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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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42:33

Acromioclavicular subluxation and the art of...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/11/09

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Charlie Eccleshare meet for another Adjudication Panel. The latest agenda features a salsa-flavoured cover of World in Motion, a definitive explanation of “the lion’s share of possession”, the very specific scenarios in which players do not “cover themselves in glory”, some premature festive co-commentary and the Vatican City’s FA Cup kicking off in earnest. Meanwhile, the panel explore the humble sub-genre of self-deprecatory football chants, from the

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68:38

Defining "unfinished business" and a deep dive into...

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2021/11/04

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller explore some more glorious footballing niches. This time, Football Clichés finds itself in a podcast awards Group of Death, the "political football analogy" silly season is officially in full swing and it's that time of year again: the release of the Premier League's yellow ball. Meanwhile, the panel explore just what constitutes a manager having "unfinished business" in the Premier League, unorthodox ways of following your team in action and

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45:43

"You don't know what you're doing"

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2021/11/02

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and James Maw form this week's Adjudication Panel. The latest agenda includes unexpected celebrities offering their takes on hot football topics, the legally-mandated contents of Antonio Conte’s Tottenham “in-tray” and some people taking Jeff Stelling’s impending Soccer Saturday exit far, far too seriously… Meanwhile, the panel assess a potential new world record for "length of silence following a joke from a co-commentator during a live TV game." Learn more

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63:01

The “Didn't Play For Sam Allardyce's Bolton But...

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2021/10/27

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller revisit one of the cultural cornerstones of Premier League history and attempt to compile a line-up of mid-2000s talent that somehow never turned out for Sam Allardyce at the Reebok Stadium. Ruffling the big clubs' hypothetical feathers are barrel-chested Danish internationals, semi-retired Iberian centre-halves, a highly functional midfield engine room, damaged goods at No 10 and a genuine warhorse up front. Learn more about your ad

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47:46

Harry Maguire looking in the mirror, midfield engine...

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2021/10/25

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller bring you another instalment of the Adjudication Panel. This week's big questions include: Can a game be so bad that it gets both managers sacked? How late is it acceptable to say “this has got 0-0 written all over it”? And what precisely does a football match need to have “had everything”? Meanwhile, the panel examine another classic slice of Weird Post-Match Pep Guardiola, explore the concept of the "midfield engine room" and one

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78:12

Diving headers, warring team-mates and goal music,...

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2021/10/21

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and David Walker are joined by Premier League midfielder turned Sky Sports presenter David Prutton for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Prutton's nominations for his love and hates of football include the rare sight of a diving header, team-mates arguing on the pitch, lazy punditry phrases and the scourge of stadiums playing music after goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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38:13

Warnock as Forrest Gump, referees in jeans and the...

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2021/10/19

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller convene for a jam-packed edition of the Adjudication Panel. This week's agenda includes: Neil Warnock's Forrest Gump impression, calculating the maximum number of times two teams could theoretically play each other in a single season, 40-goal thrillers in the 16th tier of the English pyramid and some truly excellent TV-drama football small talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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67:06

Nutmegs, pre-match cheeseburgers and 40-year-old...

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2021/10/14

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by Ralph Ineson, star of The Office, Game of Thrones and the Harry Potter films, for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Ralph's loves, hates, fascinations and irritations of football include: the joy (and cruelty) of nutmegs, touching the match ball when it flies into the stand, the irritation of short corners and co-commentators who clearly hate your club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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61:15

Watching football at the pub and the neverending joy...

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2021/10/12

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller assemble for another Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Ally McCoist's international co-commentary masterclass, Steve Bruce's inevitable next career step and a worrying new Italian offside experiment. Meanwhile, the panel examine the practical and psychological challenges of a very specific form of football consumption: watching a game at the pub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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35:04

Crosses into Quality Street, Andy Gray's top drawer...

