Southport Red Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Just wondering which of the nonsense quotes regularly spouted by the experts covering Euro 2004 irritate you the most. :@ For me, I think the award goes to "He certainly knows where the goal is" Yeah???, Really??? Those white sticky things surrounding the net at either end of the pitch give it away rather don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Just wondering which of the nonsense quotes regularly spouted by the experts covering Euro 2004 irritate you the most. :@ For me, I think the award goes to "He certainly knows where the goal is" Yeah???, Really??? Those white sticky things surrounding the net at either end of the pitch give it away rather don't they? I dunno why but "At the end of the day" always gets on my nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksi Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I think Bobby Robsons when England played the Swiss is pure quality... 'the sweds are certainly playing better football than England in the opening 15 mins'.. Pure class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XrAnGeX Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Not really a cliche but a rule in football: "Never write off the Germans, and never count on the Dutch" Edit: Doesn't make me mad, just well.... er..... I'll be okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewsham Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Several commentators throw away lines annoy me. Ku Klux Atkinson's "early doors"... whatever that means for one. "He won a free kick" Yeah? When I was a kid, you conceded free kicks "He knows where the goal is". Thank God for that! "He crossed it in with a little bit of quality". Quality? Oh yeah, it's over there...in a bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 "He crossed it in with a little bit of quality". That's another thing, how many corners have you seen that don't beat the first defender?? These guys are paid £100K/week and can't kick a staionary ball over one defender!! That's the same as me not being able to answer the phone in my job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigboy Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 THEY ALWAYS SAY EHHHHH! :@ :Sleep12: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mnporter2001 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Check this out some fool in the pub at the start of the england french match said to me " if the french dont score and we do we will win " well i had a couple of drinks as had he but jesus that was crazy i have to wonder if he was a gas head however he was right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 "football was the real winner"! how the hell was football the real winner you plonker!! :@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mnporter2001 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 football was the real winner"! how the hell was football the real winner you plonker i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 ''it's only a game'' that one does my head in :@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy g Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 It irritates me when commentators say something like - 'and Terry will pass it back to James' AFTER the ball has actually been passed from Terry to James. Whats the point of telling us something we can all see perfectly clearly ? And why do they use the wrong tense ? I'll own up to one of my own though... 'a draw is as good as a defeat' - I thought it made perfect sense, but for some reason it made everyone else roll around with laughter at my stupidity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Red_ Mango Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 At this moment in time I have to consider my options but, at the end of the day we know what the goal is and it'll still be all there to play for.... At the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 'a draw is as good as a defeat' - I know what you mean though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Wilsons "we have some irons in the fire" whilst referring to transfers did my head in for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Wilsons "we have some irons in the fire" whilst referring to transfers did my head in for ages. And he said it every time a transfer window opened or there was speculation , thats another reason i'm glad we got rid of him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 "Bristol City have bottled it again" Its a sad time when that becomes a cliche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr White Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 One of the best football qoutes i've ever heard has to be Howard Wilkinson: "I'm a firm beleiver that if we score more goals than the other team then we will win" Talk about stating the obvious, and this comes from a former England manager and we wonder why we have a Swede as our coach. CTID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smoking_Gee Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 "If the goalie didnt save that, it was in" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyderman Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 My favourite football quote from Gerard Houllier: 'I don't know how people can say my team are not winners. We have come 4th,3rd and 2nd in the last three years...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Coast Red Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I've helped out with my lads side every now and again and the one that makes them groan is "it's a schoolboys error" , on the money some of these players get you would think they would grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcott Boy Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 When a commentator shouts "It's red!" when its quite obvious hes been sent off. When a commentator/pundit says "The defender's got him in his pocket" Alan Hansen and Peter Schmeichel should be sent home as should Bobby Robson. I have respect for only two pundits and thats Gordon Strachan and Gabby Logan. Here is a quote from Kenny Dalglish "You cant replace a Michael Owen with a Michael Owen. Because what you need is a Michael Owen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Whats the point of telling us something we can all see perfectly clearly ? And why do they use the wrong tense ? That tense thing is an interesting point. Footballers ALL talk in a tense of their own, "He's passed it down the left wing, he's crossed it to the middle, he's headed it and it's gone in" If asked where a colleague was at work, would you say "he's gone down the photoscopier, he's put the paper in and he's made copies"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 And what about that old favourite, "defeat is not a failure!" that made me cry real tears for days. Good ol' Danny. And every time Beckham has a free kick anywhere near the penalty area the commentator always brings up the Greece goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeRed Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I have a mate in the USA who has a car front number plate reading "90 minutes no excuses" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_glos Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 what about the england france game: itv commentator: "as long as we dont concede from this free kick we should be ok" zidane gives james no chance and then bobby robson (i think it was) says "we musn't concede another goal now" just as gerrard has a moment of madness, james comes rushing out, henry taps it past 'see you', james takes his legs-penalty-goal-game over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M_A_A_B Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Pretty much anything Bobby Robson sayswhen he's commentating.... one game in particular (cant remember which) he was going on about the passing and he spent about three or four minutes saying... "now he passed it to him, so who's he going to pass it to? now who is he going to pass it to?..." it makes me cringe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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