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Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 1:57 pm
by MalvoliO
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?
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:01 pm
by Max B Gold
The winner is the late Arthur Montford's - "There's a stramash in the goal mouth"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:08 pm
by Long slender neck
"Wage thief"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:09 pm
by Long slender neck
"Carthorse"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:22 pm
by KC & sunshine band
Leyton orient nil
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:27 pm
by BIGRON
Ruel Sotiriou scores the penalty ☹
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 5:00 pm
by tuffers#1
" A Humble P*ul T*rry "
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:17 pm
by i8ubutler
Educated left foot.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:33 pm
by Celtient
" He opened his body right up " (intestines everywhere becoming an increasingly common sight in the modern game)
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:42 pm
by EastDerehamO
Diamond formation
False number 9.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:51 pm
by JimbO
gaffer
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:51 pm
by Omygawd
“That Reilly was a good signing”.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:56 pm
by i8ubutler
He couldn't sort his feet out.
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:00 pm
by Give it to Jabo
"He couldn't get his shot off!"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:03 pm
by Give it to Jabo
"And it's live!!!"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:15 pm
by Max Fowler
Cruciate
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:19 pm
by gshaw
The new phrase I never remember hearing until recently
"low block"
Used to be "sitting deep" then I heard Alex Scott say it a year or two back now all the coaches and pundits say it
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:35 pm
by spen666
words rarely heard at Orient include "promotion" , "Success", "won"
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:36 pm
by BiggsyMalone
Stanchion
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:40 pm
by Give it to Jabo
"They think it's all over..."
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 3:07 pm
by StillSpike
He's given him the eyes there
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 3:14 pm
by CEB
Adjudged
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 4:03 pm
by BiggsyMalone
Cultured left foot. No one says a plumber has a cultured left hand
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 5:53 pm
by Orient_Man_And_Boy
“That’s exactly 90 minutes and, yes, there’s the final whistle.”
Or
“He’s chanced his arm and it’s come off!”
Or
“If that effort had gone in, it would have been a goal!”
Re: Football words that you rarely hear elsewhere
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 5:56 pm
by The Mindsweep
Lttle pockets of space