The Best of Barry Davies Commentary - Football Legendary Commentator

Barry Davies the Legend. Famous commentary lines like, 'oh i Say', 'Caniggiaaaaaaaaaa… SCORES!’, ‘He has Burruchaga to his left and Valdano to his left - he doesn’t need - he won’t need any of them… OHH!! You have to say that’s magnificent!’, ‘Is Gascoigne going to have a crack? He is, you know… OH, I SAY! Brilliant! That… is… Schoolboys’ Own stuff!’, ‘Lee… interesting… very interesting! Look at his face! Just look at his face!’

[@dansmallbone5572]

Barry Davies, simply the best commentator of all time. The way he delivers the lines, with such timing and panache will never be equalled. Gorgeous voice and just a fantastic guy! My personal favourite was when the great man says “and there’s an element of delirium on the terraces” when Gary Lineker scores his third goal against Poland in our final group game of Mexico ‘86 and subsequently bags a hat trick. You cannot teach such dialogue and skill! Barry Davies, you are a legend. The word legend gets tossed around far too easily these days. However, in in this case I feel it is fully justified 😀

[@stefanufer608]

And he’s got Burruchaga to his left and Valdano to his left and he does…he won’t need any of them….oh, you have to say that’s magnificent.

[@stefanufer608]

He produced far more memorable commentary lines than Mottie ever did

[@stevechase6671]

Brilliant mate. Chills

[@heneganov]

Davies was wonderful. Motson was excellent too, maybe not as descriptive but his voice perfectly fitted the big occasion. Today's commentators simply do not compare. Oh to return to the glory days of football commentary.

[@MrJevman]

“Just look at his face, look at his face!” Can’t imagine today’s charisma free commentators coming up with classic stuff like this

[@adolforodolfo6929]

That one annoyed me at the time and still does when current commentators reference it, as one did just this week during one of the world cup games. It's not Barry's fault - it's Franny Lee; I could never stand the sight of the fat, cheating, diving little **** and so did not want to look at his face at all

[@koreainsincere]

He is quite simply the greatest of them all. His commentary was the soundtrack to my childhood.

[@rebeccawest2659]

Barry Davies was the master no one before or since has come anywhere near him .Whenever you heard he was the commentator you knew you were getting the best.

[@stevewilliamson5857]

Barry Davies the best will never be replaced

[@happywanderer84]

I miss this guy so much. I know we all have to get old, I wish I could meet him and tell him thank you for voicing some great footballing moments from my childhood

[@robin231176]

"You have to say that's magnificent!"

[@jimmy-stourbridge-fc8980]

The best along with the late great Brian Moore.

[@stefanufer608]

His commentary of Maradona’s goal was legendary

[@Ch9-7708]

He was so confident in his words. It’s hard to describe. He did a great job commentating and he has left his mark in history.

[@slowerthinker]

IMHO the best commentary for that goal was by Bryon Butler.

[@ejkalegal3145]

The GOAT of football commentary. End of discussion.

[@SuperBartles]

He did like his significant pauses, did Barry. I think his finest moments (which I've only just discovered) were the last 10 minutes of the 77 european cup final, and the celebrations afterwards. Like Clive Tyldesley in '99, I think he had a monologue ready to match the occasion. The Kop fans were jubilent, the atmosphere was the finest I've ever seen in football, and Barry Davies captured it in words for us as the crowd sang their songs - the pleasure in his voice: "The scoreboard puts up one simple word: you find it on the Mersey... and the name... is Liverpool"

[@paulholman8594]

Barry Davies for me was the best .. I still remember England vs Poland Mexico 86 and the sound of Jimmy hill celebrating in the background .. great great great times

[@deanwalker870]

Nowadays they even need co-commentators!!These guys did it effortlessly on their own

[@gooner19662001]

interesting ...very interesting ..just look at his face just look at his face...describes the goal to perfection ..my personal favourite

[@deanwalker870]

The Bergkamp commentary is the stuff of legend

[@richardevans7035]

It was class still gives me goosebumps, as a spurs fan Bergkamp was World class I can admit

[@Jamie-tb6hg]

Brilliant commentator. One of the voices of my youth as a kid in the 90's

[@MrThefall1]

Last piece of commentary makes me well- up. Absolute class.

