Football Cliches - A show about the language of football Podcast
1) Football Clichés has moved! Here’s where to find us…
After three years and 262 glorious episodes for The Athletic, the Football Clichés podcast is moving to a new home. The back catalogue will stay right here for you to revisit but Adam, Charlie and Dav...Show More
2) The end of an era
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and - in his final appearance - David Walker for the closing Adjudication Panel of the season. On the agenda: the Premier League's "Pure Refe...Show More
3) The Football Clichés Quiz VIII
The Football Clichés Quiz returns for its eighth edition, and the stakes have been raised for defending champion Michael Cox as his challenger this time is none other than Adam Hurrey himself, with pa...Show More
4) Crosses left on the doorstep, egg all over his shirt & the Phantom Drury Effect
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: What type of goal is the most "still had work to do" goal possible, the No 1 reli...Show More
Crosses left on the doorstep, egg all over his shirt & the Phantom Drury Effect
51:35 | May 22nd, 2023
5) Suitcase moods, goalkeepers on fire & VAR eavesdropping
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek edition of the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: some tense Serie A small talk with an Italian, the Russian f...Show More
6) The trajectory of a ping, going down with a whimper & the "knows the club" coefficient
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: stress-testing a “knows the club” coefficient model, the threshold for a club “go...Show More
7) Base layers, the "WELL IN!" threshold & the language of champions-elect
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker welcome the listeners' May entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, with the Clichés faithful nominating their niche footballing fascinations an...Show More
8) Old-fashioned No 9s, seeing your name in lights and the spice-rack league table
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: The managerial disciplinary tightrope, when old-fashioned No 9s first became “old...Show More
Old-fashioned No 9s, seeing your name in lights and the spice-rack league table
43:36 | May 9th, 2023
9) Title-race non-twists, ChatGPT does MHD & pinpointing the start of the 'modern era'
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for a midweek edition of the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the spiralling language of Chelsea's meltdown, ChatGPT selec...Show More
10) The greatest moment in football podcasting history
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the latest edition of the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Kasper Schmeichel's Monday Night Football punditry debut, R...Show More