Tabloid newspaper phrases

[sutty]

"Roo".

"kop" when used as a nickname for us.

"Sources close to the player"

[Cobs]

can add "Blast" and "Slam" to that

[Falconhoof]

transfer warchest

 

swoop

[Stevie H]

salvo

tirade

shocker

[cymrococh]

can add "Blast" and "Slam" to that

add 'rounded on'.

[MikeD]

any player under 20 is a 'starlet'

[Mike]

swoop

 

'clear the air talks'

[cymrococh]

the 'pool

[Mike]

the 'pool

 

no thats not bad, its when they just say 'pool.

[Falconhoof]

creaking rearguard

[John am Rhein]

Any sentence involving the word 'bid'.

[cymrococh]

pre-contract agreement

[Tosh]

in for

[Hassony]

"warchest"

[matty]

The world of football was rocked to its very foundations

 

Ashen-faced

 

Sid and Doris Bonkers.

[MarkD]

Old Fashioned Centre Forward

 

The Big Three

 

Not respecting the FA Cup tradition

[stressederic]

Bust up

[anny road]

Any use of "Gunner" or Gooner"...as in "Thierry's Gooner get it"

 

"Theatre of Dreams"

 

"Toffee's in sticky situation"

 

"Jose demands Mour"

 

and, as HMHB point out, it's only in football commentary or match reports tha the word "aplomb" is used

[Hassony]

"Ace" when they describing somone like Fletcher or Kilbane

[matty]

Wonderkid

 

Come and get me plea

 

Spanish giants, when referring to some also rans.

 

Want-away

 

"Want-away wonderkid X has issued a come and get me plea to Spanish giants Real Mallorca....."

[neilem]

"The Special One"

[McBain]

"A source at the club"

 

AKA "i'm making it up as i go"

[cymrococh]

"a wet winter's night in Bolton" in reference to the kind of game Johnny Foreigner will feign an injury for.

[Cobs]

the dreaded vote of confidence

[boohog]

"..... fans like a goalscorer"

 

Specifically Geordies.

 

Any title with "g-owen" in it

 

"Gerro" as if the red top rags are his mate