The VAR-monitor jog & fans coming in peace: The listeners' loves & hates
5/27/202652 min
Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are the exact gait of a referee going over to check the VAR monitor, a tiny element of Baddiel & Skinner's Three Lions you have probably never noticed, the epidemic of fans "coming in peace" to rival club forums and the exact criteria for a player to be said to be “jumping ship”. 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 10:00
I'm sorry. You can sit there and look and play with all your silly machines as much as you like.
Speaker 20:04
[upbeat music] Is Gascoigne gonna have a crack? He is, you know. Oh, I say. [crowd cheering] Brilliant. McManaman. Gigi. He's round the goalkeeper. He's done it. [crowd cheering] Absolutely incredible. He launched himself six feet into the crowd and kung fu kicked a supporter who was, I wi- without a shadow of a doubt, giving him lip. Oh, I say. It's amazing. He does it time and time and time again. Break up the music. Charge your glass. This nation is going to dance all night.
Adam Hurrey· Host0:43
Transistor radios on the front row of Cliches Live. A candid Conor Gallagher. David Bentley on that little-known cult hero by the name of George Best. The clairvoyant of football dummying. The exact speed of a referee going over to consult the VAR screen. The one layer of Baddiel and Skinner's "Three Lions" you may never have noticed. The absolute epidemic of Club X fans coming in peace. And setting the dress code for injured squad members who sit behind the bench. Brought to your ears by Goal Hanger podcasts, this is Football Cliches, and your mezze Harland Dicks. [upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Football Cliches. I'm Adam Hurry. This is the listener's mezze Harland Dicks for May. Joining me, Charlie Ecochet from Paris.