The VAR-monitor jog & fans coming in peace: The listeners' loves & hates

About this episode

The episode features listener entries discussing various niche footballing fascinations and irritations.

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are the exact gait of a referee going over to check the VAR monitor, a tiny element of Baddiel & Skinner's Three Lions you have probably never noticed, the epidemic of fans "coming in peace" to rival club forums and the exact criteria for a player to be said to be “jumping ship”. Play the new Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the new members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit 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

People in this episode

Host: Adam Hurrey

Guests: Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker

Topics covered

• listener entries
• footballing fascinations
• football irritations
• VAR monitor
• fan culture
• player transfers

Keywords

• VAR monitor
• football fans
• Mesut Haaland Dicks
• Three Lions
• jumping ship
• football culture

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Organizations: Football Clichés

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