Footballing Parlance

Sizzler

What stuff that comes out of players & managers mouths makes no sense and gets your goat?

I'll kick it off so ...

Be it a team thats top or bottom of the league managers and players come out and say "its not about playing good football its just about getting the 3 points". They seem to use this one when it suits them, regardless of what point of the season they are at. So if thats the reason why a team plays shoite and wins when exactly do pretty performances matter Arrgghh ! I've heard Lampard use this one more than a few times this season, dont get me wrong though theres plenty of them at it but he just springs to mind

Dublin's Finest

"A big ask."

That one really pisses me off.

Dun laoire

Which premiership manager is this

"They score goal, we dont score goal, we look to next game"

leninbenjamin

"Goals change matches"

probably one of the worst statements of the obvious in football speak.

Sizzler

Dun laoire wrote:

Which premiership manager is this

"They score goal, we dont score goal, we look to next game"

José

Dun laoire

Sizzler wrote:

José

C'mon man that was Rafa all over.

Raskolnikov

I love Ron Atkinson's turn of phrase. Here's some examples.

early doors: early
lollipop: a trick performed by a player, often a winger, consisting of passing the foot over the ball in an attempt to fool an opposition defender (from rhyming slang "lollipop stick" - "trick")
amusement arcade: a skilful but ineffective player
reducer: a firm tackle made early in the game to reduce a skilled player's contribution
Hollywood ball: an overambitious pass
spotter's badge: plaudit given to a player who has made an accurate pass
little eyebrows: a header made which glances off the player's forehead intentionally
bit of a crowd situation: when many players are present in one area of the field

Dublin's Finest

Raskolnikov wrote:

I love Ron Atkinson's turn of phrase. Here's some examples.

early doors: early
lollipop: a trick performed by a player, often a winger, consisting of passing the foot over the ball in an attempt to fool an opposition defender (from rhyming slang "lollipop stick" - "trick")
amusement arcade: a skilful but ineffective player
reducer: a firm tackle made early in the game to reduce a skilled player's contribution
Hollywood ball: an overambitious pass
spotter's badge: plaudit given to a player who has made an accurate pass
little eyebrows: a header made which glances off the player's forehead intentionally
bit of a crowd situation: when many players are present in one area of the field

Ron?? Is that you?

3greenrizla's

Some Gordon Stachan quotes,


.....on Wayne Rooney
Its an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a
call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson.

Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the
England squad?
Strachan: I dont care, I'm Scottish

Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"
Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off]

Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are
the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job
and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because
I'm useless."

Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the
Coventry one, that's for sure.

Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We
were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into
Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us
to win the Champions League?

Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.

Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a
yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my
priority rather than Agustin Delgado.

Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy
to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to
bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.

Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home,
become an alcoholic and maybe! jump of a bridge. Umm, I think I can
take it, yeah.

Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here.
I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man,
down.

Reporter: where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret. >

Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.

Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were
better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there...

Necronomicon

Alistair Mcgowan wrote:

It was a game of two halves...eh...the first half, and um..the second half.

Words of wisdom

BKtje

rofl@ strachan quotes

PHB

Strachen really does have some gems, especially the velocity one.