The Commentators’ View: UCL brain fog & Shrewsbury shame

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

John Murray, Ian Dennis and Alistair Bruce-Ball lift the lid on life as 5 Live commentators. They reflect on the table-watching drama of the final round of Champions League and Europa League games. There’s off-field controversy. Who will go top of the table in Clash of the Commentators? And Ali’s Shrewsbury story finally gets told.

00:45 John’s trip to the dentist 04:00 Striking pre-match displays 07:30 All eyes on the table, not the match? 15:00 Man City/Celtic vs Bayern Munich/Real Madrid 18:30 Golden mic latest 21:00 Golf and games controversy 27:10 Who will go top in Clash of the Commentators? 34:55 The Shrewsbury story finally gets told 42:30 Most exciting January signings 47:15 The Great Glossary of Football Commentary

BBC Sounds / 5 Live Premier League commentaries this weekend: Sat 1 Feb 1500 Bournemouth v Liverpool, Sat 1 Feb 1730 Wolves v Aston Villa on 5 Sports Extra, Sun 2 Feb 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace, Sun 2 Feb 1400 Brentford v Tottenham on 5 Sports Extra, Sun 2 Feb 1630 Arsenal v Man City.

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0:00.0	Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful British manager of all time.
0:05.0	Nobody is above him or this football club.
0:08.0	So how did an apprentice toolmaker from Glasgow become one of the most iconic figures in sporting history?
0:15.0	His strength of character, his determination, the fight on him.
0:18.0	He can be persuasive, he can be charming, he can be frightening.
0:21.4	I'm Kelly Cates, and this is Sporting Giants, Sir Alex Ferguson.
0:25.8	I didn't want to feel. I couldn't feel.
0:27.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:31.8	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:36.4	The Commentator's View with Alistair Bruce Ball, John Murray and Ian Dennis on the Football Daily.
0:44.0	Hello, I'm Alistair Bruce Ball. This is the commentators view where we tell the tales you don't normally get to hear from us five live commentators.
0:52.1	Joining me, as usual on the podcast, Ian Dennis and John Murray, all of us fresh from an
0:56.9	exciting week of European football, Champions League and Europa League.
1:01.7	Permutations are plenty.
1:03.6	And I'm speaking to you from a foggy Bucharest this morning.
1:08.1	How are we, chaps?
1:08.8	Actually, before we go on to the football, John must ask, because we left it on a bit of a cliffhanger again last week.
1:13.4	Your trip to the dentist?
1:14.6	All okay?
1:15.4	Yeah, I don't think we need to spend too long on that.
1:17.8	It was a very, very quick checkup, and off I went.
1:21.8	And I've had to make a routine.
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