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''A must-have'' - The Telegraph
''Book of the Week'' - The Independent
''Hilarious'' - Sport Magazine In what other context do football fans use the words ''aplomb'' or ''derisory''? Why don''t we use ''rifle'' as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to make a giant ball-shaped gesture with both hands after a mistimed tackle is punished? The more football Adam Hurrey watched, the more he began to spot the recurring mannerisms, behaviours, opinions and iconography that were mindlessly repeated in the football media. Some cliches are ridiculous, some are quaintly outdated, some have survived through their sheer indisputability. Here, featuring gloriously pseudo-scientific diagrams and the inimitable writing style that made footballcliches.com a smash hit, they are covered in all their glory.
Trade ReviewAn entertaining, hilarious dissection of the language of football, complete with diagrams and illustrations. Open your chequebook for a last-ditch transfer swoop. - Sport Magazine
Hurrey's observations are worryingly accurate and will make you laugh out loud. If you want to know when we're officially in the '
business end of the season' or whether a goal was by a shot being
fired, drilled, rifled, thundered, hammered, powered, slammed, rammed, or
blasted into the back of the net then Adam is the man to tell us. - outsideoftheboot.com
Football Cliches is a crusade to analyse and dissect the art of the football cliche. The saturation of football coverage has ensured the emergence of a code, to which everyone in football unwittingly adheres. Literally over the moon to be up there with your Jonathan Wilsons and David Conns of the world on the FSF awards shortlist. - Football Supporters' Federation
