Football cliches which make you cringe?

[Bully Bull]

"Its a shame one team had to lose" (if that's the case why dont they just ban team sport) :mad:

Anybody got anything to add:

[Peadar]

Anybody got anything to add:


"Both teams deserved to win!"

[Eire06]

its a game of two halves

[sligoman]

its a game of two halvesI was wondering how long it would take before that one was mentioned:D.

[the 12 th man]

"Early doors"

[Eire06]

I was wondering how long it would take before that one was mentioned:D.
another one that annoys me is
"He gave it 110%"

[Neish]

its a game of two halves

To quote Billy Connolly, "Its a game of two halfs, is that why they have the break in the middle?"

[Pauro 76]

great touch for a big man. You mean to say that tall players cant play?

[Macy]

"At the end of the day"

I really hate it.

[Eire06]

All Credit to 'opposition\Player'
- Made famous by Mr.Keane

[aido_b]

Referring to players who've scored one decent free kick in their lives as "dead ball specialists". Best example being Marc Kenny who's still referred to as dead ball/free kick specialist!

[paul_oshea]

All Credit to 'opposition\Player'

actually it was dave mustaine i beleive.

[lofty9]

Not a cliche , but football players when interviewed saying 'Obviously' at the beginning or end of every sentence, obviously.

[noby]

Every time a player goes to ground when tackled in the box:
"If the referee doesn't give a penalty, then he should book the forward for diving"

[Dublin12]

"Your Real Madrids, your Barcelonas, your AC Milans ,your Bayern Munichs"etc:rolleyes:

[Blue Man]

God i've loads of these.i even drive my own mates mad with them.i love "he's an honest player". what do they mean by honest?it just means that if you get close enough to him he'll kick 7 types of sh!te out of you cos he couldn't trap a bag of cement

[beautifulrock]

after a nasty tackle by a forward i.e. scholes "it was a typical forwards tackle" even though it was a calculated piece of nastiness

[Bully Bull]

after losing junior football game heavily.Opposition manager comes In and says "Hope ye go on and win the cup"

[Blue Man]

after a nasty tackle by a forward i.e. scholes "it was a typical forwards tackle" even though it was a calculated piece of nastiness


Absolutely love that one
:D

[Bully Bull]

any half decent save by a keeper is greeted with 'outstanding' or word of a similiar meaning. Maybe im just a moaning b*tch!

[noby]

"That magical night in Barcelona" Does it have to be mentioned every time, Clive?

Soon to be outdone by "That magical night in Istanbul", me thinks

[Blue Man]

Another that does my head in is "the battle of the basement boys". a bit too much aliteration there for me

[Bully Bull]

"That magical night in Barcelona" Does it have to be mentioned every time, Clive?

Soon to be outdone by "That magical night in Istanbul", me thinks

Im with you on that one.Serious commentator cheese

[A face]

If they has scored more goals, they would of had a good chance of winning.

[gustavo]

football and footballers in general are obsessed with metaphors they almost never speak in real terms.
chalk and cheese
bread and butter
if u cut him he would bleed <insert colour here>
turned the corner
purple patch
lady luck
he gets a nosebleed that far up the pitch
lost the dressingroom
handbags
etc etc

[Snoop Drog]

"He hit it with his favourite left foot"

Yep- He has a number of left feet, some of which he prefers over others :rolleyes:

[aido_b]

Another one related to the Eircom League,

"Yes, this season will indeed be Shamrock Rovers season" :D

Been hearing that one since the 90's!

[Risteard]

another one that annoys me is
"He gave it 110%"
Ya, Big Ron loves those one's.
He's also a fan of
"He's worked his socks off tonight, Clive."
and
"I tell you wot.
There isn't a blade of grass he hasn't covered tonight."
Often used together.

"Your Real Madrids, your Barcelonas, your AC Milans ,your Bayern Munichs"etc:D
Ya thats very popular with Toshack and Brady with their "we've been around, you know" attitude, when all Brady really wants to say is
"if you take a look at your arsenals Bill, you've got your arsenals, you're arsenals and arsenal. And Teaeeeery Onri Bill."

[JoeSemi]

"At the end of the day"

I really hate it.

Likewise. It's only become an everyday turn of phrase over the last year and it really makes me cringe every time its used. The sister had a go at me yesterday after somebody used it, and said I "get fixated on little things". Damn right I do, when whats said its a load of sh!t and only acts as a polyfiller in sentences.

I blame David Beckham for that one!

[JoeSemi]

"Like I said" or "like I say" are other common cliches thrown in now when somebody has to fill in a pause while being interviewed.

