Journeyman Commentator Season 23/24

So here are the last two games of my 93 game season, The Journeyman has finished, just a final premier league game and the europa league conference final to talk about plus he reflects on the season. The Journeyman Commentator is happy he has finished something for the first time in his life!Thank you for listening!

A little confusion for the Journeyman as he doesn't know if the euros in the summer are in the season 23/24 or not, PSG v Dortmund and West Ham Luton are on parts of his mind this episode, the other part well that is up to you!

The season is in the home straight and it is two Premier league games under the microscope as Chelsea host Spurs and Brentford play Fulham. entwined with these games are ring door bells and Audio.The titles are " Ring Door Bell anyone?" and "Audio why?"

Here we go again as the Journeyman Commentator of no fixed abode talks about Vowel and Bowel control as well as the Mind Fields he encounters in life and the slippy path between Schlupp and Slut!!

Ever really wondered how us mere mortals take on games from well out of our comfort zone, well todays episode tries to bring home the issues often faced when you have very little go on re prep!It's called Preparation H

It's all about you it's all about you baby! The journeyman feel down and used and abused when offering help. If you want to wallow in self pity for a quarter of an hour please join me! Premier league and AFC Under 23 quarter finals under the microscope today.

Any Old Irons is about West Hams Managerial predicament as they go to face Crystal Palace and What do you want? covers the AFC Champions League semi final second leg and asks why I do this?

With the all encompassing titles of "The heat is on" and " Inspired" The Journeyman talks of the drawbacks of live booth commentary and gives a nod to those of yesteryear who inspired him whilst dealing with a perplexing scenario during an under 23 international.

The Journeyman undertakes a new competition and views the world as only he sees it in the chapters "Hats off" and "the I has it"

The journeyman has two commentaries one on the champions league as Arsenal host Bayern Munich tilted "my alter ego" and one on a premier league speedway meeting between the Oxford Spires & The Ipswich Witches called "Crowded House" the thoughts and ramblings of an old been round the block commentator

In this episode of the autobiographical Journeyman Commentator the main man talks about toning his commentary down in "Tone it down" and talks about Tube alighting tactics in the titled piece " the late Late Luton Show" enjoy!

The Journeyman takes on two premier league matches a hum dinging six goal thriller between Sheffield United and Fulham and then Liverpool versus Brighton with the titles of Nature Calls and Brighton Canestan Cream.

Premier league football and speedway are in the games featured as the Journeyman wonders once again over the vagaries of people, situations and life in general when travelling to and from work and the job at hand!

With the apt titles of "Horror scopes" & "Treason & Traffic Lights" with games featuring Wolves v Fulham & Aston Villa v Ajax, we get to hear about a 10 year olds school report and a set of traffic lights which often cause mayhem in Oxford, plus can you delete family photos off your phone?

"The Gary Briggs Studio & Rattled Madrid" and "Gunter, Ginter, Hofler, Holer" are this episodes titles. Questions answered. "why is it called the Gary Briggs Studio and don't you mean Real Madrid?" and commentator naming issues and worries?

AUDIO QUALITY ISSUE: Still listenable: But I do sing in part of it!The Journeyman undertakes Fulham v Brighton and follows it with a little AFC Champions League Offering. The titles of " Down, Down, Deeper and Down" and " When the red light comes on"

In this episode the titles are " Not everything changes for the better" " The late late late show" and "Trainer tightening or good or bad" featuring Newcastle v Bournemouth, Arsenal v Porto and Palace v Burnley

The journeyman talks of TV Graphics and how, whoever you are things don't always go to plan in the aptly titled "One minute & Nine Brendan Time!" "Strap & wrap" and "Life's not fair!" featuring AFC Champions league matches and Europa Conference league fair.

The titles for these Premier league and AFC cup matches are as follows. "You've let yourself go" "Tired, sore and worried" and " Do you really want to hurt me?" The journeyman contemplates his waist, his health and his friend?

The Journeyman continues with "If you snooze you lose" "Silent Tourettes" and "Onions and OCD" 2 premier league comms and an AFCON quarter final. It's all about him and his head!

