New football terminology

[RVclaret]

Obviously you consider yourself one of the 10% who are better informed than the rest of us. Thank your for your valuable insight.

Clearly more informed than someone who thinks a number 10 and number 8 depend on playing left or right. Bizarre!

[Buxtonclaret]

Assist

[Middle-agedClaret]

Simulation - cheating
There was contact - cheating
Passion - cheating
He was entitled to go down - cheating

[LincsWoldsClaret]

Clearly more informed than someone who thinks a number 10 and number 8 depend on playing left or right. Bizarre!

Numbers 1-11 signify positions in a football team - have done for over a century.

[Bullabill]

Ray Pointer was often said to turn on a sixpence.

I've seen him do that and, at the time, was lucky enough to know someone who would do a turn for sixpence.

[RicardoMontalban]

Numbers 1-11 signify positions in a football team - have done for over a century.

On the basis that nobody has employed the W-M since the late 50’s/60’s (and that’s just in England), I’m not sure that statement holds much water.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Popular with insufferable bores.

Probably one of the reasons Natalie Sawyer dumped Sam Matterface

[Blue Skies]

My grandad used to say "Jimmy Robson could hide behind a blade of grass" and Harry Thompson catching the ball was as "easy as shelling peas". He would fit in the modern day commentary box I reckon

[ollieclarets8]

Popular with insufferable bores.

Probably one of the reasons Natalie Sawyer dumped Sam Matterface

Blimey, he was punching there!

[ollieclarets8]

As for 1-11 positions (not always exact shirt number), I always grew up with this as a 4-4-2:

9 - 10
11 - 6 - 8 - 7
3 - 4 - 5 - 2
1

9 the natural stiker.
10 the support man or target man so a 4-4-1-1 would have 10 behind 9.

I'm sure my many hours spent on Championship / Football Manager has a part to play too.

[Plissken]

I'm sure I've read "Quarterback" used on here. Now that's taking things to the extreme!

Still waiting for someone to use "Trequartista".

[dougcollins]

Still waiting for someone to use "Trequartista".

Would he serve coffee also?

[BigBadBarnes]

As for 1-11 positions (not always exact shirt number), I always grew up with this as a 4-4-2:

9 - 10
11 - 6 - 8 - 7
3 - 4 - 5 - 2
1

9 the natural stiker.
10 the support man or target man so a 4-4-1-1 would have 10 behind 9.

I'm sure my many hours spent on Championship / Football Manager has a part to play too.

This is why there is often confusion on the roles for each number as it often is impacted by the common formation in your country at that particular time.

4,6 and 8 in particular are often interchanged. 4 was previously a midfielder prior to days of 4 defenders so some people (usually in Europe) still tend to call the 6 (ie the holding midfielder) a 4. And then some of those numbers were inside forwards (which generally doesn't exist now) so that can throw up confusion too.

[bpgburn]

Would he serve coffee also?

All pretentious sh1te. File with Corporate business jargon, people trying to sound more informed and intelligent than they are (yah guys yah) and Brad Bobley..

Didn't mean to quote you in that Doug..

[ClaretinJapan]

Recycling the ball. What’s that all about?

Net Zero.