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The Transfer Window

FromFor Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive

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Jan 23, 2020

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Caroline Barker hosts The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare, Adam Leventhal and Mr Football Cliches himself - Adam Hurrey - to pick apart the absurd language we all love to use during the transfer window.
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Jan 23, 2020

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The Athletic's Adam Hurrey explores the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés. Featuring 'Mesut Haaland Dicks' interviews with the likes of Jamie Carragher, Nedum Onuoha, Tom Rosenthal and many more too.

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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 bringing on your third-choice goalkeeper when 4-1 up, how far down the football pyramid you can find "armchair fans", and when a Panenka isn't really a Panenka. by For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive
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