This could be an usual thread depending how you see things. I was just replying to a discussion @Fan of Big Tone started and I mentioned how Kane Hemmings missed a sitter just before Cambridge United scored their second I believe.

I used the term: He missed a "sitter".

It's a very odd way to say a player missed a golden opportunity to score.

Can you think of any more football sayings?

“Stonewall penalty”

”game of two halves”

 

"Acres of space"

"Break the deadlock"

"By the skin of their teeth"

Off the mark, pipped at the post, wake up call, wrong-foot the defence.

One of Colin Slaters favourites always made me smile.

”Johnny on the spot”

"Win ugly"

"X-Rated Tackle" ????

"Lay the ball off"

"Make up the numbers"

"Managerial merry-go-round"

"Fashion a chance"

Good thread this.

Over the moon

Sick as a parrot

 

what the hell is a x rated tackle lol

Edge Out, fire home, daisy cutter.

Nutmeg.... Where did that come from?

This is a very good topic, I am curious to see if anyone else can add to this.

There's been some good additions to the list of "football saying", there's a few I can think of but let's see what everyone else comes out with first (secretly I just want to bump this back to the top).