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« on: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 20:01:07 » |
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Anyone got any idea where this footballing term comes from
Also why are defences said to be at sixes and sevens?
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 20:06:52 » |
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 22:10:25 » |
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I was nutmegged by Alan Ball.
Was playing in a five a side tournament at Butlins when I was a kid in the early 80's.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 11:16:36 » |
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I always assumed it was rhyming slang, as in megs=legs.
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kerry red
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 12:34:29 » |
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So, was it just Ron Atkinson who first coined Early Doors?
Surely there cannot be an explanation for that - apart from just being fucking stupid
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 13:10:24 » |
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I'm disappointed.
I opened this thread half expecting some flammableBen type nutmeg snorting shenanigans.
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 13:58:01 » |
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Cocky shits who tried it on in games and would say "megged" just made me all the more determined to nail them later on in the game.
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He headed a football.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 14:29:45 » |
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Cocky shits who tried it on in games and would say "megged" just made me all the more determined to nail them later on in the game.
Too true. If the sod wore boots that weren't black, a place was reserved for him too.
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donkey tells the truth
I headed the ball. eeeeeeeeeeeeeee-aaaaaaaawwwwwww
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 14:52:06 » |
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Too true. If the sod wore boots that weren't black, a place was reserved for him too.
Seeing the state of Ward's and Hall's boots still makes me sob a little inside... you're a centre-half man, World Cups or Tiempos please.
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 15:05:21 » |
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Seeing the state of Ward's and Hall's boots still makes me sob a little inside... you're a centre-half man, World Cups or Tiempos please.
Wait until you have kids. These are the monstrosities my eldest wants for Christmas: 
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, November 4, 2013, 15:17:35 » |
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Seeing the state of Ward's and Hall's boots still makes me sob a little inside... you're a centre-half man, World Cups or Tiempos please.
say what you want about Jonathan Douglas, at least he had old school puma kings.
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