The Transfer Rumour XI
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller are your transfer experts in the lead-up to deadline day as they explore the seven classic types of January signing, propose some possibl...
28 Jan 20211h 3min
Peter Drury on biased commentary and meaningless stats
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by football commentator Peter Drury for the latest edition of 'Mesut Haaland Dicks'.Peter's picks for his loves and hates of modern footbal...
21 Jan 20211h 9min
The Foreign Influx
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Nick Miller and James Horncastle present a brief history of foreign players in the Premier League, from the flops to the superstars. They look back at some of the more naiv...
14 Jan 202157min
The Definitive Barclays Premier League XI
Bald American goalkeepers, giant hapless centre-halves, functional wide men, set-piece specialists, defensive midfield enforcers signed off the back of a 7/10 major tournament, flash-in-the-pan foreig...
7 Jan 20211h 2min
The Best of Football Cliches in 2020
The pros and cons of actual jumpers for goalposts, the goalscoring word crisis, the uncertain future of “You’re Shit Aaaaaahhhhh!”, the theory behind a perfect knee-slide celebration, the Cliches quiz...
31 Dec 20201h 26min
The weird and wonderful world of mascots
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey delves into the weird and wonderful world of football mascots and is joined by the foremost authorities on the subject - the man who literally wrote the book on mascots, Nic...
23 Dec 202034min
The Football Clichés Quiz returns!
The Football Clichés Quiz returns!Six months after winning it in controversial lockdown scenes, the Athletic's Oliver Kay returns to defend his title against new challenger Jack Pitt-Brooke, over five...
17 Dec 202035min
Deep Heat and Pyro with Kelly Cates
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by Sky Sports and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Kelly Cates for another edition of of 'Mesut Haaland Dicks'.Among Kelly's nominations are the ...
10 Dec 202052min
