Words only ever used in a football context

[Simster]

I love them.

Things like:

SUPREMO; as in Albion SUPREMO, Russell Slade
BUSTLING; used to desciibe a big, shit centre forward like John Fashanu
GAFFER; is your boss "the gaffer"? Thought not.

There have got to be others. What's your favourite?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

"stalwart"

i have NEVER heard this word used other than in football

 

[strings]

Lardy Jocko Clown used to be a football-only phrase, until Gordon 'cyclops' Brown moved into number 10.

 

[Superphil]

I love them.

Things like:

SUPREMO; as in Albion SUPREMO, Russell Slade
BUSTLING; used to desciibe a big, shit centre forward like John Fashanu
GAFFER; is your boss "the gaffer"? Thought not.

There have got to be others. What's your favourite?

We used to call our boss "Gaffer" all the time. Was back in the 80s though.

Clash is a word used rarely anywhere else too.
"Clash of Heads"
"The big Clash" refering to a match, for example, between the Titans of Maccelsfield against their deadly local rivals, and last seasons, League 1 Heavywieghts Crewe

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Not a word but a phrase only used in Andy Gray Land

"Made himself large" in reference to a goalkeeper...masturbating I presume.

 

[Easy 10]

Good thread.

CRACK - as in "crack Hungarian outfit Honved" (usually means obscure foreign team we know naff-all about).
MAZY - "he went on a mazy run". Is that ever used in anything other than a football context ? I don't think so.

 

[pacman]

Pretty obvious one but stonewall/stonewaller,, never heard that other then at football

 

[Muzzman]

POWERHOUSE

What that f*** is that anyway?

 

[Simster]

"stalwart"

i have NEVER heard this word used other than in football

That is a top shout. STALWART indeed.

Also, some players have "a good engine". Eh?

 

[Simster]

And Adam Virgo is the ultimate lower league UTILITY MAN.

 

[Wilko]

APLOMB

....and the striker finished with aplomb

Don't think I have heard that word outside of football commentating

 

[Acker79]

'Gaffer' is listed in almost every film credit.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

"adjudged" - as in the "the offence was adjudged to have been committed inside the box"

 

[Simster]

APLOMB

....and the striker finished with aplomb

Don't think I have heard that word outside of football commentating

And along the same lines, ADROIT.

That Johan Cruyff turn was an ADROIT turn.

 

[KneeOn]

THe gaffer in filming is the cheif lighting techie

 

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

A good WORKMANLIKE thread.

 

[Simster]

Did anybody elses employers SWOOP to sign them up?

 

[Superphil]

"adjudged" - as in the "the offence was adjudged to have been committed inside the box"

Love that one,

oh, and JOURNEYMAN

 

[Titanic]

The BACKSTICK.

 

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

HAPLESS defending

Or a HAPLESS CUSTODIAN of course.