Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere

Max Fowler · Post by **Max Fowler** » Mon May 23, 2022 6:48 pm

BiggsyMalone wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 4:03 pm Cultured left foot. No one says a plumber has a cultured left hand

Many a satisfied customer has said exactly those words to me, I’ll have you know.

Nutmeg.

Max Fowler · Post by **Max Fowler** » Mon May 23, 2022 6:49 pm

Hat trick.

tuffers#1 · Post by **tuffers#1** » Mon May 23, 2022 7:49 pm

Maradonna has been sent off .
Mexico 1986

y o y o y · Post by **y o y o y** » Mon May 23, 2022 8:10 pm

Back stick
Row Z
Hospital pass
Set their stall out
Box to box
Long ball

Ghostkidofthenorth · Post by **Ghostkidofthenorth** » Mon May 23, 2022 8:32 pm

Covered every blade of grass

i8ubutler · Post by **i8ubutler** » Mon May 23, 2022 8:41 pm

Turned on a sixpence.

Petrov788 · Post by **Petrov788** » Tue May 24, 2022 8:17 am

I recommend the 'football cliches' podcast for anyone with an interest in the words, phrases and terminology used within football.

https://podcasts.google.com/u/1/feed/aH ... aFBvX3lMWA (other podcast aggregators available)

Highwood Man · Post by **Highwood Man** » Tue May 24, 2022 8:31 am

Parking the bus.

Adz · Post by **Adz** » Tue May 24, 2022 8:48 am

MalvoliO wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 1:57 pm Was having a discussion with mates about football reporting in the press and on TV and words that journalists use that you really only associate with football and don't really hear used elsewhere an din everyday speech. Words like "brandish" as in "the ref is going to brandish a yellow card here, Martin" and "melee" as in "now most of the Everton bench have piled into the melee, Gary".

Which other words do you all only associate with football reporting/commentary?

brandish a knife is a pretty common saying

JimbO · Post by **JimbO** » Tue May 24, 2022 10:04 am

Gaffer

cymruO · Post by **cymruO** » Tue May 24, 2022 10:48 am

Orient have a penalty.
Orient have scored a penalty

Sid Bishop · Post by **Sid Bishop** » Tue May 24, 2022 6:42 pm

In ladies TV football commentary the word ''Quality'' ( repeatedly said by Sue Smith especially ) Quality player, Quality pass, Quality goal etc, etc ! That word is repeated far too much by women commentating on ladies football matches, but hardly ever used by male commentators when describing mens football matches !

Fisch · Post by **Fisch** » Tue May 24, 2022 9:46 pm

runnin' the channels

Orient Punxx · Post by **Orient Punxx** » Wed May 25, 2022 7:12 am

O-Nut, not to be confused with an ohnut.

Chicken Dhansak · Post by **Chicken Dhansak** » Wed May 25, 2022 10:14 am

Flat back four, or was that flat white coffee, oh I don't know.

MalvoliO · Post by **MalvoliO** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:12 pm

Also... dugout

PutneyO · Post by **PutneyO** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:35 pm

"Play up"

Adz · Post by **Adz** » Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:19 pm

The misuse of pedigree.

PutneyO · Post by **PutneyO** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:09 am

Back to square one.

3GO · Post by **3GO** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:06 am

The final third

Holybourne Identity · Post by **Holybourne Identity** » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:30 am

early doors
job of work
odd anything (goal) in five
he did something (hit it) too well

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