"Its a shame one team had to lose" (if that's the case why dont they just ban team sport) :mad:
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"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:
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Originally Posted by Bully Bull
"Both teams deserved to win!"
its a game of two halves
I was wondering how long it would take before that one was mentioned:D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eire06
"Early doors"
another one that annoys me isQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
"He gave it 110%"
To quote Billy Connolly, "Its a game of two halfs, is that why they have the break in the middle?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Eire06
great touch for a big man. You mean to say that tall players cant play?
"At the end of the day"
I really hate it.
All Credit to 'opposition\Player'
- Made famous by Mr.Keane
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!
actually it was dave mustaine i beleive.Quote:
All Credit to 'opposition\Player'
Not a cliche , but football players when interviewed saying 'Obviously' at the beginning or end of every sentence, obviously.
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"
"Your Real Madrids, your Barcelonas, your AC Milans ,your Bayern Munichs"etc:rolleyes:
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
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
after losing junior football game heavily.Opposition manager comes In and says "Hope ye go on and win the cup"
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Originally Posted by beautifulrock
Absolutely love that one
:D
any half decent save by a keeper is greeted with 'outstanding' or word of a similiar meaning. Maybe im just a moaning b*tch!
"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.