Assists, an Americanism, we'll be having touch down instead of goal next!

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    I like the assists thingy...

    gets me more points in fantasy leagues!
     
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    RE: I like the assists thingy...

    Do you get points for your deeeeefense and your awfence?
     
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    Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    Gary Linekar was a great goal poacher but it was those around him that created those goals. Assists recognize that.
     
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    RE: Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    damn good point.
     
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    RE: Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    What about the old fashioned term "making a goal"? as in "Hayes scored a wonderful hat trick, and made another two", sorry picked the wrong player to clarify my point.
     
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    RE: Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    It's easier to say assists and easier to use that in stats.

    p.s. You've not objected to the American spelling of recognise though!
     
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    RE: Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    And the dutch spelling of Lineker, LINAKER.
     
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    RE: Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    We used to say you &quot;set a Goal up or made a goal for whoever &quot; in my younger days.</p>

    I don't like American English creeping into our game. But it is nice to see players given credit for &quot;setting up goals&quot;.
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    One of the ugliest examples of American English is Cleats.
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    ??????????????

    I have cleats on my bicycle pedals-what's american about that</p>

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    RE: ??????????????

    Yeh, but you don't wear your cleats on your feet do you?</p>

    Or have I missed something about Cycling?
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    PS.  Cleats  =  Studs/blades to me an thee
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    Cleats

    <p align="left">an engineering term but..</p><h2>cleat</h2>



      • noun 1 a T-shaped or similar projection to which a rope may be attached. 2 a projecting wedge on a spar, tool, etc., to prevent slippage. </p>

      <font size="-1">— DERIVATIVES</font> cleated <font face="Arial narrow" size="-1">adjective</font>. </p>

      <font size="-1">— ORIGIN</font> Germanic, related to <font size="-1">CLOT</font> and <font size="-1">CLOUT</font>.</p>
     
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    RE: Cleats

    That must be why the Yankees are http://www.barnsleyfc.org.uk/bbs/images/emoticons/******.gif footballers if they play with rope round their feet.</p>



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    Sorry about "recognize"

    I teach English over here (oooh the irony) and a lot of my spelling has altered as a result (color, theater, etc) as for the Lineker part - I was in a rush - sorry
     
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    RE: Sorry about "recognize"

    Them God damn Yanks. [​IMG]
     
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    Starting a sentence with "I guess" very American, very annoying.
     
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    RE: Assists often recognize the player who put most of the work in

    But isn't a cleat a blade rather than a stud.

    Anyway - I've got some baseball cleats so stick that!
     
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    Surely thats Mike Channon's way of spelling it.
     

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