Real football talk

ButcherOfNog

much better to come up with some NEW football cliches

too many silly old ones ("lads gave 110%, "a game of 2 halfs" etc)

TwoShedsJackson

My personal fave after Germany were giving someone a good thrashing at football, the commentator saying 'And I wonder if the Germans have a word for Blitzkrieg in their language??'

mewso

Yeah I love that Cliche Castor. Every time they use that line it cracks me up.


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SheroN

"When I said they'd scored two goals, of course I meant they'd scored one."
RTE Commentator George Hamilton

"I'm always suspicious of games where you're the only ones that play it."
Jack Charlton on hurling

"He's pulling him off. The Spanish manager is pulling his Captain off!"
George Hamilton as Butreguanio comes off against Ireland.

Helv

Youa have to come up with proper football talk that has been used so much that it has become cliche. Something like......

The player slammed the manager.

And so forth..

The winner get a Fruit Salad

Take it

"If that was on target it would of been a goal"
some presenter on the radio ;D

[This message has been edited by Take it (edited 11-08-99).]

Helv

"Ehhhhh...looked to me like six of one, half a dozen 'the other to me Andy"

Helv

I know, but I chose to ignore that.

mewso

Someone asks for a Cliche and ye give them Commentators mistakes. So that's one more mistake eh!

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johnoo

"What is it they say, Game on"
Hamilton Juventus v Man Utd.

"If Ryan Giggs is like a ferrai then Mark hughes is the royles royce of Manchester United"
Dunno Man Utd v Norwich ages ago

Helv

Wan Geogio!

Helv

Was it Ron Atkinson that was doing commentry for ITV on one match and some black player got the ball and he said something like:
"I dont know who that one is, sure they all look alike to me!"

Nice one you big fat fu<k Ron