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Max Chomping at the bit (1 Viewer)

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Exit Stage Left

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #36
shmmeee said:
*champing
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People often get the expression
"champing at the bit wrong" wrong and say "chomping at the bit".

It's similar to when people say "the proof is in the pudding"... WRONG! It's "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"......just saying "the proof is in the pudding" makes no f**king sense whatsoever!!!
 

Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #37
Gibbo said:
Lovely bloke, good squad member, spectacular if sporadic goals - but not top 6 Div 1 standard, and no obvious place unless Godden is injured or Robins reverts to 4-4-2. The latter is unlikely. See him on his way at the end of the season with a big thank you, not least for that wonder strike against Yeovil, even if it made no difference. He will always be remembered as part of the promotion team
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How do you know he can’t play at this level when he hasn’t had a chance to prove himself yet. I can see why you might say he isn’t Premier League or even Championship level. To say so definitely that he is not good enough even to fulfill Bakayoko’s current role seems harsh. It is only one level up from the standard where he was starting to excel. (Yes I know who will be laughing at the word excel)
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #38
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Swindon at home strike was up there with that!
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Overhead kicks at Cheltenham and Notts County. His disallowed goal at Stevenage was a bit special too.
 

fatso

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #39
Irish Sky Blue said:
Overhead kicks at Cheltenham and Notts County. His disallowed goal at Stevenage was a bit special too.
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Unfortunately you dont score 20 plus overhead kicks in a season.
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #40
fatso said:
Unfortunately you dont score 20 plus overhead kicks in a season.
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He wouldn't need to. He scored a variety in that fourth division season.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #41
Exit Stage Left said:
People often get the expression
"champing at the bit wrong" wrong and say "chomping at the bit".

It's similar to when people say "the proof is in the pudding"... WRONG! It's "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"......just saying "the proof is in the pudding" makes no f**king sense whatsoever!!!
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Unless it's a covert way for a spy to tell you he's hidden intel in the dessert......
 
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Exit Stage Left

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #42
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Unless it's a covert way for a spy to tell you he's hidden intel in the dessert......
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Fair enough, I didn't think of that.
 

fatso

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #43
Irish Sky Blue said:
He wouldn't need to. He scored a variety in that fourth division season.
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Yes, an impressive 5 in 40 fourth division games!
 

Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #44
fatso said:
Yes, an impressive 5 in 40 fourth division games!
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He scored nine that season and played no where near 40 lots of 90 minutes.
 

hill83

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #45
Irish Sky Blue said:
He scored nine that season and played no where near 40 lots of 90 minutes.
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That’s still not very good though really is it. And I’m not on any side of the fence on this.
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 10, 2019
  • #46
hill83 said:
That’s still not very good though really is it. And I’m not on any side of the fence on this.
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You need to look at how Max started that season and how he finished it. His improvement was tremendous. If you consider his performances after the Newport game when he regained his place from JCH his impact on the team and results was tremendous.
 
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Grendel

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #47
Irish Sky Blue said:
You need to look at how Max started that season and how he finished it. His improvement was tremendous. If you consider his performances after the Newport game when he regained his place from JCH his impact on the team and results was tremendous.
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Again urban myth over fact. Biamou started in only 2 of the last 8 league games following the Newport game and in one of those was withdrawn at half time. Clarke Harris started in 6
 

shmmeee

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #48
Timperley said:
I dunno why people insist on putting him on a pedal stool, I think he's a bit of a damp squid myself. :woot:
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Better than Kastaneer. That guys a bowl in a china shop
 
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GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #49
covboy1987 said:
One thing for certain he knows where the back of the net is
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Out of interest, would you say "Kevin Kyle certainly knows where the back of the net is!"? Because their goalscoring records for us are remarkably similar.
 
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covboy1987

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #50
shmmeee said:
*champing
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Champing at the bit was the original phrase, but chomping at the bit has been rapidly gaining ground since the 1930s.
 
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steve cooper

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #51
Exit Stage Left said:
People often get the expression
"champing at the bit wrong" wrong and say "chomping at the bit".

