With less than a week to go to the start of the "Biggest show on Earth", spare a thought for the commentators. Why, I hear you ask, since they get a free, all expenses paid trip to South Africa and get to see games only you and I can dream about. Well the reason I have some sympathy, is it must be difficult to remember all those cliche's football seems to be riddled with. If you listen to any PC or Play station football game, you'll know what I mean. Examples such as "it's a game of 2 halves" or "they think it's all over, it is now" or "festival of football" etc litter the game and commentators seem to relish the opportunity to give them maximum airtime. A question I have is, when do they become a cliché? How many times does a perfectly valid comment become a cliché? Anyway, just listen to the voices blasting from your TV's - Martin Tyler, Clive Tyldsley, Bashir, Les Murray et al, and you'll hear plenty no doubt. Even the betting companies have come to the party and are now giving odds on what will be said and when. England play the USA, first up and is a prime candidate for cliché heaven. Here's a sample of what odds you can get on the first cliché mentioned. 7/4 .... "David Beckham" 10/3 ... "1966" 5/1 ... "1950" 14/1 ... "Wags" 40/1 ... "Carnival atmosphere" 50/1 ... "Golden generation" 100/1 ... "Fabio will have something to say" 125/1 ... "Those awful trumpets" 150/1 ... "Quickly turning into a nightmare" Don't forget these are appropriate to an England v USA match. if you want to see a whole lot more novelty bets, check out www.paddypower.com/fourfourtwo Have fun and hope that someday, the TV companies stop worrying about LCD, HD, 3D and put some attention into giving us the option to turn off the commentators - sometimes. Know what I mean 'Arry? Add Comment |  
AuthorSteve Foster is President of Glen Waverley Soccer Club and avid football enthusiast. Full of useless information and a mind firmly planted in the 'tongue-in-cheek' camp, his rants and opinions are a read to behold. Archives |
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