Dr Gloom 21963 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 there's so much annoying language kicking about in football now, i'm pretty sure a lot of it didn't exist in the pre-sky/premier league/talk sport world. the most obvious one is man utd. for years they were known as man united, man u or manchester united - they weren't just "united", as if no other team with united in its name ever existed. ditto man city. i'm sure birmingam city fans find the use of city just as annoying. for how long have arsenal been known as 'the' arsenal. i'm sure they used to be known simply as arsenal. why do they need a "the" before their name all of a sudden? ditto "the bridge" for stamford bridge. there are lots of bridges in london, why drop the prefix? i'm sure there are plenty more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Anything The Fish says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3901 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) there's so much annoying language kicking about in football now, i'm pretty sure a lot of it didn't exist in the pre-sky/premier league/talk sport world. the most obvious one is man utd. for years they were known as man united, man u or manchester united - they weren't just "united", as if no other team with united in its name ever existed. ditto man city. i'm sure birmingam city fans find the use of city just as annoying. for how long have arsenal been known as 'the' arsenal. i'm sure they used to be known simply as arsenal. why do they need a "the" before their name all of a sudden? ditto "the bridge" for stamford bridge. there are lots of bridges in london, why drop the prefix? i'm sure there are plenty more. I thought The Arsenal was ancient being as the club was formed of people who worked at The Arsenal in Woolwich. Edited March 9, 2016 by Kevin Carr's Gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Anything The Fish says Aww, do you really mean it? Thanks You're a wonderful addition to the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I annoys me a lot more than it should that man United have completely stolen 'united'. Now to chant it we have to shout TOON in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Less a particular word/phrase, more the repetition of untruths. Like Anfield being a cauldron of noise, the North East being a hotbed of football, Villa being a massive club, the "West Ham way" hasn't been played for decades, Bournemouth being plucky little upstarts, and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35109 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I thought The Arsenal was ancient being as the club was formed of people who worked at The Arsenal in Woolwich. Don Howe definitely used to refer to them as such, aye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4389 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Chelski", "Manure" and "Citeh". Just fuck off an die. Also I know people on here do it and it's mainly because I'm an old cunt but "We lost 1-3" instead of 3-1- just wrong. "Assists" is another one as is "wide areas". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Alan Pardew being a good manager, especially when he has his continental specs on. The alcoholics on soccer saturday. Michael Owen. Robbie Savage. Joey Barton being a new age intellectual. The 'united' thing for sure. Liverpool being relevant. We're all deluded and demand titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 "Chelski", "Manure" and "Citeh". Just fuck off an die. Also I know people on here do it and it's mainly because I'm an old cunt but "We lost 1-3" instead of 3-1- just wrong. "Assists" is another one as is "wide areas". What's your beef with these? oh and isn't 1-3 just to signify whether you were at home or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4389 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 What's your beef with these? oh and isn't 1-3 just to signify whether you were at home or not? Which ones? I think the 1-3 thing just indicates your team as always being first - I suppose it's correct but still just feels wrong to me. Assists is a symptom of the over use of stats for me - I know Ozil is a bloody good player without it being numerised to the nth degree. Wide areas are just wings to me but I admit there's an element of hatred for Trevor Francis in that view as he was one of the first to popularise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 That you need British players to succeed in the Prem. Load of fucking bollocks that, British players are largely shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Which ones? I think the 1-3 thing just indicates your team as always being first - I suppose it's correct but still just feels wrong to me. Assists is a symptom of the over use of stats for me - I know Ozil is a bloody good player without it being numerised to the nth degree. Wide areas are just wings to me but I admit there's an element of hatred for Trevor Francis in that view as he was one of the first to popularise it. Assists are hardly a new thing though? Mind I'm biased, I love a good stat. They never tell the whole story, but they're brilliant when you want to support a point that isn't obvious. If someone plays on the wing, I expect them to have chalk on their boots and only 1 thing on their mind. If they play in wide areas I expect them to operate in a more roaming role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 That you need British players to succeed in the Prem. Load of fucking bollocks that, British players are largely shit. and gutless mercenaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35109 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Podcasts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21963 Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 radio phone-ins hosted by stan collymore. just fuck off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 That you need British players to succeed in the Prem. Load of fucking bollocks that, British players are largely shit. You not enjoy watching Jack Colback and Steven Taylor play with such pashhun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 You not enjoy watching Jack Colback and Steven Taylor play with such pashhun? If we had 11 Jack Colbacks we wouldn't be in this position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 298 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 If we had 11 Jack Colbacks we wouldn't be in this position. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Podcasts More podcasts than centre backs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33270 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 there's so much annoying language kicking about in football now, i'm pretty sure a lot of it didn't exist in the pre-sky/premier league/talk sport world. the most obvious one is man utd. for years they were known as man united, man u or manchester united - they weren't just "united", as if no other team with united in its name ever existed. ditto man city. i'm sure birmingam city fans find the use of city just as annoying. for how long have arsenal been known as 'the' arsenal. i'm sure they used to be known simply as arsenal. why do they need a "the" before their name all of a sudden? ditto "the bridge" for stamford bridge. there are lots of bridges in london, why drop the prefix? i'm sure there are plenty more. There's a lot of 'brand' building going on with certain media happy to play along as partners as it's win-win in their eyes. Toon army is also a shit branding if you ask me. Just appeared in 1992, can only remember a few chanting it and the media latched onto it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 'He shouldn't have been beaten at the near post' .So give the attacker a massive area at the far post to put the ball then. 'You can tell by the players reaction' ' unless you've played the game' 'You'll know what I mean' .An ex player to another ex player,meaning if you haven't played the game you haven't a clue about the incident 'Yes gaffer,that's right gaffer' .Ian Wright to Hoddle at every opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30656 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Presenting the punditry from pitchside. Especially in winter. What's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 People like Adrian Chiles discussing football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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