Older people like me. If I see a long distance shot on goal I would call it a '30 yarder' or a '25 yarder', never in a million years would I call it a '25 metrer'. The yard and the old measurement system survives in all kinds of phrases, like 'give him an inch and he'll take a mile' I heard Joey Barton the other day talking about 'doing the hard yards'.One that boils my pizzz is “Trent”
A funny one is “half a yard”… who even uses full yards as a measure let alone half ones
I think 'turnover' and 'transition' were recently borrowed from rugby, where they have been common for years."Turnover" gets my back up
Everytime they turn over in that transition
Never heard so many pundits use the turnover phrase as lately - I used to call it losing the ball or possession lost FFS
A funny one is “half a yard”… who even uses full yards as a measure let alone half ones
Did you write that in your best Alan Partridge voice?The measurements on a football pitch are still based on yards; eg 6 yard box, 18 yard box, players need to retreat 10 yards etc.
Sounds like some of those around me in the NBU......I suspect the old fellas behind me in the SBU are contributing to this thread. Their tactical wisdom for us all to hear being...
"Stop fannying around" (a pass played in our defensive third)
"Gerrit up there" (ball in our half)
"Gerrit in there" (ball anywhere in a channel)
"Noooo forwards" (a pass backwards)
"****ing shoot" (ball anywhere within a 40 yard radius of the goal)
"Out out out" (Reaction to a low block)
Charles Reap would be proud
Often to describe a player who was okay at best."What a player he was, by the way"
I know, it's terrible Jimmy.This thread has influenced my watching on the tv, I used to tune out (that's unintentional) but now I hear every bit of nonsense spouted.
No I reckon you've just demonstrated it's pretty meaningless.It's not perfect, as you can see from the different sites. However if you check those two on understat Hwang was 0.08, should have been blocked and saved. Cunha didn't even register on the basis that you couldn't really call whatever it was he did a goal effort! However all that really means it's imperfect, not meaningless.
Absolutely. Not to mention the fact that all the markings on the pitch are in yards. Nobody I know measures their height in metres or their weight in kg, or works out the km per litre their car does!Older people like me. If I see a long distance shot on goal I would call it a '30 yarder' or a '25 yarder', never in a million years would I call it a '25 metrer'. The yard and the old measurement system survives in all kinds of phrases, like 'give him an inch and he'll take a mile' I heard Joey Barton the other day talking about 'doing the hard yards'.
Yes true football pitch has definitely survived the switch to metric .The measurements on a football pitch are still based on yards; eg 6 yard box, 18 yard box, players need to retreat 10 yards etc.
Probably been said already but when something innocuous happens and the comms says "Well, VAR are having a look at it..."
They "look" at literally everything, that's their job ffs!
True, but I think what's really happening there is that they are listening to the conversation in the VAR room that is plebs aren't allowed to hear on TV, never mind the poor suckers in the ground.Probably been said already but when something innocuous happens and the comms says "Well, VAR are having a look at it..."
They "look" at literally everything, that's their job ffs!
Rolls Royce of a player"What a player he was, by the way"
I think we have had some players where I am not sure that is the case!"Finding his feet".
They are usually found at the end of his legs.
I suspect the old fellas behind me in the SBU are contributing to this thread. Their tactical wisdom for us all to hear being...
"Stop fannying around" (a pass played in our defensive third)
"Gerrit up there" (ball in our half)
"Gerrit in there" (ball anywhere in a channel)
"Noooo forwards" (a pass backwards)
"****ing shoot" (ball anywhere within a 40 yard radius of the goal)
"Out out out" (Reaction to a low block)
Charles Reap would be proud
Often followed by “one for the cameras”"it's a save he should be making, and he did"
100% agreed on the Trent BS!!!One that boils my pizzz is “Trent”
A funny one is “half a yard”… who even uses full yards as a measure let alone half ones
Ye half a yard is a confusing one!100% agreed on the Trent BS!!!
It's ****ing nauseating and borderline fanboy stuff!
Were I co-commentator, I'd have to copy the trend for every person involved in any given game!
Imagine how confusing and annoying it would be... Steve passes to Dan, who knocks it back to Andros, he sends a long diagonal forward to Harry, who slides Jed in for a goal, Joe gets fingers to it, but is unable to keep the ball out of the net.
We now await confirmation from Paul, Derek and Chris on VAR duties, that there were no infringements in the build up!
Nearly every Australian starts their sentences with “Look”. Bloody annoying once you’ve noticed it. Mind you, Australians are bloody annoying.He's got a great engine - he's not a ****ing car.
In and around {the box} {player} {my wife} - this phrase is overused and often incorrectly. How can you be in a player? Did he climb down his throat?
Let's hear what {name of a crap ex-ref} has to say.
A game of 2 halves.
"Look" at the start of every sentence by someone they're interviewing winds me up. Not just footy though - I think the entire England cricket team have had media training to talk like this. Jonny Bairstow is a bugger for it.
Johnny on the spot. Used in any championship game to describe any goal scored from a rebound
Bobby had special dispensation as he'd probably forgotten the guy's name!I think that one was actually started by Sir Bobby Robson.
I think the Trent thing is as much as anything because they can't be bothered to say a hyphenated surname with 6 syllables in it! Commentators'll love it when the kids of broken marriages get together with other kids of broken marriages, and they themselves have kids. "Jackson-Williams-Parker-Nicolson, finds Coleman-McCarthy-Pritchard-Smith. Lovely switched pass out to Woodward-Richardson-Newman-Marshall on the wing!"100% agreed on the Trent BS!!! It's ****ing nauseating and borderline fanboy stuff!