Football Cliches

Cometh the quinquennium, cometh the pod

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Football Cliches podcast's fifth anniversary. The agenda includes: a Serie A comme...

Has the Premier League hit peak “What a job [Manager X] is doing up/down there?”

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: more sub-standard depictions of fo...

Portrait-aspect football & England managers in the stands: The listeners' loves & hates (feat. Chloe Petts)

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker are joined by returning special guest Chloe Petts to entertain this month's listener entries for Mesu...

WW2 with Ray Parlour, Tamworth's global appeal & the 1863 Ballon d'Or winner

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: a cultural review of the FA Cup th...

Trip-hop Liam Delap, the terminal velocity of a lob & the goal gifting crisis

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Nick Miller and, for his 250th Cliches appearance, David Walker. On the agenda: Newcastle h...

The first embers of a game, heavy-metal Jonathan Pearce & the Andy Gray of lacrosse

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the first Adjudication Panel of 2025. On the agenda: Richard Keys and Dwight Yorke dis...

”Listen, fair play": The Best of Football Clichés in 2024

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ally McCoist on the animal kingdom, footballers' names in 1980s detective series, commentators answering their own rhetorical questions, the “bit of...

The Football Cliches Quiz XVI: Career We Go - The Rematch

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz returns - and it's a niche footballing trivia rematch with the quiz specialists from the Career We Go podcast. The questio...

Cliches do Mesut Haaland Dicks: Adam, Charlie & Dave’s footballing loves & hates

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a special edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, the Clichés team select some of their ultimate footballing fascinations and irritations. Among Adam, Ch...

The blip-to-crisis benchmark, Comedy Central defending & Australian red card music

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a new term for slapstick defending, a historic ...

Commentators sampled in experimental French pop & the ultimate generic multi-club ownership group

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Mick McCarthy on Steve Coogan playing h...

Unexpected Sutton, diags on MOTD & the “good time to play them” threshold

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Cole Palmer's perfect Panenka, the latest breac...

The best 9.3% of the FA Cup draw, the "stand named after you" threshold & Richard Keys on cars

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: some baffling new transferspeak, some g...

An educated left head, the first goal ever uploaded to YouTube & the "big-money signing" formula

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the mainstream media jump on the Pep Sacking Th...

Sunday League set-piece routines, the "olé" threshold & mistimed minute's applauses: The listeners' loves & hates

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate th...

5.54 seconds of away-goal confusion, footballers in US T-junctions and the official Keys & Gray app

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: A new world record for away fans slowly realisi...

The Bosman legacy, optimum camera angles & double saves, with Luke Moore

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The pod welcomes Football Ramble podcast supremo Luke Moore for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations...

59 consecutive hat-tricks, yo-yo countries and the first-ever usage of "tippy-tappy football”

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: England's League B promotion glory, a listener ...

Deodorant ads, Don(ald) Goodman & "The Deeney Guy": Cliches meets Sky Sports commentator Bill Leslie

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The pod welcomes commentator Bill Leslie for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations and irritations of...

xG meets crime dramas & the Sunday League to Premier League hat-trick pathway

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the first-ever mention of xG in a mainstream TV...

The Vitality Stadium swing state, Noel Gallagher's co-comms & the "big five" of cheese

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: the BBC explains the US el...

”Still 0-0, lads!", a man named Hattrick & the mid-2010s throw-in scandal

05 Nov 2024

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by David Walker and Nick Miller. On the agenda: a dubious use of the Sunday League staple of "Still 0-...

Curses vs Hoodoos, journeyman film directors & Keysey's philosophers

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a classic footballers' namesake mix-up,...

Jack Reacher's Villa 5-a-side team, two Andy Townsends & the most darts-looking PL manager

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the post-Ten Hag news cycle begins in earnest, ...

Styling out fake injuries & "How long ref?!": The listeners' loves & hates (feat. Doc Brown)

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker are joined by returning special guest Doc Brown to entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut ...

Salah's Sunday 4.30pm supremacy, Fred Again's biscuits & going down like a game of Jenga

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a player going down "like a game of Jenga", a r...

The definitive game for every football scoreline

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker are joined by Michael Cox to decide the most famous match from football history to go with (almost) e...

Armchair admirals, Roberto Carlos darts & "Doing a [Club X]”

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller. On the agenda: the most cliche-aware player in the Premier Leag...

Cliches vs The Football Ramble - The Football Cliches Quiz XV

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz returns with a visit from a two-man team from the venerable Football Ramble podcast for a battle of niche football trivia. ...

Liverpool's radar status, lusty bangers & Richard Keys’ 12,476-game TV marathon

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: whether a goalkeeper can qualify for the "who e...

