Nick Names

[annamat]

Hi,

Can anyone help me?? I was watching the 20/20 game last night and I noticed that Andrew Symons nick name on his shirt was Roy.
Can anyone shed some light on how he got that nick name??

Thanks

Annamat

 

[lockyno1]

Look don't quote me on this but there was a band who he really liked and the lead singer was Roy .... I don't know his last name. He looked simialr to that singer when he started FC Cricket. I heard something along those lines on the ABC.

 

[waltzing Meninga]

I heard he was originally called Royce Symmonds after the panthers legend, but it was then abbreviated to Roy. Just like Justin Langer is called alfie.

 

[lockyno1]

WM you would know more than me so I would take your word for it. It was some time ago that I heard it on the ABC so it is hard to remember the whole thing!

 

[julian87]

I heard he was originally called Royce Symmonds after the panthers legend, but it was then abbreviated to Roy. Just like Justin Langer is called alfie.

Corrrrrrrrrrrect

 

[NPK]

I heard he was originally called Royce Symmonds after the panthers legend, but it was then abbreviated to Roy. Just like Justin Langer is called alfie.

Symmonds and Symonds aren't even pronounced the same. Strange.

 

[annamat]

Thanks for that guys... And the fact that I am a mad Panthers fan makes that all the better!!

 

[Thomo.]

I heard he was originally called Royce Symmonds after the panthers legend, but it was then abbreviated to Roy. Just like Justin Langer is called alfie.

who the f**k is royce Symmonds???? or is it simmonds, which is pronounced completely different! how could that get confused?

 

[waltzing Meninga]

who the f**k is royce Symmonds???? or is it simmonds, which is pronounced completely different! how could that get confused?

His other nick name is Simsy which may explain it. Im not sure how his team mates drew the comparison

 

[Thomo.]

i'm surprised his team mates linked to royce simmonds! bizarre


what about clarke the bowler from NSW, his was safaraz - or something???? do you know that one

 

[waltzing Meninga]

They did explain it the other night but I forget. I think it was something to do with a movie

 

[Thomo.]

not porno? :lol:

 

[waltzing Meninga]

not porno? :lol:

:lol: sounds like a porn name. maybe thats the real reason but they covered it up with somehting else for the TV coverage

 

[grungle]

When he was a kid he was a fan of a character called roy of the rovers( a soccer player in comics). I guess the name has stuck.

 

[Thomo.]

you could make up any story when you thought about it really

 

[SirShire]

Doesn't he have Indian parents or something? It sounded Indian to me, and I thought it was something to do with that...

 

[annamat]

He was born in the the UK but he does have West Indie family links I believe...

 

[Moffo]

I didn't watch it but i hope McGraths nic name was SPANKER!

 

[NPK]

When he was a kid he was a fan of a character called roy of the rovers( a soccer player in comics). I guess the name has stuck.

Richie Benaud just said the same thing..must be the correct origin of the nickname.

 

[JJ]

When he was a kid he was a fan of a character called roy of the rovers( a soccer player in comics). I guess the name has stuck.

that's what I'd heard

what suprises me more is that people in a league site would think Royce SIMMONS (Panthers, NSW and Aust legend ) was Royce Symmonds :?