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We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Send in your audio-based and/or granular-debate-worthy football content β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” for our unique analysis. Cheers!

Years these ties should actually be taking place: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa: 1983 Borussia Dortmund vs Lille: 2013 Real vs Atletico: 2016 Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen: 2002 PSV vs Arsenal: 2007 Feyenoord vs Inter: 1973 PSG vs Liverpool: 2025, tbf Benfica vs Barcelona: timeless, lovely

THE 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th FOOTBALL CLICHES POD 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘«π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’”: The Listeners Your fascinations & irritations: Football-related profile pictures, the extreme shorthand of mid-game team-mate praise, how to celebrate an own goal and MUCH MORE @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social Psycho @nickmiller79.bsky.social

It's great that football, unlike any other area of life, has secured a sustainable existence for the word "resultant", be it a corner, free kick or (possibly, not sure) penalty

We're recording February's edition of the Listeners' Mesut Haaland Dicks on Wednesday... Send* me a 30-second voicenote about your very specific footballing fascination or irritation β€” from playing football, watching it, consuming, attending, suffering, whatever β€” and we'll pick the best!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Should football stadiums chuckle? πŸ”Š Football’s acceptable β€œthings-in-chief” πŸ”Š El Chiringuito goes deep πŸ”Š Man City midfielders X Northumbria psych-folk πŸ”Š Eccleshare’s voice in things @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Should football stadiums chuckle? πŸ”Š Football’s acceptable β€œthings-in-chief” πŸ”Š El Chiringuito goes deep πŸ”Š Man City midfielders X Northumbria psych-folk πŸ”Š Eccleshare’s voice in things @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” with your correspondence on the language of football or anything else you've noticed Cheers!

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” with your correspondence on the language of football or anything else you've noticed Cheers!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Alan Shearer's "crosses from the 1990s" πŸ”Š Lee Dixon tailors his co-commentary for the US πŸ”Š The death of the managerial "war cry" πŸ”Š A light-switch dilemma πŸ”Š AND MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2ac25b

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Wednesday and it's the midweek Adjudication Panel... Send in your questions, observations and reports of crimes against football-linguistic humanity β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” for the panel's scrutiny/enjoyment!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Can you sting a post? πŸ”Š #AccidentalNurseryRhymes from Fletch πŸ”Š The away-day cauldrons of under-12s football πŸ”Š The small matter of a debate by the name of "Messi vs Ronaldo" πŸ”Š MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Can you sting a post? πŸ”Š #AccidentalNurseryRhymes from Fletch πŸ”Š The away-day cauldrons of under-12s football πŸ”Š The small matter of a debate by the name of "Messi vs Ronaldo" πŸ”Š MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches/) etc β€” with your football-linguistic questions, miscellaneous observations, favourite Brentford substitutions of 2021 or anything else Cheers!

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches/) etc β€” with your football-linguistic questions, miscellaneous observations, favourite Brentford substitutions of 2021 or anything else Cheers!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES QUIZ π—π•πˆπˆ ClichΓ©s πŸ†š The Commentators ❓ Problematically-named second-tier Peruvians, fraudulent Fernandeses, Brentford subs of the early 2020s, Harry Redknapp’s go-to historical tyrant, obscure football theme tunes, guess the backwards commentary, Happy Hunting Grounds & MORE

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES QUIZ π—π•πˆπˆ ClichΓ©s πŸ†š The Commentators ❓ Problematically-named second-tier Peruvians, fraudulent Fernandeses, Brentford subs of the early 2020s, Harry Redknapp’s go-to historical tyrant, obscure football theme tunes, guess the backwards commentary, Happy Hunting Grounds & MORE

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Darts & chess get in on the 12th-man act πŸ”Š Club Brugge in SHOCK SWOOP for 35-time Grammy winner πŸ”Š A Short History of Managers Sending "Coded Messages" to the Board πŸ”Š MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Darts & chess get in on the 12th-man act πŸ”Š Club Brugge in SHOCK SWOOP for 35-time Grammy winner πŸ”Š A Short History of Managers Sending "Coded Messages" to the Board πŸ”Š MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” with your questions, observations and any other business. Cheers!

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” with your questions, observations and any other business. Cheers!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Referees vs THE LIMELIGHT πŸ”Š A listener’s entertaining score draw with a hernia operation πŸ”Š Stop taking Ruben Amorim literally! πŸ”Š RIP the glorious Eurosport brand πŸ”Š MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š Referees vs THE LIMELIGHT πŸ”Š A listener’s entertaining score draw with a hernia operation πŸ”Š Stop taking Ruben Amorim literally! πŸ”Š RIP the glorious Eurosport brand πŸ”Š MUCH MORE @cdeccleshare.bsky.social @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social

🚨Part 2 with @footballcliches.bsky.social is out now! 🎯One Hundred and Aidy Boothroyd πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermany World Cup Goalkeepers πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΉJose Mourinho’s first clubs 🧒International cap holders ⚽️Prem highest scorers πŸŽ™οΈListen now! πŸ‘‡ linktr.ee/careerwego

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We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Wednesday and it's the midweek Adjudication Panel... Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” with your questions & observations... plus nominations for the January 2025 Transfers That Just Felt So Right XI Cheers!

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Wednesday and it's the midweek Adjudication Panel... Get in touch β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” with your questions & observations... plus nominations for the January 2025 Transfers That Just Felt So Right XI Cheers!

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š THAT semi-unforgettable Fergie quote πŸ”Š Redknapp's curious refereeing vote of confidence πŸ”Š Ange Postecoglou's accidental UK garage πŸ”Š Some pathological footballspeak in everyday life @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social

THE FOOTBALL CLICHES PODCAST The Adjudication Panel πŸ”Š THAT semi-unforgettable Fergie quote πŸ”Š Redknapp's curious refereeing vote of confidence πŸ”Š Ange Postecoglou's accidental UK garage πŸ”Š Some pathological footballspeak in everyday life @davidcameronwalker.bsky.social @nickmiller79.bsky.social

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Get in touch with your latest queries and theories β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” and we'll explore them. Cheers!

We're recording FOOTBALL CLICHES on Monday and it's the Adjudication Panel... Get in touch with your latest queries and theories β€” via here, there, DM, email, Reddit (reddit.com/r/footballcliches) etc β€” and we'll explore them. Cheers!