The “Didn't Play For Sam Allardyce's Bolton But Really Should Have Done” XI
For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive
The Athletic
4.8 • 538 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller revisit one of the cultural cornerstones of Premier League history and attempt to compile a line-up of mid-2000s talent that somehow never turned out for Sam Allardyce at the Reebok Stadium.
Ruffling the big clubs' hypothetical feathers are barrel-chested Danish internationals, semi-retired Iberian centre-halves, a highly functional midfield engine room, damaged goods at No 10 and a genuine warhorse up front.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:02.0 | I'm sorry, you can sit there and look and play with all your silly machines as much as you like. |
| 0:08.0 | Is gas going to have a crack? |
| 0:10.0 | Yes, you know. |
| 0:12.0 | Oh, he fell! |
| 0:13.0 | Brilliant! |
| 0:15.0 | But gee! |
| 0:18.0 | He's round the goalkeeper! |
| 0:20.0 | He's done it! Absolutely incredible! |
| 0:23.5 | He launched himself six feet into the crowd and Kung Fu kicked a supporter who was eyewit without a shadow of an out giving him lip. |
| 0:34.1 | Oh, I say, it's amazing. It does it tame and tame and tame again. |
| 0:40.1 | Frank up the music. |
| 0:42.3 | Charger glass. |
| 0:44.1 | This nation is going to dance all night. |
| 0:48.4 | A solid backup to UC Askalinen, |
| 0:51.3 | barrel-chested Danish internationals, |
| 0:53.5 | semi-retired Iberian centre halves, a highly |
| 0:56.4 | functional midfield engine room, damaged goods at number 10, and a genuine warhorse up front. |
| 1:02.7 | Brought to your ears by The Athletic, this is football clichés, and the didn't play for |
| 1:07.8 | Sam Aladais's Bolton but really should have done 11. |
| 1:13.1 | Hello everyone and welcome to episode 107 of the Football Cletches podcast. |
| 1:17.3 | I'm Adam Horry and with me. |
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