New Posts For Thread: Football expression you hatehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hateAre there any things commonly said in football which you dislike? I'll give two examples which irk me.1. "I think that TeamA will get a result today". Stupid expression. Of course they will get a result. Win, draw and lose are all results. Unless the"They didn't turn up...."https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562758669#562758669"They didn't turn up...."Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:43:57 -0600"The keeper was wrong footed".... Who's feet did he have then ?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562758629#562758629"The keeper was wrong footed".... Who's feet did he have then ?Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:29:25 -0600"It has been a good few years since ....."No bad years count then ?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562758621#562758621"It has been a good few years since ....."No bad years count then ?Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:28:00 -0600" and fred got inside arnold "https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562758615#562758615" and fred got inside arnold "Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:25:46 -0600"He got in behind" .......?????? "Took a deflection" ..... where to ? " The channels " ......... Where are they ?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562758601#562758601"He got in behind" .......?????? "Took a deflection" ..... where to ? " The channels " ......... Where are they ?Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:22:35 -0600If a team has recently been beaten by their next opponents, commentators always say that "they are out for revenge". It is not revenge, which sounds like something from gang warfare, they simply want to win the game.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562756909#562756909If a team has recently been beaten by their next opponents, commentators always say that "they are out for revenge". It is not revenge, which sounds like something from gang warfare, they simply want to win the game.Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:54:11 -0600When commentators reel off stats about past records between teams. Unless they refer to roughly the same squads and/or management, ie recent records, then the stats are totally irrelevant. If Southampton have not won at Aresenal since 1952 or whatevehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562756733#562756733When commentators reel off stats about past records between teams. Unless they refer to roughly the same squads and/or management, ie recent records, then the stats are totally irrelevant. If Southampton have not won at Aresenal since 1952 or whateveTue, 29 Nov 2022 06:42:34 -0600'putting his body on the line' to block a shot. Complete horseshíthttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562755321#562755321'putting his body on the line' to block a shot. Complete horseshítMon, 28 Nov 2022 13:02:30 -0600not just football but "renewing their rivalry"was just said to describe this Portugal vs Uruguay game.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562755283#562755283not just football but "renewing their rivalry"was just said to describe this Portugal vs Uruguay game.Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:55:15 -0600Not sure it fits in this thread, but players not celebrating a goal to "show respect" to the other team and their fans. It's a football game, celebrate it as you would any other goal.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31776623/football-expression-you-hate?post_id=562751615#562751615Not sure it fits in this thread, but players not celebrating a goal to "show respect" to the other team and their fans. It's a football game, celebrate it as you would any other goal.Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:04:55 -0600