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  • The only downside of Waddle's trick was referees were as fooled by his perpetual air of incipient catastrophe as opponents, which made it more or less impossible for the midfielder to win a penalty (or "pelanty" as he would style it).

    Ashley Young has a turn of phrase to go with the tricks Harry Pearson 2010

  • Chris 'pelanty' Waddle's eccentric contributions as a co-commentator on ESPN are a constant source of entertainment.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • It was the most obvious pelanty you'll ever see, but to have awarded a third spot kick would've been ridiculous, so the ref didn't bother.

    Arseblog 2010

  • It wasn't just the win, it wasn't just the three points, it wasn't just beating the main competition in the group to go top, it wasn't just a victory over a team that humiliated us, twice, in the last competition's qualification stage, it wasn't just a convincing victory in a land where no other team had managed to beat the hosts in a competitive match, it wasn't just that it could have been more with Lampard's disallowed goal and the penalty (pelanty © Chris Waddle - he really hasn't got over 1990 yet has he) Heskey should have won.

    British Blogs 2008

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