Football Daily

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They look ahead to what could be a landmark weekend for James Milner and get correspondence from a couple who listen to TCV in bed. Plus unintended pub and film names, Clash of the Commentators and the Great Glossary of Football Commentary. Suggestions and questions always welcome on WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]
01:10 Private Eye Colemanballs
02:30 John Murray caught in the wild
05:35 Commentaries this weekend
10:10 Owners and fans pulling in different directions?
12:20 James Milner in for landmark weekend?
17:25 TCV pillowtalk
21:15 John’s surprise greeting
24:15 Unintended pub names
29:30 Clash of the Commentators
38:20 Great Glossary of Football Commentary
50:45 How to keep a dead game interesting
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Arsenal v Sunderland,
Sat 1500 Bournemouth v Villa on Sports Extra,
Sat 1730 Newcastle v Brentford,
Sun 1400 Brighton v Palace,
Sun 1630 Liverpool v Man City.
Great Glossary of Football Commentary:
DIVISION ONE
2-0 can be a dangerous score,
Agricultural challenge,
Back of the net,
Back to square one,
Bosman,
Bullet header,
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 tennis,
Hibs it,
In a good moment,
In behind,
Magic of the FA Cup,
Middle of the park,
The Maradona,
Off their line,
Olimpico,
Onion bag,
Panenka,
Park the bus,
Perfect hat-trick,
Rabona,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Schmeichel-style,
Scorpion kick,
Spursy,
Stick it in the mixer,
Target man,
Tiki-taka,
Towering header,
Trivela,
Where the kookaburra sleeps,
Where the owl sleeps,
Where the spiders sleep.
DIVISION TWO
Back on the grass,
Ball stays hit,
Beaten all ends up,
Blaze over the bar,
Business end,
Came down with snow on it,
Catching practice,
Camped in the opposition half,
Cauldron atmosphere
Coat is on a shoogly peg,
Come back to haunt them,
Corridor of uncertainty,
Couldn’t sort their feet out,
Easy tap-in,
Daisy-cutter,
First cab off the rank,
Giant-killing,
Good leave,
Good touch for a big man,
Half-turn,
Has that in his locker,
High wide and not very handsome,
Hospital pass,
Howler,
In the dugout,
In their pocket,
Johnny on the spot,
Leading the line,
Leather a shot,
Needed no second invitation,
Nice headache to have,
Nutmeg,
On their bike,
One for the cameras,
One for the purists,
Played us off the park,
Points to the spot,
Prawn sandwich brigade,
Purple patch,
Put their laces through it,
Reaches for their pocket,
Rolls Royce,
Root and branch review,
Row Z,
Screamer,
Seats on the plane,
Show across the bows,
Slide-rule pass,
Steal a march,
Straight in the bread basket,
Stramash,
Taking one for the team,
Telegraphed that pass,
Tired legs,
That’s great… (football),
Thunderous strike,
Turns on a sixpence,
Walk it in,
We’ve got a cup tie on our hands.
UNSORTED
After you Claude,
All-Premier League affair,
Aplomb,
Bag/box of tricks,
Brace,
Brandished,
Bread and butter,
Breaking the deadlock,
Bundled over the line,
Champions elect / champions apparent,
Clinical finish,
Commentator’s curse,
Coupon buster,
Denied by the woodwork,
Draught excluder,
Elimination line,
Fellow countryman,
Foot race,
Formerly of this parish,
Free hit,
Goalkeepers’ Union,
Goalmouth scramble,
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,
Opposite number,
PK for penalty-kick,
Postage stamp,
Rasping shot,
Red wine not white wine,
Relegation six-pointer,
Rooted at the bottom,
Route One,
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,
Taking one for the team,
Team that likes to play football,
Throw their cap on it,
Thruppenny bit head / 50p head,
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,
Wrap foot around it,
Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Archie Rhind-Tutt and ESPN's Julien Laurens on this week's Euro Leagues.
The team reflect on Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to go on strike at Al-Nassr after Karim Benzema's move to Saudi rivals Al-Hilal!
Will CR7 leave Saudi Arabia and if so, where to? Could an MLS move and a reunion with Lionel Messi be on the cards?
Although, Messi could be on the move himself, with rumours circulating over a return to his boyhood club, Newell's Old Boys!
Who is Liverpool's newest £60m signing, Jeremy Jacquet? Could the 20 year-old be the 'next Varane'?
The panel also reflect on Ademola Lookman's move to Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona lost their next La Masia star!
Speaking of Liverpool, their former fullback has just been announced as Eintracht Frankfurt head coach!
Can Albert Riera bring Frankfurt back to winning ways and competing in Europe?
And finally, why were there 50,000 fans at an U19 match in Cologne? And how is De Zerbi still in charge at Marseille?
Timecodes:
01:50 - Ronaldo goes on strike!
12:10 - Is Messi returning to Argentina?
15:40 - Ademola Lookman joins Atletico Madrid
21:30 - Just who is Jeremy Jacquet?
28:55 - Barcelona lose La Masia star, Dro Fernandez!
33:21 - Can Albert Riera revive Frankfurt?
42:30 - Why did 50,000 fans attend Koln's U19's match?
45:50 - Just how has Roberto De Zerbi survived at Marseille?

