John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They hear from Thomas Tuchel after leaving Bellingham, Foden & Grealish out of his England squad. Plus, John is ‘humbled’ by a commentary tattoo, and will anything join the ‘Cruyff Turn’ in Division One of the Great Glossary of Football Commentary? Get your suggestions in with WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk02:45 Ali has his car back!
06:05 Thomas Tuchel announces England squad
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John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They hear from Thomas Tuchel after leaving Bellingham, Foden & Grealish out of his England squad. Plus, John is ‘humbled’ by a commentary tattoo, and will anything join the ‘Cruyff Turn’ in Division One of the Great Glossary of Football Commentary? Get your suggestions in with WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk
02:45 Ali has his car back!
06:05 Thomas Tuchel announces England squad
13:50 Detailed beard analysis
18:10 5 Live commentaries this weekend
19:00 Forest fans turn on Ange Postecoglou
21:05 Selhurst Park adorned with 5 Live quotes
22:30 John ‘humbled’ by commentary tattoo
23:35 Can Crystal Palace win the Premier League?
26:20 Ali vs Ian in Clash of the Commentators
33:00 The Great Glossary of Football Commentary
BBC Sounds / 5 Live Premier League commentaries:
Sat 1500 Arsenal v West Ham,
Sat 1500 Man Utd v Sunderland on Sports Extra,
Sat 1730 Chelsea v Liverpool ,
Sun 1400 Newcastle v Forest ,
Sun 1400 Everton v Palace on Sports Extra
Sun 1400 Aston Villa v Burnley on BBC Sport website & app,
Sun 1400 Wolves v Brighton on BBC Sport website & app,
Sun 1630 Brentford v Man City.
Glossary so far:
DIVISION ONE
Bosman
Cruyff Turn
Onion bag
Panenka
Rabona
Where the kookaburra sleeps
Where the owl sleeps
Where the spiders sleep
DIVISION TWO
Daisycutter
Howler
One for the cameras
Played us off the park
Purple patch
Root and branch review
Row Z
Taking one for the team
That’s great… (football)
Thunderous strike
UNSORTED
2-0 is a dangerous score,
After you Claude,
All-Premier League affair,
Aplomb,
Bag/box of tricks,
Brace,
Brandished,
Breaking the deadlock,
Bundled over the line,
Champions elect / champions apparent,
Clinical finish,
Commentator’s curse,
Coupon buster,
Cultured/Educated left foot,
Denied by the woodwork,
Draught excluder,
Elimination line,
Fellow countryman,
Foot race,
Formerly of this parish,
Fox in the box,
Free hit,
Goalkeepers’ Union,
Goalmouth scramble,
Good touch for a big man,
Honeymoon Period,
In and around,
In the shop window,
Keeping ball under their spell,
Keystone Cops defending,
Languishing,
Loitering with intent,
Marching orders,
Nestle in the bottom corner,
Numbered derbies,
Nutmeg,
Opposite number,
Park the bus,
PK for penalty-kick,
Postage stamp,
Put it in the mixer,
Put their laces through it,
Rasping shot,
Red wine not white wine,
Relegation six-pointer,
Rooted at the bottom,
Route One,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way,
Shooting boots,
Sleeping giants,
Slide rule pass,
Small matter of,
Spiders web,
Stayed hit,
Steepling,
Stinging the palms,
Stonewall penalty,
Straight off the training ground,
Stramash,
Taking one for the team,
Team that likes to play football,
Throw their cap on it,
Thruppenny bit head / 50p head,
Towering header,
Two good feet,
Turning into a basketball match,
Turning into a cricket score,
Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play,
Walking a disciplinary tightrope,
Wand of a left foot,
We’ve got a cup tie on our hands,
Winger in their pocket,
Wrap foot around it,
Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.
