# Football Cliches A podcast by Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger. 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 Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT7974369854 ## Latest episodes - [Technically dreamland, Man Utd in the mirror & Simon Jordan vs PETA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/3595fd0daab5) (2026-10-26, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5895291608.mp3 - [Muddled momentum maxims, Fletch on the beach (again) & footballers of Aesop's Fables](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/3f3a0ff7db8b) (2026-10-21, 49 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5320785375.mp3 - [Spongebob Ozil, high foreheads & a 50-yarder that ticked all the boxes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/7d535e4348d4) (2026-10-19, 58 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1142224549.mp3 - [Jon Champion vs Marvel, Carrick's goal-down demeanour & the Frankness of Fulham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/d491bb780d53) (2026-10-14, 45 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2249219846.mp3 - [An unusual Super Sunday anticlimax, Frodo Hargreaves & Harry Kane on bread](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/15ce58c74523) (2026-10-12, 57 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5046889680.mp3 - [The "Somehow Never Played For Abu Dhabi-Era Manchester City" XI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/3859a1ef0a73) (2026-10-08, 81 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3039304021.mp3 - [Throwing glass at Man City's window, tinpot national badges & a 10/10 commentator's curse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/0a85762a1f64) (2026-10-05, 64 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6303846083.mp3 - [Unimaginative abuse, tactical whistling & circular red cards, with ex-referee Graham Scott](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/5316a03b373f) (2026-10-01, 79 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9012878167.mp3 - [The non-emergency pod: Tainted vs stained, Polish adverbs & Andy Townsend's pub toilet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/475b87bff3fb) (2026-09-28, 60 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2922503631.mp3 - [Co-commentator voice ID & performatively not interfering with play: The listeners' loves & hates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/1dd21ca12f64) (2026-09-23, 55 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7573540923.mp3 - [35.3% of Earth's land mass, Mourinho's printer & Martin Tyler's five-decade challenge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/4b834af7a0b7) (2026-09-21, 54 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5925854044.mp3 - [The Football Cliches Quiz XXVI: Cliches vs The Listeners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/aebe4fb1e138) (2026-09-17, 88 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4370072314.mp3 - [Offside contamination, yards of confidence & Drury's Down Under doppelganger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/cb3403c7dbe6) (2026-09-14, 59 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4061988509.mp3 - [Late doors, John McGinn's trademark finish & accidental commentary football chants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/bc154c61eb3d) (2026-09-10, 48 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1885996969.mp3 - [Cliches Live in the sunshine, the Mike Dean content machine & ASMR in the EFL](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/e554e9b88529) (2026-09-07, 44 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1176638382.mp3 - [The washed Sky Sports News, Horlicks FC & the Transfers That Feel So Right XI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/1e6dc4296a66) (2026-09-03, 54 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3400307640.mp3 - [Vomiting footballers & 30 years of the electronic sub board: The listeners' loves & hates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/b61327bc4247) (2026-08-31, 40 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6103479605.mp3 - [Sarcastic passes, tiny football studio furniture & the most un-booable position in an XI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/29131de32761) (2026-08-26, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7333711496.mp3 - [Wake-up reality checks, cracked MOTD logos & the ultimate Puskas Award goal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/40b761b6b395) (2026-08-24, 60 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6645984131.mp3 - [Counter-attack calculations, club nickname knowledge and Keys & Gray in 120 seconds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/12cfa45e32e2) (2026-08-20, 60 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8871592251.mp3 - [Community Shield coasting, breaking down a "bomba" & how to launch a football podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/a282a5b16597) (2026-08-18, 55 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4780765924.mp3 - [Rhyming clangers, David Seaman chuckles again & Keysey on a Lime bike](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/50107e64af4a) (2026-08-13, 63 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5904684138.mp3 - [Carabao curtain-raising, regrettable stepping stones & FSV Bachmünden](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/5ac47216f92a) (2026-08-10, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1834258089.mp3 - [Fearing for Fulham, goal celebrations in the shower & the Repatriation of Richard Keys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/5e5f520711af) (2026-08-05, 73 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5937890376.mp3 - [Money-grabbing gargoyles, John Stones' meta-knackered shoulder & Farmer Alan Shearer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/2edbb19b822c) (2026-08-04, 55 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1451362243.mp3 - [Free Dreamland episode: The joy of watching football on holiday](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/6f6ebdff12e5) (2026-07-29, 71 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6421588829.mp3 - [Secondary goal celebrations & the "we talk about" epidemic: The listeners' loves & hates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/b5f08b545e6b) (2026-07-23, 55 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8937827737.mp3 - [Tom Cruise's FIFA-speak, Messi's grassing & the Pure World Cup 2026 XI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/c1762d4e8e7d) (2026-07-20, 79 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4686125732.mp3 - [(Over)familiar failings, the freshest possible World Cup final & Luis Figo vs T. rex](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/d092699e3124) (2026-07-16, 55 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4057162972.mp3 - [A little bit all at sea, gyroscope magnitudes & Joe Cole on the pyramids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/ff54d2175bc5) (2026-07-14, 49 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6294403698.mp3 - [The Aguirre noise, lungbusting thresholds & the Penalty Miss XI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/54d11c3b0ab3) (2026-07-09, 51 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1764193064.mp3 - [1,114 Dan Burns, retro World Cup controversy & the most unsatisfying noise of the tournament](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/b78e38aec3ed) (2026-07-06, 68 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3632337682.mp3 - [The Boxpark backlash, unfinished Azteca business & the unluckiest World Cup score-avoider](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/840a190418ed) (2026-07-03, 57 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5401464521.mp3 - [A correct year for every last-32 game, Trumpian co-comms & breakfast with Sean Dyche](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/655980b651e4) (2026-06-30, 55 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4304324698.mp3 - [Fox-mode Fletch, Scottish limbo & Andy Burnham's one-on-one finishing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/23e4e3f06651) (2026-06-26, 50 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8535726132.mp3 - [The Vamos epidemic, Lineker on ITV & accidental 90s trance in VAR announcements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/1e3f9a24040f) (2026-06-23, 60 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4422688574.mp3 - [England's beloved scoreline, Messi's scout badges & the hydration-break hand gesture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/9e037bc30de8) (2026-06-19, 49 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8062563257.mp3 - [The BBC/ITV truce, World Cup life-bursting & Tina Turner's spot-kick record](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/1b1854e7d752) (2026-06-15, 48 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4136188048.mp3 - [Giant lanyards & England camp mood updates: The listeners' World Cup loves & hates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/bce34acdd604) (2026-06-11, 61 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5864291209.mp3 - [England's Florida scoreboard XI, niche FIFA metrics & watching the World Cup in 4D](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/03e86bcf817e) (2026-06-09, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2114294516.mp3 - [The Football Cliches Quiz XXV: Cliches vs The England Pod](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/f51f0dbdaf88) (2026-06-04, 103 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4557771460.mp3 - [Stutter steps in Budapest, Switzerland on Saturdays & Keysey's final sign-off](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/6a9ad862b420) (2026-06-02, 46 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3812729260.mp3 - [The VAR-monitor jog & fans coming in peace: The listeners' loves & hates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/4f3ddf11e3dc) (2026-05-27, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4832874771.mp3 - [Spurs circling the drain, European hangover defiance & farmers taking penalties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/0963f2f21942) (2026-05-25, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5584714081.mp3 - [Unleash the Arsenal long-reads, Spygate super-schadenfreude & a Bundesliga hoax](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/29677fa8c0b9) (2026-05-20, 47 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9007286732.mp3 - [Labour's laboured footballspeak, thumpable scorelines & penalty pop-ups](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/8dab440a83f1) (2026-05-18, 58 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG6515726917.mp3?updated=1779147686 - [The Football Cliches Quiz XXIV: Cliches vs The Sweeper - The Rematch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/c7b2fd7e26f7) (2026-05-13, 108 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2537477681.mp3?updated=1778716209 - [Corner-kick chaos, a Premier League without a W & Joe Cole at the Ritz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/a689401bd0f8) (2026-05-11, 52 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9905373322.mp3?updated=1778544053 - [The 9.75 role, Tom Hiddleston's Champions League mindset & the Faroese Andy Gray](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/552f0ff2b982) (2026-05-07, 47 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2268357854.mp3?updated=1778166985 - [The fixture pile-up threshold, Sean Dyche playing "Sean Dyche" & under-10s trophy parades](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1711046479/6c87823944e8) (2026-05-05, 50 min): audio https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1399623832.mp3?updated=1777987055 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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