'Boban' Tedic

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  1. Marc

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    I see he's being called 'Boban' all of a sudden. Surely it's 'Bodan'? I've heard Duff call him Boban, but then correct himself to Bodan. But the Club Twitters now seem to be calling him Boban, which seems a bit odd. Any ideas where Boban is coming from?
     
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    I call him Mr Slobby
     
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    At least that does make some kind of sense. You wouldn't call him Mr Sloddy :)
     
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    "Boban" is Serb for "Gerrin theer yer bastad".
     
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    Teddy the basterd.
     
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    Slobodan is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name which means "free". Common derived nicknames are Sloba, Slobo, Boban, Boba, Bobi and Čobi.

    Thank me/Wikipedia later :D
     
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    We could nickname him Deirdre. Free Deirdre Rashid.
     
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    The day we met him, he asked to be called Boban. So in informal settings, that's what we've done. So on twitter etc. Whereas he's Slobodan in a match report. And so on.

    I think we refer to him as Big Slob sometimes. Because why not.
     
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    fair dos. cheers
     
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    Very informative! Now just need someone to photoshop his head on a flying Boba Fett
     
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    I think he's coming from Serbia.
     
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    Boban Hassell
     
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    10/10
     
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    I've been calling him Teddy since January, so I've got copyright on that name lol.
     
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    I've got El Classico on in the background and they just scored a goal not dissimilar to Boban's from yesterday.

    Unfortunately, in this game it was an OG.
     

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