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A cluster of cliches

ADAM HURREY of angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com runs a few choice football phrases up the flagpole to see who drops their trousers

The animal world enjoys an innumerable complement of collective nouns, ranging from the wonderfully alliterative to the impenetrably obscure. You may not be surprised to learn that football has quite a few of its own.
For reasons of sensationalism, laziness, inaccuracy or diversity, football coverage has demanded that a selection of collective nouns be made available, to be drawn from whenever appropriate. The list covers all aspects of the game, and leaves u...

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