Despicable Football Phrases.

[Sarnia Kevin]

The nauseating way commentators pretend that "poor little Liverpool" are in some way underfunded underdogs

 

[goodisonopheliac]

The underdog narrative worked for Leicester. It didn't for Liverpool. It's like a fight between a leopard and a lion, not a mongoose and a lion.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

The underdog narrative worked for Leicester. It didn't for Liverpool. It's like a fight between a leopard and a lion, not a mongoose and a lion.

More a cheetah and a lion really

 

[chrismpw]

How often does a shot "hit the woodwork"?
A ridiculous cliche that completely ignores the fact that goalposts haven't been made of wood for many years.

And it's the ball, not the shot.

Also even if there were woodwork, the ball would be hitting the paintwork, not the wood.

What's more if you take into account the strong inter-atomic repulsive forces that exist, one would realise that even given the hardest of shots, the ball would never actually make contact with the posts or crossbar, but would be repelled while still picometres from the surface. Outside of black holes and supercomputers, atoms don't touch.

So all in all, I agree - it's a really stupid phrase. A better one would be:
" ohhh Jim, that effort from Bernard got the ball really, really close to the atoms that form the protective coating of the post there, before ultimately experiencing the strong inter-atomic repulsive force of opposing nuclei and ultimately being deflected out of play for a goal kick."

 

[SantaClausisanEvertonian]

And it's the ball, not the shot.

Also even if there were woodwork, the ball would be hitting the paintwork, not the wood.

What's more if you take into account the strong inter-atomic repulsive forces that exist, one would realise that even given the hardest of shots, the ball would never actually make contact with the posts or crossbar, but would be repelled while still picometres from the surface. Outside of black holes and supercomputers, atoms don't touch.

So all in all, I agree - it's a really stupid phrase. A better one would be:
" ohhh Jim, that effort from Bernard got the ball really, really close to the atoms that form the protective coating of the post there, before ultimately experiencing the strong inter-atomic repulsive force of opposing nuclei and ultimately being deflected out of play for a goal kick."

Arguably the most in depth scientific answer EVER on GOT.
I reckon you got A* in your physics Chris!
Great answer my friend.

 

[chrismpw]

Arguably the most in depth scientific answer EVER on GOT.
I reckon you got A* in your physics Chris!
Great answer my friend.

Well it was my job to help others to do that! lol

 

[Seamus Colemole]

And it's the ball, not the shot.

Also even if there were woodwork, the ball would be hitting the paintwork, not the wood.

What's more if you take into account the strong inter-atomic repulsive forces that exist, one would realise that even given the hardest of shots, the ball would never actually make contact with the posts or crossbar, but would be repelled while still picometres from the surface. Outside of black holes and supercomputers, atoms don't touch.

So all in all, I agree - it's a really stupid phrase. A better one would be:
" ohhh Jim, that effort from Bernard got the ball really, really close to the atoms that form the protective coating of the post there, before ultimately experiencing the strong inter-atomic repulsive force of opposing nuclei and ultimately being deflected out of play for a goal kick."

So going by that players never actually kick or head the ball so you dislike all phrases involving those terms as well

 

[chrismpw]

So going by that players never actually kick or head the ball so you dislike all phrases involving those terms as well

Not really, because kicking and headering are actions. They're not claimng to "hit."

What it does do though, is make nonsense of the phrase "there was contact, so he had to go down"

 

[ChesterBlue]

Not technically football phrases, but whenever I see a sports bible post on Facebook I cringe very, very hard whenever I see anything like “uefalona” or “penaldo”, or “loserpool”.

 

[summerisle]

A goalkeeper's starting position.
The hour mark, no other time is permittable

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

In the 89th minute "We're expecting 5 minutes extra time" i.e. my spy has just asked the 4th official and he's passed it on to me. In the 90th minute "And there's confirmation by the 4th official there will be a minimum of 5 minutes extra time". Why not wait 30 seconds until the official puts his board up, instead of pretending you have some sort of 6th sense you pillock?

 

[mmmmsnouts]

“Financial doping” making a real surge up the despicable charts

 

[kev]

Not technically football phrases, but whenever I see a sports bible post on Facebook I cringe very, very hard whenever I see anything like “uefalona” or “penaldo”, or “loserpool”.

Quite like that one TBF

 

[street end]

“Drought? What drought”? The one you just mentioned duh

 

[gonetomorrow]

Back to winning ways.......

I don't mind if they're talking about Everton.