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For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive

Welcome to the back catalogue of Adam Hurrey"s Football Cliches podcast exploring the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés.Find the new podcast feed by searching for "Football Cliches" wherever you usually listen, or by following this link: https://lnk.to/kdWOMyTA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:09

Superman's goalkeeping, Gary Neville's favourite...

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2022/04/05

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker line up for this week's Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Gary Neville's two favourite phrases in the English language, Brighton's Graham Potter finally loses patience with a traditional crowd noise, Antonio Conte wins a weird little trophy and some commentary highlights from the footballing weekend. Meanwhile, the panel look back at some 2013 predictions for the team that will win England the World Cup on Qatar and decide, once and

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59:16

Tenuous booing reasons, Frasier's football film and...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/31

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker assemble for a bonus edition of the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Jeff Stelling's Soccer Saturday U-turn, Kelsey Grammer's new football film and a look ahead to what England can almost certainly expect in the World Cup draw. Meanwhile, the panel assess some spectacularly sketchy reasons for booing footballers during a game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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50:21

Gareth Bale's mantelpiece, Peter Drury at the darts &...

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2022/03/29

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker assemble for this week's Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the definition of the footballing verb "to slot", unexpected commentator accents for far-flung World Cup qualifying matches, what it means to be "a sleeping giant" and a vintage, non-football slice of Peter Drury. Meanwhile, to mark the forthcoming return of Masters football, the panel put together the definitive six-a-side lineup of accessible, still-got-it over-35s to grace

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75:55

Cup final songs, pre-match TV poetry and Robbie...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/24

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Nick Miller are joined by bestselling author and columnist Séamas O'Reilly for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Séamas' selections for his footballing loves and hates are the demise of the FA Cup final song, the underrated but anatomically awkward Irish legend Robbie Keane, the filler content of the average footballer's autobiography, pre-match TV poetry and the depraved depths of the chat boxes on illegal livestreams. Learn more about your ad choices

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52:06

Leyton Orient's staunch stanchions and how to...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/22

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller line up for this week's Adjudication Panel. On the latest agenda: An unexpected podcast tribute from US high school ice hockey, a revelation about Leyton Orient's unique goalframes, the threshold for "celebrating like you've won the league" and an actually quite reasonable opinion from Richard Keys. Meanwhile, the panel try to establish the official [Manager X’s Team Y] Premier League Table, with "Sean Dyche's Burnley" the favourites on paper

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77:45

Maisie Adam on vuvuzelas, greasy burgers and managers...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/17

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by comedian and Leeds United fan Maisie Adam for the latest instalment of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Maisie's selections for her footballing loves and hates are the 2010 World Cup's much-maligned vuvuzela, England's stubbornly outdated matchday food offerings and managers who just can't let their old clubs go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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65:51

A certain Mr Tom Brady, Wout Weghorst's scrapbook and...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/15

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker form this week's Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the Premier League Net Noise of the Week, NFL legend Tom Brady being spotted at Old Trafford by literally everybody, some glorious crowd sounds from Elland Road and Richard Keys' favourite home recipe. Meanwhile, the panel examine just who is "well within their rights" to shoot at goal and from where, and which stadiums qualify to be a "famous old ground". Learn more about your

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56:07

The Generic Modern Football XI

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/10

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Pitt-Brooke combine their footballing intellects to perform a stock-take of football in 2022 and select the most generic lineup possible. Among the anonymous figures on the teamsheet are a short-sleeved, side-volleying goalkeeper, a press-resistant walking yellow card of a midfield fulcrum, a false-false No 9 and a standout managerial candidate to lead them out in their bowl-shaped out-of-town megastadium... Learn more about your ad choices

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58:35

Roy Keane's upper register, technical-area...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/08

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker line up for the Adjudication Panel. This week's agenda includes: the latest overblown Sky Sports punditry, Roberto Carlos finds himself in a Shropshire village pub, reviewing the debut crime thriller by Mesut Ozil's agent and, of course, Keys & Gray Corner. Meanwhile, the panel establish the parameters for a team's goal to be "living a charmed life", disagree about bicycle kicks and undertake some forensic analysis of some historical

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53:09

Match of the Day's Robyn Cowen on applauding...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/03/03

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Nick Miller are joined by Match of the Day commentator Robyn Cowen for another edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Robyn's selections for her footballing fascinations and irritations are the weird things that we mindlessly clap during matches, the obsession with the Match of the Day running order and the futility of pre-match interviews with managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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54:39

Reggaeton referees, silenced MLS chainsaws and a...

