# Football Cliches Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT7974369854 Official site: https://twitter.com/FootballCliches Author: Tom Whiter Episodes: 288 ## Resource 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 ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/football-cliches-6646425 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425.md ## Episodes - [A little bit all at sea, gyroscope magnitudes & Joe Cole on the pyramids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/a-little-bit-all-at-sea-gyroscope-magnitudes-joe-cole-on-the-pyramids) — 2026-07-14T01:23:00+00:00 - [The Aguirre noise, lungbusting thresholds & the Penalty Miss XI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-aguirre-noise-lungbusting-thresholds-the-penalty-miss-xi) — 2026-07-09T23:00:00+00:00 - [1,114 Dan Burns, retro World Cup controversy & the most unsatisfying noise of the tournament](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/1-114-dan-burns-retro-world-cup-controversy-the-most-unsatisfying-noise-of-the-tournament) — 2026-07-06T23:46:00+00:00 - [The Boxpark backlash, unfinished Azteca business & the unluckiest World Cup score-avoider](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-boxpark-backlash-unfinished-azteca-business-the-unluckiest-world-cup-score-avoider) — 2026-07-03T06:05:00+00:00 - [A correct year for every last-32 game, Trumpian co-comms & breakfast with Sean Dyche](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/a-correct-year-for-every-last-32-game-trumpian-co-comms-breakfast-with-sean-dyche) — 2026-06-30T00:01:00+00:00 - [Fox-mode Fletch, Scottish limbo & Andy Burnham's one-on-one finishing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/fox-mode-fletch-scottish-limbo-andy-burnham-s-one-on-one-finishing) — 2026-06-26T02:54:00+00:00 - [The Vamos epidemic, Lineker on ITV & accidental 90s trance in VAR announcements](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-vamos-epidemic-lineker-on-itv-accidental-90s-trance-in-var-announcements) — 2026-06-23T04:29:00+00:00 - [England's beloved scoreline, Messi's scout badges & the hydration-break hand gesture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/england-s-beloved-scoreline-messi-s-scout-badges-the-hydration-break-hand-gesture) — 2026-06-19T03:45:00+00:00 - [The BBC/ITV truce, World Cup life-bursting & Tina Turner's spot-kick record](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-bbc-itv-truce-world-cup-life-bursting-tina-turner-s-spot-kick-record) — 2026-06-15T23:00:00+00:00 - [Giant lanyards & England camp mood updates: The listeners' World Cup loves & hates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/giant-lanyards-england-camp-mood-updates-the-listeners-world-cup-loves-hates) — 2026-06-11T04:35:00+00:00 - [England's Florida scoreboard XI, niche FIFA metrics & watching the World Cup in 4D](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/england-s-florida-scoreboard-xi-niche-fifa-metrics-watching-the-world-cup-in-4d) — 2026-06-09T06:01:00+00:00 - [The Football Cliches Quiz XXV: Cliches vs The England Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-football-cliches-quiz-xxv-cliches-vs-the-england-pod) — 2026-06-04T00:37:00+00:00 - [Stutter steps in Budapest, Switzerland on Saturdays & Keysey's final sign-off](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/stutter-steps-in-budapest-switzerland-on-saturdays-keysey-s-final-sign-off) — 2026-06-02T00:27:00+00:00 - [The VAR-monitor jog & fans coming in peace: The listeners' loves & hates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-var-monitor-jog-fans-coming-in-peace-the-listeners-loves-hates) — 2026-05-27T23:00:00+00:00 - [Spurs circling the drain, European hangover defiance & farmers taking penalties](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/spurs-circling-the-drain-european-hangover-defiance-farmers-taking-penalties) — 2026-05-25T23:00:00+00:00 - [Unleash the Arsenal long-reads, Spygate super-schadenfreude & a Bundesliga hoax](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/unleash-the-arsenal-long-reads-spygate-super-schadenfreude-a-bundesliga-hoax) — 2026-05-20T23:02:00+00:00 - [Labour's laboured footballspeak, thumpable scorelines & penalty pop-ups](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/labour-s-laboured-footballspeak-thumpable-scorelines-penalty-pop-ups) — 