Football clichés that you can't stand

[urban fox]

probably already mentioned but "had every right to go down there" when some diving toad has fooled the ref into giving a pen/free kick after the slightest of touches.

[Ashley]

4 minutes ago, urban fox said:

Oh yes those wide open spaces and hallowed turf

Really frustates me when it's used. Especially in comparison to some PL pitches 😂

[Tuna]

"Student of the game".

[trugerkem]

Top top player 

[foxile5]

The lad behind me in the East Stand commentates during the game almost exclusively in cliché. 

 

'switch it.'

'they're first to the spare ball' 

'it's a game of two halves' 

 

I can't work out if I hate it or love it but I can only stand 90 minutes a week. Any more and I want to gouge his eyes out. 

[foxile5]

3 minutes ago, trugerkem said:

Top top player 

Stop ****ing irritating because people don't bother to mark the gap between the two words. It's always said like 'Toptop'. 

[Stinkenzo]

You can get away with a defensive error in the championship but in the Premier league those errors will get punished 100% of the time without fail 

 

Saying "football match" or "football club" as opposed to just "match" or "club" 

 

Gary weaver (who may aswell be a cliche) the script-reading ****

 

 

 

 

[worthosoriginals]

You can only play whats in front of you. 

[Sir Shep]

Ooooooo Ronaldoooo splat splat splat. 

[volpeazzurro]

The term 'baller'!

[Langston]

No idea why but the phrase "go again" has never failed to go right through me.

[Rupert Von Suckalemon]

Work in Progress………..

[Spudulike]

Commentators that insist on referring to certain players by both names, such as... 

 

Dele Alli

Dani Alves

Solly March

 

I grew up thinking that Gordon-Smith was a double barrel surname. 

 

And yet others have achieved first name only status such as Trent. He's not Prince or Madonna, ffs. 

[Gamble92]

On 30/10/2021 at 14:59, foxile5 said:

The lad behind me in the East Stand commentates during the game almost exclusively in cliché. 

 

'switch it.'

'they're first to the spare ball' 

'it's a game of two halves' 

 

I can't work out if I hate it or love it but I can only stand 90 minutes a week. Any more and I want to gouge his eyes out. 

Hope he doesn't go to cup games then

[shailen]

six of one and half a dozen of the other

[LaCiudad]

Tottenham are a big club

[OadbyBlue]

5 minutes ago, LaCiudad said:

Tottenham are a big club

They are tbf, the one that gets me is West Ham being seen as a similar sized club to Newcastle, Everton and spurs etc despite having a less impressive trophy cabinet than ourselves.

[Marmite]

I hate it when someone refers to a player doing well as unplayable 😡