Giant lanyards & England camp mood updates: The listeners' World Cup loves & hates
6/11/20261 hr
Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller entertain the listener entries for a special edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche World Cup fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are viral World Cup fans, the little-known moment that sparked England’s 60 years of hurt, giant FIFA lanyards, the slow death of the phrase “World Cup finals”, and other home nations' infuriation with TV updates from the England camp. Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel admire the explosion of online football draft games and pinpoint this World Cup's "no mugs" threshold. Play the new Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the new members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
I'm sorry. You can sit there and look and play with all your silly machines as much as you like. [upbeat music] Is Gascoigne gonna have a crack? He is, you know. Oh, I say! [crowd cheering] Brilliant. [upbeat music] Pogie. He's round the goalkeeper, he's done it. Absolutely incredible. He launched himself six feet into the crowd and kung fu kicked a supporter who was, oh, without a shadow of a doubt, giving him lip. Oh, I say. It's amazing. He does it time, and time, and time again. Crank up the music. Charge your glass. This nation is going to dance all night.
Adam Hurrey· Host0:43
The sudden explosion in online football draft games. This World Cup's no mugs threshold. Daylight here and nighttime there, or the other way round. The Italian revisionist version of Alf Ramsey. The most 1934 World Cup player at the 2026 World Cup. Former England goalkeepers on mass extinction events, and everything you ever want to know from an update from the England camp. Brought to your ears by Goal Hanger podcasts, this is Football Cliches and your World Cup Mezzat Harland Dicks. [upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Football Cliches. I'm Adam Hurry, and this is gonna be the World Cup listeners' Mezzat Harland Dicks just before the tournament kicks off. Joining me for this one, first