football sayings you dont like

[Streetym89]

It looks like a impact injury. Pisses me right off that

[Wacky Racer]

"If I had an argument with a player we would sit down for twenty minutes, talk about it and then decide I was right!"

Brian Clough

[DukeDickson]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

"and now over to your commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend."

Usually followed at some point (in the case of the former) with "that night in Barcelona" .


"He knows where the goal is" is another one for the irritation pile.

[Blackpuddin]

After a miss: 'he's got to score from there, surely?'

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I've heard a grown man in a tv studio, after a goal has been scored where the flight of the ball deceived the keeper, say "the ball picked up speed in mid air." And other grown men nod in agreement.

Just how the laws of physics have been circumvented to allow for this amazing phenomena hasn't been explained by said pundits.

[Pommygranite]

Pigskin. It's not a fking pigskin just as you're not a fking caveman.

[Jackarmy100]

Score a goal in the first 5 mins. It's described as "early doors". Wtf is early doors??
Also get managers (typically Redknapp) saying we must not concede a goal early doors. It makes no sense you tard

[Devilstreak]

Jackarmy100 said:

Score a goal in the first 5 mins. It's described as "early doors". Wtf is early doors??
Also get managers (typically Redknapp) saying we must not concede a goal early doors. It makes no sense you tard

Quite a common saying round here, stems from "getting Down the pub early doors" ie- when the doors open? No?

[RDM]

Zaxxon said:

The team we ALL support.....as in the thread on this site.

yes, this is pretty annoying !

[Hugo a Gogo]

"immense"
when did this fker become a football staple? "he's been immense all season" get fked

[Hugo a Gogo]

Jackarmy100 said:

Score a goal in the first 5 mins. It's described as "early doors". Wtf is early doors??
Also get managers (typically Redknapp) saying we must not concede a goal early doors. It makes no sense you tard

Classic Ronglish
http://www.dangerhere.com/ronglish/

spotter's badge to Jackarmy

[Gargamel]

They are always "dumped" out of the cup

Arggghhh

[thetapeworm]

Fans that say "we" when referring to the team they support, you may give them money, wear their clothes, have deep feelings for the gentlemen on the team and shout at them etc but you aren't on the team, you just like looking at them and talking about what they do endlessly.

[iphonedyou]

thetapeworm said:

Fans that say "we" when referring to the team they support, you may give them money, wear their clothes, have deep feelings for the gentlemen on the team and shout at them etc but you aren't on the team, you just like looking at them and talking about what they do endlessly.

Think you've just missed the point, really. It's much quicker and easier than saying the full name. Especially given you'd need to repeat the name many times in any given conversation. Additionally, in public many people would prefer not to openly discuss their allegiance in a way that could invite comments from the more nefarious amongst us. Finally, continually repeating the team name would sound a little odd, in the same way that repeating any noun can make a sentence seem poorly structured and more than a little verbose.

[Hugo a Gogo]

iphonedyou said:

thetapeworm said:

Fans that say "we" when referring to the team they support, you may give them money, wear their clothes, have deep feelings for the gentlemen on the team and shout at them etc but you aren't on the team, you just like looking at them and talking about what they do endlessly.

Think you've just missed the point, really. It's much quicker and easier than saying the full name. Especially given you'd need to repeat the name many times in any given conversation. Additionally, in public many people would prefer not to openly discuss their allegiance in a way that could invite comments from the more nefarious amongst us. Finally, continually repeating the team name would sound a little odd, in the same way that repeating any noun can make a sentence seem poorly structured and more than a little verbose.

how about 'they'?

[iphonedyou]

Hugo a Gogo said:

how about 'they'?

'They' falls at the first hurdle, because when I'm talking to a mate who supports Chelsea, and I support Manchester United, my meaning is indecipherable without additional clarification. Which is avoided altogether by just using 'we'. The problem is further confounded when watching a match with many friends who support different teams.

I'm not particularly a grammar pedant, but I thought I'd explain why 'we' is used - it's not really to promote allegiance. At least, not all the time

Edited by iphonedyou on Monday 18th June 09:56

[Hugo a Gogo]

iphonedyou said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

how about 'they'?

'They' falls at the first hurdle, because when I'm talking to a mate who supports Chelsea, and I support Manchester United, my meaning is indecipherable without additional clarification. Which is avoided altogether by just using 'we'. The problem is further confounded when watching a match with many friends who support different teams.

that's what we said when we made this sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

[iphonedyou]

Hugo a Gogo said:

that's what we said when we made this sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU

No speakers on my work computer

[Hugo a Gogo]

watch it when you get home

[anonymous-user]

when pundits try to justify a bad decision like a blatant penalty decison the ref got wrong by saying "it all evens itself up over a season"....

no it bloody doesnt!....