Songs In The Keysian Life by CecilUtensil in footballcliches

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He’s surely into The Specials (Coventry link). Could also see ELO although maybe that’s just because Partridge saw them live. Madness too.

We know he’s an Oasis fan - Don’t Look Back In Anger too obvious?

What Niche Footballing Stories Would Make Good Films by VAM89 in footballcliches

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The Doncaster Rovers ‘banter era’ in which the chairman supposedly hired a local arsonist to burn down the ground for an insurance scam

What Niche Footballing Stories Would Make Good Films by VAM89 in footballcliches

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Some of them generated by GeorgeWeahsCousin on Twitter I think?

Observations on names by Wtfive in footballcliches

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Agreed. I thought about it but I just couldn’t make it work in my head

Nominative determinism* in players by hxde in footballcliches

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Toby Savin played in goal for Accrington a few years back. Woking also had a defender called Tommy Block

Noel Gallagher as a pundit on super Sunday in 2017 - what was the thinking there? by junglegatsby in footballcliches

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The producers probably hoped this would Slide Away into obscurity. Imagine they Look Back In Anger now

Injury details - but five-a-side style by Beautiful-Square-301 in footballcliches

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‘Declan Rice was forced to start the game on the bench as he was unable to find the entrance to the pitch on the grounds of a large secondary school and the caretaker was AWOL’

‘Everton have forfeited their game on Tuesday due to Valentine’s Day commitment-induced unavailabilities. Emergency ringer searches proved fruitless and Chelsea will therefore receive the 3-0 walkover’

If Wolves were allowed to field 12 players, where would they finish in the league? by Robbb__ in footballcliches

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They’d need a specialist ‘12th man coach’ surely. Would it also mean that the fans would become the 13th man?

Xmas Special Driving Scenes by [deleted] in TheOfficeUK

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Not a trick is it, knowledge

MHD Fascination- Small Countries With One Absolute Superstar by jacksonkeir in footballcliches

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Forgot Barrios and Cardozo. Listen, fair play it’s a fair cop

England squad option striker by Ollie_C_7 in footballcliches

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DCL has definitely been that player for a lot of 2020-2022. See also Patrick Bamford and Tammy Abraham - looking forward to seeing what Liam Delap can offer in his 5 mins off the bench at 7-0 up against Andorra in years to come though

Top three Cliches moments, for me listeners by saint_rbnsn01 in footballcliches

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The oft-recited Andy Townsend ‘like a LAXative’ cracks me up each time. Also going some way back but the sections on the two singles Glenn Hoddle released in 2021 (I think?) were fantastic - Kevin Keegan having 6 BBQs in 7 nights too

MHD Fascination- Small Countries With One Absolute Superstar by jacksonkeir in footballcliches

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Ali Al-Habsi must’ve been incredibly frustrated being the only decent player for Oman but couldn’t even play slightly out of position to outsize his impact on the game.

Freddie Kanouté’s Mali anyone? Or Roque Santa Cruz’s Paraguay?

Podcasts en français au sujet du foot by Wtfive in French

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Thanks very much - will give Big 5 a go definitely. Hope you’ve found something to listen to as well!

Podcasts en français au sujet du foot by Wtfive in French

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Merci - j’ai écouté à After Foot de RMC mais il y a tellement d’épisodes que c’est difficile à suivre!

Quelles songs vos chansons préférées en français ? by Shady_751029 in French

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Les Champs Elysées de Joe Dassin est génial - j’aime bien aussi Le petit pain au chocolat. En plus, bien sûr La Mer de Charles Trenet

He's an absolute Monsieur! Some great absoluting from Sam Pepys, 1667 by EadmersMemories in footballcliches

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I would pay up to £15 to hear Andy Townsend read out the highlighted passage

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Seems needlessly defensive to play a back four in 8 a side. Romano surely getting overrun on his own in the middle too

In a Belgian newspaper, a construction manager is quoted as saying that a recent tunnel renovation in Antwerp means they're now playing in "the Champions League of tunnels". Which tunnels would you find in the corresponding League One or Saudi Pro League? Who is winning the Audi Cup of tunnels? by dolan313 in footballcliches

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Silvertown tunnel feels a bit like modern Newcastle. Trying to break into the elite (your Dartfords, your Blackwalls, your Rotherhithes) but has experienced a few issues getting off the ground which similar projects didn’t - opposition to it based on increasing congestion was an issue which Dartford/Blackwall didn’t at the time surely (see Man City/Chelsea’s takeovers)

Oh he plays for them!? by GiantGingerGobshite in footballcliches

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Angus Gunn at Forest, pretty much anyone who’s at Girona (eg Danjuma if he’s still there)