Podcast · 134 episodes
Football Cliches
by Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger · English
Deconstructing the gloriously unique language of football – the words, the phrases and the tiny things you didn't think you cared about – with Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare & David Walker. Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN
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Unimaginative abuse, tactical whistling & circular red cards, with ex-referee Graham ScottFootball refereeing Q&A with ex-Premier League referee Graham Scott, covering card shapes (“circular/oval” red cards), VAR decision-making, referee reputation metrics (“card happy”), chants/abuse,…1 Oct 2026 · 1 h 18 min
The non-emergency pod: Tainted vs stained, Polish adverbs & Andy Townsend's pub toiletFootball Clichés discusses the fallout from Manchester City’s verdict, debating whether the club’s Premier League legacy is “tainted” or “stained,” and mocking the media’s “breaking silence” culture.28 Sep 2026 · 1 h
Co-commentator voice ID & performatively not interfering with play: The listeners' loves & hatesFootball Clichés episode focused on listeners’ “fascinations” and “irritations,” plus a long-running game about which match had the greatest combined landmass represented by players’ countries.23 Sep 2026 · 55 min
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Unimaginative abuse, tactical whistling & circular red cards, with ex-referee Graham ScottFootball refereeing Q&A with ex-Premier League referee Graham Scott, covering card shapes (“circular/oval” red cards), VAR decision-making, referee reputation metrics (“card happy”), chants/abuse,…1 Oct 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 29 chapters
The non-emergency pod: Tainted vs stained, Polish adverbs & Andy Townsend's pub toiletFootball Clichés discusses the fallout from Manchester City’s verdict, debating whether the club’s Premier League legacy is “tainted” or “stained,” and mocking the media’s “breaking silence” culture.28 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 27 chapters
Co-commentator voice ID & performatively not interfering with play: The listeners' loves & hatesFootball Clichés episode focused on listeners’ “fascinations” and “irritations,” plus a long-running game about which match had the greatest combined landmass represented by players’ countries.23 Sep 2026 · 55 min · 23 chapters
35.3% of Earth's land mass, Mourinho's printer & Martin Tyler's five-decade challengeFootball Clichés episode 35.3% of Earth’s land mass, Mourinho’s printer & Martin Tyler’s five-decade challenge is a mix of football trivia, commentary analysis, and match reactions.21 Sep 2026 · 53 min · 19 chapters
The Football Cliches Quiz XXVI: Cliches vs The ListenersFootball Clichés Quiz XXVI, with Team Clichés (Adam Hurry, Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker) vs “Football Clichés listeners” (Pat Noon, Sam Huxley, Johnny Sharples).17 Sep 2026 · 1 h 28 min · 35 chapters
Offside contamination, yards of confidence & Drury's Down Under doppelgangerFootball Clichés episode: the hosts (Adam Hurry, Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker) riff on early-season football predictions and then focus on match talking points, especially Manchester United vs…14 Sep 2026 · 57 min · 21 chapters
Late doors, John McGinn's trademark finish & accidental commentary football chantsThis Football Clichés episode is an “adjudication panel” discussion of football language, plus a few match-based examples.10 Sep 2026 · 47 min · 22 chapters
Cliches Live in the sunshine, the Mike Dean content machine & ASMR in the EFLFootball Clichés episode mixes live-show recap (South Bank Centre, sunny post-show), listener anecdotes, and “ref watch”/media wordplay.7 Sep 2026 · 44 min · 22 chapters
The washed Sky Sports News, Horlicks FC & the Transfers That Feel So Right XIFootball Clichés episode mixing pre-season predictions, transfer-window satire, and fan/TV media quirks, plus a “Just feels so right” Summer 2026 transfers XI and assorted football-adjacent…3 Sep 2026 · 54 min · 21 chapters