[@MrThefall1]

@Peter Anderson Yes he was the voice of my youth when I listened to the ,matches on the radio (couldn't get sky due to a massive Oak tree) Great passion, excitement and real honesty in his work

[@greatwhiteshark9192]

Davies over motson any day!! I was waiting for the Platini pass to battiston in 82..which nearly killed him.

[@633squadrongoodwin]

You`re the best Barry, which is some achievement when measured against your peers , John Motson, David Coleman and Brian Moore.........your Commentary when Leeds demolished Southampton 7 - 0 in 1972 still gives me goosebumps !

[@TheJohnCooper]

oh i sayyyyyy! that.is.schoolboys own stuff!! best commentary ever

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

I don't think there is a "one is better than the other." Both Motty and Davies were superb at their jobs and both have given me great footballing moments of nostalgia that I will remember for the rest of my life.. Certainly commentators nowadays are nowhere near their levels. Nowhere near.

[@stephenmedd1277]

Loved the way you could hear his emotions when a particularly great goal went in ie. Bergkamp scoring that goal in the last minute to knock out the argies.......quality 😊

[@stephenholmes1036]

Barry was very good,Beats todays ijuts

[@davidjames3582]

Much better than today's commentry teams

[@neilrafferty2097]

Such wonderful memories . And what a commentator .

[@chunder27]

The best ever and only ever.

[@927ismynumber]

There's Barry Davies. Then there's the rest. The only one missing from this wonderful list is the build-up to the Egypt penalty v Holland in 1990. Spine-tingling.

[@stevechase6671]

BD over anyone. Ever. The greateat of all time. Brilliant.

[@bernardthegwp71020]

Should have had his Leeds vs Southampton 1972 7-0 commentry on this. "Poor Southampton just don't know what day it is".

[@srodgers66]

Arguably his best commentary was the 1988 Olympic Mens Hockey final.

[@eclectica1]

The one and only time when impartiality took a back seat.

[@juancarlosgallego4862]

3:36 makes me cry

[@martinjameslewis5702]

Terrific commentator.

[@matheson68]

the best of all time. and not just football. He made every sport he covered watchable

[@liammartin6838]

Barry was sensational... I've also seen (though the channel who uploaded it is now no more) a clip of Tony Yeboah scoring THAT goal against Wimbledon, and that's up there with one of his best calls ever imo... even though footage of that goal is typically accompanied by the equally iconic Martin Tyler.

[@beathaven303]

The voice of football.

[@stevetucker962]

Best sports commentator ever!

[@imrans2784]

Arguably the best ever line from Barry Davies was in the GB V Germany hockey match in 88 Olympics.'Where were the Germans? Frankly, who cares?'

[@ryuhoshi9381]

Barry Davies has versatile voice, great commentator! I still play Actua Soccer 3.

[@waynebaker3481]

What a fantastic commentator barry Davies was he is still alive today

[@SuperYtc1]

Lee… interesting… VERY INTERESTING!!!

[@missydee6085]

Oh I say: it's Bazza in his pomp! Magnificent stuff.

[@HazeGreyAndUnderway]

Rebecca Lowe sent me here.

[@petboyofsakurasou]

Lol same, I’m just seeing the commentators she said cause I grew up in Martin Tyler so imo he’s the best but I want to see the opinion

[@unseenhawk9920]

i knew i couldn’t be the only one haha

[@carrroad]

Barry Davies was such an eloquent commentator, he always seem to be in Motson's shadow.

[@rangers7259]

Along with Hugh Johns the best football commentators ever…

[@user-nv2oc5tl4z]

Brilliant scilacchi ii best bar none him and moty

[@Taporeee]

The best

[@richardevans7035]

Is Gazza going to have a crack he is you know, great commentator and a Tottenham fan even better

[@vampireducks1622]

"The situation is on for a quick one."

