Football Cliches

[Mav]

Got a good engine

 

box to box player

[RedKnight]

It's in that corridor of uncertainty.

 

At the end of the day...

[Section_31]

In the hole

[Paul Don]

Corner, and up come the big men.

[madstock]

The importance of a player at the back post.

 

"Here comes the cavalry.." (upon the introduction of a sub or lumpy great big center-backs coming up for a corner)

 

Instantly bringing the ball under his spell (like Zidane is a fucking warlock or something)

 

Has crept in from the Continental Game...

 

Really got hold of that one...

 

Couldn't hit a barn door/cows' backside with a banjo

 

Surely if that wasn't a foul he should be booked for diving (Christ knows how many times this tournament)

[Jay Glover]

describing a 6 yard box striker - he's a predator

[Stephen Adams.]

Getting black pundits in when there's an African team on.

Not only clichéd but also patronising.

Especially when it's Wobbie Earle.

[RSM]

ifithadn'tofbeenfor.......

[ashfire]

Thats bread and butter to him.

 

While this probably isnt well known throught the world it certainly is in our pub, the manager was (trying) to give us a pep talk and said

 

"I hold you all together. Your the bricks and im the mortar. Together were unbeatable"

 

It had the affect he was after but not in the way he had planned, every time we stopped them scoring it was usually followed with some wise-crack spun off that line. How they didnt score past us doubled over laughing ill never know.

[discuit]

And what is he going to say at half time?

[Erik T]

10) a game of two halves

 

I guess you're referring to England - Sweden?

[Kurt]

...That balmy night in Barcelona...

[Chocoholic]

Goal.....and (insert player's name) just doesn't miss those.

 

Except in the World Cup, where lumplard, whinery et al, did nothng but.

 

 

 

He's already on a yellow, he's in trouble here, he'll be off.

 

Relax, Plank is the ref, extra breathing space with him :yes:

[Anny Road]

K Keagan

 

'I try to avoid using cliches like the plague'

[bri]

thats a hollywood ball

 

I thought showed good bouncbackability today

[DT]

24) The magic of the FA Cup

[James H]

worked his socks off

instinctive save

great shotstopper

[Croque Monsieur]

Half a yard of pace.

 

As in, 'He's lost half a yard of pace since coming back from the injury'

[Original202]

* Oh, he was inches away from scoring.

 

Nope. He was inches away from hitting the post.

 

* Oh, so unlucky, he's hit the post.

 

Nope. So inaccurate.

 

* The defender did just enough there.

 

Nope. The defender did enough. No just about it. It doesn't matter if he hoofs it into row z or just deflects it wide, he's cleared it and done his job.

 

The worst buzz phrase which is creeping in at the moment though is "To be honest". Pundits are always adding it on to the end of their sentances. Normally, what they mean is "To be fair". i.e England have lost but Ireland were the better side to be fair. They completely misunderstand the context of the words and it pisses me off. "To be honest" should be used when you feel uncomfortable about slagging someone/something off i.e "Eriksson has lost the plot. In fact, I hate the bloke to be honest". Actually, sack that. It should never be used as it implies that at all other times the person is not honest.

[fivetimes]

Good feet for a big man. Arrggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Redvespa]

im leaving to win the european cup

(nice one michael or should it be liam )

[Croque Monsieur]

'The greatest fans in the land'

 

When referring to the fools who fill St.James park every other weekend.

[peekay]

Come out and get me plea

[Guest TK-421]

The game is just getting a bit stretched

 

(Andy Gray in any game after 1 hour and the score is 0-0)

[RSM]

The youngster is rated as one of the brightest young talents to come from "insert country of choice"