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Post by donaldingleton on Sept 5, 2012 21:01:46 GMT
Can someone please tell me what is meant by this stupid phrase - there is nowt in any dictionary I've looked in, only that a marquee is a big tent!
What has it got to do with football transfers?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 21:05:33 GMT
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 5, 2012 21:06:06 GMT
The clue is in the fact that a marquee is a BIG tent. So a Marquee signing is a BIG signing - in fact the biggest signing, the one that gets the headlines.
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Post by salopstick on Sept 5, 2012 21:16:21 GMT
The clue is in the fact that a marquee is a BIG tent. So a Marquee signing is a BIG signing - in fact the biggest signing, the one that gets the headlines. Parkins shirt? |
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Post by justinp on Sept 5, 2012 21:41:45 GMT
I was gonna say, a Marquee is one of those big flashing things on the front of a cinema or a theatre telling you what films/plays are on. So a 'Marquee signing' is sorta like 'name in lights signing'. High profile.
I actually quite like the phrase cos it suits certain contexts.
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Post by rennes5 on Sept 5, 2012 23:00:55 GMT
As Lakeland says, a marquee is a very large tent.
A massive erection
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Post by pickins on Sept 5, 2012 23:13:00 GMT
. . . you can very often hear " marquee! " being shouted up and down Somerset playing fields at Sunday League level. I used to hear it alot when playing in defence.
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Post by stokie23 on Sept 5, 2012 23:25:30 GMT
I think this can shed some light on the matter...
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 6, 2012 1:02:41 GMT
Del Piero has signed for Sydney. That is a perfect example of a marquee signing
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