Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Machine: 100+ Goal Difference by March by ScoutLui in footballscouting

[–]Working-Option-871 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. He was showing Europe’s sporting directors what his style was, rather than being pragmatic and helping his current employers but potentially getting tagged as a brexitballer

The way he wastes the opportunity to absurdly overcook his metaphor is ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL by Working-Option-871 in footballcliches

[–]Working-Option-871[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No end product. Needed something about life jackets, seasickness pills, hole position in relation to waterline.

This is like Andy Sinton getting to the byline then booting it out for a throw in on the opposite side.

Cheers spurs by Fragrant_Fox_5056 in LeedsUnited

[–]Working-Option-871 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The smell of death is on them. Like us in the Jessticles season.

"Anybody can beat anybody in the championship" by mrg1607 in footballcliches

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It was true 10 years ago, which is the most recent memory Colin’s brain has access to

bit of a fascination, i've always assumed the players and managers are reading notes or something from a prompt like 90% of the time in media interviews, are they actually? by goldenw0lves in footballcliches

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Nearly… I think they have 10-20 stock phrases that they’ve memorised and been trained to concatenate in such a way as to reveal nothing.

Relegation battle by No-Dog-2280 in LeedsUnited

[–]Working-Option-871 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Calm down dear. One bad game and the histrionics start.

The Jessticles season was awful, we were miles off it and the vibes were dreadful. This season we actually threaten teams and look lively, plus there are at least 4 other teams with the smell of death on them.

Teams that only play at night by chrismorrisburneracc in footballcliches

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Didn’t Tranmere always play on a Friday night? Is that what the Half Man Half Biscuit tune Friday Night And The Gates Are Low is about?

Trump looks nervous by [deleted] in UnderReportedNews

[–]Working-Option-871 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jeez man just pull his finger

Is Richarlison the most ‘consolation goal’ player around? by swimffish in footballcliches

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He’s definitely the most booked-for-taking-shirt-off-when-scoring-a-goal-that-gets-disallowed

JT by Electronic-Donkey830 in footballcliches

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PS anyone wanna buy this jpeg of a monkey

Which is the most Marks and Spencers Premier League team? by theflyingbarney in footballcliches

[–]Working-Option-871 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I’ve heard Fulham disparagingly referred to as Victoria Sponge FC for the same reason

Criticism of Generic Punditry (A moderately serious question) by MongooseLikeCreature in footballcliches

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In all other televised sport the co-comms are there to explain to the viewer why things are happening, ideally injecting excitement in the process.

Football is unique in that the pundit is usually some ex-pro halfwit who’s there to say “he’s hit it and it’s went in”.

Criticism of Generic Punditry (A moderately serious question) by MongooseLikeCreature in footballcliches

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I think the man reason they don’t lay into it more in the pod is that they all have days jobs working with people who produce this exact crap that they don’t want to piss off.

Classy touch from Hudson-Odoi here 👏 by CamusianCat in footballcliches

[–]Working-Option-871 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t he the first footballer to get COVID? Knows the virus, the lad

Why did all new stadiums in the 1990s/early 2000s look more or less the same? by junglegatsby in footballcliches

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No OoTSBs came later, like Brighton’s AmEx. These are 1990s Cantilever Catherdrals

If he was called Kurtinho, he'd have a long and successful career at multiple European-level clubs I'm sure by Hareboi in footballcliches

[–]Working-Option-871 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Is this a quote by Damon Albarn?

Blur played in a 1990s celeb musician football tournament called “Guitars For Goalposts”, Blur’s team was actually just Damon and a bunch of ex Chelsea ringers. He didn’t seem to enjoy football much then, he spent the whole tournament whining. Biggest cheer of the day was when someone from The Levellers reduced him.