Author: A British soccer commentator

We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps.

Mixed metaphors

It’s now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday.

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The lads really ran their socks into the ground.

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Souness gave Fleck a second chance and he grabbed it with both feet.

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Dumbarton player Steve McCahill has limped off with a badly cut forehead.

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Johnson has reveled in the ‘hole’ behind Dwight Yorke.

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… and he crosses the line with the ball almost mesmerically tied to his foot with a ball of string.

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In terms of the Richter Scale this defeat was a force eight gale.

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…and so they have not been able to improve their 100% record.

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I’ve got a gut feeling in my stomach…

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The new west stand casts a giant shadow over the entire pitch, even on a sunny day.

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Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve.

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We say ‘educated left foot’… of course, there are many players with educated right foots.

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It’s headed away by John Clark, using his head.

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What will you do when you leave soccer, Jack – will you stay in soccer?

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I’m not a believer in luck… but I do believe you need it.

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… but Arsenal are quick to credit Bergkamp with laying on 75% of their nine goals.

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I spent four indifferent years at Goodison Park, but they were great years.

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Many clubs have a question mark in the shape of an axe-head hanging over them.

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Celtic were at one time nine points ahead, but somewhere along the road, their ship went off the rails.

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The shot from Laws was precise but wide.

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