Even after protecting matches throughout Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe, every season nonetheless manages to spring one thing new on Murray.
In January, he discovered himself surrounded by “snow-capped mountains” on a historic night time contained in the Arctic Circle as Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt shocked Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League.
Murray regards it as probably the most surreal nights of his profession, likening the panorama to the 1983 Invoice Forsyth movie Native Hero, which was set in Scotland.
“I might see rooftops with snow on them from simply exterior the bottom. It was such an uncommon place,” he says.
“As I stated on the time on the radio, it simply had the texture of the movie ‘Native Hero’. I used to be pondering, how are we right here for a Champions League match?
“And never solely that, nevertheless it helps if you get a match that could be a actual occasion. For them to beat Manchester Metropolis, Champions League winners just a few years in the past, in the best way that they did, that’s a part of package deal.
“While you get the match, in addition to the setting, to explain as nicely. There weren’t many higher examples than that.”
However it was a lot nearer to residence that Murray encountered what he described as essentially the most “difficult” 90 minutes of his broadcasting profession.
In January 2021, eighth-tier Marine hosted Tottenham within the FA Cup third spherical.
Ongoing Covid-19 restrictions meant matches had been performed behind closed doorways, with broadcasters, journalists and a small variety of different media personnel unfold across the floor to stick to social distancing tips.
For the primary time, Murray was pressured to commentate from behind the aim fairly than his traditional place alongside the touchline.
“I used to be actually uncomfortable about that as a result of it simply did not really feel proper,” he admits.
“Usually I am facet on, the groups are taking part in left to proper, proper to left. There I used to be commentating with one workforce coming at you and the opposite workforce going away from you.
“It is not an expertise I would particularity wish to repeat once more.”
