The Commentators' View: Ali’s car crisis & Conor’s Everton error

Football Daily

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Conor McNamara joins John Murray & Ali Bruce-Ball to talk football, travel & language. They reflect on their European adventures in the UEFA Champions League and look ahead to the Premier League weekend. Will Ali’s losing run end in Clash of the Commentators? There’s a ‘root and branch’ reform of the Great Glossary of Football Commentary. And the unintended pub names start rolling in! Get your suggestions in with WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]

03:10 Ali bowled over by Bilbao hospitality 07:10 Conor’s big error at Everton’s new stadium 10:00 Working alongside Spanish radio commentators 11:50 5 Live Sport team catch the match ball! 14:25 Ali’s car crisis 16:30 Ali sets a European quiz question 21:40 Is Man Utd-Chelsea win or bust for Amorim? 26:05 Arsenal’s strength in depth takes on Man City 28:40 Clash of the Commentators 35:45 The Great Glossary gets a revamp! 45:20 Unintended pub names start rolling in

BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries: Sat 20 Sep 1500 Brighton v Tottenham, Sat 20 Sep 1500 Wolves v Leeds on Sports Extra, Sat 20 Sep 1730 Man Utd v Chelsea, Sun 21 Sep 1400 Sunderland v Aston Villa, Sun 21 Sep 1400 Bournemouth v Newcastle on Sports Extra, Sun 21 Sep 1630 Arsenal v Man City.

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0:43.6	Hello, welcome to the Football Daily.
0:45.9	I'm Alastair Bruce Ball, and this is the commentators view, the podcast where we five live commentators occasionally give our views, tell you about the views we have on our travels,
0:55.3	and with your help, we discuss the beautiful language of the beautiful game.
0:59.8	No Ian Dennis this week, so thankfully it is a slightly later, more sociable start as we record
1:06.1	this on a Friday morning in the company of the BBC's football correspondent John Murray,
1:10.7	who looks, John, you look fresh. What an experience that was for you last night at St James's Park. Well, thank you very much. You look well. Yeah, brilliant. Although I am very much looking forward to hearing your experience of Bill Bauer. Yes, yeah, I did send you a couple of messages, didn't I, from over there. They weren't intended to make you jealous, but I knew you would be enjoying.
1:31.1	Were you there what we were enjoying?
1:33.1	So have you been? Have you been to Bilbao?
1:35.4	No. No, I've said several times on here.
1:38.2	Have you not been listening?
1:39.7	That's one of my destinations, I'm yet to experience for
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