Ten Bob Head


this phrase has been used in liverpool for decades.
1 adjective. description of a poor attempt to direct a football goalward with the head.
2. adjective. description of person who made the poor attempt to direct the ball goalward with their head.
based on ten bob being a 50p piece, ball has spanged off one of the vertices of the 50p piece which is metaphorically on the footballers head. ball heads off at a wild angle to that which was intended.
” that was a proper ten bob header mate”
” the state of that, you ten bob head!”

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