Football Cliches - A show about the language of football

Ally McCoist of Troy, towerous headers and Mick McCarthy's central defenders club

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Episode notes

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and James Maw on the Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Which year each Champions League last-16 tie really belongs in, the mid-table vocabulary of Graham Potter, Peter Drury lending his voice to Aldi's Christmas advert and Ally McCoist's knowledge of the Ancient Greeks saves humanity once more.

Meanwhile, the panel decide what constitutes a traditional "clattering", a second-half "onslaught" and what makes a player "raw"

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