The Best of Football Cliches in 2020
For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive
The Athletic
4.8 • 538 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2020
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
The pros and cons of actual jumpers for goalposts, the goalscoring word crisis, the uncertain future of “You’re Shit Aaaaaahhhhh!”, the theory behind a perfect knee-slide celebration, the Cliches quiz scandals of 2020, the psychological challenges of office 5-a-side, the most Champions Leaguey group possible, how to get your Soccer Saturday roving reporter name, the art of footballing small talk, the truth behind THAT generic crowd noise, why 90% of football pundits are wearing THOSE shoes….and the true meaning of “Not for me, Clive”, from the man himself.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm sorry, you can sit there and look and play with all your silly machines as much as you like. |
| 0:09.7 | Is Gas going to have a crack? |
| 0:11.5 | Yes, you know. |
| 0:12.3 | Oh, he's there. |
| 0:15.0 | Brilliant. |
| 0:18.1 | He's round the goalkeeper. |
| 0:20.4 | He's done it! |
| 0:22.1 | Absolutely incredible! |
| 0:24.0 | He launched himself six feet into the crowd and Kung Fu kicked a supporter who was eyewit without a shadow of and out giving him lip. |
| 0:34.7 | Oh, I say, it's amazing. |
| 0:37.7 | It does it tame, and tame, and tame again. |
| 0:40.7 | Crank up the music, charge a glass. |
| 0:44.6 | This nation is going to dance all night. |
| 0:48.9 | The pros and cons of actual jumpers for goalposts, the goal scoring word crisis, the uncertain future |
| 0:56.1 | of your shit, ah, the theory behind a perfect knee slide celebration, the cliché quiz |
| 1:02.0 | scandals of 2020, the psychological challenges of Office 5 aside, the most champions |
| 1:07.7 | leaguey group possible, how to get your soccer Saturday roving reporter name, |
| 1:12.3 | the art of footballing small talk, |
| 1:14.3 | the truth behind that generic crowd noise, |
| 1:16.9 | why 90% of football pundits are wearing those shoes, |
| 1:19.9 | and the true meaning of for me, Clive, from the man himself. |
| 1:24.0 | Brought to your ears in 2020 by the Athletic, |
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