The Commentators’ View: Ian’s mad dash & leaping like a salmon
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They reflect on two finals in a week as Tottenham win the Europa League and Crystal Palace lift the FA Cup. ‘Herr Chapman’ nearly gets a soaking at Wembley. Ali tells all about the last men’s game at Goodison. Will John’s losing run in Clash of the Commentators come to an end? And which terms will be added or removed from the Great Glossary of Football Commentary?
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Timecodes 01:00 Ian’s circuitous route to Bilbao 03:15 Europa League Final reflections 09:35 Crystal Palace win FA Cup at Wembley 11:15 Sean Dyche gives his commentator’s blessing 16:45 ‘Herr Chapman’ nearly gets a soaking 17:35 Ali’s experience of Goodison Park’s last men’s game 22:30 5 Live commentaries this weekend 26:05 Which game is more important for Chelsea? 34:35 John vs Ali in Clash of the Commentators 40:30 Which terms will end up in the Great Glossary?
BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries: Sat 1700 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final Arsenal v Barcelona, Sun 1600 Premier League final day Nottingham Forest v Chelsea, Sun 1600 Liverpool v Crystal Palace on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1600 Wolves v Brentford on Sports Extra 3.
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| 0:41.2 | The Commentator's View with Alistair Bruce Ball, John Murray and Ian Dennis on the Football Daily. |
| 0:48.7 | Hello and welcome to the Football Daily. |
| 0:51.6 | I'm John Murray. |
| 0:52.8 | This is the commentator's view where we give our take as five live commentators and take you with us on our travels across Europe and on our tour through the language of football. |
| 1:04.0 | On which note we say hello to Alistair Bruce Ball and we say hola again to senior football reporter Ian Dennis we seem to say |
| 1:15.9 | hola to you virtually every other week yeah are you from Hawaii when you're saying |
| 1:20.9 | holla is no well I like to keep you on your toes hola buenos tannes you have been in Spain a lot. |
| 1:28.8 | I have, yes. |
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