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What on earth do the Chron Echo mean?

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« on: July 19, 2017, 12:50:39 pm »

Can someone explain this caption to me as I'm clearly being stupid as it makes zero sense to me?!

"A sight for sore eyes?"

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/new-boy-crooks-must-wait-before-making-his-cobblers-bow-1-8062556
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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2017, 12:54:19 pm »

Had been a fairly long time since we had signed a player
Had been rumbling along for a while

He has wide eyes in the picture

Probably not going to win a journalistic award but not sure it deserved a thread on here
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2017, 13:12:25 pm »

A sight for sore eyes means you are pleased to see someone doesn't it?
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2017, 13:30:03 pm »

A sight for sore eyes means you are pleased to see someone doesn't it?

Yes it does
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2017, 14:03:07 pm »

A sight for sore eyes means you are pleased to see someone doesn't it?

In old money, yes...
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2017, 14:04:00 pm »

An expression in common usage I thought, perhaps its an age thing?
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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2017, 14:15:06 pm »

Perhaps he's going to be sponsored by conjunctivitis.com?


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« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2017, 21:14:18 pm »

I'm an old git so I know what it means.
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« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2017, 21:21:52 pm »

I'm an old git so I know what it means.

Considering it's a phrase coined in the 18th century I suspect it's less a question of age than it is education.
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« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2017, 21:31:58 pm »

Is the OP asking what the phrase means? Then answered.
I suspect possibly what is being asked by Salad is the context of the phrase...which then is less than clear!
Indeed, why is Crooks training a 'sight for sore eyes'?
We can guess...but no, not obviously clear!
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2017, 10:15:09 am »

Anything to do with the new sponsors, Sheinman Opticians?
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2017, 15:21:28 pm »

Anything to do with the new sponsors, Sheinman Opticians?
Aye, it could be!  Grin
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2017, 18:09:29 pm »

That would only work if he was wearing a shirt saying Sheinman Opticians to reinforce the line. At the moment it is just a random saying which means nothing to people unless they're up to date with the club's current sponsors - and let's be honest, I doubt many fans will be.
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2017, 18:56:01 pm »

That would only work if he was wearing a shirt saying Sheinman Opticians to reinforce the line. At the moment it is just a random saying which means nothing to people unless they're up to date with the club's current sponsors - and let's be honest, I doubt many fans will be.
Subtle jokes methinks fella!
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« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2017, 09:48:04 am »

Considering it's a phrase coined in the 18th century I suspect it's less a question of age than it is education.
OK then I'm an educated old git.
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