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Win Footypedia Or Take A Thorup...
Daniel Maier's Footypedia has been described as a 'fun read' by none other than the Daily Telegraph...and boy, do those fellas know how to have fun.
Some of Daniel's own favourites from his 'alternative dictionary of football' are listed below - including F365's predictable favourite - the 'thorup'.
The book is published by Century and is available for £9.99 but you can win one of six copies if you mail us at theeditor@football365.com and put 'I Want A Book' in the subject line and include your full postal address in the mail. It really is that simple.
Agnew (vb) To surreptitiously time a minute's silence to see if it's accurate.
Beagrie (vb) To feel one's anger dissipate in the time between phoning a football phone-in and being put through.
Crangle (n) Resentment experienced by a club's second-oldest supporter, who never gets the VIP treatment or press coverage.
Dewsnip (n) Disparaging quote cut out of a newspaper, stuck on a changing room wall and used as motivation.
Dorigo (n) - supporter who always manages to procure a sombrero on a trip to see his team abroad, even if the match was in Finland or Kyrgyzstan.
Fozzard (vb)To wear the lid of the FA Cup as a hat.
Gillies (n) General term for whatever the fourth official is actually thinking about while being ranted at by a coach.
Harkouk (n) Truncated cheer of a section of crowd who have mistaken a shot into the side-netting for a goal.
Muldoon (n) Mexican wave refusenik.
Oghani (n) - ancient art of signing a Japanese player in order to sell more replica shirts in the Far East.
Shirtliff (vb) To engage in an elaborate goal celebration unaware that you've been given offside.
Thorup (n) Cannon-like shot which travels straight into an opponent's genitals.
Whymark (vb) To make slightly intrusive ad lib comments while drawing out the balls during a cup draw, eg "Ffff - tough tie!" or "Oh-hoh! Harry'll be happy with that one!!"
