Derby County v Man.City 74-75 season

[scrubday]

If I remember rightly after " just look at his face " Barry Davis then said "The smile of an angel on the face of a tiger"

[VirgLondon2]

Best piece of commentary ever! Always makes me laugh

[hermankatnip]

Thats............. A Goal!

[RobButler1984]

I expect someone said it already but wasn't that commentary used on Fantasy football rather than they think its all over.

[bestfootballerever]

Interesting.......VERY interesting!

[haltoner]

We love bazza Davies, he'd be at home now on test match special.

[cefballer101]

Barry Davies > John Motson.

[Applemask]

John Motson is great, as long as you're able to comprehend why "It's dramatic, it's delightful, it's Denmark!" is terrific.

[nwtrucker38]

Absolute classic and sadly missed these days!

[chatham43]

.Barry Davies.....best football commentator of them all........Motson...probably one of the worst....

[leeiszico]

The greatest bit of commentary ever from Barry Davies ever!!

[TroyaE117]

That's what happens when you sell a player of the calibre of Frances Lee to Derby County.

Who was it that sold him?

It wasn't Malcolm Allison, was it?

[blackops234ray]

Football Ramble

[bengusandlex]

Barry Davies was an excellent commentator. Better than the rubbish today, have to mute the sound, especially with lawrenson talking, about as entertaining and smart as toothache.

[MikeinCrakron]

Barry Davies: Official commentator of the Football Ramble.

[Blofeld67]

One of the best pieces of commentary ever by the brilliant Barry Davies! He exclaimed " Just look at his face!" with such emotion and excitement that he almost lost his voice! Hilarious!

By the way, neither Liverpool nor Man Utd wrote "You'll Never Walk Alone" - it comes from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical "Carousel". The film version was made in 1956. It is generally accepted that Liverpool FC adopted it as their motto (it is written on their team badge) and main fan song.

[chatham43]

..shame Davies has retired from Football commentary......no waffling with endless trivia....just says what needs to be said......shame the Beeb never fully appreciated him...............

[MarkLadd93]

Love Barry Davis commentating best commentator out bring him back. Ronaldo V Football :)

[SteveTheRobot]

fantastic commentary

[timebomb26]

"Interesting....VERY INTERESTING. Look at face, just look at his face."

Cracks me up everytime. Absolutely fantastic.

[Marcus4president]

better footballers back then

effortless goals in that vid

much more class

[superWCE]

yeah MAN CITY!!!!!

[mikemanu01]

totally agree, brilliant commentator

[lutonmale1983]

I miss not hearing Barry Davis's commentory for football. He is definintely my favourite with his deep kknowledge of sport and the use of such eloquent heartfelt language. He has also shown great versatility in describing the action of numerous sports. He is definintely superior to football specialists such as John Motson.

[mcgillianaire]

awesome commentary though i'm curious which set of fans are singing YNWA and for what reason. didn't think it was either club's song. any info on this would be much appreciated. thanks for posting this video!

[headache1956]

Even though traditionally a Liverool song, all supporters sang YNWA in those days, albeit with revised lyrics; Man U fans sang "You'll never walk again", Chelsea fans sang "You'll never get a job" etc. West Ham's song "I'm forever blowing Bubbles", was always sung on the terraces at other grounds "Just like my dreams/West Ham they fade and die" Hope that answers your question, from a Chelsea fan who was there

[mcgillianaire]

thanks a lot mate. really appreciate it. i've heard other teams take the piss outta liverpool with YNWA but it's confusing how the fans in this video are singing the song. who's taking the piss outta whom?

[headache1956]

It was never a piss taking song. In the 60's the Scouse bands like the Beatles, Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers songs hit the charts and were then sung by the Kop. They sung She Loves you by the Beatles too. YNWA, caught on, at other grounds and was sung everywhere. Liverpool, claimed the song as it was a Scouse band that got it to No.1 and the Kop first took it up as a terrace chant. YNWA sung in this game, wasn't a piss tak at all, because it was sung everywhere. Regards

[quacker1964]

Yep - in the 70s most fans sang it - I even recall it being sang at Roker Park - complete with scarves held aloft! - for the record it was city's fans singing judging by the pronunciation of the word "haarts" - that and no mention of me ducks ;-)

[Duncan038]

Loads of teams sang it in the 1970s , not just Liverpool.

[TheManurules]

@Duncan038

Man United sang it first, fucking scousers stole it

[raystubify]

@TheManurules

cry me a river

[ThisIsLiloMania]

Interesting, very interesting!!

[Poehr]

Barry Davies is a much better commentator than John Motson. Motson is okay, but he's got no sense of humour (those forced chuckles) and the scripted stuff he tops and tails major cup and international matches with is generally very cringe-worthy (e.g. when Denmark won Euro 92 - "it's dramatic, it's delightful...it's Denmark!"). Motson is Lineker's man though - the bland leading the bland...

[roykelly67]

Class act Davies. I remember him doing 88 Olympic hockey final when GB beat West Germany and commentating on a replay of a GB goal he said "where was the German defence? But frankly, who cares?" Brilliant

[fishoil84]

have you been reading the guardian?

[BreckridgeMcMulligan]

i agree. you've been stung roykelly67

[maccasaint]

not one but two classic lines from barry. listen to his voice just listen to his voice. entertaining very entertaining

[pazman2007]

Barry Davis is a legend! God I miss him! :-(

[RolexTharsus]

LOOK AT HIS FACE JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE

[gfc9chard]

My favourite line of commentary ever! Sends a shiver down the spine. Thats what football is all about.

The newer breed of commentators just aint in the same league as the likes of Barry Davies, John Motson and the late Brian Moore to name a few.

[tine214]

Agreed, the new breed just like to hear themselves instead of the drama unfolding in front of them.

The aformentioned likes allowed the chance to let you hear the sounds of Anfield, Highbury etc. as the drama unfolded.

[worton500]

match of the day needs him back!

[worton500]

barry davies is an absolute legend, cant he come back to the bbc?

[findusfunk]

HAHAHAH, hilarious commentary, classic.

[paulm99]

"interesting...VERY interesting" classic barry davies, best UK commentator ever - more clips of him please!

[vntr2006]

Yep big Joe!

[pars4245]

is that joe corrigan keeping goal for city?