Enduring football myths & clichés

[laserblue]

Young Jesse Lingaard.

Lingard is a local lad and "one of our own".

(He's from Warrington).

 

[mat]

Another product from the famous youth academy at United...

 

[Magicpole]

A game of two half’s as if that’s news

 

[mat]

A new one.

"The Unai Emery revoultion"

BT Sport's buzzword today.

 

[BigOscar]

"decisions even themselves out"
"premier league proven" (hence paying 3 times as much for someone)
"the premier league is the only league with late goals, or where anyone can beat anyone"

 

[BigOscar]

Also, calling negative managers "pragmatic".

 

[I'm With Stupid]

For £100k a week, he should be able to use both feet.

 

[Henkeman]

Wasn't the "a United home grown player in every squad since 1823" claim comprehensively debunked on here?

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

I wouldn’t ever get tired if I was on £150000 a week.

 

[Gazza]

Frank Lampard's Derby County