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Post by Linx on Aug 3, 2015 19:20:53 GMT
You see one particular verb used every time in reports of Stoke wins: bullied.
We can't win by outplaying, out-passing, controlling the game, or anything else that carries no stigma. We always 'bully' our opponents out of the game.
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Post by numpty40 on Aug 3, 2015 19:33:21 GMT
'A game of two halves'. I love that cliche and hang onto it every game of every season. If we're two down at half time, I'll think to myself 'It's a game of two halves', if we're two up I'll think.....
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Post by matelot1996 on Aug 3, 2015 19:50:20 GMT
Not all cliche's but more phrases; When dinosaur pundits / managers refer to players as "the kid / kiddie" boils my piss. "Theatre of dreams" No it's not. "The Toon or Toon Army" makes them sound as inbred and moronic as they actually are. "Marquee signing" WTF. Anything that comes out of the mouth of Keown, Waddle, Francis and especially Davie Provan. The winner for me though is: The little cnut Owen justifying any dive with "There was definite contact" FU*K OFF WAN*ER
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Post by robinplumpton on Aug 3, 2015 19:56:34 GMT
Used to hate it when gudjon used to say " back stick " all the time , not sure why just it sounded stupid at the time Agreed but his continual use of "clin shit" made me titter every time
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Post by awrypotter on Aug 3, 2015 20:13:58 GMT
Love - 'its a funny old game' (Jimmy Greaves)
Hate - 'he always gives 110%'
'you know what you get....'
'they wanted it more'
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2015 20:18:58 GMT
"At this level"
"Every right to go down"
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Post by Kingswaystokie on Aug 3, 2015 20:20:56 GMT
That was nearly a very good pass/goal.
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Post by Beloved Monkfish on Aug 3, 2015 20:25:58 GMT
Any reference on here to Messi especially when we're in for a Barca player.
'How about that Messi, is he worth a punt?'
In fact, just on its own 'worth a punt' is cringe worthy as is 'cheeky bid'.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2015 20:35:05 GMT
When players start every sentence with "Obviously...."
oh, and "hit the ground running".
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Post by werrington on Aug 3, 2015 20:45:44 GMT
Cultured left foot
Never hear a cultured right foot
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Post by innocentbystander on Aug 3, 2015 20:49:53 GMT
"And that's just the start they didn't want".
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Post by kidcrewbob on Aug 3, 2015 21:55:16 GMT
Ok firstly "Handbags" - any sort of altercation no matter how nasty, violent, confrontational or malign is downplayed as "it's just a bit of handbags Brian" - as is the opposite - a slight exchange of glances, few words, little bit of mild needle is also fuckin "handbags" - on TalkSport today that prime buttock-faced Murphy described the non-shaking of hands between Wenger and Mourinho as "a bit of handbags" - what the fuck are you on about you little twerp? It was unsporting behaviour unbecoming of a leading a manger to skulk around avoiding a the traditional and magnanamous post-match handshake NOT FUCKIN HANDBAGS you slap-headed twat.
Secondly and not so much the cliches - although they abound in BBC world of 70s commentary - but the obvious "I've seen this match already but am going to pretend that I haven't cos I think you're a bunch of thick aled-up morons who won't notice and be in awe of my anticipatory skills" as in "could he beat three players cut in from the byline and score with his left here with 2 minutes to go - which if he did worlds be the first time since 1923 that City have come back from 3 down to equalise???? Yes,yes,YES OMG he's only gone and done it Brian......"
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Post by Davef on Aug 3, 2015 22:25:42 GMT
The wet/cold, Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday night in Stoke * is old and loathsome and shows no signs of abating. Particularly on Twitter. *delete as appropriate This.
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 3, 2015 22:44:05 GMT
Hate: Anything with the word 'banter' in it. used by cowards and bullies as a cover for being offensive or discriminatory.
'England class': reminds us that there are no 'England class' players left apart from Ryan Shawcross of course
Andy Townsend: a walking cliche....will not be sadly missed
'Your Arsenals, Your Chelseas': do these presenters get a commission everytime they mention their names? How many Chelseas are there anyway?
Love: None.....never in a million years.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Aug 3, 2015 23:13:04 GMT
Not all cliche's but more phrases; When dinosaur pundits / managers refer to players as "the kid / kiddie" boils my piss. "Theatre of dreams" No it's not. "The Toon or Toon Army" makes them sound as inbred and moronic as they actually are. "Marquee signing" WTF. Anything that comes out of the mouth of Keown, Waddle, Francis and especially Davie Provan. The winner for me though is: The little cnut Owen justifying any dive with "There was definite contact" FU*K OFF WAN*ER I generally hate all cliché s, but "marquee" isn't one. Catches a lot of people out who think it's a tent, which always makes me laugh.
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Post by ayem on Aug 3, 2015 23:16:01 GMT
Putting it in the back of the net. Show me a guy that gets the ball over the line and it stops dead. That'd be unusual.
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Post by trickydicky73 on Aug 3, 2015 23:44:19 GMT
When a commentator says "he's better than that", when someone fucks something up. He evidently ISN'T, or he wouldn't have fucking done it!!!!
