tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post7932175115776464276..comments2024-03-11T13:54:37.874+00:00Comments on Football Clichés: "Where's the Talking?!"FootballClichéshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13495253216114840818noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-2146112677919373422014-11-28T15:48:14.001+00:002014-11-28T15:48:14.001+00:00What about 'RELEASE IT', often shouted at ...What about 'RELEASE IT', often shouted at a player who has taken more than two touches in midfieldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-24056257465565777582013-09-27T00:34:09.940+00:002013-09-27T00:34:09.940+00:00Triangles!
Triangles!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-18616023591871201842013-09-26T10:09:37.699+00:002013-09-26T10:09:37.699+00:00I always particularly enjoy hearing "Have a f...I always particularly enjoy hearing "Have a fag, have a fag" usually a shout from the opposition to a team mate to denote a) He has time on the ball or b) we are winning, take your time with the free kick/throwing. Usually the fags wait til half time/full time whistles but the time on field is wasted none-the-lessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-10973573623758277332013-07-11T15:13:33.022+00:002013-07-11T15:13:33.022+00:00I'd have liked to have seen "i'm here...I'd have liked to have seen "i'm here if you need.." added. A term offered to a talented player coming under pressure while in possession of the ball by a tailgating teammate of inferior quality. Often used by the tailgating teammate to offer support but not come across too demanding of the player of superior quality.George Rydernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-65065747181220493422013-06-28T17:52:33.580+00:002013-06-28T17:52:33.580+00:00If you've played soccer in Ireland you'll ...If you've played soccer in Ireland you'll know 'watch your house', which is the same as 'man on'. Never failed to make me cringe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-46096616638536339912013-06-25T19:05:28.818+00:002013-06-25T19:05:28.818+00:00what about the immortal
'turn and face!'
e...what about the immortal<br />'turn and face!'<br />everytime there's a goal kickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-19982220028009272202013-01-07T18:32:36.596+00:002013-01-07T18:32:36.596+00:00How about barking "Our ball!!" with an a...How about barking "Our ball!!" with an arm in the air every time the ball goes out of play, even if your team-mate's just hoofed it into touch. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-72093329125423467142012-08-29T09:11:41.180+00:002012-08-29T09:11:41.180+00:00My personal favourites:
"Nothing silly"...My personal favourites:<br /><br />"Nothing silly" (aimed at crap defender with ball at feet)<br />"Who wants it?" (aimed at teammates when noone is 'showing' for it)<br />"Get rid" (aimed at crap defender with ball at feet)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-68749939540255638712012-08-22T15:43:06.103+00:002012-08-22T15:43:06.103+00:00Pahaha... these are great. I shout at least six or...Pahaha... these are great. I shout at least six or seven of them every single Sunday.Jonathanhttp://catastrophicinversion.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-45734098887740915452012-08-22T15:27:02.197+00:002012-08-22T15:27:02.197+00:00'No bounce!' on any pitch that can be cons...'No bounce!' on any pitch that can be considered either 'bobbly' or 'slick'<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-69581016058213734552012-06-29T01:29:44.585+00:002012-06-29T01:29:44.585+00:00"I've lost my man!""I've lost my man!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-88731747529109980222012-05-04T16:00:47.496+00:002012-05-04T16:00:47.496+00:00LAST FIVE LADS!LAST FIVE LADS!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-89373446531956450152012-04-20T09:35:07.233+00:002012-04-20T09:35:07.233+00:00Cracker from one of my lot a few weeks ago. As the...Cracker from one of my lot a few weeks ago. As the team goes back onto the pitch at half time he yells "REMEMBER BOYS, IF IT MOVES, KICK IT!" resulting in a stern word from the ref! Naturally he was talking about the ball....Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-10206534152642670882012-04-16T09:35:21.401+00:002012-04-16T09:35:21.401+00:00How can this be open for 6 months+ and no one ment...How can this be open for 6 months+ and no one mention 'first 5 tackles, lads; first 5 headers'? <br /><br />And, of course:<br /><br />'Don't let it bounce!' It was never fully explained either why a bouncing ball would be such a terrible outcome, or how it induced a level of such anticipative dread in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-14528546339874450742012-04-13T21:47:03.909+00:002012-04-13T21:47:03.909+00:00I like the clever "hey ref! you're eyes p...I like the clever "hey ref! you're eyes painted on?", and the hypotenuse-favouring "DIAG! DIAG!!!"AshMcGinstrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-34402417302565207432012-04-13T19:43:38.845+00:002012-04-13T19:43:38.845+00:00Haha love some of these.
