What are some Scottish-only phrases or sayings you hear when talking about football

[nithbear]

A-fisher prowgraam

 

[Zandermac]

Hoofed it up the park

Blooterred it oer the bar

 

[Teddy Casablanca]

Roving comission.....Jock( bawbag) brown.
Rangers have scored and it's not offside..... Jock(prick) brown

 

[Pitsea Bear]

Hats scarfs badges and tapes

Mind that old boy..here lies a soilder! Fooking pick him up then.

 

[Pitsea Bear]

Come inside him ffs

 

[Mexicanhatdancer]

That big nummer 9 haz got a heid like a thruppenny bit.

 

[L&D RSC]

"See you ya useless lady's front bottom, get yerself tae %^*&"

Usually heard within earshot of most folk at Ibrox on a matchday. And usually shouted about more than one player each game.

 

[HarryBosch]

Such and such defender "I prefer men header their Granny"

Pattern of Assistance

Masonic referees

 

[Dugsy]

In ‘goals’.

 

[douzpwa]

Toe basher

There's a player in there

Thrupenny bit

Ya diddy

 

[GeeSpot]

probably died out before the 1970s - "Come away!"

 

[Tommy48]

Humph or humff it up the park.
Not Scottish but Liverpool when Dalgleish and Souness played, an ale house ball. Basically boot it up the park as if you were playing for a pub team.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Half time Peh

 

[HeyBert]

He ripped him a new a#%ehole

AKA , the chap glided past his opponent with simplicity

 

[laudrup2004]

Looking for examples of Scottish-specific phrases to do with football or used when talking about football. Ones that your average football fan outside of Scotland wouldn't have a clue about.

Example - scunnered.

There must be a load more, but I can't think of any at this point in time.

Just refer to Tom Commentator on RTV, his most commonly used phrases.
. "Defending in a high line"
. "Working through the gears"
. "The lone figure"
and
. "The ball cannons back off Dessers"

 

[Pitsea Bear]

Row z isnae a safe seat.

 

[Chimo]

Separate Entity.

 

[Bordersbear]

It’s herrs he has up his erse no rockets when a pass is played too long.

 

[No not one]

Let im know your there

 

[No not one]

Baw
Gie it a skelp

And courtesy of the crank behind me in BF4
Where ur we (every 30 secs)

“Where ur we”

Belter

 

[Otis Blue]

Toe basher

There's a player in there

Thrupenny bit

Ya diddy

Probably the most annoying for me.

 

[Dean]

A big centre hawf, for a central defender

 

[aye me]

Awe fur fuxs sake

 

[Southside_shug]

Haw Nissy, dae ye realise you're depriving some village of an idiot?

 

[Essex Ranger]

Stooshie!

 

[JudgeDread]

Stooshie!

Another Coupon Done

 

[bleau]

Gie,s a body
Keeper went doon in instalments
that centre half’s carrying some timber
First touch is a tackle

 

[Cyberniv]

Just put your laces through it FFS.

 

[Beardless Harry]

Skooshed it.

Skoosh case.

 

[bluebeak]

“Up go the heads”

Arthur Montford.

 

[bluebeak]

He flatters to deceive.

 

[Southseager]

"melted" that

 

[Bucky bear]

A coming together:- Popular statement by Scottish football reporters ( no laughing) to signify -
A foul against a rangers player, not given.
A foul by a Celtic player, not given.
A popular term used by very close male and female relatives who follow a never named football team….

 

[douzpwa]

Got him in his back pocket

 

[Timardim]

Heid like a shoe box.

 

[Sherbet Dab]

“Wan a ye’s”

When two players of the same team go to heid a ball and they both get in each others way.

Feel like we need Stanley Baxter to interpret some of the sayings on this thread for our English audience.

 

[aye me]

F*****g walloper

 

[markkerrsbackpass]

"Sklaff"

Is that uniquely Scottish?

Pretty sure I've only ever heard it from my Dad and Tom commentator.

 

[EK BEAR 61]

Couldnae trap dugs at Shawfield.

 

[npmac]

“Is he just oot there selling programs” for the winger not getting involved on the game

 

[Lomoon17]

Spish

 

[top_cat]

Been said a few times, but I do love "get it tae fuck!"

 

[Cowan_rfc]

I remember when I was younger I thought people were shouting "chauffeur it".

"Show fur it".

 

[GourockBlue50]

Looking for examples of Scottish-specific phrases to do with football or used when talking about football. Ones that your average football fan outside of Scotland wouldn't have a clue about.

Example - scunnered.

There must be a load more, but I can't think of any at this point in time.

Old Firm.

Tap.

Peadodome.

 

[govanite]

Shy isn’t exclusively Scottish commentators all over the UK used to use it lol

 

[Southsideblueblood]

He will sell for Mullyins

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

Tanner baw player

In similar vein;

He's a fc-kin sand dancer.

 

[Pitsea Bear]

That goal was a beezer.

 

[aye me]

Next goals the winner

 

[Mackania]

Shooty-in