The Commentators’ View: Yeo-ho-ho & Everton Stadium

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🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

John Murray and Alistair Bruce-Ball are joined by Chris Coles to talk commentary life. From keeping warm with Oliver Glasner to cringey early commentary moments, there are plenty of stories to be told. And Giulia Bould from BBC Radio Merseyside lifts the lid on the new Everton Stadium and reveals what ‘The Commentators’ View’ will be on Bramley-Moore Dock.

03:15 Taking the Local Radio route 04:40 First games working at football 10:45 Oliver Glasner jumper-watch 12:45 Painting the pictures in commentary 15:40 Having your phone on the desk in commentary 17:15 Ian Dennis has the Marmoush bragging rights 21:35 Syncing up the radio with the TV pictures 23:30 THE match ball vs A match ball... 25:20 Housery in football 32:10 What is Everton’s new stadium like? 45:10 Clash of the Commentators

BBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this weekend: Fri 1945 Portugal v England in the Women’s Nations League, Sat 1500 Arsenal v West Ham, Sat 1730 Aston Villa v Chelsea starting on 5 Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Newcastle v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1630 Man City v Liverpool.

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0:00.0	he was one of the most enigmatic owners in football
0:04.4	can you describe Vladimir Romanoff in one word mysterious
0:07.7	his roller coaster reign of hearts had incredible highs
0:11.7	heart made by Wengold O'Nell and remarkable lows
0:15.4	he fires the coach right there on the bus in front of all the team
0:19.1	so who was Vladimir Romanov?
0:21.8	And where is he now?
0:22.9	If you gave this storyline to a Hollywood filmmaker,
0:25.8	get rejected too incredulous.
0:28.3	I'm Martin Geisler,
0:29.6	and this is Romanov, Tsar of Hearts.
0:32.4	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.6	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcast.
0:40.0	The Commentator's View with Alistair Bruce Ball, John Murray and Ian Dennis on the
0:46.2	Football Daily.
0:47.9	Hello, I'm Alistair Bruce Ball.
0:49.7	This is the Commentator's View podcast where we reveal the untold stories from behind the five live
0:55.9	commentaries. Chief Football correspondent John Murray is here. He's just back from Madrid,
1:01.0	having watched Manchester City's exit from the Champions League this week in Achilleen
1:04.7	and Bappe Hatrick. There is no Ian Dennis this week, which means John we've been allowed to start
1:09.8	recording the pod a little bit later in the morning because Denno always gets us out of bed nice and early.
1:15.5	And I'm delighted to say, go on, John, go on.
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