Samuel Simmons

@CDEccleshare @D_C_W @FootballCliches That generic pundit section had me hiding my face laughing on the train to work this morning.

Adam's very good at not letting us indulge ourselves too much, but he, @D_C_W and I did a bit of it yesterday to mark 5 (FIVE) years of the @FootballCliches pod - in amongst the usual bits and bobs. What a joy it's been, thanks for listening! pod.fo/e/2a2804

❤️ For the first time in our history. WE’RE GOING TO WEMBLEY! #TownTeamTogether🔴

@keithdunn @RndmForestRunnr Death. Taxes. John Kelly at Barkley Marathons.

John Kelly @RndmForestRunnr finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:15:38. This is his third finish.

@FootballCliches Watching the Brighton game yesterday on MOTD and heard the Brighton fans singing 'Albion, Albion...'. Made me wonder what albion means, genuinely surpised at what it does! I then wondered how many of the fans of 'albion' teams actually know what it means?! I don't reckon many!

We're recording 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 on Monday... Send in your unique angles, your niche commentary scandals and your football-linguistic shambles – from the weekend and beyond – for the 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑙 to dive into.

VAR has failed. It has marginally improved accuracy of decisions but crushed football’s greatest attribute: that detonation of spontaneous joy when a goal is scored thetimes.co.uk/article/var-cr…

@Zonal_Marking Agreed! Feel like this game is already peak Gary Neville moans and noises.

This game is both hilarious to watch and really annoying to watch.

@UTMBWorldSeries This is appalling behaviour. I can't fathom how UTMB thought this was a good idea. Huge backlash already and much more to come I'm sure.

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@LPG1704 @UTMBWorldSeries V hard to give a direct comparison. Imagine if League 1 was an amateur league, being run very well by a grassroot man who was highly respected. Only for UEFA to decide 'oh that looks pretty good we'll pay the FA and steal that from you and set up our own thing with the same name'

@UTMBWorldSeries In football terms (or soccer) can someone explain?!

@iRunFar Have sent an email in!

Like running? Like data about running? We're looking to grow our Running the Numbers column and are seeking a regular (paid) co-columnist to work with Mallory Richard on a project. Get in touch with us! irunfar.com/contact

@FootballCliches @CDEccleshare @D_C_W Is Bernardo Silva the anti - julian draxler? Always feels that every summer he is always rumoured to leave the premier league, but never does!

On Monday, JUST 139 DAYS after the last 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑙, we're recording 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 Send us your long-awaited & eagerly-anticipated thoughts & queries on the language of football - and any other niche observations - and we'll do the rest.

One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time. Incredible to witness! What a woman!

Jim Walmsley (Hoka) wins the 2023 #UTMB in 19:37:43, a new course record. He is the first American man to take victory at this event, in his fifth attempt.

@HITCSevens @FootballCliches these testimonials are brilliant reading!

Henri Lansbury has apparently retired from football at 32 to focus on his lawn fertiliser business, which has received glowing reviews from the likes of Micah Richards, Tom Lockyer, & James Chester. Regrettably, he named the company 'Grass Gains', rather than 'Henri Lawnsbury'.

@CDEccleshare Great article, as is often the case with your writing Charlie! I do wonder though... if Alcaraz came up 10 years ago, would he break that top 3? Is he looking more likely to do so than others in the past because the 3 greats are simply ageing/retired/injured?

The last 20 years has been littered with young players coming through but failing to unseat members of the Big Three. Carlos Alcaraz is different. And his variety is the biggest reason theathletic.com/4686831/2023/0…

@Zonal_Marking Really enjoyed this Michael. Too often Guardiola fans simply dismiss this criticism. But as you have shown, he has genuinely overthought things in some of the CL ties. But, as you rightly show, certainly not all the time! As with most things, a balanced view on this is correct.

Always a bit sceptical about the OVERTHINKING thing, so I went back through Guardiola's Champions League exits (and triumphs) and looked at his tactical approach. theathletic.com/4488348/2023/0…

@Zharrt @FootballCliches Yeah, when I found it out, it blew my mind. I guess I had always thought it meant something like 'united' or 'collective'.

@sam_simmo @FootballCliches It’s the ancient name for Great Britain, no idea why it’s used by football teams

Recording 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 on Wednesday, the most special of things: a midweek 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑙... Send me your questions/curiosities/dilemmas

@FootballCliches Wife asked me the other day when I was watching Brighton play, 'what does Albion mean'? Left me dumbfounded. Had to Google it, and had no idea it meant what it did. Made me wonder if West brom/burton/Brighton fans actually know? Or do any football fans know what albion means??

Recording 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 on Monday, so let's have your finest correspondence for the 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑙...

John Kelly @RndmForestRunnr completed loop five and has finished the 2023 Barkley Marathons in 58:42:23. John is the third runner to finish the Barkley Marathons more than once. #BM100

@FootballCliches Irritation - I find it infuriating when after a player scores a goal and they look *really* angry and start to run off to celebrate, only for their team mates to hold them back/hug them. I want to see an explosion of rage, and the team mates just get in the way! Let them unleash!

We're recording March's edition of The Listeners' 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔 on Wednesday... Tell us your finicky fascinations & inch-perfect irritations of football – the more obscure, more "is it just me, or...", the better – and we'll select the ones that #JustGetIt