r/footballcliches

If they were to lose to anyone, I’ll be completely okay with it being Norway 🇳🇴

They’ve been the team I’ve loved watching without the stress of watching England characteristically fall upwards for half the tournament. I’m sad to see both of them go against each other, because of them are leaving here. Norway have already made history by making it to the quarter finals, especially after their amazing last game, and England stands a very real chance to winning the whole thing, which to be fair so do Norway.

Either way, whoever wins on Saturday I’ll be following to the very end and hope either one of these teams win the whole thing.

Beat that drum 🥁

Apologies for a post that isn’t completely cliches related, but…

Jon Champion not being on BBC/ITV/Sky/TNT throughout the English domestic season is such a loss for the British viewer.

I know he does world feed and major American channels but every four years we get to see what an absolute pro he is.

And he brings out the best in McCoist which is always a bonus.

I have to disagree with the latest episode on the top scorers race.

'No slugs' - surely there has to be at least one crazy unheralded name near the top. Your Toto Schillachis, your Oleg Salenkos.

What's also very important is that said player then has to achieve absolutely fuck all else in the sport afterwards, thereby entrenching their legend.

I have to say wanting all the top scorers to be the biggest names in the sport is a bit too Match magazine for me.

Thinking about what Charlie said on the latest pod about Mexico-England being prime for a stand-alone Wikipedia entry and he's spot on - but it's also absolutely ripe for a good ol' nickname, ala 'Battle of the Bridge'

Given the choice, what would it be?

… and he had TWO (!).

Three heaped teaspoons each (!!)

Nescafé Gold Blend (!!!)

Served with loaded potato skins (!!!!)

Usually an Ovaltinesman (!!!!!)

Absolutely extraordinary anecdote. Rare insight into the man. I don’t know what to make of it. Listen, fair play.

For an episode that was inherently about England's brave boys pulling off the heist of the century in the Azteca up against the thin air and that bloody referee I have to say that latest ep was one of the best cliches eps of all time, a brilliant listen, I'll raise my next psychotically strong Nescafe Gold Blend to it.

So yeah, fair play.

(Hope the episode after Norway pump you is as good 😉 )