The evolution of goalkeeper celebrations and "the pause before the roar", with Conor McNamara
For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive
The Athletic
4.8 • 538 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2022
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by BBC commentator Conor McNamara for the latest instalment of Mesut Haaland Dicks.
Among Conor's selections for his footballing fascinations and irritations are the precise techniques of goalkeepers' goal celebrations, the "pause before the roar" that commentators are trained to fill with expert timing and the tricky logistics of pre-match team huddles.
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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. |
| 0:10.0 | Is Gas going to have a crack? He is, you know. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, he's there! |
| 0:15.0 | Brilliant! |
| 0:19.0 | He's round the goalkeeper! |
| 0:21.1 | He's done it! |
| 0:22.7 | Absolutely incredible! |
| 0:24.7 | He launched himself six feet into the crowd, and Kung Fu kicked. |
| 0:30.8 | A supporter who was eyewit without a shadow of an out giving him lip. |
| 0:35.3 | Oh, I say! |
| 0:37.3 | It's amazing! It does it tame, I say, it's amazing. |
| 0:38.4 | It does it tame, and tame, and tame again. |
| 0:41.3 | Frank up the music, charger glass. |
| 0:45.3 | This nation is going to dance all night. |
| 0:49.7 | Manchester United Art rubbish, says BBC News Ticker, |
| 0:52.5 | the closest we've come to a historical sighting of the fabled ITV tactics truck. The very precise arc of a celebrating goalkeeper's run. That tiny pre-shot moment of silence that the commentator is obliged to fill. Kevin de Broiner pronunciation woes. The logistics of pre-match huddles. And the fleeting passages of Premier League football you watch and think, yep, I could do that. |
| 1:11.6 | Brought to your ears by the Athletic. |
| 1:13.6 | This is football cliches. |
| 1:22.9 | Hello everyone and welcome to episode 165 of football cliches. |
| 1:27.3 | I'm Adam Horry. Alongside me for one, is the returning Charlie Eccleshare. |
| 1:31.2 | How's it going? |
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