Okay, so your opponent gets a free kick if your footsteps knocks him over. You get a yellow card if the guy has to clutch his shin after falling. So I guess you'd get red-carded if you inflict a niggle on someone? Red-carded for Niggling?
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FIFA World Cup 2014
- Thread starter GrumpiusMaximus
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Niggle (noun) - minor injury which in real life would cause nothing more than some mild discomfort. Alleviated by a healthy dose of 'deal with it'.
Examples of niggles include stubbed toes, sprained ankles or a stitch.
Niggle (verb) - to persistently harangue an opponent with low/level harrassment, to such an extent that the victim eventually blows a gasket and receives a sanction despite the relentless provocation.
Examples of nigglers would be David Speedie, Robbie Savage, and of course, TBOT's golden boy Sir Joseph of Barton.
Examples of niggles include stubbed toes, sprained ankles or a stitch.
Niggle (verb) - to persistently harangue an opponent with low/level harrassment, to such an extent that the victim eventually blows a gasket and receives a sanction despite the relentless provocation.
Examples of nigglers would be David Speedie, Robbie Savage, and of course, TBOT's golden boy Sir Joseph of Barton.
Took me a minute. Disappointed with myself.
Knew a guy with a nifty niggle. Was never the same again.
Very close game. Although that handball they missed was ridiculous! It was so obvious
I don't think so, but then again, I just learned what a 'niggle' is now. I never heard the MI-6 guys use that term, but they're a rougher bunch than your average limey, so 'niggle' probably never entered their vocabulary.
