Current trend: Co-commentators whining through the game

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

I think it’s time all TV companies gave us the option to ditch the commentary, like Amazon did when they had the footy.

There’s far too much bias for it to be an enjoyable accompaniment to the game.

There’s also too much negativity all round from commentators and pundits. There’s not enough recognition of good play and too much recognition for poor play. A balance is fine; talking with fair assessments of the good and bad points of play or players is healthy... hanging players and managers out to dry (which happens a lot) is not; picking clubs they don’t like and using constant negative language and tone is a disgrace!

This obsession TV companies have with getting “star” ex-players in as career pundits brings next to no insight from 95% of them. Players may well have played the game, but it doesn’t mean they know the game.

Managers are always better pundits than ex-players. Always!

Even when relatively non-successful coaches like Alan Pardew (I say relatively because being a Prem ref is successful to be fair) have been on as pundits, they provide infinitely more insight into the tactics, technicalities and intricacies of the game than ex-players do. Without fail! Many of the ex-player pundits surprise you that they ever played the game with how little they understand of it.

Also, many ex-players are far too unintelligent. Nobody should be allowed on tele who doesn’t know that adjectives end in “ly” and that “done” is the incorrect past tense where they should be using “did” (and many many many many more).

“He done brilliant there”... FUCK OFF!

It allows a lack of intelligence to be acceptable in society. It pushes the myth that’s prevalent in many areas that being a thick **** is cool and being clever and speaking properly is not cool.

Most people who aren’t ex-footballers or rock stars won’t even get through job interviews in the real world when they speak like this. So that acceptance of thick as fuck language hinders society as a whole.

I really don’t mind a very strong accent. But someone can have the strongest example of an accent you’ve ever heard but still understand and use the correct words and grammar.

Can I be cool even if my grammar's not great? ;-)

 

[Shaggy]

I think it’s time all TV companies gave us the option to ditch the commentary, like Amazon did when they had the footy.

There’s far too much bias for it to be an enjoyable accompaniment to the game.

There’s also too much negativity all round from commentators and pundits. There’s not enough recognition of good play and too much recognition for poor play. A balance is fine; talking with fair assessments of the good and bad points of play or players is healthy... hanging players and managers out to dry (which happens a lot) is not; picking clubs they don’t like and using constant negative language and tone is a disgrace!

This obsession TV companies have with getting “star” ex-players in as career pundits brings next to no insight from 95% of them. Players may well have played the game, but it doesn’t mean they know the game.

Managers are always better pundits than ex-players. Always!

Even when relatively non-successful coaches like Alan Pardew (I say relatively because being a Prem ref is successful to be fair) have been on as pundits, they provide infinitely more insight into the tactics, technicalities and intricacies of the game than ex-players do. Without fail! Many of the ex-player pundits surprise you that they ever played the game with how little they understand of it.

Also, many ex-players are far too unintelligent. Nobody should be allowed on tele who doesn’t know that adjectives end in “ly” and that “done” is the incorrect past tense where they should be using “did” (and many many many many more).

“He done brilliant there”... FUCK OFF!

It allows a lack of intelligence to be acceptable in society. It pushes the myth that’s prevalent in many areas that being a thick **** is cool and being clever and speaking properly is not cool.

Most people who aren’t ex-footballers or rock stars won’t even get through job interviews in the real world when they speak like this. So that acceptance of thick as fuck language hinders society as a whole.

I really don’t mind a very strong accent. But someone can have the strongest example of an accent you’ve ever heard but still understand and use the correct words and grammar.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

It's Hinchcliffe's specialty, bin dippers are professional whingers, Neville is about as charismatic as Kleenex and Alan Smith sounds like his puppy's drowned in wallpaper paste.

 

[waspish]

I dunno why they can't just bring back fanzone, have it as an option. At least that way you get two people who actually have some allegiance and care about what is going on. I don't need an ex player to tell me "If I was in that position Martin I would have passed it" "Back when I was playing that wasn't a yellow".

Fucking grinds my gears.

They won’t bring it back for one reason everyone listen to that then there commentators.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

It really annoys me when the commentator and his sidekick are totally ignoring the on-field action and having a meaningless off-topic discussion. They just want to insert as many stats' as possible in an attempt to impress. During our QF against Newcastle there was reference to a record held by Sheffield United in 1874 (or a similar date). Even I wasn't around then!
There was wonderful counter attack from City against Southampton with some lovely inter passing, no goal at the end unfortunately, but not a word on the play from either commentator. The full episode had to be shown in replay as the main camera had missed most it, being focused on their manager.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

It really annoys me when the commentator and his sidekick are totally ignoring the on-field action and having a meaningless off-topic discussion. They just want to insert as many stats' as possible in an attempt to impress. During our QF against Newcastle there was reference to a record held by Sheffield United in 1874 (or a similar date). Even I wasn't around then!
There was wonderful counter attack from City against Southampton with some lovely inter passing, no goal at the end unfortunately, but not a word on the play from either commentator. The full episode had to be shown in replay as the main camera had missed most it, being focused on their manager.

That’s another thing... showing images of an aerial view of the ground or the manager’s face when play is going on.

Also not showing the fans when a goal is scored. You can’t beat limbs, TV companies always used to show fans going mental throwing their limbs about. Now it’s always focused on the players, managers, chairmen...

 

[Franny's toilet roll]

I think it’s time all TV companies gave us the option to ditch the commentary, like Amazon did when they had the footy.

There’s far too much bias for it to be an enjoyable accompaniment to the game.

There’s also too much negativity all round from commentators and pundits. There’s not enough recognition of good play and too much recognition for poor play. A balance is fine; talking with fair assessments of the good and bad points of play or players is healthy... hanging players and managers out to dry (which happens a lot) is not; picking clubs they don’t like and using constant negative language and tone is a disgrace!

This obsession TV companies have with getting “star” ex-players in as career pundits brings next to no insight from 95% of them. Players may well have played the game, but it doesn’t mean they know the game.

Managers are always better pundits than ex-players. Always!

Even when relatively non-successful coaches like Alan Pardew (I say relatively because being a Prem ref is successful to be fair) have been on as pundits, they provide infinitely more insight into the tactics, technicalities and intricacies of the game than ex-players do. Without fail! Many of the ex-player pundits surprise you that they ever played the game with how little they understand of it.

Also, many ex-players are far too unintelligent. Nobody should be allowed on tele who doesn’t know that adjectives end in “ly” and that “done” is the incorrect past tense where they should be using “did” (and many many many many more).

“He done brilliant there”... FUCK OFF!

It allows a lack of intelligence to be acceptable in society. It pushes the myth that’s prevalent in many areas that being a thick **** is cool and being clever and speaking properly is not cool.

Most people who aren’t ex-footballers or rock stars won’t even get through job interviews in the real world when they speak like this. So that acceptance of thick as fuck language hinders society as a whole.

I really don’t mind a very strong accent. But someone can have the strongest example of an accent you’ve ever heard but still understand and use the correct words and grammar.

But look at our role models. Thing's ain't like what they used to be.

 

[waspish]

If they had the fans back commentating on the game that most fans would listen to they wouldn’t be able to push there agenda propaganda bullshit continually that’s also we will never see fan commentating back.

 

[Mr Partridge]

McManaman spent most of last night moaning about Newcastle being too defensive. We played some great stuff but the commentators never noticed.

 

[KentBlue]

McManaman spent most of last night moaning about Newcastle being too defensive. We played some great stuff but the commentators never noticed.

Oh, they notice alright.