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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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59:35

Thrashing thresholds and the most culturally...

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2023/02/07

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: every recorded Jack Grealish reaction being fouled, the intensely disturbing vibe of Nathan Jones, the commentary turning point of Harry Kane's 267-goal Spurs compilation and an astonishing moment of radio-reporter synchronicity. Meanwhile, the panel decide when a team can be described as "high-flying" and discuss the nuanced meaning of the word "benched." Produced by Abi

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59:47

The Pure Serie A XI

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2023/02/02

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by James Horncastle and Michael Cox to compile the most representative lineup of players from the last 30 years of Italian football's technical quirks, huge egos and curious career paths. Their journey takes them from an early goalkeeping dilemma to an ancient but granite-reinforced back three, the inevitable Thomas Helveg, a textbook selection at left wing-back, an imported No 10 who stayed so long he essentially became Italian, a late-blooming domestic goal

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39:56

Picking up the pieces in the cathedrals of football

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2023/01/31

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Duncan Alexander for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Brendan Rodgers talks about his 50th birthday in the most football way possible, the point at which goals compilations can go from "best" to "greatest", whether a fullback can be described as "box-to-box" and some far-fetched movie references on the BBC for Wrexham's FA Cup Hollywood heroics. Meanwhile, the panel decide the threshold for a stadium to become a "cathedral of football"

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43:08

Interrogating celebrity fans and post-victory...

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2023/01/26

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by British comedy royalty Matt Lucas and his Fantasy Football League sidekick Elis James for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Matt's selections for his footballing fascinations and irritations are using football small talk to win over your other half's dad, the schadenfreude of watching the opposition's Fan TV YouTube channels after a win and the interrogation techniques faced by celebrity fans of big clubs. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel enjoy

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56:47

Deconstructing (and reassembling) the most "silencing...

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2023/01/24

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the optimum order of the components of the "ignoring the outside noise" goal celebration, whether a goalkeeper can ever be a "passenger", an ambitious attempt to document all the types of footballing "stuff" and a potential successor to the outdated goalmouth-scramble descriptor of "Keystone Cops". Meanwhile, the panel enjoy Mikel Arteta being brought to touchline justice and pick apart a

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54:29

FA Cup sex noises, combined XIs and the elegant...

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2023/01/19

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller field January's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, where the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are the need to explain dramatic football moments to nearby people who don't care, the provocative scourge of Combined XIs, the functional pointlessness of centre circles, and the underreported confusion of "Last 5 Matches" form graphics. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel

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57:43

Lovely little NBA players and outfieldery-looking...

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2023/01/17

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: How and where players can "tear it up", whether it's possible to be a "lovely little player" in the NBA and transfer reporters clashing over the linguistic nuances of the January window. Meanwhile, the panel attempt to standardise one of the most cluttered punditry cliches of all and decide which Premier League goalkeeper most looks like an outfield player forced to go in

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62:16

The "dog on pitch" protocol with Duncan Alexander

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2023/01/12

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by former Opta ace Duncan Alexander for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Duncan's selections for his footballing fascinations and irritations are lesser-known football-influencing dogs, the exact threshold at which an act of showboating triggers widespread hand-wringing and the poor souls who volunteer as assistant referees in youth football. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel mull over a third dimension to send a goalkeeper

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61:56

Is it better to be a carthorse or a donkey?

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2023/01/10

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and - for his 100th appearance on the pod - David Walker. On the agenda: the specific footballing skills referenced most in football chants, what constitutes being "held to a draw" and a revolutionary but unacceptable usage of the oldest football cliché of all. Meanwhile, the panel consider the merits of "the Maracana of skiing" and weigh up the fundamental footballing differences between a "carthorse" and a

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61:23

There or thereabouts, how to let your country down...

