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[Barn]

We've got some great posters on this site from all over the world and as long as they agree with me their opinions are always welcome and often entertaining but one thing I can't stand are when people from other parts of the world try to change the language of football (and it's usually you American's).  We don't have Jersey's we have football kits, and no decent side has ever had an offense, we have an attack.

That's it for me, thanks for listening.

[Maksimov]

Soccer...  {SMILIES_PATH}/bolt.gif

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[Kev123]

IT'S A TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!! Oops goal

Great job from Hilario to keep a shut out this weekend by the way

(These are the things I have to put up with on a daily basis Barn, count yourself lucky)

[Valerie]

Statistics! Americans seemingly can only think in terms of completed passings or running yards.

[BLUENUT]

If we going to use the correct terminology for anything kit related, answer me this.....do we play in socks or stockings?

[Tim]

'And he's struck a powershot right into the upper 90.'

Genuine and genuinely upsetting.

'Created a neat play' is another one I don't like, along with the the concept of 'quarterbacking' with the context of 'our' football. You do not 'quarterback' a move in football.

Having an American girlfriend exposes you to a lot of 'interesting' sporting phrases, but she is a big Chels fan now, and loves all the songs, so I can't complain!

[Maksimov]

"BLUENUT":u2wliunj said:

If we going to use the correct terminology for anything kit related, answer me this.....do we play in socks or stockings?

And is it shorts or knickers?  {SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif  {SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif

[BLUENUT]

Mine was a serious question, anyone got a programme handy.........or an old one?

[midlandblue]

it's stockings or at least it used to be.

[BLUENUT]

and manager's were listed as 'club secretary'


Just wondered if they were still refered to as stockings in the programme, I couldn't get my head round footballers wearing stockings as a kid {SMILIES_PATH}/300.gif

[midlandblue]

Leeds had stockings and garters

[BLUENUT]

What about Plymouth Argyle's

[yorkleyblue]

Is that rhyming slang?

[midlandblue]

{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif  it sounds as if it should be......but what for?

[G4 Squared]

And we don't play in uniforms either for that matter

Nothing wrong with getting into a good pair of fishnets on a Saturday night!

[BLUENUT]

"midlandblue":18j8mnwy said:

  it sounds as if it should be......but what for?

I meant socks as in Argyle's.

But it is slang for style (Plymouth Argyle)

As in 'Barry Venison has got no Plymouth'

[ethicalstrategy]

I hate it when I get mud and grass stuck in my cleats.

[bonetti]

"midlandblue":3b4t6suu said:

  it sounds as if it should be......but what for?

Piles (as in Farmer Giles)

[Gem]

Jersey sounds like Mersey, so we'll be 'aving none of that round these 'ere parts  {SMILIES_PATH}/nono.gif

[JT26CFC]

sorry...didn't know the correct "english terms" {SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif

I'll stop saying "american" terms. {SMILIES_PATH}/happy0034.gif