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Using Niall Quinn as a "colour commentator".

Niall Quinn in general.

Richard Scudamore and his cronies.

Chris waddle whenever he speaks.

Adrian Chiles calling Steven Gerrard 'Steve'
'Those magical Anfield nights'
The complete lack of bias from the ITV commentators when it comes to a club they like
Gary Lineker's attempts at humour
Anything related to Paul Merson

Goal Music!!!

Dan King's voice

Players being allowed to wear nicknames on their shirts.

Short sleeves with long sleeve undershirts.

Absent Shola Turkish Talent wrote:Players being allowed to wear nicknames on their shirts.

To be fair this makes a lot more sense in Latin countries for two reasons: first, Spanish and Portuguese names have your maternal and paternal surnames so they're really long (e.g. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pele: Arantes is his mother's name, do Nascimento his father's), and the second is there are a very limited pool of surnames in those countries. About 70% of all Argentinians would share about 10-15 surnames (Gutierrez, Gonzalez etc.).

Speedo wrote:

Absent Shola Turkish Talent wrote:Players being allowed to wear nicknames on their shirts.

To be fair this makes a lot more sense in Latin countries for two reasons: first, Spanish and Portuguese names have your maternal and paternal surnames so they're really long (e.g. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pele: Arantes is his mother's name, do Nascimento his father's), and the second is there are a very limited pool of surnames in those countries. About 70% of all Argentinians would share about 10-15 surnames (Gutierrez, Gonzalez etc.).

I was thinking more along the lines of 'Chicharito'.

Also, this is a thread where we are supposed to give examples of things that piss us off that shouldn't, isn't it? Therefore there should be no need for justification.

Absent Shola Turkish Talent wrote: I was thinking more along the lines of 'Chicharito'.

Also, this is a thread where we are supposed to give examples of things that piss us off that shouldn't, isn't it? Therefore there should be no need for justification.

Oh absolutely, I wasn't criticising you for it I just thought you/others might be interested in why it happens. (Although in the case of Chicarito - Javier Hernandez is about as common a name as possible in Mexico, hence they call him that over there.)

Apparently I shouldn't be annoyed at being stuffed by Arsenal 4-1, so that.

Overly dramatic fans.

Leonardo Ulloa looks like a guinea pig

SOmething I just noticed recently, Sunderland fans never refer to Connor Wickham as "Wickham", they always call him "Connor". DOn't know why but that infuriates me.

Players 'controlling' a team mate's thrown in into the stands.

Cheik the room wrote:SOmething I just noticed recently, Sunderland fans never refer to Connor Wickham as "Wickham", they always call him "Connor". DOn't know why but that infuriates me.

Whickham is Tyneside full, of Mag Kernts Marra. Or something

Cisse's Overheating Torso wrote:

Cheik the room wrote:SOmething I just noticed recently, Sunderland fans never refer to Connor Wickham as "Wickham", they always call him "Connor". DOn't know why but that infuriates me.

Whickham is Tyneside full, of Mag Kernts Marra. Or something

I think that genuinely is the reason, like Whickham is a dirty word

Speedo wrote:

Absent Shola Turkish Talent wrote: I was thinking more along the lines of 'Chicharito'.

Also, this is a thread where we are supposed to give examples of things that piss us off that shouldn't, isn't it? Therefore there should be no need for justification.

Oh absolutely, I wasn't criticising you for it I just thought you/others might be interested in why it happens. (Although in the case of Chicarito - Javier Hernandez is about as common a name as possible in Mexico, hence they call him that over there.)

I understand the lack of surnames and the difference in naming protocol in Latin countries but it still takes the piss a bit. For example Javier Hernandez is no different then Joe Cole, Steven Taylor, Rob Lee, Adam Johnson, Alan Smith etc… etc...

Heisen wrote:Adrian Chiles calling Steven Gerrard 'Steve'
'Those magical Anfield nights'
The complete lack of bias from the ITV commentators when it comes to a club they like
Gary Lineker's attempts at humour
Anything related to Paul Merson

ITV World Cup pundits wearing shorts and flip flops as they were in Brazil. zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Gary Linekers tasche. Makes him look like Dr Watson from Sherlock.
Anything Robbie Savage says.
BBC insisting that because half of the country is female we need female football pundits. Put people on who have been at the top of their game not someone who played for Barnet ladies.
ITV adverts before kick off.