Michael_mac
16th November 2004, 08:51 PM
The following are gaffes which were made by football commentators and it just begs the question: Did they really say that!
"Barcelona... a club with a stadium that seats 120,000 people. And they're all here in Newcastle tonight!"
"Ronaldo is always very close to being either onside or offside."
"We were a little bit outnumbered there, it was two against two."
"Julian Dicks is everywhere, it's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
"If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal."
"You weigh up the pros and cons and try to put them into chronological order."
"Robert Lee was able to do some running on his groin for the first time."
"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
"I'm not a believer in luck but I do believe you need it."
"What will you do when you leave football, Jack... will you stay in football?"
"Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot."
"Celtic were at one time nine points ahead, but somewhere along the road, their ship went off the rails."
"I've got a gut feeling in my stomach..."
"The new West Stand casts a giant shadow over the entire pitch, even on a sunny day"
"I would not say he [David Ginola] is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better."
"Johnson has revelled in the 'hole' behind Dwight Yorke..."
"An inch or two either side of the post and that would have been a goal."
"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals."
"You don't score 64 goals in 86 games at the highest level without being able to score goals."
"What's it like being in Bethlehem, the place where Christmas began? I suppose it's like seeing Ian
Wright at Arsenal..."
"And we all know that in football if you stand still you go backwards..."
"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their
legs ...
"The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goal post's eyes."
"If you can't stand the heat in the dressing-room, get out of the kitchen."
"The lads really ran their socks into the ground."
"He [Brian liaudrup] wasn't just facing one defender - he was facing one at the front and one at the back as well."
"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."
"...but Arsenal are quick to credit Bergkamp with laying on 75% of their nine goals."
"an excellent player, but he [Ian Wright] does have a black side."
"We say 'educated left foot', of course, there are many players with educated right foots."
"That's twice now he [Terry Phelan] has got between himself and the goal."
"Mark Hughes at his very best: he loves to feel people right behind him...
"Gary "Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice."
"We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps."
"And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other tine since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway."
"...and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a ball of string..." d v`
"I never make predictions and I never will."
"And there's Ray Clemence looking as cool as ever out in the cold."
"...and the news from Guadalajara, where the temperature is % degrees, is that Falcao is warming up."
"If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again."
"The Uruguayans are losing no time in making a meal around the referee."
"I think that was a moment of cool panic there."
"Beckenbauer really has gambled all his eggs."
"Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve."
"I spent four indifferent years at Goodison Park, but they were great years."
"Souness gave Fleck a second chance and he grabbed it with both feet."
"They have missed so many chances they must be wringing their heads in shame."
"It's headed away by John Clark, using his head."
"Tottenham
"Barcelona... a club with a stadium that seats 120,000 people. And they're all here in Newcastle tonight!"
"Ronaldo is always very close to being either onside or offside."
"We were a little bit outnumbered there, it was two against two."
"Julian Dicks is everywhere, it's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
"If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal."
"You weigh up the pros and cons and try to put them into chronological order."
"Robert Lee was able to do some running on his groin for the first time."
"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
"I'm not a believer in luck but I do believe you need it."
"What will you do when you leave football, Jack... will you stay in football?"
"Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot."
"Celtic were at one time nine points ahead, but somewhere along the road, their ship went off the rails."
"I've got a gut feeling in my stomach..."
"The new West Stand casts a giant shadow over the entire pitch, even on a sunny day"
"I would not say he [David Ginola] is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better."
"Johnson has revelled in the 'hole' behind Dwight Yorke..."
"An inch or two either side of the post and that would have been a goal."
"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals."
"You don't score 64 goals in 86 games at the highest level without being able to score goals."
"What's it like being in Bethlehem, the place where Christmas began? I suppose it's like seeing Ian
Wright at Arsenal..."
"And we all know that in football if you stand still you go backwards..."
"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their
legs ...
"The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goal post's eyes."
"If you can't stand the heat in the dressing-room, get out of the kitchen."
"The lads really ran their socks into the ground."
"He [Brian liaudrup] wasn't just facing one defender - he was facing one at the front and one at the back as well."
"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."
"...but Arsenal are quick to credit Bergkamp with laying on 75% of their nine goals."
"an excellent player, but he [Ian Wright] does have a black side."
"We say 'educated left foot', of course, there are many players with educated right foots."
"That's twice now he [Terry Phelan] has got between himself and the goal."
"Mark Hughes at his very best: he loves to feel people right behind him...
"Gary "Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice."
"We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps."
"And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other tine since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway."
"...and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a ball of string..." d v`
"I never make predictions and I never will."
"And there's Ray Clemence looking as cool as ever out in the cold."
"...and the news from Guadalajara, where the temperature is % degrees, is that Falcao is warming up."
"If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again."
"The Uruguayans are losing no time in making a meal around the referee."
"I think that was a moment of cool panic there."
"Beckenbauer really has gambled all his eggs."
"Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve."
"I spent four indifferent years at Goodison Park, but they were great years."
"Souness gave Fleck a second chance and he grabbed it with both feet."
"They have missed so many chances they must be wringing their heads in shame."
"It's headed away by John Clark, using his head."
"Tottenham