Words you never heard at football.

[PAULCFC]

At transfer time "warchest".That's what pirates have.

[trugerkem]

10 hours ago, F T Fagos said:

Player of the match. What's that about?

… 11 men v 11 men yet we can’t have a man of the match 

[Hollism94]

My grandma liked wolves when she was around, although she had a few clubs. Anyway one year I decided to get her a wolves shirt for Christmas but I left everything til the last minute. Went over to Molineux on the 23rd as Wolves were playing and it was the only time the club shop was open.

 

Queueing up to pay and their games just finished, thought to myself “I don’t think I’ve met a wolves fan before. Wonder what they make of themselves.” And asked the bloke next to me how they thought the season was going.

 

His reply?

 

”Umm. I’ll be honest mate, I’m only here to take my stepson as a favour to the missus. I support Leicester.”

 

[ARM1968]

Load my shotgun Jeeves

[Wymsey]

Choudhury in defence.

[CUJimmy]

14 hours ago, lfu said:

Wasn't it actually used back when full backs were so called because they were fully back in the WM formation (i.e. the defenders) and centre halves were central players halfway up the pitch (i.e. the midfielders)?
Then you had half backs who were somewhere between a centre half and a full back (i.e. the defensive midfielders)
And I swear I've heard quarter backs being used at some point to describe a role in those systems, can't remember if it was more advanced or deeper than the half back though

As I remember it the old W formation had two full backs, a centre half flanked by two wing halves (ie 3 half backs) then a front line of two wingers, two inside forwards and a centre forward.  When teams started playing 4-2-4, 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 the back line became two full backs and two centre backs.  I’ve never heard quarterback being used until very recently, I don’t think it has anything to do with position on the pitch more reflecting the role in American Football of deciding attack patterns and distributing the ball.

[ARTY_FOX]

13 hours ago, dynamark said:

The channels ? I thought that was a body of water.

Cannot remember the last time I heard the term sweeper though 

That's reserved for anytime a keeper takes a touch outside the box. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

13 hours ago, ParkerPen said:

 

 

Showing my age but very clever 😂 

[teblin]

Overload and transition. 

[GFox83]

In and around “the striker was in and around the defender” 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

14 hours ago, dynamark said:

How about technical area .

And why do we call a dugout a dugout .

Apologies if you're not being serious, but it's because the coaches used to sit lower than the pitch so they'd see the pitch at eye level.

[StanSP]

22 hours ago, foxile5 said:

'The Press'.

 

A tediously smug way of saying 'closing down the opposition'.

What makes that smug ? 

 

It's just quicker to say. 

[Daggers]

16 hours ago, Raj said:

That manbag @Raj really knows his football 🙄😁😁

FTFY

[Raj]

27 minutes ago, Daggers said:

FTFY

Go on then do the honours....what it mean...

[fazzyfox]

20 hours ago, Bucks fox said:

Grown men getting wound up yesterday by a little kid at the KP…. https://x.com/jamie_gaffr/status/1710987401043034401?s=46&t=LYQATfOCndZ7EL0AeMYN7Q

The Stoke fans with clear anger management issues - "Right we'll see you outside, 5 O'Clock, us two vs you"

Kid "I've got a paper round at 5 then my tea"

Stoke Fans "Duh....OK....6 O'Clock then, don't be late"

[Rupert Von Suckalemon]

Substitute 

[notnow john]

I’ve always thought “opened his body up” sounds like extreme self harming.

 

[cruzFOX]

I’ve lived in the US many years and it still makes me chuckle when I hear someone yell “shag the ball!”

 

(it means go fetch it in proper English)

 

also they just ‘meg’ over here

i still call it ‘nut-Meg’ and had to explain to a kid what the nut means lol. 

[Fox92]

XG

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, notnow john said:

I’ve always thought “opened his body up” sounds like extreme self harming.

 

Eiffel tower.

[filthyfox]

Threnody....

Sounds rude, but isnt

Edited 9 October 2023 by filthyfox

[Jattdogg]

7 minutes ago, filthyfox said:

Threnody....

Sounds rude, but isnt

Fook sakes, talk about wanting to sound cool and important 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, notnow john said:

I’ve always thought “opened his body up” sounds like extreme self harming.

 

Famous Colemanball from the early 70s, "Juantorena opens his legs and shows his class!"

[Stuntman_Mike]

F bar takes card.

[justfoxes]

Fuch me the price of Petrol is really cheap at the moment and the government are doing so much for us !!