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Brazilian Jô

This is starting to annoy me now because it's sooooo unnecessary and also stereotypical.

Is Jo's first name (nickname as I know they have different long real names) "Brazilian"? Every Nyany interview etc Moyes always calls him "Brazilian Jo... isnt it just Jo? It's not just Moyes either. I'm sure pundits do it too.

We know who Jo is, what's this Brazilian Business all about? Arrgghh... eerrr... hhaarghhhhh....
Charlie Percival, Liverpool Posted 08/01/2010 at 11:39:10

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Michael Kenrick

Wow.... Let's see how soon this thread degenerates into Hibbert/Osman bashing....

Ellen West
1 Posted 08/01/2010 at 19:34:48

His name has nothing to do with his country of origin, but more to do with his waxing fetish.

Hibbert and Osman are shite!

George Bromsgrove
2 Posted 08/01/2010 at 19:44:42

Is it because there is another Jo at the club? (Yobo)

Danny Burke
3 Posted 08/01/2010 at 20:07:27

Yobo, Parkinson, Royle and... erm... Max-Moore?

David Hallwood
4 Posted 08/01/2010 at 20:32:25

Good point, Michael, I think if he didn’t have to play alongside shite players like Hibbert & Osman, he would be Pele, Rinaldo & Zico rolled into one!

Jay Harris
5 Posted 08/01/2010 at 22:01:33

Is it because he had a Brazilian while he went AWOL at Xmas?

Jay Harris
6 Posted 08/01/2010 at 22:03:32

Forgot to mention Hibbo and Ossie are the dogs bollocks.

Keith Glazzard
7 Posted 08/01/2010 at 22:07:46

Jay - be careful about the state of the dog’s bollox while Ellen has waxing in mind.

And there has long been an English usage convention of calling males Joe and females Jo, which is why (excuse me), the Brazilian Jô has that circumflex over the ’o’.

Personally I would rather call him Joao Alves.

Dick Fearon
8 Posted 08/01/2010 at 22:15:00

The English Hibbo is OK, not too sure about the English Ossie though...

Jay Harris
9 Posted 08/01/2010 at 22:42:50

Dick, you won't be saying that if he sticks one in against the Arse tomorrow.

(Oops... I'd better rephrase that.)

Ray Robinson
10 Posted 08/01/2010 at 23:38:44

Don’t know about calling him "Jo", I would just call him " " as that describes the impact he has on most games.

Tony Williams
11 Posted 09/01/2010 at 10:00:13

We have to call him Brazilian Jo otherwise no one would ever think he was from Brazil, certainly not the way he plays and his lack of a first touch

Sean McCarthy
12 Posted 09/01/2010 at 10:43:55

Id rather call him "Man City’s Jó ...coz hes shit!!!!

Neil Vaughan
13 Posted 09/01/2010 at 14:05:27

Well, Jay... it will be a miracle goal cos he ain't fuckin' playin' against Arsenal.

Gareth Humphreys
14 Posted 09/01/2010 at 14:55:49

I thought Jo was his surname - first and middle being useless and twat

Jay Harris
15 Posted 10/01/2010 at 00:28:20

Neil
Dick was talking about Ossie and I was right.

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