TCV: Awkward interviews, Anthony Gordon & barn doors

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball have their weekly commentator catch-up. Ali gets richly rewarded at Bournemouth, Ian gets recognised as a famous footballer and John goes walkabout in Nottingham. Hear from Anthony Gordon ahead of England vs Spain in the UEFA Nations League. And who will surge ahead in Clash of the Commentators? Messages and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]

02:30 Meeting the England players, 05:10 Herr Chapman gets tipped off! 10:25 Does Ali get his cake and eat it? 12:50 John Southall goes Basil Fawlty, 18:10 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 19:20 Anthony Gordon ‘surprised’ to be subbed, 30:35 Awkward interviews… 36:00 Clash of the Commentators, 42:10 Unintended pub name of the week, 46:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.

5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 1945 Portugal v WALES, Sat 1945 ENGLAND v Spain, Sun 1630 Chelsea v Arsenal in WSL, Tue 1945 Czech Republic v ENGLAND, Thu 1945 WALES v Norway.

Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE 50p head Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Backside and elbows, The Beautiful Game, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Caretaker manager, Channel of joy, Checked and cleared, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head like a biscuit tin, Head like a sheriff’s badge, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Lollipop, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Need one to get in off their backside, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Parachute payment, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Postage stamp, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Taking it to the corner flag, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep, You could have two goalkeepers in there and they still wouldn’t have saved it.