Football sayings that piss you off...

'Step up to the plate' does my head in.
Whats on the plate and why us it so high that you need to step up to it.

Nothing on the plate and it's not high, it's on the ground. The term is pinched from American Baseball where they used to use a plate for the home base back in the 1800's, so when going in to bat you 'stepped up to the plate'.

"He's not that sort of player" After a bad tackle. I remember Martinez being the biggest culprit of this after that Callum Mcmanaman challenge last season.

It is a terrible way to worm out of saying it was a bad tackle and he deserved the card.

Another one of mine is to "link up with"...

"Xyz will link up with the England squad on Tuesday".

It's like bad business speak straight out of a corporate meeting room. And every pundit and commentator seems to use it...

'Step up to the plate' does my head in.
Whats on the plate and why us it so high that you need to step up to it.

Baseball term. The plate is where the batter stands.

It's been a long, hard season. Yes, the same length as last season, the one before and the one before that...

Also - maybe not football sayings but I hate when they interview thick footballers and they can't think of anything to say so they just say 'you know' every 2 seconds. Like we're supposed to know what they mean.

"If you did that someone on the street you'd be in jail" - Why would anyone do a two footed lunge on anyone on the street?

i am guessing youve not been outside The Kooler in Merthyr on a Saturday night

"If you did that someone on the street you'd be in jail" - Why would anyone do a two footed lunge on anyone on the street?

i am guessing youve not been outside The Kooler in Merthyr on a Saturday night

or remember the brandy bridge

"Stonewall penalty" is another.

Find another phrase to use instead, you boring bastards!

"What we got to lose" usually referring to chucking in some youngster with no experience into a big game

Great ball.......course it is that's why its being f*cking used

When they refer to a player who "served his time" or is "plying his trade"
I served my time, in industry on CRAP wages, not overpaid, pampered knocking a ball around.

Also when they refer to "the Man Utd's, the Arsenal's the Chelsea's" in the plural, they do it with players as well, "the Alan Shearer's, the Van Nistlrooy's, the Ronaldo's" Aaaarrrgghhh, there's only Fooking one of them!!!
Jamie Redknapp uses both these sayings often.

When they refer to a player who "served his time" or is "plying his trade"
I served my time, in industry on CRAP wages, not overpaid, pampered knocking a ball around.

Also when they refer to "the Man Utd's, the Arsenal's the Chelsea's" in the plural, they do it with players as well, "the Alan Shearer's, the Van Nistlrooy's, the Ronaldo's" Aaaarrrgghhh, there's only Fooking one of them!!!
Jamie Redknapp uses both these sayings often.

Two goal cushion

"They think its all over...... It is now"

Rebrand

Unveil a new manager, why's he wearing a f*cking veil?

" Torres is back!!"
Goes 10 games without scoring until he scores v a shit side...
" Torres is back!!"

Player 'x' gave 110%? Impossible, if the maximum is 100% a player can't give more than the maximum in a match.

"The Swansea way"

Pass me the f*cking sickbag...