Show notes
John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball catch up on life as football commentators. Hear from Thomas Tuchel after his England squad announcement, Ali’s raffle secret is revealed, and Ian’s ankles get exposed! Will Ian finally win a Clash of the Commentators? And which terms will be added to the Great Glossary of Football Commentary? Messages and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk
01:00 Will John say Gerónimo Rulli?
05:30 Ali mesmerised by Merino,
08:00 Secrets from the golf raffle…
12:30 Dennis White Sox,
14:25 Thomas Tuchel talks to John,
23:30 The Nations League awaits!
27:15 5 Live commentaries this weekend,
27:50 What’s on the menu at Forest?
30:20 Man Utd misery returns,
36:00 Can we shake hands on the handshake debate?
43:40 Clash of the Commentators,
49:50 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Brighton & Hove v Arsenal,
Sat 1500 Newcastle v Hull City on Sports Extra 2,
Sat 1730 Nottingham Forest v Coventry,
Sun 1400 Bournemouth v Liverpool,
Sun 1400 Man City v Sunderland on Sports Extra
Sun 1400 Leeds v Crystal Palace on Sports Extra 2
Sun 1630 Fulham v Man Utd.
Great Glossary of Football Commentary:
DIVISION ONE
50p head
Agricultural challenge,
Back of the net,
Back to square one,
Backside and elbows,
The Beautiful Game,
Booked,
Bosman,
Bullet header,
Caretaker manager,
Channel of joy,
Coupon buster,
Cruyff Turn,
Cultured/educated left foot,
Dead-ball specialist,
Draught excluder,
Elastico/flip-flap,
False nine,
Fox in the box,
Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,
Grub hunter,
Head like a biscuit tin,
Head like a sheriff’s badge,
Head tennis,
Hibs it,
In a good moment,
In behind,
Lollipop,
Magic of the FA Cup,
The Maradona,
Need one to get in off their backside,
Off their line,
Olimpico,
Onion bag,
Panenka,
Parachute payment,
Park the bus,
Perfect hat-trick,
Postage stamp,
Put his cap on it,
Rabona,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Schmeichel-style,
Scorpion kick,
Spursy,
Stick it in the mixer,
Sweeper keeper,
Taking it to the corner flag,
Taking the match ball home,
Target man,
Tiki-taka,
Towering header,
Trivela,
Where the kookaburra sleeps,
Where the owl sleeps,
Where the spiders sleep,
You could have two goalkeepers in there and they still wouldn’t have saved it.
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