Common football phrases

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Re: Common football phrases

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.

[splott parker]

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‘Get in the mixer’, sand/cement & half the team.

[the other bob wilson]

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“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.

[BlueArmy 86]

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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/1698391917422121304?s=46&t=ZpJTkCLQxyPQF8Betlv1bw

He’s done loads

https://x.com/bryansgunn/status/1695504257217089873?s=46&t=ZpJTkCLQxyPQF8Betlv1bw

[Garth Blue]

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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"

[Bobby Dandruff]

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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!

[North Cardiff Blue]

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clip pass, that CCFC commentator loves a lovely clip pass.

[MacAdder]

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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"

[TWGL1]

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Hugh Johns used the term very adjacent

[MacAdder]

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Hugh Johns used the term very adjacent

Hugh "One nothing" Johns

[pipster]

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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

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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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

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Hugh "One nothing" Johns

Pretty Pretty Keep Ball

Hugh was a long ball merchant

Good lad

[The Bloop]

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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

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.

[Rjk]

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"there's an appeal for hands"