| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. 11:17 - Feb 14 with 2710 views | Esox_Lucius |
cacafuego: Spanish for ‘fire-shitter’, this is the player who is all bluster and little substance. Cacafuego was an impressively-armed Spanish galleon, captured easily by Sir Francis Drake.
Nominations for players you have watched play in the hoops.  |  |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 11:31 - Feb 14 with 2680 views | BrianMcCarthy |
armethygossam'r
Saxon in origin, an affliction where the sufferer was born with fine and delicate arms which would disintegrate upon the merest contact with other people or indeed a futball.
Tony Roberts suffered from it. |  |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 12:00 - Feb 14 with 2619 views | slmrstid |
I remember John Gregory describing some of the squad he inherited from Gary Waddock as "midweek internationals" - look good in training then absolutely useless come matchday. I'm sure we've all come across figures like that in our own amateur footballing careers! |  | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 12:05 - Feb 14 with 2608 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
This word was made for Joey Barton surely. |  | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 13:03 - Feb 14 with 2491 views | loftboy |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 12:05 - Feb 14 by BazzaInTheLoft |
This word was made for Joey Barton surely. |
Beat me to it Baz |  |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 13:46 - Feb 14 with 2431 views | R_from_afar |
I've always loved this one:
https://sqaf.club/what-is-a-trequartista-in-football/ |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:13 - Feb 14 with 2389 views | DannyPaddox |
Is there a recognised term for the prone horizontal defending player that lies down behind a free-kick wall?
I’m thinking the wall-bitch, the turf-whisperer, or the draft-excluder. |  | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:25 - Feb 14 with 2347 views | Metallica_Hoop |
The Ju52.
Ageing, not the fastest but a usually reliable workhorse.
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:36 - Feb 14 with 2328 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:25 - Feb 14 by Metallica_Hoop |
The Ju52.
Ageing, not the fastest but a usually reliable workhorse.
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The poor ol' fella, he hasn't even spotted that the ball's at his feet. | |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:51 - Feb 14 with 2299 views | NewBee |
When Alan Sugar was in charge of Spurs, he used to call overpriced/overpaid/overrated players from overseas, ususally being punted by smarmy Agents, as "Carlos Kickaballs". |  | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 15:13 - Feb 14 with 2252 views | GloryHunter |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:13 - Feb 14 by DannyPaddox |
Is there a recognised term for the prone horizontal defending player that lies down behind a free-kick wall?
I’m thinking the wall-bitch, the turf-whisperer, or the draft-excluder. |
I heard a TV commentator describe this as the Rees-Mogg position. |  | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 15:26 - Feb 14 with 2227 views | WokingR |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:36 - Feb 14 by BrianMcCarthy |
The poor ol' fella, he hasn't even spotted that the ball's at his feet. |
Proper black boots though |  | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 19:28 - Feb 14 with 2080 views | CiderwithRsie |
It's a bloody good name for a ship, though, isn't it?
"The Defence Secretary announced today that HMS Fireshitter has been deployed to the Baltic, joining HMS Thunderf*cker..." | | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 21:08 - Feb 14 with 1967 views | ted_hendrix |
For the life of me I'm halfway through this thread before realising that the title doesn't say "Susie Dent's obscure dentures"
Got completely confused.
Better go to Specsareus or whatever it's called and have my hearing heard.
EH?
Ying tong iddle I po.
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 21:50 - Feb 14 with 1901 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:25 - Feb 14 by Metallica_Hoop |
The Ju52.
Ageing, not the fastest but a usually reliable workhorse.
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"Mein Fuhrer, we need a reliable transport plane for the Luftwaffe."
"Well, OK, but we spaffed the budget on Messerschmitts. Can you get anything free from Watford?" | | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 21:54 - Feb 14 with 1885 views | Boston |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:13 - Feb 14 by DannyPaddox |
Is there a recognised term for the prone horizontal defending player that lies down behind a free-kick wall?
I’m thinking the wall-bitch, the turf-whisperer, or the draft-excluder. |
...or just the lazy sod. | |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 21:57 - Feb 14 with 1879 views | distortR |
mollag is the manx word for an inflated animal skin/bladder used as a fishing float, and also a derogatory term for a puffed up person full of hot air.
I'm thinking keith stroud. | | | |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 09:59 - Feb 15 with 1687 views | Esox_Lucius |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 14:13 - Feb 14 by DannyPaddox |
Is there a recognised term for the prone horizontal defending player that lies down behind a free-kick wall?
I’m thinking the wall-bitch, the turf-whisperer, or the draft-excluder. |
The studs up, 2 footed lunge. Definite red. | |
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| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 13:16 - Feb 15 with 1590 views | hantssi |
| Susie Dent's Obscure Terms For Footballers. on 09:59 - Feb 15 by Esox_Lucius |
The studs up, 2 footed lunge. Definite red. |
IMHO a woman who should be on the “women you shouldn’t fancy” thread if she’s not already on it! | | | |
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