I know the nick name Mad dog is not one of the most original names, and most clubs probably have one or have had one in the past. The most famous one I know that comes to mind at this time of writing is the England Rugby Union Flanker Lewis Mad Dog Moody.

However, how our mad dog got his name is probably more original than most and has absolutely nothing to do with his temprement. The name was actually given by members of the Kings Lynn fencing club where mad dog also trained.

I believe that it came about while refreshing their fluid levels after training. Martin the Mad Dog found himself in the company of Southern Softies that had found it a tad hard to get round his northern Hull accent.

Martin was trying to explain that a previous injury to his ankle had surprisingly not caused him any discomfort during the fights that night, or as Martin put it,' I was surprised that my dodgy ankle didnt bother me tonight'.

All that the fellow fencers could make out was something about Mad Dog Uncle, and not ma dodgy ankle said with a Northern accent.

After a few minutes asking who the mad dogs uncle was, slower louder talking and exchanging words like dodgy with injured, the sentence started to make sense. To everyones amusement it became clear ma dodgy ankle was reference to an injured limb and not a canine relative.

When the story was retold, time and time again at our own after fight committee meetings, it was agreed that the Kings Lynn boys had created the perfect nick name for our Northern Mad Dog.