The Commentators’ View: Toilet rolls & stolen wallets
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What exciting stories does John share from his trip to Madrid?
The Commentator's View on the Football Daily with Alistair Bruce Ball, John Murray and Ian Dennis. Hello, it's the Football Daily.
How does Ali describe the best goal he's ever commentated on?
I'm Ian Dennis and this is the Commentator's View where we five live commentators talk about the football, the language of football commentary and the travels it takes us on.
What insights does the viral York City commentator bring to the podcast?
And we have a full house.
What are some unintended pub names inspired by sports commentary?
Ali Bruce Ball is with us and John Murray is back from assignment and quite literally with a bang.
What travel experiences does Race Across the World winner Alfie Watts share?
You know, a large part of tonight will be about what Arsenal offer up front and Mikel Arteta will be hoping it clicks.
What unique terms are suggested for the Great Glossary of Football Commentary?
i've just been hit by a toilet roll and to be honest whatever happens now our our evening is complete all yours we weren't expecting that and all around the stadium i've got two toilet rolls in my hand
What humorous pre-match meal story does John recount?
Great effects. You actually even heard the thud of the toilet roll. So, John, how are you?
Andrix or Velvet?
Other brands are available. I think it's some Spanish brand. I think they probably were. That was... Have you seen it? Have you actually seen what they did? Yes, I have. It was incredibly effective. But, I mean, obviously it had been arranged in advance. I'd not heard that this was going to happen. And the first I knew about it was when I was hit on the head. I didn't know what it was until it bounced into my hand. And then I looked up and I saw toilet rolls coming down all around the stadium. And the sight of it was incredible. It really reminded me of Argentina 78. with the ticker tape. And, you know, to be in the midst of that. And it was, honestly, it was like raining down on top of us. I think all of us ended up with toilet rolls in front of us in the commentary position.
It was, yeah, something else. I don't think I've heard Hair Chapman as happy as that this season at any point. Yeah, that certainly cheered him up, didn't it? It did. And the accusation from Chris Sutton that you brought a couple of roles back with you? I didn't. I did not. I can rule that out. I can rule that out emphatically. Is it my memory, though, or back in the day... and I'm thinking sort of like 70s and 80s, toilet rolls would be thrown from the terraces. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But I mean, not in a choreographed style like that. No, no. And what I liked about that was, which was part of the whole Metropolitano experience, which I think you both will have had. I certainly know you have, Ian. It is so raw there.
I mean, that's the place to watch football in Madrid. The Bernabeu is great, but the Metropolitano is where you really experience a proper atmosphere. And our colleague, George Cummins, one of our producers, was saying to me the other day, he said, that's probably as close as you get to a South American stadium. experience or atmosphere in Europe. And I would agree with that. It was, you know, during the course of the evening, it was, you know, what you heard there was pretty much what we had going on around us. And the other question I've got to ask you, have you listened back to last week's episode with John Helm? Do you know, I've not had time to do that yet. But I am going to do that. I'm going to break with tradition and I am going to listen to that at some stage.
But I have not done it yet. When you say you haven't had time, you could have downloaded it and listened to it on the plane. Yeah, well, I had other things that I had to listen to on the plane, which were more pressing. Really? Honestly, I promise I will listen. I promise I will listen. But I must tell you, because it was such an eventful trip to Madrid, I've got other things that I can talk to you about from Madrid. And in no particular order, you choose what you want to hear about. You can hear about my experience with petty crime. You can hear about visits of the Prado. You can hear about me and Chris having A-list celebrity brushes. You can listen to Lost Passport story. You can listen to, oh, and you can listen to pre-match meal, which is quite, you'll enjoy that one as well.
This sounds like an episode all of itself. Honestly, it was such an eventful trip.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:23
2
What exciting stories does John share from his trip to Madrid?
0:23–0:33
3
How does Ali describe the best goal he's ever commentated on?
0:33–0:43
4
What insights does the viral York City commentator bring to the podcast?
0:43–0:45
5
What are some unintended pub names inspired by sports commentary?
0:45–0:53
6
What travel experiences does Race Across the World winner Alfie Watts share?
0:53–1:01
7
What unique terms are suggested for the Great Glossary of Football Commentary?
1:01–1:29
8
What humorous pre-match meal story does John recount?
1:29–52:37
Speakers
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