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Football Cliches

Football Cliches

By: Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger
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 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 NordVPNAdam Hurrey & Goalhanger Football (American) Football (Soccer)
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  • Lashing/dabbing a seed/cherry, moral victories, and why do the Aussies hate Bazball?

    Lashing/dabbing a seed/cherry, moral victories, and why do the Aussies hate Bazball?
    Nov 20 2025
    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 presence of FC regular Nick Miller. In our very first episode, on the eve of The Ashes, we dive headlong into the Bazball debate… why does it wind Australians up so much? And while we’re at it, just call the ball a ball. We try to escape the “moral victory” maze and there’s a look back at the article which inspired the show, Dan G’s dictionary of batting vernacular. And we spend too much time trying to come up with names for a cricketing equivalent of Mesut/Haaland/Dicks before answering our first listener question: what exactly is a ‘heavy ball’? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The "Club X til I die" loophole & torn hamstrings at the Battle of Hastings: The listeners' loves & hates

    The "Club X til I die" loophole & torn hamstrings at the Battle of Hastings: The listeners' loves & hates
    Nov 20 2025
    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 selections are a tiny loophole in pledging your lifelong allegiance to your club, referees waiting patiently to book an injured player, and whether football-specific injuries ever occurred in ancient times. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel take in the sounds of Scotland's World Cup qualification heroics and Mike Dean pluralising referees on The Overlap. Sign up for Dreamland, the new members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive new show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Premature dark-horsing, false-nine nostalgia & introducing... Cricket Clichés

    Premature dark-horsing, false-nine nostalgia & introducing... Cricket Clichés
    Nov 18 2025
    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 settles the “Diadora pass” mystery, law firm partners with superbly football surnames, Sean Dyche on his personal finances, unexpected false-nine nostalgia, the lesser-known technicalities of "doing the 92", a fascinating in-tray for Sheffield Wednesday’s administrators, and some manic Brazilian commentary. Meanwhile, the Clichés empire expands to a whole new ball game: new podcast CRICKET CLICHES will be your alternative Ashes companion, and you can get involved at cricket.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive members only show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
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