| Football cliches you hate 12:27 - Jun 23 with 9509 views | TresBonne |
For me - 'anyone can beat anyone in this league'. Literally said in every single league from Stowmarket's to the Premier League. So obvious. |  | | |  |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:27 - Jun 23 with 1579 views | Stu_Magoo |
Totally irrational this one, but anytime a player coming back from injury is referred to as "..... on the grass" (back, out, running, etc). For some reason a fairly recent one that has crept into the vocab. |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:28 - Jun 23 with 1575 views | BlueBlood90 |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:18 - Jun 23 by ThisIsMyUsername |
'We go again'.
Cringe. |
You just beat me to my pet hate! |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:30 - Jun 23 with 1569 views | Churchman |
Simulation - you mean cheating
Went down too easily - dived
Every point is a prisoner - nope, it’s just a point framed in words that try and disguise you were terrible and scraped a point.
Proper bloke - cr@p at football
Consolation goal - no consolation of you are 3-0 down and getting hammered [Post edited 23 Jun 2023 14:18]
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:31 - Jun 23 with 1561 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
"They are enjoying the majority of possession here", see also,
"They're looking the better side"
.....after three minutes of play.......IN THE FIRST HALF
Kills me that one. |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:34 - Jun 23 with 1543 views | J2BLUE |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:30 - Jun 23 by Churchman |
Simulation - you mean cheating
Went down too easily - dived
Every point is a prisoner - nope, it’s just a point framed in words that try and disguise you were terrible and scraped a point.
Proper bloke - cr@p at football
Consolation goal - no consolation of you are 3-0 down and getting hammered [Post edited 23 Jun 2023 14:18]
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Always entertaining when they say a player dived then a bit later when it's one of their favourites they were "entitled to go down" |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:36 - Jun 23 with 1545 views | MattinLondon |
In the media - ‘The north-east is a hotbed for football’ annoys me.
And as Everton were struggling last season, pundits who continually stated that ‘it’s never nice to see a big club struggle’. Yes it is, it’s hilarious.
On here the phrase ‘proper club’ grates me. It’s usually used by posters stuck in the 80s. |  | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:36 - Jun 23 with 1541 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
This thread has made me realise that outside of ITFC I genuinely hate professional football and everything it involves. The closer you go to the top the worse and more degenerate it becomes. |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:40 - Jun 23 with 1531 views | Illinoisblue |
“Nobody should go to a football match and not come home” - used after individual tragedies at games. I’m not doubting the sadness and sincerity of it but it’s bizarre how people think going to a game should somehow make you immune from death. |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:40 - Jun 23 with 1530 views | BloomBlue |
"When is the new kit launch day?"
"We need an out and out No.9". Wtf does an out and out mean
"We have the best xG score". Who gives a flying fork about expected goals, its actual goals which win games. |  | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:43 - Jun 23 with 1522 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
The general cliché of fans passionately 'supporting' a club they live many miles from and have never been to a game.
The cliché of those in the crowd applauding every time a player nearly scores a goal or nearly plays a good pass. In what other industry (applies to some other sports too although football is by far the worst) do people sit there and applaud you for nearly doing your job properly? | |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:45 - Jun 23 with 1520 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
Sky Sports (or other broadcasters) adverts showing people sitting at home on their sofa really getting into the game and displaying 'passion and emotion' all over their faces. | |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:49 - Jun 23 with 1505 views | bluewein |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:36 - Jun 23 by MattinLondon |
In the media - ‘The north-east is a hotbed for football’ annoys me.
And as Everton were struggling last season, pundits who continually stated that ‘it’s never nice to see a big club struggle’. Yes it is, it’s hilarious.
On here the phrase ‘proper club’ grates me. It’s usually used by posters stuck in the 80s. |
[Insert club name here]* fans really love their football. It's different here.
*Normally Sunderland, Newcastle, Liverpool... |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 13:59 - Jun 23 with 1475 views | BigCommon |
Not so much cliche, but new terminology for no reason whatsoever...
"Low block?". Isn't that just defending deep?