2026-05-18T23:30:00+00:00 - [The Football Cliches Quiz XXIV: Cliches vs The Sweeper - The Rematch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-football-cliches-quiz-xxiv-cliches-vs-the-sweeper-the-rematch) — 2026-05-13T23:39:00+00:00 - [Corner-kick chaos, a Premier League without a W & Joe Cole at the Ritz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/corner-kick-chaos-a-premier-league-without-a-w-joe-cole-at-the-ritz) — 2026-05-11T23:25:00+00:00 - [The 9.75 role, Tom Hiddleston's Champions League mindset & the Faroese Andy Gray](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-9-75-role-tom-hiddleston-s-champions-league-mindset-the-faroese-andy-gray) — 2026-05-07T14:56:00+00:00 - [The fixture pile-up threshold, Sean Dyche playing "Sean Dyche" & under-10s trophy parades](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-fixture-pile-up-threshold-sean-dyche-playing-sean-dyche-under-10s-trophy-parades) — 2026-05-05T12:54:00+00:00 - [Team-talk mythology & the stickers of European toilet cubicles: The listeners' loves & hates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/team-talk-mythology-the-stickers-of-european-toilet-cubicles-the-listeners-loves-hates) — 2026-04-30T00:06:00+00:00 - [Great adverts for the pyramid, technicians of the sphere & Qatar to Coventry in 3 minutes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/great-adverts-for-the-pyramid-technicians-of-the-sphere-qatar-to-coventry-in-3-minutes) — 2026-04-27T23:00:00+00:00 - [Elite barbers' FPL advantage, the Collins-Tomkins dilemma & doing The Terrestrial](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/elite-barbers-fpl-advantage-the-collins-tomkins-dilemma-doing-the-terrestrial) — 2026-04-22T23:00:00+00:00 - [Lee Dixon on toast, “advantage City” & a commentator's Copacabana complex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/lee-dixon-on-toast-advantage-city-a-commentator-s-copacabana-complex) — 2026-04-20T23:00:00+00:00 - [Unexpected Stevenage, premature hauntings & the Premier League goal caught on CCTV](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/unexpected-stevenage-premature-hauntings-the-premier-league-goal-caught-on-cctv) — 2026-04-15T23:58:00+00:00 - [Half-and-half Shakespearean scarves, scouting for Shevchenko & the half-dozen crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/half-and-half-shakespearean-scarves-scouting-for-shevchenko-the-half-dozen-crisis) — 2026-04-13T23:00:00+00:00 - [The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-football-cliches-quiz-xxiii-cliches-vs-career-we-go) — 2026-04-09T02:26:00+00:00 - [FA Cup lustre status, Ally McCoist's cliche mashup... and every Premier League game ever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/fa-cup-lustre-status-ally-mccoist-s-cliche-mashup-and-every-premier-league-game-ever) — 2026-04-07T12:21:00+00:00 - [The Extinction XI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-extinction-xi) — 2026-04-01T23:00:00+00:00 - [Biggleswade bragging rights, Tanzania 0 Liechtenstein 1 & Keysey's perfect Christmas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/biggleswade-bragging-rights-tanzania-0-liechtenstein-1-keysey-s-perfect-christmas) — 2026-03-30T23:00:00+00:00 - [Football vs The Dictionary: Susie Dent on bus-parking & bouncebackability](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/football-vs-the-dictionary-susie-dent-on-bus-parking-bouncebackability) — 2026-03-26T01:13:00+00:00 - [The Carabao Supremacy, yodelling commentators & the absolute Joe Hart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/the-carabao-supremacy-yodelling-commentators-the-absolute-joe-hart) — 2026-03-24T01:11:00+00:00 - [GoPro goalkeepers & textbook crossfield-pass apologies: The listeners' loves & hates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/gopro-goalkeepers-textbook-crossfield-pass-apologies-the-listeners-loves-hates) — 2026-03-19T07:22:00+00:00 - [”My baby looks like Gary Megson", MOTD donking & in dreamland with Bodo/Glimt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/my-baby-looks-like-gary-megson-motd-donking-in-dreamland-with-bodo-glimt) — 2026-03-17T01:25:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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