Goal Celebration

[Lordbenny]

There's a celebration currently doing the rounds, I'm a Palace fan and noticed Clinton Morrison doing it, also Andy Johnson for the Toffees and a few others.

It involves making an upside down 'V' sign with another finger (from the other hand) across it to make an 'A' sign.

What's it all about?

[Puggit]

I bet you don't see it often

[robbo1]

I thought I saw Nicolas Anelka doing this as well on Saturday?
When I saw Andy Johnson do it, I assumed it was just "A for Andy", which could explain Anelka as well. But "A for Clinton"?
Must be a footballers in-joke? Or maybe Morrison needs some spelling practice?

[Ferg]

Downing did that 'one-hand -on-the-ear-one-on-the-deck' DJ boocks.
It should be a yellow card offence along with the 'rocking-a-baby' crap.

[LaSarthe+Back]

Ferg said:

Downing did that 'one-hand -on-the-ear-one-on-the-deck' DJ boocks.
It should be a yellow card offence along with the 'rocking-a-baby' crap.

I agree.

Shearer's celebration is classic and timeless. OK, maybe a boring one, but why does there seem to be a need to come up with funnier/more elaborate celebrations??

Edited by LaSarthe+Back on Monday 10th December 19:24

[TimDarracott]

Why not? People complaining about daft celebrations need to lighten up!!

[Knick Pee]

TimDarracott said:

Why not? People complaining about daft celebrations need to lighten up!!

agreed. it provides a little bit of extra entertainment.

My fave was when Shefki Kuqi used to do his swallow dive when he played for us (Ipswich).

Tim Cahills boxing the boxing flag is quite amusing too.

[LaSarthe+Back]

Knick Pee said:

TimDarracott said:

Why not? People complaining about daft celebrations need to lighten up!!

agreed. it provides a little bit of extra entertainment.

Is the football not entertainment enough?

Knick Pee said:

Tim Cahills boxing the boxing flag is quite amusing too.

What, in a (Eubank) "Ah couldah been a boxther!" kinda way?

[robbo1]

While we're on goal celebrations, what's the story with the Anelka "butterfly" gesture as well? some kind of obscure reference to "float like a butterfly..."?

Edited by robbo1 on Monday 10th December 20:34

[Ferg]

I'm all in favour of goal celebrations, the crazier the better. That bloke who played for Fulham who kept the Zorro mask down his sock and put it on when he scored was just brilliant!!

What pisses me off is the footballers who prove what everybody thinks and show how witless they are, by doing the same celebration as every other er!!

[Lordbenny]

Ok Ferg we get the drift!!!!

Getting off thread a bit here, can anyone answer my question?

[MikeyT]

Just turn round and run back to the half way line ... with maybe a handshake on the way.

[Lucas]

One of the best celebrations ever

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wRHxjattf5E

And I am a Liverpool fan!

Not sure about the finger across the inverted V. Seems a bit naff as is Cahills (I genuinely cringe for him when he does that) and Anelka.

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Lordbenny said:

There's a celebration currently doing the rounds, I'm a Palace fan and noticed Clinton Morrison doing it, also Andy Johnson for the Toffees and a few others.

It involves making an upside down 'V' sign with another finger (from the other hand) across it to make an 'A' sign.

What's it all about?

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