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2021/10/07

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker assemble for another Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this time: Troy Deeney's autobiography emoji, the credentials of "Quality Street" as a long-term successor to the corridor of uncertainty, Everton fans tracking sand dredgers in the Irish Sea, and when footballers' names appear unexpectedly in song lyrics. Meanwhile, there's a brief journey into the often awkward sub-genre that is "football commentary re-recorded after the event for

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57:57

Episode 100 with Jamie Carragher

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2021/10/05

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare chalk up a century of episodes as Jamie Carragher joins for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Carragher's selection of footballing fascinations and irritations include centre-backs being sent up front, the excitement that comes with signing a star of a major tournament and a truly underreported crime: fans applauding strikers who block clearances down the line that then go out for a goal kick. Meanwhile, Carragher is grilled about his

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49:03

Raps, Roars and "Roo": How (not) to write a football...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/09/30

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Alex Kay-Jelski pick apart the often awkward but occasionally glorious genre of football headlines, from "Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious" to "Lionel Flair!", via the strict rules that govern the evergreen "Z, Y and Z" long-read headline format. Plus: the definitive guide to words that only appear at the top of football stories - but you should never say them out loud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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54:44

The purest co-commentary ever, scontro salvezza and...

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2021/09/28

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller meet for another Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this week: the most relatable piece of co-commentary ever recorded, Jonathan Pearce's one-man mission to get men back on the posts at corners, the phrase "six-pointer" goes into Europe and the campaign to start using the word "doubler" officially kicks off. Meanwhile, the podcast's first-ever live caller tells the previously unheard story of how three teenagers, with a handful of 20ps and a

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55:17

Classy touches and second-half capitulations, with...

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2021/09/23

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and David Walker are joined by writer Clive Martin for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Martin's loves, hates, fascinations and irritations of football include: Premier League players visiting kids in hospital, teams capitulating after half-time, the failing national institution that is Arsenal Football Club and the curious career trajectory of Andre Villas-Boas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:22

"Footovers", quaint referee abuse and decoding Roy Keane

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/09/21

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker gather for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this week: Phil Jones finally gets his deserved (and very detailed) revenge on the keyboard warriors, why Alan Smith has been using the word "footover" on Sky Sports since at least 2014, and your tales of distinctly PG-rated matchday outbursts at players and referees. Meanwhile, the panel tackle the very precise punditry sub-genre of "talking about a player as they warm up before a

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51:11

The Pure Europa League XI

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/09/16

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke languish in the second tier of European football to establish the most Europa League lineup possible: from diminutive Iberian playmakers to Brazilians with one name and a squad number between 80-99, via a lengthy dispute over the merits of Victor Moses. Led out, naturally, by Unai Emery, these are the ultimate Thursday-nighters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:12

Martin Tyler's Merseyside Reds and barbecuing with...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/09/14

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller assemble for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this week: Richard Keys and Andy Gray bravely dismantling the Marcelo Bielsa Myth, Mike Dean's comedy TV cameo, and the latest entry into the grand pantheon of freak footballing injuries. Meanwhile, the panel enjoy some more peak Peter Drury and some frankly incredible scenes from the 2021 Meat Management Industry Awards... hosted by Kevin Keegan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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40:27

The 12 Stages of a club crisis - PART 2

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2021/09/09

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Phil Hay trawl through the history books to finally nail down the definitive twelve stages of a club crisis. In part two of this special double-header the panel ponder whether the dreaded vote of confidence is still relevant in the social media age, examine how many ways a beleaguered manager can pretend he's not beleaguered and engage in a very important discussion about the most effective methods of writing protest messages on old bedsheets. Learn

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36:07

The twelve stages of a club crisis - PART 1

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/09/07

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Phil Hay trawl through the history books to finally nail down the definitive twelve stages of a club crisis. In part one of this special double-header our panel document the early warning signs of a club in turmoil including pre-season woe, opening day deflation via transfer window frustration, and the eternal debate about ketchup in the canteen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:20

Half-volleys and diving hysteria, with actual...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2021/09/01

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and David Walker are joined by the much-travelled striker Cillian Sheridan for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Sheridan uses all his experience to share his love of retro football boots, the satisfaction of a good half-volley and why he gets so annoyed by football commentators. Meanwhile, he decides if he really is a "beanpole journeyman" and why diving just really isn't that big a deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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