Football Cliches

Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger

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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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  • FA Cup hypermagic, Poch's perfect in-tray & Rooney in the jungleNov 12, 2026 · 49 min
  • Short-range screamer exemptions, Pulis on Napoleon & poetic Coventry goalsNov 9, 2026 · 48 min
  • Andy Burnham's managerial era, forgettable Premier League years & extinct free kicksNov 5, 2026 · 48 min
  • Neville's sneaky pod promo, melted custard & Huddersfield's "go on!" world recordNov 3, 2026 · 55 min
  • TV-game trims, lower-case shirt names & a debate that never dies: The listeners' loves & hatesOct 29, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
  • Technically dreamland, Man Utd in the mirror & Simon Jordan vs PETAOct 26, 2026 · 52 min
  • Muddled momentum maxims, Fletch on the beach (again) & footballers of Aesop's FablesOct 21, 2026 · 48 min
  • Spongebob Ozil, high foreheads & a 50-yarder that ticked all the boxesOct 19, 2026 · 57 min
  • Jon Champion vs Marvel, Carrick's goal-down demeanour & the Frankness of FulhamOct 14, 2026 · 45 min
  • An unusual Super Sunday anticlimax, Frodo Hargreaves & Harry Kane on breadOct 12, 2026 · 57 min

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