[@JuiceTerry87]

That was Brian Moore wasn't it? (The Koeman free kick)

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

2:36 - 2:42 that Italia90 Brazil/Argentina game gave me one of my favourite moments with Barry. During the live coverage from Italia television, one of the Brazilian female supporters had got her breasts out at halftime, the Italian TV directors had decided to keep the camera focused on her. Poor old Barry is left, politely coughing and apologises to the UK/BBC audiences about the fact they were getting prolonged exposure to a half naked female & nothing could be done to change what was being shown. I can remember my Dad wasnt complaining about it, no doubts there were dozens more fellas enjoying the "halftime entertainment" too 😅

[@user-nv2oc5tl4z]

Just look at his face look at his face 😂

[@KevinMullarkey]

Where's the classic 'OOOOHH NNNOOOOO' whenn Southgate misses the pen? Or his OTT reaction when Pearce score his pen against Spain in Euro 96?? And who can forget the classic during a Denmark WCmatc the camera close up on a gorgeoys blonde dane and Barr says...."I dont think she was too impressed, but he may be impressed with her!"

[@christophermaley6822]

I remember a Derby game where BD said ...... " needs 2 extra inches " , as a player missed a header. Fell about laughing at the time.

[@rohithraman6488]

Let's not forget his reaction to Gareth Southgate's penalty miss at Euro 96 "OHHHHH NOOOOOO!!!"

[@seanbonella]

Up Ray Houghton 😊😊😊😊😊

[@hambert1979]

Is Gascoigne going to have a crack????

[@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000]

He is you know!!!

[@adamfizz]

Football Clichés podcast represent

[@sydwall4445]

Brilliant commentator but his best work was on the World Stare Out Championships...look it up

[@waynemarshall8836]

I respect Motty but I always preferred Barry Davies the only one that beats both is Brian Moore who is the ultimate for dramatic description.

[@ok2760]

Best TV football commentator in my opinion. On a par with radio's Peter Jones and Bryon Butler.

[@kennethtierney7835]

Errm whats with the repetition? And you left out Malcolm McDonald's screamer for the magpies v Bolton he convulsed over that one.

[@countbasi4680]

"Look at his pixels. Just look at his pixels!"

[@chrisdouglas2394]

And Leeds will go mad!

[@adolforodolfo6929]

I used to feel sorry for him when he made these huge efforts to pronounce foreign players' names correctly, but, although he didn't realise it, still got some of them hopelessly wrong. To be honest, I was never too keen on his commentating - having said that, he was miles better than today's interchangeable, characterless non-entities.

[@ejkalegal3145]

Hubbiharetta, Schoals & Sol-shire-are spring to mind. Gotta love the guy!!

[@adolforodolfo6929]

@@ejkalegal3145 The two where I really felt sorry for him were the French keeper Joel Bats, which he pronounced 'Bah' - but the French pronounce it just the same as the English word 'bats' and Lilian Laslandes, which he pronounced 'La-lond' - the French pronounce it 'Lass-lond'. Still, at least he tried. I still remember Ron Atkinson talking about someone called 'Rotch-a-toe'.

[@ejkalegal3145]

@@adolforodolfo6929 lol brilliant, what a legend

[@richardwaite3330]

Does anybody know what the music is playing in the background please

[@keybuckley]

04:03

[@carlverve3480]

THRIKER!

[@hensmithers9687]

grand commentator for the grand European / World football games....Motson was better suited to the FA cup games

[@colinjennings3661]

Brilliant commenrator. So much better than Motson

[@huswife1973]

Brian Moore was the best IMO

[@maggarlion]

Wow I wouldn’t say he is the best. John Motson was the best in my opinion. I will never forget when he said Maradona Maradona sent off. Then u saw poor Maradona shaking his head and walking off. This was against Brazil in a WC match in 82. Maradona had the last laugh though in 1990. lol

[@tomshea8382]

For sheer Britishness, nothing beats Gazza's "Oh, I say!!!" Irreplaceable. I have to say, he didn't exactly cover himself on glory at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.

[@MarcoSpeaksNadsat]

...and another!

[@stevecooksley]

You missed the hockey game against the Germans!

[@seanbonella]

Negrite was twice....bad editing....and Bergkamp

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Never liked him. He was consistently unable to keep his personal feelings and prejudices out of his commentaries. And he seemed to have an intense dislike of anything German. "Schumacher moved" was his cry during the penalty shoot-out between Germany and France at the 1982 World Cup. At at the 1988 Olympic Hockey final between GB and Germany he infamously said after GB's third goal "Where were the Germans, well frankly who cares".

[@alanainsworth4832]

Peter Jones was the best soccer commentator. Barry Davies a fair second. Neither was in the same league as Richie Benaud though.

[@emmanuelespataro3139]

He was a good but John Motson was the best. ⚽️🏟🧐🎙