Modern football terms or words.

[CB_NO3]

This is a thread for terms or words that you would never have heard 20 year ago in football. Just a bit fun as the football season is over. Ill start with

Twitter
Super Injunction
Oil Rich Tycoons
Metatarsal
Consortium

Feel free to add others.

[Dunbar Hibee]

Conspiracy?

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Ukio Bankas?

[HibeeMG]

Referee's Assistant
Goal-line technology
Bosman transfer
Interactive (i.e red button)
Europa League
Transfer window

[The_Sauz]

The split

[Saorsa]

Conspiracy?Nope, that's been around since 1888 :agree:

[Dunbar Hibee]

Nope, that's been around since 1888 :agree:

:greengrin:thumbsup:

[zlatan]

Matty Jack role

edit - more commonly known as the 'Makelele role'

[MWHIBBIES]

Unbelievable Jeff

[Mixu62]

Lineswoman.
Technical Area

[Pete]

WAG
Snood
The "football family"

[hibsboy90]

Community Initiative

[CB_NO3]

WAG
Snood
The "football family"

Good ones.:thumbsup:

[greenlad]

simulation
intent
2nd phase
4th official
Premiership
wages-to-turnover ratio
administration
pay-per-view
ESPN
co-efficient
foreign stream:wink:

[Hibrandenburg]

Vlad sheep
Squiggler

[Broken Gnome]

CORRIDOR OF UNCERTAINTY :rolleyes:

[Tricla]

Political correctness :devil:

[Scouse Hibee]

Man Utd - Champions
Chelsea - Champions
Liverpool - knocked off their perch :greengrin
Resting Players
Too many games for a small squad
Their Bench is worth 50 million
The sub keeper is warming up

[Greentinted]

Impact player - used to be a subby in my day!:greengrin

Squad rotation

Fans Messageboard

[--------]

"Uniform" - Yanqui-speak for "strip".

[patlowe]

Rangers 0 - Hibs 3 (has been bandied about quite a lot in recent years)
The unseen work
Pre-contract agreement
Third-party ownership

Why don't the more experienced .netters educate us with some terms that have died out in the past twenty or so years?

[(((Fergus)))]

spit-roast
mobile on vibrate
caught in possession
grab a granny

[hibees59]

Give and go :confused:

[Dan Sarf]

Going to ground (used to be falling over) :grr:

[strummbo]

"up top" when referring to a centre forward... bl00dy blame Andy 'the sexist' GRay for that one

[Sodje_18]

Stadium Sponser
5th and 6th official
Sponser of leagues eg. Coca Cola Championship

[JackRegan]

Up Top
Park The Bus
Dignity
Viable Explosive Packages

[miniboco]

Imogen Thomas :wink:

[LeithBoozy]

A game of two=halfs.:agree:

[aberhibsfc]

Super Injunction

Squeeky bum time.

[ShanksSaidNo]

Third-man-running
Dubious Goals Panel
Bouncebackability

[James70]

FJK
Famous Five Stand
Behind The Goals
Hibernian Training Centre

[Engels74]

Greed
Player Power
Agents
self ambition
international withdrawal
one upfront (or in Harry Potter's case None)
Multicolour boots
Tattooes
Seeding
Defensive tactics
Anti Football

Luckily i end on a more positive note which keeps me loving fitba!





LIONEL MESSI :not worth

[Woody1985]

Limited Ability. A.K.A *****

Really annoying when people use this phrase in general conversation about footballers now.

I think it was Kirk Broadfoot that was mentioned re LA.

[Thecat23]

Pause and rewind live football.

[Kojock]

Why don't the more experienced .netters educate us with some terms that have died out in the past twenty or so years?


Four step rule - 6 Second Rule
Shy - Throw In
Bye kick - Goal kick
Subbie - Replacement
Linesman - Assistant referee
Dug Out - Technical Area
Coo Shed - Famous Five Stand
Crush Barriers - Seats
Injury Time - Time added on
18 team 1st Division - 10 team SPL
Dryborough Cup -
Texaco Cup -
Cup Winners Cup -
Diving - Simulation
Right Half - Right Midfielder
Inside Forward - Midfielder

[sambajustice]

Agents

Holding Role

Base Layers

Champions League

Europa League

4th Official

[Dan Sarf]

Fergie time

Hunting in packs

6 packs!

Lampard gazing up to heaven every time he scores a goal

[Hibernian Verse]

AFC Wimbledon :wink:

[Jim44]

The boy done good.

[.Sean.]

''Would you smash it?''

[Arch Stanton]

Early doors
New World Cup ball
I think England will do well (said in a Scots accent)
Red button games
Chips and a Bovril please

[xyz23jc]

"War Chest" as in the ficticious amount promised every season without ever materialising, in order to bolster JJ's 'title chasing' tram...sorry, challengers! :greengrin

[snooky]

The Jury's still out.
Hoofball
IIRC/FFS/GGTTH
Booked for being ugly
Tachemeister
3rd strip
A level playing field (at ER of course)
Rantic
Ipox
PBS
Annan Athletic
Hibs v Irvine Meadow
Hibs Sc. Cup winners (well done, the lassies!)

[heretoday]

Putting it behind us and going forward/moving on.

i.e. I don't want to talk about this.

[Speedway]

Box to Box
Fearing a backlash
Short Sponsorship
Match Fitness
PETRIE!!!!!!!!

[frazeHFC]

3D football
All seater stadium
Behind the Goals
Match fixing?

[marleyhib]

prawn sandwich brigade
parachute payments
man city
manageable debt

[marleyhib]

"as I said before" and "you know"

"as I said before" said repeatedly by all footballers interviewed on telly "you know", started by Beckham "you know" and carried on ably by Rooney in particular "you know"

[.Sean.]

''I just happened tae be in Edinburgh''

[Dan Sarf]

A team that's just lost a game is "a wounded animal".

[iwasthere1972]

Hold on lads I don't know what the team is yet. Oh wait a minute i think I can here the fax machine.

[Saorsa]

Hold on lads I don't know what the team is yet. Oh wait a minute i think I can here the fax machine.Sent two faxes tae make sure at least one got through? :greengrin

[iwasthere1972]

Sent two faxes tae make sure at least one got through? :greengrin

One for the manager and one for someone who can translate :agree: :greengrin

[frazeHFC]

Balowskas, to Junauskas, to Naliuskas.......and he hits the post. And it remains here, Hearts 1 Falkirk 1.

:greengrin

[.Sean.]

The Matty Jack role

[snooky]

"as I said before" and "you know"

"as I said before" said repeatedly by all footballers interviewed on telly "you know", started by Beckham "you know" and carried on ably by Rooney in particular "you know"

"Hopefully" (to the power 'n') Players should be fined for saying it in an interview. Hopefully next season they will.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Pen
Stick
Channels
The Football Club

[nonshinyfinish]

Get it in the mixer.

[sahib]

Referee's Assistant
Goal-line technology
Bosman transfer
Interactive (i.e red button)
Europa League
Transfer window

Cruciate ligament.