If you've said it before why say it again then? Very annoying.

[hamish]

Not a cliche , but football players when interviewed saying 'Obviously' at the beginning or end of every sentence, obviously.

Yeah lofty - that drives me nuts.....eh........obviously.:D

I see that there is now a band called "Bouncebackability". Was that an Atkinson comment?

Another one which has now permeated the world of all sports, politics and God knows what else

"setting out our/their stall"

I just hate that expression.

Reminds me of the 80s when every fcuking hack politician was saying "Our youth are Ireland's greatest natural resource" or "At this point in time".:mad:

At least "sick as a parrot" appears to have disappeared.:)

[silentbob]

"This game is a real 6 pointer"

[lofty9]

Bouncebackability - was termed by Ian Dowie - one of the few intelligent football managers around. I think it was Sky Sports who picked up on it and used it to death.

[John83]

"He hit it with his favourite left foot"

Yep- He has a number of left feet, some of which he prefers over others :rolleyes:
You've clearly never seen me play. I have two of them.

[Risteard]

Yeah but are you left-footed?

[John83]

Yeah but are you left-footed? No, I'm not.

[the 12 th man]

He was just about to "pull the trigger"....:(

[Superhoops]

He's scored from an impossible angle :confused:

[Snoop Drog]

"Like I said"

Half the time they haven't even said it before! Or at least not on TV- maybe in The Green Room or during the game and the pundits are yapping to each other back in the studio.

[OwlsFan]

The use of the word "shock" when a team for a lower division beats a higher team. Who exactly is shocked by the result? I'll always remember a BBC Presenter saying, and this is true, "Surprisingly there were no shocks in the FA Cup today". Doh!

And in the same context "giant killers". I suppose giant is a relative term but when I hear something like Torquay beating Crewe being called "giant killing" I have to scratch my head.

And finally "the referee should show common sense". The player is already on a yellow card and he kicks the ball away (a bookable offence). The ref shows him a second yellow and off he goes. "The referee should have shown common sense". And what about the player - should be not have shown common sense and not kicked the ball away? Grrrrrrrr.

[Aldini98]

"The keepers got a rick in him", Sorry Ron but what the F**K on you on about ? Delighted he is off the Telly after SH*T like that.

"At the end of the day", or anything O'Leary says in his low droning sh*tty voice.

[jorge]

I wont stand in his way...

Need I say any more.Cringe is an understatement.Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggg....
It might have been mentioned before I dont know.

[mypost]

"That magical night in Barcelona"

Translation: "Those sickening 2 minutes in that uncovered, outdated Nou Camp dump". :mad:


Another one is Ray "No question about it" Houghton. :confused:

And then the one with no explanation: "We're quietly confident" :confused:

[highlight100]

dont know if you remember the fifa 98 game with andy gray saying "BUT QUITE SIMPLY HE SHOULDN'T OF BEEN OFFSIDE!" in a high pitched voice every 30 secconds or so...

[FarBeag]

You have got to get your first tackle in early even if its late

We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but they equalized


"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again" (Terry Venables - ex England football team manager)

[OwlsFan]

Sky's Alan Parry's use of the word "brilliant" every 5 minutes in commentary for anything in the game that isn't banal and Chris Kamara just slightly behind him with the use of the word "magnificent".

Anything John Motson says :eek:

[Pauro 76]

not sure if this has been said, but as per last night's FA Cup replays.. phrases such as Brave Tamworth lose to Stoke etc or Plucky Nuneaton defeated by Boro and the likes. Awwww its always the poor wee brave underdogs. Patronising gits....

[Dublin12]

Anything John Motson says :eek:

Mottie wrecks me head,he gets too excited over nothing.Do you ever hear him doing the FA Cup draw :number 6: OH IT'S BOLTON..BOLTON HAVE BEEN DRAWN AT HOME,number 13:OH NO IT'S ARSENAL..BOLTON HAVE BEEN DRAWN AT HOME TO ARSENAL.HOW STRANGE IS THAT:rolleyes: :D

[Peadar]

At the end of the day, I'm the gaffer, I'm the boss, the buck stops with me, what I say goes.

A load of shíte spewed in a Dundalk accent, by some ginger tosser on Monday.
Stomach churning stuff.

[OwlsFan]

At the end of the day, I'm the gaffer, I'm the boss, the buck stops with me, what I say goes. A load of shíte spewed in a Dundalk accent, by some ginger tosser on Monday. Stomach churning stuff.

Since when is a Dundalk accent held against someone ? Very strange comment. A "ginger tosser" who respresented his country over 100 times. My God, what do you have to do to earn a bit of respect in this country ?