WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I've just mentioned one... 'marquee signing' in another thread…. that's one that really grates on me. Football is littered with cliché's nowadays, thanks, not least, to tv commentators and pundits.... Some of these must bug you too, which oft heard football related words, clichés and descriptions get up your nose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 DNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Personally I hate the term”football cliches”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 https://thesetpieces.com/features/pieces-of-hate-marquee-signings/ I agree with this bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 Game Management 2 Game Management 3 Game Management 4 Game Management 5 Game Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Any use of “snuck in” instead of sneaked. On the team, instead of in the team. On the weekend instead of at the weekend. Americanisms, basically! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 There was contact so he's entitled to go down. Game of two halves - in our case, a season of two halves. He's given the referee a decision to make. Technology will help referees. You're missing the point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Hé was entitled to go down there. You’re either taken out by à foul or you ride the damn thing and get on with it like a man ( or a woman ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Grovesy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Early Doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 He's the next "player x". More often than not Messi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Hes caught him with the follow through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Been around for years but I hate `At the helm`. Whoever it`s about is managing a football team not piloting a supertanker through the Suez Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 His arm was in an unatural postion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h hills left shoe Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The gaffer!, also apologises for any bad language you may have heard there,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Unbelievable jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Scored to early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: Scored to early And 2-0 is a dangerous lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 From the get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, Banjo Island said: Hes caught him with the follow through Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, Banjo Island said: Hes caught him with the follow through The shit hits the fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Very good major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Davey Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 That wasn't in the script . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, eardun said: From the get go. Early doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Visiting fans who post on forums of other clubs who feel the need to add 'in peace' to their opening salvo. At no point did I think we would ever get something like, 'Villa fan in devious attempt to commit genocide' - so, take your 'in peace' message and shove it up your hoop, make your point and then await the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The right "fit" A good group that wants to learn. There's contact If we had VAR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 When a lower league player scores a belter they always say “if Messi scored that then people would talk about it for years” so bloody annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsey Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 'Between the lines' 'Into the channel' 'Into the corridor of uncertainty' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54-46 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 When a player misses an opportunity but the commentator thinks “it was easier to score” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Referring to teams in the singular Eg: "Chelsea is having a difficult season" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Crowd sings "You don't know what you're doing (or anything for that matter, clearly) Commentator on TV "They're singing you don't know what you're doing Nooooooooooo Not so much a clique, file under commentators are annoying ******* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The hilarious ‘ Is this a library ? ‘ song . Most who sing it wouldn’t bloody recognise a library if it had 3 mètre high flashing neon sign saying ‘ this is a library ‘ at the entrance. Culture and football supporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Not a match term, but players tweeting “We go again”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Not a modern one but still in use. We're taking each game as it comes. Aggghhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: The hilarious ‘ Is this a library ? ‘ song . Most who sing it wouldn’t bloody recognise a library if it had 3 mètre high flashing neon sign saying ‘ this is a library ‘ at the entrance. Culture and football supporters. Although it will be strangely apt when Wally pulls the plug on the Fewers. Funding cuts are seeing libraries closing all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Players' "bants" Beginning to think i actually hate football :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 War chest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 “International standard” and “at this level” when referring to an international match. Similarly, implying a player is better because he’s an international. E.g. “Why was Baker playing when had an international defender on the bench” when talking about Magnússon. A plumber from San Marino can call himself an international. It’s not the highest standard of the game. Whether a player is an international or not says very little about their quality and a lot more about the country they’re from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redland Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 'Brings it under his spell" "he has a good engine" "back stick" "the park", "'pulls the trigger" "custodian" and other similar bollocks commentators come up with. Not to mention "unlucky" when a highly paid premier league player misses an open goal my granny could scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan 1982 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Small margins , we go again Tuesday , Ipswich maybe 10 points adrift but they outplayed us . Dna , we’ll go with what we’ve got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifford Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Under the lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 DNA, Identity, Triggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Got two guys behind me who excitedly shout 'do him' when ever a city player has the ball near a opponent. Can't stand it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, JBFC II said: Got two guys behind me who excitedly shout 'do him' when ever a city player has the ball near a opponent. Can't stand it... Bet @Rudolf Hucker's one of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Deluded … is a much overused annoying word too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 That's a penalty/free kick, whatever it is, "all day long". Plus the use of "Redknapp" cockney, which is often used even by pundits and managers who are otherwise quite articulate (Glen Hoddle and a bright young English "Head Coach" plying his trade not a million miles from Ashton Gate!) Example:- "I thought we was poor in the 1st half, but if you was to ask me, I'd say we was deserving of a point" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Funny enough, I've grown quite fond of the word... 'prowed'... it's one of the better 'gifts' the Gas have given to the World of football .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 "City" meaning Man City (Talksport, 5 Live, Sky etc **** off, they are Manchester City ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastonburyRed Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Boils my piss Melt Give your head a wobble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 “They like to overload down the right hand side ...”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifford Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The media bigging up a match between two sides that don't really have a rivalry by naming it after the motorway or A-Road between the two teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gifford said: The media bigging up a match between two sides that don't really have a rivalry by naming it after the motorway or A-Road between the two teams. the "Google Maps" derby :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, Gifford said: The media bigging up a match between two sides that don't really have a rivalry by naming it after the motorway or A-Road between the two teams. Love the "Dockyard Derby" between Plymouth and Portsmouth, presumably named due to the Navy connection. The 2 cities are over 170 miles apart, that's about the same distance as between Bristol and Wigan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRed Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 The footie. "My hubbie has gone to the footie" would be a reasonable ground for divorce IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Work ethic. He gave 110% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 “Goes to ground”......wtf does that mean? The player was either fouled or fell over.......ffs............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, downendcity said: Work ethic. He gave 110% Now let me think... Who have I heard overuse this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 xG Total bullshit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Major Isewater said: The hilarious ‘ Is this a library ? ‘ song . Most who sing it wouldn’t bloody recognise a library if it had 3 mètre high flashing neon sign saying ‘ this is a library ‘ at the entrance. Culture and football supporters. Yes major, and your support is ******* shit. Especially coming from the likes of Birmingham who’s home support are mute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 3 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: I've just mentioned one... 'marquee signing' in another thread…. that's one that really grates on me. Football is littered with cliché's nowadays, thanks, not least, to tv commentators and pundits.... Some of these must bug you too, which oft heard football related words, clichés and descriptions get up your nose? The park... That's where I take the grandchildren when they're doing Mrs Bruce's head in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 he was entitled to go down… I would’ve taken this at the start of the season… We are punching above our weight… If you'd offered me a point at half time, I would've bitten your hand off… You have to respect (teams higher in the league)… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzler Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Someone’s ‘been a good servant to the club’........ hardly a servant when you’re earning thousands a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 For some reason saved by the post always bugged me. They weren't saved by the post Steve, the other team missed - the post didn't launch itself in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, Robbored said: “Goes to ground”......wtf does that mean? The player was either fouled or fell over.......ffs............ Player could've passed away and is in the process of being interred…. (unlikely granted, but possible) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian66 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Top Top corner......how exactly is that different from just a singular top corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 One for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 They worked their socks off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Right out of the top drawer. Like a teaspoon or a pair of pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning To One Side Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Wade Wilson said: Not a match term, but players tweeting “We go again”. Couldn't agree more Wade, for some reason this expression really does get on my f*cking t*ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 33 minutes ago, New Dazzler said: They worked their socks off! #wrongsocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 “Apologies if any language you just heard has offended you...” - Sky commentators pandering to the poor petals at home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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