17-08-2011, 10:20
I was inspired to start this thread by gaz’s description yesterday of Leeds’ ground as “Bellend Road” 
So let’s have all your silly, childish names for rival teams and their grounds.
I’ll start things off with Palace of course. There are three teams who our fans hate the most: Brighton, Charlton and Millwall. Brighton are the “Seaweeds” to many, but I also like to call them the “Nobos” after their infamous sponsors during the late 80s/early 90s. Their old stadium, for want of a better word, was known to many South Londoners as the Gallstone Ground instead of the Goldstone, and some fans have already started calling their new ground the Tampax Stadium as opposed to the Amex.
Charlton Athletic are often referred to as Clowntown, or the Clowns, and it’s pretty obvious that Athletic gets substituted for Pathetic (sums them up perfectly). As for Millwall, no name has really stuck, though I’ve heard things like Scumwall, Millwank and Smallwall. This last one I like because, despite the noise their fans make, as an actual club they’re pretty inconsequential, apart from fluking their way to the Cup Final a few years ago thanks to the easiest draws EVER.
I know this thread will probably be taken over eventually by the usual Manc/Scouse squabbling
but it would be nice to have some contributions from everyone.
I almost forgot, Brighton are also the Tescos because that supermarket chain provides them with their shirts
So let’s have all your silly, childish names for rival teams and their grounds.I’ll start things off with Palace of course. There are three teams who our fans hate the most: Brighton, Charlton and Millwall. Brighton are the “Seaweeds” to many, but I also like to call them the “Nobos” after their infamous sponsors during the late 80s/early 90s. Their old stadium, for want of a better word, was known to many South Londoners as the Gallstone Ground instead of the Goldstone, and some fans have already started calling their new ground the Tampax Stadium as opposed to the Amex.
Charlton Athletic are often referred to as Clowntown, or the Clowns, and it’s pretty obvious that Athletic gets substituted for Pathetic (sums them up perfectly). As for Millwall, no name has really stuck, though I’ve heard things like Scumwall, Millwank and Smallwall. This last one I like because, despite the noise their fans make, as an actual club they’re pretty inconsequential, apart from fluking their way to the Cup Final a few years ago thanks to the easiest draws EVER.
I know this thread will probably be taken over eventually by the usual Manc/Scouse squabbling
but it would be nice to have some contributions from everyone.I almost forgot, Brighton are also the Tescos because that supermarket chain provides them with their shirts
