who else could i possibly ask?

TFI Arsenal · Post by **TFI Arsenal** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:20 pm

the old fellas i usually go to football with love to go on about old days and war stories but one thing i never think to ask them is this....why is chippy brady called chippy?

stats · Post by **stats** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:23 pm

Hmmm now you have made me think about his nickname & good choices as well

TFI Arsenal · Post by **TFI Arsenal** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:25 pm

stats wrote:Hmmm now you have made me think about his nickname & good choices as well

well not the answer i was hoping for but cheers!

btw stats you should be able to go back in and modify your poll yourself

stats · Post by **stats** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:35 pm

Prob but i'm lazy like that

Eboue Can't Defend · Post by **Eboue Can't Defend** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:44 pm

The answer is option 1.

Liam Brady use to love his chips and was always walking around with a bag of them in his hands when he was a skinny youngster at the club - thus the nickname Chippy!!

TFI Arsenal · Post by **TFI Arsenal** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:47 pm

ecd - you're having a laugh! are you having a laugh?

theres no way thats the real answer although looking at his current waistline i can see it possibly being true these days

gus ceasar is a legend · Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:49 pm

You really are a bunch of buffoons!

Liam Brady was an excellent carpenter and made several first team players furniture!

Hence the name " Chippy"!

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:52 pm

Yeah there was no such thing as nutrition in them days, and ECD is spot on, I'm just tryin the think who it was first called him it, cos it's buried in there somewhere!

TFI Arsenal · Post by **TFI Arsenal** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:54 pm

bloody hell! i was half joking when i suggested it but this is getting to be a bit ridiculous. i'd much rather accept the suggestion from gus than the idea that one of or greatest ever players ate a greasy bag of chips before a game!

Eboue Can't Defend · Post by **Eboue Can't Defend** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:10 pm

Yeah, them were the good old days!!

Hagbard 23 · Post by **Hagbard 23** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:11 am

Eboue Can't Defend wrote:The answer is option 1.

Liam Brady use to love his chips and was always walking around with a bag of them in his hands when he was a skinny youngster at the club - thus the
nickname Chippy!!

As I remember it you're half correct ECD.
He had a righteous passion for a bag of Fish 'n' Chips , hence Chippy.

Sounds a bit cooler than Fishy I suppose.

RaM · Post by **RaM** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:16 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Brady

You certainly are correct.

I never saw him play, but I heard from my Dad he was great and would be better if he knew how to use his right foot.

And he was Irish too, Brady and the other Irish were the reason my dad began supporting Arsenal I'd guess. Maybe not though.

Hagbard 23 · Post by **Hagbard 23** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:30 am

RaM wrote:

...I heard from my Dad he was great and would be better if he knew how to use his right foot.

RaM , I think your dads being a bit harsh there mate,

Liam Brady was A bonafide GENIUS.

Him and Frank Stapleton were just awesome to watch sometimes.

TFI Arsenal · Post by **TFI Arsenal** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:12 pm

well even a genius isnt perfect. ok maybe DB10 was perfect. the merse had his problems. of course our own razor15 couldnt really cross the ball and he is a definite genius too!

Eboue Can't Defend · Post by **Eboue Can't Defend** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:31 pm

Liam Brady was my hero and an outstanding player for Arsenal.

The guy could pass, cross, shoot and even tackle - that's how good he was!! In my honest opinion, between the period 1977 to around 1986, he was among the best 3 midfield players in the whole world!!

The only pity is that he spent his peak years as a footballer abroad rather than at Highbury.

The Arsenal Board at the time were very parsimonious and had a rigid wage structure in place, so wouldn't/couldn't pay him what he was worth or what a player of his ability deserved!!.