The blessed Adel's surname was widely mispronounced as TARRA-BAT. Several people around me call Konchesky KANCHELSKIS and one in particular calls Luongo LULLONGO. Any others?
Phil Jagielka on Soccer Saturday yesterday pronounced his own name as YAGELKA. Why haven't commentators ever asked him? Or perhaps they have and decided he was wrong.
Interestingly there are several players and coaches who have their names mispronounced in the same way: Barton, Redknapp, Bosingwa, Sean Wright Phillips - all pronounced 'feckless ****er'. It's uncanny.
I had a mate who always used to refer to Leroy 'Rozzer-er' - probably harder to say incorrectly! I always refer to our phantom player - the walking red card - as 'Dear Kitey' - never really known if this is correct or not. And Karl Henry ironically as Karl 'On Ree' - though smiled when I heard the commentator at Arsenal last season do the same with no pun intended. Our own scoreboard at the match vs Portsmouth a few years ago missed off a crucial last letter - spelling out Danny ****t. The best ever though was an away match for Coventry many years ago - when the announcer was clearly trying to read some bad handwriting. He announced Peter Nlovu as Peter Uduluvu.
Not sure I will get this across correctly! In the very early '60's Manure signed a player from Burnley who informed Kenneth Wolstenholme that his name should be pronounced Conn- o-ly. Kenneth announced this, followed by "he is wrong", It is Conn-el-ly! And who did the public believe & follow?
Terry I didn't realise that twitter was around in Ken Wolstenholme's day...... I'll get my coat......
Thursday 25 October 2012 Former England and Burnley winger John Connelly dies aged 74 • Connelly won titles with Burnley and Manchester United • Played in opening game of 1966 World Cup campaign please log in to view this image John Connelly won the league title with Burnley in 1960 John Connelly, the former Burnley, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Bury right-winger, who started the opening game of England's triumphant 1966 World Cup campaign, has died at the age of 74. Connelly, who won his last of his 20 England caps in the 1966 goalless draw against Uruguay at Wembley, won the league title twice, first with Burnley in 1960, where he scored 105 goals in 265 appearances, and then with Manchester United. He moved to Old Trafford in April 1964 and, playing on the opposite flank to George Best, helped Matt Busby's side to the title the following year. The season after the World Cup glory, Connelly moved back to east Lancashire for a four-year spell with Blackburn before joining Bury and hanging up his boots in May 1973. A club statement released by Burnley read: "One of Burnley's most prolific and popular wingers, [Connelly] died peacefully at home on Thursday morning. "The flag at Turf Moor will fly at half mast as a mark of respect to one of the Clarets' favourite sons." http://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/oct/25/england-manchester-united-john-connelly
Jamie Mackie is another easy one Try it Say Jamie Mackie 30 times very quickly Rest for 10 seconds with your eyes closed.... Relax and breath deeply When you are ready try his name again you will find that the sounds have changed into ... Janet Street Porter Your horizons have changed Welcome