the 'its gone queit&...Haha love some of these.<br /><br />the 'its gone queit' is so true and the one that annoys me. <br /><br />Its gone quiet because its a goal kick and theres nothing to discuss.<br /><br />The captain of my team only opens his mouth to tell others they've gone queit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-63531263735356189422012-04-13T00:47:13.274+00:002012-04-13T00:47:13.274+00:00@The Angle,
you reminded me of quite the best cri...@The Angle,<br /><br />you reminded me of quite the best criticism I've ever heard in a Sunday League match that came from a centre-half when we had just gone 3-0 down after 20 minutes: "What the fuck is wrong with us? We're playing like a bunch of fucking amateurs!!"<br /><br />"It's a man's game": a particularly Scottish cliche deployed by your opponents to refute your allegation that one of their number has just halfed one of your team-mates with a spectacularly late and vicious tackle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-9095513706872906762012-04-12T18:10:21.246+00:002012-04-12T18:10:21.246+00:00"Don't let it hit the ground" shoute..."Don't let it hit the ground" shouted to inspire defenders to "get their head on it" as a goalie launches a huge punt down the middle. See "Head like a threepenny bit's" comment above to understand what is going through many a player's mind in the interminable period that it takes for this anti ballistic missile to reach the earth. At least balls don't retain as much water as they used to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-18566645644479001432012-04-12T11:13:28.556+00:002012-04-12T11:13:28.556+00:00I'm a big fan of 'TURN AND FACE' - as ...I'm a big fan of 'TURN AND FACE' - as if a player needs to be informed that the keepers goal kick is going to come from behind them unless they turnaround<br /><br />Great articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-6788680220102115512012-04-01T20:33:20.692+00:002012-04-01T20:33:20.692+00:00Guilty your honour! Particularly regard #3, 7 + 9!...Guilty your honour! Particularly regard #3, 7 + 9!<br /><br />Brilliant post, so true.Sunday League Footballhttp://www.sunday-league-football.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-64169994171732105112012-03-27T10:25:56.152+00:002012-03-27T10:25:56.152+00:00Ha! That tape NEVER finds its way back to the orig...Ha! That tape NEVER finds its way back to the original owner.FootballClichéshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495253216114840818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-76729865805444515092012-03-27T10:18:26.429+00:002012-03-27T10:18:26.429+00:00Anyone got any tape?Anyone got any tape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-64486572647224897252012-03-26T17:58:35.380+00:002012-03-26T17:58:35.380+00:00I'm a foreigner (Italian) so at the beginning ...I'm a foreigner (Italian) so at the beginning (three years ago) I was a bit puzzled by all of this talking. Little by little I got to understand pretty much everything, and, yes, appreciate the mostly inane nature of it all. <br /><br />Sometimes the statements are meant to make sense, but in a parallel reality where things actually go as you expect more than the 1 time out of 100000 that they actually do: in my team most players are convinced that the a very good way to create fantastic goal opportunities or, when far from the box, to advance towards it, is by means of a backwards header by a lad supposedly particularly gifted in this arcane art.<br /><br />There are three main situations where this is supposed to happen:<br />- on ALL goal kicks,<br />- on ALL throw ins (which MUST be sent down the line),<br />- on MOST free kicks<br /><br />in these situations, the gifted lad will shout "OFF ME!", which means:<br />- I'll be the one doing the header,<br />- It's not ME having to know where YOU teammate are in order to pass you the ball, it's YOU that must guess where I'm sending the header.<br /><br />In the 1 out of 10 (in the case of a goal kick) or 1 out of 5 (in the other cases) times where the header actually happens, the guy who headed it will shout something like "OFF YOU GO!" or "THERE YOU GO!" as if to say "see? I did the hard part, now do the easy part of the job and score": that normally happens while the ball darts in a random direction.baroncellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589699184658083744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-38520203771481772602012-03-19T18:12:28.762+00:002012-03-19T18:12:28.762+00:00Our captain used to issue this rallying cry in the...Our captain used to issue this rallying cry in the dressing room at half time especially during the depths of midwinter.<br /><br />"Its cold its wet and they don't like it"<br /><br />No one could be bothered to tell him we didn't like it either.Neon Messiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288786243908986920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166729823780573536.post-5255552103786142992012-02-21T08:48:35.351+00:002012-02-21T08:48:35.351+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com