Most annoying football cliche?

[Debaser]

Leeds are a massive club.

3 league titles and 1 fa cup, spent more of their 103 year history out of the top flight than in it.

 

[TinFoilHat]

 

[Gordyola]

“Unbelievable”

Everything is unbelievable

 

[burning blue soul]

"Tactical fouling" when City do it.

"Took one for the team" when others do it!!

Fucking annoying how City have commentators using a completely separate in-play vocabulary for our games.

 

[citymad]

When footballers say “so yeh” when starting a sentence.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Commentators or pundits saying "early doors" or "it's a big ask"

Also does anyone else still call their boss The Gaffer?

 

[Crooked_rain]

When footballers say “so yeh” when starting a sentence.

Some start it with "yeah no"

 

[Blue Til Death]

In that moment…!

 

[shemnel]

Literally on a plate.

What?

 

[goalmole]

"What a great time to score" - As if there is ever a bad time.

If a game is at nil nil and you are playing a stronger team than yourselves then the 89th minute is an infinitely better time to score than the 1st minute.
City-Wigan cup final comes to mind.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

“This is as good as anything you’ll see in the men’s game”

I'm not laughing at the women's game per se, but THAT is fucking hilarious

 

[mad4city]

The worst one without doubt is "they(bad refereeing decisions) even themselves out by the end of the season"

How? Why? What unspoken rule or law of nature even hints at that being true?? Utter bollocks!

My pet hate too.
If this were true, there would be as many controversial decisions against Liverpool and United at home as there are in their favour. And that patently doesn't happen.
It's gaslighting bollocks.

 

[TravisBickle]

I'm not laughing at the women's game per se, but THAT is fucking hilarious

Lol it’s that bad I’m not sure which team is attacking!

 

[SebastianBlue]

“This is as good as anything you’ll see in the men’s game”

To be fair, that is obviously not fully pro, and nowhere near top level women’s football (some of them are more out of playing shape than me, and I can only occasionally walk properly!).

You watch our women’s team and it is night and day.

 

[FightLikeAGirl]

Some start it with "yeah no"

I do the ‘so yeah’ thing. ‘Yerrofcourse’ is the Gerrard version.

I’ve seen City women play and it was better than some Everton matches I’ve seen.

 

[BillCarlisle]

Some start it with "yeah no"

Harry Kane in particular.
It's either 'yeah' or 'no'. It can't possibly be both. Really gets on my nerves.

 

[the blue panther]

“This is as good as anything you’ll see in the men’s game”

First, why the fuck was it even televised?

Second, that goalie was absolute shite - even De Gea would have saved that!

 

[FightLikeAGirl]

Everton did not beat Brighton because of passion. Desperation, more like.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

A term I hear from fans rather than the pundits - they (insert name of a team) "bottled it" or a team are "bottlers".

Apparently City "bottled it" in the CL final v Chelsea. No. Pep just made the wrong team selection / tactics.

 

[MichaelBBack]

Has anyone mentioned the "This game is like a heavyweight title fight, two sides sizing each other up and waiting to see who can land the first hit" speech yet? I swear to Christ above, the number of times I've heard that... We had it last night for our match as well. And the commentators always deliver it as if they're saying something new and insightful. Embarrassing.