Football Cliches

Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker, and Jack Pitt-Brooke join Adam Hurrey to create a lineup of players who never played for specific clubs. They discuss players like Mark Bosnich, Younes Kaboul, Wayne Routledge, and Peter Crouch. The hosts also talk about incredible pub-chat footballspeak and share amusing moments involving Ally McCoist, Andy Townsend, and a politician. They explore the phenomenon of players associated with certain clubs and imagined player-club connections. Additionally, the podcast covers topics like buying prawn sandwiches, historical references in football, and the speculation surrounding Mourinho and Martin O'Neill.

The podcast discusses a range of interesting topics including urging-to-shoot moments in football, the loyalty of Seamus Coleman, unexpected darts digressions by commentators, overused football terms, emphatic injury time announcements, the Premier League's unseen fixtures, and automated offside in broadcasting.

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare, and David Walker discuss niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Topics include assistant referees refusing to touch the ball, geographical hierarchy of English football, ways to stay entertained during televised games, the anxiety of center-backs to shoot from 30 yards, journalists tweeting goal updates, and throw-in paranoia. They also explore a 90s Irish footballer with a glorious name and the possibility of 'swapped goals' in a 1-1 draw.

Topics discussed on the podcast include ski-jumping commentary, canceled football words, the FA Cup 'journey', the 'It's just like watching Brazil' threshold, a quiz-off, and the controversy over untucked referee shirts.

The podcast discusses topics such as home appliances that sound like football things, barrel-scraping content in elite players' autobiographies, and Richard Keys' Erik ten Hag impression. They also explore the definition of a 'piledriver' in football and debate whether a chance can be 'tucked wide'. Additionally, they discuss idiosyncratic phrases used in football commentary and amusing stories about Christmas chocolates.

Defending champion Adam Hurrey takes on guest David Walker in the Football Clichés Quiz IX, with Charlie Eccleshare as the quizmaster. Topics include Stuart Pearce's favorite natural beauty spots, Richard Keys' blog discussions in the gym, and Premier League training ground name battles.

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the final Adjudication Panel of 2023. Topics include the football-as-chess-match analogy, the most 'Championship-looking' Championship table, and a new colloquialism among referees. They also discuss the concept of assists in football, the treatment of Steve Cooper, the hierarchy of player types, the 2025 Club World Cup, and different types of saves in football.

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on The Adjudication Panel. Topics include Brazilian commentators fascinated by the East Anglian derby, a new alternative word for 'goalkeeper', a former Premier League defender's name in Turkish psychedelic folk, an unexpected football reference in a World War II podcast, and how an English football phrase is contaminating US corporate culture.

The podcast discusses niche footballing fascinations and irritations, including foreign vocabulary in football, center-backs playing as wingers, teams not attacking in injury time. The hosts announce their live tour and ticket sales. They also explore the challenges faced by full backs playing on the wrong side, frustrations with playing advantage, and the theory that goals rarely happen during minutes' applause or right after half-time.

Mesut Ozil, 'the Mesut Ozil of public transportation', joins Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. They discuss Sean Dyche's campaign against inauthentic goal celebrations, Jonathan Pearce's wholesome commentary, a 'ketchup bottle' metaphor for ending a goal drought, and the use of definite articles in Premier League club names. They also debate the concept of 'taking the sting out of the game' in football.