Faz Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 So which commentator clichés to you think will be applied to Saints this year? I'm going for: "I don't know what they put in the water down there" as the next academy product makes the breakthrough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Dave meringtons 'what saints don't want to/do want to do now is........' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 'period of transition' 'summer of change' 'struggling to adapt' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 'Mercurial (anything)' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 'Thats world class' Everytime Rooney passes/shoots from more than 10 yards away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 'Thats world class' Everytime Rooney passes/shoots from more than 10 yards away. Jamie Redknapps favourite I love it when Gerrard/Rooney/Ashley Cole/Hart have a blinder against say, Crystal Palace and Redknapp JR comes out with the old "he is the best in the world" be interesting to know how long it will take before one of the ENgland flops get called world class this season I reckon by end of August.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Use of the phrase "just about" applied to just about every situation. You don't "just about" get a shot on target. You don't "just about" clear the ball. etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Im sure there will be lots about replacing the 'big man upfount' inregards to Lambert and Pelle even though they are very different players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 "...Saints Dutch revolution..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buenos Aires Saint Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Punished for success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 "...Saints Dutch revolution..." Good call. Will be said within minutes if the first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 "Double Dutch" "Brothers in arms.." reference the Koeman Bros. Has a Tyldesley ring to it, or Townsend but fortunately neither should be involved in our matches next season. Oh, and then there's always "that night in Rotterdam, in 1993..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan abnormal Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 "Double Dutch" "Brothers in arms.." reference the Koeman Bros. Has a Tyldesley ring to it, or Townsend but fortunately neither should be involved in our matches next season. Oh, and then there's always "that night in Rotterdam, in 1993..." "He's gonna flick one, he's gonna flick, HE'S GONNA FLICK ONE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 "He's gonna flick one, he's gonna flick, HE'S GONNA FLICK ONE" The late Brian Moore. Although he had his detractors we certainly had a greater range of commentators in his day than the poor offerings served up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Dave Merrington What we don't want to do now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didcot Saint Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 Michael Owen, "he had every right to go down with that one",as yet another diving cheat throws himself to the floor for a penalty with minimal contact but the clown Owen thinks it's ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldridge Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 With Leicester City's promotion, I'm not looking forward to hearing familial comparisons made every time their goalkeeper catches the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintAndy14 Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 "They've lost their captain and their star man..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Abroad Posted 18 July, 2014 Share Posted 18 July, 2014 When our high pressing, attacking football catches teams off guard they'll comment, after 3 goals of course, "it's getting hot in this Dutch oven!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted 19 July, 2014 Share Posted 19 July, 2014 If we do well against bigger teams, like last season I'm expecting the usual drivel about how the bigger teams have had an "off day" against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 19 July, 2014 Share Posted 19 July, 2014 If we do well against bigger teams, like last season I'm expecting the usual drivel about how the bigger teams have had an "off day" against us. to be fair. its always us (on here) who played badly when we lose to a lesser side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted 19 July, 2014 Share Posted 19 July, 2014 to be fair. its always us (on here) who played badly when we lose to a lesser side Aha, but we're not "impartial" commentators are we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 19 July, 2014 Share Posted 19 July, 2014 If we do well against bigger teams, like last season I'm expecting the usual drivel about how the bigger teams have had an "off day" against us. Doesn't really happen though, does it? We were showered with praise last season left, right and centre. This kind of moan is almost as outdated as the classic myth "when he wins he's British, when he loses he's Scottish" thing bitter old jocks say about media coverage of Andy Murray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 19 July, 2014 Share Posted 19 July, 2014 We could always go back to the days when the club carries the old prefix of " ..struggling Southampton ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 19 July, 2014 Share Posted 19 July, 2014 "They are really good with the ball but are even better without the ball " Does my head in, mainly Alan Hansen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 I'm waiting for the......... " Saints may have lost last season's big names, but this new team is sensational ....