sclaff

However, his shot 10 yards from the back post was no better than an embarrassing sclaff.

Barrowman should have done much better than sclaff his 76th-minute shot wide after good work by Wallace.

We had a series of corners but the best effort was a Rachid sclaff which the Jambos keeper tipped over the bar.

Sclaff - Onomatopoetic Scottish word for a flubbed shot in which the ground is contacted before the ball is hit.

He got to the byeline and his cross found Tommy in the box only for the Dane to sclaff the ball over the bar from 4 yards out.

Oh, would that such mishaps might fall On Laidlay or Macfie, That they might toe or heel the ball, And sclaff along like me!

Kiegan got on the end of the ball and sent a cutback across the area to Kane who was unmarked 18yds out but still managed to totally sclaff the ball.

St Mirren bossed much of the first ten minutes, Ray Parkin rising to meet a Gary Teale cross only for his header to sclaff high over the bar.

We could even have won, but typically the one time a Saints player manages to connect with the ball properly his shot cracks the bar, when a sclaff would probably resulted in the winner.

Across: 1 Adduce, 4 Sclaff, 9 Libel, 10 Approve, 11 Arc, 12 Flattered, 13 Heavy-handed, 18 Associate, 21 Art, 22 Episode,

Sean Clohessy's 34th minute cross deserved better from Paul Heffernan than a wild sclaff over the bar, while Samson had to look lively at the other end to foil Nicholson.

Some would wince if it came via a sclaff, as in Dundee United's eventual triumph in 1994 - and, still too much in love with Turnbull's Tornadoes, might admit they were secretly relieved when the team of eight loan players didn't do it last year.

However, his shot 10 yards from the back post was no better than an embarrassing sclaff.

We had a series of corners but the best effort was a Rachid sclaff which the Jambos keeper tipped over the bar.

We could even have won, but typically the one time a Saints player manages to connect with the ball properly his shot cracks the bar, when a sclaff would probably resulted in the winner.

Sean Clohessy's 34th minute cross deserved better from Paul Heffernan than a wild sclaff over the bar, while Samson had to look lively at the other end to foil Nicholson.

Some would wince if it came via a sclaff, as in Dundee United's eventual triumph in 1994 - and, still too much in love with Turnbull's Tornadoes, might admit they were secretly relieved when the team of eight loan players didn't do it last year.