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Adam Hurrey, David Walker and Nick Miller entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations.
Among the selections are lower-league players getting fresh trims for TV games, a brief meta-analysis of the neverending debate over what constitutes “world class”, and a unanimous panning of lower-case shirt names.
Meanwhile, the panel undertake a cultural review of the Ballon d'Or ceremony and Arsenal's Carabao Cup shock at Fleetwood Town.
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"TV-game trims, lower-case shirt names & a debate that never dies: The listeners' loves & hates" is an episode of Football Cliches. Runtime 1 hr 4 min. Published October 29, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.