Is it better to be a carthorse or a donkey?
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and - for his 100th appearance on the pod - David Walker. On the agenda: the specific footballing skills referenced...
10 Jan 202357min
There or thereabouts, how to let your country down and low-key football inventions
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the first Adjudication Panel of 2023. On the agenda: The administrative hurdles for stadiums being named after Pele, Goo...
5 Jan 202356min
The Best of Football Clichés in 2022 - Part Two
The "whisper it quietly, but" phenomenon, more psychological Cliches Quiz warfare, when a "game of chess" becomes "cat and mouse", the footballing definition of "Johnny on the spot", Keys and Gray mee...
30 Dec 20221h 1min
The Best of Football Clichés in 2022 - Part One
In the first of an end-of-year double-header, Football Clichés takes another look at the podcast's very best moments of 2022, featuring:Plausible parliamentary football chants with Sir Keir Starmer, L...
24 Dec 20221h 7min
Argentina's dreamland, Salt Bae the footballer and Keys on Kaka
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the final Adjudication Panel of 2022. On the agenda: the finer details of the greatest World Cup final of all time, what kind of...
20 Dec 202253min
Hip-hop Brian Moore and the definitive 2022 World Cup exit descriptions
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: the official description for the World Cup exits of all 14 vanqui...
16 Dec 202245min
Fine margins, the on-toast threshold and England's victorious 2030 World Cup XI
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: A poignant moment for the AI-powered Alan Smith commentary, the f...
13 Dec 202242min
Armchair fandom, conveyor belts of talent and Roy Keane's kickabout goal celebration
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Roy Keane's ITV kickabout goal celebration, a moral judgement on ...
9 Dec 202247min
