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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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45:27

The Three Lions' share of possession, lucky chickens...

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2022/11/22

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Charlie Eccleshare on the first Adjudication Panel of the World Cup. On the agenda: England's eventful opener against Iran, the latest tedious tournament-predicting animal, a brave new world for on-screen possession statistics and David Beckham's crisps advert with Peyton Manning. Meanwhile, the panel break down the latest, Christmas-themed version of Three Lions and revisit the multi-layered comedy of Richard Keys' 2014 World Cup YouTube

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41:47

The Pure World Cup XI

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2022/11/17

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Michael Cox prepare for the small matter of Qatar 2022 by selecting a team of players who are most disproportionately known for their World Cup exploits, from Mexican goalkeepers, and centre-backs, to diminutive Paraguayans, an Italian full-back on the wing, breakout stars turned run of the mill Premier League midfielders, an Englishman who clocked up the pre-tournament air miles, to genuine World Cup icons. They are also joined by Chris Evans,

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47:47

Everton booing in the mirror, World Cup snubbings and...

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2022/11/15

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Charlie Eccleshare on the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the most comprehensive post-defeat fronting-up in Premier League history, Peter Drury nails an unprecedented quadruple alliteration, confused baby-related goal celebrations, World Cup snubbings and squad-announcement-graphic layout woes. Meanwhile, the panel undertake a definitive exploration of footballing "huffing and puffing" and consider some future Premier League interim

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50:59

The Perfect World Cup

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2022/11/10

As a widely-criticised winter World Cup approaches, The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke to dream up a Perfect World Cup, composed of the best individual elements from the tournament's history. From the complex concept of the "dark horses" to optimum TV kick-off times, the greatest kits, the textbook controversies, the most rightful hosts and the ideal World Cup final winning goal....this is the Perfect World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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46:01

Ally McCoist of Troy, towerous headers and Mick...

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2022/11/08

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and James Maw on the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Which year each Champions League last-16 tie really belongs in, the mid-table vocabulary of Graham Potter, Peter Drury lending his voice to Aldi's Christmas advert and Ally McCoist's knowledge of the Ancient Greeks saves humanity once more. Meanwhile, the panel decide what constitutes a traditional "clattering", a second-half "onslaught" and what makes a player "raw" Learn more about your ad

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56:57

Tenuous landmarks and angry DMs to Transfermarkt: The...

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2022/11/03

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by Joshua Robinson, co-author of new book Messi vs Ronaldo, to examine the way football has consumed the two greatest players of the modern era. From the textbook elements of Ronaldo's backstory to Messi's curiously non-famous voice, the more quaint examples of Ronaldo's ego running riot, bafflingly bad TV adverts, the goalscoring numbers, the terrible opinions and the prospect of one final twist in the 2022 World Cup final. Meanwhile, the

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44:07

Tunnels of doubt, Carry On Up The Tyler and a proud...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/11/01

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and James Maw on the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the "tunnel of doubt" tries to disrupt the stranglehold of the "corridor of uncertainty", football chants that just don't scan, some bawdy commentary from Martin Tyler, the superstar DJs who could derail England's World Cup dream and one of the best Halloween-themed Football League goals round-up voiceovers of all time. Meanwhile, the panel establish the difference between a ground

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50:28

The Football Clichés Quiz VI: World Cup Edition

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2022/10/27

The Football Clichés Quiz returns ahead of Qatar 2022 with a special World Cup edition. Reigning champion Michael Cox aims to become the first to retain the title as he takes on former champion Charlie Eccleshare across five rounds of niche World Cup knowledge, including Evers & Nevers, World Cup Kits, Name That Squad and, of course, World Cup Clichés. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:20

Stomping grounds, Panenka volley-lobs and premature...

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2022/10/25

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Did the Premier League bring badge-kissing to US sport? Can Tottenham's stadium be your "old stomping ground" if you only played for them at White Hart Lane? Is a "Panenka volley lob" physically possible? Meanwhile, the panel assess the concept of the "new-manager bounce" for hastily-appointed caretakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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63:04

Managers in sunglasses, pointless punditry and the...