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 Yeah, I was going to revive "Struggling Southampton" too. And we'll get the lie about 6-3 grey shirts when we play Man United on the box again too... (it was the 3-1 match). There will be endless lazy academy references, a load of stuff about how Saints fans will wish we'd kept x player and where could we have been now, some will still traipse out stuff about us being a selling club and needing the money, the South Coast "not being a hotbed of football", and many many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 Oh and of course endless mentions of Total Football, when we won't be playing Total Football. The 4-3-3 (even a narrow midfield 4-3-3 played in a completely different way to 1970s Holland) won't help getting rid of this lazy Dutch related piece of footballing shorthand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 When we beat Liverpool at Anfield on the opening day, Koeman will be hailed as "..the Dutch Old Master.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 "And on comes Jay Rodriguez for his first appearance since injury. Brendan Rodgers will be keeping an eye on him, Matt Target and Harrison Read ready for a January raid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 HEARTBREAK for Saints fans as their talisman Rickie Lambert scores an eighth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 Pelle plants a big sloppy kiss on the gaffers forehead in celebration of the opening goal at Anfield, and it's 'two lips from Amsterdam as the dutch mastermind victory'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 Doesn't really happen though, does it? We were showered with praise last season left, right and centre. This kind of moan is almost as outdated as the classic myth "when he wins he's British, when he loses he's Scottish" thing bitter old jocks say about media coverage of Andy Murray. Did I touch a nerve or something?? This is just a light-hearted thread! And yeah it does happen, heard it on a number of occasion last season from commentators during Saints games on the telly/internet streams. But do go on, tell me what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 "Punched above their weight last season and now settling back into their natural position" .... And other such patronizing Bo lox "over spent and paid the price so needed to sell many key players" - and other such misinformed and frankly wrong Bo lox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 So which commentator clichés to you think will be applied to Saints this year? I'm going for: "I don't know what they put in the water down there" as the next academy product makes the breakthrough I think it will be lots about how Saints are struggling having lost their quality players over the Summer sadly. So I'm going for, 'You can't win anything with kids'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 HEARTBREAK for Saints fans as their talisman Rickie Lambert scores an eighth Hope thats not the opening game of the season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 He should have put his laces through the ball - heard from Townsend several times a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 July, 2014 Share Posted 20 July, 2014 He should have put his laces through the ball - heard from Townsend several times a match. Unless we draw Liverpool in the FA Cup 3rd Round I doubt ITV's Andy Townsend will be covering many Saints matches next season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Corellian Posted 21 July, 2014 Share Posted 21 July, 2014 Lovren's head may be at Anfield now but his arse is on the floor as Pelle completes his Hat-Trick!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 21 July, 2014 Share Posted 21 July, 2014 "The challenges faced by Southampton over the Summer show how difficult it is to break into the top six." "We've received an e-mail from someone who goes under the name "Alpine Saint', and he's deeply concerned." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 21 July, 2014 Share Posted 21 July, 2014 Unless we draw Liverpool in the FA Cup 3rd Round I doubt ITV's Andy Townsend will be covering many Saints matches next season... I thought the FA Cup was back on BBC from this season as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo1976 Posted 21 July, 2014 Share Posted 21 July, 2014 lmao thats so true and thats what baffles me about the so called experts they always back up mediocraty with crap statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Site Agent Posted 21 July, 2014 Share Posted 21 July, 2014 'And can't believ it. Where was Lamberts head? A quick pass from Shneiderland to David and into the box and Rickie Lambert must have forgotten his transfer as he slips it passed Brad Jones to give Saints a 3-2 lead in the 92nd minute. Brendan Rodgers has a last roll of the dice taking Lallana off for Steve Gerrard. There are boos from all four corners of St Mary's standium as Lallana walks off, not knowing who to applaud. And we are off again, and Wanyama takles Graard on the half way line a slips it to Ward Prowse, who moves up the field. And it's over to Jay Rodriguez who scores a shocking long range shot from outside the area. Louvren, another former Saint, is waving for off side but it looks like Louvren and Toure got confused and actually played Rodriguez on side.And that's it, that's the Dutch cap on the day, Southampton walk away the winners today 4-2. ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 21 July, 2014 Share Posted 21 July, 2014 Country's top academy, $80M in the bank, top half of the Premier League - lazy comparison to 'unfortunate' neighbours....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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