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.

Soccer...

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)

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

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

'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!

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?

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

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

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

Leeds had stockings and garters

What about Plymouth Argyle's

Is that rhyming slang?

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

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!

:lol: 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'

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

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

Piles (as in Farmer Giles)

Jersey sounds like Mersey, so we'll be 'aving none of that round these 'ere parts

sorry...didn't know the correct "english terms"

I'll stop saying "american" terms.

here's a cheatsheet for you Yank newbies...

America = jersey

UK = shirt

America = uniform

UK = kit/strip

America = alternate uniform

UK = change strip

America = cleats

UK = boots

America = spikes

UK = studs

America = manager

UK = gaffer

America = trainer/doctor

UK = physio

America = speed

UK = pace

America = fast

UK = pacey

America = schedule

UK = fixtures

America = standings/rankings

UK = table

America = injury

UK = knock

America = field

UK = pitch

America = great

UK = brilliant

America = zero

UK = nil

America = shutout

UK = clean sheet

America = goalie

UK = keeper

America = fight

UK = row

America = team

UK = club

America = fan

UK = supporter

America = health/healthy

UK = fitness/fit

America = tie

UK = draw

America = game

UK = match/tie/fixture

America = ejection

UK = expulsion

America = error

UK = howler

America = huge

UK = massive

America = bunny/gimmie

UK = sitter

America = scum

UK = Liverpool

America = c*nts

UK = Sp*rs

America = old drunkard

UK = Sir Alex Ferguson

America = alternate uniform

UK = change strip

Away kit?

Americans !

They just don't speak proper English like what we do

Pet hates include:

"It's time xxxxxx stepped up to the plate." A term that has nothing to do with football but is increasingly used by pundits. I did like the twist put on it by someone:

"He stepped up to the plate, and ate the bloody lot!" Better, much better.

Also,

"It'll go down to the wire."

Which wire exactly? Earth? Neutral?