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Football Cliches

Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger
Football Cliches
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  • Football Cliches

    Labour's laboured footballspeak, thumpable scorelines & penalty pop-ups

    18/05/2026 | 57 mins.
    Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: an FA Cup final that will live short in the memory, a confident prediction of West Ham's short-term future, some 4/10 football chat from politicians, serviceable Premier League back-up strikers' names in ski equipment, Adam Wharton’s unexpected backflip, some classic early news of England's World Cup camp, and a roving Richard Keys in London.

    Meanwhile, the panel indulge in a brief history of the between-the-legs flicked finish in English football.

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  • Football Cliches

    The Football Cliches Quiz XXIV: Cliches vs The Sweeper - The Rematch

    13/05/2026 | 1h 47 mins.
    The 24th edition of the Football Clichés Quiz sees Adam, Charlie and Dave take on globe-trotting world football storytellers The Sweeper for the second time.

    The questions include: Argentine footballspeak, obscure ball suppliers, made-up football podcasts, World Cup coastlines, transport-themed top-flight outfits, fake Brazilian internationals and much more.

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  • Football Cliches

    Corner-kick chaos, a Premier League without a W & Joe Cole at the Ritz

    11/05/2026 | 51 mins.
    Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the slightly overlooked aspects of the West Ham corner chaos, predicting the title of the Arsenal story-of-the-season book, an alphabetical crisis for the Premier League, five-star co-commentary from Joe Cole, how long is too long for a commentator to stay silent after a goal, and footballers’ names in both cheap office furniture and the inexplicably Urdu songs of Robert Palmer.

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  • Football Cliches

    The 9.75 role, Tom Hiddleston's Champions League mindset & the Faroese Andy Gray

    07/05/2026 | 46 mins.
    Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a cultural review of the Champions League semi-finals (featuring Daniel Sturridge inventing the "nine and three-quarters" role and the return of CBS's Beckham & Friends), celebration policing ties itself in knots, the Andy Gray of the Faroe Islands, former Wimbledon strikers' names in mid-1960s Marvel comics and a curious Evening With Eden Hazard (feat. Rickie Lambert).

    Meanwhile, the panel ponder the name and vibe of a hypothetical new fourth UEFA club competition.

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  • Football Cliches

    The fixture pile-up threshold, Sean Dyche playing "Sean Dyche" & under-10s trophy parades

    05/05/2026 | 49 mins.
    Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: the trickiest title-race-classification task so far, legendary Premier League goalkeepers in petty criminals’ middle names, Sean Dyche's Instagram unveiling, Tim Sherwood on modern football and some awkward football phone-in moments with Chris Sutton.

    Meanwhile, the panel anticipate Tom Hiddlestone's Champions League punditry and debate how many games constitute a "fixture pile-up".

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About 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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