Football Cliches by Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger | Podcast Rankings & Episodes

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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

Latest episodes

Throwing glass at Man City's window, tinpot national badges & a 10/10 commentator's curse

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: one of the best phone-in callers of the Man City saga so far, Richard Keys vs Liam Gallagher, England’s nursery-rhyme back four…
Unimaginative abuse, tactical whistling & circular red cards, with ex-referee Graham Scott

October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker are joined by former Premier League referee Graham Scott, who answers some increasingly obscure questions from the pod and the listeners about life as a top-flight match official... Is…
The non-emergency pod: Tainted vs stained, Polish adverbs & Andy Townsend's pub toilet

September 28, 2026 · 60 min

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the finer details of the fallout from the Premier League's verdict on Manchester City's charges, accidentally musical commentary from…
Co-commentator voice ID & performatively not interfering with play: The listeners' loves & hates

September 23, 2026 · 55 min

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller entertain 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 three…
35.3% of Earth's land mass, Mourinho's printer & Martin Tyler's five-decade challenge

September 21, 2026 · 53 min

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller. On the agenda: More Drurian delivery from Australian football commentary, a geographically earth-shattering MLS fixture from 2015, the most likely…
The Football Cliches Quiz XXVI: Cliches vs The Listeners

September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

The 26th edition of the Football Clichés Quiz sees Adam, Charlie and Dave take on trivia-savvy listeners Pat Noone, Sam Huxley and Jonny Sharples. The questions include: Premier League Chrisses, managers of Premier League games that have…
Offside contamination, yards of confidence & Drury's Down Under doppelganger

September 14, 2026 · 59 min

LONDON LIVE QUIZ - TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE WEDNESDAY 16TH - ⁠quiz.footballcliches.com⁠ Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the fallout from the Manchester derby…
Late doors, John McGinn's trademark finish & accidental commentary football chants

September 10, 2026 · 47 min

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Dean Saunders continues his intermittent campaign against modern football terminology, tinpot scenes in the Yashin Trophy nominations, a…