Trendy fan speak

[drfchound]

i keep seeing on here lots of the trendy phrases for stuff we had more down to Earth sayings for.
How many can we think of:
For starters then.
Low Block = Park the bus.

[Dutch Uncle]

High Press = Journo's on the dope?

[Goldthorperover]

Andre villas boas when he was Chelsea manager used to say the word project all the time. Did my nut in it did.

[Nudga]

Recycling the ball = smashing the Kitson back in oppos half.

[Chris Black come back]

False #9 = shit #10

[mushRTID]

“Double pivot”

[selby]

  Build up slowly from the back- F**king about with it
  Tactical foul - take him out
   It is stopped for a head injury - get up you soft B***ard
   Pass it-shoot
   showing the studs -over the top
   Are you playing today- are you lakeing
   pass it back to the full back - For F***s sake take the defender on
   Square ball - still square ball but never seen one.

[drfchound]

How about
Playing through the thirds = Gerrit forrard.

[Donnywolf]

It's the final ball or final pass letting them down = well it would be otherwise it wouldn't have been the final ball / pass would it

I know that isn't what the thread is about but it does my head in

[drfchound]

Simulation = cheating.

[mushRTID]

xG nonsense

Admittedly not really fan terminology

[drfchound]

Playing in the hole = well I will leave that to your imagination lads.

[tommy toes]

Playing between the lines.
Wouldn’t make much sense not playing between em!

[Ryaldinhio]

When new managers say 'trust the process' because they keep losing

[Donnywolf]

Another not strictly " on topic " that bugs me

A keeper pulls off a save , or a defender saves on the line will have the commentator shouting , wow he just about kept that out .

No he DIDNT , he actually kept it out.

Similarly the ball almost going out for a throw or a goal kick results in comment of " he just about kept that in "

NO , he didn't he kept it in

Time for my Meds , see you later lol

[ravenrover]

Duals = headers tackles dribbles

[RoversInSpain]

It’s a disappointing performance = We were sh*t
They both went for the same ball (daft as how many balls are there to go for?) = your both clueless and sh*t
Goalkeeper is the sweeper=keepers gone Walkabout, get back in yer goal yer useless s*d
Flat back four= our defence are chuffin slow as.
He was caught knapping =So unfit and slow, looks like he’s swallowed a fridge

[TonySoprano]

i keep seeing on here lots of the trendy phrases for stuff we had more down to Earth sayings for.
How many can we think of:
For starters then.
Low Block = Park the bus.

Can't f**king stand "low block"
It's defending deep !
It's like they've all done the same FA coaching course, and they have to sound cleverer than they are!

Same for transition, which I'm still not fully sure what it means, probably attacking on the break.

[Pancho Regan]

"We were quite effective in the transition" = "We kept giving the ball away and having to chase around trying to get it back".

[ncRover]

“Progressive football” which as far as I can tell, means boring everyone to tears

[Bentley Bullet]

Transitions:

We've won the ball, what do we do?

We've lost the ball, what do we do?

[drfchound]

This one always makes me laugh when football pundits say -
Draught excluder = when a player lays down on the pitch behind a defensive wall.
I don’t have the older expression for it as it only started happening recently.

[Donnywolf]

I don't know what my Dad would say ( but I have wondered many times) re the Draught excluder

He used to run a Sunday League Team. He never swore.  He died in 1990 and I just wonder what he would think of that.

It would not be complimentary but how would he express his displeasure im still not sure

[bigdonnybob]

Not Fan-speak but commentater speak, Ali McCoist, if he says it once in a game , he must say it 5 times "AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME"

[Reg of the Rovers]

I don't know what my Dad would say ( but I have wondered many times) re the Draught excluder

He used to run a Sunday League Team. He never swore.  He died in 1990 and I just wonder what he would think of that.

It would no be complimentary but how would he express his displeasure

I know what I'd say if I was asked to be the draft excluder! Although a newish concept in football, the phrase draft excluder is pretty old-school - I haven't seen one in use since the giant stuffed snake my Nan had at her house!!

[Pancho Regan]

"We've underperformed in respect of our x-g's over the last few games"

Translated:

"Our forwards couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo".

[DMnumber4]

"In those key moments..."

[graingrover]

‘ in the building ‘ = at the club .

[GazLaz]

Isn’t this all just the evolvement of communication, which has been a thing since the dawn of time? Different terminology for what can essentially be the same thing happens throughout every part of life doesn’t it, not just sport.

[selby]

 Defensive mid fielder - you dirty b*****d  Peter Storey, Roy Keane, Billy Bremner, John Kaye, and of course our own legendary Animal