Not For Me, Clive: Stories From the Voice of Football

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The recent 10-0 demolition of San Marino by Gareth Southgate's men this month has opened the debate about what point qualifiers serve, given how untroubled the England team usually are on their route to a major tournament - while having to face a handful of semi-professional teams at the lower end of FIFA's rankings. Murphy will no doubt be telling himself, and hearing from people around him, sensible homilies such as it being part of the job, just jealousy, better than not being talked about, but the role does bring a great deal of vitriol, disproportionate surely to the actual quality or otherwise of the analysis. I’m going to be a very happy and conscientious part of ITV’s commentary team at the European Championship and, yes, one of my games is Germany v France.

Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Clive Tyldesley: ‘I’ve got an illogical dislike of commentators who personalise their work.Whilst I was upset, I completely respect my contract was up and it was their right to make a change. His close friend Robin Meakins was told he had liver cancer and passed away just weeks after finding out the news because he wasn't diagnosed quickly enough. I confess I became so disheartened by the inability of true English football lovers like Graham Taylor and Kevin Keegan to make the earth move for me that I rather welcomed the appointment of an outsider in 2000. It's not like I'm holding out for a reselection, Sam is going to be doing that role for many years to come and he commentates in a different way.

The bad news for my good friend in the hottest seat of all is that it never ends well for the England manager. Tennis world No 3 Daniil Medvedev gives 'stupid' booing crowd the middle finger after losing at the Paris Open. First half of Man United's clash with FC Copenhagen ends EARLY after referee blows his whistle before 45 minutes.Clive Tyldesley with co-commentator Andy Townsend during England’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia in June 2015. FA issues guidance to clubs warning players and staff to take 'extreme caution' when commenting on the Middle East conflict. Tyldesley’s memories of working with Brian Clough, Bill Shankly and Sir Alex Ferguson are very different, and they enrich his book. A moving and beautifully-written love letter to football and its people from one of the sport’s most eminent voices.