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Football Cliches

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Feb 15, 2024 • 40min

”Genuine height", European banana skins and the listeners' fascinations & irritations

Football writer Adam Hurrey, sports journalist Charlie Eccleshare, and football commentator David Walker discuss niche football fascinations and irritations like mishit shots turning into passes, players convincing refs in tackles, fans applauding passages of play, and more. They debate 'genuine height' in players, use of 'potential banana skin' in Champions League, and share quirky footballing anecdotes.
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Feb 13, 2024 • 46min

The Adjudication Panel: Midfield "quarterbacks" & Montell Jordan's right-backs

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: The precise moment we allow ourselves to tell a goalbound free kick to "go on", a soap opera commanders a Premier League cultural cornerstone, Sean Dyche tackles his latest "trendy" scourge of modern football, an unexpected manager in a Siouxsie & The Banshees track and Montell Jordan sings about 1990s English right-backs. Meanwhile, the panel pinpoint the rise and fall of the "quarterback" role in football, enjoy a very indignant letter to a newspaper about their use of football-club suffixes and decide the least "long-sleeved" position on the pitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 8, 2024 • 49min

Les Dennis, paintbrush volleys & the Quiz Question XI

Les Dennis questions 'the woodwork', alternative to 'meat and drink', Redknapp's interview, unexpected footballer names in Murder She Wrote, 'paintbrush volley'. Also, Pure Quiz Question XI lineup with Robert Earnshaw as captain of trivial players.
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Feb 6, 2024 • 44min

The Adjudication Panel: Horror shows, title blows and “different custard”

The podcast delves into goalkeeping horror shows, Turkish footballers in Scandinavian crime dramas, the language of Chelsea home defeats, and Richard Keys on Arsenal's post-match celebrations. They also discuss what makes a manager 'wily' and when it's too late to grab the ball out of the net after a consolation goal.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 56min

Ref sandwiches, "teapot finishes" & the Premier League Mid-Point XI

The podcast delves into football clichés with topics like Chris Wilder's refereeing complaint, commentator quirks, and a unique Premier League Mid-Point XI lineup. The hosts discuss Mark Clattenburg's new role, Tony Gale's odd goal description, and the selection of average top-flight players. They highlight the balance between talent and averageness in the Premier League, creating a humorous and insightful episode.
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Jan 30, 2024 • 46min

The Adjudication Panel: FA Cup illusions & Andy Townsend’s octopus goalie

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a fascinating audio illusion from West Brom vs Wolves, Ally McCoist & Andy Townsend's analysis of an Animal XI, commentator Jonathan Pearce ruins a French child's birthday, a niche but fundamental error of judgment in Michael Carrick’s autobiography and English football stadiums that sound like people.Meanwhile, the panel try to envisage "the most FA Cup type of goal" and decide whether "the last kick of the game" can ever be a header. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 25, 2024 • 49min

The Adjudication Panel: The Lampardian Transition, 2014-2024

Discussion on Frank Lampard's acknowledgement of his niche habit, crowd scenes at the snooker, the commentary hero of AFCON 2024, appreciation of yellow footballs for indoor 5-a-side, people who hate football, and the most inspiring manager. Reflections on offering a draw in football, celebrities in sports events, the fun of giant tennis balls, childhood memories of playing indoor football, and goalkeepers' movements and yellow cards in football.
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Jan 23, 2024 • 45min

The Adjudication Panel: Footholds, foreign contingents & death metal midfielders

The podcast covers topics such as clubs looking to 'kick on', a Canadian perspective on Stoke on a Tuesday night, a Man Utd midfielder in a death metal track, toothless teams and good signings, gaining a foothold in a match, Crystal Palace's uniqueness, rooted goalkeepers, and banter in the studio.
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Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 1min

The 'How Did [Player X] Never Play for [Club Y]?' XI

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.
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Jan 16, 2024 • 55min

The Adjudication Panel: The most Premier League fixture there never was

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.

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