Ferguson

[Neil Young]

I see a few people refer to the Manchester United manager as "Fergie." Now, call me old-fashioned but it seems to me that this name - a diminutive, a nickname, if you will - is unduly familiar.

di⋅min⋅u⋅tive
   /dɪˈmɪnyətɪv/ [di-min-yuh-tiv]
–adjective

1. small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
2. Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection[my emphasis], or triviality...

So vote on the poll, please.

[Reece]

Poll?

[Neil Young]

Poll?

You came too soon.

Don't worry, you'll probably get better with a little practice.

[Guest]

Of course he's familiar to us all and I can't see what's wrong, even if he's 'hated' by Liverpool fans. Nobody would question his achievements in the game and the fact he's been around for so long does allow for some sort of familiarity towards him.

Fergie can be a cunt, but he's still someone we all love to have a go at.

[Reece]

You came too soon.

Don't worry, you'll probably get better with a little practice.

Brilliant.

[dww]

I think the 'or' in your definition is key.

[Guest]

Where's the bloody poll?

[Neil Young]

Brilliant.

Honestly Reece, these things take time. A little patience, huh?

[Joe King]

I personally believe this option (That f*cking old tw*tting c*ntsh*tter), if chosen should be abbreviated to TFOTCS

I personally believe the usage of 'Fergie' is to show our disrespect for a very cuntish geriatric who lacks the class his predecessors had. 'Sir Alex' on the other hand is more of a submissive shout as if we are in awe of the man.

[Neil Young]

I think the 'or' in your definition is key.

Possibly. Then again, it still carries that meaning, intentional or not. Reading "Fergie" on here always strikes me as carrying a degree of affection even though I know people here don't necessarily mean it that way.

[BFG]

Ferguson will do for me. If I feel like any variation on that it isn't too hard to think some up.

[dww]

Possibly. Then again, it still carries that meaning, intentional or not. Reading "Fergie" on here always strikes me as carrying a degree of affection even though I know people here don't necessarily mean it that way.

I can see what you mean - it doesn't really worry me and I quite happily use the term more out of familiarity and it seeming appropriate in the context of footballing discussion. I tend to feel that the more insulting nicknames seem a bit bitter for my taste.

[Neil Young]

I can see what you mean - it doesn't really worry me and I quite happily use the term more out of familiarity and it seeming appropriate in the context of footballing discussion. I tend to feel that the more insulting nicknames seem a bit bitter for my taste.

I agree actually. I generally refer to him as Ferguson (which makes him sound a bit like a butler or a schoolboy but there you go ).

Damn, I think I forgot to put 'Mr Ferguson' as an option. Now Rafa won't vote on the poll.

[Guest]

I'm not sure about this thread at all and why suddenly Neil Young would ask himself something as trivial as this and even create a poll for it. Is he trying to be as vacuously complacent as me?

[Pablo]

I can see what you mean - it doesn't really worry me and I quite happily use the term more out of familiarity and it seeming appropriate in the context of footballing discussion. I tend to feel that the more insulting nicknames seem a bit bitter for my taste.

It's trying too hard.