Nicknames for Arsenal Players

Have anyone wondered how did the different nicknames for the players come up? Does it always fit or is it a figment of some smart Aleck's imagination?

Lets start with our club's players. The one nearest to nature must be the BEAST (a.k.a Baptista). He was so named as he supposed to have played as fierce and strong as a beast. So far, the beast is just a beast. Clumsy and sad to say, not up to the mark.

Fab (a.k.a) Fabregas was brilliant at the start of the campaign. He strung passes around like a wizard and was instrumental in our good runs. However, as the season went by and the games piled up, Fabulous Fabregas was overworked and his young body was worn out.

TH 14 is a close nick for our Captain Sensational Henry. He is sensational and number 14 is his shirt number. BUT, with too many games, his body was reduced to bits by injuries. With him gone, our season went up in smoke too.

Copperfield is what some of my friends called our beloved Keeper. One moment he is brilliant and the next, he has done his disappearing act. There is really nothing more to add except that lehmann is really as baffling as David Copperfield.

RVP (a.k.a Robin Van Persie)is a short form sort of nick for our young raising Dutch star. Although the nick is his initials, someone has pointed out that somehow it reminds him of rest in peace. Funny way of looking at it.

No prizes for knowing why Big Ade is the nick for Adebayor as the beanpole strikers stand head and shoulders above most Arsenal players. (except opposition defenders). The professor is the nick for our beloved Wenger and rounding up the list, the whole team and any Arsenal Fans are collectively known as the Gunners and impolitely the Gooners! I wonder who came up with the latter one.

Cheers......