65 episodes

The all-new home of the Football Clichés podcast.
Adam Hurrey explores the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés.

Football Cliches Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger

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    • 4.9 • 64 Ratings

The all-new home of the Football Clichés podcast.
Adam Hurrey explores the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés.

    Clicheship Years: 2023/24

    Clicheship Years: 2023/24

    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 of the bafflingly beloved Premier League Years, this review features:
    A protracted summer transfer saga, the Pure La Liga XI, the finer technicalities of “ghosting in”, the birth of quiz format Happy Hunting Grounds, Gary Neville's unexpected Squid Game cameo, Eddie Howe being Eddie Howe, washing machines that sound like referees, The 'How Did [Player X] Never Play for [Club Y]?' XI, goalscoring chances that get "gobbled up", the Clichés Quiz taking on podcasting all-comers, the complex sovereignty of James Ward-Prowse territory, Andy Gray’s pretend conversations, "Gary Del Neil" and a long-awaited visit from Gary Lineker.
    The Football Clichés pod will continue throughout the summer, including Euro 2024 and more.
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    • 1 hr
    The Adjudication Panel: Double swoops, double saves & Down Under with Eddie Howe

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

    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 technical query on the Premier League's save of the season, a stunning Match of the Day coincidence, Gus Poyet's JFK secret revealed and some heavy-metal Keys & Gray.
    Meanwhile, the panel decide when a club is truly "established" in the Premier League and whether signing two players from different clubs could ever be a "double swoop”.
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    • 52 min
    The Football Clichés Quiz XIII: Cliches vs Dial F for Football

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

    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 behind scripted football comedy podcast Dial F for Football.
    The colourful questions include a kit-manufacturer mystery, players who somehow never signed for West Ham, ludicrous La Liga nicknames, Steve McManaman's unique units of footballing measurement, musical footballers, Premier League shortarses, some more classic foreign-language dubbing and, of course, Happy Hunting Grounds.

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    • 1 hr 10 min
    The Adjudication Panel: Pep's ice cream van, popping up with a goal & an "absolute football club”

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

    Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: another commentator answering their own rhetorical question, a brand new "good X for a big man" variation, a tuneful Serie A commentary exclamation, a Match of the Day protocol scandal, a superb rendition of a bragging-rights commentary classic and an all-conquering Manchester ice-cream merchant.
    Meanwhile, the panel ponder which goals you can and cannot "pop up" to score and enjoy Keys & Gray's passionately-justified Premier League teams of the season.
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    • 57 min
    Hi-tech hoardings & tactically illiterate World XIs: The listeners' loves & hates

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

    Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations.
    Among the selections are the slow-motion facial expression of choice for a missed chance, why players don't take practice swings before dead-ball situations, the cynical optical illusion of double advertising hoardings and the scourge of fantasy XIs that have no tactical balance.
    Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel reflect on Ange Postecoglou's emotional week, some more bemoaning of underappreciated English managers and the secret behind Manchester City's era of Premier League dominance.
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    • 49 min
    The Adjudication Panel: "Why can't they go on and win it?"

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

    Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: mangled football chants in sportswear adverts, a textbook crisis-deepener for Manchester United, some re-recorded commentary curiosity, more Football Names in Things and a brief history of last pieces of Premier League jigsaws. 
    Meanwhile, the panel examine a use of "who else but" for a goalscorer in ice hockey and reassess the "a goal worthy of" threshold.
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    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
64 Ratings

64 Ratings

Match_Fit ,

Thank goodness it’s back

Every episode has me hoping the passersby on the street see that I have earbuds in because I’m cackling like a madman. Honestly the funniest podcast in my rotation, albeit for a rather niche audience. Highest recommend for all fans of English football.

Diesel442 ,

5 star

No idea how to describe this show to friends

Lukadog ,

Welcome back!

Obviously they was a good servant to the previous lot, and they say they parted ways on good terms. And if I’m being honest, it’ll take ‘em a while to bed-in in this league, and as I said before, they will need game-time to find their feet, and obviously time will tell if they can give hundred and ten percent.

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