Favourite RL cliches........

[Phil]

“He’s a big unit”

[CmonTheBorough]

Ray and Alex together were comedy gold. I remember a game where somebody copped a high tackle and was on the ground holding his head. Doctor French assessed the situation in a flash an came up with a diagnosis: “You know, Alex, I think it’s his ankle”!

Back on the cliche front, another of Ray’s regulars was “Why oh why didn’t he pass to the winger?”.

[hindle xiii]

The numbnut stats Phil Clarke would horseshoe into co-commentary, usually about Wigan even without them playing.

[Damien]

Alluded to.

Brian Noble started saying it in almost every sentence some years ago and now all RL commentators constantly use it.

[Futtocks]

2 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Again Ray French, "it's a war of attrition"

Lest we forget David Kidwell's variation, "it's a war of nutrition".

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

The magic sponge.

[M j M]

As far as I know it was unique to Stevo but I'll always have time for "the merry whistleblower".

Would make a good pub name as well.

[Chris Taylor]

1 hour ago, Damien said:

Alluded to.

Brian Noble started saying it in almost every sentence some years ago and now all RL commentators constantly use it.

Brian Noble loves to say "in relation too"

[EastLondonMike]

Special mentions for Stevo's "something different is needed, maybe time for a chip over the top".

[Rioman]

7 hours ago, Whippet13 said:

Ray French: "The former (insert club) amateur".

Don't forget his weight. "This sixteen stone former (insert club) amateur"

[Stuff Smith]

Regardless of what was happening on the field, Ray French was guaranteed, at some point, to say:
"That's a good ball, that's a better ball!"
"The scorer of a try, the saviour of a try"

And for Eddie Hemmings, Rob Burrow never ran, he always "scampered".

 

[bentleyman]

Coach speak "We won the Floor "

 

[Chris22]

If I had a pound for every time Terry O'Connor said "he's a quality player"...

Once I heard him say "he's a good player", I took that to mean he must be quite a poor player!

[creditwhereitsdews]

"Get back in the sheds and regroup."

[Futtocks]

7 hours ago, Whippet13 said:

Ray French: "The former (insert club) amateur".

Or just Ray calling a player by his dad's first name.

[The Rocket]

I`m loving all these (above), even the ones I`ve never heard of are funny.

Can`t believe we haven`t had " one week at a time" , maybe just too cliched.

Going back 40+ years though, " can`t run without legs " * and "the bigger they are, the harder they fall".

* probably not so relevant now, the last thing you want to do over here now is make a legs tackle, christ the other team might get a fast play the ball or slip an offload.

[Live after death]

9 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

paul sculthorpe - yer know yer know yer know 

jamie peacock- a fink a fink a fink a fink 

Chris Joynt was,  yer know yer know 

[Live after death]

9 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

paul sculthorpe - yer know yer know yer know 

jamie peacock- a fink a fink a fink a fink 

Chris Joynt was,  yer know yer know 

[Live after death]

9 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

paul sculthorpe - yer know yer know yer know 

jamie peacock- a fink a fink a fink a fink 

Chris Joynt was,  yer know yer know 

[fighting irish]

39 minutes ago, Live after death said:

Chris Joynt was,  yer know yer know 

Live after Death was, Chris Joynt, Christ Joynt, Chris Joynt.

[Whippet13]

The post match interview of any player from the winning side discussing the opposition, even if it's a 80-0 scoreline: "they are a quality team"

[CmonTheBorough]

2 hours ago, Stuff Smith said:

Regardless of what was happening on the field, Ray French was guaranteed, at some point, to say:
"That's a good ball, that's a better ball!"
"The scorer of a try, the saviour of a try"

And for Eddie Hemmings, Rob Burrow never ran, he always "scampered".

 

Absolutely spot on!  Also, Andy Gregory was always “a pocket battleship”.

[Futtocks]

Any coach after a match they've won "these things even out over the season".

Any coach after a match they've lost "I think we need to take a serious look at how these decisions are arrived at".

[Oldbear]

16 minutes ago, CmonTheBorough said:

Absolutely spot on!  Also, Andy Gregory was always “a pocket battleship”.

Ray French also used to compare him to Popeye.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

30 minutes ago, CmonTheBorough said:

Absolutely spot on!  Also, Andy Gregory was always “a pocket battleship”.

Alex Murphy always called him Lickle Andy Gregory