

    Stab Collymore – Woman-beating was just the start of things to come…

  97. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:12 pm

    Jammy Greenhoff – How did that go in? The lucky fucking bastard.

  98. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:16 pm

    Gorgon McQueen – “About her shoulders she flung the tasselled aegis, fraught with terror…and therein is the head of the dread monster, the Gorgon, dread and awful, a portent of Zeus that beareth the aegis. And it hit the back of the net like a rocket”.

  99. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

    Rave O’Leary, 70s Irish porn flick.

  100. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:50 pm

    Michael Laudrip – No one can match the fart power

  101. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:50 pm

    Iam Rush, egotistical prick.

  102. Plop
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:50 pm

    Michael Laudrip – Blowing the opposition away.

  103. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:51 pm

    Peter Grouch, always moanin to the ref.

  104. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:53 pm

    Pay Houghton, dodgy debt collectors.

  105. divneymathers
    April 1st, 2009 @ 2:53 pm

    Kevin Veegan

    Dyslexic vegatarian.

  106. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

    Kevin Keenan – Never really made the big time. Missed two world cups whilst in Beirut. Never played for England again.

  107. divneymathers
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

    Vinny Bones

    Butcher of Wimbledon

  108. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:02 pm

    Normal Whiteside, just is.

  109. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:07 pm

    Jimmy Broomfield – Played mainly in a sweeper’s role.

  110. divneymathers
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

    Gordon Wanks

    Promising keeper, kicked off the team for spending too long in the showers.

  111. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:11 pm

    Clive Alpen – Spent most of halftime listening to the Manager while sitting on the crapper. Had the club’s record turn out.

  112. DD
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:13 pm

    Stefan Cuntz, so near and yet so far…

  113. blondini
    April 1st, 2009 @ 3:25 pm

    Pony Book – Left football to write children’s literature.

  114. Twenty Major
    April 1st, 2009 @ 4:00 pm

    Jesper Olden – prematurely aged Man United winger

    Andrea Kanchelskis – football’s first sex-change player

    Maradoga – a terrier in midfield

    Tony Grealism – Pragmatic Frosties lover

  115. jonny friendly
    April 1st, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

    rossy, pepo and perilo – dublin boys with an italian touch

  116. Holemaster
    April 1st, 2009 @ 5:23 pm

    Coy Keane

    The alter-ego of Roy

  117. Nedtastic
    April 6th, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

    Bico – - – - Zicos half cast Turkish cousin … Currently plying is trade in the Watford reserves … Drives a Megane van.

  118. Jay
    April 9th, 2009 @ 10:33 am

    David Semen…I can’t believe I read all the way to the bottom and nobody said that.

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