John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball discuss life as football commentators. From the handshake/handclasp debate to looking ahead to the Manchester derby. Will Ian’s losing streak in Clash of the Commentators continue? What will be the Unintended Pub Name of the Week, and which terms and phrases 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.uk01:15 Ian back from Portugal,
04:20 Handshakes or hand clasps?
09:00 Arsenal’s strong start continues,
11:05 How the weekend looks on 5 Live,
16:25 Will Enzo Maresca rotate?
19:45 Craziest local derbies…
26:15 Best terms for 5/6 goals?
32:40 Clash of the Commentators,
44:25 Unintended Pub Name of the Week,
49:30 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Liverpool v Fulham,
Sat 1500 Chelsea v Hull City on Sports Extra 2,
Sat 1730 Spurs v Everton,
Sun 1400 Coventry v Brighton & Hove,
Sun 1630 Man Utd v Man City.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,
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,
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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Folge vom 11.09.2026TCV: La Manita, handclasps & the moose head
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Folge vom 09.09.2026Liverpool & Arsenal start with a win & free scoring Chelsea - 5 Live ReactionKelly Somers, Paul Robinson, Charlie Adam and, Alistair Bruce-Ball react to the second night of the opening Champions League matches, including Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid and, Arsenal’s narrow win in Italy against Napoli. In the EFL Cup Chelsea once again showed their attacking power beating Leeds 6-3.We also hear the thoughts of the Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola, the Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and, the Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso.TIME CODES00:00 Intro 00:28 Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 02:00 Alexis Mac Allister 04:38 Dominik Szoboszlai shines again 06:36 Bradley Barcola goes off 08:00 Andoni Iraola on Bradley Barcola 08:42 Liverpool’s attack 10:16 Liverpool’s defensive frailties 12:20 Andoni Iraola on his sides performance 15:35 Arsenal beat Napoli 16:40 Mikel Arteta 17:09 Martin Odegaard 19:06 Viktor Gyokeres 21:20 Do Arsenal have a gamechanger? 22:30 Other Champions League scores 22:58 Chelsea beat Leeds in the EFL Cup 27:00 Xabi Alonso5LIVE COMMENTARIES THIS WEEKSaturday 12th September15:00 - Liverpool v Fulham 15:00 - Chelsea v Hull City (Sports Extra 2) 17:30 - Spurs v Everton Sunday 13th September12:00 WSL – Manchester United v Chelsea (Sports Extra) 14:00 Coventry City v Brighton 16:30 Arsenal v Chelsea
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Folge vom 08.09.2026Man City ease past Porto - 5 Live reactionKelly Cates is joined by Ian Dennis, Pat Nevin and Nedum Onuoha to review the opening night of Champions League matches. There were wins for Manchester City, Aston Villa and Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid. The panel also looks ahead to Liverpool and Arsenal playing their first games in the tournament on Wednesday. We hear from City manager Enzo Maresca, plus Liverpool's Alex Mac Allister who talks about how he nearly left the club in the summer.1:00 Pat Nevin's thoughts on Man City's performance. 2:35 Nedum Onuoha gives his opinion on the win. 5:20 Haaland is "unstoppable". 08:10 Nedum evaluates the City defence. 10:00 Enzo Maresca interview. 11:35 Jose Mourinho back in the Champions League. 15:10 Villa manager Unai Emery on their win. 19:40 A look ahead to Liverpool and Arsenal's matches.
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Folge vom 07.09.2026MNC: Arsenal untouchable & Man Utd's defensive concernsMark Chapman is joined by Rory Smith, Chris and newly-appointed England U21s assistant coach Conor Coady.They look at Arsenal's impressive start to their defence of their Premier League and the early form of Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka. Is a return of four points from three games good enough for Man Utd? The panel look at a mixed start for Michael Carrick's side. And they assess why Burnley and Leicester are struggling in the Championship and League One. TIMECODES00:30 Conor Coady retirement 02:30 Do Arsenal look untouchable? 07:35 The dangers posed by a fully fit Odegaard, Havertz and Saka 14:20 What can Chelsea read into the defeat? 18:00 Alonso like Ancelotti 22:00 Man Utd's defensive frailties 30:45 Leicester and Russell Martin's struggles 41:55 Why have Burnley started badly?5 LIVE/BBC SOUNDS COMMENTARIES Tuesday 1945 Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough (Sports Extra 2 - Simulcast) Tuesday 2000 FC Porto v Manchester City (5 Live) Wednesday 2000 Liverpool v Atletico Madrid (5 Live) Wednesday 2000 Chelsea v Leeds United (Sports Extra 3 - Simulcast)