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Aug 3, 2015 23:50:43 GMT
Putting it in the back of the net. Show me a guy that gets the ball over the line and it stops dead. That'd be unusual. I don't mind that either. Reminds me of saggy nets that hung off the posts, that bulged out when a shot hit it. Not like the boxes we see today.
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Post by marwood on Aug 3, 2015 23:56:19 GMT
Dislike 'found his level' - applied to player who scored hatrick on debut in lower league. Usually applied to Cameron Jerome
Really dislike - 'result' applied to winning game, as in "we need a result today". 0-0 is a result. Losing 6-1 is a result. Game abandoned due to flying monkeys is technically a result.
Like- any reference to classical music, cathedrals, poetry or antiques interwoven into post match commentary (but conversely, hate stuart hall)
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Post by mailman44 on Aug 4, 2015 0:00:04 GMT
Any reference on here to Messi especially when we're in for a Barca player. 'How about that Messi, is he worth a punt?' In fact, just on its own 'worth a punt' is cringe worthy as is 'cheeky bid'. Damn you Monk you stole my thunder!!!!!!
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Post by 2004 on Aug 4, 2015 0:00:17 GMT
The can he do it on a cold wet Tuesday night in Stoke phrase that people use to try and sound clever when it has been used a billion times before.
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Post by MooG on Aug 4, 2015 0:33:17 GMT
One that is beginning to irritate me more and more is "he's answered his critics there".
It only answers criticism if it is related to the opinion being offered. No matter how many headers John Terry powers in at the near post he can't, by so doing, answer my criticism that he is an odious cunt of a (sub)human being.
Also, to expand on trickydicky's point, when managers defend bad tackles by saying "he's not that kind of player"; when he is, say, Lee Cattermole and all evidence screams that he is exactly that kind of player.
OK I accept these aren't by strict definition cliches per se but it's close enough.
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Aug 4, 2015 0:40:29 GMT
The wet/cold, Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday night in Stoke * is old and loathsome and shows no signs of abating. Particularly on Twitter. *delete as appropriate Would have thought "a cold wet night in "BURNLEY" would sound worse!!!
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Post by DelapsWankingArm on Aug 4, 2015 1:10:15 GMT
Hate - "Should of never got rid of Huth"
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Post by irishpotter2010 on Aug 4, 2015 9:20:20 GMT
I can't have the plainly obvious made to sound special - such as "The ball moved in the air" - No Shit Sherlock, wouldn't be much of a shot if it didn't move in the air.
The over use of the word 'literally' - Young Redknapp does this a lot, "he literally took his head off with that shot", "the players gave their all, they are literally dead on their feet" - His head isn't off and the players are tired not dead.
Why are all (nearly all) the 'pundits' ex footballers, adding to their millions of £££ - Surely there are some sports journalists who know the game, coaches etc that could do a good job??? (I enjoy watching the occasional fans commentary - but couldn't live with that full time)
I like commentators like Barry Davies - who used to ask questions in the commentary - then leave it to the viewing public to answer .... it seems now that everyone wants to give an/the answer, needing to sound most intelligent.... I'm reminded of the phrase "Its better to say nothing and have people think you are a fool, than to open your mouth and confirm it!"
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 4, 2015 9:43:23 GMT
I can't have the plainly obvious made to sound special - such as "The ball moved in the air" - No Shit Sherlock, wouldn't be much of a shot if it didn't move in the air. The over use of the word 'literally' - Young Redknapp does this a lot, "he literally took his head off with that shot", "the players gave their all, they are literally dead on their feet" - His head isn't off and the players are tired not dead. Why are all (nearly all) the 'pundits' ex footballers, adding to their millions of £££ - Surely there are some sports journalists who know the game, coaches etc that could do a good job??? (I enjoy watching the occasional fans commentary - but couldn't live with that full time) I like commentators like Barry Davies - who used to ask questions in the commentary - then leave it to the viewing public to answer .... it seems now that everyone wants to give an/the answer, needing to sound most intelligent.... I'm reminded of the phrase "Its better to say nothing and have people think you are a fool, than to open your mouth and confirm it!" This is a different discussion, but why does the use of ex-players work so spectacularly well in Cricket (Vaughan, Boycott, Agnew, Benaud etc) and so spectacularly bad in Football. In Cricket those ex players are able to give informed insights into the thought processes behind decisions and tactics and playing strokes etc. Footballers don't seem to be able to go beyond the use of hackneyed cliches. Cricket commentary is on another level.
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Post by werrington on Aug 4, 2015 15:07:19 GMT
Always a good time to score
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Post by nik80 on Aug 5, 2015 21:26:34 GMT
"On his day he's unplayable" well why the fuck is he on the pitch then?! ????
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Aug 6, 2015 4:36:00 GMT
"get him an oatcake he'll sign" "stokealona"
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Post by rawli on Aug 6, 2015 5:38:03 GMT
He's not that kind of player - used to defend any media darling even though they've just twatted someone.
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