What's a gaffer do? Oh yeah, he gaffs. You have to love Convey's attitude. At his age, with so much international duty, it's probably a good idea to sub him out frequently.
you're right,It's probably better if he does not try to blend in and use the same words as his teammates and all the people that live around him.
It certainly doesn't bother me that he is getting substituted, except that it is because of his groin injury, which is where I think the reporter has lost the plot. A nagging injury like that will only get better through extended rest or more extensive measures, e.g. surgery. The long term question for club and country is will Bobby hold up?
If we appreciate foreigners speaking English here, shouldn't we expect foreigners to speak "English" there?
Is the groin problem something BC picked up in the CCC or something recurring going back to his DCU days?
It's quite a peculiar English managerial trait that lives on in football management. Players have a particular term they have to refer to the manager by. Beyond there and perhaps the building trade, I doubt the term gaffer is used anywhere any more. A few years ago we had a player/manager, and it was quite odd to hear players shouting "now gaffer!" etc when they wanted a pass.
If reading keeps up its current pace, Convey will have himself subbed out of an EPL game. I wouldn't complain either.
It's used in most (all) of your Hollywood films and TV shows. (as has been posted) I just found Bobby's newfound lingo a bit too cute.
And don't forget the Best Boys. However, the gaffer on a film set is the chief lighting technician; not quite the same job Coppell does.
Marcus was just on the BBC feed. He was saying the only thing that he didn't understand was that Mexico got seeded and we didn't. Stated the usual "Mexico can't win away from Azteca" line.