First names on shirts, Footy Scran technicalities & the FPL universe, with Ellis Platten

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The pod welcomes AwayDays Youtube supremo Ellis Platten for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations and...

An incredible football birthday card, Dutch league-table madness & Mick McCarthy in the jungle

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a baffling Premier League incident depicted on ...

Football's shortest spell, the "in charge" threshold & the first half/second half vibe experiment

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the shortest “spell” ever documente...

Beating the commentators to the punch and the ideal conditions for "nothing doing": The Listeners' fascinations and irritations

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, David Walker, and Nick Miller entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their ni...

Footballing military ranks, Carabao chaos & a phrase only Sean Dyche would use

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: amateur league fortresses, Kylian Mbapp...

Jamie Carragher's match-ball voice, promotion fodder & three-sided fortresses

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a story of Sunday League admin woe, Jamie Carra...

Carsley culture, scorelines you'd take before the game & the most left-footed Premier League club

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: predicting the cultural impact of Lee Carsley’...

”Welcome to League C", pointless penalty shootouts & the connoisseur's referee whistle

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by David Walker and, on loan from the Career We Go podcast, Bobby Faghihi. On the agenda: the Nations ...

Silky Toblerones, Serbian football small talk & telepathic right-backs

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Jack Lang on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the official Football Cliches Sporcle quiz, a beau...

Cometh the minute, poetic Andy Townsend and Keysey's quote-tweet masterpiece

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Jack Lang on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Charlie Eccleshare's Talksport tennis cameo, Peter...

The Adjudication Panel: The minutes left vs blood pressure ratio

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Michael Dawson's entry into the "so-calle...

The Adjudication Panel: Sparking a stroll, rickets vs howlers, and the Champions League anthem revamp

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a welcome variation on a 'bit of both' fr...

Players spotting themselves on the big screen & ironic referee cheering: The listeners' loves & hates

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate th...

The Adjudication Panel: Big nutmegs, premature pacesetters & footballing disciples

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: The strangest way yet of expressing how y...

The Adjudication Panel: Transfer limbo, Romania '94 small talk & Merson does Strictly

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Diego Forlan as the most "tennis" footbal...

The Adjudication Panel: Sleeping horses and Harry Kane's complex classy touch

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: new heights for the concept of "peak Watford", o...

The "Summer 2024 Transfers That Just Feel So Right" XI

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Nick's unexpectedly gruelling journey to witness...

The Adjudication Panel: Carbon-copy commentary & where clubs store their pre-season minutes

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: some gloriously harmonious Olympic footba...

The Adjudication Panel: Footballers with Olympicy names & Unexpected Kevin Keegan

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the moral implications of winning Most Im...

The Adjudication Panel: Steve Coogan is playing Mick McCarthy in a film, what else is there to talk about?

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: whether you can "build a team around" a l...

The Football Clichés Quiz XIV: Cliches vs The Sweeper

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz returns and the latest opposition for the Clichés team are the world football experts from The Sweeper podcast, whose focu...

The Adjudication Panel: "A real plomb", big-match dust-settling & the worst football Q&A night ever

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Alan Pardew reacting to the big US politics developments, fully ...

Squad arrival videos, MOTM substitutes & watching football on holiday: The listeners' loves & hates

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate th...

The Adjudication Panel: Unhinged pre-match montages & Heartbreak vs Heartache (2024 edition)

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the final Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: whether England's tourna...

The Adjudication Panel: From Talksport to NATO - a cultural review of England 2 Netherlands 1

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Nick Miller for the latest Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a cultural...

The Adjudication Panel: Euro 2024's future Premier League forgettables & the Jordan Pickford penalty-heroics threshold

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the latest Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: an unexpected footballe...

The Adjudication Panel: Misstiano Penaldo, "The Misquoted One” & arm-wrestling with Martin Keown

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the latest Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the Wimbledon tennis do...

The Adjudication Panel: The England clamour table, bending your run & dancing on the streets of City X

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the latest Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: which player is at the front o...

The Adjudication Panel: The unifying experience of watching England struggle to play football

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the latest Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the Stockholm syndrome ...

The Adjudication Panel: Martin Keown's GCSEs, Pro Evo Jules Kounde & when nations hold their breath

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Ali Maxwell for the latest Euro 2024 Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the depths of Euros short-form...

The Adjudication Panel: The vocabulary of an England group-stage draw & Euro 2024’s Commentator’s Curse

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the latest Adjudication Panel of Euro 2024. The agenda includes: the inevitable keyw...

The Adjudication Panel: The Euros that didn't need to burst into life

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the first Adjudication Panel of Euro 2024. The agenda includes: the (very predictabl...

The Pure European Championship XI

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of Euro 2024, Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker are joined by Michael Cox to select a lineup of players most inextricably li...

The Adjudication Panel: 1.4 billion years of hurt, Grealish's mayo hell & the opening-game formula

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: an alternative methodology for calculati...

