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Conor McNamara joins John Murray and Ian Dennis to talk football, travel and languages. John looks back on his trip to Baku, Azerbaijan. There is some sort of railway meeting and the “sleepgate” continues. The guys are looking forward to the Premier League weekend, including Tottenham-Arsenal. Plus unintentional ad and movie names, Clash of the Commentators and the Great Glossary of Football Commentary. Messages and voice notes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 and emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk

01:10 John returns from Baku!

07:10 John overcomes a bad cold!

10:45 a.m. A railway meeting…

1:00 p.m. Sleeping Listeners Update…

2:50 p.m. 5 Comments live this weekend,

4:55 p.m. Tottenham-Arsenal preview,

11:00 p.m. Bodø in a strong position to progress,

24h50 Music in commentary…

26:20 Unintentional ad names,

33h55 Shock of the commentators,

43:00 Great glossary of football commentary.

5 comments Live / BBC Sounds:

Saturday 3:00 p.m. Aston Villa v Leeds with Ian and Leon Osman (starts on Sports Extra),

Saturday 3:00 p.m. Chelsea against Burnley on Sports Extra 2 with Mike Minay and Rachel Corsie,

Saturday 5:30 p.m. West Ham against Bournemouth with Conor McNamara and Rob Green,

Sun 2:00 p.m. Nottingham Forest v Liverpool with Vicki Sparks and Pat Nevin,

Sun 1400 Sunderland v Fulham on Sports Extra 2 with Lee Blakeman and Danny Collins,

Sun 2:00 p.m. Crystal Palace v Wolves on Sports Extra 3 with Chris Coles and Matt Jarvis,

Sunday 4:30 p.m. Tottenham against Arsenal with John Murray and Clinton Morrison.

Large Glossary of Football Commentary:

SECTION ONE

Agricultural challenge,

At the bottom of the net,

Back to square one,

Bosman,

Bullet header,

Coupon breaker,

Cruyff Tower,

Cultivated/educated left foot,

Dead ball specialist,

Door draft excluder,

Elastico/flip-flap,

False new,

Fox in the box,

Give the guardian eyes,

Larva hunter,

Tennis head,

Hibs,

In a good time,

Behind,

Magic of the FA Cup,

Maradona,

Out of their line,

Olympic,

Bag of onions,

Panenka,

Park the bus,

A perfect hat-trick,

Rabona,

Stuff about the King of Rovers,

At the Schmeichel,

Scorpion kick,

Spursy,

Put it in the blender,

Target man,

Tiki-taka,

Imposing head,

Trivéla,

Where the kookaburra sleeps,

Where the owl sleeps,

Where the spiders sleep.

SECTION TWO

2-0 can be a dangerous score,

Back on the grass,

The ball remains hit,

Beaten, everything ends,

Flame above the bar,

End of business,

I came down with snow on it,

Capture practice,

Camped in the opposing half of the field,

Cauldron atmosphere

The coat is on a shoogly ankle,

Come back to haunt them,

Corridor of uncertainty,

I couldn’t adjust their feet,

Type easily,

Daisy cutter,

First taxi out of the row,

Kill giants,

Good leave,

Good touch for a big man,

U-turn,

He has this in his locker,

Very wide and not very beautiful,

Hospital pass,

Howler,

In the dugout,

In the hat,

In their pocket,

Johnny on site,

At the head of the line,

Cook for a while,

In the middle of the park,

No need for a second invitation,

Nice headache to have,

Nutmeg,

On their bike,

One for the cameras,

One for the purists,

Played us out of the park,

Show the place,

Shrimp sandwich brigade,

Purple spot,

Pass their shoelaces through,

Reaches their pocket,

Rolls-Royce,

Root and Branch Review,

Row Z,

Howler,

Seats on the plane,

Show through the arches,

Pass with slide rule,

Steal a step,

Straight into the bread basket,

Stramash,

Take one for the team,

Telegraphed this passage,

Tired legs,

It’s great… (football),

Thunderous strike,

Light sixpence,

Enter it,

We have a cutting tie on our hands.

UNSORTED

After you Claude,

All-Premier League affair,

Aplomb,

Trick bag/box,

Spacer,

Brandy,

Bread and butter,

Get out of the impasse,

Grouped together on the line,

Champions-elect/champions-apparent,

Clinical finish,

Curse of the commentator,

Denied by the woodwork,

Door draft excluder,

Elimination line,

Compatriot,

Running,

Formerly of this parish,

free kick,

Goalkeepers Union,

Hustle in the goal mouth,

Honeymoon period,

In and around,

In the window,

Keep the ball under their spell,

Keystone cops defend,

Languishing,

Stroll with intention,

Marching orders,

Nestlé in the bottom corner,

Numbered derbies,

Number opposite,

PK for penalty,

Postage stamp,

Rough shot,

Red wine not white wine,

Relegation at six points,

Rooted deep down,

Route one,

Send the guard the wrong way,

Shooting boots,

Sleeping giants,

Slide rule pass,

Small question of,

Spider web,

I remained touched,

Bell tower,

Stinging the palms,

Stonewall Penalty,

Straight from the training ground,

Take one for the team,

Team that likes to play football,

Throw their cap on,

Thruppenny bit head / 50p head,

Two good feet,

Turning into a basketball game,

Turning into a cricket score,

Usher/shepherd the ball out of play,

Walking the disciplinary tightrope,

Wand of a left foot,

Wrap the foot around,

Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.