Chris Smith

Nickname	Smiffy, The Cat (from his goalkeeping days) or Sideshow Bob (due to his big feet)
Date Of Birth	18/12/81
Place Of Birth	Edinburgh
Big Team	Celtic
Wee Team	Tranent Juniors or Hibs
Favourite Player Ever	John Collins
Position	Older members of the Real squad are already making comparisons between Chris and Stevie Weir - in other words, he is equally at home in the centre of defence, the centre of the park or the centre of the opposition box
Distinguishing Features	Overall solidity, general footballing nous, reluctance to resort to the long ball game
Lookalike	Joe Swash, AKA Mickey Miller out of 'EastEnders' - or a second row forward
Battlecry	Early days, but does seem to like shouting at Iain when the Ginger Boy cocks something up - fair enough, really!
Claim To Fame	His dad Tom played rugby for Scotland and was the last man to score a winning try for Scotland against England at Twickenham (in 1983!)
8s Appearances in 2009	6 out of 46 (13%)
8s Appearances in 2010	0 out of 43 (0%)
8s Appearances in 2011	2 out of 49 (4%)

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