Capos, club mentalities & calculating England's actual years of hurt: The listeners' loves & hates

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their nic...

The Adjudication Panel: Mourinho in Turkey, 71 billion calories & a football club every 2.24 seconds

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Adam Lallana squeezing in the phrase "football ...

Clicheship Years: 2023/24

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the curtain now closed on the domestic season, Football Clichés takes another look at the podcast's very best moments of 2023/24. In the style o...

The Adjudication Panel: Double swoops, double saves & Down Under with Eddie Howe

27 May 2024

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Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and James Maw for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Eddie Howe's trip to the set of Neighbours, a tec...

The Football Clichés Quiz XIII: Cliches vs Dial F for Football

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz returns and this month's opposition for the Clichés crew is Tayo Popoola, Mark G Smith and Stuart Laws who are the brains ...

The Adjudication Panel: Pep's ice cream van, popping up with a goal & an "absolute football club”

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: another commentator answering their own ...

Hi-tech hoardings & tactically illiterate World XIs: The listeners' loves & hates

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their ...

The Adjudication Panel: "Why can't they go on and win it?"

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: mangled football chants in sportswear ad...

The Adjudication Panel: Mid-2000s Premier League antiques & how the square goalpost met its end

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Tom Williams on a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: 1930s musical-inspired chants for Premier...

The Adjudication Panel: Four-star Haaland & the most elaborate football analogy in modern politics

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Erling Haaland confounds football's obsession w...

Gary Lineker meets Cliches: Why aren't strikers rounding the goalkeeper any more?

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The pod welcomes Gary Lineker for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Match of the Day host and England legend chooses his six personal ...

The Adjudication Panel: Winning the "hard way" and the Missing Piece of the Jigsaw XI

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: whether Arsenal won the north London der...

The Football Cliches Quiz XII - The Totally Football Show

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz is back once again and this month the Clichés team welcome their latest podcast challengers in the form of the Totally Foo...

The Adjudication Panel: "Some bloke sat in a booth near the M4 with a fancy protractor"

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: some commentary highlights from the FA C...

All-English European ties & post-goal iPad analysis: The listeners' loves & hates

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field the listeners' April entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their n...

The Adjudication Panel: "What a horse he was, by the way"

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: players forgetting it's a cup game in th...

Sizeable hillocks & nightclubbing with McCoist: Jon Champion does Mesut Haaland Dicks

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The pod welcomes commentator Jon Champion for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations and irritations o...

The Adjudication Panel: James Ward-Prowse Territories & hasty Panenkas

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: James Ward-Prowse making the podcast eat...

The Adjudication Panel: Elland Road trigonometry & the Footballers Called Pete crisis

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a much-needed abbreviation for the ...

The Adjudication Panel: We've said 'come and listen to this podcast' and you've said 'thank you very much, I will’

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Jude Bellingham staying one step ahead of the E...

The Football Cliches Quiz #11

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz is back once again as the Clichés team welcome their latest podcast challengers in the form of Scottish football experts T...

The Adjudication Panel: Among the assists, prime players & the tormentor-in-chief scale

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Being "among the goals" (and, even worse...

Centre-backs leading the line, overlapping kick-off time angst, and long-range near post goal aesthetics

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field the listeners' March entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their n...

The Adjudication Panel: Pivotal wins, corners in a dangerous position, and the Factory of Sadness

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Jonathan Pearce's most Partridge moment t...

The Adjudication Panel: Agemates, locksmiths & Alan Curbishley's garden

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: footballspeak in the darts world, R...

The Adjudication Panel: "Over to you [Title Rival X]" & Knuckleball on Corrie

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Guy Mowbray slips back into footballspeak on Gl...

The Adjudication Panel: Great White Shark 0 Killer Whale 1 (72 mins)

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a new twist for "the streets will ...

The Adjudication Panel: the Haaland missed sitter incredulity

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a comprehensive review of the Haaland mis...

The Football Cliches Quiz X

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Football Clichés Quiz returns for its tenth edition and, for the first time, the Clichés pod team up to take on the trivia might of the Career W...

The Adjudication Panel: G-Nev's adjectives, cynical finishes & gobbling up chances

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Gary Neville breaking an obscure rule of ...

The Adjudication Panel: Lithuanian ultimate frisbee & how to divide up a league table

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the cut-off point for being able t...

The Adjudication Panel: Sensory football, a 27-second bright start & the war on socks

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the shortest bright start ever made to a ...

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

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field the listeners' February entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate thei...

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

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: The precise moment we allow ourselves to ...

Les Dennis, paintbrush volleys & the Quiz Question XI

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Les Dennis questions “the woodwork”, ...

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

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the parameters for a goalkeeping "horror ...