Ball-boy dark arts, gaffers and We Are The Champions, with David Goldblatt
For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive - A podcast by The Athletic
The Athletic's Adam Hurrey and Charlie Eccleshare are joined by football writer, broadcaster and sociologist David Goldblatt for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks. Among David's selections for his footballing fascinations and irritations are the various emotional states of the average ball boy, the enduring presence of the word "gaffer" in British football, the decline of the football radio phone-in and his intolerance of Queen’s “We Are The Champions”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices