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Klappentext Why is a left foot either trusty or educated! but a right foot is neither? Why is a bad back pass almost invariably suicidal? Why can you score from a corner with a free header! but never with a free shot? Why are hooligans always a tiny minority even when there seem to be hundreds of them? Zusammenfassung Why is a left foot either trusty or educated ! but a right foot is neither? Why is a bad back pass almost invariably suicidal ? Why can you score from a corner with a free header ! but never with a free shot? Why are hooligans always a tiny minority even when there seem to be hundreds of them throwing seats across Kenilworth Road? Discover how stock phrases - schoolboy howler ! sweeper system - are only part of the story in the artfully twisted language of football. Let Leigh and Woodhouse take you on a journey! from the top-flight vocabulary of commentators to the more speculative efforts of footballers! from the Champions League circus to a Wednesday night in Rochdale . And prepare to be very entertained. 'The boys done terrific. A work of genius.' Martin Kelner 'This book is pure kwolity. And I mean kwolity with a capital K.' Graham Spiers A sort of Robbie Fowler's Modern English Usage ! the Football Lexicon provides an A to Row Z of the language of football! with over 800 examples of the set phrases we use to talk and write about the beautiful game . Altercation : A rather euphemistic way of describing a bust-up ! a dust-up ! a situation where players square up! as in: 'Bit of an altercation off the ball there.' See also handbags . Z : Row Z is a long way from the pitch and so! by inference! the hypothetical destination of any no-nonsense clearance. Defenders who put safety first by playing within their limitations can be praised! but a reference to the back of the stand may also depict a badly over-hit pass: 'He tried to find Fredgaard on the other wing! but that's gone straight into Row Z .' Old-school managers may even condone their players putting the opposition into the stands along with the ball: 'County boss Billy Dearden was left fuming: 'O'Driscoll should have finished in Row Z but we were too nice.'' ...
