Ardiles strokes the 
ball like it was part
of his anatomy. 
Jimmy Magee
 
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Tell you what, that's a spotter's badge, Clive, to be fair.

Big Ron has a lot to say, but all the gold in the world couldn't persuade him to say it in English. No, Ron has no truck with the language of mortals. Instead he has toiled for years in the hot Marbella sun to construct a dialect all of his own.

In association with the Royal Institute of Commentating, we present an invaluable service to aspiring co-commentators everywhere, a course in Ronglish, the language of the gantry.
 Lesson 1

Spotters' Badge, Lollipop, Second Post
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 Lesson 2

Early Doors, Full Gun, Little Eyebrows

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 Lesson 3

Amusement Arcade, Crowd Scene, Tell You What

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 Lesson 4

Installments, Buddy Holly, Wide Awake Club

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 Lesson 5

Classic Ron Quotes

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 Lesson 6

Constructing a Ronglish Superlative
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 Lesson 7

Watching Cartoons, Sound of the Trumpets, Reducers
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 Lesson 8

For fun, Curly finger, Playing from amnesia 

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 Lesson 9

Double Tandem, Arrive,  Change Ball

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The Madness of George
Verbal achievements of George Hamilton, Ireland's metaphor king
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A Load of Guff
Keegan's World
Hoddle's Wisdom
Mullery Classics
Oh I say, it's Motty

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