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Thread Author: Perky Penguin	Replies: 44

New Mon 2 May 11 18:51   Football reporting terminology - Perky Penguin

A recent report I read stated that, in the first minute of a match, Player A had nutmegged Player B. Is this a good thing, a clever thing, a yellow card, a red card or what, please? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 18:58   Football reporting terminology - Roger.

He kicked the ball between his opponent's parted legs: ie between his nuts. :=) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 19:02   Football reporting terminology - CGNorwich

Its kicking the ball between an opposing players legs, usually leaving them looking slightly useless. No idea of its derivation apart from a possible connection with nuts. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 19:04   Football reporting terminology - Perky Penguin

Thanks! That makes sense but I couldn't work it out for myself!!!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 19:14   Football reporting terminology - Runfer D'Hills

Grates with me when they describe blokes who are good at kicking footballs as "heroes". Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 19:17   Football reporting terminology - CGNorwich

"Grates with me" Is that a nutmeg grater? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 19:19   Football reporting terminology - Runfer D'Hills

No but it might be a bit cheesy. Er...boom boom? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 19:57   Football reporting terminology - CGNorwich

Us of the word hero for sporting personalities actually is not so far off the original Greek meaning of the word where a hero was a demigod, often the subject of a cult and the hero did not necessarily have what we regard as admirable virtues. Achilles' sulking in his tent while the Trojans slaughtered the Achaean troops was not against the Greek ethic and brings to mind Mr Rooney's behaviour in the world cup! The real failure of a Greek hero was to die unsung and uncelebrated which certainly fits with today's crop. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 May 11 21:56   Football reporting terminology - Dave_

There will certainly be some clichés floating about locally in the next week or so. My local team has won the Midland Alliance after a scoreline of 9-0 in their final match of the season, and they're off to Wembley Stadium next Sunday to contest the final of the FA Vase: www.coalvilletownfc.co.uk/ Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 01:51   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

A nutmeg manoeuvre may be accompanied by a shout of: "Meg!" from the nutmegger to the nutmegged, to make him feel more foolish. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 06:34   Sport reporting terminology - Perky Penguin

May I ask what is "The Wire" to which some events are described as going down to? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 07:03   Sport reporting terminology - Clk Sec

>>May I ask... Some info here: tinyurl.com/6khlyst Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 11:45   Football reporting terminology - Alanovich

>> A nutmeg manoeuvre may be accompanied by a shout of: "Meg!" from the nutmegger to >> the nutmegged, to make him feel more foolish. >> More likely to be "NUTS!" in my experience. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:40   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

...More likely to be "NUTS!" in my experience... Well, I've never been 'megged, so can't comment from experience. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:46   Football reporting terminology - Armel Coussine

Ever been nutted Iffy? I have. It makes your nose bleed and fills you with indignation. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:49   Football reporting terminology - Alanovich

I don't think I said whether I was the disher or receiver of the insult. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 09:52   Football reporting terminology - CGNorwich

A few football cliches: I'm over the moon I'm gutted On paper we had the better team, but as you know…....you don’t play football on paper It’s a game of 90 minutes. It’s a game of two halves They are too good to go down. The real winner tonight was football. There’s no easy games in this league. That’s part of the magic of the FA Cup. He’s got a cultured left/right foot. Any more? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 09:55   Football reporting terminology - Zero

We were the better team on the night Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 09:58   Football reporting terminology - sherlock47

If in doubt read the OP !!! Last edited by: pmh on Tue 3 May 11 at 09:58 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 10:01   Football reporting terminology - Clk Sec

Sick as a parrot. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 10:05   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

He's good with his feet for a big man. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 10:13   Football reporting terminology - Stuartli

At this moment in time... ..XX hit a rasping shot... You know/Ya know (repeated after virtually every sentence by most managers and footballers when being interviewed on TV or radio). Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 10:21   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

...and footballers when being interviewed on TV or radio)... A football reporter once told me most players agree with what's being put to them. So a typical exchange would be: Reporter: "It was a tough second half?" Player: "Yeah, that's right, they came back at us after the break." Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:43   Football reporting terminology - Perky Penguin

Gin and tonic and some snax and watching the re-run the the weekend's Touring Cars from Snetterton - great! A driver has just been described as "Putting the Hammer Down" whatever that means when one is driving a car! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:48   Football reporting terminology - Zero

Oh come on Mr Freeze, you are being deliberately obtuse. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:51   Football reporting terminology - Armel Coussine

"... this here's Rubber Duck, an' I'm about to put the hammer down...' Rubber Duck and I were at the same tertiary education establishment for a short time in the fifties. Don't remember him at all. He can't have had his rig yet because I would certainly have noticed that. Last edited by: Armel Coussine on Tue 3 May 11 at 13:53 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:57   Football reporting terminology - CGNorwich

I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck An' I'm about to put the hammer on down Were you Pig-Pen AC? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:04   Football reporting terminology - Armel Coussine

>> Were you Pig-Pen AC? Ain't sayin. But I never had no rig in them days neether. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:57   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

...you are being deliberately obtuse... And not for the first time. The one I like which you don't hear so much these days is 'balls out'. It referred, I believe, to steam railway engines. The governors had spinning balls on the end of rods. The faster the engine went, the nearer to horizontal - or further out - went the spinning balls. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:02   Football reporting terminology - Armel Coussine

>> The faster the engine went, the nearer to horizontal - or further out - went the spinning balls. Tee hee, thanks Iffy, I've often wondered and that is obviously the answer. Excellent. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:40   Football reporting terminology - Perky Penguin

No I am not! I want to know where the phrase comes from/means. Last edited by: Perky Penguin on Tue 3 May 11 at 14:41 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 19:09   Football reporting terminology - Roger.