Villa v Burnley, Sheffield United v West Ham and Mozambique v Ghana are the games for the Journeyman Commentator in this episode. With the Titles of "lift Anyone?' "Best laid plans" and "Paying the penalty" it is from the passage of time between 2023 into 2024

In this episode I commentate on the Tom Lockyer game, watch the toon get harrassed and deal with a lot of sickness. The Journeyman titles "Taking it for granted" "Terrier Town" and "A better Boxing Day". Features the games of Bournemouth v Luton, Luton v Newcastle and Sheffield United v Luton.

With the all encompassing titles of Mind Games?, Social Clubs and Time flies by, the Journeyman Commentator recollects, tries to understand and wonders where life has gone whilst covering Premier league and AFC Champions League games

Another eclectic mix of views from the mind of the Journeyman Commentator, games featuring the Premier league and the AFC Champions League whilst dealing with ideas, Christmas trees pre & post Christmas and sadly the death of a friend.

A little darker than normal for the Journeyman Commentator as these three games make him think a little more about life? Titles of Life's a pantomime, Straight Forward and Two Game Tuesday (or Phillip)Everything is true.....

Featuring the Games between Hanoi and Wuhan, Toulouse and Liverpool and Palace v Everton...titled: "Standing Room Only", "Sometimes just turning up doesn't mean you win" & "Teamwork makes the Dreamwork"

Three more games on a variety of football competitions and three more journeys in the mind of the journeyman commentator, these three games are titled " Book a Seat Bollocks!" followed by "Sometimes you can have too much!" and finally " They are dedicated followers of fashion!" enjoy.

Three more stories of the trials and tribulations of the Journeyman Commentator carrying out his job. Bournemouth v Burnley Titled: Shallow Hal, Manchester United v Manchester City Titled: The Harder they fall and Brentford v West Ham Titled a Weee Adventure

Games featured Brentford v Burnley (Titled: Goals of the Season) Al Hilal v Mumbai City (Titled: Fuckety Fuck) Pakhtakor v Ahal ( Titled: The Green Mile) and Yokohama v Kaya (Titled: Electric Avenue)

Games featuring Manchester City, West Ham, Aberdeen, Fulham and Sheffield United are featured with Grinding, Beard Envy, Indian Elephants and Injuries!

featuring Ice Hockey the Oxford City Stars v The Solent Devils (Testing, Testing) AFC Champions League games Incheon Utd v Kaya Fc ( When the gulf is large) Nassau v Al Hilal (the politics of dancing) Pohang v Wuhan (Sometimes even the commentator doesn't know)

featuring West Ham v Topple Bakola (Titled: Late on Parade) Crystal Palace v Fulham (Titled: When you double bluff Yourself) Oxford City Stars v Slough Jets (Titled: Tension and Nerves) Everton v Luton( Titled: A September six pointer)

The journeyman commentator undertakes Premier league commentaries of Everton v Wolves (titled: Hard Work), Newcastle v Liverpool (titled: When it's easy!) Brentford v Bournemouth (Titled: Surprising Afternoon) , Fulham v Luton (Titled: When minutes feel like hours!) and an AFC Champions League Group game between Istiklol v Al Duhail (Titled; They want enthusiasm?). You know I will wander off a straight path?

The life of a jobbing commentator isn’t glamourous, but it does lead to some interesting places and scenarios. The landscape of freelancing is affected by a lot of “blowing smoke” by eager youngsters, your age, your gender and finally you’re ability. The world is very cost orientated where at times quality is sacrificed over cost, thank goodness I am a cheap date! As the autumn, winter and spring months lay before me. I think, if you are interested, I will keep a diary of what matches I commentate on, where they are taking place and my thoughts going into a plethora of different teams and competitions. I will hopefully give you an insight as to my prep or lack of it, my concerns? Did you know that Xei in Chinese is pronounced more like Shee? And exactly what goes through your head when you must fill 90 minutes of radio airtime with description and PC commentary. USP is important, but I think I am one of a kind, how I have got here? and how I survive? I really don’t know. But while it lasts, I aim to enjoy it and in all fairness I have added other strings to my bow (the News pAPPer and Live Streaming) and continued to run a business outside of sport. But please remember I have no educational grades as I flunked at school, my grammar maybe suspect!