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Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 6:48 pm
by Max Fowler
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.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 6:49 pm
by Max Fowler
Hat trick.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 7:49 pm
by tuffers#1
Maradonna has been sent off .
Mexico 1986
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:10 pm
by y o y o y
Back stick
Row Z
Hospital pass
Set their stall out
Box to box
Long ball
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:32 pm
by Ghostkidofthenorth
Covered every blade of grass
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:41 pm
by i8ubutler
Turned on a sixpence.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:17 am
by Petrov788
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)
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:31 am
by Highwood Man
Parking the bus.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:48 am
by Adz
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
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 10:04 am
by JimbO
Gaffer
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 10:48 am
by cymruO
Orient have a penalty.
Orient have scored a penalty
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 6:42 pm
by Sid Bishop
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 !
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:46 pm
by Fisch
runnin' the channels
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:12 am
by Orient Punxx
O-Nut, not to be confused with an ohnut.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 10:14 am
by Chicken Dhansak
Flat back four, or was that flat white coffee, oh I don't know.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:12 pm
by MalvoliO
Also... dugout
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:35 pm
by PutneyO
"Play up"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:19 pm
by Adz
The misuse of pedigree.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:09 am
by PutneyO
Back to square one.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:06 am
by 3GO
The final third
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:30 am
by Holybourne Identity
early doors
job of work
odd anything (goal) in five
he did something (hit it) too well