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Football Cliches

Deconstructing the gloriously unique language of football – the words, the phrases and the tiny things you didn't think you cared about – with Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare & David Walker. Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN

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Tricky little sessions, daddy hundreds, and getting hit "amidships"

Dec 11, 2025·—

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The Ashes are basically done and dusted after England’s pink ball capitulation. Time for the third session of Cricket Cliches, but is it a tricky little one? Stokes and Baz have been facing the media, maybe the toughest...

Unexpected Clive Tyldesley noises & Gabriel's hypothetical Arsenal own-goal hell

Dec 10, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: England's March "send-off" to the World Cup, Clive Tyldesley commentary intonations in Sky Atlantic...

Uzbekistan vs Colombia at 3am, the Infantino Shrug & a dubious bagsman

Dec 8, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a review of the World Cup draw ceremony, forecasting the nation's TV viewing habits next summer, why Mohamed Salah...

I Wanna Dance With Peter Drury, grinding out a 5-4 & Haaland's League One future

Dec 3, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Richarlison’s claims to a niche world record, whether you can "grind out" a 5-4 win, the most "X years of...

Commentator's curse conspiracies, homegrown stewards & Lee Hendrie's "highgevity”

Dec 1, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: A commentator’s curse turns into a mini-saga with no winners, League Two stadium names in viral, overpriced New York...

Expected leaves, driving "on the up" & absolute Ebony Rainford-Brent

Nov 27, 2025·—

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It’s the second test for the Cricket Cliches crew featuring our first change as cricket writer Charlie Reynolds steps in for Nick Miller. On the agenda today; Ashes misery, who deserves more sympathy? Holiday-makers...

The Football Cliches Quiz XXII: Cliches vs Career We Go — The Decider

Nov 26, 2025·—

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The 22nd edition of the Football Clichés Quiz sees Adam, Charlie and Dave take on Bobby, Joe and Eamo from three-time quiz visitors the Career We Go podcast. The questions include: Anguillan internationals...

Arsenal's official title status, Idris Elba's prefix woe & the verb "to goal”

Nov 24, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Charlie's Sunday Supplement debut, the soundtrack of a comeback from 2-0 down away from home, the definitive...

Lashing/dabbing a seed/cherry, moral victories, and why do the Aussies hate Bazball?

Nov 20, 2025·—

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This, is Cricket Cliches, the all-new, slightly strange cousin of your favourite football podcast hosted by commentator Daniel Norcross with cricket journalists Dan Gallan and Dave Tickner, and the soothingly familiar...

The "Club X til I die" loophole & torn hamstrings at the Battle of Hastings: The listeners' loves & hates

Nov 19, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the...

Premature dark-horsing, false-nine nostalgia & introducing... Cricket Clichés

Nov 17, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: Ireland's preliminary World Cup heroics, Norway’s World Cup “grey horses”, Dion Dublin partially...

On toast in his pocket, pulling up trees & The Number-and-a-Half XI

Nov 13, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the coining of a superb phrase in Canada, Dua Lipa tests the football hipster threshold, Conor Bradley’s...

Accidentally patronising commentary, the Battle of the Big Dan B's & Keysey meets Piers

Nov 10, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Clichés catchphrases in unexpected places, Steve McManaman's accidentally patronising co-commentary, football's...

Vittorio Angelone on orchestral anthems, Lev Yashin's cap, and badge-avoiding classy touches

Nov 5, 2025·—

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We’d love your vote for Football Clichés as Podcast of the Year at the FSA Awards: ⁠ The pod welcomes comedian Vittorio Angelone for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations...

”Cool as custard”, Reo-Coker's hanky-panky & football's reigning Great Entertainers

Nov 3, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: the story behind an FA Cup penalty shootout commentary curiosity, a familiar sound effect in a Roman history documentary...

Rob Morgan on FA Cup engraving, football rhyming slang & overrated wondergoals

Oct 29, 2025·—

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The pod welcomes comedy creator Rob Morgan for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations and irritations of football. Among Rob's selections are the minor obsession with FA...

Five football clubs in 10 seconds, Ekitike's non-haunting & prime minister Martin Keown

Oct 27, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: some very niche feedback on Peter Drury's commentary, a never-before-attempted example of “X of Sport Y" hyperbole...

Scottish League Two scores, leaked fines lists & the sixth penalty taker: The listeners' loves & hates

Oct 23, 2025·—

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Live show legends, Liverpool's 18ft 10in strike force & a new Neville noise

Oct 21, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Gary Neville finds a new frequency of noise at Anfield, whether Evangelos Marinakis is too "chaos Serie A" for Our...

The Cape Verdean Dan Burn, Keysey the actor & the Communication XI

Oct 15, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller. On the agenda: Nick's first-hand account of Cape Verde's World Cup qualification glory, an important question about...

Own-goal flavours, casual retirements & football clubs as sperm counts

Oct 13, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Lee Dixon invents some new "goalkeeper's not saving that" hyperbole, Sean Dyche's potential new job, the difference...

England's 25th-choice right-back & the definitive Movement XI

Oct 8, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: early feedback from the Clichés Live tour, the latest clumsy football/politics crossover, a niche selection...

Blown-open title races, punditspeak on the terraces & Woltemade's weird penalty

Oct 6, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: whether the Premier League title race can be "blown open" after seven games, some tantalising punditspeak in the...

xG's latest victim, Jamie O'Hara vs the RAF & football's goldfish bowls

Oct 1, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the definitive ruling on which David Brent sound was made by Jon Champion, fact-checking Ally McCoist's...

The last corner flag, acres of experience & Christianity's classy touches

Sep 29, 2025·—

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the Clichés pod continues to influence UK broadcasters, the club statement about a sacked Premier League manager to...