Vomiting footballers & 30 years of the electronic sub board: The listeners' loves & hatesFootball Clichés (August) is a listeners’ show focused on small football quirks and irritations. Guests: Adam Hurry, David Walker, and Nick Miller (hosts).31 Aug 2026 · 40 min · 12 chapters
Sarcastic passes, tiny football studio furniture & the most un-booable position in an XIFootball Clichés episode about: pre-season prediction markets and football “clichés” in language, plus a midweek adjudication panel debating definitions (e.g., “sarcastic passes,” “revelation”),…26 Aug 2026 · 50 min · 23 chapters
Wake-up reality checks, cracked MOTD logos & the ultimate Puskas Award goalFootball Clichés dissects Premier League opening weekend “reality checks,” plus media/punditry errors and the Pushkas Award goal.24 Aug 2026 · 59 min · 22 chapters
Counter-attack calculations, club nickname knowledge and Keys & Gray in 120 secondsFootball Clichés episode 396 (with a “Keys & Gray in 120 seconds” segment) covers: VAR transparency and the impact of releasing near real-time referee/player audio; Chelsea renaming its U21/U19 teams…20 Aug 2026 · 59 min · 21 chapters
Community Shield coasting, breaking down a "bomba" & how to launch a football podcastFootball Clichés episode mixing Community Shield/Cardiff takeaways, EFL League One “welcoming” banter, pre-season/managerial recruitment trivia, and a “bomba” transfer-signing language debate, plus…18 Aug 2026 · 54 min · 25 chapters
Rhyming clangers, David Seaman chuckles again & Keysey on a Lime bikeFootball Clichés episode 550 mixes pre-season prediction-market talk with “cliché” adjudication segments, then runs through transfer gossip, media/streaming plugs, and a “ladder” trivia game.13 Aug 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 29 chapters
Carabao curtain-raising, regrettable stepping stones & FSV BachmündenFootball Clichés episode 29 mixes football news, rule talk, and banter.10 Aug 2026 · 51 min · 18 chapters
Fearing for Fulham, goal celebrations in the shower & the Repatriation of Richard KeysThis Football Clichés episode mixes listener mail, football culture, and pre-season/season-preview banter.5 Aug 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 28 chapters
Money-grabbing gargoyles, John Stones' meta-knackered shoulder & Farmer Alan ShearerFootball Clichés episode mixes football news, media appearances, and recurring “cliché” segments.4 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 22 chapters
Free Dreamland episode: The joy of watching football on holidayThe joy of watching football on holiday, focusing on how sunshine, timing, venue-hunting, and “distance” from home punditry make matches feel special and memory-making.29 Jul 2026 · 1 h 10 min · 32 chapters
Secondary goal celebrations & the "we talk about" epidemic: The listeners' loves & hatesFootball Clichés episode focused on listeners’ “loves & hates,” including “secondary goal celebrations” (a small personal fist pump after the main celebration), the “we talk about” epidemic in…23 Jul 2026 · 55 min · 18 chapters
Tom Cruise's FIFA-speak, Messi's grassing & the Pure World Cup 2026 XIPost-World Cup adjudication panel debate focused on the Spain 1-Argentina 0 final (including Ferran Torres’ winner, FIFA/venue aesthetics, Enzo Fernandez’s red card, and Messi’s “dark arts”/low…20 Jul 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 33 chapters
(Over)familiar failings, the freshest possible World Cup final & Luis Figo vs T. rexEngland’s World Cup final loss to Argentina, framed as “(turbo) familiar failings,” plus broader tournament culture (BBC/celebrity cringe, pundit/TV moments, office small-talk consensus), the “too…16 Jul 2026 · 54 min · 25 chapters
A little bit all at sea, gyroscope magnitudes & Joe Cole on the pyramidsFootball Clichés discusses England’s World Cup semi-final vs Norway (2-1 AET), the “all at sea” feeling after Mexico, and the England camp’s media friction (Thomas Tuchel vs Gabriel Clarke).14 Jul 2026 · 48 min · 21 chapters
The Aguirre noise, lungbusting thresholds & the Penalty Miss XIFootball Clichés World Cup adjudication panel discusses VAR “in-phase” thresholds, social-media misquotes, penalty-miss patterns by position, and managerial merry-go-rounds.9 Jul 2026 · 50 min · 21 chapters