... was so called because he kept pigeons for a hobby. The other sobriquet, referred to in the 'question', was (of course, if you know the answer) Duncan Disorderly.
His conviction for head–butting John McStay of Raith Rovers was his fourth such, but the first that was directly football–related. It was, and still is, unusual for an on–field incident to result in a criminal charge.
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