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On 16/11/2018 at 08:40, Green Day said:

Perhaps slightly outdated (and maybe mentioned earlier, cannae be arsed looking) but is the term "Tanner ba player" used any more?

I never understood that, tbh

Of course, the tanner ba' player could also literally (a much abused word) turn on a sixpence when tying his opponents up in knots. Alas, his pin-point crosses to the back stick were often totally wasted as the intended target the centre-forward was unable to cash-in due to his having an absolute holocaust and, depending on your preference, either had a heid like a thruppeny-bit or a heid like a biscuit tin. And thus the chance crafted by our wing wizard would once again go abegging. NB - the word again can never be used on its own, it always has to be accompanied by once (cf, total sitter, absolute howler).

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Pluralising the names of individual players as a way of showing they are important, e.g.:

"Hearts need their Christophe Berras and their Steven Naismiths back from injury"

Usually to be heard coming from the thickest of the Sportsound pundits.

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We have a title race because team X are " now within 2 points of team Y" - no they aren't they are exactly 2 points away, this is a numerical certainty not a bloody choice of numbers. That is how league tables work. Tam Cowan is particularly bad for this.

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On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 22:04, Monkey Tennis said:
On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 18:44, Willie adie said:

Back heel, I've never seen a front heel.

 

 

 

"Back of the net" by the same principle.

Surely nets (and bags) have insides and outsides?

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