"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
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"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
Another that does my head in is "the battle of the basement boys". a bit too much aliteration there for me
Im with you on that one.Serious commentator cheeseQuote:
Originally Posted by noby
If they has scored more goals, they would of had a good chance of winning.
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
"He hit it with his favourite left foot"
Yep- He has a number of left feet, some of which he prefers over others :rolleyes:
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!
Ya, Big Ron loves those one's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eire06
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.
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dublin 12
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."
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macy
I blame David Beckham for that one!
"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.
Yeah lofty - that drives me nuts.....eh........obviously.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by lofty9
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.:)
"This game is a real 6 pointer"
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.
You've clearly never seen me play. I have two of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snoop Drog
Yeah but are you left-footed?
No, I'm not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
He was just about to "pull the trigger"....:(
He's scored from an impossible angle :confused:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeSemi
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.