Surely the whole point of calling him 'the Greek Lad'

Was to laugh at the use of that expression? Not sure it was intended to reduce him to a cipher. Is anyone genuinely uncomfortable about that?

Posted By: paulg on March 16th 2021 at 11:17:16

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So what happens if we tell the like of GreekLad, Hanley, McLean, Aarons etc (NCFC) - Duck, Mar 16, 08:42:08
- Oh Jebus...... I "woke" up to this....... (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 16, 12:51:22
  - Is it really so hard to get it right though? (NCFC) - APB, Mar 16, 12:59:16
    - Players get called everything but the sun on this forum and yet.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 16, 15:10:46
      - I just said can’t we get it right? Is that too much to ask? (NCFC) - APB, Mar 16, 17:59:00
        
        To throw personal insults I would say it proves you are offended and tilted..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 16, 18:13:51
    - The discourse around this post has been instructive (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 13:11:58
      - Instructive, unsurprising, and predictable (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 13:29:48
        
        and Stupid..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 16, 15:05:20
- I don't mean to be a dick about this (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 09:48:45
  - I’ve really missed this 😳 (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 16, 13:18:42
  - He is Greek though, isn't he? Whether he's a "lad" is open to debate (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Mar 16, 12:05:39
  - I get called a pommie c**t on a daily basis. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Mar 16, 12:03:57
  - Is the suggestion that it's in this kind of category? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 16, 11:39:02
    - I would say so, yes. (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 12:05:25
  - Surely the whole point of calling him 'the Greek Lad' (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 16, 11:17:16
    - OG coined it, didn't he? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 16, 11:27:04
      - I picked up on the fact that (literally) everyone was calling him "the Greek lad" (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 11:35:01
        
        I used to call him donkey left back now it’s new left back. (n/m) (NCFC) - Thegelman, Mar 16, 11:39:25
    - I just recall someone was uncomfortable. (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:26:33
      - *mention a concern* (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:27:16
        
        ... (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:30:37
        
        GreekLurd (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 16, 11:57:01
        
        ^^ POTD (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 11:59:22
  - Constantly setting narrative (n/m) (NCFC) - Wrath analytica, Mar 16, 10:52:59
    - Eight posts ever (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:37:50
  - WOKE VIOLATION!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Graham Nine, Mar 16, 10:17:07
  - Someone did post that (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 10:15:23
    - Yes I've now gone back and seen it was lurd (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:34:21
    - Yes I've now gone back and seen it was lurd (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:34:09
  - Apologies for any offence (n/m) (NCFC) - Duck, Mar 16, 10:10:17
    - Exactly who was offended?.... I'm not seeing anyone... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 16, 15:15:12
    - No worries and wasn't having a pop. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 11:16:47
  - El Greco? (NCFC) - atlcanary, Mar 16, 10:02:13
  - Gianoullis. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 09:52:53
  - Not sure but either way it’s not funny (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 16, 09:49:58
    - It's as funny as saying Muff, tbh. i.e excruciatingly unfunny. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 16, 11:11:08
      - I say Muff (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 11:36:06
        
        Why? (NCFC) - CB41, Mar 16, 12:11:58
        
        Why not? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 16, 13:22:46
        
        Because it should be Muth (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Mar 16, 14:57:47
        
        Bournemouth is an arse to type (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 16, 12:13:08
        
        BANG (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 16, 11:57:17
      - Yes,fucking cringeworthy that. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 11:31:16
        
        Do you want some? (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 11:36:49
        
        No probs,what it's got? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 11:41:43
        
        Not enough weight to impress you! (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 16, 11:52:10
        
        Btw,you might like to try Dermacrine, it's a Dhea based testosterone gel,not bad stuff.G (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 12:02:50
        
        You can do some proper fat burning/toning workouts with kettlebells, the pec fly is an (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 11:59:31
      - Add "Lolapool" to that (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Mar 16, 11:28:59
  - I can't remember who posted it, but I agree with them (NCFC) - Old Man, Mar 16, 09:49:45
    - Vmt ,I probably spelt it wrong but I didn't even check it. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 09:53:57
- here's a revolutionary thought (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 09:47:56
  - God, I'd be shitting it if we were one point clear with our run in (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 16, 09:58:07
  - Well the point of course is that we should be be able to field our best players (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 16, 09:55:51
    - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Mar 16, 10:55:32
    - of course we "should" (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 10:04:04
      - What does COVID have to do with this? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 16, 12:03:11
        
        yes, absolutely related (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 16:08:04
      - But it could end our record breaking winning run (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 16, 10:06:31
        
        clearly, then, the most important game in years! (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 10:09:30
        
        the side have shown how they react to adversity (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 10:18:44
        
        You don’t think it would be harder vs ... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 16, 10:22:20
        
        There are far too many variables to consider them all (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 10:31:02
        
        I don’t want us to drop any points (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 16, 10:21:39
        
        👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 16, 10:16:16
  - That would be a pretty horrendous scenario with the games after that (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 16, 09:49:03
    - no it would not (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 16, 09:52:14
      - You make it sound easy to change momentum (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 16, 10:01:30
- Case by case basis (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 16, 09:47:10
  - But what you’ve mentioned probably equates to the same number... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 16, 09:48:14
    - That's just not true (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 16, 09:58:32
- I'm less worried about them missing Preston (NCFC) - camcan, Mar 16, 09:43:07
  - I imagine Watford will have a few lads missing, possibly even their South Americans? (n/m) (NCFC) - NxNW, Mar 16, 09:54:48
    - Thought I read those games were postponed (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 16, 10:08:43
- If we're beating Blackburn we should substitute off our best players with "injuries" (NCFC) - pab, Mar 16, 09:19:05
  - I believe international teams have the right to examine (NCFC) - Chicken, Mar 16, 09:33:12
    - How is that plausible in a pandemic though ... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 16, 09:45:45
      - The WC games I can see, though it's a major PITA for us and our international lads (NCFC) - Old Man, Mar 16, 09:48:37
    - ah well, Preston game may be a oppirtunity for squad players to get a bit of glory (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Mar 16, 09:37:23
- as its a world cup game , we have the release them to play (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 16, 09:04:39
- Technically, the associations can ban them from playing for us (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 16, 08:46:06

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