Football – it’s a game of two halves. If you were listening to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning, you’d have heard Ian mention that researchers have gathered the top football clichés that make us cringe. You know the sort, nuggets of wisdom from sideline know-it-alls like ‘Goals win games’ and ‘Schoolboy defending’. Or the classic ‘This game needs a goal’. You don’t say…..
But, forget about the researchers, our listeners came up with some absolute classics, not just about football but G.A.A too. Here’s the best of them.
MOTD saying. When a player shoots and misses. "You can see what he was trying to do" Brian from Ardee
Hi, Iano great show, here's some match of the day clichés: ‘He should be using the channels’, ‘They should be playing it to feet’, ‘When taking a corner, you should at least miss their first defender’. As for the players – ‘sick as a dog’, ‘over the moon’, ‘it’s not about me, it’s about the team’, ‘The important thing is we got the points’. Cheers Iano ! Paul
Jose has ‘parked the bus again'
Cyril's favourite is "We're really in the melting pot now Ger" from Joe Coonan Kildare
Joe Brolly, whataya think of that?! Pat in Dublin
One of the lads came out with a great line one day about Aidan O’Shea - "He has hands like diamond shovels’.
Ian, "The game is really in the melting pot now", "It's a game of two halves", "The atmosphere is electric". Two phrase that wind me up!! John Drumcondra.
'He grabs the ball he pretends to go right, he goes right’.
Brian Cody "Do you know, it’ll be a tight game now" Donal in Cork.'
'Jaysus Tipp are hitting FIERCE wides Ger' - Michael Duignan. Rob, Tipp
'Brian Cody is having a word with ref again. Padraig’
'Ian, Marty started that phrase when the Clare footballers won the Munster final way back in 1992 and it's still being used!! Don't think there was a cow milked in the banner that night though!!
'The one I hate the most is "the real winner today is hurling". As if losing a classic doesn't count as a loss. Eugene from Tipp (not bitter over the Galway result at all)'
'Gwan gwan gwwwann, ahhh jaysus Ida scored tha meself. His ould lad was the bloody same. Pat
''Put on a jersey ref ''
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