OTF Football Dictionary

[ian.64]

Dream

That state of hope and purpose a footballer has when joining a club, that club being a huge and wealthy one. Dreams are not applicable to clubs of lesser standards and budgets, as this would invite jokey sarcasm.

Gebbie-Hynder

As in 'Gebbie-Hynder lads/the manager'. A belief that shouting loudly and encouraging certain managers or players of poor quality and skill will improve said quality and skills immeasurably. This is rarely proved.

[Guest]

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Ambition

Money

[Toby Gymshorts]

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Banter

Witless drivel.

[Gangster Octopus]

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Premier
First

Championship
Second

One
Third

Two
Fourth

[Crusoe]

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Gangster Octopus wrote: Premier
First

Championship
Second

One
Third

Two
Fourth

Applause.

[matt j]

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Obvious
Debatable. As in, That was an obvious penalty. or That was an obvious dive.

Debatable
See Obvious.

Intent
Used to describe the mental state of a footballer, of which it is obvious (see def.) from the analysis of slow-motion footage to know.

[Hot Orange]

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In and Around
In

I've seen them given
On many previous occasions, I have seen penalties awarded wrongly in similar circumstances.

[nmrfox]

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Stelling

Collective of retired footballers with lots of medals, limited vocabulary and the ability to squawk loudly.

[ian.64]

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Tumblescuse

The web of intricate lies formulated by commentators and co-summerisers to justify the barely credible penalty given to the attacking forward when brought down by the kind of touch that wouldn't trouble the equilibrium of a newborn foal with legs the strength of drinking straws.

Overcough

The emotional reaction in the event of a tumblescuse.

[Stumpy Pepys]

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Literally

Figuratively.

[Kevin S]

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Naïve

Brainless.

[Patrick Thistle]

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Channels

The parts of the pitch towards the outer edges (viewed end on), which are not actually channels.

Contact
The justification for falling down and writhing with pain until the penalty has been awarded.

[treibeis]

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Didn't Alex Ferguson one tell the press that one of his young players should "cut down on his driving", in the 'sense' of "stop shagging so much"?

[ian.64]

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Revenge

As in 'revenge for the loss against (club name here) suffered last season'. Another word for 'hiding the fact you simply weren't very good against (club name here) last season'.

[beak]

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Top, Top

Top

[Borracho]

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Big ask

2-0 down

[Toby Gymshorts]

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Decent result in Europe

Losing 1-0 at home to a supposedly inferior side from a less important league.

[Sean of the Shed]

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World class

Of reasonable ability.

[Toby Gymshorts]

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Raking Pass

60 yard Hollywood ball, usually straight into touch.

[Sean of the Shed]

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Been clever

Cheated

[beak]

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Big Lad Up Top

Striker over six foot.

Big Unit Up Top

Striker over six foot (black).

[Sean of the Shed]

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Passionate

Aggressive

[Borracho]

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Not that type of player

Vicious, recalcitrant hacker

[Sean of the Shed]

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Passionate

Shouts and gesticulates a lot.

[Hot Orange]

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Legend

A player who has performed moderately well for a club for six months or more.