Daily Football – Commentator’s View: Prawn sandwiches and back to square one

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John Murray, Ian Dennis and Ali Bruce Ball talk football, travel and language. They discuss the FA Cup schedule and the lack of free games, as well as Ruben Amorim and Enzo Maresca losing their jobs. There is a development in the first commentators’ clash of the year. More unintentional pub and movie names, and which captions will end up in our great glossary? Suggestions are welcome on WhatsApp voice messages on 08000289369 and emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk 02:00 Competition controversy leaves scars 08:15 FA Cup comments this weekend 10:55 Should all matches start at 3? 23:00 TCV on Amorim & Maresca 31:00 Back to square one 36:20 Accidental pub and movie names 41:20 Commentators clash 46:25 The great glossary of football commentary 5 Live Commentaries / Commentaries BBC Sounds: Friday 9 January FA Cup: Wrexham v Nottingham Forest 1930 – 5 Live. FA Cup: Preston v Wigan 1930 – Sports Extra. Saturday 10 January WSL: Arsenal vs Manchester United 1230 – SPORTS EXTRA. FA Cup: Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace 1215 – 5 Live. FA Cup: Everton vs. Sunderland 1215 – SPORTS EXTRA 2. FA Cup: Wolves vs. Shrewsbury 1215 – SPORTS EXTRA 3. FA Cup: Fulham vs. Middlesbrough 1500 – 5 Live. FA Cup: Manchester City vs Exeter 1500 – Sports Extra. FA Cup: Newcastle vs. Bournemouth 1500 – SPORTS EXTRA 2. FA Cup: Stoke vs. Coventry 1500 – SPORTS EXTRA 3. FA Cup: Tottenham vs. Aston Villa 1745 – 5 Live. FA Cup: Bristol City vs Watford 1745 – Sports Extra. FA Cup: Cambridge v Birmingham 1745 – SPORTS EXTRA 2. FA Cup: Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare 1745 – SPORTS EXTRA 3. FA Cup: Charlton v Chelsea 2000 – 5 Live. Sunday, January 11, FA Cup: Derby vs. Leeds 1200 – 5 live. FA Cup: Portsmouth vs Arsenal 1400 – 5 Live. FA Cup: West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers 1430 – SPORTS EXTRA. FA Cup: Norwich vs. Walsall 1430 – SPORTS EXTRA 2. Monday, January 12 FA Cup: Liverpool vs. Barnsley 1945 – 5 Live. A Great Dictionary of Football Commentary: Section 1 Back to square one, flare over the bar, Boseman, Cruyff Turn, cultured/educated left foot, dead-ball specialist, Fox in the box, giving the goalkeeper the eyes, head tennis, Hibs, in a good moment, at the back, Maradona, off their line, Olimpico, onion bag, Panenka, bus corner, perfect hat-trick, rabona, Roy Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, scorpion kick, Spursi, tiki-taka, where the kookaburra sleeps, where the owl sleeps, where the spiders sleep. SECTION TWO The ball stays beaten, the batting ends at last, the end of the work, snow falling upon it, catching practice, camp in the opponent’s half, cauldron atmosphere, coat on a hard peg, coming back to haunt them, passage of uncertainty, can’t sort their feet, easy to get in, daisy interrupter, first cab of rank, good leave, half turn, is that in his closet, wide high and not so handsome, hospital pass, howler, in their pocket, Johnny on the spot, leading the line, Nice headache, nutmeg, one for the cameras, one for the purists, we played out of the park, points out the place, shrimp sandwich brigade, purple patch, putting their laces through it, reaching into their pockets, Rolls Royce, root and branch review, row Z, screaming, seats on the plane, view through the brackets, base pass pass, march steal, straight into the breadbasket, Stramach, take one for the team, send that pass, that’s cool… (Ball Foot), resounding blow, turns into a sixpence, insert it. UNSORTED 2-0 is a dangerous result, after Claude, Premier League affair, self-confidence, bag/box of tricks, two goals, waved, bread and butter, deadlock breaker, grouped over the line, champions elected/clear champions, clinical finish, commentator’s curse, slip breach, rejected from the woodwork, draft exclusion, elimination line, national, foot race, formerly of this parish, free kick, goalkeepers’ union, goalkeeper scramble, good touch by a big man, month period Honey, in and around, in the shop window, keeping the ball under their spell, keystone cops defending, weak, loitering with intent, advance orders, nestle in the bottom corner, numbered derby, opposite number, penalty kill, postage stamp, put it in the blender, quick shot, red wine not white wine, hex relegation indicator, rooted to the bottom, first route, sending goalie the wrong way, shooting boots, sleeping giants, rule pass Sliding, small matter, spider web, constant hitting, dribbling, palm sting, stone penalty, straight off the training ground, taking one for the team, the team that likes to play football, throwing their hat at it, Thruppenny header/50p header, towering header, good feet, turning into a basketball match, turning into a cricket score, getting/shepherding the ball out of play, walking a disciplinary tightrope, left foot stick, we have a tie on our hands, foot wrap Around, your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

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