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2023/01/05

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the first Adjudication Panel of 2023. On the agenda: The administrative hurdles for stadiums being named after Pele, Goodison Park's first big boo of the year, a man who claims to have invented goalkeepers shouting "Away!" at corners, whether the concept of "gameweeks" is truly acceptable in mainstream football chat and Richard Keys' first niche complaint of 2023. Meanwhile, the panel attempt to define the footballing

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61:59

The Best of Football Clichés in 2022 - Part Two

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2022/12/30

The "whisper it quietly, but" phenomenon, more psychological Cliches Quiz warfare, when a "game of chess" becomes "cat and mouse", the footballing definition of "Johnny on the spot", Keys and Gray meet Sean Dyche, cometh the hour... cometh the scandal, The Premier League of Club Badges, the logistical nightmare of being a proverbial fly on a dressing-room wall, Gareth Southgate’s postman, a For My Sins Corner for the ages, the Woke VAR conspiracy, the greatest listeners’ MHD selection of the year

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67:47

The Best of Football Clichés in 2022 - Part One

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2022/12/24

In the first of an end-of-year double-header, Football Clichés takes another look at the podcast's very best moments of 2022, featuring: Plausible parliamentary football chants with Sir Keir Starmer, Les Miserables meets Serie A, Andy Townsend in and around the Foo Fighters, The Future Turkish Super Lig XI, the true origin of the proverbial "farmers’ league", bringing the great James Richardson down to our pedantic level, living rent-free in Match of the Day commentators’ heads, Keys & Gray's

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58:07

Argentina's dreamland, Salt Bae the footballer and...

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2022/12/20

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the final Adjudication Panel of 2022. On the agenda: the finer details of the greatest World Cup final of all time, what kind of footballer that ubiquitous VIP Salt Bae would be, news of a multi-talented goalkeeper in the seventh tier and the last For My Sins Corner clash of the year Meanwhile, the panel imagine the parallel football existences of the Darts World Championship contenders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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50:39

Hip-hop Brian Moore and the definitive 2022 World Cup...

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2022/12/16

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the official description for the World Cup exits of all 14 vanquished nations in the knockouts, some late-1980s industrial hip hop featuring legendary commentator Brian Moore, Peter Walton goes toe-to-toe with the ITV pundits and some hidden cultural references in the BBC commentary. Meanwhile, the panel decide if the World Cup counts as "silverware" and take on

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46:56

Fine margins, the on-toast threshold and England's...

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2022/12/13

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: A poignant moment for the AI-powered Alan Smith commentary, the first ever player to plug their autobiography in a post-match interview, the most likely co-commentator to get annoyed about fans filming a free kick on their phones, Meanwhile, the panel establish the parameters for a player being "on toast" and pick the team that will win England the 2030 World Cup

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52:39

Armchair fandom, conveyor belts of talent and Roy...

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2022/12/09

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Roy Keane's ITV kickabout goal celebration, a moral judgement on bringing on your third-choice goalkeeper when 4-1 up, how far down the football pyramid you can find "armchair fans", and when a Panenka isn't really a Panenka. Meanwhile, the panel compete in a tense For My Sins Corner double-header and unearth the most boring interview with a referee of all

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39:18

Three Lions (AI-powered Alan Smith Qatar 2022 Remix)

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2022/12/06

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and James Maw on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: EastEnders scriptwriters getting in on the World Cup act, Qatar 2022's baffling obsession with 90s one-hit wonders, 19-year-old Jude Bellingham's age, whether the third-place playoff counts as a "knockout" game, and the least cool Brazilian footballer name ever seen. Meanwhile, the panel decide what entitles a tournament year to earn an “and all that” and enjoy Adam's remix

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58:38

Big magicians, AI-powered football commentary and...

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2022/12/02

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Other possible group-stage tiebreakers, the mythical status of tiddlywinks, a curious mid-tournament friendly result, kit colour combinations, a brief history of World Cup lanyard sizes and the ominous first words of a new artificial-intelligence football commentator. Meanwhile, the panel select the first names on their Pure Qatar 2022 World Cup XI teamsheet and

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44:25

Scoring for fun, the big nil-all debate and John...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/11/29

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Peter Drury announces himself to the Moroccan market, Martin Tyler's solo World Cup commentary marathon and whether the phrase "nil-all" should ever be allowed into the mainstream. Meanwhile, the panel establish the threshold of "scoring for fun" and speculate on charismatic Canada coach John Herdman's likely next move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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51:42

The World Cup shop window and the worst person...

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2022/11/24

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the least enviable venue to watch England vs USA, the most timeless World Cup fixture possible, a technical dismantling of Bebeto’s iconic USA '94 goal celebration and a sensational commentary moment involving a pigeon. Meanwhile, the panel decide which is the most "in the shop window" team of the tournament and declare a winner between the BBC and ITV's opening title

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