[Albion] Five in a row?

[banjo]

Think we’ll be to smart for the Burnley thugs. 0-2 to the good guys. We’re on a roll.

 

[Saunders]

What the **** does the "eye of the tiger" mean

A boxing term showcased in Rocky using the song by Survivor. So thats the kind of level Dyche is on at the moment.

 

[McTavish]

perhaps Tuesday was the exception that proved the rule (which is a phrase that makes no sense).

Wouldn't usually point this out but as you are a self-proclaimed pedant I couldn't let it pass.
The phrase makes sense when you realise that "prove" here means "test" rather than "demonstrate to be true".

 

[Saunders]

Wouldn't usually point this out but as you are a self-proclaimed pedant I couldn't let it pass.
The phrase makes sense when you realise that "prove" here means "test" rather than "demonstrate to be true".

The phrase comes from rules like parking regulations where it says no parking except on Sundays. The exception proves you cant park on the other days of the week. Its a bit daft but thats where it originated.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Atkinson is a blatant ‘homer’ based on what I witnessed at Cardiff, so sadly i’m definitely expecting another Albion red card, failing that he’ll award a controversial penalty to Burnley.

 

[albionfan37]

What the **** does the "eye of the tiger" mean

somewhere an 80s style montage has started

 

[Triggaaar]

The phrase comes from rules like parking regulations where it says no parking except on Sundays. The exception proves you cant park on the other days of the week. Its a bit daft but thats where it originated.

It still makes no sense. If the sign just said no parking, then it's pretty clear the rule is no parking. You don't need an exception to prove it.

 

[Bodian]

The phrase comes from rules like parking regulations where it says no parking except on Sundays. The exception proves you cant park on the other days of the week. Its a bit daft but thats where it originated.

It still makes no sense. If the sign just said no parking, then it's pretty clear the rule is no parking. You don't need an exception to prove it.

I thought it was when the wording was the other way around. Not "No Parking except on Sundays", which as Triggaaar says describes the 'rule' pretty clearly. I think the phrase comes into play when the sign says something like "Parking Not Allowed on Sundays" - which is basically saying that the rule is that you can park the rest of the time. That is - the rule itself is not stated, but the exception (no parking on Sundays) provides proof that the rule is that parking is allowed.

 

[Triggaaar]

I think the phrase comes into play when the sign says something like "Parking Not Allowed on Sundays" - which is basically saying that the rule is that you can park the rest of the time. That is - the rule itself is not stated, but the exception (no parking on Sundays) provides proof that the rule is that parking is allowed.

Oo, now that makes sense. Thanks for the education.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Oo, now that makes sense. Thanks for the education.

so you now accept that generally early red cards spoil the game, whereas the Palace game was an exception whereby it may have been much less fun if Shane hadn't have been sent off.....

 

[Triggaaar]

so you now accept that generally early red cards spoil the game

Now? I've always thought that they can spoil games. But you said the Palace game was spoiled by a red card. It clearly wasn't.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

I'm going for 2 reds.