train

I quite often do that if i dislike a players name, or if i manage a club where i dont know who the players are. :thup:

I give nicknames to all of my players usually, but it would be something like the following...

"John Smith"

Nick name would become...

"John Smith***"

It helps me keep track of player potential and squad status. (I.E * = First Team Player, ** = Ritation Player, All the way down to ***** = Promising youth players.) . Those in my team with No * next to them means they get sold, released or whatever as soon as possible

train

With Staff i do something odd.

If i have a really good staff memeber, I edit his name to "Coach 1 - New Contract" .. and a bad staff member to "Coach 3 - No Contrct" ... otherwise come may when theres 300000 new contracts to renew, i just offer them to everyone, and get stuck with the same crappy ass staff for that season again

retired_kchargrave

Are you bobby robson in disguise?

retired_anthonyc

I kind of do the same, except i use his proper name but put ** after it.
Apart from that I dont really use it. I did set alex fergusons nickname to "dickhead" on one game.

retired_13Pulgadas

i gave a nickname to Lassana Diarra of "Mr. Just Two Million" because Arsene Wenger bragged about getting him for such a low amount

however, this will probably change soon if he moves

retired_irean

i might do this now, makes sense on some cases, but i feel that having the option to have a first name and then second name entered, like when you type in your own name at the beggining, would be more useful... does anyone else think?

train

Yea that would be better. That way I could name my new star striker after me and not have its as "Craig Douglas Scores" every time, instead it would be "Douglas gets the goal we alllll knew he would get"

Emm

Like NepentheZ I give all my players nicknames and I use a code of full-stops and asterix's at the end to signify what my scouts/soaches think of them. I also usually only give players single name nicknames, (dunno why).

Every so often I do give players unusual nickames that might relate to something they did in a match, where they are from or something else.

"Super Kyle" was the first player I remember giving a nickname to.

I currently have a player called "Super Sub", who is my joint top-scorer despite not starting a single game this season .

retired_irean

i think i mite start renaming my regens to knw hu is good

retired_fordfactory

I don't know weather hes real or a regen but i have brillant young goalkeeper called Tony Robinson who's namesake plays Baldrick in Blackadder so i called him that. I just hope any 'cunning plans' he has are better than the original Baldrick