Players names used in everyday phrases

[Ribchester]

In the 60s and 70s these guys were widely referred to
Bobby Moore
Gordon Banks

and my favourite was Ernie Hunt

 

[bluetonium]

He's a bare faced Maguire.

 

[daztrueblue91]

When watching the boxing/UFC and seeing a fighter get KOed, we’d always call it getting Thatchered.

 

[Blue_eyes]

The Kolorov money?

 

[Pell]

Doing a Dave Whelan - When someone breaks their leg.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Doing a Dave Whelan - When someone breaks their leg.

Why's that,did Dave break his leg.....when was this?

 

[m7mcfc]

Gary Ablett.... also a mate of mine who knows nothing about football and hates it for some reason used to always say “my names podolski and I’m offski” think it started after a World Cup.

Ecstacy tablets are known as Gary's in Liverpool. Gary Abletts.

 

[mat]

"I proper Razzed that up"

To miss an easy chance.

 

[mat]

Why's that,did Dave break his leg.....when was this?

He kept that quiet if he did...

 

[shilly8903]

Ecstacy tablets are known as Gary's in Liverpool. Gary Abletts.

That was my point for the people that know this “term”