On toast in his pocket, pulling up trees & The Number-and-a-Half XI

Football Cliches

Tom Whiter

Sports, Football, Soccer

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the coining of a superb phrase in Canada, Dua Lipa tests the football hipster threshold, Conor Bradley’s triple lock on Vinicius Junior, an early contender for semi-accidental footballing portmanteau of the season, how to (not) "pull up trees", the celebrity TV equivalent of inevitably signing for West Ham and English football stadiums that could be someone’s name. Meanwhile, after Thomas Tuchel's description of Phil Foden as a "nine and a half", the panel put together a definitive team of Number and a Halfs. Vote for Football Clichés as podcast of the year: vote.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the new members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive new show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit https://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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0:00.0	Welcome back to another spectacular match day, but what's this?
0:03.5	Looks like the fans are playing Coral's free reward shaker.
0:06.9	The half and half scarfers shaking decisively for once.
0:10.0	They backed a super boost.
0:12.3	Next to them, the prawn sandwich brigade.
0:14.6	Oh, they've shaken up a free bet after that free lunch.
0:17.6	Play Coral's free reward shaker to win guaranteed daily rewards and offers this season.
0:21.6	Coral, we're here for it.
0:23.6	18 plus UK max one reward or offer per player per day.
0:26.6	Reward restrictions, requirements and teasencies apply.
0:28.6	Gambleaware.org.
0:29.6	Total football is about teamwork. It's built on trust, support and responsibility.
0:35.6	Live score bets sees responsible gambling in the same way.
0:40.6	So if you're under the kosh, it's time to slow the tempo down. We've got tips and advice on how to
0:46.4	stay in total control of your betting. Visit the safer gambling section of LiveScorebet.com to learn more.
0:53.5	LiveScore bet, total betting.
0:56.6	Bet responsibly 18 plus gambleaware.org.
1:00.2	I'm sorry, you can sit there and look and play with all your silly machines as much as you like.
1:05.4	Is Gas going to have a crack?
1:07.1	He is, you know.
1:07.9	Oh!
1:08.5	Oh!
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