Football Cliches
Episodes
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 ...
Ref sandwiches, "teapot finishes" & the Premier League Mid-Point XI
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Chris Wilder's curious refereeing complai...
The Adjudication Panel: FA Cup illusions & Andy Townsend’s octopus goalie
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a fascinating audio illusion from West Br...
The Adjudication Panel: The Lampardian Transition, 2014-2024
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Frank Lampard finally acknowledgin...
The Adjudication Panel: Footholds, foreign contingents & death metal midfielders
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: The criteria for a club looking to "kick ...
The 'How Did [Player X] Never Play for [Club Y]?' XI
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Jack Pitt-Brooke for a special January transfer window project: selecting a lineup of pl...
The Adjudication Panel: The most Premier League fixture there never was
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: some glorious urging-to-shoot from Watfor...
A superb footballer name, defenders shooting from 30 yards and throw-in paranoia
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field the listeners' January entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their...
The Adjudication Panel: The longest 3.85 seconds in football history
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: some ski-jumping commentary, fundamental f...
The Adjudication Panel: Washing machines that sound like referees
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller on the first Adjudication Panel of 2024. The agenda includes: Matt Upson co-commentating o...
The Football Cliches Quiz IX
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Football Clichés Quiz returns for its ninth edition, and after years of standing on the sidelines it's finally the turn of David Walker to step u...
The Adjudication Panel: Are we all truly ready for a Club World Cup?
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the final Adjudication Panel of 2023. The agenda includes: the football-as-chess-match...
The Adjudication Panel: Glovesmiths and parking the bus at the Battle of Kursk
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a tenuous talking point from Liver...
Centre-backs on the wing & "comunicado oficial"
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field this month's listeners' entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithfu...
The Adjudication Panel: "The Mesut Ozil of public transportation"
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Sean Dyche's multi-platform campai...
Copycat knee-sliders & kicking balls into skips: Chloe Petts does Mesut Haaland Dicks
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pod welcomes comedian Chloe Petts for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as she chooses her six most niche fascinations and irritations of...
The Adjudication Panel: "He hit it where Grandma hides the jam jars"
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the 'goalscoring formality' commen...
The Adjudication Panel: Can a goalkeeper be a wonderkid?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: an inevitable Championship chant, ...
The Adjudication Panel: The things in football you can 'ooze'
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Peter Drury's weather reports, the...
Football freestylers & Sunday league rondo etiquette
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field this month's listeners' entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate thei...
The Adjudication Panel: 'The Scott McTominay of antibiotics'
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: bands named after footballers, fix...
The Pure EFL XI
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Ali Maxwell - co-creator of the Not The Top 20 podcast - to take on the daunting task of...
The Adjudication Panel: How many errors make a comedy of errors?
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the inside story of a viral Sunday...
Gary Neville's parrots, with George Lewis
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pod welcomes comedian, actor and writer George Lewis for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, choosing his six most niche fascinations and i...
The dying art of managers moving upstairs, the 'revelation' threshold, and some low-key FA Cup magic
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: some low-key FA Cup magic from Hor...
England's Euro 2024 clamour forecast and a Premier League quiz for the ages
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the final word on the "giant clubs...
The most comprehensive definition of 'ghosting in' of all time
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: whether or not a player's nickname can be...
The Pure La Liga XI
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker and Jack Lang to compile the quintessential lineup of players from the last few decades of S...
Sean Dyche's Glasto, cheat codes and a data dive into 'too little, too late'
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a triple helping of "footballers' ...
Background pub TV games, flip flaps & the quiet dignity of a club-branded mug
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain the listeners' entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their nic...
Electric in the air, the 'chipped in with X goals' threshold & Our Summer With Richard Keys
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker as the Cliches podcast returns with the first Adjudication Panel of 2023/24. The agenda i...
The Football Clichés podcast is back! (Trailer)
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we talk about football the way we do? Adam Hurrey’s truly unique podcast returns to explore the glorious and unique language of football: the...