Meaningless Words in Football

[The Large One]

LBW - This has no place in football.

 

[Eric Potts]

Actually I've never heard it in a footballing context (can you provide an example?) but have typed it many a time in property contracts.

Anyway, my contribution is "role model".

I have seen it in old FA referees guides , in regard to goalposts , corner flags etc . The supplementaries to the pitch , players and ball.

 

[Daffy Duck]

"We had complete control of the game"... from Sam Allardyce after they lost 3-0 at home to Swansea.

 

[Questions]

'All we ask for is consistency in the officials'

Shut up.

 

[Smith DID score]

Sportsmanship

 

[SNOOBS]

At uni the 1st and 2nd team fancy themselves as a bit of an academy. Tactically its the most complex I've ever come across.

Words such as we will look to take chances through "zone 14". We will play through "the thirds".

Not sure I'd describe all of these phrases as meaningless though, more cliche.

 

[SNOOBS]

"He's here to do a job"

err yeah... you'd hope so.

 

[getreal1]

Respect - since the much heralded 'introduction' a few seasons ago, Fergie, Shrekhead and his mates still gang up on referess as they did before. Plenty of other clubs in the frame too. Shaking hands before the game does not engender nor denote any adidtional respect. One of the most useless words and initiatives in football ever.

 

[glasfryn]

block
tackle

and thats normally the colour of the card seen by any perpetrator

football has become a definite no contact game
even if the ball is between you and the other players leg/foot.........but not head

 

[Chesney Christ]

Passion

Means f*** all, and is endlessly spouted by dribbling idiots who think a player/manager shouting and waving their arms a lot is actually more important than winning games or having TECHNICAL ABILITY.

Its only really used in England, the last country on Planet Football to discover that technique and skill trumps "effort" and passion EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[Chesney Christ]

LBW - This has no place in football.

Ha!

Leftfield and amusing.

(you have no place on NSC)

 

[mistahclarke]

Asks questions - as in the striker asked questions to the defender.

Like what? Do you know where you wife was last night? Does my bum look big in this? What to doing after the game, fancy a shower?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Asks questions - as in the striker asked questions to the defender.

Like what? Do you know where you wife was last night? Does my bum look big in this? What to doing after the game, fancy a shower?

It annoys me that 'ask' is used as a noun e.g. 'that's a big ask.'

 

[Badger]

Literally

 

[The Spanish]

impact sub is my current most hated football buzzword/phrase

or

'up top'

 

[Simster]

He's not quite match fit!

Nothing wrong with that at all. Match-fitness is very different to fitness in a general sense.

 

[SK1NT]

Bouncbackability

 

[Spoon]

"You know"

 

[Acker79]

"we've been [worked/found] out"

 

[dingodan]

"They are playing like two different teams out there..."