Football cliches which make you cringe?

**Bully Bull** · 12/01/2006, 9:52 AM

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

Anybody got anything to add:

**Peadar** · 12/01/2006, 9:58 AM

Originally Posted by Bully Bull

Anybody got anything to add:

"Both teams deserved to win!"

**Eire06** · 12/01/2006, 10:01 AM

its a game of two halves

**sligoman** · 12/01/2006, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Eire06

its a game of two halves

I was wondering how long it would take before that one was mentioned

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**the 12 th man** · 12/01/2006, 10:03 AM

"Early doors"

**Eire06** · 12/01/2006, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

I was wondering how long it would take before that one was mentioned

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another one that annoys me is
"He gave it 110%"

**Neish** · 12/01/2006, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Eire06

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** · 12/01/2006, 10:33 AM

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

**Macy** · 12/01/2006, 10:49 AM

"At the end of the day"

I really hate it.

**Eire06** · 12/01/2006, 10:54 AM

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

**aido_b** · 12/01/2006, 11:00 AM

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** · 12/01/2006, 11:23 AM

All Credit to 'opposition\Player'

actually it was dave mustaine i beleive.

**lofty9** · 12/01/2006, 11:29 AM

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

**noby** · 12/01/2006, 11:36 AM

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** · 12/01/2006, 11:40 AM

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

**Blue Man** · 12/01/2006, 11:40 AM

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