"Passing lanes?". Formally known as channels?
"Game management?". Time wasting/cheating.
They've re-badged it you fools. |  | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:00 - Jun 23 with 1472 views | NW10_Tractor |
Spanking a team 6-0 and youve just scored the 7th...
"Nil-Nil boys... from the off..."
"Box 'em in.."
when the opposite team has a throw on...
"Every week ref..."
when you have received your first foul in the game...
"All day, that's a penalty"
"Goals win games boys..."
"Stop them from scoring and you'll get something out of this game..."
"Stay tight on the big fella up top..." |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 14:01 - Jun 23 with 1467 views | Keno |
"big name's - football Team"
eg Roy Keane's Ipswich |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 14:05 - Jun 23 with 1459 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
Every single time a corner comes in and you hear the keeper shout 'Away!'. | |
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| Football cliches you hate on 14:05 - Jun 23 with 1456 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
"Manchester will be red tonight" after united win anything/some how beat City.
No, Surrey will be red tonight. Dartmouth will be red tonight. Manchester will most definitely still be blue.
"Wand of a left foot" Puely due to no one ever getting described as having a wand of a right foot |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 14:11 - Jun 23 with 1438 views | BlueBadger |
| Football cliches you hate on 12:46 - Jun 23 by Bluefields |
"They play the right way".
Winning games is the right way. |
Also 'technical football' used to describe any side that regularly strings more than 3 passes together. |  |
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| Football cliches you hate on 14:18 - Jun 23 with 1428 views | TresBonne |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:05 - Jun 23 by ThisIsMyUsername |
Every single time a corner comes in and you hear the keeper shout 'Away!'. |
Didn't actually realise this one irked me until now - skin currently crawling. | | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:28 - Jun 23 with 1405 views | NBVJohn |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:36 - Jun 23 by MattinLondon |
In the media - ‘The north-east is a hotbed for football’ annoys me.
And as Everton were struggling last season, pundits who continually stated that ‘it’s never nice to see a big club struggle’. Yes it is, it’s hilarious.
On here the phrase ‘proper club’ grates me. It’s usually used by posters stuck in the 80s. |
When they talk about no one likes to see a big club struggle, what they really mean is that the smaller clubs who should feel privileged just to breath the same air as the elite should just roll over and admit defeat like they're supposed to. |  | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:30 - Jun 23 with 1403 views | Churchman |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:36 - Jun 23 by MattinLondon |
In the media - ‘The north-east is a hotbed for football’ annoys me.
And as Everton were struggling last season, pundits who continually stated that ‘it’s never nice to see a big club struggle’. Yes it is, it’s hilarious.
On here the phrase ‘proper club’ grates me. It’s usually used by posters stuck in the 80s. |
Sky Sports and Newcastle, ‘the entertainers’ - no they’re not. They had a couple of seasons where they played attacking football under Keegan in the 90s and have largely stunk the place out before and since. You can feel it coming on again with the headchoppers in charge (who cannot be mentioned) and Sky’s love in with them. | | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:32 - Jun 23 with 1394 views | muhrensleftfoot |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:01 - Jun 23 by Keno |
"big name's - football Team"
eg Roy Keane's Ipswich |
Frank Lampard's Derby
Wayne Rooney's Derby |  | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:33 - Jun 23 with 1388 views | Pique |
'There's a real ebb and flow about this game'.
Which, in the context that commentators use it in, makes no sense whatsoever. |  | | |
| Football cliches you hate on 14:43 - Jun 23 with 1353 views | NW10_Tractor |
"He was sent off for a Professional Foul"
I never knew there was a professional way to kick somone 8ft in the air... | |
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| Football cliches you hate on 14:46 - Jun 23 with 1343 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Football cliches you hate on 13:01 - Jun 23 by BasingstokeBlue |
But that's completely wrong - if I'm watching on the telly, it's a game of five pints. |
Quite.
And as Lineker remarked after Spurs lost the first, away, leg of a two-legged European tie, "It's a game of four halves". |  |
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