What do you do when the player your alias is based on retires?

[Punchy Bassett]

Well as we all know my alias is based on the great Nathan Bassett but now I have a dilemma, do I change my alias now he has retired or keep it going?

 

[Alex99]

Well as we all know my alias is based on the great Nathan Bassett but now I have a dilemma, do I change my alias now he has retired or keep it going?

Only one logical thing.....become Punchy Kite.

 

[IddyBiddy]

I say have a board vote, best name suggestion wins...

 

[Bosley]

Like buying a guernsey with the number of a great player who then changes you made a grave mistake basing your alias on one individual.

In honour of the Hound, you should retain your alias at least for the off season. Who is the player who is taking his guernsey number? Maybe you should base your new alias around him.

 

[-CG-]

Like buying a guernsey with the number of a great player who then changes you made a grave mistake basing your alias on one individual.

In honour of the Hound, you should retain your alias at least for the off season. Who is the player who is taking his guernsey number? Maybe you should base your new alias around him.

Myke Cook

At least Bassett hasn't jumped ship to another club, that would be a much more dire scenario

 

[Elder van Berlo]

Maybe you should retire your alias for a season? And then the following season choose a young player to base it on. Which would have to be either Kite or Cook, as Bassett's positional and squad number replacements...

 

[Jars458]

I speak from experience in saying that there is no need to change your name. Everyone knows who you are based on and will know forever.

Who do you think you are, Prince?

 

[-VC-]

This was a bigger issue when Judd asked for a trade from West Coast.

 

[jo172]

Surely you just follow Perth Crow and Crow Girl's example and when their name became irrelevant they became PC and CG.

Surely you can change it to PB?

And then VC and CC can finally officially change their names and we can have a board with very simple names!

 

[RoosterLad]

Surely you just follow Perth Crow and Crow Girl's example and when their name became irrelevant they became PC and CG.

Surely you can change it to PB?

And then VC and CC can finally officially change their names and we can have a board with very simple names!

When did Crow Girl's name become irrelevant? Is there something you aren't telling us?

 

[-VC-]

When did Crow Girl's name become irrelevant? Is there something you aren't telling us?

She's growing up now. Crow Young Lady? Crow Woman?

 

[RoosterLad]

Haha I was thinking Crow Woman. That sounds great.

 

[-VC-]

Haha I was thinking Crow Woman. That sounds great.

It sounds close enough to Cat Woman. I like it.

 

[-CG-]

LOL

Yeah, VC was right, growing up now! Crow Woman, haha not too shabby at all.

I agree with jo, people could abbreviate their name. Then we could have VC, CC, RL, ST, CG, CM, V, PB, KC, IB. It works

 

[KingsCrow]

Think its more funny when you pick a young player who turns out to be a dud as your name.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Think its more funny when you pick a young player who turns out to be a dud as your name.

Yeah well I still have the 29 guernsey from the James Theissen days Hasn't really come in handy since

 

[jackster83]

Yeah well I still have the 29 guernsey from the James Theissen days Hasn't really come in handy since

Have faith friend. Have faith

We will hit him (Sellar) repeatedly with the angry stick during the off season.

 

[Bosley]

Who do you think you are, Prince?

4 in the Dawn all will require no speakable name
2 differentiate the ineffable one who shall remain

... or something like that

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Well as we all know my alias is based on the great Nathan Bassett but now I have a dilemma, do I change my alias now he has retired or keep it going?

Really we should give you a proper send off. Quote some highlights from your years of posting (perhaps a montage set to music), everyone say nice things about you and how much you'll be missed... and then you should 'draft' a new alias on Nov 29.

You can still post under your old alias on Slowdown Day.

 

[Bosley]

Really we should give you a proper send off. Quote some highlights from your years of posting (perhaps a montage set to music), everyone say nice things about you and how much you'll be missed...

No, I think we should let Punchy go out in the same unceremonious way as his nameskake - absolutely pantsed in a home final then is the only player to cop an actual injury while running around for fun with a bunch of has been and never will be's for charity. Way to go out Hound!

 

[KUNG FU]

Keep the name! The bloke is a club legend and your name is a testament to your solid time on the board.

 

[Rave Slave]

Could be worse. You could always have been Punchy Angwin.

 

[MickyCrow]

This was a bigger issue when Judd asked for a trade from West Coast.

Ha ha I remember there was an Essendon supporter who named himself Judd2Lloyd, or something stupid like that, cos he had "inside info" that Judd was going to the Dons.

Gold

But keep it PB. He is a club legend and its a fitting tribute

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Yep the name is staying, I get the feeling one day we might see the old Bass return through the doors!