It's similar to when people say "the proof is in the pudding"... WRONG! It's "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"......just saying "the proof is in the pudding" makes no f**king sense whatsoever!!!
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Surely the proof is in the pudding refers to the addition of brandy in christmas pudding
 

standupforcity

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #52
How to Use Champing at the bit vs. chomping at the bit Correctly – Grammarist
 
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covboy1987

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #53
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
Out of interest, would you say "Kevin Kyle certainly knows where the back of the net is!"? Because their goalscoring records for us are remarkably similar.
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Depends what players and management and style you are playing for - JCH 211 career games 44 goals up to now (Kevin kyle has a better record up to now) - JCH has obviously now found the correct team and management style as he cannot stop scoring for Bristol Rovers -
 

shmmeee

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #54
standupforcity said:
How to Use Champing at the bit vs. chomping at the bit Correctly – Grammarist
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Still, if you’re writing for school or for readers who are versed in English, champing at the bit is probably the safer choice.
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I think it’s fair to say SBT readers are versed in English.
 

shmmeee

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #55
steve cooper said:
Surely the proof is in the pudding refers to the addition of brandy in christmas pudding
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Was gonna say, my nans Xmas pud was about 90% proof
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #56
Grendel said:
Again urban myth over fact. Biamou started in only 2 of the last 8 league games following the Newport game and in one of those was withdrawn at half time. Clarke Harris started in 6
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Disbelieving person that I am, I just checked the stats and you are right, JCH did start the majority of those games. However, this does highlight that Biamou got the goals he did from a limited amount of time on the pitch. Significantly, he started the three most important games of the season, the three play off games.
 

Grendel

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #57
Irish Sky Blue said:
Disbelieving person that I am, I just checked the stats and you are right, JCH did start the majority of those games. However, this does highlight that Biamou got the goals he did from a limited amount of time on the pitch. Significantly, he started the three most important games of the season, the three play off games.
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His goals in limited time on the pitch were in a whopping defeat and a thumping victory when already 4 up so actually all you are saying is he had one game he had any impact on at all. The away semi final play off.
 

itsabuzzard

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #58
Exit Stage Left said:
People often get the expression
"champing at the bit wrong" wrong and say "chomping at the bit".

It's similar to when people say "the proof is in the pudding"... WRONG! It's "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"......just saying "the proof is in the pudding" makes no f**king sense whatsoever!!!
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Pedant.

Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk
 

itsabuzzard

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #59
shmmeee said:
I think it’s fair to say SBT readers are versed in English.
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Hmmm

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Johhny Blue

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #60
Exit Stage Left said:
People often get the expression
"champing at the bit wrong" wrong and say "chomping at the bit".

It's similar to when people say "the proof is in the pudding"... WRONG! It's "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"......just saying "the proof is in the pudding" makes no f**king sense whatsoever!!!
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It does if it’s a rum pudding
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #61
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
Out of interest, would you say "Kevin Kyle certainly knows where the back of the net is!"? Because their goalscoring records for us are remarkably similar.
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I know where the bank of England is but i’ve never put anything in it
 
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eastwoodsdustman

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  • Sep 11, 2019
  • #62
itsabuzzard said:
Pedant.

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Its a doggy dog world out there.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #63
Grendel said:
His goals in limited time on the pitch were in a whopping defeat and a thumping victory when already 4 up so actually all you are saying is he had one game he had any impact on at all. The away semi final play off.
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Swindon at home, or doesn't that count because he was on the pitch for longer?
 
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covboy1987

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #64
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Swindon at home, or doesn't that count because he was on the pitch for longer?
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What a day to give an impact the playoff semi-final - Surly it shows he can do things on the bigger stages when the pressure is really on
 

stevefloyd

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #65
Exit Stage Left said:
People often get the expression
"champing at the bit wrong" wrong and say "chomping at the bit".

It's similar to when people say "the proof is in the pudding"... WRONG! It's "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"......just saying "the proof is in the pudding" makes no f**king sense whatsoever!!!
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And there endeth that lesson
 

stevefloyd

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #66
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
Out of interest, would you say "Kevin Kyle certainly knows where the back of the net is!"? Because their goalscoring records for us are remarkably similar.
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According to Wiki, that reliable source, Kyle played 310 times and scored 68 goals in his 'career' Biamou at the various levels he has played 150 games and scored 31 goals so in terms of games and his age he hasn't played an awful lot
 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #67
stevefloyd said:
According to Wiki, that reliable source, Kyle played 310 times and scored 68 goals in his 'career' Biamou at the various levels he has played 150 games and scored 31 goals so in terms of games and his age he hasn't played an awful lot
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This is why I used 'for us'. Kyle 5 in 44, Biamou 5 in 45.
 

Grendel

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #68
covboy1987 said:
What a day to give an impact the playoff semi-final - Surly it shows he can do things on the bigger stages when the pressure is really on
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So did Bigi
 

fatso

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #69
stevefloyd said:
According to Wiki, that reliable source, Kyle played 310 times and scored 68 goals in his 'career' Biamou at the various levels he has played 150 games and scored 31 goals so in terms of games and his age he hasn't played an awful lot
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Just goes to show,
Every dog waits a day!
 

stevefloyd

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  • Sep 12, 2019
  • #70
Grendel said:
So did Bigi
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Awwww I just googled Mup to see if there was a footballer called that, we could have had Bigi Mup in midfield
 
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