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Re: Common football phrases
When I first started playing for the equivalent of a parks team in Germany I used to shout to my team mates in literal translations in German of English football idioms such as 'in the air', 'on the wing' etc. I quickly learned that the phrases made no sense to them.
And appeals to the ref for a penalty had to be expressed as a claim for an 'Elfmeter' i.e. an eleven metre.
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Taunton Blue Genie
When I first started playing for the equivalent of a parks team in Germany I used to shout to my team mates in literal translations in German of English football idioms such as 'in the air', 'on the wing' etc. I quickly learned that the phrases made no sense to them.
And appeals to the ref for a penalty had to be expressed as a claim for an 'Elfmeter' i.e. an eleven metre.
Bloody Metric.
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I once heard a commentator say " don't know what the ref was thinking, that was a perfect legitimate foul"
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'the press' instead of pressing gets me. Already had 'low block' earlier in the thread, another bullshit term for a team sitting deep.
The winner for me is 'execute' though. Crept in about 2 years ago and is now endemic. I'd like to see anyone who uses the term execute to be executed themselves. Only way to stop it.
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'Unplayable' players actually being able to play gets me :facepalm:
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“He gave a nice little cameo”…
Why? Was he wearing a red cod piece ffs!
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Not that common but heard on the parks pitches …
“That’s the hammer”
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My old pal and celebrity Millwall fan used to hate a fella shouting, 'Play the way you're facing'.
Never heard that down the City though.
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Is the phrase “Woman on” used now in the female game?
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splott parker
Is the phrase “Woman on” used now in the female game?
As long as it isn't "Lady on" all is good!
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splott parker
Ancient one, ‘He’s missed a sitter’. Why sitter?
Apparently it comes from cricket when WG Grace played, the catch was so easy you could take it sitting down.
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‘Get in the mixer’, sand/cement & half the team.
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Wash DC Blue
“There is a player in there” is popping up a lot and has started to irk me.
The CCTV commentators without fail shoehorn odd words into their commentary.
TOBW mentioned to their use of “feathered” a couple of weeks ago and I’ve noticed the guy has used it in each game since.
Their use of players first names really does annoy me along with “young” for anyone under 25 or so.
I see Ramsey "feathered" in his goal on Saturday according to the commentator on he club website.
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@bryansgunn on Twitter is worth a follow, he makes funny videos with common phrases and Dion Dublin always makes a cameo. It’s class
This his latest:
https://x.com/bryansgunn/status/1698...xyPQF8Betlv1bw
He’s done loads
https://x.com/bryansgunn/status/1695...xyPQF8Betlv1bw
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It appears there are no "top" teams or players at the moment. They all seem to be 'top top"
And I know this is different but it used to make me cringe when Souness always said " Kelly, when I played with your Dad"
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jon1959
One I have read too much today and hope doesn't become common: 'data point'.
This seems to be used mainly whilst getting off on throwing toys out of the pram and screaming 'Bottlers!'
Yes. Not using data and and ignoring the resulting analysis really is the way forward. For any organisation.
Let me think of how many clubs do this……..oh, ZERO!
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clip pass, that CCFC commentator loves a lovely clip pass.
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Not necessarily a football phrase but here's one I have heard just recently, just now from the annoying lady commentator on the Ryder Cup, from the "Getgo" (from the start).
Another one that had crept into sporting vernacular, heard it in a rugby world cup match a few times the other day.
"He is box office" :frown:
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Hugh Johns used the term very adjacent :hehe:
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TWGL1
Hugh Johns used the term very adjacent :hehe:
Hugh "One nothing" Johns
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'Early bath' seems somewhat dated
Anyone that says Top Top player or anyone that says something like he's up there with 'Your Rooneys, Your Beckhams' etc as if Rooneyism is a thing
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And this ( a goal , a nice goal but scored throughout football on a regular basis ) is why this ( the Premier league ) is the greatest league in the world !
Absolute bollocks
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MacAdder
Hugh "One nothing" Johns
Pretty Pretty Keep Ball
Hugh was a long ball merchant
Good lad
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SLUDGE FACTORY
And this ( a goal , a nice goal but scored throughout football on a regular basis ) is why this ( the Premier league ) is the greatest league in the world !
Absolute bollocks
That's just Sky's self-indulgence.
Think these days they just refer to it as the most exciting league, not the greatest or best.
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"there's an appeal for hands"