The Commentators’ View: Coconut flat whites & ‘verticality’

Football Daily

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Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News, Sport

4.3 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

John Murray and Ian Dennis are joined by Jacqui Oatley to lift the lid on life behind the microphone. Jacqui reveals how she got into football media and the pressure that came with being the first female commentator.

Jacqui takes on John in a one-off Clash of the Commentators exhibition match. Will any of Jacqui’s Americanisms make the Great Glossary of Football Commentary?

And rugby union correspondent Chris Jones joins the pod to talk about commentating at the Six Nations.

04:45 How Jacqui got into football media? 11:40 Facing pressure as a female commentator 19:10 Clash of the Commentators 25:00 Americanisms for the Great Glossary? 37:20 Rugby’s Chris Jones joins the pod

BBC Sounds / 5 Live FA Cup commentaries this weekend: Fri 7 Feb 2000 Man Utd v Leicester, Sat 8 Feb 1215 Leyton Orient v Man City, Sat 8 Feb 1215 Leeds v Millwall on 5 Sports Extra, Sat 8 Feb 1500 Wigan v Fulham, Sat 8 Feb 1500 Everton v Bournemouth on the BBC Sport website, Sat 8 Feb 1745 Birmingham v Newcastle starting on 5 Sports Extra, Sat 8 Feb 2000 Brighton & Hove v Chelsea, Sun 9 Feb 1230 Blackburn v Wolves, Sun 9 Feb 1735 Aston Villa v Tottenham Mon 10 Feb 1945 Doncaster v Crystal Palace.

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0:38.5	BBC sounds music radio podcasts the commentators view on the football daily podcast BBC Radio 5 live
0:51.0	and I won't read the bit where it says hello I'm Ian Dennis.
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1:00.7	Hello, I'm John Murray.
1:02.5	This is the commentator's view where we lift the lid on life as 5 Live commentators.
1:08.1	There is no Alistair Bruce Ball this week for the first time
1:12.6	because he's too busy celebrating going top of the table in last week's Clash of the Commentators.
1:17.6	So with us today, as usual, our senior football reporter, Mr Ian Dennis.
1:23.6	Hello to you, Ian.
1:24.6	Hello, John.
1:25.6	Hello to our special guest. We have a special guest, a special, special guest.
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