I thought they were things I used to do at school in the summer holidays. Who ever introduced this and other ridiculous phrases into football wants a good kick in the nads. Step up to the plate - Put in a shift - Add yours below ...
Oh and "plays for the shirt". When the player has absolutely no emotional attachment to the team in question.
I hate it when commentators are talking about, say, a relegation scrap and refer to it as 'make or break' for the club/s in question.
"Arguably the biggest game in their history". When a lower league team draws somebody **** like Blackburn in the third round of the league cup.
Just thought of another - up top. F*ck right off with that one, whoever you are, whenever you utter it.
I'm sorry, but what does the 'half' part mean? It's nonsense. I assume it's based on the old 'half-back' position, but that was more or less what a midfielder is now, nothing to do with a CB.
in the old 2-3-5 line up there were these positions: defence 2 right back 3 left back midfield 4 right half 5 centre half 6 left half forwards 7 right wing 8 inside right 9 centre forward 10 inside left 11 left wing the half refers to midfield. centre backs are defenders. the centre half was a midfield position.
Then why do so many people, although a minority, refer to the position in question as centre-half? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_(association_football)#Centre_back
Centre half was definitely a midfield position. When the teams began to line up a little more defensively then the centre half simply dropped back. Back in the day there was only one - hence the name centre half being what it is/was Centre back for me all the way
I hate it when dicks like Jamie Redknapp say ****e like "it's times like this when you need your Wayne Rooneys and Frank Lampards to step up to the plate" - there's only ****ing one of them! Just say Rooney and Lampard knob! Redknapp literally uses the word literally inappropriately also.
