[Goku]

Big W is more of a recent general americanism rather than new football speak, sports fans.

[ronpowellsbutler]

Search and Destroy, on 23 January 2021 - 09:42 PM, said:

On the floor?

Heard the expression loads of times. I suspect it is mainly used in golfing circles. It means keep the ball in a useful area, ie not hoofing it into Sheffield Road.

This post has been edited by ronpowellsbutler: 24 January 2021 - 12:54 AM

[Looker-on]

60s 70s Spireite, on 23 January 2021 - 09:43 PM, said:

Can't find any reference to the phrase on google.
If the ball is on the island, do we have a boat?

There's no shortage of idle trawlers at the moment. Where's Cantona when you need him?

[60s 70s Spireite]

ronpowellsbutler, on 24 January 2021 - 12:49 AM, said:

Heard the expression loads of times. I suspect it is mainly used in golfing circles. It means keep the ball in a useful area, ie not hoofing it into Sheffield Road.

Never heard of it in golf, not even from Wayne Riley, who has some gems, Quote of the day yesterday was ‘it landed like a butterfly with sore feet’.

Looker-on, on 24 January 2021 - 09:34 AM, said:

There's no shortage of idle trawlers at the moment. Where's Cantona when you need him?

That’s who came to mind the minute I heard of the quote.

[spireitetoo]

Westbars Spireite, on 23 January 2021 - 08:13 PM, said:

''When the ball is on the island..."

What does that mean?

I would presume the pitch itself is the island, so basically he means keeping the ball in play and on the floor ..
My take on it anyway

[Westbars Spireite]

spireitetoo, on 24 January 2021 - 09:53 AM, said:

I would presume the pitch itself is the island, so basically he means keeping the ball in play and on the floor ..
My take on it anyway

Could be. I've asked him - see if he responds.

[ronpowellsbutler]

Westbars Spireite, on 24 January 2021 - 09:54 AM, said:

Could be. I've asked him - see if he responds.

Common expression where I live in the effete south .....

They say it at our bowling club when someone sends a really wide one.

[Mr Mercury]

ronpowellsbutler, on 24 January 2021 - 10:13 AM, said:

Common expression where I live in the effete south .....

They say it at our bowling club when someone sends a really wide one.

Crown Green bowling = keeping the ball on the island?
Yes that'd make sense!

[60s 70s Spireite]

Mr Mercury, on 24 January 2021 - 10:17 AM, said:

Crown Green bowling = keeping the ball on the island?
Yes that'd make sense!

It does. I’m there now.

[Westbars Spireite]

ronpowellsbutler, on 24 January 2021 - 10:13 AM, said:

Common expression where I live in the effete south .....

They say it at our bowling club when someone sends a really wide one.

It would make sense in crown green bowling where there whole thing is shaped like an island.

[Arthur Cox’s Boots]

Search and Destroy, on 23 January 2021 - 10:23 PM, said:

I like the “invasion football “ that we play

‘Invasion Games’ is commonly used in School PE curriculums. Team games where the aim is to invade and ‘take’ your opponents flag!! (Goals, baskets etc’).

[HoneyTrippa]

''When the ball is on the island..."

Sheridan tried it ...... It was called "Fantasy Island"

[dim view]

60s 70s Spireite, on 24 January 2021 - 10:31 AM, said:

It does. I’m there now.

Wor about this then, from their manager??

“They used the bottom of their box to make passes better than what we did.”

[whittman]

dim view, on 24 January 2021 - 12:27 PM, said:

Wor about this then, from their manager??

“They used the bottom of their box to make passes better than what we did.”

I can see that one as meaning we played more passes across our own penalty area which then led to opening up parts of the pitch that they weren't covering thus causing their defence trouble

[dtp]

dim view, on 24 January 2021 - 12:27 PM, said:

Wor about this then, from their manager??

“They used the bottom of their box to make passes better than what we did.”

With respect to their manager, unlike a few others who have played against us, there didn't seem to be any sour grapes about our win and he acknowledged that in certain areas we were better than his team.

[h again]

mhgreats, on 23 January 2021 - 11:36 PM, said:

Another new football speak was "a big W" but at least the meaning of that is an obvious one.


. . . It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Management-speak - every trade suffers from it and very few managers can resist sounding trendy. Does no harm, most of the time.
Football seems more prone to it than most though: probably down to the telly. When you've got to find 20 minutes of cliche to pad out Match of the Day, you have to invent something that sounds cool.