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Annoying footballisms
- Thread starter lyndhurst
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Any reference to 'XG' - football writers and broadcasters are obsessed with it.
‘In terms of...'
Not exclusive to football as its overused by far too many on tv, but especially football people.
I swear I heard a football commentator say, ‘He’s 6’5”...........................in terms of height’. Really? I thought you were referring to the size of his feet!
Not exclusive to football as its overused by far too many on tv, but especially football people.
I swear I heard a football commentator say, ‘He’s 6’5”...........................in terms of height’. Really? I thought you were referring to the size of his feet!
Commentators referring to Trent …
‘Recycling’ the ball, just win it back.
The old ones used to be ‘ a game of two halves’ and ‘keep a clean sheet and we’ll get something’ !!
‘Recycling’ the ball, just win it back.
The old ones used to be ‘ a game of two halves’ and ‘keep a clean sheet and we’ll get something’ !!
Recycling the ball isn't about winning it back. It's when you've got the ball and turn away to move play in a different direction. So say someone's got the ball wide right on the halfway line, if they were going forward, but turn back and play it to the defence to move the ball the other way, that's recycling the ball.
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The constant use of the present tense to describe things that have either happened or might happen.
"If he gets a head on that he scores", "if they don't get promoted, the manager goes" etc
"If he gets a head on that he scores", "if they don't get promoted, the manager goes" etc
"he/she put his/her body on the line there" - that is what the military and the emergency services do, not footballers.
(The only more irritating thing is that to be PC I have to say he/she and his/her
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(The only more irritating thing is that to be PC I have to say he/she and his/her
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"At this moment in time" . . . Any guesses? Not my favourite manager.
Often said of goal keepers:
- he's a clown;
- he's flapped at that;
- he's 'spilled it', or 'spooned it';
- he's 'made a meal of that';
- 'he'll be disappointed with that'
In contrast, for outfield players who miss a goal chance, or miss a pass, or mistime a tackle it's:
- hard lines;
- so unlucky to hit the post/bar with that shot;
- nice try;
- almost threaded that pass through the eye of a needle;
- unlucky to be offside, he just slightly mistimed the run/pass;
- never touched him/opponent has conned the ref
Who would be a goalkeeper?
Often said of goal keepers:
- he's a clown;
- he's flapped at that;
- he's 'spilled it', or 'spooned it';
- he's 'made a meal of that';
- 'he'll be disappointed with that'
In contrast, for outfield players who miss a goal chance, or miss a pass, or mistime a tackle it's:
- hard lines;
- so unlucky to hit the post/bar with that shot;
- nice try;
- almost threaded that pass through the eye of a needle;
- unlucky to be offside, he just slightly mistimed the run/pass;
- never touched him/opponent has conned the ref
Who would be a goalkeeper?
Is or is not a "number 10."
What about the others between 2 and 11,----- or 12 to whatever the shirt that has borne the highest number to date?
The female commentators have perpetuated the rubbish and missed an opportunity to help rid the game of Annoying Footballisms.
What about the others between 2 and 11,----- or 12 to whatever the shirt that has borne the highest number to date?
The female commentators have perpetuated the rubbish and missed an opportunity to help rid the game of Annoying Footballisms.
May have disappeared from the lexicon, but is very much incarnate as a Sky pundit-- will not name him.