Ah - Snetters, I met SWMBO there when I was racing my 970cc CooperS Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 13:52   Football reporting terminology - CGNorwich

An alternative theory of the derivation of the term from Wikipedia; 'The most likely source, however, was postulated by Peter Seddon in his book "Football Talk - The Language And Folklore Of The World's Greatest Game".[3] The word arose because of a sharp practice used in nutmeg exports between America and England. "Nutmegs were such a valuable commodity that unscrupulous exporters were to pull a fast one by mixing a helping of wooden replicas into the sacks being shipped to England," writes Seddon. "Being nutmegged soon came to imply stupidity on the part of the duped victim and cleverness on the part of the trickster." It soon caught on in football, implying that the player whose legs the ball had been played through had been tricked, or, nutmegged.' Hmmm Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:00   Football reporting terminology - Mike Hannon

Had a friend staying a couple of weeks ago and - for the first time in decades - I sat with him and watched a football match on TV. Newcastle ('his' team) and some other team. I was amazed, it seemed like a pretty ordinary game to me but the commentators were describing it as if it was something out of Ben Hur. It dawned on me that maybe that's one of the reasons footballers are paid so much now - there's a conspiracy going on between players and commentators to hype up the whole thing. I won't be bothering again anyway: I kept hoping someone would pick up the ball and run with it... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:16   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

...there's a conspiracy going on between players and commentators to hype up the whole thing... In the early days of the Premier League, Sky were justifiably accused of describing every game as brilliant, regardless of its actual quality. Their commentators have improved in recent years, and are now more likely to call the game accurately. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:23   Football reporting terminology - Alanovich

Although I agree with you on the commentators, Sky are still guilty of over hyping games in advance of kick off. Of course, it's all part of the marketing. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:38   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

...Sky are still guilty of over hyping games in advance of kick off... I agree, but given all the TV channels they own, it is almost inevitable they will use those channels to advance their business. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:41   Football reporting terminology - Alanovich

Indeed. I've no issue with companies marketing their businesses and products within the bounds of the law. I'm quite capable of making up my own mind whcih games to watch. I'm going to try to wrestle the remote orf of the wife tonight for the Barca Real game. I rarely partake of the Champions League, but this one's getting juicy. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:48   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

From Sky's point of view, I expect it's a win/win situation. The over-hyping in advance of games is unlikely to put off any existing subscribers, but it might just attract a few more. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:25   Football reporting terminology - Armel Coussine

>> commentators have improved in recent years Yes, but many of the players when interviewed are totally incomprehensible. It isn't just their outlandish provincial dialects (dahlings), it's the way they look down and mutter in a manly, modest way, spitting from time to time. The Spud-Faced Nipper is one of those who definitely need subtitles. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:26   Football reporting terminology - Alanovich

>> The Spud-Faced Nipper Err, which one? That's about 40% of the Premier League. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 14:30   Football reporting terminology - Armel Coussine

one, two, three: THERE'S ONLY ONE SPUD-FACED NIPPER! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 15:10   Football reporting terminology - helicopter

Anybody else see the fabulous programme on Sir Bobby Charlton the other night , a truly great hero of the game and a hero of mine when I was growing up . I remember seeing him play for Man Utd at Crystal Palace in the very early 70's at the end of his career in a team that also included Denis Law and George Best. His big brother Jack told of one game when he was playing for Leeds and was nutmegged by Bobby and Jack reported that Bobby was laughing and shouting 'I nutmegged you ' as he passed him.... Jack did say he would have thumped him but he was too slow to catch up........ Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 19:02   Football reporting terminology - Robin O'Reliant

The best football headline was in one of the Scottish papers after Caledonian Thistle knocked Celtic out of the cup - "Supacally are fantastic Celtic were atrocious" Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 3 May 11 20:33   Football reporting terminology - Iffy

...in one of the Scottish papers... It was in The Sun, a good effort even for them. Filthy Frogs Gonna Ruin Our Hols about the French customs officers strike remains a favourite of mine. And there were several about a sex-change policeman who was characterised as the No Knobby Bobby. One, when he left the force, was: No Knobby Bobby Loses Jobby. There are headlines of that quality in most days - it's their stock in trade. How anyone can view The Sun as anything other than a top-class tabloid newspaper is beyond me. Reply to this message | Report message