Steve Crossman is joined by John Murray, former Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown and former Newcastle midfielder Isaac Hayden to react to Wednesday's League Cup semi-final action as Manchester City beat Newcastle 5-1 on aggregate and will face Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday 22nd March.
Hear reaction from City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and City manager Pep Guardiola.
In the Scottish Premiership, Rangers beat 10-man Kilmarnock 5-1 to move to within three points of leaders Hearts. You can hear the thoughts of their manager Danny Rohl.
3:00 – Should James Trafford start the League Cup final?
7:00– Pep Guardiola is ‘addicted to winning’
10:00 – City ‘open’ without Guehi
15:00 – Tijjani Reijnders reaction
17:00 – ‘Sad’ League Cup ending for Newcastle
21:00 – Eddie Howe reaction
23:00 – More focus on Pep Guardiola
29:00 – Pep Guardiola reaction
33:00 – Rangers 5-1 Kilmarnock: Danny Rohl reaction

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Darrell Clarke discuss the top stories from the EFL. Darrell reveals his involvement in helping his old player Davis Keillor-Dunn move from Barnsley to Wrexham. What about Coventry letting their 10-point lead slip? Managerial departures at Blackburn and Watford. And the guys have their say on the Ian Holloway rant. Plus, send us your EFL ‘hard man’ suggestions on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
01:20 Deadline Day is all about the pizzas!
04:25 Darrell involved in the Davis Keillor-Dunn deal
06:40 Other transfer highlights
10:50 Coventry’s 10-point lead wiped out
16:10 Hull & Boro among the chasers
19:10 Blackburn sack Valérien Ismaël
29:00 Javi Gracia leaves Watford
34:20 Ian Holloway’s rant reflections
41:00 72PLUS 72MINUS
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Wed 2000 Man City v Newcastle in EFL Cup,
Sat 1500 Arsenal v Sunderland,
Sat 1500 Bournemouth v Aston Villa on Sports Extra,
Sat 1730 Newcastle v Brentford,
Sun 1400 Brighton v Crystal Palace,
Sun 1630 Liverpool v Man City.

Kelly Cates is joined by Ian Dennis, former Arsenal defender Matthew Upson and forward Chelsea forward Fran Kirby to review Tuesday's League Cup semi-final action as Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-2 on aggregate to qualify for the League Cup final.
Hear reaction from Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta and Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior.
Kelly also looks ahead to Wednesday's semi-final second leg between Manchester City and Newcastle. Hear from Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and Newcastle Fan TV's Lee Lawler.
00:30 - Arsenal beat Chelsea to make it to Wembley
08:35 - Jurrien Timber reaction
13:50 - Mikel Arteta reaction
18:50 - Liam Rosenior reaction
23:30 - Eddie Howe pre Manchester City
24:30 - Newcastle fan Lee Lawler