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Football terminology
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findus	Sep 25 2011, 02:25 PM Post #1
Jerry Kerr Posts: 4,444 Group: Members Member #2 Joined: September 10, 2010	Hat-trick. Clean sheet. Anyone hazard a guess?



Naebody	Sep 25 2011, 03:14 PM Post #2
Twat Posts: 5,210 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: September 13, 2010	Working on the assumption that everyone else doesn't have access to Wikipedia: Quote: The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he was presented with a hat bought with the proceeds. I'd very much like to see that hat. I hope it was jaunty. No idea about "clean sheet". Something to do with bedwetting, most likely.



findus	Sep 25 2011, 03:46 PM Post #3
Jerry Kerr Posts: 4,444 Group: Members Member #2 Joined: September 10, 2010	Naebody Sep 25 2011, 03:14 PM Working on the assumption that everyone else doesn't have access to Wikipedia: Quote: The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he was presented with a hat bought with the proceeds. I'd very much like to see that hat. I hope it was jaunty. No idea about "clean sheet". Something to do with bedwetting, most likely. Well, it was an opportunity for someone to show their hidden knowledge of the game, while simultaneously brightening up an otherwise dull Sunday others are perhaps having. Or to be a smartarse! THROW-IN, there's another mystery...



Naebody	Sep 25 2011, 05:40 PM Post #4
Twat Posts: 5,210 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: September 13, 2010	No criticism intended, Findus. The "hat trick" story's so winsome I'll take any opportunity to repeat it. The thought of sportsmen having a whip-round to buy their high achiever a hat speaks of better times, as does that team photo on the link above. Rubber? That's an odd one. There's a theory that it's from crown green bowls, and rubbing up against the white one (so to speak). How this came to mean "any concluding match" is, however, a curiosity.



yasser	Sep 25 2011, 06:24 PM Post #5
Ivan Golac Posts: 1,250 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: November 15, 2010	Back in the days of my youth, my dad always referred to a 'throw in' as a 'shy'. It was fairly common term back then tho' it seems to have died out now. Same with the term 'bye line' meaning the line running from corner flag to corner flag including the goal line. A goal kick was referred to as a 'bye kick' shy bye-line bye kick no idea of the origines of any of them.



reekie	Sep 25 2011, 06:55 PM Post #6
lum raker Posts: 3,201 Group: Members Member #22 Joined: September 16, 2010	Funny, I immediately thought of both of those when I looked at this thread. 'Shy' must be an olde word for 'throw', ie - Coconut Shy at the fair. Bye-line I've no idea about.



yasser	Sep 25 2011, 07:24 PM Post #7
Ivan Golac Posts: 1,250 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: November 15, 2010	A coconut shy (or coconut shie) is a traditional game, originally known as 'The love grove alley', frequently found as a sidestall at funfairs and fêtes. The game consists of throwing wooden balls at a row of coconuts balanced on posts. Typically a player buys three balls and wins each coconut successfully dislodged. In some cases other prizes may be won instead of the coconuts. The word 'shy' in this context is a colloquial English term, meaning 'to throw' or toss.



Naebody	Sep 25 2011, 07:28 PM Post #8
Twat Posts: 5,210 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: September 13, 2010	And a coconut shite is what you have after eating a Bounty. Poster of the year, folks. Your decision.



yasser	Sep 25 2011, 07:36 PM Post #9
Ivan Golac Posts: 1,250 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: November 15, 2010	Naebody Sep 25 2011, 07:28 PM And a coconut shite is what you have after eating a Bounty. Poster of the year, folks. Your decision. If I didn't know better I'd suggest Clarkyboy had made a return.



TheDean	Sep 25 2011, 10:18 PM Post #10
ALLEGEDLY CALICO Posts: 2,117 Group: Members Member #53 Joined: September 18, 2011	In the early days of footie the fans stood along the sidelines and kept the ball in play but since there was no-one along the backlines, then in those ancient space starved pitches if the ball went over the line you generally said "bye" to the ball, hence... Edited by TheDean, Sep 25 2011, 10:19 PM.



reekie	Sep 25 2011, 10:24 PM Post #11
lum raker Posts: 3,201 Group: Members Member #22 Joined: September 16, 2010	TheDean Sep 25 2011, 10:18 PM In the early days of footie the fans stood along the sidelines and kept the ball in play but since there was no-one along the backlines, then in those ancient space starved pitches if the ball went over the line you generally said "bye" to the ball, hence... Oh-ho! Very good, TheDean, but I'm saying...


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