brummie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It has always really, really annoyed me when football managers, whilst talking about the game, refer to "the football club" rather than "the club", in some kind of misguided attempt to appear deep and intelligent. Example usage: "I want players here who want to play for the football club". Like we didn't know what kind of club they meant .... I always considered Stuart Pearce to be the worst (although both MON and SA are occasional offenders), but today I've seen two interviews with Sammy 'Championship' Lee, where he uses the term about 12 times. Is he the least intelligent manager in the league? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 He also commits the cardinal sin of saying Bolton Wanderers Football Club in every other sentence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It has always really, really annoyed me when football managers, whilst talking about the game, refer to "the football club" rather than "the club", in some kind of misguided attempt to appear deep and intelligent. Example usage: "I want players here who want to play for the football club". Like we didn't know what kind of club they meant .... I always considered Stuart Pearce to be the worst (although both MON and SA are occasional offenders), but today I've seen two interviews with Sammy 'Championship' Lee, where he uses the term about 12 times. Is he the least intelligent manager in the league? Championship? Ye having a bubble bath surely? League One is above him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 He also commits the cardinal sin of saying Bolton Wanderers Football Club in every other sentence He also looks like a rat who's found a big bottle of poppers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 If you like alot of chocolate on your biscuit join our club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Was it Nolan who said that none of the players have a clue what Lee is talking about? He's a disaster waiting to happen, if not happening already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I think Nolan said he had no idea whatsoever as to what he was meant to be doing on the pitch these days. Or something like that. Bolton = doomed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I think Nolan said he had no idea whatsoever as to what he was meant to be doing on the pitch these days. Or something like that. Bolton = doomed. Fuking hell, thats a bad a slur as you can get. Gartside showing his quality in this appointment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 At least he doesn't talk about himself in the third person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Better off having Lee than Allardyce though, at least they're not playing boring football anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I think he laso said he had to translate the team talks for the rest of the squad. Sammy looks like he's got a mouthful of herpes that is inhibiting his speech Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I have a hatred for those who say 'your Gerrards, your Terrys of this world' etc. > Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Oh, I also hate the bizarre tense misusage footballers engage in (Alan Shearer was probably the worst ever for this). Like this: Pundit: "So, Alan, talk us through the goal"/ Shearer: "Well, I've looked up, and I've seen him making a run on the wing, so I've found myself a bit of space, he's put the ball in the box, and I've just got a touch on it" STOP USING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ALL THE FUCKING TIME. PS Alan, shave that unconvincing hair island off, ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Oh, I also hate the bizarre tense misusage footballers engage in (Alan Shearer was probably the worst ever for this). Like this: Pundit: "So, Alan, talk us through the goal"/ Shearer: "Well, I've looked up, and I've seen him making a run on the wing, so I've found myself a bit of space, he's put the ball in the box, and I've just got a touch on it" STOP USING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ALL THE FUCKING TIME. PS Alan, shave that unconvincing hair island off, ffs. It's mostly because they're in the strange position of commenting on their own actions that they're seeing replayed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It's driving me crazy how the whole of the UK now says "at the minute". At the moment was always fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Oh, I also hate the bizarre tense misusage footballers engage in (Alan Shearer was probably the worst ever for this). Like this: Pundit: "So, Alan, talk us through the goal"/ Shearer: "Well, I've looked up, and I've seen him making a run on the wing, so I've found myself a bit of space, he's put the ball in the box, and I've just got a touch on it" STOP USING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ALL THE FUCKING TIME. PS Alan, shave that unconvincing hair island off, ffs. It's mostly because they're in the strange position of commenting on their own actions that they're seeing replayed. "I looked up, I saw him make a run on the wing, I found myself a bit of space ...". Not difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Does it annoy anyone else when people pronounce 'sixth' as 'sikth'? Its fucking Sixth! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 'for sure' by a host of foreign managers gets me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 'for sure' by a host of foreign managers gets me. Aye Benitez and Jol do that a canny bit but interviews with managers and players after matches are always shite unless its a player who doesnt come out with every cliche in the book. The only ones Ive found are David Bentley, Henry, Joey Barton, Gordon Strachan aaaaaaand, perhaps Carragher on that radio interview. Thought he put his points across really well. Talking about yourself in third person reeks of self pedestal perching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Stanley Collymore is actually quite erudite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 JB comes across very well in interviews but then I suppose so did Hannibal Lecter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It has always really, really annoyed me when football managers, whilst talking about the game, refer to "the football club" rather than "the club", in some kind of misguided attempt to appear deep and intelligent. Example usage: "I want players here who want to play for the football club". Like we didn't know what kind of club they meant .... I always considered Stuart Pearce to be the worst (although both MON and SA are occasional offenders), but today I've seen two interviews with Sammy 'Championship' Lee, where he uses the term about 12 times. Is he the least intelligent manager in the league? It's actually subliminal identification. It's a defence mechanism that shows a sign of anxiety. ie Look I'm talking about 'the football club'...I'm not here don't look at me or blame me....etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 It has always really, really annoyed me when football managers, whilst talking about the game, refer to "the football club" rather than "the club", in some kind of misguided attempt to appear deep and intelligent. Example usage: "I want players here who want to play for the football club". Like we didn't know what kind of club they meant .... I always considered Stuart Pearce to be the worst (although both MON and SA are occasional offenders), but today I've seen two interviews with Sammy 'Championship' Lee, where he uses the term about 12 times. Is he the least intelligent manager in the league? It's actually subliminal identification. It's a defence mechanism that shows a sign of anxiety. ie Look I'm talking about 'the football club'...I'm not here don't look at me or blame me....etc... but he was talking about the club,is he supposed to talk about it without mentioning it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I despise the way Jon Motson commentates on England games nowadays; i swear he's going senile. Whenever he or Lawrenson, sort of - figure something out... ... like for instance last night, when Wes Brown came on for Ferdinand, it being a bit of an odd or pointless sub, they realised that Brown was gonna go wide right so that Richards could come into the centre... ... Motson talks with this patronising, "ah yes of course" tone that Sherlock would have used, as if he's just worked out this mammoth equation or mystery. Difficult to explain but it boils my piss either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I despise the way Jon Motson commentates on England games nowadays; i swear he's going senile. Whenever he or Lawrenson, sort of - figure something out... ... like for instance last night, when Wes Brown came on for Ferdinand, it being a bit of an odd or pointless sub, they realised that Brown was gonna go wide right so that Richards could come into the centre... ... Motson talks with this patronising, "ah yes of course" tone that Sherlock would have used, as if he's just worked out this mammoth equation or mystery. Difficult to explain but it boils my piss either way. I know what you mean, he's very descriptive, but maybe 2 minutes after everyone watching has realised for themselves. Motson always pronounces players names different to the way most people do aswell. Deedyay Drogbar for example. Im sure there's more. Jonathan Pearce pronouncing Luis Garcia as Luis Garthia as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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