Football Terminology

[Upside Down]

42 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Original Mini Cooper, just like this

 

That'll take some planning then.

[AllRoverAsia]

53 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

That'll take some diagonal planning then.

 

[roversfan99]

Seems like the person in charge of the graphics for ITV is a budding "analyst" with stats including defensive line breaks.

[Norbert Rassragr]

Defensive line breaks sounds like something from American football. 

On a wider sporting theme I can't stand the word physicality being used instead of strength. It's a bit like the new word criminality that seems to have appeared in the last 10 years.

[Oldgregg86]

5 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Seems like the person in charge of the graphics for ITV is a budding "analyst" with stats including defensive line breaks.

I saw that one yesterday and thought of you 😂

[Oldgregg86]

Wonder when the defensive step ups becomes a stat

[tomphil]

I thought they hadn't been too bad so far with all that made up for tv terminology bollocks so far.

No way as bad as SKY etc who drop it in every broadcast as much as possible.

[Claytons Left Boot]

“Hit the high point.” 

A new one on me, just heard it in the Switzerland v Cameroon game. From the examples they showed at half time, it seems to mean, knock the ball long or at least play it to the player furthest forward. 🙄
 

 

[Upside Down]

14 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

“Hit the high point.” 

A new one on me, just heard it in the Switzerland v Cameroon game. From the examples they showed at half time, it seems to mean, knock the ball long or at least play it to the player furthest forward. 🙄
 

 

So in other words, fuckin hoof it lad.

[roversfan99]

Apparently a 46 game season does NOT result in a table showing teams in order of how they have played over a season.

This seems to be a weird growing narrative as if results are almost an irrrlevant by product. What does playing well even mean in that case? One for the stat nerds I suppose.

[Oldgregg86]

39 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Apparently a 46 game season does NOT result in a table showing teams in order of how they have played over a season.

This seems to be a weird growing narrative as if results are almost an irrrlevant by product. What does playing well even mean in that case? One for the stat nerds I suppose.

Weird how the best team win the league and the worst go down every year though. I think that stat is pretty accurate 

[Mattyblue]

These people often make a career out of regurgitating all kinds of stats on various media platforms, so of course they will try and put them on some sort of level playing field with the actual, er, league table.

[Mattyblue]

Adam Wharton is a ‘pre-orientator’ according to some journo on Five Live.

[wilsdenrover]

9 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Adam Wharton is a ‘pre-orientator’ according to some journo on Five Live.

It probably made him feel cleverer than he is.

[GHR]

Unless you are one of the nameless bods employed by a football club to sift through Excel, Access and whatever else for 37 hours a week, then you really shoupdn't be using all the jargon that they do.

The greatest communicators and finest minds have always been the ones who can turn the exceptionally difficult into something everyone can understand. Now we just have no-mark imbeciles spouting gibberish in a dull attempt to appear intellectually superior to us everymen, who, despite sharing the same interest, will just never understand it like they do.

[Upside Down]

8 hours ago, GHR said:

Unless you are one of the nameless bods employed by a football club to sift through Excel, Access and whatever else for 37 hours a week, then you really shoupdn't be using all the jargon that they do.

The greatest communicators and finest minds have always been the ones who can turn the exceptionally difficult into something everyone can understand. Now we just have no-mark imbeciles spouting gibberish in a dull attempt to appear intellectually superior to us everymen, who, despite sharing the same interest, will just never understand it like they do.

You're assuming they understand it though.

I'm not sure they do, they just want to try and feel important for once because in reality there is absolutely nothing special about these people who's greatest achievement in life will be reaching a level of banal mediocrity.

Edited February 3 by Upside Down

[Ianrally]

I wish Bill Shankley was still alive just to get his take on all this bollocks !!

Here are two of his quotes that perfectly sum up the game without resorting to gobbledegook,

“Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.”

“A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.”

[roverandout]

My favourite 'football...bloody hell'