Common football phrases

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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Big unit

[The Lone Gunman]

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Yes as Mr. Soul says, "purple patch' is used much more widely isn't it?

I was discussing this with my father a few months ago. He’s in his mid-eighties. Neither of us could recall ever hearing the phrase ‘purple patch’ being used in connection with anything but football, although it undoubtedly does get used elsewhere from time to time.

Google it and the online dictionary definitions all tend to use football as an example, and bizarrely include Tranmere as their guide.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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"Got that in his locker"

"Setting their stall out"

"Starting to ask questions"

"We are in a moment" ....Think Jose started that one.

Yes as Mr. Soul says, "purple patch' is used much more widely isn't it?

He might have it in his locker but can he do it at Stoke on a wet cold Tuesday night?

[RichardM]

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"He knows where the goal is"

[Armitage Shanks]

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The transfer window has SLAMMED shut

[Mr Soul '68]

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A player 'winning a penalty' is an awful phrase and a terrible reflection of the modern game.
Not fussed on the phrase 'modern game' either.

I'm with you on that one. Whenever I hear it I think, the cheating, diving kent has fooled the ref into giving a penalty. Var or not

[jon1959]

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Whatever happened to moons and parrots?

[Grangenders]

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“nonchalant”

[splott parker]

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‘Jockey him’, ‘Jockey him’...........get your silks on and your whip out as two veteran Bridgend St supporters, Patsy & Smudger, used to say whenever it was shouted.

[splott parker]

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Top bins is annoying but I don’t mind the onion bag.

[Wash DC Blue]

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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.

[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.

“Feather” has replaced the words snick and/or nick in cricket commentary, but I’m still not sure what it means when applied to football - something similar to caressing a pass?

I hate it when pundits talk about “good fouls”, but it’s a part of the game now and a player who chose not to commit one would probably find themselves dropped for the next game.

“Early doors” and “set their stall out” are stupid Ron Atkinsonisms.

Another one that irks me is the one about you’d like him alongside you in the trenches, always said by people who’ve never been near a trench in their life.

[Heathblue]

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Three that I despise:

Get it over the line - these words seem to be used in connection with every single transfer deal these days. Where did this nonsense come from?

In the building - another phrase that seems to have popped up out of nowhere in recent years. Very annoying.

The gaffer - olde worlde, working class description of the boss that seems totally inappropriate for modern-day professional football managers (except maybe Neil Warnock, but he’s a dinosaur anyway).

One that I love:

Purple patch - is this used in any other sport or area of life other than football?

Any more suggestions?

Get it over the line has become a popular phrase during our client meetings, only started hearing it this year and now everyone seems to using it, but being a non-conformist i deliberately avoid the use of this phrase.

I hate the washed up carthorse of a defender who will not do the decent thing and retire, doing anything illegal when stopping an attacking player to be described by the often useless fkin commentator as using his/her experience.

[the other bob wilson]

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Three that I despise:

Get it over the line - these words seem to be used in connection with every single transfer deal these days. Where did this nonsense come from?

In the building - another phrase that seems to have popped up out of nowhere in recent years. Very annoying.

The gaffer - olde worlde, working class description of the boss that seems totally inappropriate for modern-day professional football managers (except maybe Neil Warnock, but he’s a dinosaur anyway).

One that I love:

Purple patch - is this used in any other sport or area of life other than football?

Any more suggestions?

First person I heard saying “get it over the line” with regard to transfers was Neil Warnock when he was our manager.