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  • Football Daily

    TCV: Seafood, pub quizzes and Martin Lewis' phone-a-friend

    2026/10/16 | 57 mins.
    John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball are reunited as they discuss the week's football events, including Lisandro Martinez's criticism of the Manchester United hierarchy and Manchester City's Champions League defeat to PSG.
    Does Luis Enrique now recognise John? How did Ali come close to missing a big commentary last season? And which member of the team was Martin Lewis' phone-a-friend on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
    Can Ian level up the standings in this week's Clash of the Commentators? And there are more entries to the Great Glossary of Football.
    TIMECODES
    02:30 When illness causes a commentator to withdraw
    12:00 Lisandro Martinez's post-match outburst
    15:00 John's reflections on covering Manchester City this week
    22:45 This weekend's matches
    30:00 Have any of the team completed the 92?
    34:00 Ian, Frank Lampard and the golf buggy
    40:30 Clash of the Commentators
    47:30 Unintended Pub Name of the Week
    49:40 Great Glossary of Football
    COMMENTARIES THIS WEEKEND
    SAT 1230: Arsenal v Birmingham City - Sports Extra (WSL)
    SAT 1500: Brentford v Liverpool - 5 Live
    SAT 1500: Manchester City v Ipswich - Sports Extra
    SAT 1730: Newcastle v Aston Villa - 5 Live
    SAT 1900: Dundee v Rangers - Sports Extra 3 (Scottish Premiership)
    SUN 1400: Leeds v Manchester United - 5 Live
    SUN 1400: Brighton v Crystal Palace - Sports Extra
    SUN 1400: Bournemouth v Sunderland - Sports Extra 2
    SUN 1600: Celtic v Hearts - Sports Extra 2 (Scottish Premiership)
    SUN 1630: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal - 5 Live
    GREAT GLOSSARY OF FOOTBALL
    Great Glossary of Football Commentary:
    DIVISION ONE
    10 men behind the ball
    50p head
    Agricultural challenge,
    Back of the net,
    Back to square one,
    Backside and elbows,
    The Beautiful Game,
    Booked,
    Bosman,
    Bullet header,
    Buying a penalty,
    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,
    “Make sure you watch Match of the Day tonight”
    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,
    UEFA penalty,
    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.
  • Football Daily

    Rick & Lloyd return, & Man City’s PSG reality check

    2026/10/15 | 35 mins.
    Rick & Lloyd are back! And by popular(ish) demand. They catch up for the first time since the World Cup and look back on Man City's first defeat since the charges. Plus, Lloyd has a novel suggestion for Man City’s punishment and Adam Crafton explains how PSG’s journey in France has so many similarities – and differences – with Manchester City’s.
    There’s also time to look at Arsène Wenger’s mooted bid to become FIFA president – rumoured by everyone but the great man himself. Rick and Lloyd also find the perfect analogy for Lisandro Martínez’s controversial post-match interview on Tuesday night.
    TIMECODES:
    0:00 - Rick & Lloyd are back!
    4:10 - Wait, Man City have been found guilty?
    6:54 - Man City 2-4 PSG
    9:30 - Mistakes from Gianluigi Donnarumma
    11:00 - Man City players in the wild
    13:02 - The geopolitical backdrop behind this game
    16:30 - Luis Enrique states his support for Man City
    18:30 - The state of club ownership in English football
    26:40 - Is Arsène Wenger a realistic option to replace Gianni Infantino as FIFA President?
    29:44 - Lisandro Martinez’s fiery comments
    31:33 - The answer to how much Man City’s malpractice trophies weigh
  • Football Daily

    Goals galore as PSG defeat Man City - 5 Live reaction

    2026/10/14 | 28 mins.
    Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by Chris Sutton, Charlie Adam and football correspondent John Murray on an eventful night in the Champions League.
    Manchester City went down to a 4-2 defeat against a dominant attacking display from PSG. We hear from Enzo Maresca on how his side will respond to the defeat.
    Meanwhile there's reaction to Aston Villa's 6-0 thrashing of Fenerbahce and Liverpool's 6-3 win in Austria against LASK, where Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick.
    TIMECODES
    00:20 A PSG masterclass at the Etihad
    07:45 Enzo Maresca on how Man City react to the defeat
    17:50 Aston Villa 6-0 Fenerbahce reaction
    22:45 LASK 3-6 Liverpool
    25:50 Real Madrid's stunning comeback in Rome.
    Thursday 15th October
    EUROPA LEAGUE: Benfica v Celtic LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Hearts v Nordsjælland - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 2
    Saturday 17th October
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Liverpool - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester City v Ipswich - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v Aston Villa - LIVE ON 5 LIVE -
    WSL: Arsenal v Birmingham City - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP: Dundee v Rangers - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 3
    Sunday 18th October
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Leeds United v Manchester United - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Brighton v Crystal Palace - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Sunderland - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 2
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
  • Football Daily

    Man Utd lose, Martinez attacks the board & Arsenal win - 5 Live Reaction

    2026/10/13 | 30 mins.
    It’s a drama filled Champions League edition of the Football Daily podcast as Kelly Cates, Paul Robinson, Theo Walcott and Ian Dennis react to the big stories from Tuesday night’s matches.
    You will hear as it happened, real time reaction to the comments made by Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez – he launched a blistering attack on the club's hierarchy for not strengthening the squad following qualification for the Champions League.
    This comes after United lost to Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano – and they also get the latest reaction from manager Michael Carrick at his press conference.
    Elsewhere, it was a positive night for Arsenal, who beat Lille – and even Mikel Arteta makes a cameo appearance.
    And John Bennett joins the pod with news of more goals for Harry Kane at Bayern Munich.
    Timecodes:
    01:00 – Man United debrief.
    13:30 – Martinez comments discussion.
    16:40 – Michael Carrick reaction to the Martinez comments.
    24’17 – Arsenal section.
    26’18 – Mikel Arteta interview.
    28’30 – Other Champions League stories.
    Commentaries this week:
    Wednesday 14th October
    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester City v PSG - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
    Thursday 15th October
    EUROPA LEAGUE: Benfica v Celtic LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Hearts v Nordsjælland - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 2
    Saturday 17th October
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford v Liverpool - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester City v Ipswich - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Newcastle v Aston Villa - LIVE ON 5 LIVE -
    WSL: Arsenal v Birmingham City - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP: Dundee v Rangers - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 3
    Sunday 18th October
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Leeds United v Manchester United - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Brighton v Crystal Palace - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth v Sunderland - LIVE ON SPORTS EXTRA 2
    PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal - LIVE ON 5 LIVE
  • Football Daily

    MNC: Man City defiant, Fulham struggling & Seedorf in Brazil

    2026/10/12 | 1h 1 mins.
    Mark Chapman is joined by Andros Townsend, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith.
    The panel are joined by a Manchester City fan to discuss the reaction to their win at Anfield in their first game since being found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial regulations.
    After an impressive performance at the weekend, can Jordan Henderson help bring some control to Chelsea?
    We hear from Michael Carrick ahead of a potentially defining week for Manchester United and a Fulham fan as their winless start continues.
    And Tim Vickery joins the show to talk Corinthians appointing Clarence Seedorf and Brazilian air-con.
    TIMECODES:
    01:29 - How should we react to Manchester City winning?
    19:15 - Jordan Henderson's Chelsea breakthrough
    26:20 - Arsenal's warm-down injuries
    32:50 - Manchester United continue to struggle
    44:43 - Should Fulham be panicking?
    53:21 - Tim Vickery on Seedorf's return to Brazil
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