Adam Hurrey Explained
Adam Hurrey |
Birth Date: | 1983 |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Journalist, author, and podcaster |
Adam Hurrey (born 1983) is a London-based British journalist, author, and podcaster.
Biography
Hurrey is the author of the book Football Clichés released in 2014. It was named book of the week in The Independent,[1] and in The Daily Telegraph was described as the spiritual heir to fanzines and the gleeful radio shows of Danny Baker and Danny Kelly.[2] An excerpt of the book appeared in The Guardian.[3]
Hurrey created the "Football Clichés" blog in 2007 while working as a TV listings editor.[4] He has since written for Eurosport,[5] ESPN,[6] The Daily Mirror,[7] the BBC,[8] [9] The Daily Telegraph,[10] and The Set Pieces.[11]
Hurrey has appeared as a football pundit on The Totally Football Show.[12] [13] Hurrey has been interviewed about football clichés on BBC Radio 4,[14] for TheJournal.ie in Ireland,[15] and with the Total Soccer Show in America.[16] When asked by FourFourTwo, Hurrey nominated He Always Puts It to the Right: A History Of The Penalty Kick by Clark Miller (1998) as his favourite ever football book.[17]
On 31 October 2018, it was announced that Football Cliches was nominated in the online media of the year category at the 2018 Football Supporters Federation Awards.[18]
Football Cliches podcast
Italic Title: | no |
Football Cliches |
Language: | English |
Production: | David Walker |
Following a move to The Athletic, Hurrey began presenting his own podcast series on Football Cliches in 2020 with guests such as Jack Pitt Brooke, Zonal Marking's Michael Cox, Elis James, Kelly Cates, Keir Starmer,[19] Jamie Carragher, Nick Miller, James Maw, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. Since the start of the 2021–22 Premier League season, the cast for the majority of episodes has been Hurrey, Eccleshare and Walker. Football Cliches was shortlisted for the Podcast of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020, 2021 and 2023.[20] [21] [22] In 2022, Football Cliches was nominated in the Sports Podcast Awards ‘Best Sports Comedy’ category.[23]
Notes and References
- Web site: 18 October 2014 . Book of the week: Football Clichés by Adam Hurrey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012014455/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/book-of-the-week-football-clich-s-by-adam-hurrey-9804208.html . 12 October 2018 . 7 December 2018 . The Independent.
- Web site: Tyers . Alan . 29 October 2014 . Adam Hurrey's Football Cliches is spiritual heir to best fanzines, Danny Baker and Danny Kelly's shows . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012014451/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11191212/Adam-Hurreys-Football-Cliches-is-spiritual-heir-to-best-fanzines-Danny-Baker-and-Danny-Kellys-shows.html . 12 October 2018 . 11 October 2018 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: Adam Hurrey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012014616/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/adam-hurrey . 12 October 2018 . 11 October 2018 . the Guardian.
- Web site: Adam Hurrey . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209214028/https://www.headline.co.uk/HeadlinePublishing/authors/detail.page?id=g7bJLJvMBqISwZqibiWM9EEw3p%2FISOW2gMvSOic-3JEvp%2Finynoj6FSY . 9 December 2018 . 8 June 2020 . www.headline.co.uk.
- Web site: Eurosport . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012020028/https://www.eurosport.com/adam-hurrey_aut1905/author.shtml . 12 October 2018 . 11 October 2018 . Eurosport.
- Web site: 4 January 2018 . Why Morata is losing the one-on-one battle . ESPN.com.
- Web site: Hurrey . Adam . 16 August 2013 . Your football clichés guide to the new season: From mind games to second season syndrome and X-rated tackles . mirror.
- Web site: Hurrey . Adam . 8 April 2018 . Paul Pogba's weekend: A drama in three acts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412074106/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/54c196f6-1654-4551-9f2e-7e20fe396570 . 12 April 2018 . 11 October 2018 . BBC Three.
- Web site: Hurrey . Adam . 30 April 2018 . So it seems Sir Alex, Mourinho and Wenger are now best buds . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110011755/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6a624d6e-4b09-43d8-aaf4-e4906c73fe96 . 10 November 2018 . 11 October 2018 . BBC Three.
- Web site: Adam Hurrey . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012014610/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/adam-hurrey/ . 12 October 2018 . 11 October 2018 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: Hurrey . Adam . Adam Hurrey, Author at The Set Pieces . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181017042943/https://thesetpieces.com/author/adam-hurrey/ . 17 October 2018 . 16 October 2018.
- Web site: The Soft Middle And The Flabby Bottom The Totally Football Show With James Richardson podcast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180728171026/https://player.fm/series/the-totally-football-show-with-james-richardson/the-soft-middle-and-the-flabby-bottom . 28 July 2018 . 11 October 2018 . player.fm.
- Web site: The Totally Football Show with James Richardson by Muddy Knees Media on Apple Podcasts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011223120/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-totally-football-show-with-james-richardson/id1267958765?mt=2 . 11 October 2018 . 11 October 2018 . Apple Podcasts.
- Web site: Word of Mouth, Are we all speaking football? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110151233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095rrzx . 10 November 2018 . 11 October 2018 . BBC.
- Web site: 3 November 2013 . At the end of the day, this is LITERALLY the best interview you'll ever read . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505075448/http://www.the42.ie/football-cliches-adam-hurrey-interview-1153915-Nov2013/?amp=1 . 5 May 2016 . 7 December 2018 . www.the42.ie.
- Web site: InterWiki with Adam Hurrey of Football Cliches . BlogTalkRadio. 6 November 2014 .
- Web site: 26 November 2016 . FourFourTwo's Best Football Books Ever: The Writers' Choices . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502000344/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-best-football-books-ever-writers-choices . 2 May 2018 . 11 October 2018 . FourFourTwo.
- Web site: 31 October 2018 . FSF Awards 2018 shortlists announced – Football Supporters' Federation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181101015648/http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/fsf-awards-2018-shortlists-announced . 1 November 2018 . 31 October 2018 . www.fsf.org.uk.
- Web site: Jones . Charles . 15 January 2022 . Kier Starmer praises Spurs' 'fantastic' new stadium . dead . 9 January 2023 . HITC . en-GB . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105140055/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/01/15/actually-arsenal-mad-kier-starmer-has-made-a-claim-about-tottenhams-stadium/ .
- Web site: FSA Awards 2023: Vote now!. thefsa.org. 3 November 2023. 3 November 2023.
- Web site: 12 February 2021 . Vote now: FSA Awards shortlists announced .
- Web site: 2 November 2021 . FSA Awards 2021 shortlists announced .
- Web site: Sports Podcast Awards .