Football Cliches
Episodes
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
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
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...