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Football Cliches

Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger
Premier League
Football
FA Cup
Football Clichés
Football Commentary
Arsenal
Manchester United
Champions League
VAR
Euro 2024
Football Cliches
Manchester City
World Cup
Sean Dyche
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
England Football Team
Goalkeeping
Football Trivia
Football Culture

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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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 retu... more

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... more

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 the mythical status of ... more

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the threshold for the Premier League to tweet the words "and breathe...", the sound of York City's last-gasp, fifth-tier glory, Paul Scholes at the... more

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Recent Guests

Steve Sidwell
Former professional footballer and pundit
Former footballer, commentator
Episode: Great adverts for the pyramid, technicians of the sphere & Qatar to Coventry in 3 minutes
Joe Cole
Former footballer featured in a clip show on TNT
TNT
Episode: Lee Dixon on toast, “advantage City” & a commentator's Copacabana complex
Bobby Fagiehi
Career We Go member, quiz contestant
Career We Go
Episode: The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Theo Laycock
Career We Go member, quiz contestant
Career We Go
Episode: The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Eamonn Dalton
Career We Go member, quiz contestant
Career We Go
Episode: The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Michael Cox
Football journalist and analyst
Football Cliches
Episode: The Extinction XI
Richard Keys
Telegraph interview subject; former Sky/Fox presenter
Telegraph (interview piece)
Episode: Biggleswade bragging rights, Tanzania 0 Liechtenstein 1 & Keysey's perfect Christmas
Susie Dent
Lexicographer, etymologist, author, Countdown's Dictionary Corner
Episode: Football vs The Dictionary: Susie Dent on bus-parking & bouncebackability
Jimmy McIntosh
Writer, Dead Pubs founder and Moon Under the Water Football Cliches contributor
Dead Pubs Network
Episode: BBC live-text sad lads & watching football in the boozer, with Jimmy "Dead Pubs" McIntosh

Hosts

Adam Hurrey
Host of Football Cliches; long-running creator and voice of the show.
Charlie Eccleshare
Co-host with deep ties to football media and show culture.
Nick Miller
Co-host contributing to banter and language-focused discussions.
David Walker
Co-host with insights into football culture and media language.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 2.4k ratings
  • Brilliant pod

    My week wouldn’t be complete without football cliches! Witty, funny and genuinely charming podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    joey is coolio
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Best football pod out there

    Enough said!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    _SammySmith
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Taggart

    Great podcast. Surely the reason a murder is a Taggart is because Taggarts famous catchphrase

    was … “there’s been a murder” in an impossibly strong Glaswegian accent?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike Wildeman
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • The best football podcast going.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Burningbeard696
    2 months ago
  • Gambling ads FLOODGATES

    I love these guys (and I know this is essentially universal now, at least for sport podcasts) but in the most recent ep I listened to I heard (approximately) seven minutes of gambling ads, four minutes of which were at the top of the episode (the first Coral ad alone ran to 2’15”). I don’t know really how to put this but it’s appalling, disappointing, sad. Do they really have no choice? Is it like AI? absolutely obligatory? We literally can’t have a football podcast without nasty, alienating gam... more

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Steve Bowbrick
    United Kingdom2 months ago

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Many enjoy the banter and quotable lines that make complex topics approachable.
Overall, listeners praise the show's humor, insider language, and deep knowledge of football phrasing.
Some listeners feel the format can become repetitive over time, especially without guests.

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Talking Points

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The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question five: What do Aston Villa at Stoke's 11-12 era goals, the Gardner goal, and the Benteke era share in memory?
Listeners recalled a specific significant goal and its unique context during the Villa period around the Acorn sponsorship era, with Gardner specifically identified in the transcript as the goal in the 11-12 season.
The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question four: Name five foreign Premier League players with the first name Dennis (spelled with one or two Ns).
Examples discussed included Dennis Bergkamp, Dennis Suarez, Dennis Undav, Dennis Zachariah, Dennis Romedale, Dennis Prate, Dennis Zerbeni, Dennis Stracolasi, Dennis O'Doy, with several not being valid due to constraints; the round produced multiple near-correct attempts, with Bergkamp, Erwin Suarez, Zachariah, Romedale among the named ones.
The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question three: Former Everton striker Joe-Max Moore scored the first ever goal to be scored in which specific circumstances at the Nou Camp?
The question ultimately referred to an Olympic-era context; the accurate line in the transcript indicates the goal-related context being Olympic (1992).
The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question one in round one: Which pitch marking was first experimented with in the 1981 Charity Shield?
The 10-yard marker from the corner flag (the quadrant) was not the correct answer; the correct answer was the 10-yard mark from the corner flag.
Co-commentary cues, flopping full-backs & the "one of our own" threshold, with Lucy Ward
Q: Lucy, what fascinated you most about youth development and debut stories?
The emotional energy and the collective pride around a debut, and how everyone from canteen staff to drivers feels connected to a kid stepping onto the pitch.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Football Cliches

What is Football Cliches about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A sharp, humorous deep-dive into football's language and storytelling. Episodes explore how pundits talk about form, the ethics and quirks of coaching and academy culture, and the social dynamics that shape fan narratives. Themes span co-commentary rhythms, football culture trivia, and the way buzzwords and clichés drive everyday conversations about the game. Noteworthy is the trio's banter-driven approach, blending analysis with playful, insider humor that often turns casual phrases into recurring talking points. This show stands out for its encyclopedic vocabulary, witty segments, and willingness to critique media language while staying endlessly entertaining for fans who love football's linguistics.

Potential listeners should expect a n... more

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Recent guests on Football Cliches include:

1. Steve Sidwell
2. Joe Cole
3. Bobby Fagiehi
4. Theo Laycock
5. Eamonn Dalton
6. Michael Cox
7. Richard Keys
8. Susie Dent

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