[Football] "We are suffering"

[Milano]

Is there a more annoying or disrespectful term in modern football than this?
To hear multi-millionaire, cosetted, ego-manic, mercenaries like Arteta, Lopeteggi or Ferdandes using this phrase really boils mine. This is not a foreign language issue either because Dyche and Howe go there too. These guys genuinely don't know the meaning of the words. Stop it. I'd like someone in the media to put a stop to this bollocks.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I think one of our former managers was quite a prolific user of this phrase. It wasn't that far back, so you won't need a history lesson to remember who

 

[Beanstalk]

The Premier League is an endlessly over-dramatic melodrama. Every team is suffering, every goal is epic, every celebration euphoric, and I, for one, LOVE IT.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The Premier League is an endlessly over-dramatic melodrama. Every team is suffering, every goal is epic, every celebration euphoric, and I, for one, LOVE IT.

An exceptional post. Top work

 

[Littlemo]

I think one of our former managers was quite a prolific user of this phrase. It wasn't that far back, so you won't need a history lesson to remember who

Our current one isn’t a stranger to using it either.

 

[Han Solo]

Our current one isn’t a stranger to using it either.

Neither was RDZ... and virtually everyone else also use it.

Think it came with the invasion of Spaniards but no idea why. Maybe its used more loosely there.

 

[Eeyore]

I think the phrase is relative. Although a little over-used, perhaps.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The Premier League is an endlessly over-dramatic melodrama. Every team is suffering, every goal is epic, every celebration euphoric, and I, for one, LOVE IT.

SUPER MONDAY! BRING IT ON!!

Bournemouth vs Southampton, Monday 8pm, live on Sky Sports feat. punditry by Graham 'Interesting' Potter ​

 

[Han Solo]

SUPER MONDAY! BRING IT ON!!

Bournemouth vs Southampton, Monday 8pm, live on Sky Sports feat. punditry by Graham 'Interesting' Potter ​

Why aren't you and me co-watching and streaming it? Its what the people want.
Or deserve.

 

[horshamite]

SUPER MONDAY! BRING IT ON!!

Bournemouth vs Southampton, Monday 8pm, live on Sky Sports feat. punditry by Graham 'Interesting' Potter ​

One more reason to be glad we don't have Sky

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Premier League is an endlessly over-dramatic melodrama. Every team is suffering, every goal is epic, every celebration euphoric, and I, for one, LOVE IT.

..and every Sunday is Super!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The Premier League is an endlessly over-dramatic melodrama. Every team is suffering, every goal is epic, every celebration euphoric, and I, for one, LOVE IT.

If you listen to any 5 Live match commentary you'd think a goal was about to be scored every few minutes.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Very much a Spanish translation thing. Subtly but importantly different meaning to the English meaning. Certainly not something to get worked up about.

 

[Beanstalk]

If you listen to any 5 Live match commentary you'd think a goal was about to be scored every few minutes.

I'd recommend listening to Peter Drury's pre-rehearsed kick-off monologues if you think FiveLive is too much!

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I think the phrase is relative. Although a little over-used, perhaps.

I totally agree. Suffer has a variety of strengths. At the lesser end, 'we had to suffer Potter's analysis' and at the greater 'there was great suffering in the war'. And everything in between is also correct. This thread is full of grumpy old men.

 

[Eeyore]

I totally agree. Suffer has a variety of strengths. At the lesser end, we had to suffer Potter's analysis' and at the greater 'there was great suffering in the war'. And everything in between is also correct. This thread is full of grumpy old men.

Well, yes indeed. This thread could well become insufferable

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If you listen to any 5 Live match commentary you'd think a goal was about to be scored every few minutes.

Now that the goons have sacked Alan Green. He used to tell it like it is.

 

[OzMike]

Suffering from the start of the season injuries.
It is now an annual event.

 

[Happy Exile]

The Premier League is an endlessly over-dramatic melodrama. Every team is suffering, every goal is epic, every celebration euphoric, and I, for one, LOVE IT.

 

[Washie]

Is there a more annoying or disrespectful term in modern football than this?
To hear multi-millionaire, cosetted, ego-manic, mercenaries like Arteta, Lopeteggi or Ferdandes using this phrase really boils mine. This is not a foreign language issue either because Dyche and Howe go there too. These guys genuinely don't know the meaning of the words. Stop it. I'd like someone in the media to put a stop to this bollocks.

It literally means to experience something bad or unpleasant. I would consider experiencing injuries as unpleasant or bad