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@FootballCliches Reminded me of one of the better parts of pre-game buildups. The drone shot of people entering the stadium. Weirdly mesmorising

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@FootballCliches There was a classic 'For My Sins' on last night's Sara Cox show at about 01:35:00. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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@FootballCliches When Sky etc show Premier League football and a player gets booked or on team line ups the player's national flag is shown next to their name. Why don't we do the reverse in international football - show the player's club crest next to their name during international games?

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@mjshrimper When will we be getting the long read on them?

Spenge has made it. S/Halle had to work.

@FootballCliches I've seen a journalist describe the English first half as 'dull as ditchwater'. I always thought it was 'dull as dishwater'. Both are equally dull but is there a definitive answer?

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@NickElliott91 @FootballCliches I agree, I thought he was going trying to get another goal and was then annoyed when it was just for a celebration.

@FootballCliches diogo jota wrestling the keeper for the ball when he thought he put portugal 2-1 up just so he could do the baby celebration - didn't feel right. what's the proper etiquette there? also, i feel you should only do baby-related celebrations for goals than are 100% VAR resistant

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@FootballCliches It's probably more for MHD, but with all the money UEFA have, surely they can get the UEFA foundation patches on the arms of tops to stay on a whole game! Too often this tournament they are half-on and half-off flapping about. It's very annoying and distracting.

@FirstinGlasgow why did a 6A just stream past the Morion Rd bus stop at about 14:40. The next bus said he wasn't in service but his screen said the destination and was listed on the app tracking

@FootballCliches 'Fletch' kept repeating the stat that 'the team who scored first has won the last 7 champions league finals'. Technically true but just doesn't feel right for 1-0 games.

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@FootballCliches On Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation from Monday 22nd, there was a "For My Sins" corner contender at about 37mins

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@FootballCliches Not sure how to categorise this or it's relevance. But Queens Park and Queens Park Rangers conceded in the same minute. What other combinations would lead to 'quirky' Vidiprinter combinations.

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@FootballCliches @CDEccleshare @D_C_W RE: camera changing stands. This happens at Hampden. For most games (i.e. Scotland male internationals) the camera is in the main stand (behind the dugouts). But for games with a lower crowd (i.e. womens internationals) the camera is in the opposite stand (facing dugouts).

THE 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 PODCAST 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒍 🔊 A great business-end EFL abbreviation 🔊 Can corners be "[Player X] territory"? 🔊 Elland Road trigonometry 🔊 Why are there no footballers called "Pete"? 🔊 MORE @CDEccleshare @D_C_W

@FootballCliches @CDEccleshare On BBC Radio 2 at 07:30 they declared that since we are into April we are officially in the business end of the season. I'd probably agree, but can we be so sure that it's official? I know it's been discussed before but good to get fresh clarification.

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@FootballCliches @terracepodcast Looking forward to listening. The crossover I never thought would happen, but feels right.

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@DonnieAndMooie @D_C_W @FootballCliches I did not know this. Seems not to have posted in a while but definitely achievable

@Stuart171 @D_C_W @FootballCliches Genuinely feels quite achievable too. He's got his own pod so he's already in and around football podcasting.

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@FootballCliches I would also imagine he'd devote some time to defenders celebrating conceding corners, especially when said corner is almost a goal.

What paragraph of Keysey's Monday blog will the socks thing appear? Not too high, but certainly not the "and finally", which is traditionally for whichever manager he feels deserves more respect for the job they're doing. Par 12?

@FootballCliches Your discussion on Tuesday about managers got me thinking about the term "Shrewd Operator". It typically refers to a managers but has also been used for players and increasingly for sporting directors. What are the differences between expectations for the different roles

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@FootballCliches Why are players described as "working" their way back from an offside position when they are usually just ambling. We also talk about "working" a chance or shot. Are there any other forms of "working" a footballer can do.

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@FootballCliches In the BBC drama 'Men Up', one of the characters had the line 'I'm an accountant, for my sins!' surely this must be one of the first scripted 'For my Sins'.

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