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2022/03/01

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Nick Miller and James Maw gather for this week's Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Jamie Redknapp's fury at Chelsea's penalty-shootout strategy, the surprise Latin origin of two full-back-related football phrases, a new twist for "the corridor of uncertainty", and some unparalleled crowd-silencing from Major League Soccer. Meanwhile, the panel indulge in a bumper edition of Keys & Gray Corner, in which the Doha duo chart the last hours of Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United

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70:13

Little eels, international breaks and Bum Bum...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/24

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by the Totally Football Show supremo and acceptable face of golden-era Serie A, James Richardson. James' selections for his fascinations and irritations of football include: the rivalry-defying joy of Fabio Quagliarella, Roma's rousing pre-match anthem at the Stadio Olimpico, commentators' innocuous but unacceptable turns of phrase, and his complex relationship with the beginning, middle and end of an international break. Learn more about

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65:49

Own goals: the final boss, Armbandmania and Maximum...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/22

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller convene for this week's Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: where human civilisation can really go next after a perfect hat-trick of own goals, some very slightly overaggressive Scottish goal commentary from La Liga, Joe Cole and the genesis of the phrase "farmers league" and the latest tribute to intercontinental Premier League brand ambassador Peter Drury. Meanwhile, the panel lament a mild outbreak of "Armbandmania" and bask in the

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75:26

Keane vs Souness & The Pure BeIN Sports XI

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/17

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker delve back into the world of football punditry to decide each UK broadcaster's definitive studio lineup, from ITV's settled squad to Sky Sports' waistcoated elite (via the freelance free-for-all of Amazon Prime Video.) Meanwhile, the pod finally gets round to compiling the Pure BeIN Sports XI, the ultimate lineup of Keys-and-Gray-approved pundits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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46:05

Lineker does Lampard, staring down the barrel of a...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/15

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker line up for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this week: Gary Lineker's 6/10 Frank Lampard impression, the worst possible moment for a co-commentator to hail an unsung hero, the hotly-disputed definition of "swazz", the latest from Keys & Gray out in Qatar, and the panel ponder whether it is indeed possible to stare down the barrel of a win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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69:27

Rhys James on initiation songs, post-defeat Twitter...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/10

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by comedian and writer Rhys James for another edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Rhys's selections are the enduring tradition of initiation songs for new signings, the life and work of Dion Dublin and the internet conspiracy against people who just want to know what TV channel a game will be on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:33

"What is a half-chance?", sleeping with trophies and...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/08

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker assemble for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the major trophies it would be most comfortable to share a bed with, the ongoing crisis of club-name abbreviations during live TV games and the official guidelines for post-penalty-shootout celebrations. Meanwhile, the panel discuss the factors that define the threshold at which a goalscoring chance becomes merely a "half-chance". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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56:42

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam on metaphorical...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/04

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by England's deputy chief medical officer and pandemic cult hero Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Van-Tam's selections for his fascinations and irritations are the occasional accuracy of football films, the terrace humour down in the English sixth tier, weak referees allowing flagrant timewasting and the uniquely footballing anxiety that comes with "scoring too early". Meanwhile, JVT

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41:50

"In and around the Kremlin", Frank Lampard's Football...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/02/02

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker form this week's Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: A young fan's tin-foil Papa John's Trophy, trying to establish the criteria for answering the age-old question of "Who won the transfer window?" and picking apart Frank Lampard's first interview as manager of Everton (Football Club). Meanwhile, the panel run through a "January Transfers That Just Sound So Right XI", captained by Aston Villa's Calum Chambers. Learn more about your ad

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57:40

The Future Turkish Super Lig XI

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/01/27

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Pitt-Brooke mark the impending climax of the transfer window by embarking on an ambitious attempt to compile a line-up of players seemingly destined for a cultural cornerstone of modern European football: the Turkish top flight. Among those whose careers are getting a speculative reboot are a back-up Premier League goalkeeper, an immobile but explosive left-back, captain Granit Xhaka finally finding his rightful home amid a 13-man melee at the

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