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2022/10/20

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by Sky Sports' chief touchline reporter Geoff Shreeves for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among Geoff's selections for his footballing fascinations and irritations are pundits' pointless turns of phrase, microscopic modern shinpads, why Steve McClaren's infamous umbrella has also led to an anti-sunglasses stigma in football and the matchday heroics of the broadcaster's sound supervisors in capturing the noise of ball against

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52:58

The pinball threshold, MLS linos & kicking football...

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2022/10/18

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel for the 200th episode of the pod. On the agenda: the official end for football/politics crossover humour, former guest Doc Brown returns with a new twist on his big footballing bugbear, a deep dive into the MLS Assistant Referee of the Year award and some passionate co-commentary from the fabled "defenders' union". Meanwhile, the panel examine the word "effort" for goalscoring attempts and decide

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60:35

Carbon-copy goals, rounding the keeper & the last...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/10/13

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller field this month's listeners' entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, where the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are identical wondergoals in the same match, the precise kind of player £6 million buys you these days, the dying art of strikers rounding the goalkeeper and the seemingly eternal, empty last five minutes of a half-time break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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50:47

The crossbar crisis, regurgitated corners & a tricky...

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2022/10/11

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the epidemic of non-regulation-height crossbars, Countdown's Susie Dent plants her flag on Clichés soil, a predictable twist for anti-VAR discourse and a very curious description of a Serie A penalty. Meanwhile, the panel debate if a striker can be the "heartbeat" of a team and whether a Sunday league team can have their own footballing "way". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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60:05

Football in the dictionary, Gareth Southgate's...

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2022/10/06

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for another Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the Oxford English Dictionary's new football-related entries, the six-year saga that Gareth Southgate and his opinionated postman and Glenn Hoddle adding to the sub-genre of Unexpected Co-Commentator Noises. Meanwhile, the panel decide how each footballing scoreline should best play out for the neutral and pick their lineup of cynical game-management aces for the Pure Timewasting

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54:05

Toe-plonks, fan extractors and the 'men against boys'...

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2022/10/04

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this week: Kevin Keegan hosting yet another obscure industry awards ceremony, an Irish variation on the new-fangled "draught excluder", a close inspection of Erling Haaland's signed hat-trick ball and John Terry gets the standard BeIn Sports treatment over in Qatar. Meanwhile, the panel establish the criteria for a match to be labelled "men against boys" and whether differences in

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58:02

International talismans, brave battlers and...

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2022/09/29

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker present a new monthly edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, in which the pod's army of listeners nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the Football Clichés faithful's selections are one very specific pass out from the back by a centre-back, international teams with just one world-class player, the tiny aesthetic things that briefly ruin a game for the neutral, wondergoals that turn out to be disappointing

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43:36

Comic Sans trophies, darts' 12th man and 'acres of time'

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2022/09/27

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this time: the technicalities of England's hotly-disputed open-play goal drought, darts taking the concept of "the 12th man" to an unprecedented new level, "acres of time" and the language of footballing spaces and some reassuringly universal-sounding Welsh co-commentary. Meanwhile, the panel discuss inappropriate typefaces for top-level trophy engraving. Learn more about your ad

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64:39

Price-tag placement, England's kit font and the 'What...

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2022/09/22

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker to select a lineup of players who made some unexpected, barely-computable stops in their careers. From goalkeepers who just couldn't quit, to graceful midfielders who were thrust into unenviable engine rooms and elite-level strikers who looked very odd in another club's shirt...these are the transfers that just sound so wrong. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel tear into the tenuous marketing speak for the new England shirts

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48:55

Goalscoring wildlife, giving the goalkeeper the eyes...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/09/20

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda this week: a stock-take of the remaining Erling Haaland superlatives, commentators who greet certain goals with the words "AND HOW!", the maximum range a goalscorer can "give the goalkeeper the eyes" from and a delightfully subtle corruption of the old classic "hairdryer treatment". Meanwhile, the panel decide the thresholds for "a matter of minutes", "lighting the blue touchpaper"

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42:20

Half-hearted Premier League All-Stars, minimal...

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive ·

2022/09/15

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The latest agenda includes: the grim reality of what would be the Premier League All-Star game, whether "minimal backlift" is actually a thing or not, the practicalities of being a proverbial half-time fly on a dressing-room wall and the difference between midweek "exploits" and "exertions". Meanwhile, the panel analyse the NFL’s slightly-too-literally-worded equivalent of our beloved Super Sunday

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